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1 Nansi isitsho esiqotho esithi: Lowo ofuna ukuba ngumthungameli ufisa umsebenzi olesithunzi.
Ya maama ne tiegi li ya tie ke nilo bua tua gobdika; o lugdi ya tuonli n mɔni boncianla.
2 Umthungameli akumelanga abengosolekayo njalo kumele abeyindoda elomfazi oyedwa, ezithibayo, elamandla okuzibamba, ehloniphekayo, ephatha kuhle izihambi, eyenelisa ukufundisa,
Li buali ke gobdika kan ya pia jalgi bákuli, ki ya pia oyendo baba, ke o yama dua, yua n pia li miinli, yua cegni o yema, ki banili cangaali, ki ba fidi ki tundi niba
3 engayisiso sidakwa, engeladlakela kodwa emnene, engathandi ingxabano, engathandi imali.
O kan kuani o yuli li daañuli nni, yua ki pia jadi, ama yua gaani sugli, ki pia li juunli, kaa kpaani o yuli po baali.
4 Kayibe ngephatha kuhle umuzi wayo njalo ibone ukuba abantwana bayo bayayilalela ngenhlonipho efaneleyo.
O baa bani o diegu kubma, ke o bila cengi o maama, ki cɔlni.
5 (Nxa umuntu engakwazi ukuphatha umuzi wakhe angaliphatha njani ibandla likaNkulunkulu na?)
Kelima nilo ya ki bani o diegu kubma, o ba tieni ledi i ku kubi U Tienu nitaanli?
6 Akumelanga kube ngosanda kuphenduka hlezi azikhukhumeze abe ngaphansi kokwahlulelwa kunye loSathane.
Li ki buali ke wan ya tie kɔnpanga, o japaaciandi ń da ti cedi sutaani ń buu ki cuo o.
7 Njalo kumele abe ngodume ngokuhle kwabangaphandle ukuze angaweli ehlazweni lasemjibileni kaSathane.
Li go buali ke wan la kasiedi kaantianu, lan todi o wan da baa mi tudma bii sutaani diagu nni.
8 Ngokunjalo, amadikoni lawo kumele kube ngabantu abahloniphekayo, abaqotho, abanganathi iwayini elinengi, abangadingi inzuzo ngobuqili.
Bi todkaaba mo baa tie mɔmɔnsaala i, ki fagi yeni palalie danba, li daañucianli yeni mi ŋalmanbuama.
9 Kumele babambelele eqinisweni elizikileyo kanye lasekukholweni ngesazela esihlanzekileyo.
Bi baa kubi bi dudugdi ń dɔgdi bi po ya mɔmɔni yeni li yantiaŋanli.
10 Kumele baqale bahlolwe; nxa kungekho lutho olubi ngabo, kabasebenze njengamadikoni.
Bi dá ba cindi ki biigi ba, ki diidi yo, bi ya ki pia tagli bákuli, ban fidi ki cili bi tuonli.
11 Ngokunjalo, labomkabo kumele babe ngabesifazane abahloniphekayo, abangahlebiyo kodwa abazithibayo labathembekileyo ezintweni zonke.
Bi puoba mo baa tie yaaba n maadi i mɔni, kaa jondi nilo po, ki pia li yumiinli, ki tie payenli buama danba lan tieni maama kuli.
12 Umdikoni kabe lomfazi oyedwa kuphela njalo ophatha kuhle abantwana bakhe kanye labendlu yakhe.
Bi todkaaba baa tie poyendanba, yaaba n ŋanbi ki tundi bi bila, ki kubi bi dansanu bonŋanla.
13 Labo abasebenze kuhle bazuza isithunzi lesithembiso esikhulu ekukholweni kwabo kuKhristu uJesu.
Kelima, yaaba n tuuni bi tuona bonŋanla ba baa li seli yeni li dandanli kelima bi dudugdi Jesu Kiristi nni.
14 Lanxa ngikhangelele ukuza kuwe masinyane, ngikulobela iziqondiso lezi ukuze kuthi
N diani ki maadi a ya bona ne, ki daani ke min cua a kani yognubá.
15 nxa ngibambeka, ukwazi ukuthi abantu kumele baziphathe njani endlini kaNkulunkulu elibandla likaNkulunkulu ophilayo, insika lesisekelo seqiniso.
Ama, ki fidi lan todi a, li ya tie ke mii cua tonma, ŋan bandi a yema U Tienu diegu nni, yaagu n tie U Tienu yua tundi ki pia miali nitaanli, i mɔmɔni jumu yeni yi daasiedu.
16 Kungekho kuthandabuza imfihlakalo yokwesaba uNkulunkulu inkulu: Wabonakaliswa emzimbeni, wafakazelwa nguMoya, wabonwa yizingilosi, watshunyayelwa phakathi kwezizwe, umhlaba wakholwa kuye, wenyukiselwa phezulu ngenkazimulo.
Lipo n cedi ke tikuli taani ki tuo ke: “Mi yenŋɔdma mɔmɔni tie yaalidgu bonli i” O dɔgdi yeni ti gbannandi, ke foŋanma saa i mɔni o po, ke malekinba la o, ke o wangi o laabaaliŋamo bi niba siiga, ke bi dugi o po ŋanduna nni, ke bi duoni o ti yudandi nni”.
