1 Mobanse bame, nkalata njondamululembelenga niyatubili. Mumakalata abili onse ndayandeti mpundushe manjeyaulwa enu pakumwanusha. 2 Kamwanukani maswi alamba bashinshimi baswepa mumasuba akunyuma, kayi ne mulawo wa Mwami Mupulushi wetu uwo ngobalamupa batumwa. 3 Cakutanguna kamwishibani ibi, mumasuba akupwililisha nikukaboneke bantu minyansho, beshikukonkelowa lunkumbwa lwabo, nibakamusekenga. 4 Nekumwipusheti, “Sena ntewalalaya eti ndakesanga? Nomba ulikupeyo? Bamashali betu bonse balapwa kufwa, nomba bintu bilyoweti ncebyalikuba kufuma mpocalabumbwa cishi.” 5 Nomba balalubunga nsulo kwambeti kaindi Lesa walambowa maswi byakwilu byalalengwa, kayi ne maswi akendi walapansanya cishi ne menshi, neco mutunta wayuma walafumina mumenshi. 6 Kayi ne menshi opelawo cishi capanshi calebila mumenshi nekonongeka. 7 Nomba kwilu ne cishi capanshi byasungwa ne mulawo wa Lesa kwambeti bikatentwe ne mulilo. Neco nabo bantu batanyumfwili Lesa basungilwa busuba mbweshi akabomboloshe ne kubashina.

8 Nomba amwe mobansebame, kamutaluba cintu cimo, kuli Lesa busuba bumo bulyeti byaka myanda likumi, kayi byaka myanda likumi bilyeti busuba bumowa. 9 Nteko kwambeti Lesa lenshinga lufuko pakutensa ncalalaya sobwe mbuli nabambi ncebalayeyenga, neye wekalikana moyo nenjamwe, pakwinga nkasuni kwambeti nabambi bakonongeke, layandangeti bonse balape.

10 Busuba bwa Mwami nibukashiketi kabwalala. Pabusuba ubo kwilu nikukashimangane ne congo ciyosha, byakwilu nibikapye ne konongeka, cishi capanshi ne byonse bilimo nibikapye nyukutu.

11 Pakwinga byonsebi nibikasungunuke cilico, sena nkamwela kuba baswepa mumikalilo yenu ne kulibenga mobene kuli Lesa? 12 Mpomulapembelelenga busuba bwa Mwami, sebensani ncito yela kubufwambanisha kwisa. Busuba mbweshikukapye kwilu, kayi byakwilu byonse nibikasungunuke nelubela. 13 Nomba afwe tulapembelelenga kwilu kwanyowani ne cishi capanshi cinyowani ncalatulaya Lesa, umo mweshi mukabe bululami. 14 Neco mobansebame, pakwinga mulapembelelenga ibi, kamwinsani kangwabu kwambeti Lesa akamucaneni mulumuno, kamuli mwabula mubata nambi kampenda. 15 Ishibani eti Mwami wetu wekalika moyo nenjamwe kwambeti mukapuluke. Paulo mwansewetu, neye walamulembela sha ibi bintu kwelana ne mano ngwalamupa Lesa. 16 Pakwinga neye ukute kwamba cimocimo pakulemba makalata akendi onse. Mumakalata akendi muli bintu nabimbi byashupa kubinyumfwishisha, ibyo bantu babula mano ancinencine bakute kubipindamuna, mbuli ncebakute kkupindamuna Mabala. Pakwinseco balalishininga bene.

17 Lino mobansebame, pakwinga mulabishibi, kamucenjelani nebwipishi bwa bantu bwela kumutaya nekumutenkanya nekumuwisha. 18 Nomba amwe pitilishani kukula mu nkumbo ne lwishibo lwa Mwami ne Mupulushi wetu Yesu Klistu. Kulyendiye kube bulemu pacindi cino mpaka muyayaya. Ameni.

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