Ousemba watjiri
1 Nambano ami me mana orutuu ndwi nomambo nga: Vakwetu, yorokeye mu Muhona! Ami hi nokuurwa okumutjangera omambo tjingewo, nowo maye mu tjevere. 2 Ṱakamiseye imba mbe tjita ouvi; ṱakamiseye imba mbe hohiza ouvi; ṱakamiseye omasukarero nge hi notjiṋa ye heya! 3 Eṱe tu nomasukarekero watjiri, eṱe mbu tu karera Ndjambi mOmbepo ye, eṱe mbu tu rihiva mu Kristus Jesus nu mbu tu he riyameke komasukarero worutu. 4 Ami wina etje twa onḓakameno yandje moviṋa vyopendje. Nu tji pe nomundu ngu ma tjangovasi ma sora okutwa onḓakameno ye moviṋa vyopendje, ami wina etje sora tjinene komeho. 5 Ami tji mba sukarekwa tjandje mbi notjivike tjimwe. Owami Omuisrael mokukwatwa momuhoko wa Benjamin, nu owami Omuheberi okuza kombazu. Nu mokuṱakamisa Etwako rOvajuda mba ri Omufarisei. 6 Nu mba ri nonḓero tjinene nai nga tji mba tatumisa ombongo ya Kristus. Nu mokuṱakamisa imbi mbya ri komuhingo wEtwako ami mba ri omuhinatjipo komurungu wa Ndjambi. 7 Nungwari oviṋa avihe mbi ye vara otja ovinanḓengu, nambano mbi vi varera Kristus otja ovihinanḓengu. 8 Nu kaviṋa mbi porwavyo: Novikwao avihe mbi vi vara ovihinanḓengu, orondu ingwi okutjiwa Kristus Jesus oMuhona wandje kwa kapita avihe tjinene komeho. Nu avihe mbe vi imbirahira ye; avihe mbi vi vara otja oviyaya porwavyo kokutja mbi mune Kristus, 9 nu mbi kare noruwano na ye. Ami hi tji nokuvanga okuvarwa otja omusemba komurungu wa Ndjambi motjimbe tjokuṱakamisa Omatwako, nungwari me varwa otja omusemba mena rongamburiro mu Kristus. Nu tji mbe riyameke ku Kristus, me varwa otja omusemba komurungu wa Ndjambi. 10 Ihi porwatjo tji me zeri okongwi okutjiwa Kristus nomasa wombendukiro ye, nokukara norupa momahihamisiro we, nokusana na ye monḓiro ye, 11 momaundjiro wokutja ami omuini mbi pendurwe movakoke.
Rarakaneye okuvaza indji onduri!
12 Ami hi nakutja avihe mbe vi muna poo kutja ami mba pwisiwa, nungwari me kondjo kutja avihe vi rire ovyandje, Kristus Jesus tjinga e ndji isa po owe rukuru. 13 Nu, vakwetu, ami hi nakutjangovasi avihe mbe vi muna. Nungwari otjiṋa tjimwe tji me tjiti okongwi okuzemba imbi vyokombunda nokunanukira imbi vyokomeho. 14 Ami me rarakanene okuvaza indji onduri kokutja mbi katoṋe ihi otjihuze tjeyuru. Otjihuze hi otjo omuinyo omupe Ndjambi mbwe ndji isanena mu Kristus Jesus.
15 Neṱe atuhe mbu twe kura mombepo tu sokukara nouripura tjingewo. Nungwari tjiva veṋu tji ve nouripura warwe, Ndjambi mee mu pe ondjiviro osemba. 16 Nungwari ngatu ṱakamise uri imbwi omuhunga mbu twa toora nga mba.
17 Horereye ku ami, vakwetu, nu mu tare ku imba mbe horera kotjikaro otjisemba eṱe tji matu mu pe. 18 Otjiṋa hi mbe mu raerere rukuru potuingi, nu nambano me tji yarukire rukwao noruhoze: Pe novandu ovengi mbe hupa otja ovanavita notjikoroise tja Kristus. 19 Owo mave kayanda motjovasengwa; ozonḓuma zawo zonyama onḓe ri omukuru wawo; owo ve rihivira imbi mbi ve ṱisa ohoṋi; owo ve ripura na imbi vyouye mbwi porwavyo. 20 Nungwari eha retu ri ri meyuru, nu matu undju omukuture wetu Jesus Kristus oMuhona, a rauke keyuru. 21 Eye ma tanaura otutu twetu otungundi notukoke kutja tu sane nomuhapo worutu rwe orunandjozikiro, tjinga e nomasa okuwisa oviṋa avihe kehi youhonapare we.
Kristus Oye aeke emona lashili
1 Ndele natango, ovamwatate, hafeni mOmwene! Oku mu shangululila oinima ei itaku lolola nge, ndelenee kunye epameko.
2 Lungameni eembwa odo, lungameni ovalongi ovo vai, lungameni ovo va pitifwa nai etanda. 3 Osheshi ovapiti vetanda vashili ofye ava hatu longele Kalunga mOmhepo yaKalunga nohatu litangele Kristus Jesus, fye itatu lineekele ombelela, 4 nande ame ndi na sha shokulineekelwa yo pambelela. Ngeenge pe na ou e shii, oye e na sha shokulineekela ombelela, ame ondi mu dule. 5 Ame ou nda pitifwa etanda mefiku etihetatu, aame womoludi laIsrael, womapata aBenjamin, Omuheberi womOvaheberi, pamhango Omufarisai, 6 pauladi ndimuhepeki weongalo, pauyuki womhango aame omuhenashipo. 7 Ndelenee ei ya li eliko lange, onde i tala oyo oshiponga omolwaKristus. 8 Heeno oshili, oinima aishe, eshi nde i shaameka nokushiiva Kristus Jesus Omwene wange, handi i tale oyo oshiponga, osheshi omolwaye nda kanifa aishe nohandi i dini oyo oimbodi yongaho, ndi likole Kristus, 9 ndele ndi monike ndi li muye, ndihe nouyuki wange mwene womomhango, ndelenee oyou womeitavelo laKristus, ouyuki tuu ou hau di muKalunga molweitavelo; 10 nondi mu shiive, neenghono denyumuko laye nokukala pamwe naye momauyehame aye ndi mu fe mokufya kwa fa kwaye, 11 ame ndi fike ko kenyumuko lokovafi.
Elalakaneno lOmukriste
12 Hakutya nde shi hanga ngeno ile nda wana nda pwa, ndelenee ohandi shi lotokele, ndi shi kwate, ngaashi ame nda kwatwa kuKristus Jesus. 13 Ovamwatate, ame itandi litale nokutya, nde shi hanga, ndelenee handi shi ningi: ohandi dimbwa ei yokonima nohandi lalakanene ei yokomesho, 14 ohandi lotokele kefikilo, okondjabi yefindano Kalunga e i ifanena nge neifano lopombada muKristus Jesus.
15 Hano ofyeni atusheni ava twa wana, tu diladileni ngaha, nongeenge mu nomadiladilo amwe moshinima shonhumba, naasho otamu ke shi hololelwa kuKalunga. 16 Ndelenee keshe apa twa fikeni, natu endeni mondjila imwe nokukala mediladilo limwe.
17 Ovamwatate, ningeni ovahopaeleli vange, nye mu tale ava hava ende pashihopaelelwa eshi mwa kufa mufye. 18 Osheshi vahapu, ngaashi nde ve mu lombwela luhapu nohandi mu lombwele vali, ndi nomahodi, ohava ende ovatondi vomushiyakano waKristus. 19 Exulilo lavo olo ekano, nedimo lavo olo kalunga kavo, nefimano lavo ohoni yavo, nohava diladila ei yopadu. 20 Ndelenee oukwashilongo wetu otu u kwete meulu, omo hatu teelele Omwene Jesus Kristus Omuxupifi, 21 ou ta ka shitulula omalutu etu aa a xutuka, a fe olutu laye loshinge, okeenghono daye tadi dulikifa aishe kuye.