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Kelebuya nhwalo gu kubagulana
1 Makalongo anda maamini Ana Yesu Kilisto, Angwana bi kibumo, makabagu banduje na pachokuje. 2 Tulenge mundu jonge akwindite pete ja jaabu na ngobo inachwapi ajingi pangongano inu, ni kingobu ucho ajingi mundu jonge ojwakwindite ngobo yangambone. 3 Anda munyalite muno jwajo ojwakwindite ngobo inachwapi nu kunnenge “ntame pamba” panachwapi na kunnenge nhwochojo “mwe nkajema okwo” andaje kunnenge “ntame paijagi,” 4 bo, kwenio kubagulanaje mangweto kwa mangweto? Bo mmi kuhukumuje mumawacho mabaja?
5 Makalongo bango manampala, mpenikiyange! Nnoongo bachagwi bandu akahocho padunia jenje babe bandu bina kipato mu imani nukupoke kingwana chalagila Nnoongo apakape bandu abapaile. 6 Nambu mangwetumwe mabembu bandu akahocho! Bo, bandu binuloi nga abamponjaje nu kumpeleka mumabalacha? 7 Bo, nga beniaje abalitukana liina lyambone lya Kilisto, mangweto nga bakwe?
8 Anda nnenganakie malagilo gi kingwana cha Nnoongo andi piandikigwe Mumajandiko ga Chwapi kulenga, “Mumpale nndami nnyinu andi pimikipala mmene,” mmanya mpakutenda pipaligwa muno. 9 Nambu anda mabagwi bandu ntenda ubaja, na malagilo gunhukumulanga mangweto mmi kujalije malagilo. 10 Ojwalemwa lilagilo limwe, mmanya abakube ni lilemwa mumalagilo goa. 11 Gambu Nnoongo ujwo jwalenga makatenda “ngongolaje” nga ujwo ojwalenga, “Makakomaje.” Kuyene ata ikabi nteije ngongola, nambu nte koma, mwe magajaliteje malagilo goa. 12 Nnongelanga nukamu andi bandu abapa kuhukumigwa kwa malagilo agaleta agabwa. 13 Gambu Nnoongo abeje na kia apapakunhukumu mundu jwanga kiya. Juna kiya kujogopaje kujema nnongi ja hukumu ja Nnoongo.
Imani ni itendwa
14 Makalongo chambone kini anda mundu alengite akweti imani nu kongo kulayaje kuitendwa? Bo, imani jenie jiotolabo kunkola? 15 Anda tulonge mundu ojwaamini abi munalome andaje munkege akwetije ngobo wala chakulya. 16 Bo kualala kunnenge jwenio, “nnyabula kwa tengela makajote mwoto nu kujukuta,” pangampe kile chakipala mubwomi gwakwe? 17 Uyo imani janga itendwa iwile.
18 Nambu mundu aotwi kulenga, “Mwenga nkweti imani, nenga ngweti itendwa!” Elo! Unangile mundu kube na imani panga itendwa, nane nannangila imani jango kuitendwa yango. 19 Bo, mwe kuamini kutenda Nnoongo abi jumwe tu! Tela! Nimichepela jiamini ulyo, kabe nukulendema kwa mbwele. 20 Mwe malangoje! Bo, mpala kunnaya kube imani janga itendwa jiwile? 21 Bo, Ulaimu aokobito bapatabo kube bambone nnongi ja Nnoongo? Ikiba kuitendwa yabeje! Kingobu pabampanga mwana gwabe Isaka pikitembe kube lilumbo. 22 Mmikulola kutenda imani jakwe kengamana ni itendwa yakwe, imani jakwe jikamilika ni itendwa yakwe. 23 Yene ngagalenganila Majandiko Gachwapi agalenga, “Ulaimu nganhwamini Nnoongo, na kuimani jakwe Nnoongo ngannyekete kube jwambone.” Yene Ulaimu ngakemigwa ng'anja jwa Nnoongo. 24 Mmikulola kutenda mundu ajeketeligwa kube jwambone nnoongi ja Nnoongi kuitendwa yakwe, ngiti kuimani jika tuje. 25 Ikiba uyo kunhwalo gu munkege nngongola ojwakonda Laabu. Jwenio ngajeketeligwa kube jwambone nnongi ja Nnoongo magambu ga kapokela akaingakii Akasilaeli bajabule kupete jenge ndela. 26 Yene andi mmele panga uhuke mmanya uwile, uyo imani yanga itendwa iwile.