1 Pita 1
1 Ndime Pita mutumwa wa Jesu Kilisito, ndamujuzya nobasale ba Leza beenzu bamwaikide ku Pontusi, ku Galatiya, ku Kapadosiya, ku Asiya, aku Bitiniya. 2 Leza Taata wakamuzibila limwi alimwi wakamusala kuti musalazigwe a Muuya Uusalala akuti muswiilile Jesu Kilisito akusanzigwa abulowa bwakwe. Leza amubede aaluse akumupa luumuno kwiindilila.
Zyalulangilo lwini-lwini
3 Aalumbwe Leza, Wisi wa Mwami Jesu Kilisito! Leza muluse lwakwe lunji wakatupa buumi bupya kuti tube aalulangilo lwini-lwini mububuke bwa Jesu Kilisito kuzwa kubafu. 4 Nkaako tuyookona zileleko zitanyonyooki, zitasofwaali, zitabundaali eezyo Leza nzyamubambilide kujulu. 5 Anguzu zyakwe Leza unoomukwabilide nomusyoma kuti mukatambule lufutuko luyooyubununwa kumamanino aaciindi.
6 Eezi zimukkomanisye nikuba kuti mukaindi kano mulausa akaambo kamasunko aaindene-indene. 7 Ngolida ayalo nikuba kuti ilamana ilasalazigwa amulilo. Mbubonya oobo lusyomo lwanu lwiinda ngolida kule-kule lulasalazigwa kubonya kuti ndwini-lwini. Ndendilyo nomuyootembaulwa akulemekwa cabulemu eelyo Jesu Kilisito aakuboneka. 8 Jesu tamunamubwene, nikuba boobo mulamuyanda. Nikuba kuti tamumuboni, mulamusyoma alimwi mulakkomana kapati citaambiki. 9 Aboobo kuzwa mulusyomo lwanu mulajana lufutuko lwamyuuya yanu.
10 Basinsimi bakasinsima zyaluse oolu luyootambulwa, bakayandaula akuvuntauzya zyalufutuko oolu. 11 Muuya uuzwa kuli Kilisito wakali mulimbabo wakali kwaambila limwi zyamapenzi aayoomvwa Kilisito azyabulemu mbwayoobaabo aakumana. Basinsimi bakali kuyandisisya kuziba kuti ani eezi ziyoocitika lili alimwi ziyoocitika buti? 12 Leza wakayubununa kuti tiibaali kulibelekela lwabo beni, pele akaambo kanu bakali kwaamba eezi nzyomumvwa lino. Bakambausi ba Makani Mabotu bakamwaambila eezi kwiindila mu Muuya Uusalala wakatumwa kuzwa kujulu. Abalo bangelo balayanda kuzibisisya zyazintu eezi.
Zyakupona mubusalali
13 Aboobo amulibambilile mumiyeeyo yanu, amulijate. Amubikke moyo woonse aluse ndomuyootambula ciindi Jesu Kilisito aakulibonya. 14 Amube mbuli bana baswiilila. Mutanooccilili zisusi nzyomwakali kutobela kaindi mukutaziba kwanu. 15 Pele mbubuli mbwasalala ooyo wakamwiita, anywebo mbubonya mube boobo. 16 Kayi Malembe alati, “Muleelede kusalala, nkaambo mebo ndasalala.”
17 Lino Leza tasalululi. Ulabeteka kufumbwa muntu kweendelana anzyaakacita muntu ooyo. Kuti kamumuti Taata amumulemeke ciindi coonse ncomuli beenzu ansi aano. 18 Mulizi kuti mwakanununwa kuzwa kuziyanza zyabuntunsi nzimwakaiya kumauso. Taakamununuzya mali aansiliva naa aangolida aamana pe, 19 pele mwakanununwa acipaizyo cabulowa buyandisi bwa Kilisito, walo wakajaigwa mbuli mwanaa mbelele uutakwe kampenda naa kapa. 20 Leza wakamusalila limwi kuti azikumane mulimo ooyu katanalenga nyika. Pele ciindi cino camamanino wamubonya kulindinywe. 21 Mulinguwe musyoma Leza walo wakamubusya kuzwa kubafu akumupa bulemu. Ncenciceeco ncomusyoma akulangila muli Leza.
22 Lino mbuli mbumwasalazya myoyo yanu mukuswiilila zyabwini, ambuli mbomuyandana abasyominyoko, amuyandane nobeni cakumaninina. 23 Mwazyalululwa, kutali kuzwa kumbuto iinyonyooka, pele kuzwa kumbuto iitanyonyooki yalo iili Majwi aa Leza aabuumi aakkalilide. 24 Mbubwaamba Malembe kuti,
“Bantu boonse bali mbuli bwizu,
bulemu bwabo buli mbuli maluba.
Bwizu bulayuma, aalo maluba alakunkumuka,
25 pele Majwi aa Leza alikkalilide lyoonse.”
Majwi aaya Makani Mabotu ngomwakakambaukilwa.