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1 Nansi isitsho esiqotho esithi: Lowo ofuna ukuba ngumthungameli ufisa umsebenzi olesithunzi.
Diambu diadi didi dikuikama: “Woso mutu lembo tombi ba ntuadisi mu Dibundu; niandi tidi kisalu kimboti.”
2 Umthungameli akumelanga abengosolekayo njalo kumele abeyindoda elomfazi oyedwa, ezithibayo, elamandla okuzibamba, ehloniphekayo, ephatha kuhle izihambi, eyenelisa ukufundisa,
Bufueni kuidi ntuadisi mu ba mutu wukambulu tsembolo, kafueti ba bakala widi nketo wumosi kaka, kalendi ba phulu dia ayi nua ko, kafueti ba nkua nduenga; kafueti ba mutu zebi kukiyala mu luzingu luandi, zebi yakula bumboti banzenza, zebi longa,
3 engayisiso sidakwa, engeladlakela kodwa emnene, engathandi ingxabano, engathandi imali.
kanuanga malavu ko, kanuananga ko vayi widi nlembami, kasi nkua ziphaka ko, kasi khunia zimbongo ko.
4 Kayibe ngephatha kuhle umuzi wayo njalo ibone ukuba abantwana bayo bayayilalela ngenhlonipho efaneleyo.
Kaba mutu zebi diatisa bumboti nzoꞌandi, zebi nata bumboti bana bandi ku bulemvo; mu lukinzu loso.
5 (Nxa umuntu engakwazi ukuphatha umuzi wakhe angaliphatha njani ibandla likaNkulunkulu na?)
Vayi enati mutu kasi zaba diatisa nzoꞌandi ko, buna buevi kalenda kebila Dibundu di Nzambi e?
6 Akumelanga kube ngosanda kuphenduka hlezi azikhukhumeze abe ngaphansi kokwahlulelwa kunye loSathane.
Mutu beni kabika ba mutu wutambudi bosi phulusu muingi kabika baluniemo ayi kabika zengolo nkanu banga wowo wuzengolo Satana.
7 Njalo kumele abe ngodume ngokuhle kwabangaphandle ukuze angaweli ehlazweni lasemjibileni kaSathane.
Muaki kafueti ba kimbangi kimboti va meso ma batu bobo badi ku nganda, muingi kabika fua tsoni ayi kabika bua mu ntambu wu Satana.
8 Ngokunjalo, amadikoni lawo kumele kube ngabantu abahloniphekayo, abaqotho, abanganathi iwayini elinengi, abangadingi inzuzo ngobuqili.
Bobuawu kuidi bisadi, bifueti ba mamvawu batu ba lukinzu, batu bantubanga mambu ma kiedika kaka, banuanga malavu mawombo ko, babakanga zimbongo mu luvunu ko.
9 Kumele babambelele eqinisweni elizikileyo kanye lasekukholweni ngesazela esihlanzekileyo.
Bafueti zaba lundanga mansueki ma minu mu mayindu mamboti ma ntima ayi mavedila.
10 Kumele baqale bahlolwe; nxa kungekho lutho olubi ngabo, kabasebenze njengamadikoni.
Bafueti tuama totu, bosi basala bu bamonikini batu bakambulu tsembolo.
11 Ngokunjalo, labomkabo kumele babe ngabesifazane abahloniphekayo, abangahlebiyo kodwa abazithibayo labathembekileyo ezintweni zonke.
Bobuawu baketo, mamvawu bafueti ba baketo ba lukinzu, batubidilanga batu ku ndambu ko, basi ko phulu yi dia ayi yi nua ko, bakuikama mu mamo.
12 Umdikoni kabe lomfazi oyedwa kuphela njalo ophatha kuhle abantwana bakhe kanye labendlu yakhe.
Bika bisadi biba babakala biba babakala bakuela nketo wumosi-wumosi kaka, bizaba diatisa bumboti bana bawu ayi zinzo ziawu veka.
13 Labo abasebenze kuhle bazuza isithunzi lesithembiso esikhulu ekukholweni kwabo kuKhristu uJesu.
Bila babo bansala bumboti bammonikanga batu ba lukinzu ayi babeki diana dinneni mu minu kidi mu Klisto Yesu.
14 Lanxa ngikhangelele ukuza kuwe masinyane, ngikulobela iziqondiso lezi ukuze kuthi
Ndilembo sonikina mambu mama bila diana didi uama mu vika kuiza kudingeyo;
15 nxa ngibambeka, ukwazi ukuthi abantu kumele baziphathe njani endlini kaNkulunkulu elibandla likaNkulunkulu ophilayo, insika lesisekelo seqiniso.
vayi enati ndikidi zingila diodi didi mu diambu wuzaba buevi wufueti zingila mu Nzo yi Nzambi, yoyi yidi Dibundu di Nzambi yi moyo, dikunzi ayi zingumunu ki kiedika.
16 Kungekho kuthandabuza imfihlakalo yokwesaba uNkulunkulu inkulu: Wabonakaliswa emzimbeni, wafakazelwa nguMoya, wabonwa yizingilosi, watshunyayelwa phakathi kwezizwe, umhlaba wakholwa kuye, wenyukiselwa phezulu ngenkazimulo.
Ayi mu kambu findisa ziphaka: mansueki ma luzitu lu Nzambi madi manneni. Nzambi wumonika mu lunitu lu nsuni Wukitulu wusonga mu pheve Zimbasi zimmona Wulongu muidi Bapakanu Nzo yinwilukila, Wutombolo mu nkembo.
