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Ukhalha muukumini phi ulhutaana ni Kuristo
1 Niireke chani etu? Nithepeke uwonya ikiriri ya Nlhuku ithepeke wunchereria?
2 Ata mena! Nahokhwa mu ikuru yo mu uwonyani, nansho vano etu nikhalhelhekeni muuwonyani tho.
3 Ukhalhawaya mwaatti khannochuwelha wiira, vaabatiiziye ihu wo ulhutaana ni Kuristo Yesu, naabatiiziye wiira nilhutaaneke ni nookhwa awe.
4 Wo ubatiiziya wihu etu, nahovithiya vamoka ni uyo, ninkavihanaka nookhwa awe, ikhalhe wiira, Kuristo vanohalha awe uhihimmwa wo nthimicho wa Athumwanihu vawo, niwe naakhalha mu ukumi wo naanano.
5 Ukhalhawaya yakhalhaka ni hii niholhutaana wo ukhwa thoko chaakhwilhe awe, ninoowa etu naalhutaana wo uhihimmwa thoko chenre awe wo uhihimushiya.
6 Paahi etu ni hii nihochuwelha wiira ukumi ihu wo khalhayi wahokhomelhelhiya vamoka ni Kuristo munsalaabani, ikhalhe wiira uwonya wiivarenlhe mwiiruttuni mwihu utanganyiee, nihikhalhe tho anamitheko o uwonya.
7 Ukhalhawaya attu vanokhwa aya mu uwonyani, anowaalhakelhelhiya ikekhia ni uthaphulhiya ukhuma machiri o mu uwonyani.
8 Paahi etu yakhalhaka nihokhwa vamoka ni Kuristo, ninorumelhelha wiira ninowa naakhalha akumi vamoka ni uyo.
9 Ukhalhawaya nihochuwelha wiira Kuristo ahohihimmwa mena khanokhwa tho, nookhwa khanontawara tho.
10 Paahi etu, ukhalhawaya ahokhwa nkwaha mmoka, uwonya khurina machiri tho uwannyawe, ni vano nkumi mu ikuru ya Nlhuku mahuku o uhimalha.
11 Ni inyu mwaatti chiicho, mwiichooneke wiira nhokhwa mu ikuru yo uwonyani nansho nkhalhaka akumi mu ikuru ya Nlhuku wo iphiro ya Kuristo Yesu.
12 Paahi etu, uwonya uhitaware tho iruttu chinyu cho ukhwa, nkamwaatwaratwara mattunelho aya.
13 Mena nhihiye ata itturi inyu imoka yunanariheni ni uwulhushani mu uwonyani. Nansho mwiikumiheke mwaashinene ukhalha isadaka wa Nlhuku thoko attu ahihimushiye, ni wiikumiha mwaashinene wa Nlhuku upanga chittu choombone chinothanana awe Nlhuku.
14 Uwonya uhuutawareni, ukhalhawaya khannoholhelhiya ni Malhehero nansho nnoholhelhiya ni ikiriri ya Nlhuku.
Nlhatu wo upanga moombone wa Nlhuku
15 Niireke chani etu? Niwonyeke, ukhalhawaya khaninotawariya ni Malhehero, nansho ninokhalha nkiririni mwa Nlhuku? Ata vakani mena!
16 Mwaatti nhochuwelha wiira vaneekumiha inyu mwaashinene ukhalha ipotta i naneshe, vavawo nhokhalha ipotta wa ayo nnewelhelha inyu ayo. Vanokhalha inyu ipotta yo uwonya nnokelha unookhwani, ama wiitimarikha mmiholho wa Nlhuku unoorweehani ukhalha ipotta yo upanga chinothanana awe Nlhuku.
17 Kinonshukuru Nlhuku chinene, ukhalhawaya khalhayi mwaari ipotta mu uwonyani, nansho vano nhorumelhelha wo nrima winyu wonkhaye ikeekhene nneettuchihiya inyu.
18 Mwahohiyereriya ukhuma mu uwonyani ni upangiya ipotta vano yo chittu chinothanana awe Nlhuku.
19 Vaa kinoolhumacha thoko chinoolhumacha aya attu akina wo nlhatu no uphupuwalha winyu. Thoko cheekuminhe inyu mwaashinene ikatema imoka ukhalha ipotta yo chittu cho uhilhoka ni uwonya, paahi etu mwiikumiheke mwaashinene vano uweha iphiro chinothanana awe Nlhuku, ni wo nlhatu wo ukhalha atakatifu.
20 Ikatema vaari inyu ipotta yo mu uwonyani, mwaari nnahiyereriye. Ikekhiaye yaari utayi ni inyu.
21 Mwaaphunreni vaapanga inyu chittu cho uhilhoka chinowuulhihani muru vano chiyo? Ukhalhawaya ittu inokhumelhelha vanomalha aya chechiyo chittu chonkhaye chiyo, phi nookhwa!
22 Nansho vano nhohiyereriya mu uwonyani ni ukhalha vano ipotta ya Nlhuku. Paahi etu, mahalha anopatta inyu phi ikekhiaye inoovahani utakatifu unohalha umalhelha urii ukumi wo uhimalha.
23 Ukhalhawaya malhivo o uwonya phi nookhwa, nansho ikiriri ya Nlhuku phi ukumi wo uhimalha mu ulhutaanani ni Athithi Yesu Kuristo.