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Zyabuumi bupya
1 Lino mbubonya mbuli Kilisito mbwaakapenga mumubili, anywebo amuliyumye, nkaambo mulizi kuti kufumbwa muntu uupenga ulasiya zinyonyoono. 2 Aboobo ciindi nomucipona ansi aano mutatobeli zisusi zyabuntunsi, pele amutobele ziyanda Leza. 3 Nkaambo muciindi cakale-kale mwalipede kukucita zicita bamasi. Mwakali kweenda muzisofweede, muzisusi, mubukolwi, mubusindya, mukusenga, abukombi busesemya bwamituni. 4 Lino sunu bakunze balagambwa nibabona kuti mwaleka kucita zisofwede ambabo, nkankakaako ncobamusampaula. 5 Pele bayoolyaambilila mulandu wabo kuli Leza ooyo uuyoobeteka baumi abafu. 6 Nkaambo kaako Makani Mabotu ncaakakambaukilwa kuli baabo bafwide kuti nikuba kuti bakabetekwa mumubili mbuli bantu boonse, bamana bakapone mumuuya mbuli Leza.
Babanzi babotu bazipego zya Leza
7 Lino mamanino aazintu zyoonse alaafwiifwi. Nkaako amulibatamike kuti musitikile mukukomba kwanu. 8 Cipati ncakuti muyandane cakutalengaana nkaambo luyando ndoluvumba zinyonyoono zinji. 9 Nomuswayana kamubambana cakutatongookana. 10 Aumwi cipego ncaakatambula kuli Leza acibelesye mukugwasya beenzinyina. Mube mbuli babanzi babelesya kabotu zipego zyaandeene-andeene zizwa kuli Leza. 11 Naa umwi waamba, aambe majwi aazwa kuli Leza. Naa umwi wabeleka, abeleke anguzu zimupa Leza, kuti muli zyoonse Leza akalemekwe muli Jesu Kilisito. Bulemu anguzu nzizyakwe akutamani. Akube boobo.
Kupenga akaambo ka Bukilisito
12 Nomuyandwa, mutagambwi amulilo wamapenzi wamuzida kuti musunkwe anguwo. Mutayeeyi kuti mwasikilwa cintu ceenzu pe. 13 Pele amukondwe nkaambo mulapenga mbuli Kilisito kuti bwaakulibonya bulemu bwakwe mukatangale kapati. 14 Kuti naa mwasampaulwa akaambo kazina lya Kilisito, mulilelekedwe, nkaambo nkokuti Muuya wabulemu, Muuya wa Leza, ulikkalilide mulindinywe. 15 Kutajaniki kuti mulapenzegwa nkaambo kabujayi, kubba, kucita cibyaabi, nikuba kunjililila zyabamwi. 16 Pele kuti kamupenzegwa akaambo kakuti muli Bakilisito mutausi nsoni pe, pele mulemeke Leza akaambo kazina eelyo.
17 Lino ciindi casika cakuti Leza atalike kubeteka bantu bakwe. Naa lubeta oolo lwatalikila kulindiswe, ino ciyooba buti kuli baabo bataswiilili Makani Mabotu aa Leza? 18 Kayi Majwi aa Leza alati,
“Kuti mululami akafutulwe cakupenga,
ino mubi uutaccilili zya Leza uyooba buti?”
19 Aboobo aabo bapenga mukuyanda kwa Leza abalipe mumaanza aa Mulengi wabo uusyomeka akutolelela kucita milimo mibotu.