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Nttenga wa attu anrumelhelhe Kuristo arii Usarde
1 “Wa nnepa wo wiirimu wa attu anrumelhenlhe Kuristo arii Usarde nlhepeke ulha nttenga ulha,
“Mii kirii ni iphumu saba cha Nlhuku ni ittotwa saba. Kineera cho, Kihochuwelha malhove inyu onkhaye, kihochuwelha wiira nhanaa nchina nowiihaniya akumi nansho kumbe nhokhwa! 2 Munkweke! Nlhipiheke morera muriyoothe nhalhanne inyu ihiwe ni iyo yaakhwa lhakalhaka. Ukhalhawaya, mpaka nna, kinoona mitheko chinyu chihikhalhaka cho ukhulhuvelhiya mmiholho wa Nlhuku aka. 3 Muupuwelheke etu, onkhaye mwiiwilhe inyu ni upochera, nvarechesheke ni ukhoroma uwonya winyu. Mwaahishiheke kinoowa thoko chinowa awe ntu o wiiya, mena khannochuwelha ikatema kinohalha aka uweelhani. 4 Nansho nhanaa attu vakani Usarde uwo ahinanarinhe ikuwo chaya. Yayo anoweeta vamoka ni mii anawarenlhe ikuwo cho uteelha. 5 Nohalha ukottolha noowarihiya ikuwo cho uteelha thoko yayo. Ni mii akinofuta nchina nawe nhina ikitabu yo ukumi, tho kinorumelhelha wiira awaka mmiholho wa Athumwanaka ni mmiholho wo minepa o wiirimu chaya.” 6 “Rii ni maaru, paahi etu, eeweke alhe Iphumu ya Nlhuku naahimeria awe milhoko cha attu anrumelhenlhe Kuristo!”
Nttenga wa attu anrumelhenlhe Kuristo arii Ufiladefiya
7 “Wa nnepa wo wiirimu wa attu anrumelhenlhe Kuristo arii Ufiladefiya nlhepeke ulha nttenga ulha,
“Mii kirii ntakatifu ni kirii o ikeekhene, kirii ni nttukulho wa Adaudi. Kinottukulha hikhalhaka nooria uttuka, kinottuka hikhalhaka nooria uttukulha. 8 Kihochuwelha mitheko chinyu! Mwooneke, kihohulha mmiholho winyu nlhako uhinooria utteiya ni ntu. Kihochuwelha wiira inakhalhaka machiri inyu makani chinene, nansho nhovarelhelha malhehero aka, mena khanrunne nchina naka. 9 Mwiiwelhelheke! Kinowawiiha uwaninyu attu o nlhoko wo inupa ya Nakare, attu aneechiihana ukhalha Ayahudi, nansho ahikhalhaka phi ayo, nansho anowiiraka woothacha. Eiyo, kinowaakhoromiha vamietoni winyu achuwelhe wiira kihottunani inyuva. 10 Ukhalhawaya inyuva nhovarelhelha malhehero aka wiira nvilhelhelhe rata. Ni mii kinowiinanelhani ikatema yo uhuva unowa velhaponi wonkhaye ulhe, uwa uwaalhikachani attu onkhaye anokhalha velhaponi va. 11 Kinoowa chitema! Mmarechesheke wo machiri ittu irina inyu vano, hiwe ntu othurulhani mphumburu inyu wo ukottolha.
12 “Nohalha ukottolha uyo kinompanga ukhalha nipoto no Inupa ya Nlhuku aka. Mena khanowa aakhuma mwommo. Chiicho vachulhu vawe kinoolhepa nchina na Nlhuku aka ni nchina no iwani ya Nlhuku aka, yaani iwani yo Yerusalemu yo naanano. Iwani inowa ukhuruwa ukhuma uchulhu wiirimu wa Nlhuku aka. Tho kinoowa kaalhepa vachulhu vawe nchina naka no naanano.
13 “Rii ni maaru, paahi etu eeweke, alhe Iphumu ya Nlhuku naahimeria awe milhoko cha attu anrumelhenlhe Kuristo!”
Nttenga wa attu anrumelhenlhe Kuristo arii Ulaodikiya
14 “Wa nnepa wo wiirimu wa attu anrumelhenlhe Kuristo arii Ulaodikiya nlhepeke ulha nttenga ulha,
“Alha phi nohimia uyo rii Aye, o uhimiechesha o ukhulhuvelhiya ni e ikeekhene, rii machokholhelho o chittu chonkhaye chuupilhe awe Nlhuku phi neera. 15 Kihochuwelha mitheko chinyu. Kihochuwelha wiira inyuva kanhiwe o uririya mena kanhiwe o uviha. Nambaya nkaari imoka o yayo, o uririya ama o uviha. 16 Paahi, ukhalhawaya khanrii o uririya mena o uviha, kinowaatameria uraphiani! 17 Inyuva nneeshipa wiira,
“Mii o nhakhu, kihanaa kila ittu, akinophavelha ittu iriyoothe, kumbe, khanchuwenlhe wiira inyuva nrii mathatharu, o woonelhiya ikiriri, mmashikini, o hoona tho nrii pwithipwithi! 18 Kinouhimeriani nlhove wiira, nthumeke uwannyaka idhahabu ikuttiye vamooroni wiira nkhalhe o nhakhu chinene. Tho, chiicho nthumeke mwiinjiro wo teelha, mmware mwiikhunelhe ishoni inyu yo ukhalha pwithipwithi iyo. Nthumeke ni makhura mwiihike thoko nrete wo miitho mwoone. 19 Mii phi nonchachera ni umwookolha ntu riyoothe nonttuna aka. Paahi etu mmindeke upanga moombone ni ukhoroma. 20 Mwiiwelhelheke! Mii kineemelha vankhorani ni uhodisha. Ntu akiiwaka nlhove naka ni ukihulhelha nkhora, kinokelha unupani wawe ni unlhiana yolhia ni uyo nokhilhiana.
21 “Nohalha ukottolha, kinommaha nipuro no ukhalha vamoka ni mii vachulhu ihiche aka yo imwene, thoko mii kimwanene chinre aka wo ukottolha nkakaakhalha vamoka ni Athumwanaka vachulhu ihiche aya ye imwene. 22 Rii ni maaru, paahi etu eeweke alhe Iphumu ya Nlhuku naahimeria awe milhoko cha attu anrumelhenlhe Kuristo!”