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Ukumi wo iphiro yo Iphumu ya Nlhuku
1 Paahi etu, khuuwo vano uhukumulhiya uriwoothe wa attu alhutaanne ni Kuristo Yesu mu ukumini mwaya. 2 Ukhalhawaya wo iphiro ya Kuristo Yesu, Malhehero o Iphumu yo ukumi ahokihiyerera mii uthama malhehero o uwonya ni o nookhwa. 3 Nlhuku ahopanga alhe yahooriye upangiya ni Malhehero a ashinna Musa alhe wo nlhatu no iruttu ya ntu o uwonya ukhalha khayaari ni machiri. Nlhuku hopanga yayo wo unruma Mwaamwanawe o yekha, aawilhe wo iruttu thoko ya ntu o uwonya awe aahukumulha uwonya wo iruttu awe iyo. 4 Nlhuku aapannge ikhalhe wiira ilheheriye ni ikekhia ipangiye rata nhina mwihu hii ninotwara iphiro cho Iphumu ya Nlhuku va, nihinottwara mathananelho o iruttu cho uwonya.
5 Attu onkhaye anokhalha thoko chinothanana aya iruttu, anotawariya ni nikakata no mwiiruttuni. Nansho attu onkhaye anokhalha thoko chinothanana awe Iphumu ya Nlhuku, yayo anotawariya ni mathananelho o Iphumu. 6 Ukhalhawaya irusho cha ntu o uwonya phinommwiiha nookhwa, nansho chittu chinotawariya ni Iphumu ya Nlhuku phi nowiiha ukumi ni mpuha. 7 Irusho chinoholhelhiya ni iruttu phi naapanga attu ooniye uhilhoka uholho wa Nlhuku ukhalhawaya khanooria uvara malhehero a Nlhuku mena khanovarechesha. 8 Attu anotawariya ni mathananelho o iruttu khanonteelhiha Nlhuku.
9 Nansho mwaattiva Iphumu ya Nlhuku rii nhina mwinyu. Ni vano khannoholhelhiya ni iruttu nansho ni Iphumu ya Kuristo. Ntu riyoothe hiri ni Nnepa wa Kuristo, yoyo kahiwe a Kuristo. 10 Nansho Kuristo akhalhaka nhina mwinyu inakhalhaka iruttu chinyu chihokhwa wo nlhatu no uwonya, Iphumu ya Nlhuku phi ukumi inyu ukhalhawaya nhopanga chittu chinothanana awe Nlhuku. 11 Yakhalhaka Iphumu ya Nlhuku anhihimushilhe Kuristo Yesu iri vamoka ni inyu, paahi uyo nhihimunshe Yesu uyo, novaha iruttu chinyu cho ukhwa chi, ukumi wo iphiro yo Iphumu ya Nlhuku awe nokhalha vamoka ni inyu.
12 Paahi etu ashilhoko aka, nihanaa ntheko, nansho kuhii wo ukhalha thoko iruttu chihu cho uwonya chi chinothanana aya. 13 Ukhalhawaya mwattwaraka nikakata no mwiiruttuni mwo uwonya, we ikekhiaye nnookhwa. Nansho mwakhalhakaru ni Iphumu ya Nlhuku, nnowiivakacha mitheko chinyu cho uwonya chiyo, ni ukhalha akumi. 14 Ukhalhawaya attu onkhaye anoholhelhiya ni Iphumu ya Nlhuku, phi ashaana a Nlhuku. 15 Ukhalhawaya Iphumu ya Nlhuku mumpochenre inyu wa Nlhuku, khanoopangani tho ipotta ni uwoopopihani, nansho, Iphumu uyo noupangani vano ashaana a Nlhuku, ni wo yoyo Iphumu ya Nlhuku uyo ninomwiihana Nlhuku niiraka, “Aba!” Yaani “Thithi!” 16 Iphumu ya Nlhuku nohimiechesha minepa chihu wiira hii phi ashaana a Nlhuku.
17 Paahi ukhalhawaya wo ikekhiaye vano hii phi ashaana a Nlhuku, ninoopochera vamoka ni Kuristo chittu choombone chihiyeriye ihu ni Nlhuku wa attu awe. Ukhalhawaya nahuvaka vamoka ni Kuristo, ninoowa naapochera nthimicho wawe vamoka.
Nthimicho unowa
18 Ukhalhawaya kihochuwelha wiira uhuva wo vano ulha khuve ittu nalhikaanihaka ni nthimicho unowa ihu upatakulhelhiya uyo. 19 Chittu chuupiye chonkhaye chinooweherera woona Nlhuku vanaapatakhulha awe ashaana awe. 20 Ukhalhawaya chittu chuupiye chooniye wiira ninootwaruwa wo uhittuna naashineneru, nansho ukhalhawaya Nlhuku ahottuna ikhalhe chiicho. Nansho nikhulhuvelhaka wiira, 21 chittu chuupiye chinowa uhiyereriya nihuku nimoka ukhuma mpottani munonta ni upatta unethi wo nthimicho wa ashaana a Nlhuku.
22 Ukhalhawaya nihochuwelha wiira, mpaka vano nna, chittu chonkhaye chinowunlha thoko nkuri chineera aya wo uweria. 23 Nansho khachihiwe chittu chuupiye tu, nansho ata ni hii niri ni Iphumu ya Nlhuku rii mahalha o upachera a Nlhuku, ninowiipulhelha chiicho, niwehereraka Nlhuku awe anipanga achishaana awe, ni iruttu chihu chiwe choopolhiya. 24 Ukhalhawaya wo ukhulhuvelha uwo nihoopolhiya, nansho wowo ukhulhuvelha uwo khunokhalha ni maana yakhalhaka ninowoona ittu inokhulhuvelha ihu iyo. Phi mpani etu nokhulhuvelha ittu inoona awe? 25 Nansho vanokhulhuvelha ihu ittu ihinoona ihu, ninoweherera wo uvilhelha.
26 Chiichammo etu, Iphumu ya Nlhuku noonikaviha hii o uhupeeria va, ukhalhawaya khanichuwenlhe chinothananiya ihu vanolhepelha ihu. Nansho Iphumu ya Nlhuku noonilhapelhelha wa Nlhuku eepulhelhaka vahinohimiaa. 27 Nlhuku noona mpaka nhina mmamirimani mwihu, hochuwelha moopuwelho o Iphumu ya Nlhuku, ukhalhawaya Iphumu ya Nlhuku nowaalhapelhelha attu wa Nlhuku wo mattunelho awe Nlhuku.
28 Nihochuwelha wiira, wo chittu chonkhaye Nlhuku nopanga ni utimiriha rata vamoka ni attu anonttuna, ehanne awe wo uthanana wawe. 29 Ukhalhawaya Nlhuku ahaachuwelha yayo attu ayo toka khalhayi. Nkaathanlha wiira alhikaane ni Mwaamwanawe akhalhe o upachera munlhokoni mwa ashilhoko awe enchi. 30 Paahi alhe Nlhuku aathanlhe awe toka khalhayi ayo, aheehanacha, ni yayo ehananche awe ayo ahaalhakelha ikekhia. Ni ayo alhakenlhe awe ikekhia ayo ahaakawelha nthimicho awe.
Uttuna wa Nlhuku wo iphiro ya Yesu Kuristo
31 Wo yayo etu, niireke chani vano? Nlhuku akhalhaka mpatta wihu mpani etu nohalha univinga? 32 Nlhuku khamwonenlhe ikiriri ata Mwaamwanawe o yekha, nansho ahonhiyerera wo nlhatu wihu hii onkhaye va. Yakhalhaka ahopanga chiicho khanowa etu aanivaha nnema onkhaye vamoka ni uyo? 33 Mpani etu nohalha waaria milhatu attu athanlhiye ni Nlhuku? Nlhuku mwanene haalhakelha ikekhia wiira, khattenke! 34 Mpani etu, nohalha waahukumulha? Khaawo! Ukhalhawaya Yesu Kuristo mwanene phi akhwilhe, nkaahihimmwa, vano nokhalha wiimonono wa Nlhuku. Yoyo phi nonilhapelhelha! 35 Mpani etu, nohalha unimwalhaaniha ni uttuna wa Kuristo? Chani, uhuva ama uvelhavelha ama uttwaruwa ama ithalha ama ushauchi ama itatako ama nookhwa? 36 Thoko Malhove Matakatifu chineera aya,
“Wo nlhatu winyu, niri ntatakoni mwo nookhwa uthana ni uhiyu,
Nipangiyaka thoko ikhondoro chinorwehiya uhithiyani.”
37 Nansho nhina chittu chonkhaye chiyo, nihokottolha chinene wo ukavihiya ni yoyo nonittuna uyo! 38 Ukhalhawaya kihochuwelha wiira khiiwo ittu inohalha unimwalhaaniha ni uttuna wawe, kahii nookhwa mena ukumi, kachihiwe minepa mena minepa o wiirimu akina, mena aholhelhi, mena ikatema yo naanano mena ikatema inowa mena attu o ikuru, 39 mena ilhapo yo nchulhu mena ilhapo yo vathi. Khiiwo ittu yuupiye iri ni machiri o unimwaalhaniha ni uttuna wa Nlhuku wo iphiro ya Kuristo Yesu Athithi.