1Dikolelezeni noge na kuiyoha sama ya nhunza za muloho, ng'hani ng'hani nhunza ya uhokozi.
2Kwavija munhu yoyose yolonga ulonzi wa mkanganyo, hawalongela wanhu ila komulongela Mulungu. Kweli haduhu munhu yogamanya goyolonga, ila kozilonga nyong'onyo kubitila Loho wa Mulungu.
3Ila kila munhu yohokola kolonga na wanhu mbuli za kuwagela mhiko, na kuwagangamiza, na kuwabweza imioyo.
4Munhu yolonga ulonzi wa mkanganyo koigela mhiko mwenyego, ila munhu yohokola kowagela mhiko wanhu wamtogole Kilisto.
5Nolonda kila munhu mmwanza wenu yalonge ulonzi wa mkanganyo, ila vihanogile ng'hani kamba muhahokole. Kwavija uhokozi wowa mkulu kubanza ulonzi wa mkanganyo, kamba munhu iyagwe hatapite gaja galongigwe muulonzi wa mkanganyo giladi wanhu wose wamtogole Kilisto wafundizigwe.
6Avo, ndugu zangu, kamba niheza kumwenu na kulonga ulonzi wa mkanganyo, kinhu chaki kinogile chondampate, kamba siwagalile lugubulo ama ilimu ama uhokozi ama mafundo?
7Hata mbuli ya vinhu vilibule ugima vilava dizwi kamba vija filimbi ama bango, munhu koumanyaze wila utoigwa kamba mililo haiinegile?
8Na kamba mhalati haililile goya, yalihi yondayaisasale yachole kung'hondo?
9Vivija na mweye muhalonga ulonzi uleka kutangigwa, munhu kovitangaze gaja gamulonga? Kwavija mowa kamba vija molonga na ubeho.
10Kweli kuna ulonzi bwando muulumwengu, na haduhu hata imwe ilibule nhegulo yake.
11Kamba siimanyile nhegulo ya kinhu choyolonga munhu, basi nie nowa kamba muhenza ha munhu ija yolonga, na heyo kowa kamba muhenza kumwangu.
12Avo na mweye. Kwavija mosulukila kupata nhunza za muloho, iyoheni ng'hani mzipate nhunza zija ziwagangamiza wanhu wamtogole Kilisto.
13Sama ya mbuli ino, munhu yoyose yolonga ulonzi wa mkanganyo yatambike giladi yapate udaho wa kutapita gaja goyolonga.
14Kwavija kamba nihatambika mkulonga ulonzi wa mkanganyo, loho yangu vivija yotambika, ila nzewele zangu hazipata kinhu.
15Avo nhendeze? Notambika muloho yangu na vivija notambika mnzewele zangu. Nokwimba muloho yangu na vivija nokwimba mnzewele zangu.
16Kamba uhamuyenzi Mulungu muloho yako iiyeka, kodahaze munhu yokiiyona ka mmwanza wa awo hawamanyile chochose kulonga “Amina” vija vuumgwaa Mulungu hewela kipigiti hagamanya gaja gaulonga?
17Kweli gweye komgwaa Mulungu hewela vinogile, ila munhu iyagwe hapata kinhu.
18Nomuheweza Mulungu kwavija nie nolonga ulonzi wa mkanganyo ng'hani kubanza mweye mose.
19Ila mwa wanhu wamtogole Kilisto, vonoga nie nilonge mbuli tano zitangika za kuwafundiza wanhu wayagwe kubanza kulonga mbuli alufu longo dimwe muulonzi wa mkanganyo.
20Ndugu zangu, lekeni kugelegeza kamba wana wadodo. Mzimbuli zihile muwe wana wadodo, ila mngelegeza zenu muwe wakulu.
21Mzinyandiko Zing'alile yandikigwa vino, Mndewa kolonga, “Mkubitila wanhu wolonga ulonzi wa kihenza, na mmilomo ya wahenza, nolonga na wanhu wano, ila hata avo hawanitegeleza.”
22Avo kulonga ulonzi wa mkanganyo kowa kilaguso ha awo walekile kumtogola Kilisto na siyo ha awo wamtogole Kilisto, ila uhokozi sama ya awo wamtogole Kilisto na siyo sama ya awo walekile kumtogola Kilisto.
23Avo kamba wanhu wose wamtogole Kilisto wahaiting'hana hamoja na kila munhu yalonge muulonzi wa mkanganyo, na wanhu wayagwe hawazimanyile mbuli zino ama wanhu walekile kumtogola Kilisto wehengila, hawalonga kamba muna moyo?
24Ila kamba munhu yalekile kumtogola Kilisto ama munhu hazitangile mbuli zino kengila na kum'vika kila munhu yohokola, na koneka na gose goyohulika kamba kana vilozo na kutaguswa na gose goyohulika,
25na gaja gaifisile mmoyo wake gagubuligwa. Avo kogwa hasi na kumtambikila Mulungu na dizwi kulu na kulonga haulongozi wa wanhu, “Kweli Mulungu ka hamoja na mweye.”
26Tulongeze basi, ndugu zangu! Muhaiting'hana hamoja, munhu imwe yembe wila, iyagwe yafundize, iyagwe yalave lugubulo, iyagwe yalonge ulonzi wa mkanganyo, na iyagwe yaitapite nhegulo ya gaja galongigwe. Na mbuli zino zose zitendeke sama ya kuwagela mhiko wanhu wamtogole Kilisto.
27Kamba munhu yahalonga ulonzi wa mkanganyo, basi walonge wabili ama wadatu, sambiwabanze, tena walonge imwe imwe, na munhu iyagwe yatapite nhegulo ya gaja galongigwe.
28Kamba haduhu mtapita, munhu ija yolonga ulonzi wa mkanganyo kolondigwa yanyamale mgati ya wanhu wamtogole Kilisto ila yakiilongele heyo mwenyego na Mulungu.
29Wahokozi wabili ama wadatu walonge, na wayagwe wagalole goya gaja galongigwe.
30Na kamba munhu yakalile hasi kagubuliligwa mbuli, basi ija imunhu yakalile yohokola haichanduso yanyamale.
31Kwavija molondigwa muhokole imwe imwe giladi kila munhu yafundizigwe na kugangamizwa.
32Loho za wahokozi zowahulika wahokozi,
33kwavija Mulungu hali Mulungu wa uvuludusi, ila ka Mulungu wa tindiwalo. Kamba viili mwa wanhu wose wang'alile wamtogole Kilisto,
34watwanzi wolondigwa wanyamale mzinhambiko. Hawalondigwa walonge. Ila wolondigwa wategeleze kamba Malagizo ga Musa vugalonga.
35Kamba wahalonda kutanga goya mbuli, na wawauze wambigalo zao ukae yao, kwavija kinyala ng'hani mtwanzi kulonga mnhambiko.
36Mokwagiza Usenga wa Mulungu usongela kumwenu? Ama Usenga wa Mulungu uvika kumwenu mwiyeka?
37Kamba munhu yahaigesa kamba heyo muhokozi, ama kana mhiko za moloho, nayatogole kamba kino kinimwandikilani mweye nyandika ndagizi kulawa ha Mndewa.
38Ila kamba munhu yahaizabuza mbuli ino, na heyo mwenyego kozabuzwa.
39Avo, ndugu zangu, sulukileni ng'hani kuhokola, na sambimgomese kulonga ulonzi wa mkanganyo.
40Ila mbuli zino zose zitendeke vinogile kamba vuzilondigwa zikale.