1 Eelyo iwe, mwanaangu, ube mukozu muluzyalo luli muli Kkirisitu Jesu, 2 alimwi eezyo nzwakamvwa kulindime kunembo lyabakamboni bayingi, uziyiisye kubantu basyomekede bayookonzya kuyiisya bamwi lubo.

3 Waabilane mukupenzegwa mbuli silumamba mubotu waKkirisitu Jesu. 4 Taakwe silumamba uli mumulimu uchelezegwa akuchita zimbi, mbuli kuti impalamo yakwe njakubotezya simalelo wakwe. 5 Sikuchijaana tajani musini pe kunze akuti wachijaana zyeendelene amalayilile. 6 Mulimi ubeleka anguzu nguuyelede lutaanzi kujana chaabilo chazilyo. 7 Yeeyesya atala azintu nzindaamba, nkaambo Mwami uyookupa kumvwisisisya muzintu zyoonse.

8 Yeeya Jesu Kkirisitu, wakabusigwa kuzwa kubafu, walunyungu lwaDevidi, mbuli mbwakambawukwa mumakani mabotu aangu, 9 makani mabotu aayo ngindifwabila akwaangwa anketani mbuli sikutyola mulawu. Pesi jwi lyaLeza talyaangidwe pe anketani. 10 Nkikaako ndilakakatila zintu zyoonse nkaambo kabasale, kuchitila kuti alabo bakajane lufutuko muli Kkirisitu Jesu abulemu butamani. 11 Kwaamba ooku nkwachoonzyo:

Kuti twafwa anguwe,

tuyoopona aamwi anguwe lubo.

12 Kuti twakakatila,

tuyooyendelezya aamwi anguwe lubo;

kuti twamutama,

alakwe uyootutama alubo;

13 kuti katutasyomeki,

we unookkede kasyomekede,

nkaambo takonzyi kulitama.

14 Kubayeezya zintu eezi, akubalayilila kunembo lyaLeza kuti baleke kukazyana atala amajwi, aayo atagwasyi, pesi anyonganiya aabo baswiilizyi. 15 Chita changuzu kuti ulitondeezye kuli Leza mbuli umwi wakasalwa, simulimu utakwe bweeme, ujata kabotu ijwi lyakasimpe. 16 Uleke kwaambuula kutakwe bunaLeza, nkaambo kuyoozulida bantu mukuyabuya kubija, 17 alimwi majwi aabo ayooyendelela mbuli chilonda chisasabuka. Akati kabo kuli Himeniyasi aFiletasi, 18 aabo bakasunzuluka kuzwa kukasimpe akujatilila kuti kubuka kwakayinda kale. Baliikunyonyoona lusyomo lwabamwi. 19 ✝ Pesi intalisyo yaLeza iliimvwi nji, kayijisi chisinizyo chamajwi aaya: "Mwami ulibazi bakwe," alimwi, "Muleke woonse muntu wiita zina lyaMwami aleke bubi."

20 Muŋanda mpati mulizibelesyo peepe zyangolide ansiliva luzutu pe pesi lubo azyazisamu azyabulongo, azimwi zibelesegwa mubulemu, azimwi zitali zyabulemu. 21 Kuti umwi walisalazya kuzwa kuzintu eezyo zyabubi zitakwe bulemu, eelyo uyooba chibelesyo chabulemu, chisalazidwe akuba amulimu kuli simalelo waŋanda, chibambililwa kubelesegwa kufumbwa mulimu mubotu. 22 Aboobo siya zisusi zyabukubusi akudunamina bululami alusyomo aluyando aluumuno, abaabo bayita zina lyaMwami kuzwa kumoyo ululeme. 23 Utabi achakuchita azyabufubafuba, akukazyana kwabiyo, ulizi kuti zizyala nkondo. 24 Alimwi mulanda waMwami teelede kuba sikukazyana pe pesi abe abuuya kumuntu woonse, weelede kuba muntu ukonzya kuyiisya amoyo mulamfu, 25 ululamika aabo bamukazya mukulibombya. Ambweni Leza ngoolabapa kuti bakasanduke akuyooziba kasimpe, 26 alimwi ngabalakonzya kuyeeya kabotu mpawo bachije kuzwa kukakole kaSikuchenga, ooyo wakabatola mubuzike kuti bachite kuyanda kwakwe.