1 Ingye nyɨrɨ musabibu w'ekwenene* na Thatha yo muhingi. 2 Bʉlɨ mʉthahɨ anyilashireko ow'athahekire biguma anatsawo. Hewethuwe bʉlɨ mʉthahɨ ow'ahekire biguma anasarɨrawo bʉshana aheke biguma bɨngɨ kw'aho. 3 Imwe mwamalire ɨera bʉshana n'ekɨnwa nyababwɨraga. 4 Mwikale emwishi saye nga ko nyikere emwishi senyu. Kʉbʉshɨ hathalɨ mʉthahɨ wangaheka biguma wowene alɨ athalashire ko musabibu. Nemwe kuthyo mʉthangaheka biguma muthikere emwishi saye. 5 Ingye nyɨrɨ musabibu, nemwe mʉlɨ mɨthahɨ. Yo wikere emwishi saye, nangye nyikere emwishi sɨwe, oyo andaheka biguma bɨngɨ. Kʉshangwa muthikere emwishi saye mʉthangakola kɨndʉ. 6 N'omʉndʉ amabya athikere emwishi saye, andagʉshwa embʉga nga kw'abanagʉsha omʉthahɨ nawo n'ɨʉma. Emɨthahɨ yɨrɨ ng'eyo, ɨnakʉmwa-kʉmwa n'ɨʉshwa mo mʉtsanwa naro niyahya. 7 Mwamikala emwishi saye n'ebɨnwa byaye byamikala emwishi senyu, mʉshabe ebyo mushashire, nemwe mwandahabwabyo. 8 Mwamaheka biguma bɨngɨ, Thatha nɨandahalambwa, n'aho ni mwabya bɨga baye kundu. 9 Nga ko Thatha anyɨtsɨɨraga, nangye kuthyo nyibatsiire. Aho, mwikale mo lwanzo lwaye. 10 Mwamashikya amathegeko aye, mwandikala mo lwanzo lwaye, nga ko nangye monyashikya amathegeko wa Thatha, na nyikere mo lwanzo lʉwe. 11 Monyɨbabwɨra ebɨnwa ebi, bʉshana olʉmogo lwaye lubye mw'imwe, n'olʉmogo lwenyu lubye lʉnene kʉtsɨbʉ*. 12 Erithegeko lyo nyɨbaha lye lɨno: mʉtsɨɨrane bagʉma kʉ bandɨ nga ko nyabatsɨɨraga. 13 Hathalɨ mʉndʉ yo uwithe lwanzo lʉnene kʉlenga yo ʉhana obʉyɨngo bʉwe bʉshana n'abira bʉwe. 14 Imwe mʉlɨ bira baye mwamakola ebyo enyɨbahamʉla. 15 Nyɨthɨshʉbe bahʉlamo bakoli, kʉshangwa omukoli athamɨnya ebyo nyinya-kowabo akola. Enyɨbwahʉlamo bira baye lɨno kʉshangwa monyababwire ebyoshi nyonvwaga ɨthoka ewa Thatha. 16 Mʉthalɨ imwe mwanyɨshombolaga, hewethuwe n'ingye ngyo nyabashombolaga. Nyamabathʉma mʉgende mʉyaheke biguma, n'ebiguma byenyu bɨthɨndahwe. Aho, ebyoshi mwandashaba Thatha kw'ɨtsɨna lyaye andabahabyo. 17 Erithegeko nyamabaha lye lɨno: mʉtsɨɨrane imwe kw'imwe.

18 «Abandʉ ba mo kɨhʉgo bamababaga, mʉmɨnye ko mobanyɨbaga embere bababage. 19 Mwangabere bandʉ b'ekɨhʉgo, abandʉ b'omo kɨhʉgo bangabatsiire nga balikyabo. Hewethuwe monyabashombola ɨthoka mo kɨhʉgo kɨno. Nemwe mʉthakɨrɨ bandʉ b'omo kɨhʉgo. Nɨ bʉshana n'ekyo abandʉ bababayire. 20 Mwɨbʉke ebɨnwa nyababwɨraga nyɨthɨ: "Omukoli athalɨ mʉkʉlʉ kʉ nyinya-kowabo*." Balɨ mobanyagatsya, nemwe kuthyo bandabagatsya. Na balɨ mobashikya ebɨnwa byaye, bandashikya n'ebɨnwa byenyu kuthyo. 21 Hewethuwe bandabakolera ebyoshi ebyo, bʉshana n'erɨtsɨna lyaye kʉshangwa bathetsi yo wanyɨthʉmaga. 22 Nyɨrɨ nyithahikaga na nyɨrɨ nyɨthasɨmolaga nabo, bathangabere bakoli ba bɨtsɨbʉ. Hewethuwe lɨno bathangayɨgana ebɨtsɨbʉ byabo. 23 Yo unyibayire niabayire na Thatha kuthyo. 24 Nyɨrɨ nyɨthakolaga bɨmɨnyɨkalo ebyo ʉndɨ mʉndʉ mo kathi kabo athangakotsya ɨkola, bathangabere bakoli b'ebɨtsɨbʉ. Hewethuwe mobalola kʉbyo, he namo bɨnalɨ bithyo, bathubayire ingye na thatha. 25 Hewethuwe ebibya bithyo, nɨ bʉshana kɨbererere ekɨnwa kishakirwe mo Mʉgomba wabo kɨthɨ: "Mobanyɨbayɨra bʉsha*." 26 oMwangɨrɨtsɨ nyandabathʉmɨra ɨthoka ewa Thatha andabya ahika, andabya mutimo aye. Ɨye nɨ oMʉthɨma ow'ekwenene ow'athoka ewa Thatha. 27 Nemwe kuthyo mwandabya batimo baye, kʉshangwa mʉlɨ nangye ɨthoka ko ndangɨro.»