Omahombolo Ovakriste
1 Osho ngaha nye yo ovakainhu, dulikeni kovalumenhu veni, opo naavo yo inava dulika kondjovo, va findwe keenghedi dovakainhu nande eendjovo kadi po. 2 Eshi ve wete, nhumbi hamu ende moukoshoki nometilokalunga. 3 Omidjalo deni doulenga diha kale dokombada ngaashi omapando eexwiki nokulimangela eenyemba doshingoldo ile okudjala oikutu youlenga, 4 ndelenee omunhu womeni womomutima omokuhaxula po kwomhepo yombili noyelimweneneno oyo i nondilo koshipala shaKalunga. 5 Osheshi osho tuu ngaha noshito nale ovakainhu venya ovayapuki mokulineekela Kalunga ve liwapeka ndele va dulika kovalumenhu vavo; 6 ongaashi Sara kwa li ha dulika kuAbraham nokwe mu ifana omwene; onye mwa ninga ovana vaye, ngeenge ohamu longo ouwa nomuhe noumbada womatilifo.
7 Osho vali ovalumenhu nye, kaleni novakainhu veni neendunge ngaashi oiyuma inai pama, nye mu va fimaneke yo, osheshi ovo ovafyuululi vonghenda yomwenyo pamwe nanye, omaindilo eni aha pyakidilwe.
Kaleni noilonga iwa
8 Ndele hauxuuninwa: Kaleni amushe momukoo umwe nokufilafana onghenda, mu hole ovamwatate mu nolukeno nelininipiko. 9 Inamu alulilafana owii netukano, ndelenee nangekafaneni noupuna, ngaashi mwa ifanwa mu fyuulule enangeko noupuna. 10 Osheshi:
“Ou a hala
okuhafela okukalamwenyo
nokumona omafiku mawa,
oye na kelele elaka laye kowii
nomilungu daye keendjovo doipupulu;
11 ye na amuke kowii, ye na longe ouwa,
na konge ombili, ye ne i lalakanene.
12 Osheshi omesho Omwene ohaa pashukile ovayuki
nomatwi aye ohaa endekele komailikano avo,
ndelenee oshipala shOmwene sha twa ondubo
naava hava longo owii.”
Inamu tila okuhepekelwa ouyuki
13 Olyelye ou te mu etele oshiponga sha sha, ngeenge tamu lalakanene ouwa? 14 Ndele nande omu hepekelwe ouyuki, onye ovanelao. Inamu tila etilifo lavo, nye inamu haluka, 15 ndele yapuleni Omwene Kristus momitima deni, nye mu hangike alushe mu shii okunyamukula keshe tuu ou te mu pula ekanghameno leteelelo eli li li munye, ndelenee shi ningeni nengungumano netilo, 16 ndele mu kale mu neliudo liwa, opo oonakusheka okweenda kweni kuwa muKristus va fifwe ohoni omwaai have i mu shekele. 17 Osheshi okuhepekelwa ouwa, Kalunga ngeenge e shi hala, oku dule okuhepekelwa owii.
Ondjila yokoshinge
18 Osheshi naKristus okwa fila yo omatimba lumwe aluke, omuyuki ponhele yovalunde, opo e tu twale kuKalunga; okwa dipawa palutu nokwa tulwa omwenyo pamhepo, 19 omo yo a ya mo nokwa udifila eemhepo di li modolongo, 20 ovo tuu ovo va li inava dulika, onhalanheni yaKalunga eshi ye va teelela pomafiku enya aNoa, ongulu yomomeva eshi ya pangelwa, omo mwa xupifilwa vamwe aveke, nokutya ovanhu vahetatu, va xupifwa komeva. 21 Pafaneko eli paife nanye yo otamu xupifwa komeva, okeshasho, lo kali fi ekufepo lonyata yombelela, ndelenee okwiindila kuKalunga eliudo liwa omolwenyumuko laJesus Kristus. 22 Oye ou ya meulu nokwa kala kolulyo laKalunga, nokwa pewa koshi yaye ovaengeli nomapangelo neenghono e di pangele.
Wives and Husbands
1 If you are a wife, you must put your husband first. Even if he opposes our message, you will win him over by what you do. No one else will have to say anything to him, 2 because he will see how you honor God and live a pure life. 3 Don't depend on things like fancy hairdos or gold jewelry or expensive clothes to make you look beautiful. 4 Be beautiful in your heart by being gentle and quiet. This kind of beauty will last, and God considers it very special.
5 Long ago those women who worshiped God and put their hope in him made themselves beautiful by putting their husbands first. 6 For example, Sarah obeyed Abraham and called him her master. You are her true children, if you do right and don't let anything frighten you.
7 If you are a husband, you should be thoughtful of your wife. Treat her with honor, because she isn't as strong as you are, and she shares with you in the gift of life. Then nothing will stand in the way of your prayers.
Suffering for Doing Right
8 Finally, all of you should agree and have concern and love for each other. You should also be kind and humble. 9 Don't be hateful and insult people just because they are hateful and insult you. Instead, treat everyone with kindness. You are God's chosen ones, and he will bless you. The Scriptures say,
10 “Do you really love life?
Do you want to be happy?
Then stop saying cruel things
and quit telling lies.
11 Give up your evil ways
and do right,
as you find and follow
the road to peace.
12 The Lord watches over
everyone who obeys him,
and he listens
to their prayers.
But he opposes everyone
who does evil.”
13 Can anyone really harm you for being eager to do good deeds? 14 Even if you have to suffer for doing good things, God will bless you. So stop being afraid and don't worry about what people might do. 15 Honor Christ and let him be the Lord of your life.
Always be ready to give an answer when someone asks you about your hope. 16 Give a kind and respectful answer and keep your conscience clear. This way you will make people ashamed for saying bad things about your good conduct as a follower of Christ. 17 You are better off to obey God and suffer for doing right than to suffer for doing wrong.
18 Christ died once for our sins.
An innocent person died
for those who are guilty.
Christ did this
to bring you to God,
when his body
was put to death
and his spirit
was made alive.
19 Christ then preached to the spirits that were being kept in prison. 20 They had disobeyed God while Noah was building the boat, but God had been patient with them. Eight people went into that boat and were brought safely through the flood.
21 Those flood waters were like baptism that now saves you. But baptism is more than just washing your body. It means turning to God with a clear conscience, because Jesus Christ was raised from death. 22 Christ is now in heaven, where he sits at the right side of God. All angels, authorities, and powers are under his control.
