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Kilisito Mugwasyi wesu
1 Nobana bangu, ndamulembela aaya makani kutegwa kamutabisyi. Kuti naa umwi wabisya, tulijisi Mugwasyi uutwaambilila kuli Taata, ooyu ngu Jesu Kilisito uululeme. 2 Ngonguwe cipaizyo cimanya milandu yazibi zyesu, kuleka buyo zyesu zyalo, pele azibi zyabantu boonse baansi aano. 3 Notubamba malailile aakwe, notukonzya kuzibwa kuti tulimuzi. 4 Ooyo uuti ndimuzi, pele kataswiilili malailile aakwe mmubeji, tamukwe zyabwini mulinguwe pe. 5 Pele ooyo uubamba majwi aakwe, nkokuti luyando lwa Leza lwazulila mulinguwe. 6 Ooyo waamba kuti ulikkalilide mulinguwe uleelede kweenda munzila mbubonya mbuli mbwaakeenda walo.
Zyamulawo mupya
7 Nobayandwa, takuli kuti mmulembela mulawo mupya pe, pele nguyooyo wakaindi walo ngomwakajisi kuzwida kumatalikilo. Mulawo ooyo mmajwi ngomwakamvwa kale. 8 Pele nikuba boobo mmulawo mupya ooyu ngwendimulembela. Zyaamba mulawo ooyu zyakaboneka muli Jesu alimwi zilaboneka amuli ndinywe. Nkaambo mudima uyabumana, eelyo mumuni wini-wini watalika kubala.
9 Ooyo waamba kuti uli mumumuni, kwamana kasulaika munyina ucili mumudima ambuli sunu. 10 Ooyo uuyanda munyina nguuli mumumuni, nkaako mulinguwe kunyina cilebya. 11 Pele ooyo uusulaika munyina uli mumudima, akweenda mulinguwo. Tazi ankwaya, nkaambo mudima wamoofwaazya.
12 Ndamulembela nobana bangu, nkaambo zibi zyanu zilalekelelwa akaambo ka Kilisito. 13 Ndamulembela nomatata nkaambo mulimuzi uuliko lyoonse kuzwida kumatalikilo. Ndamulembela nobakubusi, nkaambo mwakamuzunda mubi.
14 Ndamulembela nobana, nkaambo mulimuzi Taata. Ndamulembela nomatata nkaambo mulimuzi ooyo uuliko lyoonse kuzwa kumatalikilo. Ndamulembela nobakubusi nkaambo muli basinguzu, alimwi Majwi aa Leza alikkkede muli ndinywe, alimwi mwakamuzunda mubi.
15 Mutayandi nyika niziba zintu zili mulinjiyo. Kuti naa muntu kayanda nyika, tayandi Taata pe. 16 Zyoonse zyaansi, zisusi zyamubili azintu zinyomenenwa ameso, azyoonse eezyo zipa kuti bantu kabalidunda ansi aano, taakwe aniciba comwe cizwa kuli Taata, pele zyoonse eezi nzyaansi. 17 Nyika azili mumo ziyandisya bantunsi zyoonse ziyoomana, pele muntu uucita ziyanda Leza unoopona lyoonse.
Sinkondonyina a Kilisito
18 Nobana bangu, cino nciindi camamanino! Mwakaambilwa kuti sinkondonyina a Kilisito uyooboola, pele lino banji basinkondonyina a Kilisito balibonya kale, aboobo tulizi kuti cino nceciindi camamanino. 19 Bantu aabo bakali aandiswe kaindi, pele tiibakali bamwi besu pe. Nkaambo nibakali bamwi besu nibacilikkalilide andiswe. Pele bakazwa mukuti kubonwe kuti tiibakali bamwi besu.
20 Pele nywebo mwakananikwa a Muuya Uusalala, aboobo mulizi kabotu zintu zyoonse. 21 Ncemulembela takuli kuti tamuzi zyabwini pe, pele nkaambo muli buzi, alimwi mulizi kuti bubeji tabuzwi mumasimpe. 22 Nguni mubeji, tee nguyooyo uutazumini kuti Jesu ngo Munanike wa Leza? Ooyo uukaka Taata a Mwana ngosinkondonyina a Kilisito. 23 Kufumbwa uukaka Mwana wakakilizya a Taata. Uuzumina Mwana, wamuzumina a Taata.
24 Pele nywebo nzimwakamvwa kuzwa kumatalikilo, zilikkalilide mulindinywe. Kuti nzimwakamvwa kuzwa kumatalikilo kazikkalilide mulindinywe ati mulakkalilila muli Taata a Mwana. 25 Nceeci ncaakatusyomezya, wakatusyomezya mbuumi butamani.
26 Ndamulembela makani aaya nkaambo kabaabo banga balamucenga. 27 Pele nywebo Kilisito wakamunanika a Muuya Uusalala ukkala muli ndinywe. Aboobo takweelede kuti inga muntu wamwiisya nabani. Muuya Uusalala ngumwakananikwa ulamwiisya zyoonse. Nzyaamwiisya nzyabwini, tazili zyakubeja pe. Nkaako mbubonya mbuli mbwaakamwiisya, amukkalilile muli Kilisito. 28 Mbombubo, nobana bangu, amukkalilile mulinguwe, kutegwa aakulibonya tukabe basicamba. Tutakabi aansoni buzuba mbwayooboola alimwi. 29 Lino mukuti mulizi kuti Kilisito uliluleme, nkaako muzibe kuti kufumbwa uucita ziluleme mmwanaa Leza.