1 “Makahukumuje bandu, manhwika kuhukumuligwa na Nnoongo, 2 gambu pamahukumula ajinu na mangweto mpakuhukumigwa uyo, ni kipemo chamapeme bange ucho echapakumpeme Nnoongo. 3 Mboni mwe milibona lipandi mulio lya nnunagwinu, na kongo lipalamandi elibi mulio linu kulibonaje? 4 Nhwotobo kunnenge ‘Nnunu gwinu, nnyeme nammoye lipandi mulio linu na kongo mmene nkweti lipalamandi mulio linu? 5 Mwe mandendemundu! Mmoye oti lipandi elibi mulio linu penia pampakulola tela kuboya kipalamandi chikibi mulio lya nnuna gwinu.’ ”
6 “Mikipeje imbwa ilebe yachwapi, kupala yakagalambukaje nu kunkwalambula mmene mangweto, na makagalekeleje magolobe lulu inu kupala gakalebataje.
7 “Nnyope, mangweto mampata, mpalepale na mangweto mamibona, nng'ombange oti mangweto mabannyogola.” 8 Mundu jwajoa jwajopa kupata, ojwapalapala kiibona, na ojwagomba oti kunnyogolela. 9 Bo, abi mundu kati jinu anda mwana gwakwe annyopite nkate kumpa libwe? 10 Andaje ajopite chamaki kumpa lijoka? 11 Anda yene mangweto mammilingite makabaja mmanyi kipe ingota inu ilebe yambone. Mmanya Awawabinu bu kumbengu bapakape gambone muno abajopa.
12 “Matendelange bandu bange andi gamagapala bantendele mangweto. Yene ngapagabi Malagilo ga Musa na maboulo ga akalondoli ba Nnoongo.
13 “Nnyingilange pa nniango ogubi nchokochoko, magambu ndela ejijenda kukujomoka ngolongwa na nniango gwa kujingi mwenio nkolongwa, abajenda ndela jenie ajingi. 14 Nambu ndela ejijenda kubwomi njokochoko na nniango gu kujingi mweno nchokochoko na bandu achoko tu abijibona ndela jenie.
15 “Ntamanga maha na akalondoli bu uwangi angweto bakaika kwinu kunja bakabonekana andi mambelele, nambu nkati jabe mamei makale. 16 Mamanya ku itendwa yabe. Bo bandu kutongola zabibu munkongo gwa miba, andaje mbendembe mumpengo? Ije! 17 Nkongo gwambone kupambika ngokwa yambone, na nkongo mmaja kupambika ngokwa mbaja. 18 Nkongo gwambone kupambikaje ngokwa mbaja, na nkongo mmaja kupambikaje ngokwa inachwapi. 19 Kila nkongo gwanga pambika ngokwa inachwapi kueketigwa nu kuuleke pamwoto. 20 Kwa yene, mamanyanga akalondoli buwangi ku itendwa yabe.
21 “Ngiti kila mundu ojwapa kungema ‘Angwana, Angwana,’ Ajingila mukingwana cha kumbengu, nambu jwajo tu ojwapakutenda agabapala Awawa ababi kumbengu. 22 Bandu ajingi binnengela lichoba lyene lya hukumu, ‘Angwana, Angwana! Kwa liina linu ngututangacha nhwalo gwinu na kwa liina linu ngutuboya michepela nu kulaya ikobo ijingi!’ 23 Penia manalengela, ‘Numanyije mangweto, mmokange nnongi jango, mangwetomwe makabaja!’
24 “Yene kila mundu ojwajoa malobe gango na kugakamula, malandana na mundu juna malango, ojwachengite nyumba jakwe panani piliganga. 25 Ula ngijikoma, ngemba ngitwele mache, kimbonga ngikiika na kujiputa nyumba. Nambu nyumba jigwije kwa magambu jikachengigwa panani pa liganga.
26 “Nambu mundu jwajwoa jwajoa malobe gango nu kugakamuje, malandana na mundu jwapunganikwe ojwachengite nyumba jakwe panani pimiyangi. 27 Ula ngijikoma ngemba ngitwele mache kimbonga ngikiika ngijiputa nyumba jenie ngijigwe. Kabe luwindu lwakwe lukiba lukolongwa muno!”