Ethi aŋraci yaaŋali yǝthi Allah.
1 Nyii kwɔrɔ kwette kwɔrɔ shekh kaka-ṯǝ ŋaaŋwɔsi, nyii kwutuurǝccǝ lishiyuukha-lɔ tur, kila linaanɔ daŋgalna. Nyii kwɔrɔ shuhuhḏ kwǝthi ṯirǝrinnǝ ṯǝthii Kwɔrɔstɔ, mindaŋ mǝnyii aavi lɔɔɽɔŋi liinyi lǝthi ŋinith ŋinḏi ethi ruwǝnnǝlɔ. 2 Ǝmminǝr ethi aŋraci yaaŋali yǝthi Allah kiya yindǝṯhǝr-ŋǝsi, kaka-ṯǝ ŋa ŋinaŋnathi-ŋǝsi Allah, liti lidii rɔgwor-na mac. Akkir ŋothɽor ŋaalɔ, ŋiti ŋir ethi-ŋi aavi ɔjra domony mac, laakin ethǝthi sɔɔrɔma kwǝthisi-gi ǝrri. 3 Ǝṯeere ṯǝcci ethisi mithǝ kila likitticar-ŋǝsi ki-rii-na ethisi annisalɔ tetter mac, laakin oro kǝniny mǝthǝl kwisaaw kwǝthi yaaŋal. 4 Na mǝ Kweeleny kwǝthi nyaaɽa ruwǝnnǝlɔ tǝ, aavi ɔjra wǝthi ŋinith, winḏi ethi nannitha dok-dok. 5 Ŋwɔṯɔŋw tok, ŋaaŋa kila lir lɔr lokwɔɽony kinnǝni laazim ǝsi iinyici naana kila lɔppa daŋgal-la. Kinnar ŋaaŋa tok ṯǝjlinnǝ ki-rogɽo, ethi mǝccǝthisi-nǝ wɔɽe-wɔɽeny; kaka naarɔ-gwɔ Kiṯaab Kirllinǝlɔ ter ŋwɔ:
“Allah wǝṯoro ṯuwǝn ki-lizi lǝṯi piŋi rogɽo,
nǝ ǝṯɔŋwsi inḏǝthǝ kila ne@ma lǝṯi ǝjlinni ki-rogɽo.”
6 Ŋwɔṯɔŋw, ǝjlinnǝr ki-rogɽo, ki-thii-na ṯǝthi Allah ṯǝthi ŋɔma, mindaŋ mɔŋw dimmǝthǝ ŋaaŋwɔsi-la teṯ, ki-lɔɔmɔr-la luuŋwun linḏi ethiila. 7 Ŋa tatap ŋǝṯi-ŋǝsi urrǝthǝ, ǝsi kettice ki-rii-na ruuŋwun, kaka nǝṯɔ-ŋgwɔ aŋraci ŋaaŋwɔsi 8 Aŋrinnar naana, kiɽiṯir! Nǝ ṯuwǝn ṯaalɔ ṯǝni Ibliis kitha ṯǝṯi irǝri-lǝ jilǝk-jilǝk, kaka sɔndaŋa ǝṯɔ-ŋgwɔ naŋnalɔ kweere ethi yee ethi demne! 9 Ǝnyjǝr ŋwaaralɔ tetter ki-ṯǝmminǝ-nǝ ǝli bɔbli, kaka nilŋithi-ŋǝ gwɔ rac ethaarɔŋw liyaŋgalɔ laalɔ kila linaanɔ ṯurmunǝ naana tatap, kilala-ṯǝ linḏa ṯurvǝ ṯǝŋw tok 10 Laakin mǝ inḏa ṯurvǝ ṯokwo cuk ṯǝ, ǝŋǝsi Allah wǝthi ne@ma, wa wɔrnɔṯɔ-ŋǝsi ethi Kwɔrɔstɔ-na, kwɔŋǝsi ruusi min-min nǝ kwɔŋǝsi ǝnyjǝlɔ kidi-kidir, ŋwɔ firlli ŋaaŋwɔsi. 11 Ethi ŋɔma ŋuuŋun nannatha dok-dok! Amiin.
Ṯaaginna ṯirimthithɔ.
12 Nyii ŋgwa hwɔlɔcca-ŋǝsi juwaaba ŋgwɔ kwɔbla keṯṯok, ṯimǝccǝ-thi ṯǝthi Silwaanus kwuruusǝ-nyii ǝŋgǝri kwette kwir kwɔgrɔstiyan kwir amiin. Nyii kwɔnaŋna-ŋǝsi ethi firllasi ŋaaŋwɔsi-la nǝ ethi ǝccǝ ŋaaŋwɔsi-ŋw, ne@ma kwir-ṯa ŋgwa kwir rerrem kwǝthi Allah. Ǝnyjǝr-gwɔ ŋwaara-na tetter. 13 Kǝniisǝ kir aŋgalɔ kwaalɔ kinaanɔ Baabil, kǝlli Allah-na ŋga kithiŋaca-ŋǝsi ṯaaginna, nǝ Mɔrgus kwir tɔr tiinyi tok. 14 Aginnithisar-na ṯaaginna-thi ṯǝthi ruunyu ṯǝthi ṯamɽa ṯǝthi lɔgrɔstiyan.
Ethi ŋiiɽǝnnǝ naani ŋaaŋa-li tatap lir lǝthi Kwɔrɔstɔ.
Helping Christian Leaders
1 Church leaders, I am writing to encourage you. I too am a leader, as well as a witness to Christ's suffering, and I will share in his glory when it is shown to us.
2 Just as shepherds watch over their sheep, you must watch over everyone God has placed in your care. Do it willingly in order to please God, and not simply because you think you must. Let it be something you want to do, instead of something you do merely to make money. 3 Don't be bossy to those people who are in your care, but set an example for them. 4 Then when Christ the Chief Shepherd returns, you will be given a crown that will never lose its glory.
5 All of you young people should obey your elders. In fact, everyone should be humble toward everyone else. The Scriptures say,
“God opposes proud people,
but he helps everyone
who is humble.”
6 Be humble in the presence of God's mighty power, and he will honor you when the time comes. 7 God cares for you, so turn all your worries over to him.
8 Be on your guard and stay awake. Your enemy, the devil, is like a roaring lion, sneaking around to find someone to attack. 9 But you must resist the devil and stay strong in your faith. You know that all over the world the Lord's followers are suffering just as you are. 10 But God shows undeserved kindness to everyone. That's why he appointed Christ Jesus to choose you to share in his eternal glory. You will suffer for a while, but God will make you complete, steady, strong, and firm. 11 God will be in control forever! Amen.
Final Greetings
12 Silvanus helped me write this short letter, and I consider him a faithful follower of the Lord. I wanted to encourage you and tell you how kind God really is, so you will keep on having faith in him.
13 Greetings from the Lord's followers in Babylon. They are God's chosen ones.
Mark, who is like a son to me, sends his greetings too.
14 Give each other a warm greeting. I pray that God will give peace to everyone who belongs to Christ.