Eenghedi domOukriste
1 Osho nee ovamwatate, ame ohandi mu kumaidifa efilonghenda laKalunga, yandjeni omalutu eni eyambo liyapuki li nomwenyo, la wapalela Kalunga; olo elongelokalunga leni lopandunge. 2 Ndele nye inamu faafana nounyuni ou, ndelenee shitukeni vape momadiladilo eni, opo mu shiive okukonakona ehalo laKalunga olilipi, naashi shiwa, sha wapalela nosha wana.
3 Osheshi kefilonghenda olo nde li pewa ohandi mu lombwele, keshe umwe mokati keni muhe lidiladilile kombada yaashi she mu yeleka, ndele kendabaleni okudiladila pandjele, keshe tuu ou pauhapu weitavelo laye, olo Kalunga e li mu pa. 4 Osheshi ngaashi tu kwete molutu limwe tu na oinhimbu ihapu, ndele oinhimbu aishe kai na oshilonga shimwe ashike, 5 osho yo nafye nande tu li po vahapu, ofye olutu limwe muKristus, ndele mokukalafana kwetu ofye oinhimbu; 6 ndele otu na eeshalinghenda di lili nadi lili pafilonghenda olo twe li pewa: ngeenge ku na ou e noshili youxunganeki, ne i longife paitavelo, 7 ngeenge e na oshilongayakulo, ne shi diinine, ou ta longo ovanhu, na kale omudiinini mokulonga; 8 ngeenge omukumaidi, na kumaide; ou ta yandje, na yandje nomutima muwa; ou omukwatelikomesho, na kwatele komesho nouladi; ou ta longo eyakulo longhenda, na yakule nehafo.
9 Ohole inai kala noihelele, tileni owii, dameni ouwa. 10 Mokuhola ovamwaxo filafaneni olukeno, mokufimanekafana paafaneni oshihopaelelwa. 11 Mokulalakana kweni inamu fya ounye; kaleni mwa xwama momhepo; kaleleni Omwene. 12 Hafeleni meteelelo, lididimikeni moudjuu, diinineni mokwiilikana. 13 Yakuleni ovayapuki meemhumbwe davo; idilileni ovaendanandjila.
14 Nangekeni noupuna ava tave mu taataa. Nangekeni noupuna, nye inamu finga. 15 Hafeni novahafi, lileni naava hava lili. 16 Kaleni mu nediladilo limwe, inamu lovelela ei oinenenima, kaleni mwa wana naai ixupi. Inamu litala onye ovanaendunge. 17 Inamu alulila nande omunhu owii waye. Lalakaneneni ei ya wapalela ovanhu aveshe. 18 Ngeenge tashi dulika, kombinga yeni kaleni nombili novanhu aveshe. 19 Ovaholike, nye vene inamu alulila omunhu owii, ndelenee peni ehandu laKalunga omhito. Shaashi opa shangwa: “Ehandu olange, Aame handi futu, Omwene osho ta ti.” 20 Ndelenee: “Omutondi woye ngeenge e nondjala, mu pakela po nongeenge e nenota, mu nwefa, osheshi ngeenge to ningi ngaha, oto mu ongelele omakala a xwama komutwe waye.” 21 Ino findwa kowii, dula owii onouwa.
Christ Brings New Life
1 Dear friends, God is good. So I beg you to offer your bodies to him as a living sacrifice, pure and pleasing. That's the most sensible way to serve God. 2 Don't be like the people of this world, but let God change the way you think. Then you will know how to do everything that is good and pleasing to him.
3 I realize God has treated me with undeserved grace, and so I tell each of you not to think you are better than you really are. Use good sense and measure yourself by the amount of faith that God has given you. 4 A body is made up of many parts, and each of them has its own use. 5 That's how it is with us. There are many of us, but we each are part of the body of Christ, as well as part of one another.
6 God has also given each of us different gifts to use. If we can prophesy, we should do it according to the amount of faith we have. 7 If we can serve others, we should serve. If we can teach, we should teach. 8 If we can encourage others, we should encourage them. If we can give, we should be generous. If we are leaders, we should do our best. If we are good to others, we should do it cheerfully.
Rules for Christian Living
9 Be sincere in your love for others. Hate everything that is evil and hold tight to everything that is good. 10 Love each other as brothers and sisters and honor others more than you do yourself. 11 Never give up. Eagerly follow the Holy Spirit and serve the Lord. 12 Let your hope make you glad. Be patient in time of trouble and never stop praying. 13 Take care of God's needy people and welcome strangers into your home.
14 Ask God to bless everyone who mistreats you. Ask him to bless them and not to curse them. 15 When others are happy, be happy with them, and when they are sad, be sad. 16 Be friendly with everyone. Don't be proud and feel that you know more than others. Make friends with ordinary people. 17 Don't mistreat someone who has mistreated you. But try to earn the respect of others, 18 and do your best to live at peace with everyone.
19 Dear friends, don't try to get even. Let God take revenge. In the Scriptures the Lord says,
“I am the one to take revenge
and pay them back.”
20 The Scriptures also say,
“If your enemies are hungry,
give them something to eat.
And if they are thirsty,
give them something
to drink.
This will be the same
as piling burning coals
on their heads.”
21 Don't let evil defeat you, but defeat evil with good.
