Mafundisho Kwa Wake Na Waume
13:1 1Pet 2:18; Efe 5:22; 1Kor 7:16Kadhalika enyi wake, watiini waume zenu, ili kama kunao wasioamini lile neno, wapate kuvutwa na mwenendo wa wake zao pasipo neno, 23:2 1Pet 2:12kwa kuuona utakatifu na uchaji wa Mungu katika maisha yenu. 33:3 Isa 3:18-23; 1Tim 2:9; 1Pet 3:4; Rum 7:22; Efe 3:16Kujipamba kwenu kusiwe kwa nje tu, kama vile kusuka nywele, kuvalia vitu vilivyofanyizwa kwa dhahabu na kwa mavazi. 43:4 Za 45:13; Rum 2:29; 7:22; 2Kor 4:16Badala yake, kujipamba kwenu kuwe katika utu wenu wa moyoni, yaani uzuri usioharibika wa roho ya upole na utulivu, ambayo ni ya thamani sana machoni pa Mungu. 53:5 1Tim 5:5Kwa kuwa hivi ndivyo walivyokuwa wakijipamba wanawake watakatifu wa zamani, waliomtumaini Mungu. Wao walikuwa ni watiifu kwa waume zao, 63:6 Mwa 18:12kama Sara alivyomtii mumewe Abrahamu, hata akamwita bwana. Ninyi ni watoto wa Sara kama mkitenda yaliyo mema, bila kuogopa jambo lolote.
73:7 Kol 3:19; 1Kor 7:3; Efe 5:25; Kol 3:10; 1Kor 12:23; 1The 4:14Vivyo hivyo ninyi waume, kaeni na wake zenu kwa akili, nanyi wapeni heshima mkitambua ya kuwa wao ni wenzi walio dhaifu, na kama warithi pamoja nanyi wa kipawa cha neema cha uzima, ili kusiwepo na chochote cha kuzuia maombi yenu.
Kuteseka Kwa Kutenda Mema
83:8 Rum 12:10; Efe 4:2Hatimaye, ninyi nyote kuweni na nia moja, wenye kuhurumiana, mkipendana kama ndugu, na mwe wasikitivu na wanyenyekevu. 93:9 Rum 12:17; 1The 5:15; 1Pet 2:21-23; Ebr 6:14Msilipe ovu kwa ovu, au jeuri kwa jeuri, bali barikini, kwa maana hili ndilo mliloitiwa ili mpate kurithi baraka. 103:10 Za 34:12; Yak 1:26; 1Pet 2:1, 22; Ufu 14:5Kwa maana,
“Yeyote apendaye uzima
na kuona siku njema,
basi auzuie ulimi wake usinene mabaya,
na midomo yake isiseme hila.
113:11 Za 37:27; Isa 1:16, 17; 3Yn 11; Rum 12:8; 14:19Mtu huyo lazima aache uovu, akatende mema;
lazima aitafute amani na kuifuatilia sana.
123:12 Za 34:12-16; Yn 9:31; Yak 5:16Kwa maana macho ya Bwana
huwaelekea wenye haki,
na masikio yake yako makini
kusikiliza maombi yao.
Bali uso wa Bwana uko kinyume
na watendao maovu.”
Kuvumilia Mateso
133:13 Mit 16:7; Tit 2:14Basi, ni nani atakayewadhuru mkiwa wenye juhudi katika kutenda mema? 143:14 1Pet 4:15-16; Isa 8:12-14Lakini mmebarikiwa hata kama ikiwalazimu kuteseka kwa ajili ya haki. “Msiogope vitisho vyao, wala msiwe na wasiwasi.” 153:15 Kol 4:6Bali mtakaseni Kristo kuwa Bwana mioyoni mwenu. Siku zote mwe tayari kumjibu mtu yeyote atakayewauliza kuhusu sababu ya tumaini lililomo ndani yenu. Lakini fanyeni hivyo kwa upole na kwa heshima, 163:16 Mdo 23:1; Ebr 13:18; 1Pet 2:12-15mkizitunza dhamiri zenu ziwe safi, ili wale wasemao mabaya dhidi ya mwenendo wenu mzuri katika Kristo waaibike kwa ajili ya masingizio yao.
173:17 1Pet 4:19; 2:20; 4:15-16Kwa maana ni afadhali kupata mateso kwa ajili ya kutenda mema, kama kuteseka huko ndiyo mapenzi ya Mungu, kuliko kuteseka kwa kutenda maovu. 183:18 1Pet 2:21; Kol 1:22; 1Pet 4:1-6Kwa kuwa Kristo naye aliteswa mara moja tu kwa ajili ya dhambi, mwenye haki kwa ajili ya wasio haki, ili awalete ninyi kwa Mungu. Mwili wake ukauawa, lakini akafanywa hai katika Roho. 193:19 1Pet 1:12; 4:6; Isa 42:7; 49:9; 61:1Baada ya kufanywa hai, alikwenda na kuzihubiria roho zilizokuwa kifungoni: 203:20 Mwa 6:3; Ebr 11:7roho hizo ambazo zamani hazikutii, wakati ule uvumilivu wa Mungu ulipokuwa ukingoja katika siku za Noa, wakati wa kujenga safina, ambamo watu wachache tu, yaani watu wanane, waliokolewa ili wasiangamie kwa gharika. 213:21 Mdo 22:16; Tit 3:5Nayo maji hayo ni kielelezo cha ubatizo ambao sasa unawaokoa ninyi pia: si kwa kuondoa uchafu kwenye mwili, bali kama ahadi ya dhamiri safi kwa Mungu, kwa njia ya ufufuo wa Yesu Kristo. 223:22 Mk 16:19; Mt 28:18; Rum 8:38Yeye ameingia mbinguni na amekaa mkono wa kuume wa Mungu; nao malaika, mamlaka na nguvu zote wametiishwa chini yake.
1Likewise, ye wives, be in subjection to your own husbands; that, if any obey not the word, they also may without the word be won by the conversation of the wives; 2While they behold your chaste conversation coupled with fear. 3Whose adorning let it not be that outward adorning of plaiting the hair, and of wearing of gold, or of putting on of apparel; 4But let it be the hidden man of the heart, in that which is not corruptible, even the ornament of a meek and quiet spirit, which is in the sight of God of great price. 5For after this manner in the old time the holy women also, who trusted in God, adorned themselves, being in subjection unto their own husbands: 6Even as Sara obeyed Abraham, calling him lord: whose daughters ye are, as long as ye do well, and are not afraid with any amazement. 7Likewise, ye husbands, dwell with them according to knowledge, giving honour unto the wife, as unto the weaker vessel, and as being heirs together of the grace of life; that your prayers be not hindered. 8Finally, be ye all of one mind, having compassion one of another, love as brethren, be pitiful, be courteous: 9Not rendering evil for evil, or railing for railing: but contrariwise blessing; knowing that ye are thereunto called, that ye should inherit a blessing. 10For he that will love life, and see good days, let him refrain his tongue from evil, and his lips that they speak no guile: 11Let him eschew evil, and do good; let him seek peace, and ensue it. 12For the eyes of the Lord are over the righteous, and his ears are open unto their prayers: but the face of the Lord is against them that do evil.
13And who is he that will harm you, if ye be followers of that which is good? 14But and if ye suffer for righteousness’ sake, happy are ye: and be not afraid of their terror, neither be troubled; 15But sanctify the Lord God in your hearts: and be ready always to give an answer to every man that asketh you a reason of the hope that is in you with meekness and fear: 16Having a good conscience; that, whereas they speak evil of you, as of evildoers, they may be ashamed that falsely accuse your good conversation in Christ. 17For it is better, if the will of God be so, that ye suffer for well doing, than for evil doing. 18For Christ also hath once suffered for sins, the just for the unjust, that he might bring us to God, being put to death in the flesh, but quickened by the Spirit: 19By which also he went and preached unto the spirits in prison; 20Which sometime were disobedient, when once the longsuffering of God waited in the days of Noah, while the ark was a preparing, wherein few, that is, eight souls were saved by water. 21The like figure whereunto even baptism doth also now save us (not the putting away of the filth of the flesh, but the answer of a good conscience toward God,) by the resurrection of Jesus Christ: 22Who is gone into heaven, and is on the right hand of God; angels and authorities and powers being made subject unto him.
