< 1 Bakolinto 2 >
1 Nomba ame mpondalesa kuli njamwe mobanse, nkandalasebensesha maswi abuya, pakumukambaukila maseseke a Mulumbe wa Lesa. Nkandalalibonesha kucenjela sobwe.
2 Pakwinga mpondalikuba nenjamwe ndiya kuyeyapo kumwambila cintu nacimbi sobwe, nsombi shalufu lwakendi Klistu lwapalusanda.
3 Nkandalikuba nengofu pasa mpondalesa, neco ndalikantutuma cebo cabuyowa.
4 Mu maswi akame mpondalikukambauka ndiyakusebensesha maswi a kumunyengelela mano abuntu, nsombi ndalabonesha ngofu sha Mushimu Uswepa.
5 Ndalenseco kwambeti kamutashoma mano amuntu, nsombi ngofu sha lesa.
6 Nomba tulambanga bintu bya mano kubantu bakute lushomo. Nikukabeco nkatulambanga mano amuntu, nambi mano abendeleshi bamucishi cino capanshi abo balipepi kupwa. (aiōn )
7 Nsombi mano a Lesa alikuba asolekwa engotulambanga, Lesa ngalabambilalimo katanabumba cishi kwambeti nenjafwe tukabe nebulemu bwa Lesa. (aiōn )
8 Pakati pa bendeleshi bamucishi capanshi paliya nabaumo walikwinshiba mano awa, pakwinga nebalikwayinshiba mpani nebalabula kumupopa palusanda Mwami Walemekwa. (aiōn )
9 Mbuli Mabala ncalambangeti, “Ibyo muntu mbyatanabonapo nambi kubinyumfwapo, ibyo muntu mbyatanayeyapo kwambeti nibikenshike Lesa embyalabambila bantu bamusuni.”
10 Nomba kuli njafwe Lesa walabiyubulula kupitila mu Mushimu Uswepa, pakwinga Mushimu Uswepa winshi byonse nambi miyeyo ya Lesa yabushishi.
11 Sena pali muntu wela kwinshiba ncalayeyenga munendi? Sobwe! Nsombi mushimu wakendi laciyeyenga. Neco paliya wela kwinshiba bintu bya Lesa nsombi Mushimu wa Lesa mwine.
12 Nomba afwe tukute kwinshiba bipo mbyalatupa Lesa, pakwinga nkatukute kuyeya, nambi kwinshiba bintu mbuli ncobakute kwinshiba bantu balatambula mushimu wacishi capanshi. Nsombi Lesa ewalatupa Mushimu wakendi kwabulyo kwambeti utunyamfwilishenga kwinshiba.
13 Kayi nkatulakambaukunga maswi amano abuntu sobwe, nsombi maswi alafumunga kuli Mushimu Uswepa, tukute kusansulula bintu bya kumushimu kuli abo bakute Mushimu Uswepa.
14 Muntu wabula Mushimu wa Lesa nkela kutambula bintu bya Mushimu wa Lesa. Pakwinga kulyendiye nibyabuluya, kayi nkela kubinshiba sobwe, pakwinga muntu welela kubinshiba pa kunyamfwiwa ne Mushimu Uswepa.
15 Muntu ukute Mushimu Uswepa ngaucikonsha kwinshiba bwikalo bwaina ne bwaipa bwabintu byonse, kayi paliya wela kumubeteka.
16 Mbuli Mabala a Lesa ncalambangeti, “Niyani wela kwinshiba miyeyo ya Lesa niyani wela kumwambila cakwinsa?” Nomba afwe tukute miyeyo ya Klistu.