Matama e kutanga
1 Ndimi nkulu we gubungano.
Ku nfumakadzi wakashalugwa kose ne bana babe, bandinoda mu malebeswa, kusi imi koga na bose banoziba malebeswa, 2 nge zila ye malebeswa agele mutili kakale anowobe naswi nge kusingapele kose.
3 Ngoni ne mahwilozogwadza ne mbakiso zowobe naswi kudwa ku Ndzimu Tate nenge kuna Jesu Kirisiti Nkololo wa Tate, mu malebeswa ne ludo.
Malebeswa ne ludo
4 Ndakashatha kwazo kuwana bamwe be bana babo belondolodza malebeswa koga sekwa takadwiwa ndi Tate. 5 Ngono ngwenu ndokukumbila, iwe nfumakadzi, ndisingange ndinokukwalila nlayo ntshwa. Ndokukwalila ngekwe nlayo watakahwa mu kutangisa, unoti tidane. 6 Ludo ndi wogu, kuti titobele milayo yabo; nlayo ndiwoyu, sekwa makahwa mu kutangisa, makafanila tjilila mu ludo.
7 Batjebeli batjibe banjinji mu shango, ibabo basingadume kuti Jesu Kirisiti wakazha ali nthu. Nthu mmwe ne mmwe wakajalo ntjebeli kakale tjita tja Kirisiti. 8 Muzwitjengete kuti musilashikigwe nge tjamakashingila, koga muzwiwanile mbhayilo.
9 Iye unodwilila asingatobele zwidiyo zwa Kirisiti aana Ndzimu. Iye unodwilila nge kutobela zwidiyo una Tate ne Nkololo. 10 Ha kuli kuti kuna ungazha kumuli asingazhise zwidiyo izwezwi, musitongo n'amutjila mu ng'umba dzenyu nenguba kuli kun'dumilisa; 11 ngobe kudumilisa nthu wakajalo kobe kuli kushanganyila naye bubi gwe mishingo iye.
Matama e bupelo
12 Nenguba ndina zwithu zwinjinji zwandakafanila kumukwalila nge kwazo, anditowoshingisa pampiri ne inki, koga ndogalabgwe kuti ndowozha kuwomubona kuti ndilebeleke namwi takalingisana, kuti ndizo kushatha kwedu kupelele.
13 Bana be hazwadzi iyo yakashalugwa banomudumilisa.
Matama e kutanga
1 Ndimi nkulu we gubungano.
Ku nfumakadzi wakashalugwa kose ne bana babe, bandinoda mu malebeswa, kusi imi koga na bose banoziba malebeswa, 2 nge zila ye malebeswa agele mutili kakale anowobe naswi nge kusingapele kose.
3 Ngoni ne mahwilozogwadza ne mbakiso zowobe naswi kudwa ku Ndzimu Tate nenge kuna Jesu Kirisiti Nkololo wa Tate, mu malebeswa ne ludo.
Malebeswa ne ludo
4 Ndakashatha kwazo kuwana bamwe be bana babo belondolodza malebeswa koga sekwa takadwiwa ndi Tate. 5 Ngono ngwenu ndokukumbila, iwe nfumakadzi, ndisingange ndinokukwalila nlayo ntshwa. Ndokukwalila ngekwe nlayo watakahwa mu kutangisa, unoti tidane. 6 Ludo ndi wogu, kuti titobele milayo yabo; nlayo ndiwoyu, sekwa makahwa mu kutangisa, makafanila tjilila mu ludo.
7 Batjebeli batjibe banjinji mu shango, ibabo basingadume kuti Jesu Kirisiti wakazha ali nthu. Nthu mmwe ne mmwe wakajalo ntjebeli kakale tjita tja Kirisiti. 8 Muzwitjengete kuti musilashikigwe nge tjamakashingila, koga muzwiwanile mbhayilo.
9 Iye unodwilila asingatobele zwidiyo zwa Kirisiti aana Ndzimu. Iye unodwilila nge kutobela zwidiyo una Tate ne Nkololo. 10 Ha kuli kuti kuna ungazha kumuli asingazhise zwidiyo izwezwi, musitongo n'amutjila mu ng'umba dzenyu nenguba kuli kun'dumilisa; 11 ngobe kudumilisa nthu wakajalo kobe kuli kushanganyila naye bubi gwe mishingo iye.
Matama e bupelo
12 Nenguba ndina zwithu zwinjinji zwandakafanila kumukwalila nge kwazo, anditowoshingisa pampiri ne inki, koga ndogalabgwe kuti ndowozha kuwomubona kuti ndilebeleke namwi takalingisana, kuti ndizo kushatha kwedu kupelele.
13 Bana be hazwadzi iyo yakashalugwa banomudumilisa.