Okukula kwOmukriste
1 Hano liduleni owii aushe noipupulu aishe noihelele nefupa nomalwaambo, 2 nye mu hale shili ongaashi ouhanana omashini aa omeendjovo inamu ya sha, opo mu kule keenghono dao, mu xupifwe, 3 ngeenge mwa makela kutya, Omwene Oye omuwa.
4 Ileni kuye, okemanya li nomwenyo, la ekelwashi kovanhu, ndelenee la hoololwa kuKalunga, li nondilo, 5 nanye yo tungweni ngaashi omamanya e nomwenyo, mu ninge eumbo lopamhepo nongudu youpristeli ouyapuki okuyamba omayambo opamhepo a wapalela Kalunga omolwaJesus Kristus. 6 Osheshi opa shangwa momishangwa:
“Tala, Ame ohandi dikile muSion emanya la hoololwa,
omutwe u nondilo wokolonela,
nokeshe ou te mu itavele, ita ka fifwa ohoni.”
7 Hano kunye, ava mwa itavela, Oye e nondilo, ndelenee kwaavo va anya okwiitavela,
“emanya olo la ekelwashi kovatungi,
olo la ninga omutwe wokolonela,”
8 ndele:
“Emanya lepunduko
nemanya lokupundula kwaavo,”
tave lipumu kondjovo mokuhadulika, osho ve shi tulilwa po nokuli.
9 Ndelenee nye epata la hoololwa nongudu youpristeli pauhamba noshiwana shiyapuki novana vaye mwene, mu hepaulule oilonga ya fimana yaau e mu ifana mo momulaulu, mu ye mouyelele waye tau kumwifa. 10 Onye kamwa li oshiwana nale, ndelenee paife omwa ninga oshiwana shaKalunga nomwa li inamu filwa onghenda, ndele paife mwa filwa onghenda.
Likeleleni kouhalu wopambelela
11 Ovaholike, ohandi mu kumaida ngaashi ovaenda novanailongo, mu lidilike okahalu kombelela haka lwifa omwenyo, 12 ndele kaleni nokweenda muhe noshipo mokati kovapaani, opo nee eshi tave mu popile mowii ngaashi ovalongi vowii, mokutala oilonga yeni iwa va hambelele Kalunga mefiku lekongo.
Dulikeni kovapangeli
13 Dulikeni kukeshe epangelo lopanhu omolwOmwene, nge kohamba, omukulunhu waaveshe, 14 ile komalenga a tumwa kuye okuhandukila ovanyoni nokupanda ava hava wanifa ouwa. 15 Osheshi ehalo laKalunga oleli, onye mokulonga ouwa mu mweneke ovanhu omalai vehe neendunge, 16 ongaashi ovamangululwa, ndelenee hamanguluko lokulituvika nalo oulunde, ndelenee ongaashi ovapiya vaKalunga. 17 Fimanekeni aveshe, holeni ovamwatate, tileni Kalunga, fimanekeni ohamba.
Ovapiya, dulikeni pashihopaelelwa shaKristus
18 Ovapiya, kaleni nokudulika koovene veni mokutila shili, hakwaava aveke vawa ve nombili, ndelenee nokwaava ovananyanya. 19 Osheshi osho efilonghenda, ngeenge pe na ou ta humbata oudjuu omolweliudo laye la dama Kalunga, eshi ta hepekwa ina ninga sha. 20 Osheshi ope nefimano lashike, ngeenge tamu lididimike eshi hamu dengelwa omanyonauno? Ndele ngeenge tamu lididimike eshi tamu hepekelwa oilonga yeni iwa, osho onghenda koshipala shaKalunga. 21 Osheshi osho tuu eshi mwe shi ifanenwa, osheshi naKristus yo okwe mu hepekelwa nokwe mu fiila oshihopaelelwa mu shikule oshikoti shaye. 22 Oye ou ina longa oulunde washa nokwa li ehe na nande oipupulu mokanya kaye. 23 Ye ina tuka eshi a tukwa noina handuka, eshi a hepekwa, ndelenee e liyandja kwaau ta tokola sha yuka. 24 Oye ou a humbata Ye mwene omatimba etu molutu laye noku a londeka komushiyakano, opo tu longe ouyuki, eshi twa fya mo moulunde; Oye ou mwa velulwa koipute yaye. 25 Osheshi nale mwa li omwa kana mwa fa eedi, ndelenee paife omwa alukila kOmufita nokOmutekuli weemwenyo deni.
A Living Stone and a Holy Nation
1 Stop being hateful! Quit trying to fool people, and start being sincere. Don't be jealous or say cruel things about others. 2 Be like newborn babies who are thirsty for the pure spiritual milk that will help you grow and be saved. 3 You have already found out how good the Lord really is.
4 Come to Jesus Christ. He is the living stone people have rejected, but which God has chosen and highly honored. 5 And now you are living stones being used to build a spiritual house. You are also a group of holy priests, and with the help of Jesus Christ you will offer sacrifices that please God. 6 It is just as God says in the Scriptures,
“Look! I am placing in Zion
a choice and precious
cornerstone.
No one who has faith
in this one
will be disappointed.”
7 You are followers of the Lord, and this stone is precious to you. But it isn't precious to those who refuse to follow him. They are the builders who tossed aside the stone that turned out to be the most important one of all. 8 They disobeyed the message and stumbled and fell over this stone, because they were doomed.
9 But you are God's chosen and special people. You are a group of royal priests and a holy nation. God has brought you out of darkness into his marvelous light. Now you must tell all the wonderful things he has done. The Scriptures say,
10 “Once you were nobody.
Now you are God's people.
At one time no one
had mercy on you.
Now God has treated you
with kindness.”
Live as God's Servants Should
11 Dear friends, you are foreigners and strangers on this earth. So I beg you not to surrender to those desires that fight against you. 12 Always let others see you behaving properly, even though they may still accuse you of doing wrong. Then on the day of judgment, they will honor God by telling the good things they saw you do.
13 The Lord wants you to obey all human authorities, especially the Emperor, who rules over everyone. 14 You must also obey governors, because they are sent by the Emperor to punish criminals and to praise good citizens. 15 God wants you to silence stupid and ignorant people by doing right. 16 You are free, but still you are God's servants, and you must not use your freedom as an excuse for doing wrong. 17 Respect everyone and show special love for God's people. Honor God and respect the Emperor.
The Example of Christ's Suffering
18 Servants, you must obey your masters and always show respect to them. Do this, not only to those who are kind and thoughtful, but also to those who are cruel. 19 God will bless you, even if others treat you unfairly for being loyal to him. 20 You don't gain anything by being punished for some wrong you have done. But God will bless you, if you have to suffer for doing something good. 21 After all, God chose you to suffer as you follow in the footsteps of Christ, who set an example by suffering for you.
22 Christ did not sin
or ever tell a lie.
23 Although he was abused,
he never tried to get even.
And when he suffered,
he made no threats.
Instead, he had faith in God,
who judges fairly.
24 Christ carried the burden
of our sins.
He was nailed to the cross,
so we would stop sinning
and start living right.
By his cuts and bruises
you are healed.
25 You had wandered away
like sheep.
Now you have returned
to the one
who is your shepherd
and protector.
