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On yejhuan tehuan nemij nonequi chantisquej ican tetlacaitalistli

Sihuamej, no ijqui xtlacaitacan nemohuehuentzin. Ijcon, tej, tla se de nemejhuamej quipia ihuehuentzin yejhuan xquineltoca itemachtil Dios, huelis noyolehuas ica on quen tejhua timohuicas, niman xafuerza ticnojnotzas, pampa quitas quen ican chipahualistli timohuica, niman quen ijqui tictlacaita Dios. Nemocualtzinca xquitocarohua hualehuas itech on tlajmachyotl yejhuan tlachijchiutli ican oro, noso itech on tlaquentin yejhuan cualtzitzintin, noso tla notzonmalinaj sanoyej cualtzin. Yej nemocualtzinca nonequi quisas ipan nemoyojlo, ijcon quen se sihuatl quisa icualtzinca ipan iyojlo ijcuac yolyemanqui niman tenotzqui. In, tej, yejhua hueyi quijtosnequi ixpan Dios. Ye huejcahui on sihuamej yejhuan chipajquej catcaj niman quineltocayaj Dios ijcon onocualtzintilijcaj. Cada se de yejhuamej quitlacamatiya ihuehuentzin ijcon quen Sara, yejhuan quitlacamatiya Abraham niman oquitlacaitac ijcuac oquitocayotij “noteco.” Nennemisquej quen Sara tla nenquitocasquej iejemplo ica nenquichihuasquej on tlen cuajli niman xitlaj nenquimacajsisquej.

Tlacamej, xmotencaquican cuajli inhuan nemosihuahuan. Niman xquintlacaitacan quen nonequi pampa yejhuamej más malhuiltin xquen nemejhuamej, niman pampa yejhuamej no nemohuan quiselisquej se nemilistli yejhuan Dios otechmacac ican iteicnelilis. Ijcon cuajli xmohuicacan inhuan nemosihuahuan para ma ca itlaj quitzacuilis nemooraciones.

Yejhuan tlajyohuiyaj ipampa on tlen cuajli quichihuaj quiselisquej itlatiochihualis Dios

No sa ica nochi, nenmochimej cuajli xnemican sequimej inhuan ocsequimej ican pactli. Xmajmanacan ijcuac se itlaj cajmana. Xmotlajsojtlacan sequimej inhuan ocsequimej quen icniutin. Xteicnelican niman xyolyemanixtiacan. Tla yacaj itlaj mechchihuilis tlen xcuajli, ma ca no ijqui nencuepilisquej, noso tla yacaj mechtenehuilia on tlen xcuajli, ma ca no nenquitenehuilisquej on tlen xcuajli. Yej xcuepilican ican tlatiochihualistli, pampa Dios omechnotz para ijqui nemohuicasquej, niman ijqui nenquiselisquej se tlatiochihualistli. 10 Nemechijlia ijquin pampa on Yectlajcuilojli quijtohua:

On yejhuan quinequi paquis ipan inemilis niman quinequi quipanos ican cuajli tonaltin, ma quejehua inenepil para ma ca ma quijto on tlen xcuajli, niman iten para ma ca yacaj ma cajcayahua. 11 Ma ca sa ma quichihua on tlen xcuajli, niman ma quichihua nochi tlen cuajli. Ma quitejtemo yolsehuilistli inhuan ocsequimej niman ican nochi iyojlo ma quejeco quipias.

12 Ma quichihua nochi in tlajtlamach pampa Dios quintlacaita on yejhuan yolmelajquej, niman caqui inoración. Pero yejhua xquinchihuilia cuenta yejhuan quichihuaj tlen xcuajli.

13 Tla ican nemoyojlo nochipa nenquichihuaj on tlen cuajli, ¿aquinon, tej, mechpajsolos? 14 Pero tla nentlajyohuiyaj pampa nenquichihuaj on tlen cuajli, nenquiselisquej itlatiochihualis Dios. Yejhua ica ma ca xmomojtican ica on tlen quijtohuaj niman quichihuaj, nion ma ca xcomatztiacan. 15 Yej ipan nemoyojlo xtlacaitacan Cristo ica yejhua nemoTeco. Nochipa xnemican listos para nenquinnanquilisquej nochimej on yejhuan mechtlajtoltisquej de nemotlamachalis. Pero ijcuac nenquinnanquilisquej, xchihuacan ican yolyemanilistli niman tetlacaitalistli. 16 Ma ca xcahuilican nemotlamachilis ma mechtlajtlacolmacacan. Ijcon on yejhuan mechtenehuiliaj on tlen xcuajli, pampa cuajli nemohuicaj itech Cristo, pinahuasquej itechcopa intlajtol. 17 Más cuajli nentlajyohuisquej ipampa on tlen cuajli nenquichihuasquej, tla Dios quinequi, xquen tla nentlajyohuisquej ipampa on tlen xcuajli nenquichihuasquej. 18 Sa no yejhua Cristo otlajyohuij niman omic ipampa totlajtlacolhuan. Yejhua omic san sejpa para nochipa. Yejhua yejhuan yolmelajqui, omic topampa yejhuan xtiyolmelajquej para techhuicas itech Dios. Itlalnacayo omic pero iEspíritu oyoliu. 19 Niman Cristo ican iEspíritu oyaj para oquinmachtito on almas yejhuan tzacuticatcaj. 20 Yejhuamej onencaj ye huejcahui sa no ipan on tonaltin ijcuac nemiya Noé. Niman nochi on tonaltin chica Noé quichijchihuaya on acajli, yejhuan Dios oquinahuatij para ma quichijchihua, Dios quinchaya xican tlahuejli para quitlacamatisquiaj, pero yejhuamej ononenecquej. Xquelnamiquican ica ipan on acajli Dios oquimaquixtij san quesquimej tlacamej, san chicueyimej tlacamej. Yejhua oquinmaquixtij ipan atl. 21 Niman yejhua on atl, aman yejhua quixnescayotijticaj yejhua on tlacuatequilistli. Ijcuac otitocuatequijquej, onoteititij ica yotimaquisquej itechcopa iyolihuilis Cristo ijcuac Dios oquetzteu ipan itlalcon. On tlacuatequilistli xoquichipau tonacayo, yej onoteititij ica tictlajtlaniliaj Dios para se toyojlo yejhuan xtechtlajtlacolmacas. 22 Aman Cristo nemi ne ilhuicac iyecmacopa Dios campa oncaj tetlacaitalistli niman tlanahuatijli niman campa on ilhuicactequitquej niman on tequihuajquej niman on yejhuan quipiaj poder quitlacamatztoquej.

Wives, in the same way submit yourselves(A) to your own husbands(B) so that, if any of them do not believe the word, they may be won over(C) without words by the behavior of their wives, when they see the purity and reverence of your lives. Your beauty should not come from outward adornment, such as elaborate hairstyles and the wearing of gold jewelry or fine clothes.(D) Rather, it should be that of your inner self,(E) the unfading beauty of a gentle and quiet spirit, which is of great worth in God’s sight.(F) For this is the way the holy women of the past who put their hope in God(G) used to adorn themselves.(H) They submitted themselves to their own husbands, like Sarah, who obeyed Abraham and called him her lord.(I) You are her daughters if you do what is right and do not give way to fear.

Husbands,(J) in the same way be considerate as you live with your wives, and treat them with respect as the weaker partner and as heirs with you of the gracious gift of life, so that nothing will hinder your prayers.

Suffering for Doing Good

Finally, all of you, be like-minded,(K) be sympathetic, love one another,(L) be compassionate and humble.(M) Do not repay evil with evil(N) or insult with insult.(O) On the contrary, repay evil with blessing,(P) because to this(Q) you were called(R) so that you may inherit a blessing.(S) 10 For,

“Whoever would love life
    and see good days
must keep their tongue from evil
    and their lips from deceitful speech.
11 They must turn from evil and do good;
    they must seek peace and pursue it.
12 For the eyes of the Lord are on the righteous
    and his ears are attentive to their prayer,
but the face of the Lord is against those who do evil.”[a](T)

13 Who is going to harm you if you are eager to do good?(U) 14 But even if you should suffer for what is right, you are blessed.(V) “Do not fear their threats[b]; do not be frightened.”[c](W) 15 But in your hearts revere Christ as Lord. Always be prepared to give an answer(X) to everyone who asks you to give the reason for the hope(Y) that you have. But do this with gentleness and respect, 16 keeping a clear conscience,(Z) so that those who speak maliciously against your good behavior in Christ may be ashamed of their slander.(AA) 17 For it is better, if it is God’s will,(AB) to suffer for doing good(AC) than for doing evil. 18 For Christ also suffered once(AD) for sins,(AE) the righteous for the unrighteous, to bring you to God.(AF) He was put to death in the body(AG) but made alive in the Spirit.(AH) 19 After being made alive,[d] he went and made proclamation to the imprisoned spirits(AI) 20 to those who were disobedient long ago when God waited patiently(AJ) in the days of Noah while the ark was being built.(AK) In it only a few people, eight in all,(AL) were saved(AM) through water, 21 and this water symbolizes baptism that now saves you(AN) also—not the removal of dirt from the body but the pledge of a clear conscience(AO) toward God.[e] It saves you by the resurrection of Jesus Christ,(AP) 22 who has gone into heaven(AQ) and is at God’s right hand(AR)—with angels, authorities and powers in submission to him.(AS)

Footnotes

  1. 1 Peter 3:12 Psalm 34:12-16
  2. 1 Peter 3:14 Or fear what they fear
  3. 1 Peter 3:14 Isaiah 8:12
  4. 1 Peter 3:19 Or but made alive in the spirit, 19 in which also
  5. 1 Peter 3:21 Or but an appeal to God for a clear conscience