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Utwariha wiitimarikha wa Kuristo
1 Chani ukhalha winyu nlhoko mmoka ni Kuristo unouvahani machiri? Chani uttuna wawe unouvahani mpuha uriwoothe? Chani nnoolhutaana ni Iphumu ya Nlhuku? Chani nhanaa nrima wo woonelhana ikiriri ni uchukulhelhana mwaashineneru?
2 Paahi etu nthepeke ukiteelhiha nrima wo ukhalha ni moopuwelho mamoka ni nrima mmoka wo uttunana ni nrima mmoka wo ulhakelha ittu imoka.
3 Nhipange ittu iriyoothe wo nrima wo niwucho ama wo wiititihacha nansho mwiitimarikheke mwaashineneru, kila mmoka amwooneke nkhunanawe wiira phi ittu yoombone umpwaha mwanene.
4 Kila ntu hilhohe mathananelho awe mwaneneru nansho alhoheke mathananelho a attu akina.
5 Nkhalheke ni irusho thoko yolhe waarina awe Kuristo Yesu.
6 Yoyo thoko chiri awe wo machokholhelho aari Nlhuku,
nansho khaanyihenre wiira wo ukhalha thoko Nlhuku
phi ittu yo ukuruvalhelha,
7 nansho wo uttuna wawe mwanene
ahohiya kila ittu yaarina awe,
nkeepanga ukhalha thoko namitheko.
Nkoonia ikhove awe thoko chinokhalha aya attu akina.
8 Tho aheetimarikha mpaka ukhwa
ukhwa vansalaabani.
9 Paahi etu Nlhuku ahomwiinulha uchulhu chinene
nkammaha Nchina nulhupalhe
nimpwaha machina onkhaye.
10 Wiira wo nchina na Yesu
chittu chonkhaye cho wiirimu ni cho velhaponi ni cho unaminepa
chiwe chaakhoroma wo nthimicho,
11 ni kila nlhimi nirumelhelheke wiira
Yesu Kuristo phi Athithi,
wo nthimicho wa Nlhuku Athumwanihu.
Umwalhia thoko nthuko wo velhaponi
12 Paahi etu ashilhoko aka, thoko chenre inyu wo ukiiwelhelha ikatema chonkhaye, kuhii vaari aka tu, nansho ata vano vahiri aka va, nthepeke unvarelhelha noopo inyu mwoovaka ni uthukumelha,
13 ukhalhawaya Nlhuku phi nopanga ntheko nhina mwinyu ikatema choothe, mwoorie uttuna ni upanga chinothanana inyu wo utimiriha mathananelho awe oombone.
14 Paahi etu, mpangacheke kila ittu wo uhitukutuwacha mena uvaanyihana,
15 wiira nkhalheke attu ahinokhuwachiya mena ahinoothacha. Nkhalheke ashaana omanya a Nlhuku anokhalha ilhapo yo uhilhoka ya attu apotenre, o uwonya. Mwoonieke munlhokoni mwaya thoko ittotwa chinomwalhia wiirimu,
16 uno nvarecheshaka rata nttenga unowiiha ukumi. Vavawo kinoowa kaapatta nlhatu wo wiishipa nihuku no uwa tho Kuristo nno, ukhalhawaya inowa yoonia wiira akivanre ntheko wo maphathi mena akihunve wo maphathi.
17 Ata ukumi aka wakumihiyaka vamoka ni ntheko inyu wo nrima urii isadaka wa Nlhuku, kinootelhiya munrimani chinene ni ukawelhani mwaattiva onkhaye uteelhiya waka uwo.
18 Ni inyu mwaatti chiicho nteelhiyeke, tho nteelhiyeke vamoka ni mii.
Natimotheo ni Naepafrodito
19 Kinokhulhuvelha wa Athithi Yesu waaruma Natimotheo awe uwaninyu uwo chitema, ikhalhe iphiro yo ukihelha nrima vanohalha aka wiiwa mwaha inyu vawo.
20 Ukhalhawaya akirina ntu nkina o nrima thoko yoyo nochenjeukelhani wo ikekhiaye.
21 Kwaani attu akina ayo anochenjeukelhacha mwaha aya ashineneru, wo uhinchenjeukelha Yesu Kuristo.
22 Ni inyu mwaattiva nhaachuwelha Natimotheo chinre aya wo weemelha rata uhimiacha Malhove Orera. Yayo ni mii ninovara ntheko vamoka thoko mwaana na athumwanawe.
23 Wo chiichammo etu, kinokhulhuvelha waaruma awe uwaninyu chitema, vanottuna aka uchuwelha mwaha unohalha ukikhumelhelha.
24 Ni mii kinorumelhelha wiira Athithi anookooriha uwa uwaninyu chitemaru.
25 Kihoona wiira ihokhalha lazima unruma uwaninyu munnihu Epafrodito, namitheko nanaka munthekoni ni wiinanelhani Malhove Orera, rii karumiya inyu nokikaviha wo chittu chinothanana aka.
26 Ukhalhawaya holhakelha chinene uwoonani mwaatti onkhaye, achukulhaka chinene ukhalhawaya thoko mwaheewa wiira aari nreta.
27 Eiyo, aari nreta aatameriaka uriha ukumi awe, nansho Nlhuku ahomwoonelha ikiriri. Khoonelhiye ikiriri yo vekha aweru, ila ni mii chiicho wiira kihithepe ukelhiya ihuzuni chinene.
28 Paahi etu, kihomananiha chinene unruma awe uwaninyu, wiira vanottuna inyu umwoona vawo nteelhiyeke mirima ni mii nikithame nipampa nna.
29 Paahi etu mumpochereke wo nchina na Athithi ni uteelhiya, mmwaalhakelheke thoko ntu munlhokoni mwa attu o ulhohiya rata.
30 Ukhalhawaya yoyo ahaatameria ukhwa wo nlhatu wo ntheko wa Kuristo wo uhelha ukumi awe ntatakoni wiira atimirihe ntheko wo ukikavihera mii chittu chahoonrie inyu ukipangelha mwaashinene.