1 Ndimi Judi, nlanda wa Jesu Kirisiti, ndili nnung'una wa Jakubo.
Ndokwalila ibabo bakadang'wa, banodika mu Ndzimu Tate, koga bakatjengetigwa Jesu Kirisiti:
2 Mahwilo ngoni ne mbakiso ne ludo ngazwibe namwi zwimuwandile.
Badiyi be manyepkhwa
3 Badiwa, nenguba ndakabe ndishaka kwazo kumukwalila ngekwe jidzo latinalo tose, ndawana kwakalingisana kumukwalila ndimukulumbidza kugwila kugalamoyo ikoku kwati kukapiwa bayengemali. 4 Bathu bamwe bakati kulobesiwa kwabo kukakwagwa ntolo bamunginilila nge kwakasumbikika. Bathu banonyanyayidza Ndzimu, banoshandula ngoni dze Ndzimu wedu bedzithama bugovu, bezwilandula Tetshi wedu nng'ompela koga, iye She Jesu Kirisiti.
5 Kene muziba zwenyu ikoku kose kale, ndoshaka kumukumbuludza kuti iye wakasunungula bathu mu Egipiti, wakati shule kalobesa ibabo bakabe basingagalemoyo. 6 Ne batumwa be kudzimu basakatjengeta mamo abo koga bakasiya nzi wabo, wakababiga mu zhalima mu busungwa gusingapele kuti basumikilisiwe mu zhuba gulu. 7 Koga se Sodoma ne Gomora ne mizi mikulu yakaipoteleka yakathama bupombgwe bunjisa ne kuthama zwithu nge zila isi ye tjilenje kube kupa tjilakidzilo tja ibabo banowoamutjila shamu ye moto usingadzimiwe.
8 Nge zila yakajalobo ibaba bawoloti banothama mibili yabo shambgwa belamba ndaulo ye Ndzimu kakale betuka bakudziwa be kudzimu. 9 Koga ntumwa we kudzimu nkulu Mikaele, paakabe enyanyayidzana na Satani ngekwe mbili wa Mushe aazotongo nsumikilisa, koga wakati, “She ngabakutjemele.” 10 Koga ibaba bathu banotuka tjimwe ne tjimwe tjabasingazibisise; ngono banolobesiwa nge zwithu izwezo zwabanoziba nge mbumbiko se phuka dzisingakumbule. 11 Yee mme wee! Mapalala imwi bakatobela zila ya Kaini! Bakatizhilila mbuzilo nge zila ye kulashika sa Bhalamu, bakalobesiwa mu kupanduka sa Kora. 12 Aba zwibadzi mu mizano yenyu ye ludo, beja namwi basina lutjo ne lutukununu gose; bakazwilinga ibo koga; makole asina vula, anowulusiwa nge phepo, miti isina mitjelo mu tjibaka tje mitjelo, yakafa, ikadzikunugwa. 13 Mabundo e vula ye gungwa, anothwa mafulo anoabhatisa shoni. Banonga nyenyedzi dzinoyendayenda dzakabiganyidzigwa zhalima dema nge kusingapele.
14 Enoki, iye we tjizekugwana tje kutendeka kudwa muna Adamu, wakalebela mbeli ngekwa ibaba eti, “Bonani, She unozha ne bali zwiwulu wulu zwe babe bakayengemala 15 kusumikilisa mmwe ne mmwe, ne kubona nlandu bose bakashinga mishingo yabo isina Ndzimu nenge matama wose mabi akalebgwa nge batjinyi ngekwe Ndzimu!”
16 Aba bang'ong'oli ne bakombeledzi banotobela njemulo dzabo dzakabipa banozwikudza banozipisa lulimi betjengela bamwe kuti kubhatshike ibo koga.
Kusimisila
17 Koga, badiwa, kumbulani tjakalebegwa mbeli nge batumwa ba She wedu Jesu Kirisiti. 18 Bakati kumuli, “Mu nsi we bupelo kowobe ne badadi banotobela njemulo dzabo dzakabipa dzisina meya ye Ndzimu.” 19 Ibaba ndibo banodana kupalalana, bana meya isi iyo abana Meya yakayengemala. 20 Koga imwi, banodika, muzwibumbeni nge buzhalo mu kugalamoyo kwenyu kwakayengemala kwazo, mutembezela mu Meya yakayengemala. 21 Muzwitjengetele mu ludo gwe Ndzimu, lindilani mahwilo ngoni a She wedu Jesu Kirisiti kumupa butjilo gusingapele.
22 Ibeni nge ngoni kuna banodudumwa. 23 Tjidzani bamwe nge kubabhula mu moto usingadzimike; ku bamwe mulakidze ngoni dzakashangana ngotja, mushima na itjo tjiambalo tja ibaba bakazhodzeka nge shambgwa ye njemulo dzabo dzakabipa.
Ntembezelo we kukudza
24 Ngwenu kunli iye unotubula kumutjengeta kuti musiwe, kamuyisa mbeli kukwe ali mu gudzo musina nlandu ngono muna kushatha kukulu, 25 ku Ndzimu nng'ompela koga Ntjidzi wedu, muna Jesu Kirisiti, She wedu, ngakube gudzo ne bukulu ne masimba ne ndaulo se kwakabe kuli iko kutanga nangwenu nenge kusingapele. Ngakujalo.
1 Ndimi Judi, nlanda wa Jesu Kirisiti, ndili nnung'una wa Jakubo.
Ndokwalila ibabo bakadang'wa, banodika mu Ndzimu Tate, koga bakatjengetigwa Jesu Kirisiti:
2 Mahwilo ngoni ne mbakiso ne ludo ngazwibe namwi zwimuwandile.
Badiyi be manyepkhwa
3 Badiwa, nenguba ndakabe ndishaka kwazo kumukwalila ngekwe jidzo latinalo tose, ndawana kwakalingisana kumukwalila ndimukulumbidza kugwila kugalamoyo ikoku kwati kukapiwa bayengemali. 4 Bathu bamwe bakati kulobesiwa kwabo kukakwagwa ntolo bamunginilila nge kwakasumbikika. Bathu banonyanyayidza Ndzimu, banoshandula ngoni dze Ndzimu wedu bedzithama bugovu, bezwilandula Tetshi wedu nng'ompela koga, iye She Jesu Kirisiti.
5 Kene muziba zwenyu ikoku kose kale, ndoshaka kumukumbuludza kuti iye wakasunungula bathu mu Egipiti, wakati shule kalobesa ibabo bakabe basingagalemoyo. 6 Ne batumwa be kudzimu basakatjengeta mamo abo koga bakasiya nzi wabo, wakababiga mu zhalima mu busungwa gusingapele kuti basumikilisiwe mu zhuba gulu. 7 Koga se Sodoma ne Gomora ne mizi mikulu yakaipoteleka yakathama bupombgwe bunjisa ne kuthama zwithu nge zila isi ye tjilenje kube kupa tjilakidzilo tja ibabo banowoamutjila shamu ye moto usingadzimiwe.
8 Nge zila yakajalobo ibaba bawoloti banothama mibili yabo shambgwa belamba ndaulo ye Ndzimu kakale betuka bakudziwa be kudzimu. 9 Koga ntumwa we kudzimu nkulu Mikaele, paakabe enyanyayidzana na Satani ngekwe mbili wa Mushe aazotongo nsumikilisa, koga wakati, “She ngabakutjemele.” 10 Koga ibaba bathu banotuka tjimwe ne tjimwe tjabasingazibisise; ngono banolobesiwa nge zwithu izwezo zwabanoziba nge mbumbiko se phuka dzisingakumbule. 11 Yee mme wee! Mapalala imwi bakatobela zila ya Kaini! Bakatizhilila mbuzilo nge zila ye kulashika sa Bhalamu, bakalobesiwa mu kupanduka sa Kora. 12 Aba zwibadzi mu mizano yenyu ye ludo, beja namwi basina lutjo ne lutukununu gose; bakazwilinga ibo koga; makole asina vula, anowulusiwa nge phepo, miti isina mitjelo mu tjibaka tje mitjelo, yakafa, ikadzikunugwa. 13 Mabundo e vula ye gungwa, anothwa mafulo anoabhatisa shoni. Banonga nyenyedzi dzinoyendayenda dzakabiganyidzigwa zhalima dema nge kusingapele.
14 Enoki, iye we tjizekugwana tje kutendeka kudwa muna Adamu, wakalebela mbeli ngekwa ibaba eti, “Bonani, She unozha ne bali zwiwulu wulu zwe babe bakayengemala 15 kusumikilisa mmwe ne mmwe, ne kubona nlandu bose bakashinga mishingo yabo isina Ndzimu nenge matama wose mabi akalebgwa nge batjinyi ngekwe Ndzimu!”
16 Aba bang'ong'oli ne bakombeledzi banotobela njemulo dzabo dzakabipa banozwikudza banozipisa lulimi betjengela bamwe kuti kubhatshike ibo koga.
Kusimisila
17 Koga, badiwa, kumbulani tjakalebegwa mbeli nge batumwa ba She wedu Jesu Kirisiti. 18 Bakati kumuli, “Mu nsi we bupelo kowobe ne badadi banotobela njemulo dzabo dzakabipa dzisina meya ye Ndzimu.” 19 Ibaba ndibo banodana kupalalana, bana meya isi iyo abana Meya yakayengemala. 20 Koga imwi, banodika, muzwibumbeni nge buzhalo mu kugalamoyo kwenyu kwakayengemala kwazo, mutembezela mu Meya yakayengemala. 21 Muzwitjengetele mu ludo gwe Ndzimu, lindilani mahwilo ngoni a She wedu Jesu Kirisiti kumupa butjilo gusingapele.
22 Ibeni nge ngoni kuna banodudumwa. 23 Tjidzani bamwe nge kubabhula mu moto usingadzimike; ku bamwe mulakidze ngoni dzakashangana ngotja, mushima na itjo tjiambalo tja ibaba bakazhodzeka nge shambgwa ye njemulo dzabo dzakabipa.
Ntembezelo we kukudza
24 Ngwenu kunli iye unotubula kumutjengeta kuti musiwe, kamuyisa mbeli kukwe ali mu gudzo musina nlandu ngono muna kushatha kukulu, 25 ku Ndzimu nng'ompela koga Ntjidzi wedu, muna Jesu Kirisiti, She wedu, ngakube gudzo ne bukulu ne masimba ne ndaulo se kwakabe kuli iko kutanga nangwenu nenge kusingapele. Ngakujalo.