Egoísmo
O egoísmo é o oposto do amor cristão. Jesus nos ensinou a negar a nós mesmos, tomar a cruz e segui-lo. A vida cristã é vida de entrega, serviço e generosidade.
Negar-se a si mesmo
Se alguém quer vir após mim, negue-se a si mesmo. O caminho de Cristo é o caminho da auto-entrega e do serviço.
Koonɨ Woosaaka Mutuuba Yéesu
Akavaanɨrɨra vapooji vaachwe na ɨra mpuka ya vaantʉ akavasea, "Koonɨ mʉʉntʉ yoyoosi yoosaaka aantuube, nɨ mpaka iisiite yeemweene, avaale mʉsaláaba waachwe, aantuube.
Na wa kavɨrɨ noo ʉhʉ, ‘Ʉmweende mwiiwaako ja ˆvyeene wiiyenda mweeneevyo.’ Kusiina ʉlairiri wɨɨngɨ ʉrɨ mʉkʉʉlʉ kʉlookya ndairiri iji tʉkʉ."
Kirisitʉ ˆakakwye mʉsaláabii, baa nɨɨnɨ mwiikalo waanɨ wa kalɨ waakwya. Haaha nɨ nkaasʉ ndɨrɨ, maa kaa, sɨ ja ˆvyeene nɨjáa hara kalɨ tʉkʉ. Haaha nɨ Kirisitʉ ˆyookiikala isii yaanɨ. Mwiikalo wa mʉvɨrɨ ndɨrɨ nowo mpɨɨndɨ iji noo kiikala ko muruma Mwaana wa Mʉlʉʉngʉ. Yeeye aanyenda, akatoola nkaasʉ yaachwe sa aandamurirye nɨɨnɨ.
Karɨ mʉndoobweeyya kɨɨntʉ ko viihya ɨnda tʉkʉ. Karɨ mʉndookiivaa kɨpeembe tʉkʉ. Maa kaa, mwiikiimye na ɨsɨ, kɨra mʉʉntʉ yoomʉnyemya wɨɨngɨ na moovoona vɨɨngɨ vabooha kʉlookya nyuunyu.
Maa kaa, kʉva nkaasʉ kwaanɨ sɨ kɨɨntʉ tʉkʉ. Kɨɨntʉ kɨkʉʉlʉ kwaanɨ nɨ kʉmarikirya mʉrɨmo ˆmweene naheewa nɨ Yéesu Mweenevyoosi, noo kʉsea, noonekye kɨkomi Masáare Maaja ya nduwo ya Mʉlʉʉngʉ.
Viver para os outros
Ninguém busque o próprio interesse, mas o do próximo. O amor não busca os seus próprios interesses.
Mʉʉntʉ karɨ abweeyye yara ˆyarɨ na kʉnáálo kʉrɨ yeeye vii tʉkʉ, maa kaa, abweeyye yara ˆyarɨ na kʉnáálo kwa mwiiwaachwe.
Kweenda kwayímiriryaa, na kwatɨɨte mbavariri. Kweenda kusiina kɨvɨna tʉkʉ, sɨ kwiivaa kɨpeembe tʉkʉ na kusiina ukudamu tʉkʉ. Kweenda kwabwéeyyaa mʉʉntʉ ave matu, sɨ kwabwéeyyaa mʉʉntʉ iiririkane sa masáare yaachwe vii tʉkʉ, sɨ kwabwéeyyaa mʉʉntʉ akalale chaangʉ vii tʉkʉ, na sɨ kwabwéeyyaa mʉʉntʉ avɨɨke ʉvɨ mutimii tʉkʉ.
Kiikooveri tʉkʉ! Koonɨ mʉʉntʉ ʉmwɨ kʉrɨ nyuunyu yookiiyona atɨɨte tooti ya ɨhɨ weerʉ, yoosaakwa ave mʉhoho sa ave mʉʉntʉ ˆarɨ na tooti ya Mʉlʉʉngʉ.
Kɨra mʉʉntʉ kʉrɨ suusu atʉmame viintʉ ˆvyoomweerya mʉtɨma mwiiwaachwe, sa amʉjeenge kʉrɨ kumuruma Yéesu Kirisitʉ.
Sa kɨra haantʉ ˆharɨ na kɨvɨna na mʉʉntʉ kwiilaanga yeemweene vii, aho, hatɨɨte isóso na kɨra ivala ra ʉvɨ.