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.
Life in God's Service
1 So then, my friends, because of God's great mercy to us I appeal to you: Offer yourselves as a living sacrifice to God, dedicated to his service and pleasing to him. This is the true worship that you should offer. 2 Do not conform yourselves to the standards of this world, but let God transform you inwardly by a complete change of your mind. Then you will be able to know the will of God—what is good and is pleasing to him and is perfect.
3 And because of God's gracious gift to me I say to every one of you: Do not think of yourself more highly than you should. Instead, be modest in your thinking, and judge yourself according to the amount of faith that God has given you. 4 We have many parts in the one body, and all these parts have different functions. 5 In the same way, though we are many, we are one body in union with Christ, and we are all joined to each other as different parts of one body. 6 So we are to use our different gifts in accordance with the grace that God has given us. If our gift is to speak God's message, we should do it according to the faith that we have; 7 if it is to serve, we should serve; if it is to teach, we should teach; 8 if it is to encourage others, we should do so. Whoever shares with others should do it generously; whoever has authority should work hard; whoever shows kindness to others should do it cheerfully.
9 Love must be completely sincere. Hate what is evil, hold on to what is good. 10 Love one another warmly as Christians, and be eager to show respect for one another. 11 Work hard and do not be lazy. Serve the Lord with a heart full of devotion. 12 Let your hope keep you joyful, be patient in your troubles, and pray at all times. 13 Share your belongings with your needy fellow Christians, and open your homes to strangers.
14 Ask God to bless those who persecute you—yes, ask him to bless, not to curse. 15 Be happy with those who are happy, weep with those who weep. 16 Have the same concern for everyone. Do not be proud, but accept humble duties. Do not think of yourselves as wise.
17 If someone has done you wrong, do not repay him with a wrong. Try to do what everyone considers to be good. 18 Do everything possible on your part to live in peace with everybody. 19 Never take revenge, my friends, but instead let God's anger do it. For the scripture says, “I will take revenge, I will pay back, says the Lord.” 20 Instead, as the scripture says: “If your enemies are hungry, feed them; if they are thirsty, give them a drink; for by doing this you will make them burn with shame.” 21 Do not let evil defeat you; instead, conquer evil with good.
