1 Bhaakulupalila ajangunji, nkwaakulupalilanga Bhakulungwa bhetu a Yeshu Kilishitu, Bhakulungwa bha ukonjelo nnakolanje luagu ku bhandu. 2 Monaga mundu ajinjilaga nnyumba ja kwaajujila a Nnungu, ali awete lupete lwa shaabhu na nngubho ya konja na kabhili ajinjilaga mundu nkulaga awete manyangui, 3 ibhaga mumposhelangaga ukoto awete ngubho ya konja nninkutinji, “Mmwe kuntame pa mmbone pano,” na nkulaga jula nikummalanjila, “Ugwe ukajime apala” eu, “Kuutame pai tome na makongono gangu,” 4 bhuli, lwenelo nngabha luagu, na kwa gwene utendego, ng'aniyo yenunji nngabha impelenje kutenda ukumu jangali ja mmbone?

5 Bhaakulupalilanga ajangunji bhungumpinganga, mpilikananje! Bhuli, a Nnungu bhangaagulanga bhaalaga bha pa shilambolyo pano bhakolanje shipato shikulungwa nngulupai, na bhaposhelanje upalume gwa a Nnungu gubhaalajilenje bhakwaapinganga? 6 Ikabheje mmanganyanji nnakwanyegayanga bhaalaga! Bhuli matajili bhakakummonelanga nikumpelekanga ku bhaukumula? 7 Bhuli nngabha bhobho pebho bhakulitukananga lina lya mmbone lya a Yeshu Kilishitu limpegwilwenje?

8 Nkamulilangaga shalia ja upalume gwa a Nnungu malinga shijibhoneka Mmajandiko ga ukonjelo kuti, “Mumpinje ntami nnjenu malinga shinkwiipinga mmayene,” shintendanje ya mmbone. 9 Ikabheje ntendangaga luagu mmumanyanje kuti nnatendanga shambi, na shalia jinakunng'ukumulanga kuti nshilebhanga. 10 Pabha mundu jojowe akamulila shalia yowe, alekaga jimo, bhai penepo alebhile kwa yowe. 11 Pabha bhene bhalugwile kuti, “Nnalabhelabhe,” ni bhobho pebho bhalugwile kuti, “Nnabhulaje.” Kwa nneyo nkali nkalabhelabhe, ikabhe nshibhulaga, penepo nnebhile shalia. 12 Bhai, mmeleketanje na tenda malinga bhandu bhapinga ukumulwanga na shalia jikwaapanganga bhandu ungwana. 13 Pabha ukumu ja a Nnungu jikakummonela shiya mundu jwangali shiya kuka mwine. Ikabheje shiya sha a Nnungu shinapunda ukumu.

14 Bhaakulupalila ajangunji, ipwaa nndi mundu abheleketaga kuti akwete ngulupai, ikabheje gwangali kwaakunda a Nnungu? Bhuli jene ngulupaijo shijikombole kuntapula? 15 Ibhaga nnongo nnjenu jwangali nngubho eu shalya, 16 shiipwae nndi mundu jwa munkumbi gwenunji annugulilaga kuti, “Jenda kwa ulele, ukajote moto na jukuta,” gwangali kumpa indu yatubhilwe, shiipwae nndi? 17 Nneyo peyo na ngulupai gwangali kwaakunda a Nnungu, jiwile.

18 Ikabheje mundu juna shaabhelekete, “Mmwe nkwete ngulupai na nne ngwete itendi!” Ayaga, nnanguye ngulupai yenu gwangali itendi, na nne shininnanguye ngulupai yangu kwa itendi. 19 Mmwe nnikulupalila kuti a Nnungu ni bhamo, bhai ni sha mmbone! Ikabheje nkali mashetani galikulupalila na ungumila na jogopa. 20 Mmwe mmajinga, nnapinga nnangulwe kuti, ngulupai gwangali itendi jiwile? 21 Bhuli, atati a Bhulaimu bhangashemwa bhakwete aki kwa shitendi shabho, pene pubhanshoshiye mwana gwabho Ishaka pa shitala pala? 22 Nnilola, kuti ngulupai jishinkutenda liengo pamo na shitendi shabho, na ngulupai jila gujitimilile kwa itendi ila. 23 Kwa nneyo gugatimilile Majandiko ga kuti, “A Bhulaimu bhashinkwaakulupalila a Nnungu, na ngulupai yabho guyaatendile kukola aki, kwa nneyo gubhashemilwe ambwiga ajabho a Nnungu.” 24 Bhai nnilolanga kuti mundu anapegwa aki, kwa ligongo lya itendi yakwe na nngabha kwa ngulupaipe.

25 Nneyo peyo puyaliji kwa a Laabhu lijajana bhala, bhuli bhangapegwa aki kwa shitendi shabho, pene pubhaaposhelenje bhaanushishiya nikwaatolosheyanga kwa mpanda guna?

26 Kwa nneyo malinga shiilu gwangali mbumu shiwile, nneyo peyo na ngulupai gwangali itendi jiwile.

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