1 Bakolinti 4
Batumwa ba Kilisito
1 Mboobu muntu mbweelede kutuyeeya, kuti tuli babelesi ba Kilisito, alimwi tuli babanzi bamakani aa Leza aasisidwe. 2 Lino ciyandika kapati kubabanzi bali boobu ncakuti kabasyomeka. 3 Kwaamba lwangu ndewini nnyina makani nikuba kuti ndabetekwa andinywe niiba nkuta imwi yabantu. Ncobeni nsilibeteki ndemwini pe. 4 Nnyina kandikopa mumoyo, pele eeci tacaambi kuti ndilondokede pe. Mwami nguundizi. 5 Aboobo mutabeteki muntu nabani, Mwami katana boola. Uuli nguyooyubununa maseseke aali mumudima, nkabela uyooyubununa makanze aamumyoyo yabantu. Eelyo muntu umwi aumwi uyootembaulwa a Leza mbuli mbweelede.
6 Lino makani oonse aaya ngindaamba nobakwesu, ajatilizya ndime a Apolosi. Eezi zimwiisye caamba majwi aaya aati, “Amubambe zyaamba Malembe.” Nkaako mutalisumpwidi umwi akuubausya umwi. 7 Nguni wakamucita kuti mwiindane abamwi? Ani ncinzi ncomujisi ncimwatakapegwa? Naa mwakapegwa buya, nkaambo nzi ncomulisumpula anga tiimwakapegwa buyo?
8 Eena mulijisi kale nzyomuyanda? Mwavuba kale nobeenzuma! Mwaba kale bami katutako tobamwi! Ino nikwali kunga mwaba bami, nitweendelezya andinywe! 9 Nkaambo ndabona kuti Leza wakatubikka munsi mwini-mwini swebo tobatumwa, mbuli bantu bapegwa mulandu walufu. Twaba ceebezyo kuzilenge zyoonse, kutali kubantu buyo pele akubangelo. 10 Swebo tuli bafuba-fuba akaambo ka Kilisito, pele nywebo muli basongo muli Kilisito. Swebo tuli batete, pele nywebo muli basinguzu. Nywebo mulalemekwa, swebo tulasampaulwa. 11 Ciindi cino tulafwa nzala, anyota, tuli bacete. Tuladinkaulwa akutuntulika. 12 Tuloonda milimo amaanza eesu tobeni. Ciindi notusinganyizigwa tulalomba kuti Leza aleleke. Ciindi notupenzegwa tuumuna buyo, 13 ciindi ncotutamikizigwa tulasoleka kuyanzana. Kusikila lino tulasampaulwa mbuli mafwisi-fwisi aanyika alimwi bantu batuyeeya kuti tuli tombe. 14 Nsilembeli kuti muusye nsoni pe, pele mmulaya buyo mbuli bana bangu bayandika. 15 Nkaambo cilakonzeka kuti mube abamayi banji-banji mubuumi bwanu bwa Bukilisito, pele kutali bamauso banji pe. Kayi ndakaba uso muli Kilisito Jesu kwiindila mukumukambaukila Makani Mabotu. 16 Ndamukomba amwiiye ndime. 17 Nkaako ndamutumina Timoti, mwanaangu uusyomeka mu Mwami, kuti amwiibalusye nzila zyangu muli Kilisito nzendiiisya koonse-koonse mumbungano zyoonse.
18 Bamwi balalisumpula, mbuli kuti nsikoozoosika limbi ooko. 19 Pele ndilaboola kulindinywe cakufwambaana kuti Mwami kayanda, eelyo ndendilyo nezooziba nzyobakonzya kucita aabo balitukumuna, kutali buyo nzyobaamba. 20 Mubwami bwa Leza cipati takuli kwaamba buyo pe, pele micito. 21 Ncinzi ncomuyanda? Sena nzooboole kulindinywe amusako, naa amoyo walubomba mutete?