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Ihongozi mu likanisa
1 Lendenu nde lilobhi la kuhobhaleka: Mundu joapala kubha chiongozi wa likanisa, jonihoju atokule lihengu lambone. 2 Bhela ngacheimpalika chiongozi wa likanisa kubha mundu jobhundongale bhandu liyaha, nambu apalika abyaje na nhwanu waki jumu, abyaje mundu joatemula mambu ghaki wichu, abyaje joalitawala, joatopaleka, joajopale bhandu, joamanya kubhola, 3 ngaikubha mundu wa kulobhela uwembi, wala joabhi na milomu, nambu abyaje mpole, joapala lukwale, wala ngaikubha mundu wa kupala mbija. 4 Apalika abyaje mundu joalongo wichu nyumba jaki, joaweza kubhatenda bhana bhaki kubha bhatii kwa utopelu. 5 Kwa ndandi ngati mundu ngacheamanyi kujilongo nyumba jaki, bho, anaaweza bholi kulighoha likanisa laka Chapanga? 6 Ngaikubha mundu joanhobhali Kristo henu kateki, ngaahika kulilumbalila na kutemulika ngati Muhakau moakatemulakile. 7 Kabhete apalika kubha mundu joabhi na luhomu lwambone kwa bhandu bhabhabhi kunja ja likanisa, nahuli ngaihabhuka mu iyoni na chimbenda chaka Muhakau.
Bhajangatila mu likanisa
8 Bhelabhela bhajangatila mu likanisa bhapalika bhabyaje bhandu bhabhabhi na luhomu lwambone, ngabhikubha akandumila kubheli, ngabhikubha bhandu bhabhalobhela uwembi, wala ngabhikubha bhandu bhabhalipati mbija kwa indela ihakau, 9 ibhapalika kukamulakila zamili jinyahi kwa uchakaka wa mkati wa uhobhalelu. 10 Bhanihabha bhapalika bhalengakikaje hoti, na anabhabhonakini kubha bhapalika, bhela, bhatendaje lihengu la ujangatilu. 11 Bhelabhela bhahanu bhabhu bhapalika bhabyaje na luhomu lwambone, ngabhikubha bhabhaghamba bhandu, nambu bhabyaje bhandu bhabhatemula mambu ghabhu wichu, na bhalongwana kwa ghokapi. 12 Mjangatila wa likanisa apalika abyaje na nhwanu waki jumu pena, najombi awezaje kulongo bhana bhaki na nyumba jaki wichu. 13 Kwa ndandi bhajangatila bhabhahenga lihengu labhu wichu bhabhonikana kubha bhambone palongi jaka Chapanga, na bhaweza kulongalela uhobhalelu wabhu ghoubhi muka Kristo Yesu kwa ukangamalu.
Sili ngolongwa
14 Nukulembela baluwa jenu koni nakahobhalyaje kuhika konihoku henu kateki. 15 Nambu anangabhakile, mambu ghanakakulembi ghala anaghakujangatya kumanya ntundu moibhapalakila bhandu kujendalela mu Nyumba jaka Chapanga, ambaju nde likanisa laka Chapanga joabhi mwome, nguzu na luhuli lwa chakaka. 16 Ngachekubhi na choghohi chokapi panani ja uyekuliku wa sili ja uhobhalelu witu ntundu moubheli ukolongwa:
Jombi akabhonakini kwa ubhonikanu waka mundu,
akamanyakini kubha wambone kwa indela jaka Roho Mhuhu,
akabhonakini na bhatumika bha kunani kwaka Chapanga.
Akatangizwi kwa bhandu bha inchi yokapi,
akahobhaliki pundema pokapi,
akatolakiki kunani kwaka Chapanga mu ulumbalilu.