1 Nkikaako amwiiye kuli Leza, mbuli bana bayandwa, 2 ✝ alimwi mweende muluyando, mbuli Kkirisitu mbwakatuyanda mpawo wakalipeda nkaambo kesu, wakaba chipo chinunkilila achipayizyo kuli Leza.

3 Pesi bumambi abusofwazi boonse nikuba bwanka, tazyeelede pe nikuba kwaambwa akati kanu, tazyeelede pe ziliboobu akati kabasalali. 4 Kutabi buubi, nikuba masampu, nikuba kuchengana, ziteelede; nikuba boobo ngakube kupa kulumba. 5 Ngamube akasimpe acheechi, kuti takwe simamambi nikuba busofwazi, nikuba bwanka (chaamba, bapiila mizimu) ulaalukono mubwami bwaKkirisitu abwaLeza.

6 Kutabi uumwi umuyuunga amajwi abuyo, nkaambo kazeezi zintu kuti bukali bwaLeza bulaza kubantu bataswiilili. 7 Nkikaako mutabi abulyidilani ambabo, 8 nkaambo kale mwakali mudima, pesi lino muli mumuni muMwami; amweende mbuli bana bamumuni, 9 nkaambo muchelo wamumuni ujanwa muli zyoonse zibotu aziluleme abwiini. 10 Amweezye kwiiya eezyo zikondelezya kuMwami. 11 Mutabi achakuchita mumilimu itakwe muchelo yamumudima, pesi nikubaboobo muyiiyubunune. 12 Nkaambo zipa bweeme nikuba kwaambuula atala azintu eezyo nzibachita munsite; 13 pesi kuti kufumbwa chintu chayubununwa amumuni inga chaliboniya, 14 nkaambo kufumbwa chintu eecho chaliboniya mumuni. Nkikaako nchikwaambwa kuti,

"Asinsimuka, iwe nuleede, alimwi buka kuzwa kubafu,

mpawo Kkirisitu uyoomumwinikila."

15 Eelyo amulange kabotu mbumupona, peepe mbuli bantu batali basongo, pesi mbuli basongo, 16 ✝ amubelesye kabotu chiindi chiingi, nkaambo mazuba aaya mabi. 17 Nkikaako mutabi bafubafuba, pesi amumvwisisisye kuti kuyanda kwaMwami nkuuli.

18 Alimwi mutakolwi awayini, nkaambo eecho chitoola kukutalizyotolola; pesi amuzuzigwe aMuuya, 19 ✝ amwaambuzyaniye umwi awumwi antembawuzyo amalelebu anyiimbo zyamuuya, kamwiimba akulumbayizya kuMwami mumoyo wanu woonse, 20 lyoonse alimwi kuzintu zyoonse kamupa kulumba muzina lyaMwami wesu Jesu Kkirisitu kuli Leza Taata.

21 Kamulibombya kuli uumwi awumwi muchite oobo mulemeka Kkirisitu.

22 ✝ Nibanakazi, amulibombye kubalumi banu, mbuli kuMwami. 23 Nkaambo mwaalumi ngumutwe wamwanakazi mbuli Kkirisitu mbali mutwe wambungano, mubili wakwe, alimwi nguMufutuli wayo lwakwe. 24 Mbuli mbungano mbuyiili libombya kuli Kkirisitu, mbumbubo alubo banakazi ngabalibombye mulizyoonse kubalumi babo.

25 Nibalumi, amubayande banakazi banu, mbuli Kkirisitu mbwakiiyanda mbungano mpawo wakalipeda nkaambo kayo, 26 kuti akamusazye, kali kumusalazya akumusanzya ameenda ajwi, 27 kuti akayitondeezye imbungano kulinguwe nkilabulemu, kiitakwe kabata nikuba kiitafwiinyene nikuba chintu kufumbwa chiloobo, kuti isalale alimwi katakwe kampenda. 28 Nikuba boobo balumi beleede bayande banakazi babo mbuli mibili yabo. Kufumbwa uyanda mwanakazi wakwe ulaliyanda mwini. 29 (Nkaambo takukwe muntu usula mubili wakwe pe, pesi ulusanina akuyibamba, mbuli Kkirisitu mbwachita kumbungano, 30 nkaambo iswe tulizizo zyamubili wakwe.) 31 ✝ "Nkaambo kazeezi mwaalumi uyoosiya wisi abanyina alimwi akakamantane kumwanakazi wakwe, alimwi aaba babili bayooba mubili uumwi." 32 Eeyi ninsiswa mpati, alimwi ndilokwaamba kuti eechi mukozyano waamba atala aKkirisitu ambungano. 33 Nikubaboobo, umwi awumwi ayande mwanakazi wakwe mbuli mbaliyanda alakwe, alimwi mwanakazi ngalange kuti alemeke mulumi wakwe.