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Masu'ba ga kuundi'la
1 Nambi'yambi' utange panga, masu'ba ga kuundi'la kwalu'a baa na nsimu wa tabu.
2 Kwa mwanjaa bandu baalu'a kwipenda bene, baapenda mbanje, baalu'a kwilumba, babaa bene umbu'ku'su', balu'a baa atukani, bangali kwayu'wa abelei babe, bangali sukulu, bangali kumwisimu Nnu'ngu',
3 bangali kwapenda ayabe, bangali penda awana, abai, bangali li'ngi'lya, akali', babakana manogau,
4 asongi, kingayu'wa, babaipuna, babapenda muno maminyikio ga dunia kulikoni kumpenda Nnu'ngu'.
5 Babonekana kati bandu bababi'ngi'ya gapala Nnu'ngu', lakini bagakana makakala gake. Kwa nyo utame kuutalu na bandu kati bo.
6 Nkati yabe babile babayingya mumayumba ga bandu na kwakonga alwawa alalo babatopilwe na masambi kabautilwa na maminyikio ga kila sampuli.
7 Alwawa bo bapala kwiyi'gana kila lisu'ba, lakini bakombwali kuutanga ukakape.
8 Bandu ba bautaukya ukakape kati mwabantauki Musa ki Yane na Yambre. Bandu bo malango gabe gatitindigana na imani yabe ipwaikali.
9 Lakini baayendelyali muno, kwa mwanjaa ulogeloge wabe waabonekana kwa bandu mpu'la, kati mwaubonekine ulogeloge wa balu' analu'me abi'li'.
Malagyo ga kuundi'la
10 Ila wenga ukoleyite mayi'gano gangu', nnyendo wangu', binia kwangu', imani yangu', ukomeyi wangu', upendo wangu', na uli'ndi wangu'.
11 Utangite bandu mwabaniawiye na siki yaniipatike panaabile muilambo ya Antiokia, Ikonio na Lustila. Naatikomea goti, na Bwana Yesu nganikosopolya mu ago goti.
12 Kakape, boti babamwu'bi'lya Kilisitu Yesu no pala panga maisa gapala Nnu'ngu' baalu'a ku'su'mbu'lwa.
13 Lakini bandu alau na akongi baayendelya muno panga ulau, baalu'a kwakonga no kongelwa.
14 Lakini wenga uyendeli tama mu'lu' muukakape wauyi'ganilwe na kuuyi'ki'tya, kwa mwanjaa utangite wiyi'ganiye go bu'ka kwa nyai.
15 Bu'ka kuunangu'ta, ugatangite Maandiko Mapeleteu. Ago gakupanga utange panga ukosopoli upatikana kwa kumwu'bi'lya Kilisitu Yesu.
16 Maandiko Mapeleteu goti gaandikilwe kwa ulongosi wa Nnu'ngu' na gapwaika kwo yi'gana ukakape, kwi'li'ka no goloya mayi'gano, no longoya bandu batame mumaisa ga aki.
17 Maandiko gano gaapanga bandu ba Nnu'ngu' baibi'ke wiso no timya kwo panga manogau goti.