Falar
A Bíblia tem muito a ensinar sobre a arte de falar. As palavras têm poder de vida e de morte — podem edificar ou destruir, curar ou ferir, aproximar ou afastar.
O poder das palavras
A morte e a vida estão no poder da língua. A palavra branda desvia a ira, mas a palavra dura suscita o furor.
Falar com sabedoria
No muito falar não falta transgressão. A boca do justo fala sabedoria, e quem guarda os lábios guarda a si mesmo.
Falar a verdade
Cada palavra ociosa será pesada no dia do juízo. Fale a verdade, edifique com a boca e confesse Cristo com os lábios.
"Bhela, numpwaghila, lichobha la utemulu bhandu anabhapalika kuyanga kwa kila lilobhi langakupalika lebhapwagha.
"Ngati ndongu waku anaakuhokihi, ujendaje kwaki ukumpwaghila lihoku laki koni mukabya mwabheli pena. Anaakujowanili, anaubya umpatiki kabheti ndongu waku.
"Pamlobha, ngamwikubha na malobhi ghamaheli ngati mobhahenge bhandu bhangakummanya Chapanga. Maghambu bhombi bhahambuki kubha anabhajowanika kwa ndandi ja kujoloka kwa malobhi ghabhu.
Henu, kila chendongila kulubhendu bhandu anabhaghajowana paunang’anu, na kila chenjojalanya koni njighi milyangu kuchumba, ghitangazwa panani ja unhaghala wa nyumba."
Mundu mnyahi alongela malobhi manyahi kuhuma mu chikoku cha mtima wake, na mundu muhakau alonge malobhi mahakau kuhuma mu chikoku cha mtima wake. Maghambu mundu ulonge mambu ghala ghaghatweli mkati ja mtima wake.
Maghambu anaujetakili kwa ndomu waku kubha Yesu nde Bambo, na kuhobhalela muntima waku ja kubha Chapanga akamuhyohiki kuhuma kwa bhakuwa, anaukengaliwaje.
Bhelabhela Roho najombi anaatujangatya mu mazaifu ghitu, maghambu ngachetumanyi kulobha ngati moitupalakila, nambu Roho mwene atulobhela kwaka Chapanga kwa mabhinilu makolongwa ghangakuweza kulongaleka.
Edificar com palavras
Não saia da boca nenhuma palavra torpe. Sejam prontos para ouvir, tardios para falar, e tardios para a ira.
Malobhi mahakau ngaghipita ng’o mumilomu jinu, nambu ghala ghaghajangatila kwa ndandi ja kubhachenga bhangi nahuli lapekya chihomu bhabhalijowana.
Bhalongu bhango bhapalu, mkombukaje lijambu lenu! Kila mundu akubha na chipyaghu cha kujowana, nambu ngaikubha na chipyaghu cha kupwagha wala kuyoma.
Ndandi tabhokapi tulikobhandola mu mambu ghamaheli. Nambu ngati mundu ngacheahokeha mu kulongela kwaki, henu jonihoju nde mkamilifo, na aweza kujitawala bhelebhela hyegha jaki jokapi.
Ngamwalepa bhandu lihakau kwa lihakau, au litondu kwa litondu, nambu mbya mabhandu mwempengalela, maghambu ghanihagha nde ghandowakakile na Chapanga nahuli mpengalikaje.
Mabhana bhangu, upalu witu ngawikubha malobhi matopo, nambu ubya upalu wa chakaka na wa matendu.