1-2 Nɨɨmwe mʉbhantanda mwe mwejiilwe mʉbhatejelezyaje abhalʉme bhiinyu. Kwɨ dala lɨnɨɨlyo, abhasakhaala bhe bhatakʉlandata ɨmanyɨzyo zya Yeesu, bhatɨkhobhoshe nɨ njendo zyinyu ɨzya wufinjile nu lushindikho. Pe abhalʉme bhatifishile kʉmwɨtɨkha ʉMʉlʉngʉ sita kʉbhabhʉʉzya izwi naalimo. 3 Mʉtakhasheele kʉbha mwe bhantʉ bhe bhakʉyɨbhɨngʉlanya kunzi, anza kʉtabha insisi, kʉkwata izahaabu na menda agɨ togo,*3:3 Kʉtabha insisi, kʉkwata izahaabu na menda agɨ togo Bhálɨɨpo abhantanda abhɨ njendo imbiibhi bhe ɨntabho nɨ nkwato zyabho zyámɨle zya kʉsʉngʉsya abhasakhaala. Khabhɨlɨ bhakhabhombaga shɨnɨɨsho kʉ mabaado aga kʉtɨ bhalɨ nɨ nhela. Ɨntabho nɨ nkwato zɨnɨɨzyo zye uPeeteli akʉkhaana ɨpa. 4 lyoli uwinza wiinyu wandɨle mukaasi. Uwinza we wʉtakʉnanjɨkha awe kʉlala wu wuula we wʉkʉbha nʉ mwoyo umwinza nu wutonsu. Uwu we winza we wʉkhondeeye pamiiso ga Mʉlʉngʉ. 5 Shɨnɨɨsho she ɨmaandɨ abhantanda abhafinjile bhe bhakhamʉsʉbhɨlaga ʉMʉlʉngʉ na kʉmwɨtɨkha, bhakhayɨbhɨngʉlanyaaga kʉ njendo inyinza ɨzya kutinikha abhalʉme bhaabho. 6 Ʉmwantanda ʉmo we ábhombile shiniishi wʉ Saala ʉmʉshɨ wa Abulahaamu.†3:6 UAbulahaamu Bhaazya mu Wilulanyo ʉwa mazwi amajeni. Wʉnʉʉnʉ akhamʉtejelezyaga akhinza ʉmʉlʉme waakwe na kumushindikha, akhamʉbhɨlɨshɨlaga akhatɨnjɨ, “We mwene waanɨ.”‡3:6 Bhaazya Wandɨlo 18:12. Nɨɨmwe, ɨnga mʉkʉbhomba zye nyinza sita kwogopa lyolyonti, mʉtɨbhe ngatɨ mwe bhaana bhaakwe.

7 Nɨɨmwe mʉbhasakhaala mwe mwejile, mʉkwanzɨwa kʉtɨ mwɨkhalaje akhinza na bhashɨ bhiinyu, kʉnongwa ye mumanyile kʉtɨ bhatalɨ na makha anza giinyu. Khabhɨlɨ mʉbhasʉngaje ku lushindikho, kʉnongwa ye ʉMʉlʉngʉ abhalajile ɨmwe mwenti kʉtɨ mʉkhayɨposheela uwuumi, abhasakhaala na bhantanda. Pe shɨnɨɨsho, mʉbhombaje shiniishi, ɨnga impuuto zyinyu zitakhadindilwe.

8 Ɨnkʉmalɨɨlɨzya kʉbhabhʉʉzya mwenti kʉtɨ, mʉbhanje nʉ mwoyo weeka nɨ nsɨɨbho yeeka mwenti, khabhɨlɨ mʉlolelanaje ishisa na kwavwana. Mʉgananaje mʉ wʉnholo, mʉbhanje mwe bhatonsu nu wutimvu. 9 Mʉtatabhʉlɨzyaje kʉbhomba uwubhiibhi kʉ bhe bhakʉbhabhombela imbiibhi, awe indigo ku ndigo, lyoli mʉbhabhombelaje inyinza. Shɨnɨɨsho she ʉMʉlʉngʉ akwanza mʉbhombaje, ɨnga abhasaye ɨmwe. 10 Ziniizi zɨlɨ anza she uWusimbe uWufinjile wʉkʉlonga kʉtɨ,

13 Wu naanu we angabhabhomba akhabhiibhi ɨnga mʉkʉyɨkʉngʉla kʉbhomba inyinza? 14 Ɨleelo poope ɨnga mʉkʉyɨmba kʉnongwa ɨya kʉbhomba ɨzya wugolosu, ʉMʉlʉngʉ atɨbhasaye. Pe shɨnɨɨsho, mʉtatʉʉyaje kwogofwa kwabho awe kʉswɨmɨɨlɨla. 15 Lyoli mʉmʉpaalaje uKilisiti mʉ mooyo giinyu kʉtɨ wʉ Mwene. Mʉyɨlɨnganyaaje akhabhalɨlo khonti kʉmwamʉla wowonti we akʉbhʉzɨɨlɨzya ɨzya lʉsʉʉbhɨlo lwinyu. 16 Ɨleelo mʉbhombaje shiniishi ku wutonsu nu lushindikho. Mʉbhe nʉ mwoyo umwinza kʉnongwa ye mwe bhalandati bha Kilisiti, ɨnga bhanaabho bhe bhakʉbhandɨla amalenga kʉnongwa ya zɨnɨɨzyo ɨnjendo zyinyu, bhalolaje insoni. 17 Ɨnkʉlonga shɨnɨɨsho kʉnongwa ye ɨnga ʉMʉlʉngʉ akwanza ʉyɨmbe, pe kwashi ʉyɨmbe kʉnongwa ɨya kʉbhomba inyinza na kʉtɨ ʉyɨmbe kʉnongwa ɨya kʉbhomba imbiibhi.

18 Woope uKilisiti áyimbile, akhafwa kheeka kheene kʉnongwa yi mbiibhi zyɨtʉ, kwe kʉtɨ umugolosu áfuuye kʉnongwa ya bhe te bhagolosu, ɨnga atʉkhomaanye nʉ Mʉlʉngʉ. Bhakhamʉgoga we alɨ nʉ mʉbhɨlɨ ʉwa muntu, ɨleelo kʉ makha ga Mupepu uMufinjile akhazyʉkha. 19 Kʉ makha ga wʉnʉʉyo uMupepu akhabhala ku wuzimu kʉ bhafwe akhabhalʉmbɨɨlɨla intumi zya Mʉlʉngʉ. 20 Abhafwe bhanaabho bhe bhákhaanile kumutinikha ʉMʉlʉngʉ khalɨ, we ʉNoowa akhazenganga isafina. ɄMʉlʉngʉ ájimbiliiye imbiibhi zyabho kufishila pe isafina yɨkhagombwa. Ɨleelo kʉwʉmalɨlɨshɨlo abhantʉ bhashe, kwe kʉtɨ abhantʉ naane bheene bhe ʉMʉlʉngʉ ábhaposhile, bhatakhafwa mu minzi.*3:20 Bhaazya Wandɨlo 6-8. 21 Ganaago aminzi shɨkholanyo sha lwozyo lwinyu ulwi nsiku ɨzya khabhalɨlo ɨkha. Kʉnongwa ye we mʉkwozelwa yɨkʉlolesya kʉtɨ ʉMʉlʉngʉ abhaposhile kʉ makha aga kʉzyʉkha kwa Yeesu Kilisiti. Pe shɨnɨɨsho, ʉlwozyo te kʉ kʉgeeza kwefwa intavu ɨzya mʉbhɨlɨ, lyoli ku kuyifumwa kwa Mʉlʉngʉ kʉ mwoyo wonti. 22 Wʉnʉʉyo uKilisiti abhalile kʉmwanya, ishi ayɨkhaaye ɨnyoobhe ɨya kʉndɨɨlo ɨya Mʉlʉngʉ, apa lushindikho ʉlʉpɨtɨ nhaani. Akʉtabhaala abhakhabhɨzya, ɨvɨpelwa ɨvwa waamʉlo na makha.