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1 Intambo eye auhueli: angeze muntu ukete nsula akulula memeili, ukete nsula nziza.
Eechi chaambyo chilinchicho: Na muntu kayanda kuba mupati wambungano, ulombozya mulimu mubotu.
2 Kuite gwa umemeeli aleke kulula wakumelwa. Inge kusinja wattule mugoha nuamusungu ung'wi. Inge kusinja watule nuakatekati, upolo, nuautalatibu, mulende; Inge kusinja watulenuuhumi nuakumanyisa.
Nkinkaako mupati wambungano teelede kuba akampenda pe. Uyelede kuba mulumi wa mwanakazi umwe. Uleelede kuba muntu uli achiimo chibotu, uyeya kabotu, uzikatide, alimwi usamawusya. Uyelede kukonzya kuyisya.
3 Wezeleka kutumila imagae (ntule), inge numuliuku nukete uupolo. Kusinja waleke kulowa impia.
Teelede kuba muntu uyandisya wayini, utakazyi a kutalwana pe, pesi aboobo, kalisibuuya, siluumuno. Teelede kuba simuyanda mali pe.
4 Inonee kuimiila iza iantu amunyumbakwe ung'wenso, nianaakwe yianonee kumugombwa kumakulyo ehi.
Abe muntu ukonzya kubamba n'anda yakwe kabotu, alimwi uyeelede kuba aanchonzyo kuti bana bakwe balamuswilizya akumulemeka munzila zyoonse.
5 Indogoilyo angeze umuntu shuulingile kuemiila iantu amunyumbakwe ung'wenso, ukulilela uli itekeelo lang'wi Tunda?
Nkaambo na mwaalumi katazi kubamba n'anda yakwe mwini, kujana ulakonzya biyeni kubamba mbungano yaLeza?
6 Aleke kutula muhueli numupya, kunsoko kina waleke kikumbula nukugwa muulamuli anga umulugu.
Teelede kuba muntu uuchisanduka, kuchitila kuti katazimbi chakulisumpula alimwi ulakonzya kuwida mukupegwa mulandu mbuli Satani.
7 Kusinja hange atule nulukumo nuluza kuehi niakole kunzi, nsoko walekekugwa muminyala numulego nuamulugu.
Aboobo abe muntu ulempuwo mbotu kuli baabo balaanze, kuti atawide mu mawuse a mukakole ka dyabbulosi.
8 Mashemasi, uu nieenso yeanonee kutula agombilwe kukuligwa, alekekutula nintambu ibiile. Aleke kutumela imagae (ntule) kukila ikatekati ang'wi kutula ninsula.
Munzila ikozyenye, madikkoni beelede kuba abulemu, batabi bandimi-zyobile. Tabeelede kunywa loko wayini a kutangala.
9 Wahuma kukendegeela kisigo niza etai iyo nauhueli naekumbuwe.
Baleelede kubamba nsiswa chalusyomo a miyeyo isalala.
10 Hange atule agombilwe hanza, ekiuye ahume kituma kunsoko agila anga kumelwa.
Baleelede kuzumininwa lutanzi, alimwi elyo beelede kubeleka nkaambo tabakwe kampenda.
11 Niasungu uu lukulu atule akete ikulyo. Aleke kutula akueli. Ezeakole katekati hange akueli kunkani yehi.
Munzila ikozyenye, banakazi babo beelede kuba abulemu, batakwe manwa, pesi balijisi alimwi basyomekede muzintu zyoonse.
12 Iashemasi kusinja ezeagoha niamusungu ung'wiung'wi kusinja ahume kuemiila iza iana ao nawe ni amunyumba yao.
Badikkoni kabali balumi ba mwanakazi umwi. Baleelede kubamba kabotu bana babo a n'anda zyabo.
13 Kunsoko awa niakutumeka iza upata wimeki nuuza nuugimya nuukulu muuhueli nukole mung'wa Yesu Kilisto.
Nkaambo aabo bakabeleka kabotu balajana lwabo kwimikila kubotu alimwi a busichaamba bupati mulusyomo luli muliKkilisito Jesu.
14 Kumaandeka imakani aya kung'waako, hange nikuie kiza kung'waako pakupi tai.
Mbuli mbundikulemba zintu ezi kulinduwe, ndabulangilizi bwakusika kulinduwe akufwambana.
15 Kuite angeze kutinia, kuandeka nsoko uhume kulenga ezeuli kenda munyumba ang'wi Tunda, inge mitekeelo nilang'wi Tunda numupanga, kimpandwa nuaeligwa nuatai.
Pesi na ndanonoka, ndikukulembela kuti uzibe kuti kulibambwa biyeni mun'anda yaLeza, ili njiyo mbungano yaLeza muumi, njembandama a mugwasyi wasimpe.
16 Hange shayukukingileka kina tai aii Tunda nuukunukuwe ukulu: “Aewigeelekile mumueli wikagombwa nung'wang'welu, wikigela nukung'wa malaeka, wikatanantigwa mung'waso muanyakilungu, wikakegenwa munkumbigulu, hange wikaholwa migulya muukulu.
toonse tulazumina kuti insiswa yabunaleza nimpati loko: “Wakayubununwa munyama, wakachitwa uusalala aMuuya, wakabonwa a bangelo, wakaambwa akati kamanyika, wakasyomegwa munyika, alimwi wakatolwa kujulu mubulemu.”
