1 Ndizo ke, akutjina wan'wa nlandu kwayibabo bamuna Khirisitu Yesu. (Basingayende ngekwenyama, banoyenda ngekwemeya.)* 2 Ngobe nlayo weMeya yebutjilo muna Khirisitu Yesu wandisunungula munlayo wejinyo nelufu. 3 Ngobe Ndzimu wathama nlayo tjawakakon'wa thama, wakaba nyolonyolo ngentha yenyama. Wakatumila Nkololo uwe eli mutjimo tjenhu wejinyo, akapa nlandu kujinyo, 4 kuyetila kuti kose kunohakiwa nenlayo kuhhadzisiwe mutili, iswi tisingatjile butjilo gwenyama koga titjila ngekweMeya. 5 Ibabo banotjila butjilo gwenyama mikumbulo yabo inokumbula kwenyama; koga ibabo banotjila ngekweMeya mikumbulo yabo inokumbula kweMeya. 6 Nkumbulo wenyama lufu, koga nkumbulo unolawugwa ngeMeya ubutjilo nekunyalala; 7 nkumbulo wenyama utjita kuNdzimu. Awutowhilila nlayo weNdzimu, lebeswa awungatange ukawuwhilila. 8 Nayibabo banotjila butjilo gwenyama abangahanhise Ndzimu.

9 Imwi, amutotjila munyama, koga motjila muMeya, hapa Meya yeNdzimu inogala mumuli. Kene yani nayani usina Meya yaKhirisitu muwunli, haata ali nhu waKhirisitu.

10 Koga hapa Khirisitu alimukuli, mbili uwo wakafa ngentha yejinyo, koga meya imhenyu ngentha yendulamo. 11 Koga hapa meya iye iwhoyo wakamusa Yesu kubafi igala mumuli, iye wakamusa Khirisitu Yesu kubafi unowhopa kakale mibili yenyu yenyama butjilo ngeMeya iye, iyo inowhogala mumuli.

12 Ndizo, makamu angu, tina nlandu, koga kusi kunyama, kuti titjile sekunoda nyama. 13 Ngobe hapa mutjila sekunohakiwa nenyama, mowhofa; koga hapa mungabulaya zwiyeto zwenyama ngeMeya, mowhotjila. 14 Ngobe bose banotungamigwa ngeMeya yeNdzimu, bana beNdzimu. 15 Ngobe amuzowamutjila meya yebulanda inomubgwiliza mukahla, koga makawamutjila meya yeba bana beNdzimu, kakale nayiyeyo Meya tolila titi, "Abha*, Tate." 16 Meya ngekwayo inobvumilana nemeya yedu, kuti tibana beNdzimu. 17 Hapa kuli kuti tibana beNdzimu, tinghalinhaka, nghalinhaka dzeNdzimu kakale tinghalinhaka kan'ompela naKhirisitu, hapa kuli kuti ngelebeswa todziyidzika bo mukudziyidzika kukwe kuyetila kuti tikudziwe bo mugudzo lile.

18 Ndobvuma dziyidzika kwedu kwemisi ino kuhomanana akungalizanyisiwe negudzo latinowhowamutjila. 19 Mbumbiko ngekuhanha, yakalindila zumbunugwa kwebakololo beNdzimu. 20 Ngobe mbumbiko yakapalaligwa netjimo tjayo, kusikuda kwayo, koga ngekuda kwayiwhoyo wakayipaladza, kwakalingiligwa 21 kuti mbumbiko tjekwayo inowhosunungugwa mubulanda gwekubola kakale inginisiwe mugudzo lelusununguko gwebana beNdzimu. 22 Toziba kuti mbumbiko yose inogomela, inakugwadziwa (sewetjikadzi etshibama)* kudza kuwhoswika ngwenuwali. 23 Akuta kuli mbumbiko yoga, koga iswi tjekwedu bo, tina mitjelo yekutanga yeMeya, togomela mukati takalindila yetiwa bakololo nesunungugwa kwemibili yedu. 24 Ngobe mukugalabgwe ikoku takatjidziwa. Koga galabgwe muna tjinoboneka akuta galabgwe. Ndiyani ungagalabgwe muna tjaatjibe natjo kale? 25 Koga hapa tigalabgwe muna tjatisanhu tikabenatjo, totjilinda ngemoyonlefu.

26 Sayikoku, Meya inotibhatsha mubunyolonyolo gwedu. Atitoziba kuti titembezeleleni, koga Meya tjekwayo inotibhatsha ngeliga dikahana kusingake kukalebgwa ngematama. 27 Kakale iye unoholesesa mimoyo yedu unoziba nkumbulo weMeya, ngobe Meya inolebelekela bayengemali kuyendidzana nekuda kweNdzimu.

28 Kakale toziba kuti muzwinhu zose Ndzimu unohinga kuti kunakile ibabo banoda Ndzimu, bakadan'wa kuyendidzana nendongoloso iye. 29 Ibabo baakaziba kutanga, wakabva abahala kuti babe netjiso tjeNkololo uwe, kuyetila kuti abe mbano yenkololo kubunji gwebagalimoyo. 30 Ibabo baakahala wakabadana; kakale ibabo baakahala wakabalulamisa; kakale ibabo baakalulamisa wakabakudza.

31 Towhotini ngono, ngekwayikoku? Hapa Ndzimu alikuntha yedu, ndiyani ungagwisana naswi? 32 Iye usakagugutila Nkololo uwe, koga wakawumpila iswi tose, unokon'wa neni kuti panhu pan'ompela naye atipe zwinhu zose? 33 Ndiyani unowhotilika nlandu bakahagwa neNdzimu? Ndzimu ndiye nlulamisi webanhu. 34 Ndiyani unowana nlandu? NdiKhirisitu Yesu, iye wakatifila, pehhugwi kwayikoku wakamuka, ukuluboko gweludli gweNdzimu kakale unotilebelekela kuNdzimu. 35 Ini kunowhotipalalanya neludo gwaKhirisitu? Kungaba manikana, kene bulemo, kene dziyidziwa, kene hhala, kene yenda mbudlo, kene mbatsha, kene bhangatjeke? 36 Sekwakwaka kwagwa,

"Ngentha yenyu tolingana nelufu hhuba lose;

tobagwa semhwizi dzakalinda bhayiwa."

37 Akuzojalo! Muzwinhu zose izwezwi takakunda kupinda kose kunda, tili muna iwhoya wakatida. 38 Ndinalebeswa kuti kene kuli lufu, kene butjilo, kene batumwa beNdzimu, kene batongi, kene zwinhu zwiyapo kene zwinohha, kene api masimba, 39 kene yenda pehhugwi, kene jitila pasi, kene tjipi tjakabumbiwa akungatithubukanye neludo gweNdzimu gumuna Khirisitu Yesu He wedu.