Comunhão com os irmãos
A comunhão com os irmãos é marca da igreja verdadeira. Os cristãos primevos perseveravam na comunhão — partindo pão, orando e encorajando-se mutuamente.
Comunhão verdadeira
Perseveravam na doutrina dos apóstolos e na comunhão. A comunhão autêntica envolve amor sacrificial e acolhimento mútuo.
Kabu li lilahi laasiingi mambu ma Peetelo hakaleele. Baatondihi bo mu nyahulili a masumu. Mu ilumbu mo hiina, we biveeve bitatu (3 000) bya baatu baabiisili kabu la banga hiitu.
Bo baakahwada mu ubaayuha taangu yoosi ndongisili biluumbi, mu ubaatsahala mu itwadi na bana, mu ubaadya na ubaasambila mu itwadi. Baatu boosi baaba na tsisu a Nzambi, bu bayihi baakasa bipadi bi bilahi na bimbangi bya kimuhili. Boosi ba baasiidi hiitu baaba itwadi, na baakapfuuta mbuha mosi byosi bi bo baaba na byo. Bo baakasumbasa busina bwa bo na bi bo baaba na byo. Bo baakakabasana mbongo, we bu hwaba nzala a muutu-muutu. Pasi ilumbu, mu mutima mumosi, bo baakaba ŋa litandala la nzo a Nzambi. Bo baakakabasana byudya bya bo, mu itwadi mu manzo ma bo, na baakadya na kinya, mutima wu ayaluha. Bo baakayusa Nzambi, na baatu boosi baaba na hyese hya bo. Na pasi ilumbu Pfumu akabwese hu kabu la banga hiitu, ba nde hakayobolo.
Likumbasanaani mu uhwadasana mu usinzatondo, na usalila mavaanga ma mabwe. Linyahaani utiimba mapfuutini ma bisu, we bu hu li ipfu hya baatu bakima. Ka laafwana ubaahwadasana. Mu tooni a bu lili mu umono ti ilumbu hya Pfumu hyaka bebele.
Amor fraternal
Amai-vos com amor fraternal sincero. Encorajem-se mutuamente e carreguem os fardos uns dos outros.
Benu limiitsyeme bu benu limiisiingala imbuli, limiitondosono hwavele muwala. Ni mu buuna, tondosonwani mu mifudi na mu mutima mumosi.
Baayakasanaani mu manzo ma benu, hwavele uŋono.
Luulaani mu litondo bana mu bana,
we binama bya buli limosi;
Baani batsomi mu ukiinza bana.
Kristo li mu uva benu ibahala hi hyafulala. Litondo la nde libaava benu kwadisili na Livupu la nde libaatuunga itwadi hya benu. Benu laaluula mu litondo na kwili lingebe bana mu bana. A ni buuna ve? Ni mu buuna, kuhasaani kinya a me, mu ubaapfuuta matsimi. Baani na litondo limosi, mu ubaaba mutima mumosi, na matsimi mamosi.
Nyaha mambu ma Kristo mabaha mbuha mu mitima mya benu na busina bwa mo bwosi. Baalongesenaani na baayibusanaani na tsiki yoosi. Yimbalaani Nzambi mu mitima mya benu myosi, na pfutili matondo, mu mikuunga na nyimbu, na nyimbu Livupu.
Baani baatu ba babwe na ba baaluula mu litondo la bana mu bana. Baasaani bana kolo-kolo, we bu Nzambi ubaasa benu kolo-kolo mu nzila a Kristo.
Baana baa ngu, benu lili ba baateele mu uba bunyanga. Ka ndulu, benu a lisalila bunyanga mo buuna, mu ukuhasa mapeyu ma musunya ve. Ka nyahaani mukele litondo atuma benu, mana benu li baasalasana.
Ni mu buuna, hwadasanaani na kumbasanaani mu ukula mu imiinu, we bu benu lili mu ubaasa.
Tso bisu libaaleele ti bisu lili itwadi na nde, ka bisu lili mu udyata mutso a piipidi, bisu lili mu upfuta mu tooni ati, bisu a lili mu udyata mu imbuli ve. Ka tso bisu lili mu udyata mutso liyalala we bu nde mwakulu Nzambi ali mutso liyalala, bisu lili itwadi bana na bana. Na makila ma Mwana a nde Yisu, mali mu utsyemese bisu mu masumu moosi.
Na bunuubu, baana ba ngu, baani mu kinya. Sahaani uba baatu ba baasupaha mu imiinu, hwadasanaani, baani matsimi mamosi, baani mu hyenze. Buuna Nzambi yi litondo na ya hyenze uba na benu!
Me miipa benu mukele wu munyatihi: tondosonwani. Benu lafwana utondosono, we bu me atondi benu.