1 Sebahingi kan'ompela neNdzimu, tomukumbilisisa kuti musiwamutjilile ngoni dzeNdzimu suli. 2 Ngobe iye unoti,
"Mulubaka gwakafanila,
ndakamuwhilila,
ndikamutjidza,
muhhuba letjidziwa."
Lingani, ngwenuwali gwatjiba lubaka gunowamutjilika; lingani, kwatjiba hhuba letjidziwa.
3 Atitodzibila nhu kene nayipi zila, kuyetila kuti kusibe netjakayipa tjinowanika nekwen'hingo wedu, 4 koga tolayidza ba bahingi beNdzimu nezila dzose. Ngekusimidzila kukulu, mukudziyidzika, mubulemo, mumamanikano, 5 mukulobgwa, hhaliligwa mujele, maponyongo, hinga zwakalema, sayizela, yila zodliwa; 6 ngebubuya, luzibo, moyolenfu, bunhu, Meya Yakayengemala, ludo gwelebeswa, 7 ndebo yemalebeswa, nemasimba eNdzimu; nezwigo zwendulamo zweluboko gweludli negwelumehwe; 8 mukulemekedzewa nesalemekedzewa, mukulebgwa zwakayipa nelebgwa zwakanaka. Tobhakhwa sebanyepi, koga iswi timulebeswa; 9 sebasingazibgwe, koga tizibgwa kwazo; sebanofa, koga lingani tibapenyu; sebalangiwa, koga tikasibulawe; 10 sebamubuyendasi, koga tihanha; sebahayi, koga tiyeta banji bakafuma; sebasina tjabo, koga tinako kose.
11 Talebeleka takahalabvuka kumuli, baKhorinte; mimoyo yedu yakahhulika. 12 Amutokwebegwa hule naswi, koga mokwebegwa hule nemimoyo yenyu. 13 Ndeelebeleka sekunoyi ndolebeleka nebana. Hhulani mimoyo yenyu bo.
14 Musibe netjinomuhanganya nebanhu basingagalemoyo. Ngobe ndulamo nebubi kungahingidzana tjini? Kene kuti tjedza tjingawililana nehhalima? 15 Ini Khirisitu tjaangabvumilana naBheliyali? Kene ini nghalimoyo tjaanatjo tjinofanana netje usingagalemoyo? 16 Nditjipi tjibvumilano tjingabapo pakati kwethempeli leNdzimu nemidzimwana yakabehhewa? Ngobe tithempeli leNdzimu mpenyu; seNdzimu kwaakati,
"Ndowhogala mubali
kakale ayenda pakati kwabo,
ndowhoba Ndzimu wabo,
ibo banowhoba banhu bangu."
17 Ndizo ke He banoti,
"Ibvani pabali,
mupalalane nabo,
musikunhe tjinhu tjina hambgwa;
ndiko kwandinowhomuwamutjila,
18 ndowhoba tate kumuli,
imwi mukaba bakololo nebakololokadzi bangu,
kujalo He Masimba ose."