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Ulhutaana nhina iruttu ya Kuristo
1 Kinoulhepelhani etu, mii kittukiye wo nlhatu wo mitheko cha Athithi wiira nkhalhe rata chinophwanelha wiihaniya chiihaniye inyu ni Nlhuku. 2 Nkhalheke attu o wiitimarikha, o maalha ni o uvilhelha. Mwooniheke chineera inyu wo uttunana ni waathana mwaashineneru. 3 Mmindeke chinene ni ushunga uvaraana nvahiye inyu ni Iphumu ya Nlhuku, wo uvarechesha mpuha unoolhutani vamoka. 4 Iruttu ya Kuristo iri imoka ni Iphumu ya Nlhuku mmoka, thoko chiri aya nikhulhuvelho nimoka niihanelhiye inyu ni Nlhuku. 5 Athithi ari amoka, nrima mmoka, ni ubatiizo mmoka, 6 Nlhuku ri mmoka, Athumwanaya attu onkhaye anrumelhenlhe Kuristo, ari Athithi anotawara vachulhu chittu chonkhaye, anovara mitheko wo iphiro chonkhaye, ari nhina mirima cha attu onkhaye.
7 Kila mmoka ihu hovaheriya nnema ni Nlhuku wo ulhikaana maphimelho aavaheriye awe ni Kuristo. 8 Thoko Malhove Matakatifu chineera aya,
“Vaarweelhe awe wiirimu,
Ahoolhihacha muru voonene ni waapurulhacha mumphingoni thoko mateeka,
Wooniha wiira haakottolha,
Ahaavahera attu mahalha”
9 Vano etu, nna nlhove nna “Ahowelha uchulhu,” ninothaphulhiya chani? Ninothaphulhiya wiira ahokhuruwa wuuthi ilhapo chinene, unaminepa. 10 Paahi etu, khuruwilhe phi yoyo aawelhilhe uchulhu chinene upwaha wiirimu wonkhaye wiira acharihe ilhapo yonkhaye. 11 Phi yoyo avanhe attu “mahalha o vekha aya”. Nkaathanlha akina ukhalha akarumiya, akina ukhalha anamilhohi, akina ukhalha o uhimia Malhove Orera, akina ukhalha oshunga ni owiittuchiha milhoko cha attu anrumelhenlhe Kuristo. 12 Aapangilhe chiicho wo weesha rata attu a Nlhuku wo ntheko wo unkaviha Kuristo wiira alhutaanihe iruttu ya Kuristo. 13 Paahi ni hii onkhaye niphiyelheke nrima mmoka ni unchuwelha chinene Mwaana a Nlhuku, nikhalheke attu o ukhomaalha ni uphiyelha utimira wa Kuristo mwanene. 14 Paahi, nihikhalhe tho thoko ashinamwane, nipurulhiyaka ni mawimbi ni uveverushiya ni kila iphioo yo meettuchiho o woothachiya anowiihiya ni attu anoothachera attu akina ni wawonyiha wo upenya waya.
15 Nansho, nolhumachaka ikeekhene wo nrima wo uttunana, ninookhomaalha wo kila iphiro ni umphiyelha Kuristo, ri muru. 16 Wo uholhelha wawe, itturi chonkhaye cho iruttu chinovaraaniya vamoka ni mithinga, ni iruttu yonkhaye inovaraana rata wo machiri o ulhutaanihiya waya. Ni kila itturi vanovara aya ntheko thoko chinothananiya aya, iruttu yonkhaye inookhomaalha ni wiitheka wo iphiro yo uttunana.
Ukumi wo naanano nhina Kuristo
17 Paahi etu wo nchina na Athithi, kinowaamukani, nhikhalhe tho thoko attu ahinchuwenlhe Nlhuku, anottwara irusho chaya cho uhikhalha maana 18 irusho chaya chiri mwiipiphini. Yayo kharina nipuro nhina ukumi unowiihiya ni Nlhuku, wo nlhatu wo uhinchuwelha Nlhuku ni ulhipa mirima chaya. 19 Khanoolhiya muru, anopanga chittu cho uhilhoka ni ishembwere ni upangapanga pufia chittu cho uhilhokalhoka wo uhitondova.
20 Nansho mwaattiva, khamweettunche chechiyo wa Kuristo! 21 Mwaheewa malhove awe, ni inyu nnari o wiittucha awe nheettuchihiya ikeekhene inokhalha nhina mwawe Yesu. 22 Mwaheettuchihiya urulha meetelho inyu o khalhayi thoko ntu chinorulha awe ikuwo. Urulha uttu inyu wo khalhayi waatanganyiye wo nlhatu wo uttwarattwara nikakata ninothepiacha. 23 Mirima ni irusho chinyu chithathuweke cho naanano kabisaa. 24 Mmwareke uttu wo naanano, unoopiya wo ulhikaana ni Nlhuku, uneepatakulha wo makhalhelho e ikekhiaye, anonteelhiha Nlhuku ni o utakatifu.
25 Nhoothache tho! Kila mmoka olhumacheke ikeekhene wa ntu nanawe, ukhalhawaya hii onkhaye nirii itturi cho iruttu imoka ya Kuristo. 26 Mwarushiyaka nhiwonye, nkamwaawulhuwa mu uwonyani, ni urushiya winyu uhilhokelhe uthana woothe. 27 Nhinhulhelhe Nakare nkhora. 28 Ntu o wiiya, hiiye tho, nansho elhipiheke uvara ntheko woombone wo miono chawe mwanene, wiira awe apatta ittu yo waavaha attu ahirina. 29 Nhuulhumache malhove o uhilhoka, nansho muulhumacheke malhove o rera o waatheka akina ni waavaha nnema attu anowiiwani. 30 Nhinchukulhihe Iphumu ya Nlhuku, ukhalhawaya yoyo phi noukhomani nhuri wo uchuwelhihani wiira mwaattiva phi attu a Nlhuku, mpaka nihuku Nlhuku vanohalha awe woopolha attu awe, ni inyu nnowoopolhiya.
31 Nrihelheke utayi mirima chinyu chonkhaye cho uhokolhoshera, cho ichimwa, cho urushiya, cho uhiiwanana ni cho uruwana. Nhiyeke iphiro chonkhaye cho uhilhoka! 32 Nkalheke ni nrima wo upanga moombone mwaashineneru, mwoonelhaneke ikiriri, kila mmoka anhiyerereke nkhunanawe thoko Nlhuku chinre awe wo ulhevelhelhani inyu mwaattiva wo iphiro ya Kuristo.