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1 hE bhrAtaraH, yuSmanmadhyE 'smAkaM pravEzO niSphalO na jAta iti yUyaM svayaM jAnItha|
Kwa ndabha mwayhomo mmanyili, ndhongo, kwa bhujio wa tete kwa muenga wayelepi wa mebhwa.
2 aparaM yuSmAbhi ryathAzrAvi tathA pUrvvaM philipInagarE kliSTA ninditAzca santO'pi vayam IzvarAd utsAhaM labdhvA bahuyatnEna yuSmAn Izvarasya susaMvAdam abOdhayAma|
Mmanyili kuwa muandi twatesiki ni kutubhona kisoni khola kufilipi, kama kammnyili. Twayele bhakifu kup'etela K'yara kubhomba injili ya muene kup'etela tabu syoa.
3 yatO'smAkam AdEzO bhrAntErazucibhAvAd vOtpannaH pravanjcanAyuktO vA na bhavati|
Kwa ndabha mahusiano ghitu ghihomela lepi kwa ubaya, wala kwa uchafu, wala kup'etela hila.
4 kintvIzvarENAsmAn parIkSya vizvasanIyAn mattvA ca yadvat susaMvAdO'smAsu samArpyata tadvad vayaM mAnavEbhyO na rurOciSamANAH kintvasmadantaHkaraNAnAM parIkSakAyEzvarAya rurOciSamANA bhASAmahE|
Badala yake, kama kayakubaliki ni K'yara ni kuaminibhwa kiinjili, ndo katinena. Tinena si kwa kubhafurahisha bhanu, ila kwa kumfurahisha K'yara. Muene ndo yachungusya miteema ya tete.
5 vayaM kadApi stutivAdinO nAbhavAmEti yUyaM jAnItha kadApi chalavastrENa lObhaM nAcchAdayAmEtyasmin IzvaraH sAkSI vidyatE|
Kwa ndabha twatumili lepi malobhi gha kujipendekesa magono ghoa ghoa, kama kammnyili, walakutumila malobhi kujo kisingizio kya tamaa, K'yara ndo shaidi wayhoto.
6 vayaM khrISTasya prEritA iva gauravAnvitA bhavitum azakSyAma kintu yuSmattaH parasmAd vA kasmAdapi mAnavAd gauravaM na lipsamAnA yuSmanmadhyE mRdubhAvA bhUtvAvarttAmahi|
Wala twalondili lepi utukufu kwa bhanu, wala kuh'omela kwa yhomo au bhangi. Ngata bbhwesili kudai au kupendebhulibhwa kitya bhatume bha Yesu Kristu.
7 yathA kAcinmAtA svakIyazizUn pAlayati tathA vayamapi yuSmAn kAgkSamANA
Badala yake taye tabhapole kati ya yhoto kujo mabhu kabhafaliji bhana bha muene.
8 yuSmabhyaM kEvalam Izvarasya susaMvAdaM tannahi kintu svakIyaprANAn api dAtuM manObhirabhyalaSAma, yatO yUyam asmAkaM snEhapAtrANyabhavata|
Kwa njela eye taye ni upendo kwa yhomo. Twayele radhi kabh'ele kubhashilikisya muinjili ya K'yara bali kabhele ni maisha gha yhoto tabhene. Kwa ndabha muyele bhapendwa bhitu.
9 hE bhrAtaraH, asmAkaM zramaH klEzazca yuSmAbhiH smaryyatE yuSmAkaM kO'pi yad bhAragrastO na bhavEt tadarthaM vayaM divAnizaM parizrAmyantO yuSmanmadhya Izvarasya susaMvAdamaghOSayAma|
Kwa ndabha ndhongo mwikhomboka mbhombho ni tabu sya yhoto. Pakilu ni pamusi twayela kubhomba mbhombho ili tukotokulewabhwa kwa yuoayola, magono ghala, twabhahubilili ayi injili ya K'yara.
10 aparanjca vizvAsinO yuSmAn prati vayaM kIdRk pavitratvayathArthatvanirdOSatvAcAriNO'bhavAmEtyasmin IzvarO yUyanjca sAkSiNa AdhvE|
Muenga mashaidi, ni K'yara kabhele, ndo kwa N'takatifu wa namna yeleku, ya haki, ni bila lawama tuayalotili twayhoto palongolo pa yhomo pabha mwiamini.
11 aparanjca yadvat pitA svabAlakAn tadvad vayaM yuSmAkam EkaikaM janam upadiSTavantaH sAntvitavantazca,
Eye kabh'ele, mmanyili kwa namna yeleku kwa Kila mmonga bhinu, kujo Dadi kaayele kwabhanabhabhi katika bhahimisi ni kubhapela mioyo. Twashuhudili.
12 ya IzvaraH svIyarAjyAya vibhavAya ca yuSmAn AhUtavAn tadupayuktAcaraNAya yuSmAn pravarttitavantazcEti yUyaM jAnItha|
Ndabha yapasibhu kulota kawayele bhuito bhuinu kwa K'yara yaabhakutilimu ufalme ni utukufu bhuake.
13 yasmin samayE yUyam asmAkaM mukhAd IzvarENa pratizrutaM vAkyam alabhadhvaM tasmin samayE tat mAnuSANAM vAkyaM na mattvEzvarasya vAkyaM mattvA gRhItavanta iti kAraNAd vayaM nirantaram IzvaraM dhanyaM vadAmaH, yatastad Izvarasya vAkyam iti satyaM vizvAsinAM yuSmAkaM madhyE tasya guNaH prakAzatE ca|
Kwa ndabha ya ele tikamshukuru K'yara muda bhuowa. Kwa ndabha magono gha mwapokolai mjumbe kuhomela kwa tete was K'yara wamwapeleliki, mwayopolili, si kama lilobhi la binadamu. Badala yake, mwayopolili kama kaliyele lilobhila K'yara. Ndo lilobhi la lifuanya mbhombho mbhombho kwa bhabhiamini.
14 hE bhrAtaraH, khrISTAzritavatya Izvarasya yAH samityO yihUdAdEzE santi yUyaM tAsAm anukAriNO'bhavata, tadbhuktA lOkAzca yadvad yihUdilOkEbhyastadvad yUyamapi svajAtIyalOkEbhyO duHkham alabhadhvaM|
Ko henu muenga, ndongo, muyele bhanu bha kuyegha makanisa ghaghayele muuyaahudi kup'etela Kristu Yesu. Kwa ndabha muenga kabh'ele mwatesiki kwa mambo ghala ghala kuh'omela kwa bhanubhayhomo, kama kakayele kuhomela kwa mayaudi.
15 tE yihUdIyAH prabhuM yIzuM bhaviSyadvAdinazca hatavantO 'smAn dUrIkRtavantazca, ta IzvarAya na rOcantE sarvvESAM mAnavAnAM vipakSA bhavanti ca;
Bhayele bhayaudi ndo ya bharikomili Bwana Yesu pamonga ni bhamanabii. Ndo bhayaudi bhabhatubhengili tupitai kwibhala. Bhakampendesya lepi K'yara ndo maadui kwa bhanu bhoa.
16 aparaM bhinnajAtIyalOkAnAM paritrANArthaM tESAM madhyE susaMvAdaghOSaNAd asmAn pratiSEdhanti cEtthaM svIyapApAnAM parimANam uttarOttaraM pUrayanti, kintu tESAm antakArI krOdhastAn upakramatE|
Bhatuzuili tusijobhi kwa mataifa ili bhabhwesyai kuokolibhwa. Matokeo ghaki ndo bhiyendelila ni dhambi sabhene. Kumuishu ghadhabu ihidili panani pabhene.
17 hE bhrAtaraH manasA nahi kintu vadanEna kiyatkAlaM yuSmattO 'smAkaM vicchEdE jAtE vayaM yuSmAkaM mukhAni draSTum atyAkAgkSayA bahu yatitavantaH|
Tete, ndongo, twatengene ni muenga kwa magono madebe, kimbhele, si kup'etela roho. Twaketili kwa uwezo was yhoto na kwa shauku iyene kubhona nyuso sinu.
18 dvirEkakRtvO vA yuSmatsamIpagamanAyAsmAkaM vizESataH paulasya mamAbhilASO'bhavat kintu zayatAnO 'smAn nivAritavAn|
Kwa ndabha twalondai kuhida kwa yhomo, nene Paulo, kwa mala ya kuanza ni muda yhene, jobha lisyetani latuzuili.
19 yatO'smAkaM kA pratyAzA kO vAnandaH kiM vA zlAghyakirITaM? asmAkaM prabhO ryIzukhrISTasyAgamanakAlE tatsammukhasthA yUyaM kiM tanna bhaviSyatha?
Kwa ndabha ya kujiamini kwa yhoto ndo kiki kapalongolo, au furaha, au litaji la kujifunila palongolo pa Bwana Yesu, magono gha kuhida kuaki? Na simuenga zaidi kama kabhayele bhamana?
20 yUyam EvAsmAkaM gauravAnandasvarUpA bhavatha|
Kwa ndabha muenga ndo utukufu ni furaha yhitu.