< 1 Bhakolinto 13 >
1 Nkali meleketaga ibheleketo yowe ya bhandunji na ya ashimalaika, monaga nepelaga kupingana na bhandu, nne njibha mbuti lidebhe lyangali shindu eu kengele.
2 Kabhili, ngolaga kalama ja londola na lunguya ntenga gwa a Nnungu, na kwiimanya indu ya nng'iyo na ya lunda na kola ngulupai ja malila, nkali kombola kuamiya itumbi, ikabheje nepelaga pingana na bhandunji, nne nngabha shindu.
3 Ndolaga indu yangu yowe nikwaapanganga bhaalaga, nkali niishoyaga shiilu shangu shijokwe moto, nepelaga pingana na bhandu, shakwa sha mbwaila.
4 Apingana na bhandu, anakwiipililila, na anakola uguja, na jwangali lupimililo, na akakwiipuna na wala jwangali miinjili.
5 Apingana na bhandu, anakwiitimalika na akaloleya pwaida jakwe nnyene, wala akatumbala na akakwiibhika muntima yangali ya mmbone,
6 akaangalila yangali ya mmbone, ikabhe anaangalila ili ya kweli.
7 Apingana na bhandu akaatotoshela, akaaleka kulupalila na anakwiipililila yowe.
8 Kupingana na bhandu, kwangali mpelo. Monaga kupagwaga kulunguya ntenga gwa a Nnnugu, shikupele, kupagwaga kubheleketa shibheleketo sha ambi, shikupele, nkali lupagwaga lumanyio, shikupite.
9 Pabha indu itukwiimanya na londola ishokope.
10 Ikabheje malanga gushigaishe gatimilile gala, gowe gangatimilila shigapele.
11 Punaliji mwana jwanshoko nashinkubheleketa malinga mwana, nashinkumanya malinga mwana, natendaga ganishiya malinga mwana. Ikabheje ngakuleje, indu yowe ya shigwana njileka.
12 Pabha itukwiibhona nnaino, ni mbuti shiwili nshioo tukawiibhona ukoto, ikabheje gene malangago shitwiibhone ukoto. Nnaino ingwiimanya ishokope, ikabheje kungai shiniimanye yowe ukoto, malinga a Nnungu shibhaamanya nne.
13 Bhai nnaino ilonjeya itatu, ngulupai na kukulupalila na pingana, ikabheje shikulungwa kaje ni kupingana.