Shepherds Wey Dey Under di Chief Shepherd
E tell elders make dem shepherd we Papa flock with willing heart, no be for money and no be to dey do oga on top anybody. E tell everybody else make dem wear humility like cloth and throw their worry put on top we Papa, wey care for dem. The devil dey waka round, but the suffering short and e dey happen everywhere for the world.
5 1I dey beg di elders wey dey among una, as I be elder like una, as I be person wey see di suffer wey Christ suffer, and as I go share for di glory wey dey ready to show: 2Take care of our Papa im flock wey dey among una like shepherd, dey watch over am—no be by force but with willing mind, as our Papa want am; no be for shameful money but with ready heart, 3no dey do like oga on top di people wey dem put for una hand, but make una be example to di flock. 4And wen di Chief Shepherd go show, una go collect di crown of glory wey no dey fade. a a v4 Di Chief Shepherd na Jesus — di one wey di faithful elders dey serve under, wey go reward dem wen e show.
5For di same way, una young ones, submit to di elders. All of una, wear humble mind for una body one to anoda, because our Papa dey stand against di proud people but e dey give grace to di humble ones. 6So make una humble unaself under our Papa im mighty hand, so dat e go lift una up for di right time, 7throw all your worry put for our Papa, because e dey care for una.
8Dey sober and dey watch; your enemy di devil dey waka around like lion wey dey roar, dey find person to swallow. 9Resist am, stand strong for faith, as una know say una fellow believers all over di world dey pass through di same suffer.
10And our Papa of all grace, wey call una come im glory wey no dey end for Christ, go by imself repair una, hold una up, make una strong, and put una for firm ground, afta una don suffer small. 11To am make di power dey forever. Amen.
12Through Silvanus, wey be faithful broda for how I see am, I don write small—dey encourage una and dey testify say dis na di true grace of our Papa. Stand strong inside am.
Last Greetings
13Di woman wey dey for Babylon, wey dem choose together with una, dey greet una, and Mark, my son, too dey greet una. b b v13 "Babylon" for here na most likely a hidden name for Rome, di seat of empire wey Peter dey write from — no be di old city. 14Make una greet one anoda with kiss of love. Peace dey with all of una wey dey inside Christ.
