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.
IV.
1 Tai kai Kristus mīsas pēc ir cītis, tad arī jyus sevi apbrūņojit ar tom pošom dūmom. Kas mīseigi cīš, tys sakarus ar grāku ir pōrtraucis. 2 Tys sovas laiceigōs dzeives pōripalykušajōs dīnōs lai nakolpoj mīsas igrybom, bet gon lai dzeivoj pēc Dīva prōta. 3 Pīteik, ka jyus agrōkajūs laikūs piļdejot pogōnu grybu un nūsadevet nakautreibai, izprīcom, dzeršonai, vīseibom, dzyrom un naattaisnojamai elkdīveibai. 4 Tōpēc, ka jyus vairs napīsadolat nasavaļdeitajōs izvyrtušajōs dziņōs, jī nu jums atsasvešynoj un jyusus saimoj. 5 Bet jim byus jōnūsarēkinoj ar Tū, kas ir gotovs tīsōt dzeivūs un myrušūs. 6 Tōpēc arī myrušajim tyka sludynōts Evangelijs, un lai gon arī jī pēc cylvāku parauga mīsas pēc tyka nūtīsōti, tad tūmār jim dvēseles pēc caur Dīva spāku jōir dzeivim.
7 Vysom lītom gols jau tyvojās. Esit tad saprateigi. Esit nūmūdā un lyudzitēs. 8 Vyspyrms vīns ūtru sirsneigi mīļojit, jo mīlesteiba aizsadz grāku daudzumu. 9 Esit vīns pret ūtru vīsmīleigi bez ņūrdēšonas. 10 Cyts cytam kolpojit ar tū žēlesteibas dōvonu, kaidu kurs asot sajāmuši, kai lobī daždažaidōs Dīva žēlesteibas pōrvaļdnīki. 11 Kam ir runas dōvona, tys lai sludynoj Dīva vōrdu, kam ir omots, tys lai jū volda ar tū spāku, kuru Dīvs dūd, ka vysā kamā caur Jezu Kristu byutu slaveits Dīvs. Jam pīdar gūdeiba un vara nu myužeibas uz myužeibu. Amen.
12 Nūmīļōtī, napagurstit guņspōrbaudejuma dēļ, kas ir nōcis kai pamūdynōjums, itkai kaut kas sevišks jyusus satyktu, 13 bet gon prīcojitēs, ka jyus jamat daleibu Kristus cīsšonōs, lai ar Jū varātu prīcōtīs un līgsmōt Jō gūdeibas pasarōdeišonā. 14 Jyus asot svēteigi, jo jyusus Kristus vōrda dēļ pasmōdēs, jo tūreiz vērs jums mit gūdeibas gors, Dīva gors. 15 Lai nivīns nu jums nacīš kai slapkova vai zaglis, vai ļaundaris, vai arī namīra cēlējs. 16 Bet jo kaidam nu jums jōcīš kai kristticeigajam, tad jys lai nasakaunej, bet gon slavej Dīvu Jō vōrda dēļ, 17 jo laiks jau ir klōtu, lai nu Dīva noma sōktūs tīsa. Bet jo tys sōksīs pyrmōk pi mums, kaids tad gols byus tim, kas Dīva Evangelijam napaklausa? 18 Jo jau taisneigais tikkū tiks izglōbts, kur tad paliks bezdīveigais un grēcinīks? 19 Tōpēc tī, kas pēc Dīva grybas cīš, lai caur tykumeigu dzeivi sovu dvēseli atvēlej uzticeigajam Radeitōjam.
