< 1 Petulo 5 >
1 Ame ndemukulene munabo, nkute maswi akwamba kubamakulene bamubungano bali pakati penu. Njame kamboni wa mapensho a Klistu, kayi ndapembelelenga kutambula bulemu pamo nendibo ubo bweti bukaboneke.
2 Maswi akame nakwambeti, kamwembelani cena mbelele sha Lesa nshabikisha mumakasa enu. Shembeleni mwakuyandishisha, nteko kwinsa kumukakatisha sobwe nambi kuyandapo kantu nakambi, nsombi mwakuyanda mobene, mbuli Lesa ncalayandanga.
3 Kamutabeti bami palyendibo sobwe, kamubani cilesho caina ku mbelele.
4 Kayi mwembeshi mukulene akaboneka nimukatambule cilambo ca munshini wabulemu butapu.
5 Nenjamwe misepela, kamunyumfwilani bamakulene. Kayi mwense bani balibambila kunyamfwana umo ne munendi mwakulicepesha. Ntepasa maswi a Lesa alambangeti, “Lesa ukute kubakana beshikulitunta, neye ukute kwinshila nkumbo balicepesha.”
6 Ecebo cakendi kamulicepeshani pamenso a Lesa wangofu, kwambeti pacindi cakendi akamusumpule.
7 Mutwikeni byonse bilamushupunga, pakwinga neye nakamusamalile cena.
8 Kamucetukani, bangamanani. Mupelani wenu Satana lendananga uku ne uku eti nkalamu ilabulumunga, kulangaula ngweshalye.
9 Kamutingana nendi kamulimwashimpa cena mulushomo, pakwishibeti baklistu banenu pacishi conse capanshi naboyo balanyumfunga byeshikubaba byamushobo umoumo.
10 Panyuma pa kunyumfwa byeshikubaba kwakacindi kang'ana, Lesa wankumbo shonse, lamukunga kwisakuyabana nendi mubulemu butapu pamo ne Klistu nakamubambe nekumuyuminisha, nekumwikalika mwakutatenkana. (aiōnios )
11 Neye eukute ngofu kwacindi conse. Amen. (aiōn )
12 Lanyamfwilishi kulemba kalata ifupi iyi, ni Sailasi, mwanse washomeka. Ndayandanga kumulimbikisha nekumupa bukamboni bwakwambeti, uku ekwina moyo kwa Lesa. Cebo ca kwina moyoku, limbikilani.
13 Banse benu ku mubungangano wabantu basalwa baku Babulo balamupanga mitende. Neye mwaname Maliko lamupanga mitende.
14 Panani mitende yalusuno lwaciklistu. Lumuno lube nenjamwe mwense, mobakendi Klistu.