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Enjira y’okuli y’obucire bw’omukristu
1 Nêci, bene wîrhu, mucîshinge muli Nyakasane. Okushub’immuyandikira ebinarhanzir’immubwîra kurhantamya, na kuli mwe kugwêrhe akamalo. 2 Mumanye orhubwa*! Mumanye abakozi babî! Mumanye abakembûle b’obwîhambe! 3 Kali rhwe bakembûle b’okunali, rhwe rhushenga Nnâmahanga muli Mûka gwâge Mutagatîfu, n’obukuze bwîrhu muli Yezu Kristu rhubulongeza, ci rhurhacîkubagira mubiri. 4 N’obwo nâni nanahash’ibona igwârhiro y’okucîkubagira omubiri. N’akabà haligi owundi wankaderha mpu ankahash’icîkubagira omubiri, nie ono mulushire. 5 Nakembûlagwa† olusiku lwa kali munâni, ndi wa mulala gw’Israheli, w’omu bûko bwa Benyamini, ndi Muhabraniya‡ okomoka oku Bahabraniya; oku biyêrekîre Amarhegeko, ndi Mufarizeyi; 6 rhukalola obushiru, nalibuzize Ekleziya; oku bushinganyanya bw’okushimba Amarhegeko, nali muntu munwererwa. 7 Ci obwo bunguke bwoshi nal’ingwêrhe, nabulola nka muhona erhi Kristu orhuma. 8 Nêci, mbwîne oku ebintu byoshi biri muhona nkalola obunguke burhajira Lugero bw’okumanya Kristu Yezu, Nnâhamwîrhu. Ye warhumire nyêmêra okuheza byoshi, nankola nkabilola nka bikabulirwa, nti lyo nyunguka Kristu 9 nnamubêmwo, arhali n’obwâni bushinganyanya, bulya burhenga omu kushimba amarhegeko, ci n’obushinganyanya burhenga omu kuyêmêra Kristu, bulya buhânwa na Nyamuzinda bunasimikira oku buyêmêre; 10 ntyo mmumanye yêne, manye n’obuhashe bw’obufûke bwâge, nshangîre n’amababale gâge, nnamushushe omu lufù lwâge, 11 Lyo mpash’iyish’ifûka omu bafîre. 12 Ntadesiri nti nkola mpisire nîsi nti nkola mbà mwimâna; ci ncikulikire enjira yâni, ndole erhi nankamushikira bulya nâni niene nagwârhagwa§ na Yezu Kristu. 13 Nanga, bene wîrhu, ntadesiri nti nkola ngwêrhe. Ciguma cône ndesire: nyibagire enjira namâgenda, nyêrekîre nieshi nieshi embere zâni, 14 ndi bulibirha nti mpike, lyo mpâbwa oluhembo Nyamuzinda arhuhamagaliraga omu mpingu muli Kristu Yezu. 15 Rhweshi rhweshi rhwe rhukola rhuli bimâna, kwo rhukwânîne rhugerêreze ntyo; n’erhi ankabà haligi kundi mugerêrize, muli okwo nakwo Nyamuzinda ammumulekera obukengêre*. 16 Ci kwônene, ngasi aha rhwankabà rhuhisire, rhushimbe njira nguma.
17 Mweshi muntolerekwo olwiganyo, bene wîrhu, munakalolakwo balya bashimba olwiganyo lwîrhu. 18 Bulya hali banji, -nammubwîzirekwo kanji, ci nashub’immubwîrakwo ene n’emirenge omu masù-, hali banji bayôrha nka bashombanyi b’omusalaba gwa Kristu. 19 Abôla obuzinda bwâbo kuli kuhera, enda yâbo ye nyamuzinda wâbo, n’ebyankabalerhera enshonyi bwo bukuze bwâbo; barhanayishi ebirhali by’en’igulu. 20 Rhwêhe empingu yo mwîrhu, yo rhulinga oku Omuciza wîrhu Nyakasane Yezu Kristu ayish’irhuluka, 21 ayish’ihindula omubiri gwîrhu gw’obuzamba, agushushanye n’omubiri gwâge gw’irenge†, bulya agwêrhe obuhashe oku bintu byoshi.
* 3:2 orhubwa: Ntyo kwo Abayahudi bakâg’iderha abapagani. Paolo naye abagalulire eco cijâci câbo! † 3:5 Lyàli irhegeko ly’Abayahudi (Lev 12, 3). ‡ 3:5 Paolo aburhiragwa e Tarsi, ci olulimi lwâbo càli ciyahudi, co ciharamiya erhi cihabraniya. § 3:12 Nagwârhagwa: Omu njira y’e Damasi. * 3:15 Lolà 1 Kor 2, 6. † 3:21 ahindula omubiri gw’obuzamba gubè mubiri gw’irenge: Lolà 1 Kor 15, 43-53.