Autocontrole
O autocontrole é fruto do Espírito e virtude indispensável. A graça de Deus nos ensina a renunciar à impiedade e a viver com sobriedade, domínio próprio e piedade no mundo presente.
Fruto e virtude
O domínio próprio é fruto do Espírito. Acrescentai ao conhecimento o autocontrole. A disciplina interior produz maturidade.
Ama nyagyigyi Zafnu nya nu nyi; yeye, agbmada, bwugbafu, bwugbaɓwa, ɓwaloya, ɓəmanaizhni, ɓəgbenuzhni, ɓəzhni pəceye n tukwownai. Owa to lo ntu n aɓo ye pya aɓo m!
Ntu əɓəye ɓo n kwo nyi, fye la əfyehni yekpé fya ɓe əfye gaiciyaga əɓomanaizhni; jesnu əɓomanaizhni fya ɓe kwo ɓəyekpe; jesnu ɓəyekpe, a ɓe kwo tukwownashi; a ɓe tukwownashi, əmìfyi; a ɓe əmìfyi shekwodnawo; jesnu a ɓe shekwodnawo, aje aknawna; jesnu a ɓe aje aknawna, yeye wu.
Ntuge shebmyashi Shekwoyi nya n kwo ga aza vnyanya gnyignyi nyi, kwo la kpeyaɓe. Kwo wu yi nge yi gna, tnashekwodnawo ɓəzhni n anyi aɓəpwawoi nge "Aawo," njesnu ya gyianyì n əyihni tukwoi wnashi, n kpmiabyezhi, n alu amanai fyi n cala ye n kwo nyi,
Ntuge Zafnu n Shekwoyi ɓə ga yi nyi ta zhni ya wodna m, ama kwo ga yi kalá, yeye ɓədo n tukwownashii.
Aawo, mi znu əmihni nayi ənya jesnu ma zè kwo əmi fyenu nabai nge shi mi ɓə kwu nabagyi manai zo azaje da, əmi n mihni, to ai la mi gbmiya n anyaga gwoyi m.
Zahozahoyi n wo lodna n gbegyi awyefna, wo zhni wa ta əwohni n əwyei bmyibmyiyi. Ɓa ta əɓahni ntu fnunyi ɓo n kwo taa gnyi nyalonyalo nyi m; ama yi zhni kwo nabai n yi ɓə ɓwa fnunyi nu n kwo ɓə gnyi nyalonyalo.
Mwumwu ho too ɓe da əfye m, akpəge ədo pya n kwo ɓe da zanyikwoci dəhodəhoi. Njesnu Shekwoyi zhni gaiciyazhninunui nu; wo taa ye nge fye ɓwa mwumwu n du əfye kaláwyi m. Ama əsa n mwumwu kwa ɓe da fye, wo ɓa wu zokwo n fye ɓa kwnuya, nabai n fye ɓa kwu əmi fyi ntu əkwo ɓo.
Dominar a si mesmo
Melhor é quem domina o seu espírito do que quem toma uma cidade. A cidade sem muros é quem não tem autocontrole.
Fye to je anyì ye ofye vyi m, ama fye la əfye abwugba shnado ɓa kwu zè awoiwoyi. Nlonu n fye ɓa myi fya tumwi jesnu fya tuɓwa n əɓo n kwo zhni Shekwoyi ɓəye; əwo ɓəye manai, dadai jesnu n kwo nunui.
Əmi aza ayeyeyi azanugbai n amapwii, fye kwu ɓəye wnawye: zahozahoyi wo pye n tnubwaknai, ama wo to pye n ɓədai m, njesnu wo to pyé n minagyi gyii m,
Ntuge əyi abwafyi to zhni nayi ń amii nya nu m, ama ǹ abegyiyii, ń aikwoi, ǹ akalái fyi n wyegbma anyì ye nya, jesnu n azafnu ɓənukwoizhni nya ń ashebmana.
Ntulonu, yi to kwu wu ngye azaje nu n ɓa kwu wnagye nyi m, ama yi kwu zhi n zhni agyewyikwnui jesnu n nazhi.
Fye la əwyewna nabai to fyei ɓwu ənya nuwna n yi kwu əkwo tnutnu zhni nyi m, ama nabai n fye ɓə myi fya gwo gyiba ń nunui.