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1Therefore, ⚓laying aside all malice, all deceit, hypocrisy, envy, and all evil speaking,
2⚓as newborn babes, desire the pure ⚓milk of the word, that you may grow thereby,
3if indeed you have ⚓tasted that the Lord is gracious.
The Chosen Stone and His Chosen People
4Coming to Him as to a living stone, ⚓rejected indeed by men, but chosen by God and precious,
5you also, as living stones, are being built up a spiritual house, a holy priesthood, to offer up spiritual sacrifices acceptable to God through Jesus Christ.
6Therefore it is also contained in the Scripture,
⚓“Behold, I lay in Zion
A chief cornerstone, elect, precious,
And he who believes on Him will by no means be put to shame.”
7Therefore, to you who believe, He is precious; but to those who are disobedient,
⚓“The stone which the builders rejected
Has become the chief cornerstone,”
8and
⚓“A stone of stumbling
And a rock of offense.”
⚓They stumble, being disobedient to the word, ⚓to which they also were appointed.
9But you are a chosen generation, a royal priesthood, a holy nation, His own special people, that you may proclaim the praises of Him who called you out of ⚓darkness into His marvelous light;
10⚓who once were not a people but are now the people of God, who had not obtained mercy but now have obtained mercy.
Living Before the World
11Beloved, I beg you as sojourners and pilgrims, abstain from fleshly lusts ⚓which war against the soul,
12⚓having your conduct honorable among the Gentiles, that when they speak against you as evildoers, ⚓they may, by your good works which they observe, glorify God in the day of visitation.
Submission to Government
13⚓Therefore submit yourselves to every ordinance of man for the Lord’s sake, whether to the king as supreme,
14or to governors, as to those who are sent by him for the punishment of evildoers and for the praise of those who do good.
15For this is the will of God, that by doing good you may put to silence the ignorance of foolish men—
16⚓as free, yet not ⚓using liberty as a cloak for vice, but as bondservants of God.
17Honor all people. Love the brotherhood. Fear ⚓God. Honor the king.
Submission to Masters
18⚓Servants, be submissive to your masters with all fear, not only to the good and gentle, but also to the harsh.
19For this is⚓commendable, if because of conscience toward God one endures grief, suffering wrongfully.
20For ⚓what credit is it if, when you are beaten for your faults, you take it patiently? But when you do good and suffer, if you take it patiently, this is commendable before God.
21For ⚓to this you were called, because Christ also suffered for us, ⚓leaving us an example, that you should follow His steps:
22“Who ⚓committed no sin,
Nor was deceit found in His mouth”;
23⚓who, when He was reviled, did not revile in return; when He suffered, He did not threaten, but ⚓committed Himself to Him who judges righteously;
24⚓who Himself bore our sins in His own body on the tree, ⚓that we, having died to sins, might live for righteousness—⚓by whose stripes you were healed.
25For ⚓you were like sheep going astray, but have now returned ⚓to the Shepherd and Overseer of your souls.
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Maaih Maengc Nyei La'bieiv Caux Cing-Nzengc Baeqc Fingx
1Weic naaiv oix zuqc guangc yietc zungv waaic sic. Maiv dungx gorngv-baeqc nduov mienh, maiv dungx zoux beih zaqc hnyouv njuotv, maiv dungx mueic jieqv, maiv dungx gorngv doqc mienh.
2Meih mbuo oix zuqc hnangv coqv hoqc cuotv seix nyei gu'nguaaz oix hopv nyorx nor, zanc-zanc oix hopv yungz lingh wuonh nyei cing-nzengc nyorx. Meih mbuo ziouc haih hlo daaih duqv njoux.
3Hnangv Ging-Sou gorngv nor,
“Meih mbuo duqv seix liuz mueix
ziouc hiuv duqv Ziouv se longx haic.”⚓
4Oix zuqc daaih nitv jienv Ziouv, dongh maaih maengc nyei ⟨La'bieiv.⟩ Mienh nqemh mv baac Tin-Hungh ginv daaih funx jaaix.
5Meih mbuo yaac hnangv maaih maengc nyei la'bieiv, dongh Tin-Hungh longc ceix Singx Lingh yiem nyei dinc. Meih mbuo yaac zoux cing-nzengc nyei sai mienh, ziouc ei Singx Lingh ziec bun Tin-Hungh. Naaiv deix ziec nyei ga'naaiv Tin-Hungh weic Yesu Giduc a'hneiv zipv.
6Weic zuqc Ging-Sou gorngv,
“Mangc maah! Yie ginv norm jaaix haic nyei la'bieiv
an wuov ⟨Si^on Zingh⟩ zoux biauv-gorqv
gauh longc jienv jiex nyei la'bieiv.
Haaix dauh sienx kaux ninh,
wuov dauh yietc liuz maiv piatv.”⚓
7Naaiv norm la'bieiv weic meih mbuo sienx nyei mienh se jaaix haic. Mv baac Ging-Sou gorngv weic maiv sienx nyei mienh,
“Gomv biauv zaangc nqemh cuotv wuov norm la'bieiv,
zungv benx an biauv-gorqv gauh longc jienv jiex wuov norm.”⚓
8Ging-Sou yaac gorngv,
“Naaiv norm la'bieiv se zoux mienh ndiqv zuqc nyei la'bieiv,
yaac zoux domh la'bieiv bun mienh ndorpc.”⚓
Ninh mbuo ndiqv zuqc ndorpc weic zuqc ninh mbuo maiv sienx Tin-Hungh nyei doz. Naaiv se ziux Tin-Hungh jaa-ndaangc dingc daaih nyei za'eix.
9Mv baac meih mbuo zoux Tin-Hungh ginv daaih nyei fingx, zoux sai mienh fu-sux Tin-Hungh, yaac zoux cing-nzengc nyei fingx,⚓ benx Tin-Hungh ganh nyei baeqc fingx⚓ weic zunh ninh zoux mbuoqc horngh nyei sic.⚓ Ninh heuc meih mbuo cuotv hmuangx daaih bieqc ninh mbuoqc horngh haic nyei njang.⚓
10Zinh ndaangc meih mbuo maiv zeiz Tin-Hungh nyei baeqc fingx mv baac ih zanc meih mbuo zoux ninh nyei baeqc fingx. Zinh ndaangc meih mbuo maiv duqv Tin-Hungh korv-lienh mv baac ih zanc meih mbuo duqv Tin-Hungh korv-lienh.⚓
Tin-Hungh Nyei Nouh Oix Zuqc Hnangv Haaix Nor
11Hnamv nyei gorx-youz aac, meih mbuo yiem naaiv baamh gen zoux ganh norm deic-bung daaih nyei kaeqv mienh. Yie ziouc kuinx meih mbuo maiv dungx sueih ganh nyei hnyouv hanc zoux. Ganh nyei hnyouv hanc nyei kungx caux lingh wuonh mborqv jaax hnangv.
12Meih mbuo yiem maiv sienx nyei mienh mbu'ndongx kungx oix zuqc zoux longx nyei sic hnangv. Hnangv naaic, se gorngv ninh mbuo daanh meih mbuo, gorngv meih mbuo se zoux waaic sic nyei mienh, ninh mbuo haih zieqv duqv meih mbuo zoux nyei kuv sic. Taux Tin-Hungh daaih wuov hnoi, ninh mbuo ziouc ceng Tin-Hungh.
13Weic meih mbuo sienx Ziouv, meih mbuo oix zuqc mbuoqc zoux hlo, gunv baamh mienh wuov deix yietc zungv, maiv gunv benx domh ziuh hungh, weic zuqc ninh nyei lingc gauh hlo jiex.
14Yaac oix zuqc muangx jien-fouv nyei waac weic zuqc hungh diex orn jien-fouv daaih dingc zoux dorngc nyei mienh nyei zuiz yaac ceng zoux horpc nyei mienh.
15Tin-Hungh nyei za'eix se oix meih mbuo zoux kuv sic dangv jienv hngongx nyei mienh gorngv nyei pa'li pa'laaix waac.
16Meih mbuo zoux bungx nqoi nyei mienh ziouc oix zuqc hnangv bungx nqoi nyei mienh yiem nor. Mv baac maiv dungx longc bungx nqoi nyei leiz zoux haaix nyungc waaic sic. Oix zuqc ziangh jienv zoux Tin-Hungh nyei nouh.
17Oix zuqc taaih dauh dauh mienh. Oix zuqc hnamv sienx Yesu nyei gorx-youz. Oix zuqc gamh nziex Tin-Hungh, taaih Tin-Hungh, yaac oix zuqc taaih hungh diex.
Giduc Siouc Kouv Nyei Nyungc Zeiv
18Meih mbuo zoux nouh nyei mienh aah! Oix zuqc mbuoqc meih mbuo nyei ziouv yaac taaih ninh. Maiv zeiz kungx mbuoqc hnyouv longx, hnyouv ndaauv wuov deix hnangv. Liemh doqc wuov deix yaac oix zuqc mbuoqc.
19Se gorngv mienh siouc maiv horpc zuqc siouc nyei kouv naanc yaac diev jienv weic hiuv duqv se ei Tin-Hungh nyei za'eix, Tin-Hungh ziouc ceng wuov dauh.
20Se gorngv meih mbuo zoux dorngc sic ziouc zuqc mborqv yaac longc noic diev, naaiv maaih haaix nyungc haih ceng? Mv baac meih mbuo weic zoux horpc, zuqc siouc kouv yaac longc noic diev nor, Tin-Hungh ziouc ceng meih mbuo aqv.
21Tin-Hungh heuc meih mbuo hnangv naaiv nor zoux weic zuqc Giduc weic meih mbuo siouc kouv zoux nyungc zeiv bun meih mbuo zuotc. Meih mbuo ziouc oix zuqc gan jienv ninh nyei zaux-mbiec yangh.
22“Giduc maiv baamz jiex zuiz,
yaac maiv maaih haaix dauh haiz ninh gorngv-baeqc jiex.”⚓
23Ninh zuqc mienh gorngv doqc, yaac maiv longc waac-doqc dau. Mienh bun ninh zuqc kouv, ninh yaac maiv gorngv oix jaauv siouh. Ninh zorqv ninh nyei sic jiu bun Tin-Hungh, dongh baengh fim nyei siemv mienh wuov dauh.⚓
24Giduc ganh longc ninh nyei sin ndaam jienv mbuo nyei zuiz yiem ziepc nzaangc jaax,⚓ bun mbuo biaux ndutv zuiz nyei qaqv yaac ziangh jienv weic zoux horpc hnangv. Weic zuqc Yesu siouc mun, meih mbuo duqv ninh zorc meih mbuo longx nzengc.⚓
25Zinh ndaangc meih mbuo se hnangv mingh dorngc jauv nyei ba'gi yungh. Mv baac ih zanc meih mbuo nzuonx daaih gan jienv Ba'gi Yungh Ziouv, dongh Goux Meih Mbuo nyei Lingh Wuonh Wuov Dauh.