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1 Nne a Pauli ntume jwa a Yeshu Kilishitu, kwa pinga kwabho a Nnungu, ngunakunnjandishilanga mmandunji bha ukonjelo nninginji ku Epesho, nkwaakulupalilanga a Yeshu Kilishitu.
2 Ngunakumpinjilanga nema na ulele gwa Atati a Nnungu na ku Bhakulungwa a Yeshu Kilishitu.
3 Bhalumbililwe a Nnungu, Atati bha Bhakulungwa bhetu a Yeshu Kilishitu! Pabha nkulundana na a Kilishitu, bhashikutupa mboka ya kila namuna ya muntima ikopoka kunnungu.
4 Malinga shibhatuagwile tubandu bha ukonjelo kwa lundana kwetu na a Kilshitu, shilambolyo shikanabhe panganywa, nkupinga tubhe tubhaukonjelo, na tunakole sha gambwa pa meyo gabho kwa nonyelwa na pinga kwabho bhayene.
5 A Nnungu bhashinkutandubha kutuagula, nkupinga tubhe ashibhana bhabho kupitila a Yeshu Kilishitu, malinga shibhapinjile na kuengwa kwabho bhayene.
6 Bhai twainiye a Nnungu kwa ligongo lya ukonjelo gwa nema jabho, jibhatupele kupitila kuka mwanagwabho jubhampinjile!
7 Pabha kupitila shiwo sha a Kilishitu uwe tushigombolwa, yani yambi yetu ishileshelelwa. Malinga shigushitebha ukulungwa gwa nema jabho.
8 Bhashinkutushulushiya yeneyo kwa lumanyio lowe na lunda lwabho.
9 A Nnungu gubhatendile tuimanye ya nng'iyo kwa pinga kwabho, malinga shibhatumbilile bhayene kutenda, kupitila kwa a Kilishitu.
10 Yani kubhika ukulungwa pushigamalile mobha gakwe, na kuibhika indu yowe pamo, ya kunnungu na ya pashilambolyo pa mashili ga a Kilishitu.
11 A Nnungu bhashipinga kila shindu shibhapinjile shitendeshe, bhenebho bhashikutuagula nkulundana kwetu na a Kilishitu nkupinga tubhe tubhandu bhabho.
12 Bhai uwe Tubhayaudi, tulongolele kwaakulupalila a Kilishitu, tunapinjikwa kwainiya a Nnungu kwa ukonjelo gwabho!
13 Na mmanganyanji mmandunji bha ilambo ina, mwapilikenenje ntenga gwa kweli gwa Ngani ja Mmbone, malobhe ga mmbone ga ntapulo gwenunji, gumwaakulupalilenje a Kilishitu na bhalabho a Nnungu nkupinga languya kuti mmanganyanji ni bhabho, gubhampelenje Mbumu jwa a Ukonjelo jwa miadi.
14 Jwene Mbumujo ni ngamulo ya poshela gowe gubhalajile a Nnungu kubhandu bhabho, nkupinga kwagombolanga bhowe bhalinginji bhabho. Tuguiniye ukonjelo gwabho!
15 Kwa nneyo ngapilikaneje ga ngulupai jenunji ku Bhakulungwa a Yeshu na kwaapinganga kwenunji bhandunji bha ukonjelo,
16 bhai, na nne ngalibhala kwaatendela eja a Nnungu kwa ligongo lyenunji, ngunakunkumbushilanga nkujuga kwangu,
17 nkupinga a Nnungu bha Bhakulungwa bhetu a Yeshu Kilishitu, Atati bha ukonjelo, bhampanganje ntima gwa lumanyio na munng'ibhulo gwa kwaamanya bhenebho.
18 Ng'aniyo ya mmitima jenunji ibhe na shilangaya, nkumanyanje ukoto kushemwa kwenunji nkwaakulupalila bhenebho, shikushitebha na gwinji gwa ulishi gwa ukonjelo gwa bhandu bha a Nnungu,
19 numbe nngumanyanje ukulu gwa ukonjelo na mashili shigushitebha kwa ligongo lyetu tukwaakulupalila, malinga shiili itendi itendeka kwa mashili gabho,
20 gubhatendile kwa a Yeshu Kilishitu pubhaayushiye nikwaabhika ku nkono gwabho gwa nnilo kunnungu.
21 A Yeshu bhanatagwala numbe ni bhakulungwa kupunda bhapalme bhowe bhatagwalanga kunani na mashili gowe na mena gowe, nngabha ga pa shilambolyo pepano na nkali ku shilambolyo shikwiya. (aiōn )
22 A Nnungu gubhabhishile indu yowe kwa mashili gabho, nikwaabhika bhabhe bhakulungwa bha indu yowe kwa ligongo lya bhandu bha a Nnungu.
23 Likanisha ni shiilu sha a Kilishitu na lyenelyo ni kutimilila kwa a Kilishitu bhaatenda indu yowe itimilile.
