Zwibandana zwibili
1 Ngono abona tjibandana tjibhuda mu gungwa tjina nyanga dzili gumi ne misholo ili kutendeka, pezhugwi kwe lunyanga gumwe ne gumwe kuna tjialana tje bushe, ngono pezhugwi kwe nsholo mmwe ne mmwe kuna zina linotuka Ndzimu. 2 Tjibandana itjetjo tjandakabona tjakabe tjinga n'gwe, matshambo atjo enga e bhira, nlomo watjo unga we shumba. Ngono bhophona likatjipa masimba alo ne bushe gwalo ne ndaulo hwulu. 3 Mmwe we misholo yatjo wakabe unabanga lingabulaya, koga banga ilelo likapola. Koga shango yose ikasala shule tjibandana itjetjo yakatjenama. 4 Bathu bakanamata bhophona ngoti lakabe lapa tjibandana bushe gwalo. Bakanamata tjibandana beti, “Ndiani unonga tjibandana itjetji? Ne ungagwa natjo ndiani?”
5 Tjibandana tjakapiwa nlomo we kuzwikudza ne kutuka Ndzimu, tjiletjedzegwa kube nge ndaulo mimwedzi ili makumi manna ana mimwedzi mibili (42). 6 Tjikatangisa kutuka Ndzimu ne zina lawo ne magalo awo ne banogala kudzimu. 7 Tjikapiwa ndetjedzelo kubhayana ne bayengemali ne kubakunda, kakale tjakabe tjapiwa ndaulo pezhugwi kwe ludzi gumwe ne gumwe ne bathu bamwe ne bamwe ne lulimi gumwe ne gumwe ne itjaba tjimwe ne tjimwe. 8 Ngono bose banogala mu shango banowotjinamata, bose be mazina asakakwagwa kudwa mu kuteyiwa kwe shango, mu lukwalo gwe butjilo gwe Pkhwizana yakabulawa.
9 Ha mmwe ana zebe, ngaahwe. 10 “Ha ili kuti kuna wakalingisana ngosungwa, unowosungwa, wakalingisana nge kubulawa nge thumo, unowobulawabo nge thumo. Oku koshaka kudzikitadza ne kugalamoyo kwe bayengemali.”
11 Ipapo abona tjimwe tjibandana tjibhuda mu shango, tjina nyanga dzili mbili dzifanana ne nyanga dze Pkhwizana, ngono tjikalebeleka se bhophona. 12 Tjoshinga nge ndaulo yose ye tjibandana tje kutanga se mmilili watjo. Tjokombeledza shango na bose banogala muili kuti banamate tjibandana tje kutanga, tje banga linotjisa lakapola. 13 Tjibandana itjetji tje bubili tjothama zwilakidzo zwikulu, tjothama moto ukadwa kudzimu ukazha pasi mu shango mu mesho e bathu bose. 14 Ndizo tjotjebela bathu banogala mu shango nge zwilakidzo zwatjinoletjedziwa kuthama mbeli kwe tjibandana tje kutanga tjibadwa tjiti bathame ifano tje tjibandana tjakabe tjakubadziwa nge thumo ngono tjikatjila. 15 Tjakapiwa simba kufemela meya mu ifano tje tjibandana tje kutanga kuti ifano tje tjibandana tjilebeleke ne kuthama kuti ibabo basinganamate ifano tje tjibandana babulawe. 16 Tjokombeledza bathu bose batukununu ne bakulukulu, bafumi ne bashayi, bakasununguka ne balanda kutjwayiwa mu maboko abo e luji kene mu phazha dzabo, 17 kuyita kuti kusibe ne ungatengesa asina lutjwayo igogo. Kodwa kuti zina le tjibandana kene mbalo ye zina latjo.
18 Ikoku koshaka butjenjedu. Iye wakatjenjela ngaazibe tjimiligwe nge mbalo ye tjibandana itjetjo, ngoti palo imilile zina le nthu. Mbalo yatjo mazana matathatu ana makumi matathatu ana tathatu (666).
Zwibandana zwibili
1 Ngono abona tjibandana tjibhuda mu gungwa tjina nyanga dzili gumi ne misholo ili kutendeka, pezhugwi kwe lunyanga gumwe ne gumwe kuna tjialana tje bushe, ngono pezhugwi kwe nsholo mmwe ne mmwe kuna zina linotuka Ndzimu. 2 Tjibandana itjetjo tjandakabona tjakabe tjinga n'gwe, matshambo atjo enga e bhira, nlomo watjo unga we shumba. Ngono bhophona likatjipa masimba alo ne bushe gwalo ne ndaulo hwulu. 3 Mmwe we misholo yatjo wakabe unabanga lingabulaya, koga banga ilelo likapola. Koga shango yose ikasala shule tjibandana itjetjo yakatjenama. 4 Bathu bakanamata bhophona ngoti lakabe lapa tjibandana bushe gwalo. Bakanamata tjibandana beti, “Ndiani unonga tjibandana itjetji? Ne ungagwa natjo ndiani?”
5 Tjibandana tjakapiwa nlomo we kuzwikudza ne kutuka Ndzimu, tjiletjedzegwa kube nge ndaulo mimwedzi ili makumi manna ana mimwedzi mibili (42). 6 Tjikatangisa kutuka Ndzimu ne zina lawo ne magalo awo ne banogala kudzimu. 7 Tjikapiwa ndetjedzelo kubhayana ne bayengemali ne kubakunda, kakale tjakabe tjapiwa ndaulo pezhugwi kwe ludzi gumwe ne gumwe ne bathu bamwe ne bamwe ne lulimi gumwe ne gumwe ne itjaba tjimwe ne tjimwe. 8 Ngono bose banogala mu shango banowotjinamata, bose be mazina asakakwagwa kudwa mu kuteyiwa kwe shango, mu lukwalo gwe butjilo gwe Pkhwizana yakabulawa.
9 Ha mmwe ana zebe, ngaahwe. 10 “Ha ili kuti kuna wakalingisana ngosungwa, unowosungwa, wakalingisana nge kubulawa nge thumo, unowobulawabo nge thumo. Oku koshaka kudzikitadza ne kugalamoyo kwe bayengemali.”
11 Ipapo abona tjimwe tjibandana tjibhuda mu shango, tjina nyanga dzili mbili dzifanana ne nyanga dze Pkhwizana, ngono tjikalebeleka se bhophona. 12 Tjoshinga nge ndaulo yose ye tjibandana tje kutanga se mmilili watjo. Tjokombeledza shango na bose banogala muili kuti banamate tjibandana tje kutanga, tje banga linotjisa lakapola. 13 Tjibandana itjetji tje bubili tjothama zwilakidzo zwikulu, tjothama moto ukadwa kudzimu ukazha pasi mu shango mu mesho e bathu bose. 14 Ndizo tjotjebela bathu banogala mu shango nge zwilakidzo zwatjinoletjedziwa kuthama mbeli kwe tjibandana tje kutanga tjibadwa tjiti bathame ifano tje tjibandana tjakabe tjakubadziwa nge thumo ngono tjikatjila. 15 Tjakapiwa simba kufemela meya mu ifano tje tjibandana tje kutanga kuti ifano tje tjibandana tjilebeleke ne kuthama kuti ibabo basinganamate ifano tje tjibandana babulawe. 16 Tjokombeledza bathu bose batukununu ne bakulukulu, bafumi ne bashayi, bakasununguka ne balanda kutjwayiwa mu maboko abo e luji kene mu phazha dzabo, 17 kuyita kuti kusibe ne ungatengesa asina lutjwayo igogo. Kodwa kuti zina le tjibandana kene mbalo ye zina latjo.
18 Ikoku koshaka butjenjedu. Iye wakatjenjela ngaazibe tjimiligwe nge mbalo ye tjibandana itjetjo, ngoti palo imilile zina le nthu. Mbalo yatjo mazana matathatu ana makumi matathatu ana tathatu (666).