1 We then, as workers together with him , beseech you also that ye receive not the grace of God in vain. 2 (For he saith, I have heard thee in a time accepted, and in the day of salvation have I succoured thee: behold, now is the accepted time; behold, now is the day of salvation.) 3 Giving no offence in any thing, that the ministry be not blamed: 4 But in all things approving ourselves as the ministers of God, in much patience, in afflictions, in necessities, in distresses, 5 In stripes, in imprisonments, in tumults, in labours, in watchings, in fastings; 6 By pureness, by knowledge, by longsuffering, by kindness, by the Holy Ghost, by love unfeigned, 7 By the word of truth, by the power of God, by the armour of righteousness on the right hand and on the left, 8 By honour and dishonour, by evil report and good report: as deceivers, and yet true; 9 As unknown, and yet well known; as dying, and, behold, we live; as chastened, and not killed; 10 As sorrowful, yet alway rejoicing; as poor, yet making many rich; as having nothing, and yet possessing all things.
11 O ye Corinthians, our mouth is open unto you, our heart is enlarged. 12 Ye are not straitened in us, but ye are straitened in your own bowels. 13 Now for a recompence in the same, (I speak as unto my children,) be ye also enlarged. 14 Be ye not unequally yoked together with unbelievers: for what fellowship hath righteousness with unrighteousness? and what communion hath light with darkness? 15 And what concord hath Christ with Belial? or what part hath he that believeth with an infidel? 16 And what agreement hath the temple of God with idols? for ye are the temple of the living God; as God hath said, I will dwell in them, and walk in them ; and I will be their God, and they shall be my people. 17 Wherefore come out from among them, and be ye separate, saith the Lord, and touch not the unclean thing ; and I will receive you, 18 And will be a Father unto you, and ye shall be my sons and daughters, saith the Lord Almighty.
Onghenda nai tambulwe shili
1 Ndelenee ofye ovalongi pamwe naye ohatu mu kumaida yo, efilonghenda laKalunga muhe li tambule oshimha, 2 osheshi ota ti:
“Efimbo la wapala onde ku uda,
nefiku lexupifo onde ku kwafa.”
Tala, efimbo la wapala opaife, tala, efiku lexupifo opaife.
3 Fye itatu pe omunhu omhito okudina moshinima nande oshimwe, oshilongayakulo shetu shiha shekwe, 4 ndelenee moinima aishe ohatu liholola ofye ovayakuli vaKalunga: melididimiko linene, momahepeko, momaluhepo, momafininiko, 5 mokudengwa, modolongo, momapiyaano, moilonga idjuu, omokukala oupafi, mokulidilika oikulya; 6 moukoshoki, mokushiiva, moutalanheni, mokukala nombili, mOmhepo Iyapuki, mohole yashili ihe neliningifo, 7 meendjovo doshili, meenghono daKalunga, noilwifo youyuki meke lokolulyo nolokolumosho; 8 mokufimanekwa nomokudinwa, mokupopilwa mouwa nomowii, ngaashi ovapukifi, nande fye ovanashili, 9 ngaashi ovo inava shiivika, ndelenee otwa shiivika nawa; ngaashi ovo ve li pokufya, ndele tala, otu nomwenyo, ngaashi oonakuhandukilwa, fye inatu dipawa po, 10 ngaashi ava ve nomahodi, ndele otu nehafo alushe, ngaashi eehepele, ndele ohatu punapalifa vahapu, ngaashi ovo vehe na nande sha, ndele otu noinima aishe.
Ovaitaveli naava vehe neitavelo
11 Omakanya etu otwe e mu makulila onye Ovakorinto, omitima detu oda mbwalangadja. 12 Onye kamu nofina mufye, omu nofina momitima deni vene. 13 Ndelenee yandjeni ngaashi mwa pewa. Ohandi mu lombwele ngaashi ounona: Nanye yo mbwalangadjeni.
14 Inamu humbata ondjoko imwe pamwe naava vehe neitavelo; osheshi ouyuki ou noukumwe washike nouhenouyuki? Ile ouyelele ou nekwatafano lashike nomulaulu? 15 Ndele Kristus naBelial otava udafana ngahelipi? Ile omwiitaveli e noshitukulwa shashike naau ehe fi omwiitaveli? 16 Otembeli yaKalunga oi nekwatafano lashike noikalunga? Osheshi fye otembeli yaKalunga omunamwenyo, Kalunga ngaashi a tonga:
“Ame onda hala okukala muvo,
nokweenda mokati kavo,
Ame ohandi kala Kalunga kavo,
ovo notava ningi oshiwana shange.”
17 Onghee:
“Djeni mo mokati kavo nye mu liyoolole
mo muvo, Omwene osho ta ti,
nye inamu kuma eshi sha nyata;
opo Ame ohandi mu tambula,
18 nohandi ningi Xo yeni,
onye notamu ningi ovamwange ovamati noukadona,
Omwene Omunaenghono adishe osho ta ti.”
