A carne
A carne representa a natureza pecaminosa que milita contra o Espírito. A Bíblia ensina que os que pertencem a Cristo crucificaram a carne com suas paixões e desejos.
Carne versus Espírito
Os que são segundo a carne inclinam-se para as coisas da carne. O nascido da carne é carne; o nascido do Espírito é Espírito.
Kikuma, babana benina yi bikalulu bya musuni bisi banza bima bya musuni, kaasi babana benina yi bikalulu bya Kitembu bisi banza bima bya Kitembu. Kinga, mabanza ma musuni misi nata ku lufwa; kaasi mabanza ma Kitembu, mawu, misi nata ku luzingu yi ku ngemba. Mukuma kudyatila mu mabanza ma musuni kwisi tukitula bambeni ba Nzambi, kikuma misiku lemvuka ku mitsiku mya Nzambi: mwena mawu meni phi malendaku hanga kima. Babana benina mu musuni balendaku hana tsambu kwena Nzambi.
Kinga benu, lweku mu mambu ma musuni, kaasi mu kati dya Kitembu, yuka ni kyedika Kitembu kya Nzambi, mwena benu kenina. Amana yuka ni mutu keku yi Kitembu kya Kidisitu, keku phi wa yandi.
Yihana ni, buthwena, kweku ata kubela kwa mukanu kikuma kya bana benina mwena Kidisitu Yesu. Kikuma, mitsiku mya Kitembu kya luzingu mu Kidisitu Yesu myákukatula mu mitsiku mya disumu yi mya lufwa. Mukuma, kima kyakonda lendakana kwena mitsiku, kikuma lutu lwálembwasamya, Nzambi káhanga bwabuna, mu nzila ya kuhitika Mwana wa wandi-meni, yi lutu hanga mutu wa disumu. Amana mutindu wumosi disumu, kábedisila disumu dyadi dyenina mu lutu lwa mutu, ndangu masonga mana kafwana hana mitsiku, mabasa mwena betu baba thwisiku dyatila mu lutu, kaasi mu Kitembu.
Kikuma, honi lubati zingila mu musuni, lwáfwa; kaasi, honi mu Kitembu lubati honda miza mya lutu, lwazínga. Mukuma batu boosu bana kisi twadisa Kitembu kya Nzambi benina bana ba Nzambi.
Yihana ni mbonimya mitsiku myami, kikuma kya meni yandi mbati zola mu kuhanga kima kyabukheti: kima kyambi kyenina mwena meni. Mukuma, muna mana matadidini muna kati dya meni, yisi kala yi tsambu za lawu muna mitsiku mya Nzambi. Kaasi mbati yimona, muna kati dya lutu lwama lwosu, mutsiku wahika wubati nwana yi mitsiku mya ngangu zama; amana wisi khwata hanga mutu wa boloku dya mitsiku mya disumu dina dyenina mu lutu lwama lwosu.
Mukuma, thangwa twákala mu kihika kya lutu, tsatu ya masumu yi yangumuki ku mitsiku yakala sala kisalu muna kati kya lutu lwetu lwosu amana yakala tunatisa mu kubuta bibundu bina byisi natisa ku lufwa.
Kina kibutukidini mu kimutu, kyenina kya kimutu; amana kina kibutukidini mu kitembu kyenina Kitembu.
Kitembu wisi hana luzingu. Lutu lwisiku hanga kima. Ndinga zina yiluzimbwadini meni zenina Kitembu yi luzingu.
Vencer a carne
Andai no Espírito e não cumprireis os desejos da carne. Os que são de Cristo crucificaram a carne com suas paixões.
Nzodi yiluzimbwala: yambulenu Kitembu kaludyatisa ndangu lulemvukaku hika ku nzoluka ya lutu.
Kinga mihangu mya lutu myisi monika: mbongi, mvindu, kisakasaka, kufukamina banzambi ba biteki, kiloki, tsita, batu kudimenga bawu yi bawu, kiphala, khabu, kudimonikisa ku thwala batu, kudihambula mu bimvuka yi ngyengu, kuzoluka, kuzela malafu, kudya kwa pfita, yi mambu mahika ma lawu mambi. Yiluzimbwadini bwosu yitekila luzimbwala: batu babana bisi hanga mambu ma buna, bakálaku yi kizika mu Kipfumu kya Nzambi.
Amana babana benina mwena Kidisitu Yesu, bákhokalwa ha kitakani lutu yi mambu ma lwawu yi nzoluka ya lwawu.
Kaasi benu baphangi, bálutela lwazingila mu kiphwanza. Kima kimosi lwesi, kiphwanza kina kiluhekaku nzila ya kuzingila mu lutu. Kaasi, yambulenu lungongu lwaludyatisa ndangu lwadisadisaka benu yi benu.
Wuna wisi kuna kikuma kya lutu lwa yandi-meni, kahéla phi bina lwisi buta lutu, disongidila lufwa; kaasi wuna wisi kuna kikuma kya Kitembu, kahéla phi bina kisi buta Kitembu, disongidila luzingu lwa mvula yi mvula.
mukuma, kyosu kina kyenina mu tsi: nzoluka ya lutu, nzoluka ya mesu amana bwabuna nzoluka ya kulumbika bima bya ha tsi. Byabina byosu byisiku tuka kwena Tata, kaasi bima bya ha tsi.
Mwena Kidisitu lwákotila benu phi mukhanda wuna wákonda hangamina ku moku ma batu. Kaasi mukhanda meni wuna mu nzila ya Kidisitu wáhangamina, amana wawuna wulukutumunini benu mu kihika kya lutu lwa masumu.
Tokamenu, lombilenu phi, ndangu lubwaku mu kimeka. Kitembu kyazyama kyenina kaasi lutu lwalembwa lwenina.
Tala mana yiluzimbwadini, baphangi: lutu lwalu luhangamini mu kimutu yi mu menga lufwaniku kuvwa Kipfumu kya Nzambi, amana lutu lwalu lwisi vunda lwavwáku luna lwisiku vunda.