Kudwa mu lufu kungina mu butjilo
1 Imwi makabe makafa mu kutjinya kwenyu ne mu zwibi 2 zwamakabe mutjilila muzwili mutobela zila dze shango iyeyi ne dze mbusi we tjibombo tje phepo, iyo meya inoshinga ngwenu muna ibabo basingahwe nlayo. 3 Tose takatongo tjililabo mazwiwo e tjinyama, titobela njemulo dze mibili ne mikumbulo yedu. Ndizo nge mbumbiko yedu, takabe takafanilo delukigwa nge bushongola gwe Ndzimu se bathu bose.
4 Koga Ndzimu, iwo una mahwilo zogwadza kwazo, nge ludo gwawo lukulu gwawakatida ndigo, 5 ne patakabe takafa nge matjinyo edu, wakathama kuti titjile tose na Kirisiti. Makatjidziwa nge ngoni. 6 Ngono Ndzimu wakatimusa na Kirisiti, ukatigadza naye kudzimu mu kubhatana na Kirisiti Jesu, 7 kuti ndizo mu misi inozha, unganaukalakidza bunji gwe ngoni dzawo dzisina tjilizanyo nge nzhazho wawo ku tili muna Kirisiti Jesu. 8 Ngobe makatjidziwa nge ngoni nge kugalamoyo, ngono ikoku akuzothamiwa ndimwi, koga tjipo tje Ndzimu, 9 kusi nge mishingo, kuti ndizo kushaye unozwikudza. 10 Takathamiwa tjatili itjo nge Ndzimu wakatibumba muna Kirisiti Jesu, kushinga mishingo mibuya, iyo Ndzimu yawakatilulwamisila kale kuti tiilondolodze.
Bung'ompela muna Kirisiti
11 Ndizo kumbulani kuti makati mu tjimwe tjibaka, imwi Bezwitjaba* ngozwagwa, makabe mudang'wa kuyi “basakathumbigwa” ndi ibabo bakabe bezwidana beti “bakathumbigwa,” kwakathamwa mu mbili nge maboko e nthu. 12 Kumbulani kuti mu tjibaka itjetjo makabe makathubukana na Kirisiti, muli bataya mu shango ye Iziraela, kakale muli bazhi basi be zwidumano zwakagadziwabgwe nge Ndzimu ku bathu bawo, musina kugalabgwe, kakale musina Ndzimu mu shango. 13 Koga ngwenu, imwi bamuna Kirisiti Jesu, imwi makatongobe mulikulekule makasedzedziwa pejo nge malopa a Kirisiti. 14 Ngobe Kirisiti i mbakiso yedu, iye wakathama kuti, tose tibe bang'ompela, wakakolomodza tjidzibilidzi, iwo n'gathu unotithubukanya, 15 ngokolomodza nlayo ne milawana yawo kuti ndizo abumbe munli mbumbiko ing'ompela tshwa ye nthu mu bumo gwa idzedzo mbili, kuti ndizo kube ne kunyalala. 16 Kuti ndizo agadzanye bubili nge Ndzimu, mu mbili nng'ompela nge tjileyanyo, kuli kupedza nge tjileyanyo, sahwanana. 17 Wakazha kasumikila ndebo mbuya ye kunyalala kumuli, imwi makabe muli kule ne kuna ibabo bakabe bali pejo. 18 Ngobe ndiye, iswi tose Bajuta ne Bezwitjaba totubula kuzha pana Tate nge Meya ing'ompela.
19 Ndizo amutji bataya kene bazhi, koga mabe beni be shango, imwi mose ne bayengemali ne bagali bose be nsha we Ndzimu, 20 makabakwa pezhugwi kwe thiwa ye batumwa ba Jesu ne balebesambeli, Kirisiti Jesu nge kukwe ali iye bgwe le ndzibo linotambunudza mbako. 21 Munli, mbako yose yakabhatana, ngono ndiye unoipapha kube ng'umba yakayengemala ye Ndzimu muna She. 22 Kakale munli, namwibo makabumbigwanyiwa kube bugalo, Ndzimu gwaunogala muguli mu Meya.
Kudwa mu lufu kungina mu butjilo
1 Imwi makabe makafa mu kutjinya kwenyu ne mu zwibi 2 zwamakabe mutjilila muzwili mutobela zila dze shango iyeyi ne dze mbusi we tjibombo tje phepo, iyo meya inoshinga ngwenu muna ibabo basingahwe nlayo. 3 Tose takatongo tjililabo mazwiwo e tjinyama, titobela njemulo dze mibili ne mikumbulo yedu. Ndizo nge mbumbiko yedu, takabe takafanilo delukigwa nge bushongola gwe Ndzimu se bathu bose.
4 Koga Ndzimu, iwo una mahwilo zogwadza kwazo, nge ludo gwawo lukulu gwawakatida ndigo, 5 ne patakabe takafa nge matjinyo edu, wakathama kuti titjile tose na Kirisiti. Makatjidziwa nge ngoni. 6 Ngono Ndzimu wakatimusa na Kirisiti, ukatigadza naye kudzimu mu kubhatana na Kirisiti Jesu, 7 kuti ndizo mu misi inozha, unganaukalakidza bunji gwe ngoni dzawo dzisina tjilizanyo nge nzhazho wawo ku tili muna Kirisiti Jesu. 8 Ngobe makatjidziwa nge ngoni nge kugalamoyo, ngono ikoku akuzothamiwa ndimwi, koga tjipo tje Ndzimu, 9 kusi nge mishingo, kuti ndizo kushaye unozwikudza. 10 Takathamiwa tjatili itjo nge Ndzimu wakatibumba muna Kirisiti Jesu, kushinga mishingo mibuya, iyo Ndzimu yawakatilulwamisila kale kuti tiilondolodze.
Bung'ompela muna Kirisiti
11 Ndizo kumbulani kuti makati mu tjimwe tjibaka, imwi Bezwitjaba* ngozwagwa, makabe mudang'wa kuyi “basakathumbigwa” ndi ibabo bakabe bezwidana beti “bakathumbigwa,” kwakathamwa mu mbili nge maboko e nthu. 12 Kumbulani kuti mu tjibaka itjetjo makabe makathubukana na Kirisiti, muli bataya mu shango ye Iziraela, kakale muli bazhi basi be zwidumano zwakagadziwabgwe nge Ndzimu ku bathu bawo, musina kugalabgwe, kakale musina Ndzimu mu shango. 13 Koga ngwenu, imwi bamuna Kirisiti Jesu, imwi makatongobe mulikulekule makasedzedziwa pejo nge malopa a Kirisiti. 14 Ngobe Kirisiti i mbakiso yedu, iye wakathama kuti, tose tibe bang'ompela, wakakolomodza tjidzibilidzi, iwo n'gathu unotithubukanya, 15 ngokolomodza nlayo ne milawana yawo kuti ndizo abumbe munli mbumbiko ing'ompela tshwa ye nthu mu bumo gwa idzedzo mbili, kuti ndizo kube ne kunyalala. 16 Kuti ndizo agadzanye bubili nge Ndzimu, mu mbili nng'ompela nge tjileyanyo, kuli kupedza nge tjileyanyo, sahwanana. 17 Wakazha kasumikila ndebo mbuya ye kunyalala kumuli, imwi makabe muli kule ne kuna ibabo bakabe bali pejo. 18 Ngobe ndiye, iswi tose Bajuta ne Bezwitjaba totubula kuzha pana Tate nge Meya ing'ompela.
19 Ndizo amutji bataya kene bazhi, koga mabe beni be shango, imwi mose ne bayengemali ne bagali bose be nsha we Ndzimu, 20 makabakwa pezhugwi kwe thiwa ye batumwa ba Jesu ne balebesambeli, Kirisiti Jesu nge kukwe ali iye bgwe le ndzibo linotambunudza mbako. 21 Munli, mbako yose yakabhatana, ngono ndiye unoipapha kube ng'umba yakayengemala ye Ndzimu muna She. 22 Kakale munli, namwibo makabumbigwanyiwa kube bugalo, Ndzimu gwaunogala muguli mu Meya.