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Manyopani ni manyottato
1 Ni inyu manyopani mwaathimicheke manyowannyu, yakhalhaka ahaawo manyottato ahinrumelhelha Nlhove na Nlhuku, awe ni ayo aarumelhelha wo meetelho inyu wo uhahimeria nlhove,
2 ukhalhawaya anowa yoona meetelho inyu o uhinanara ni o uthimichiya.
3 Wiireeriha winyu uhikhalhe wo wiipamba irutturu, wo utiva ikharari ni uwarelha chittu cho idhahabu ni ikuwo cho nhakhu,
4 nansho ukhalheke wo urera wo munrimani, urera uhinolhalha, yaani nrima wo mpuha ni wiitimarikha, unkhulhuvelhiya chinene mmiholho wa Nlhuku.
5 Chiichammo phi enre aya wo wiireriha manyopani atakatifu o khalhayi vawo. Yaari ankhulhuvelhaka Nlhuku ni o waahelhelha manyowannyaya,
6 thoko chenre aya Asara. Wo waathimicha owannyaya Aburahimu, yeehana Pwiiya, ni inyu mwaatti phi achishaana aya mwapangaka moombone wo uhoova ittu iriyoothe.
7 Ni inyu manyottato chiicho, mwaakhalhaneke rata manyaahanu inyu, mwaalhoheke, mwoonaka thoko attu ihirina machiri thoko mwaattiva va, ni woona thoko ashikhunaninyu anohalha inyu waapocherana vamoka nnema wo ukumi ukhuma wa Nlhuku. Mwapangaka chiicho khiiwo ittu inohalha utiyelhelha ulhapelha winyu.
Uttwaruwa wo upanga moombone
8 Wo umalhihera, kineera, mwaatti onkhaye va nkhalheke nlhoko wa attu o nrima mmoka, o woonelhana ikiriri, o uttunana mwaashineneru, o nrima woombone ni o wiitimarikha.
9 Nhaahokolhoshere chittu cho uhilhoka attu anoupangelhani chittu cho uhilhoka, ama uruwana thoko chinoruwaniya inyu nansho mwaalhapelheke attu ibarakha, ukhalhawaya yayo phi ehanelhiye inyu ni Nlhuku mmwe mwaapochera ibarakha.
10 Ukhalhawaya Malhove Matakatifu aneera,
“Ntu nottuna ukumi,
Ni woona mahuku o mpuha,
Echinanelheke nlhimi nawe chinene, huulhumache malhove o unanara,
Huulhumache malhove o woothacha.
11 Ahiyeke uwonya, apangeke moombone,
Aavieke mpuha, aavieke chinene.
12 Ukhalhawaya miitho a Athithi anaaweha
attu o nrima worera,
Anowewelhelha vanolhapelha aya, nansho ikohi ya Athithi inaakhota attu o uwonya.”
13 Mpani nohalha uupangelhani ichimwa mwavarecheshaka nrima wo upanga chittu choombone?
14 Nansho ata mwatwarushiyaka wo nlhatu no upanga chittu chinothanana awe Nlhuku, nhoreeriya. Nhimwoove ntu riyoothe mena nhikelhiye nipampa,
15 nansho munthimicheke Kuristo, mmamirimani mwinyu ukhalha phi Athithi mahuku onkhaye. Mwiicheesheke tayari umwaakhulha kila ntu nohalha uukohani makhulhuvelho arii mmamirimani mwinyu,
16 mwaakhulhaka rata ni wo wiitimarikha. Nkhalheke ni nrima woombone, ikhalhe wiira vanoruwaniya inyu, attu anoupangelhani ichimwa wo nlhatu no meetelho inyu oombone nhina Kuristo ayo, awe olhiya muru wo malhove anoolhumacha aya.
17 Ukhalhawaya iri nambaya uttwaruwa wo nlhatu no upanga moombone, Nlhuku attunaka, kuliko uttwaruwa wo upanga chittu cho uhilhoka.
18 Ukhalhawaya Kuristo ni uyo ahokhwa nkwaha mmoka tu wo nlhatu wo uhilhoka wa attu onkhaye. Ntu oombone ahaakhwelha attu o uwonya wiira aarweehe wa Nlhuku. Eeviye iruttu nansho nkaakhalha nkumi wo wooria wo Iphumu ya Nlhuku,
19 ni ahorwaa waahimiachera minepa chaari mu uttukiyani.
20 Yayo phi alhe minepa yaakhonte unrumelhelha Nlhuku vaaweherenre awe wo waavilhelha ikatema Anuhu vaakoorosha aya isafina. Nhina yeyo ikalhava iyo, attu vakani tu, attu nane phi yookokweelhe maashi.
21 Yayo maashi ayo yaalhikaanihiye ni ubatiizo unowoopolhani mwaatti vano. Kuhii ubatiizo wo urapa ni uchuururia nihiro mwiiruttuni nansho wo malhehano wa Nlhuku anopangiya wo nrima woombone, wo iphiro yo uhihimmwa wa Yesu Kuristo,
22 aarweelhe wiirimu, vano akhalhaka wiimonono wa Nlhuku, aatawaraka minepa ni ikuru ni machiri chikhalhaka mmathathani mwawe.