Being Faithful to God
1 Christ suffered here on earth. Now you must be ready to suffer as he did, because suffering shows that you have stopped sinning. 2 It means you have turned from your own desires and want to obey God for the rest of your life. 3 You have already lived long enough like people who don't know God. You were immoral and followed your evil desires. You went around drinking and partying and carrying on. In fact, you even worshiped disgusting idols. 4 Now your former friends wonder why you have stopped running around with them, and they curse you for it. 5 But they will have to answer to God, who judges the living and the dead. 6 The good news has even been preached to the dead, so that after they have been judged for what they have done in this life, their spirits will live with God.
7 Everything will soon come to an end. So be serious and be sensible enough to pray.
8 Most important of all, you must sincerely love each other, because love wipes away many sins.
9 Welcome people into your home and don't grumble about it.
10 Each of you has been blessed with one of God's many wonderful gifts to be used in the service of others. So use your gift well. 11 If you have the gift of speaking, preach God's message. If you have the gift of helping others, do it with the strength that God supplies. Everything should be done in a way that will bring honor to God because of Jesus Christ, who is glorious and powerful forever. Amen.
Suffering for Being a Christian
12 Dear friends, don't be surprised or shocked that you are going through testing that is like walking through fire. 13 Be glad for the chance to suffer as Christ suffered. It will prepare you for even greater happiness when he makes his glorious return.
14 Count it a blessing when you suffer for being a Christian. This shows that God's glorious Spirit is with you. 15 But you deserve to suffer if you are a murderer, a thief, a crook, or a busybody. 16 Don't be ashamed to suffer for being a Christian. Praise God that you belong to him. 17 God has already begun judging his own people. And if his judgment begins with us, imagine how terrible it will be for those who refuse to obey his message. The Scriptures say,
18 “If good people barely escape,
what will happen to sinners
and to others
who don't respect God?”
19 If you suffer for obeying God, you must have complete faith in your faithful Creator and keep on doing right.
1 Nu Kristus tjinga a hihamisiwa otja omundu, eṋe wina otjinga amwa sokuripanḓiparisa oveni nouripura tjingewo mbwi eye mbwa ri na wo, orondu ingwi ngwa hihamisiwa otja omundu eye wa za ko kourunde. 2 Okuza ku ndinondi ongarero yeṋu kombanda yehi ngai kare otja kombango ya Ndjambi, nungwari ai ha kara otja kozonḓuma zongaro youndu. 3 Moruveze ndwa kapita eṋe mwa ri nongarero ndja sana na indji yovandu mbaa ve ha tjiwa Ndjambi. Eṋe iyamu ryanga mokuhinameritjaerero koviṋa vyouye na mokunanukira oviṋa ngamwa na mokupurukisiwa i omeva wamururu, nomikandi omivi, nomerikotameneno omayaukise kovisenginina. 4 Nambano imba mbe ha tjiwa Ndjambi va kumwa, eṋe tji mu hi nokukara noruwano na wo mongarero yawo yokuhinomeritjaerero; nowo opu ve sokumuyamburura. 5 Nungwari owo ve sokuyandja omerizirira ku Ndjambi ngwe rirongerera okupangura ovanamuinyo novakoke. 6 Ombuze Ombwa opu ya zokuzuvarisirwa ovakoke wina, ku imba mba pangurwa monyama otja ovandu tji ve pangurwa; oyo ya zuvarisirwa wo kokutja ve kare nomuinyo mOmbepo otja kongaro ya Ndjambi.
Ovatye ovawa voviyandjewa vya Ndjambi
7 Ondjandero yoviṋa avihe ya yenene. Kareye nomeritjaerero nu mu kare katumba kutja mu sore okukumba. 8 Nu kombanda yaavihe suverasaneye nomasa tjinene, orusuvero tjinga aru vandeka ourunde oungi. 9 Sekirisaneye nokuhinomaunaunino. 10 Auhe nga ungurise otjiyandjewa tja pewa i Ndjambi kouwa wovakwao. Komuhingo mbwi eye ma rire omutye omuwa woviyandjewa pekepeke vya Ndjambi. 11 Ngamwa ngu ma zuvarisa nga zuvarise omambo ngu maye zu mu Ndjambi omuini. Ngamwa ngu ma karere mombongo nga karere yo nomasa ngu ma pewa i Ndjambi. Nu mu avihe mbi mamu tjiti ngamu yozike Ndjambi mu Jesus Kristus ngu nondjozikiro nomasa aruhe nga ko nga aruhe. Amen.
Okuhihamisiwa otja omukambure
12 Vakwetu ovasuverwa, amu kumisiwa i omarorero omazeu mu mu ri. Owo kakutja oviṋa mbi he iwe. 13 Nu tjinene kareye nenyando tji mamu kara norupa momahihamisiro wa Kristus, kokutja ondjoroka yeṋu i rire onene indu eye tji meya rukwao ongeṋangeṋeno ye. 14 Oweṋe ovaṋingandu, tji mamu yambururwa motjimbe tjokutja oweṋe ovakongorere va Kristus; ihi matji hee kutja Ombepo yongeṋangeṋeno ye, indji Ombepo ya Ndjambi i ri kombanda yeṋu. 15 Ape ningi umwe weṋu ngu ma hihamisiwa otja omuzepe poo erunga poo omutjite wouvi poo ngu me ritwa moviṋa vyovakwao. 16 Nungwari tji mo hihamisiwa mena rokutja oove omukriste, o ṱohoṋi; nungwari itja okuhepa ku Ndjambi kutja ove u isanewa omukambure.
17 Oruveze rwokutja ombanguriro ya Ndjambi i ute rweya. Notjiwaṋa tja Ndjambi omuini otji matji rire otjitenga okupangurwa. Nu tji mai utire pu eṱe, korusenina mape kakara vi ku imba mbe ha kambura mOmbuze Ombwa ya Ndjambi? 18 Nomatjangwa maye tja:
“Nu tje ri ouzeu komusemba okuyamwa,
hapo mape kara vi komurunde na komutjite wouvi?”
19 Nu imba mbe hihamisiwa otja kombango ya Ndjambi, ngave kare nonḓakameno mOmuute wawo omuṱakame nu ve panḓere pokutjita ouwa.
