3 Joni
1 Kuzwa kuli ndime ndemunene kumweenzuma Gayosi ngwenjandisya kapati.
2 Oyandwa, ndikumbila kuti zintu zyoonse zikweendele kabotu akuti kopona kabotu. Ndizi kuti muuya wako uli kabotu. 3 Nkaambo ndakabotelwa kapati bamwi bakwesu nibakaboola kuno akundaambila kuti buumi bwako bulilondokede nkaambo utobela zyabwini. 4 Taakwe cindibotelezya kwiinda kumvwa kuti bana bangu batobela zyabwini.
Gayosi mbwaakalumbaizigwa
5 Oyandwa, ulacita cakusyomeka ciindi nogwasya basyominyoko, kapati beenzu. 6 Aaba bakaamba kumbungano yakokuno zyaluyando lwako. Lino ulacita kabotu kuti wabagwasya mulweendo lwabo mukubotelezya Leza. 7 Nkaambo nobakatalika lweendo lwabo lwakubelekela Kilisito, tiibakazumina kugwasigwa abakunze. 8 Lino swebo tuleelede kubagwasya bantu bali boobo, kutegwa tubelekele antoomwe mukutola zyabwini.
Zya Diyotulefesi a Demetiliyosi
9 Ndakalemba lugwalo kumbungano, pele Diyotulefesi walo uuyanda kuba mupati wabo tandiswiilili. 10 Aboobo kuti ndaakuboola, nzoobukulusya zyoonse nzyaakacita. Ulaamba majwi mabi andime. Taciti buyo zeezi pe, pele alimwi ulakaka kutambula basyomi akukasya baabo bayanda kubatambula, alimwi ulasola kubatanda kuzwa mumbungano.
11 Oyandwa, utatobeli zintu zibi, pele tobela zintu zibotu. Ooyo uucita ciluleme nguwa Leza, pele ooyo uucita cibi tanamubona Leza.
12 Lino bantu boonse balaamba bubotu bwa Demetiliyosi, abwalo bwini bwaamba bubotu bwakwe. Aswebo twamubeda bakamboni alimwi ulizi kuti bumboni bwesu mbwabwini.
Majwi aamamanino
13 Ndilijisi zintu zinji zyakukulembela, pele nsiyandi kuzilemba mulugwalo pe. 14 Ndasyoma kuti ndilafwambaana kuzookubona, eelyo tuzooambaula amulomo mpande.
15 Luumuno lube kuli nduwe. Boonse beenzinyoko balakujuzya. Ubajuzye boonse beenzuma omwe-omwe.