1 Peter, apostle of Jesus Christ, to {the} sojourners of {the} dispersion of Pontus, Galatia, Cappadocia, Asia, and Bithynia,

2 elect according to {the} foreknowledge of God {the} Father, by sanctification of {the} Spirit, unto {the} obedience and sprinkling of {the} blood of Jesus Christ: Grace to you and peace be multiplied.

3 Blessed {be} the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, who, according to his great mercy, has begotten us again to a living hope through {the} resurrection of Jesus Christ from among {the} dead,

4 to an incorruptible and undefiled and unfading inheritance, reserved in {the} heavens for you,

5 who are kept guarded by {the} power of God through faith for salvation ready to be revealed in {the} last time.

6 Wherein ye exult, for a little while at present, if needed, put to grief by various trials,

7 that the proving of your faith, much more precious than of gold which perishes, though it be proved by fire, be found to praise and glory and honour in {the} revelation of Jesus Christ:

8 whom, having not seen, ye love; on whom {though} not now looking, but believing, ye exult with joy unspeakable and filled with {the} glory,

9 receiving the end of your faith, {the} salvation of {your} souls.

10 Concerning which salvation prophets, who have prophesied of the grace towards you, sought out and searched out;

11 searching what, or what manner of time, the Spirit of Christ which {was} in them pointed out, testifying before of the sufferings which {belonged} to Christ, and the glories after these.

12 To whom it was revealed, that not to themselves but to you they ministered those things, which have now been announced to you by those who have declared to you the glad tidings by {the} Holy Spirit, sent from heaven, which angels desire to look into.

13 Wherefore, having girded up the loins of your mind, {be} sober {and} hope with perfect stedfastness in the grace {which will be} brought to you at {the} revelation of Jesus Christ;

14 as children of obedience, not conformed to {your} former lusts in your ignorance;

15 but as he who has called you is holy, be ye also holy in all {your} conversation;

16 because it is written, Be ye holy, for *I* am holy.

17 And if ye invoke as Father him who, without regard of persons, judges according to the work of each, pass your time of sojourn in fear,

18 knowing that ye have been redeemed, not by corruptible {things, as} silver or gold, from your vain conversation handed down from {your} fathers,

19 but by precious blood, as of a lamb without blemish and without spot, {the blood} of Christ,

20 foreknown indeed before {the} foundation of {the} world, but who has been manifested at the end of times for your sakes,

21 who by him do believe on God, who has raised him from among {the} dead and given him glory, that your faith and hope should be in God.

22 Having purified your souls by obedience to the truth to unfeigned brotherly love, love one another out of a pure heart fervently;

23 being born again, not of corruptible seed, but of incorruptible, by {the} living and abiding word of God.

24 Because all flesh {is} as grass, and all its glory as {the} flower of grass. The grass has withered and {its} flower has fallen;

25 but the word of {the} Lord abides for eternity. But this is the word which in the glad tidings {is} preached to you.

1 Na Pita, he apotoro na Ihu Karaiti, ki te hunga whiriwhiri e noho manene ana i Ponoto, i Karatia, i Kaporokia, i Ahia, i Pitinia,

2 He hunga kua oti te whiriwhiri, te pera ano me ta te Atua Matua i matau ai i mua, i runga i te whakatapunga a te Wairua, kia ngohengohe, kia tauhiuhia ki nga toto o Ihu Karaiti: Kia whakanuia ki a koutou te aroha noa, me te rangimarie.

3 Kia whakapaingia te Atua, te Matua o to tatou Ariki, o Ihu Karaiti, nana nei, na tana mahi tohu e nui nei, tatou i whanau hou ai ki te tumanako ora, i a Ihu Karaiti ka ara ake nei i te hunga mate,

4 Ki te kainga kahore ona pirau, kahore ona poke, e kore ano hoki e memeha, e puritia mai nei i te rangi mo koutou,

5 Mo te hunga e tiakina nei e te kaha o te Atua i runga i te whakapono, kia taea ra ano te whakaoranga kua rite noa ake nei, a ka whakakitea mai a te wa whakamutunga.

6 Nui atu to koutou koa ki tenei, ahakoa pouri mo te wa iti nei, kite ai he pouri, i nga whakamatautauranga maha:

7 Na, ko te whakamatautauranga o to koutou whakapono, nui atu tona pai i to te koura e memeha nei, ae ra i te mea kua oti te whakamatautau ki te kapura, a ka kitea tona tukunga iho, he whakamoemiti, he honore, he kororia, a te whakakitenga mai o Ih u Karaiti,

8 Kahore nei ia e kitea e koutou, heoi arohaina ana e koutou; ahakoa kahore koutou e kite inaianei, heoi i a koutou ka whakapono nei ki a ia, nui atu te koa, he koa kororia, e kore e taea te korero:

9 I te mea ka whiwhi ki te tukunga iho o to koutou whakapono, ki te whakaoranga o o koutou wairua.

10 Ko taua whakaora, he mea ata rapu he mea whakataki iho na nga poropiti i poropititia ai te aroha noa, ara tenei i a koutou nei:

11 I a ratou i rapu ai ko tehea wa, he wa pehea hoki, ta te Wairua o te Karaiti i roto i a ratou i whakapuaki ai, i a ia e whakaatu ana i mua i nga mamae o te Karaiti, i te kororia ano hoki o muri iho.

12 I whakakitea mai nei ano ki a ratou, ehara i te mea mo ratou ake, engari mo tatou, nga mea i minitatia ra e ratou, kua korerotia nei hoki ki a koutou inaianei e te hunga i kauwhautia ai te rongopai ki a koutou, he meatanga na te Wairua Tapu i to noa mai nei i te rangi. Hiahia tonu nga anahera ki te matakitaki ki aua mea.

13 Heoi whitikiria nga hope o o koutou hinengaro, kia mataara, tumanako atu, a taea noatia te mutunga, ki te aroha noa e kawea mai ki a koutou a te whakakitenga mai o Ihu Karaiti.

14 Kia rite ki nga tamariki ngohengohe; kei rite te ahua ki nga hiahia taikaha o mua i a koutou e kuware ana:

15 Engari kia rite ki te kaikaranga i a koutou, he tapu hoki ia; kia tapu ano hoki ta koutou whakahaere katoa;

16 Kua tuhituhia na hoki, Kia tapu koutou; he tapu hoki ahau.

17 Na, ki te karanga koutou ki te Matua, ko ia nei hei whakawa mo te mahi a tenei, a tenei, kahore ano hoki ana whakapai kanohi, e noho i runga i te mataku i a koutou e noho manene nei:

18 Kia mahara ehara nga mea pirau, te hiriwa, te koura, i te utu mo koutou, i puta mai ai i a koutou ritenga tekateka i whakarerea mai e o koutou matua;

19 Engari he toto utu nui me te mea no te reme kohakore, pokekore, ara no te Karaiti.

20 I whakaritea nei i mua o te orokohanganga o te ao, a kua whakakitea mai nei i te mutunga o nga wa, he whakaaro hoki ki a koutou,

21 Kua meinga nei e ia kia whakapono ki te Atua, nana nei ia i whakaara ake i te mate, a hoatu ana ki a ia he kororia; kia whai whakapono ai koutou, kia whai tumanakotanga atu ai ki te Atua.

22 Kua horoia nei e koutou o koutou wairua, i a koutou kua meinga nei e te Wairua kia ngohengohe ki te pono, e kore iho ai he tinihanga o te aroha ki nga teina, na, kia nui te aroha o tetahi ki tetahi, he aroha a ngakau:

23 He mea whanau hou hoki koutou, ehara i te mea no te purapura pirau, engari no te mea piraukore, na te kupu a te Atua, e ora nei, e u tonu nei, ake ake.

24 Rite tonu hoki ki te tarutaru nga kikokiko katoa; ko te kororia katoa ano hoki o te tangata, ano he puawai tarutaru. E maroke te tarutaru, e ngahoro tona puawai:

25 Ko te kupu ia a te Ariki, mau tonu ake ake. Ko te kupu ano tenei o te rongopai e kauwhautia atu nei ki a koutou.