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1 Ishibeti masuba akupwililisha nakabe amakatasho.
2 Pakwinga nikukabe bantu balisuna, balunkumbwa lwa bubile, beshikulilumbaisha, beshikulisumpula, babula bulemu, bamatuka, batanyumfwili bamashali, batalumbu kayi batasakamana cendo cabo.
3 Babula lusuno, batalekelele banabo, beshikubumba makani, batakonsho kulitibuka, bakalu, batasuni bintu byaina.
4 Beshikulisha banabo, batasakamana ne buyumi, beshi kulitunta, kayi mu musena wa kusuna Lesa, balo nibakasunengo'wa bintu bishi kubakondwelesha.
5 Beshi kuboneka kunsa eti balapailinga Lesa, kakuli balakananga ngofu yela kubashinta micito yabo yaipa, bantu balico ubatalamuke.
6 Pakati pabo pali bantu bakute kwenda kashila mbali kuya mu manda abantu kuya kwikata busha batukashi baluya, balefuka balemenwa ne bwipishi kayi, bamantika ne lunkumbwa lwapusana pusana.
7 Aba batukashi bakute kuyandishisha kwiya cindi conse, nsombi nkabakute kucana ca ncinencine sobwe.
8 Mbuli Yanesi ne Yambule ncebalamutoteka Mose, aba naboyo balalwananga ne cancine ncine. Miyeyo yabo yafwa, lushomo lwabo ntelo lwa ncinencine.
9 Nambi balenshingeco, paliya nkobalenga pakwinga buluya bwabo nibukaboneke kubantu bonse mbuli ncebwalaboneka buluya bwa Yambule ne Yanesi.
10 Lino obe wishicena ncenkute kwiyisha, wishi cena cendo cakame, ne miyeyo yakame, ne lushomo lwakame, ne kwikalikana moyo kwakame, ne lusuno lwakame, kayi ne kutatyompwa kwakame.
11 Kayi waishi makatasho ne mapensho ngondalakumana nawo ku Antiyokeya, neku Ikoniya ne ku Lusitala. Ee, ndalapenga, nsombi Mwami walampulusha mu mapensho onsa'wo.
12 Kayi ni cancinencine uliyense layandanga buyumi muli Yesu Klistu nibakamupenshe.
13 Nomba bamicito yaipa ne bandemishibili nibakapitilishepo kwipa kubepa ne kubepwa.
14 Nomba obe konkela mbyowaleishiwa ne kubishoma pakwinga ubeshi bantu balakwiyisha bintu ibi.
15 Kufuma kubutwanike bwakobe uleshibi Mabala Aswepa ela kukupa mano akushoma muli Klistu Yesu kwambeti ukapuluke.
16 Mabala Aswepa onse alafubailwa ne Lesa kayi alayandikinga pa kwiyisha, pakukansa bantu pa bilubo byabo, pa kululamika bintu ne kupa busele mubululami.
17 Kwambeti muntu lasebenselenda Lesa abe wakwana cancinencine kwinsa ncito iliyonse yaina.