Yakulathaneni omitenge
1 Aamwameme, ngele oku na ngoka ta gwile meyono lyontumba, nena aantu mboka yomokati keni yopambepo naye mu pukulule; ihe naye shi ninge nonge. Kala wa kotoka, opo nangoye wo waa hongololwe. 2 Kwathathaneni mokuhumbata omitenge. Osho ngeyi otamu gwanitha ompango yaKristus. 3 Ngele oku na ngoka ta dhiladhila kutya oye sha, nando ke shi sha, oti ifundjaleke. 4 Kehe gumwe na konakone ye mwene, iilonga ye nkene ya tya. Iilonga ye ngele iiwanawa, nena ota vulu okwiitangela shoka e shi longo, ihe ita vulu okuyelekanitha iilonga ye niilonga yamukwawo. 5 Oshoka kehe gumwe oku na okuhumbata ye mwene omutenge gwe.
6 Omuntu ngoka ta longwa oohapu dhaKalunga, oku na okutopola iinima ayihe iiwanawa mbyoka e yi na nomulongi gwe.
7 Inamu ifundjaleka, Kalunga iha nyekelwa. Oshoka shono omuntu te shi kunu, osho wo ta ka teya. 8 Ngele okwa kunu pauhalu we, nena eteyo olyo eso, ihe ngele okwa kunu mOmbepo, nena ota ka teya omwenyo gwaaluhe mOmbepo. 9 Ano inatu vulweni okulonga uuwanawa, oshoka ngele itatu seni uunye, nena ethimbo otali ke ya, uuna tatu ka teya iiyimati. 10 Onkee ano manga tu na ethimbo, natu ningileni kehe gumwe uuwanawa, ihe unene tuu mboka tu li nayo meitaalo limwe.
Omalondodho nomakundo
11 Taleni, nkene tandi mu nyolele noshikaha shandje mwene moondanda oonene. 12 Aantu ayehe mboka ya hala okwiisimanekela nokwiitangela iinima yi wetike, oyo wo mboka taa kambadhala oku mu thiminika, mu ifukalekithe. Oyo otaye shi ningi ashike, opo kaaya hepekelwe omushigakano gwaKristus. 13 Nokuli naamboka haa longitha efukaleko, nayo wo ihaa vulika kompango. Ihe oyo oya hala ashike, ne mu ifukalekithe, opo ya wape okwiitanga kutya oye mu vulikitha. 14 Ihe ngame kombinga yandje otandi itangele ashike omushigakano gwOmuwa gwetu Jesus Kristus. Oshoka mugwo uuyuni owa kwatunuka ko kungame, nangame onda kwatunuka ko kuwo. 15 Itashi kwatha nando osha okukala wa fukalekwa nenge inoo fukalekwa. Shoka ashike tashi kwatha, osho okuninga omushitwa omupe. 16 Ombili nohenda nayi kale naayehe mboka taa landula eutho ndika mokukalamwenyo kwawo, yo nayi kale naantu yaKalunga ayehe.
17 Inaku kala we nando oongoka te etele ndje uudhigu washa. Oshoka iiyadhi mbyoka ndi yi na kolutu lwandje, otayi ulike kutya ngame omupika gwaJesus.
18 Esilohenda lyOmuwa gwetu Jesus Kristus nali kale nane, aamwameme amuhe. Amen.
Help Each Other
1 My friends, you are spiritual. So if someone is trapped in sin, you should gently lead that person back to the right path. But watch out, and don't be tempted yourself. 2 You obey the law of Christ when you offer each other a helping hand.
3 If you think you are better than others, when you really aren't, you are wrong. 4 Do your own work well, and then you will have something to be proud of. But don't compare yourself with others. 5 We each must carry our own load.
6 Share every good thing you have with anyone who teaches you what God has said.
7 You cannot fool God, so don't make a fool of yourself! You will harvest what you plant. 8 If you follow your selfish desires, you will harvest destruction, but if you follow the Spirit, you will harvest eternal life. 9 Don't get tired of helping others. You will be rewarded when the time is right, if you don't give up. 10 We should help people whenever we can, especially if they are followers of the Lord.
Final Warnings
11 You can see what big letters I make when I write with my own hand.
12 Those people who are telling you to get circumcised are only trying to show how important they are. And they don't want to get into trouble for preaching about the cross of Christ. 13 They are circumcised, but they don't obey the Law of Moses. All they want is to brag about having you circumcised. 14 But I will never brag about anything except the cross of our Lord Jesus Christ. Because of his cross, the world is dead as far as I am concerned, and I am dead as far as the world is concerned.
15 It doesn't matter if you are circumcised or not. All that matters is that you are a new person.
16 If you follow this rule, you will belong to God's true people. God will treat you with undeserved kindness and will bless you with peace.
17 On my own body are scars that prove I belong to Christ Jesus. So I don't want anyone to bother me anymore.
18 My friends, I pray that the Lord Jesus Christ will be kind to you! Amen.
