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1 Makani awa na cancine ncine, akwambeti na muntu layandishishinga ncito yakutangunina mubungano layandanga ncito yaina.
2 Mutangunishi wamubungano abe muntu wabula kampenda, weba mukashi umowa, weshikulitibuka, weshikuyeya cena, weshikutambula bensu, kayi ucishi kwiyisha.
3 Kataba cakolwa, nambi mukalu, nsombi abe weshi kwinshila bantu byaina, usuni lumuno, kayi wabula nsala ya mali.
4 Abe wela kwendelesha cena ba mung'anda yakendi kwambeti banabendi bamunyumfwilenga ne kumulemeka.
5 Na kalilwa kwendelesha cena bali mung'anda yakendi, nomba inga ucikonshaconi kulela mubungano wa Lesa?
6 Kataba muntu wengila calino lino mu mubungano, pakwinga ngaulitukumuna ne kuwila mu bwipishi mbuli calensa Satana.
7 Abe muntu wa cendo caina ngobalalemekenga bantu bakunsa, wela kubula kwikatwa mu kose ka Satana ne kunyumfwa nsoni.
8 Nabo beshi kunyamfwilisha mubungano babe bacendo caina babula ndemi shibili, kabataba bacakolwa nambi bakute nsala ya mali.
9 Bekatisha cangofu miyeyo yancine ncine yalushomo lwalayubuyululwa ne Lesa.
10 Kayi bapewe nanshi ncito ya kubabonenapo, na babula kwalilwa basebense ncito ya kunyamfwilisha.
11 Bamakashabo babe balilemeka, babula bufuyishi, batalisumpulu, bashomeka mubintu byonse.
12 Shikunyamfwilisha mumubungano abe muntu ukute mukashi umo'wa, lendeleshenga cena ba mung'anda yakendi.
13 Pakwinga beshi kunyamfwilisha mubungano balasebensenga cena bakute kuba ne mpuwo yaina, kayi bakute kukonsha kwamba makani a lushomo lwabo muli Klistu Yesu cakubula buyowa.
14 Ndakulembelenga makani awa nambi ndayandanga kwisa uko calinolino.
15 Nomba na nkacelwe kwisa, ndalembe kalata iyi kwambeti wishibe ncewela kwinsa mung'anda ya Lesa, uku ekwambeti mubungano wa Lesa muyumi. Mubungano elulindi kayi elupanda lwatabilisha cancine ncine.
16 “Paliya muntu naba umo wela kukaneti kupaila kwetu kwasolekwa nikunene kwa kwambeti, Nendi walaba muntu Mushimu Uswepa walamwinshila bumboni Kwambeti walulama Walabonwa ne bangelo Walakambaukwa ku mishobo yonse Bantu pa cishi capanshi balamushoma Kayi walatambulwa mwabulemu Kwilu.”
