1 Tili bashingi ne Ndzimu, tomukumbila kuti musiamutjilile ngoni dze Ndzimu suli, 2 ngobe Ndzimu ukati,
“Nge tjibaka tjakalingisana ndakamuhwa,
ngono amubhatsha mu zhuba le kutjidziwa.”
Bonani, ngwenu nditjo tjibaka tjakalingisana, bonani ngwenu ndilo zhuba le jidzo.
3 Atina watinobigila tjikuthi mu zila iye, kuti ndizo kusiwang'we nlandu mu nshingo wedu. 4 Koga se balanda be Ndzimu tozwikudza mu zila imwe ne imwe nge kudzikitadzila kudziyila, mu mang'oni nenge mu manikano. 5 Tolobgwa tikalongwa mu ng'umba dze busungwa, tikabe mu phipiti, tikashinga kunolema, tikasibone hwope, tikafa nge zhala. 6 Nge bubuyanana gwedu ne zibo ne moyonlefu ne buthu ne Meya yakayengemala ne ludo gwakwako, 7 ne ndebo ye malebeswa ne simba le Ndzimu ne zwibhayano zwe ndulamo, tjimwe tjibhayano tje luboko gwe luji, tjimwe tje luboko gwe lumeshwe, 8 mu kukudziwa ne mu kusakudziwa, mu kulebgwa zubuyanana ne mu kulebgwa zwakabipa. Tobhakhwa se batjengedzi, koga iswi tili mu malebeswa, 9 tobhakhwa se tisingazibgwe, koga iswi tizibgwa zubuyanana, totogwa se bakafa, koga bonani, iswi totjila. Nenguba tilobgwa shamu atithutabulawa, 10 nenguba tina buyendasi, misi yose takashatha. Tonga bashayi, koga tothama banjinji kuti babe bafumi. Tonga tisina tjatinatjo, koga tina zwithu zose.
11 Bakorinta, takalebeleka namwi takashaladuka. 12 Ate kuli kuti ludo gwedu kumuli gushomanana koga imwi ndimwi musingatide nge buzhalo. 13 Ndolebeleka se ndinolebeleka ne bana bangu nditi, mutizhulile mimoyo yenyu sekwa takamuzhulila yedu.
Tjenjelelani basi bagalimoyo
14 Musikwebe nge jokwi ling'ompela ne basingagalemoyo. Ngobe apa ndulamo ne mbipo zwina bukhwinya poni kene? Kene tjedza ne zhalima zoshanganyilani kene? 15 Apa Kirisiti na Bheliali banodumana poni kene? Kene n'galimoyo uneni tjaakashanganyila ne usingagalemoyo kene? 16 Ng'umba ye Ndzimu inodumana poni ne midzimu? Iswi ti ng'umba ye Ndzimu unotjila, se Ndzimu wakati,
“Ndowogala mubali, ayenda pakati kwabo,
ngono ndowobe Ndzimu wabo, ibo banowobe bathu bangu.”
17 Ndizo “Bhudani mubali,
muthubukane nabo,” kojalo She,
“Musibhate tjimwe tjakatemapala,
ipapo ndowomuamutjila,
18 ngono ndowobe tate kumuli,
imwi mukabe bakololo ne bakololokadzi bangu,”
kojalo She Masimbawose.
1 Tili bashingi ne Ndzimu, tomukumbila kuti musiamutjilile ngoni dze Ndzimu suli, 2 ngobe Ndzimu ukati,
“Nge tjibaka tjakalingisana ndakamuhwa,
ngono amubhatsha mu zhuba le kutjidziwa.”
Bonani, ngwenu nditjo tjibaka tjakalingisana, bonani ngwenu ndilo zhuba le jidzo.
3 Atina watinobigila tjikuthi mu zila iye, kuti ndizo kusiwang'we nlandu mu nshingo wedu. 4 Koga se balanda be Ndzimu tozwikudza mu zila imwe ne imwe nge kudzikitadzila kudziyila, mu mang'oni nenge mu manikano. 5 Tolobgwa tikalongwa mu ng'umba dze busungwa, tikabe mu phipiti, tikashinga kunolema, tikasibone hwope, tikafa nge zhala. 6 Nge bubuyanana gwedu ne zibo ne moyonlefu ne buthu ne Meya yakayengemala ne ludo gwakwako, 7 ne ndebo ye malebeswa ne simba le Ndzimu ne zwibhayano zwe ndulamo, tjimwe tjibhayano tje luboko gwe luji, tjimwe tje luboko gwe lumeshwe, 8 mu kukudziwa ne mu kusakudziwa, mu kulebgwa zubuyanana ne mu kulebgwa zwakabipa. Tobhakhwa se batjengedzi, koga iswi tili mu malebeswa, 9 tobhakhwa se tisingazibgwe, koga iswi tizibgwa zubuyanana, totogwa se bakafa, koga bonani, iswi totjila. Nenguba tilobgwa shamu atithutabulawa, 10 nenguba tina buyendasi, misi yose takashatha. Tonga bashayi, koga tothama banjinji kuti babe bafumi. Tonga tisina tjatinatjo, koga tina zwithu zose.
11 Bakorinta, takalebeleka namwi takashaladuka. 12 Ate kuli kuti ludo gwedu kumuli gushomanana koga imwi ndimwi musingatide nge buzhalo. 13 Ndolebeleka se ndinolebeleka ne bana bangu nditi, mutizhulile mimoyo yenyu sekwa takamuzhulila yedu.
Tjenjelelani basi bagalimoyo
14 Musikwebe nge jokwi ling'ompela ne basingagalemoyo. Ngobe apa ndulamo ne mbipo zwina bukhwinya poni kene? Kene tjedza ne zhalima zoshanganyilani kene? 15 Apa Kirisiti na Bheliali banodumana poni kene? Kene n'galimoyo uneni tjaakashanganyila ne usingagalemoyo kene? 16 Ng'umba ye Ndzimu inodumana poni ne midzimu? Iswi ti ng'umba ye Ndzimu unotjila, se Ndzimu wakati,
“Ndowogala mubali, ayenda pakati kwabo,
ngono ndowobe Ndzimu wabo, ibo banowobe bathu bangu.”
17 Ndizo “Bhudani mubali,
muthubukane nabo,” kojalo She,
“Musibhate tjimwe tjakatemapala,
ipapo ndowomuamutjila,
18 ngono ndowobe tate kumuli,
imwi mukabe bakololo ne bakololokadzi bangu,”
kojalo She Masimbawose.