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Malailile aamwi
1 Utanootapatili munene cabukali, pele umulailile mbuli kuti nguuso. Abalo bakubusi kobalailila mbuli bana bokwanu, 2 macembele kaalailila mbuli banyoko, balindu kobalailila mbuli bacizi bako amoyo uusalala.
3 Kobalemeka bamukabafu aabo bali mbaamukabafu ncobeni. 4 Kuti naa mukamufu kajisi bana naa bazyukulu, bana aabo basaangune kucita eezyo Leza nzyayanda kumukwasyi wabo. Mukucita boobo babweedezezye bazyali babo nzibakatambula kuli mbabo. Nkaambo eezi nzezibotezya Leza. 5 Lino ooyo mukamufu mwini-mwini uunyina uumulela ubikka buyo lusyomo lwakwe muli Leza, ulakomba cakutaleka masiku asikati kuti Leza amugwasye. 6 Pele mukamufu uuyandisya zyakulikkomanisya wafwa kale nikuba kuti ucipona. 7 Kobalailila eezi kuti babule kampenda. 8 Kuti naa muntu tabambi baluzubo lwakwe kwaambisya bamukwasyi wakwe mwini, ooyu wasowa lusyomo lwakwe alimwi mubi kwiinda uutasyomi.
9 Mukamufu woonse uutanaba aamyaka iili makumi aali cisambomwe atalelwi munkamu yabamukabafu, ccita kali wakalikwetwe kumwaalumi omwe buyo, 10 alimwi bantu ngobaamba kuti ulaamilimo mibotu. Abe mukaintu wakali kulela bana bakwe kabotu, wakali sicimwa beenzu, wakali kukutaukila bantu ba Leza cakulibombya, wakali kugwasya bapengede, alimwi wakali kulipa kumilimo mibotu yoonse.
11 Pele kuli bamukabafu bacili balindu kokaka kubalemba munkamu eeyo, nkaambo zisusi zyabazunda, balasiya Kilisito akukwatwa alimwi. 12 Aboobo balabisya nkaambo tiibabamba nzibakasyomezya kusaanguna. 13 Alimwi balaba aabutolo akwiide kuzelengana mumaanda aabantu. Mbaasiluvwiyu, banjililila twabambi, baambaamba nzyobateelede. 14 Ncenciceeco ncenjanda kuti bamukabafu balindu bakwatwe alimwi bazyale bana, akubamba maanda aabo, kuti basinkondoma babule mbobatubejelezya. 15 Nkaambo mpobali kale bamwi bamukabafu bakasanduka akutobela Saatani. 16 Kuti naa kakuli mukaintu musyomi uujisi bamukowa bamukabafu, abagwasye kuti mbungano itanyamuni mukuli wakwe. Aboobo mbungano ilakonzya kugwasya bamukabafu banyina babalela.
17 Lino baalu beendelezya mbungano kabotu balemekwe kwiindilila, kwaambisya aabo boonda mulimo wakukambauka akwiisya. 18 Nkaambo Malembe aamba kuti, “Utamwaangi kumulomo musune uuuma maila.” Alimwi alaamba kuti, “Simulimo uleelede kujana bulumbu bwakwe.” 19 Utanoozumini kaambo kaambwa mwaalu ccita kakuli bakamboni bobilo naa botatwe. 20 Pele kwaamba baabo bazumanana kucita zibi, kobalaya antangalala kuti boonse bayoowele mpawo.
21 Leza a Kilisito, alimwi abangelo basale-sale balizi kuti ngamba zyabwini. Ndakwaambila kuti ubambe eezi zyoonse kakunyina lusalululo, kutabi ncocita mukuyanda umwi. 22 Utanoofwambaani kubikka maanza aamuntu akumunjizya mumulimo wa Mwami, kuyoowa kuti ulajanwa kozuminana azibi zyabamwi. Kolibamba lwako omwini, ubule butongo.
23 Utanywi limbi maanzi alikke, pele kobelesya atuwaini twakukugwasya mwida nkaambo kakuciswa mboli sibukilwa bulo.
24 Zibi zyabantu bamwi zilalibonya, zilabasolweda kukubetekwa, pele zibi zyabamwi zilalibonya musule. 25 Mbubonya oobo ayalo milimo mibotu ilabonwa, nikuba kuti tiiyalibonya kufwambaana, pele tiikonzyi kusiswa pe.