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Pampa nenquipiaj yencuic nemilistli, ma ca queman xchihuacan tlen xcuajli. Ma ca xtecajcayahuacan, nion ma ca xomexayacnemican, nion ma ca xtenexicolitacan, nion ma ca xijistlacatican. Aman, tej, sanoyej xnequican on tlen nochi itlajtol Dios quen on coconej yejhuan selicacoconej sanoyej quinequij chichisquej. Sanoyej xnequican para ica nemoscaltisquej chica nenquiseliaj temaquixtilistli, pampa cuajli yonenquimatquej ica toTeco melahuac cuajli.

Cristo quen se tetl yejhuan yolticaj

Xnisihuican Cristo yejhuan quen se tetl yejhuan yolticaj. Dios oquitlapejpenij para quitlalis quen yecatztica yejhuan más hueyixtias tetl ipan itiopan. Masqui Dios oquitlapejpenij Cristo niman para yejhua sanoyej hueyi quijtosnequi, on tlacamej xoquiselijquej. Nemejhuamej no nenyoltoquej niman quen nentemej. Yejhua ica, tej, xmotemacacan para Dios ma mechtequitilti quen nentemej yesquiaj para quichijchihuas itiopan. No ijqui xmocahuilican para Dios ma mechtlali quen tiopixquej yejhuan chijchipajquej para nenquintlalisquej huentin yejhuan Dios huelis quiselis, pampa nenquineltocaj Jesucristo. Dios ipan in Yectlajcuilojli tlajtohua de Cristo:

Xcaquican, nictlalia se tetl yejhuan para yecatztica ne ipan on chanyotl itoca Sión. Onictlapejpenij yejhua in tetl, niman para nejhua in tetl sanoyej hueyi quijtosnequi. In tetl quijtosnequi noConeu. On yejhuan quineltocas yejhua, xqueman pinahuas. Aman yejhua no sanoyej hueyi quijtosnequi para nemejhuamej yejhuan nentlaneltocaj. Pero para on yejhuan xtlaneltocaj, impan nochihua yejhua in tlen quijtohua in Yectlajcuilojli:
    On tetl yejhuan on tepanchijchiquej xoquiselijquej, aman yejhua yonotlalij yecatztica.

Niman no impan nochihua on tlen quijtohua in Yectlajcuilojli:
    Oncaj se tetl yejhuan ica nocxitechacuanihua, niman in tetl hueli tetlajcali. Yejhuamej nocxitechacuaniaj sa no ijqui quen Dios oquintlalilij ica nochihuas ipan pampa xquitlacamatij on itemachtil.

Nemejhuamej omechtlapejpenij Dios

Pero nemejhuamej Dios omechtlapejpenij, niman nentiopixquej para nenquipalehuisquej toRey. Niman nemejhuamej no nentlaneltocaquej yejhuan chipajquej, niman nemejhuamej no nenteyaxcahuan itech Dios. Niman nochi yejhua in onochiu para nenquiteijlisquej ihueyilis Dios yejhuan omechquixtij ipan on tlayehualyotl, niman omechhuicac ipan on cuajli tlahuijli. 10 Achtoj nemejhuamej xnenteyaxcahuan catcaj itech Dios, pero aman neniyaxcahuan. Achtoj xnenquimatiyaj iteicnelilis Dios, pero aman yonenquiselijquej iteicnelililis.

On tlaneltocaquej xquintocarohua quichihuasquej on tlen xcuajli

11 Notlajsojcaicnihuan, nenquimatij ica aman nemejhuamej nenchanejquej ne ilhuicac masqui nenchantij quesqui tonaltin más nican ipan in tlalticpactli. Yejhua ica sanoyej nemechtlajtlanilia ma ca xcahuilican ma mechyecana on xcuajli nemoelehuilis yejhuan noxixicohua ihuan nemoalma. 12 Xmohuicacan cuajli imixpan on yejhuan xquixmatij Dios. Ijcon masqui cas quitenehuaj ica yonenquichijquej on tlen xcuajli, yejhuamej quitasquej on tlen cuajli yejhuan nemejhuamej nenquichihuaj. Niman quemaj quiyectenehuasquej Dios ijcuac ajsis on tonajli para techtlaxtlahuilis.

On tlaneltocaquej nonequi quintlacamatisquej on tequihuajquej niman on inteco

13 Xquintlacamatican nochi on tequihuajquej yejhuan on tlacamej quintlaliaj para ijcon nochimej quitlacaitasquej toTeco. Xtlacamatican on más hueyi tequihuaj emporador yejhuan quipia más hueyi tequihuajyotl. 14 Niman no xquintlacamatican on tequihuajquej gobernadores yejhuan quinmactilia on tlanahuatijli para quincastigarosquej on yejhuan quichihuaj on tlen xcuajli, noso para quintlacaitasquej on yejhuan quichihuaj on tlen cuajli. 15 Xquintlacamatican ijcon pampa Dios quinequi xchihuacan on tlen cuajli para on yejhuan tzonteconchicajquej xhuelis itlaj mechijtohuilisquej.

16 Xmohuicacan quen tlacamej yejhuan tlamacaltin. Pero ma ca xnemilican pampa nemomacahualis, nenhuelisquej nenquichihuasquej on tlen xcuajli. Yej más cuajli xmohuicacan quen itlacohualhuan Dios. 17 Cuajli xquintlacaitacan nochimej, xquintlajsojtlacan nochimej tocnihuan, xtlacaitacan Dios, niman xtlacaitacan on más hueyixticaj tequihuaj.

18 Nemejhuamej tlanamactin, xquintlacamatican nemoteco ican nochi tetlacaitalistli. Ma ca san xquintlacamatican yejhuamej on yejhuan cuajcualtin niman tenotzquej, yej no yejhuamej on yejhuan xcuajcualtin. 19 Tla nenquixicohuaj on tlajyohuilistli yejhuan xmechtocarohua nenquipiasquej san pampa nenquimatij quen ijqui Dios quinequi para nemohuicasquej, tla ijcon, mechtlacaitasquej. 20 Pero tla nemejhuamej nenquichihuaj itlaj tlen xcuajli, niman yejhua ica mechcastigarohuaj, xacaj mechtlacaitas. Pero tla nentlajyohuiyaj pampa onenquichijquej on tlen cuajli, niman cuajli nenquixicohuaj ican yolsehuilistli, quemaj Dios mechtlacaitas. 21 Dios omechnotz para nenquichihuasquej on tlen cuajli masqui nentlajyohuisquej. San yejhua Cristo otlajyohuij nemopampa, niman ijcon omechititij quen ijqui no nonequi nenquichihuasquej. 22 On Yectlajcuilojli quijtohua itech ica Cristo:

Yejhua nion se tlajtlacojli xoquichiu, nion ocajcayau yacaj. 23 Ijcuac on tlacamej ocuijhuicaltijquej Cristo, yejhua xotlananquilij ican tlahuijhuicaltilistli. Ijcuac oquitlajyohuiltijquej, xoquijtoj ica quincojcocos nion quinmictis, yej oquinmactilij Dios yejhuan nochipa tetlaxtlahuilia quen nonequi.

24 Ne ipan cojnepanojli sa no Cristo oquiselij castigo ipan itlalnacayo ipampa totlajtlacol, para tejhuamej ma ticajcahuacan on ica titlajtlacohuaj niman para ma tiyolmelajcanemican. Aman Dios yomechtlapojpolhuij ipampa on tlen oquijyohuij Cristo.

25 Nonequiya para Dios mechtlapojpolhuis pampa nenchayajcaquistinemiyaj itech iojhui quen borreguitos yejhuan polijtinemij. Pero aman yonenhualajquej itech Cristo yejhuan mechtlajpia quen se tlajpixqui niman yejhuan quimejehua nemoalmas.

Therefore, rid yourselves(A) of all malice and all deceit, hypocrisy, envy, and slander(B) of every kind. Like newborn babies, crave pure spiritual milk,(C) so that by it you may grow up(D) in your salvation, now that you have tasted that the Lord is good.(E)

The Living Stone and a Chosen People

As you come to him, the living Stone(F)—rejected by humans but chosen by God(G) and precious to him— you also, like living stones, are being built(H) into a spiritual house[a](I) to be a holy priesthood,(J) offering spiritual sacrifices acceptable to God through Jesus Christ.(K) For in Scripture it says:

“See, I lay a stone in Zion,
    a chosen and precious cornerstone,(L)
and the one who trusts in him
    will never be put to shame.”[b](M)

Now to you who believe, this stone is precious. But to those who do not believe,(N)

“The stone the builders rejected(O)
    has become the cornerstone,”[c](P)

and,

“A stone that causes people to stumble
    and a rock that makes them fall.”[d](Q)

They stumble because they disobey the message—which is also what they were destined for.(R)

But you are a chosen people,(S) a royal priesthood,(T) a holy nation,(U) God’s special possession,(V) that you may declare the praises of him who called you out of darkness into his wonderful light.(W) 10 Once you were not a people, but now you are the people of God;(X) once you had not received mercy, but now you have received mercy.

Living Godly Lives in a Pagan Society

11 Dear friends,(Y) I urge you, as foreigners and exiles,(Z) to abstain from sinful desires,(AA) which wage war against your soul.(AB) 12 Live such good lives among the pagans that, though they accuse you of doing wrong, they may see your good deeds(AC) and glorify God(AD) on the day he visits us.

13 Submit yourselves for the Lord’s sake to every human authority:(AE) whether to the emperor, as the supreme authority, 14 or to governors, who are sent by him to punish those who do wrong(AF) and to commend those who do right.(AG) 15 For it is God’s will(AH) that by doing good you should silence the ignorant talk of foolish people.(AI) 16 Live as free people,(AJ) but do not use your freedom as a cover-up for evil;(AK) live as God’s slaves.(AL) 17 Show proper respect to everyone, love the family of believers,(AM) fear God, honor the emperor.(AN)

18 Slaves, in reverent fear of God submit yourselves to your masters,(AO) not only to those who are good and considerate,(AP) but also to those who are harsh. 19 For it is commendable if someone bears up under the pain of unjust suffering because they are conscious of God.(AQ) 20 But how is it to your credit if you receive a beating for doing wrong and endure it? But if you suffer for doing good and you endure it, this is commendable before God.(AR) 21 To this(AS) you were called,(AT) because Christ suffered for you,(AU) leaving you an example,(AV) that you should follow in his steps.

22 “He committed no sin,(AW)
    and no deceit was found in his mouth.”[e](AX)

23 When they hurled their insults at him,(AY) he did not retaliate; when he suffered, he made no threats.(AZ) Instead, he entrusted himself(BA) to him who judges justly.(BB) 24 “He himself bore our sins”(BC) in his body on the cross,(BD) so that we might die to sins(BE) and live for righteousness; “by his wounds you have been healed.”(BF) 25 For “you were like sheep going astray,”[f](BG) but now you have returned to the Shepherd(BH) and Overseer of your souls.(BI)

Footnotes

  1. 1 Peter 2:5 Or into a temple of the Spirit
  2. 1 Peter 2:6 Isaiah 28:16
  3. 1 Peter 2:7 Psalm 118:22
  4. 1 Peter 2:8 Isaiah 8:14
  5. 1 Peter 2:22 Isaiah 53:9
  6. 1 Peter 2:25 Isaiah 53:4,5,6 (see Septuagint)