1 Ntu anooneke hii etu ukhalha phi anamitheko a Kuristo nivahiye ipilhi vachulhu malhove avithiye na Nlhuku. 2 Ukhulhuvelhiya phi ittu inothananiya wo ntu riyoothe vahiye ipilhi ni ukhulhuvelhiya. 3 Nansho uwannyaka mii, khave ittu kahukumulhiyaka ni inyu mwaatti ama uhukumulhiya ni ipuwa cha attu. Eiyo, mena mii kimwanene akineehukumulha. 4 Ukhalhawaya nrima aka khunokiriaa milhatu wo nlhove niriyoothe, nansho yeyo khinokaalhakelhelha ikekhia wiira akittenke. Athithi phi anokihukumulha mii. 5 Paahi, nhihukumulhe ikatema ihinaaya nhiyeke mpaka Athithi vanohalha aya uwa. Yayo anoowa aahumbukulha malhove eevithilhe mwiipiphini, ni wooniha mwaari mirima cha attu. Vavawo kila mmoka phi nohalha awe utotopelhiya unophwanelhiya awe ukhuma wa Nlhuku.

6 Ashilhoko aka, ayo onkhaye ahimianche aka waacha Naapolo ni ukaacha mii ayo phi wiilhikaaniha uwaninyu. Wo uttuna waka wiilhikaaniha mii ni Naapolo uwo, kinothanana wiira nchuwelhe maana o nna nulhumo nna “Nrumelhelheke malhove alhepiye.” Vavawo khannowa mweeshipelha ntu mmoka ni unheulhacha ntu nkina. 7 Ukhalhawaya apani olhikaninheni inyuva? Nrina nipampa naani? Nansho yakhalhaka nhovahiya, nlhatuni etu no uhirumelhelha thoko khanvahiye ittu?

8 Haya etu, nnaanyihera wiira nhopatta kila ittu! Nhokhalha attu o nhakhu! Nhokhalha mamwene wo uhikhalha hii! Eiyo, we ikekhiaye nanthanana nkhalheke attu o utawara, wiira ni hii nitaware chiicho vamoka ni inyu mwaatti. 9 Ukhalhawaya kinaanyihera wiira Nlhuku honipanga hii akarumiya va ukhalha attu o umalhelha, thoko attu ahukumulhiye wiiviya, ukhalhawaya nihokhalha attu othiachiya mwiilhaponi mwonkhaye, uholho wo minepa ni wa attu. 10 Hii nihokhalha akumbafu wo nlhatu na Kuristo, nansho mwaattiva phi o irusho mu ulhutaanani ni Kuristo! Hii phi ohuperia, mwaatti nrii omachiri. Mwaattiva nnoohelhelhiya nansho hiyaano ninoovehachiya. 11 Mpaka nna, hii ninoowolhiya ithalha ni nttona, khanirina ikuwo, ninowaatiya makofi ni mena khanirina mapuro.

12 Tho ninoohuva ni uvara ntheko wo miono chihu naashinene. Naruwaniyaka, ninowaalhapelha ibarakha nathurulhiyaka, ninoovilhelha 13 naruwaniyaka, ninaakhulha wo umanya. Mpaka vano nihopangiya thoko unyalha wo velhaponi ni wo kila ntu hiyaano ninoonia thoko ikokholha!

14 Akinolhepa alha malhove alha wo nlhatu no uwulhihachani muru mwaatti, nansho wo nlhatu no uwaamukani achishaana aka kinaattuna aka. 15 Ukhalhawaya ata nkalhanaka maelufu a attu o ulhelhani muukhalhani makhalhelho e Ikuristo, athumwaninyu kirii amoka tu. Ukhalhawaya muulhutaanani ni Kuristo yesu mii phi oyarilheni wo iphiro yo Malhove Orera.

16 Wo chiichammo etu, kinoulhapelhelhani wiira, ntwariheke meetelho aka. 17 Yoyo phi nlhatu wo waaruma Natimotheo uwaninyu. Yayo phi anaaka anaattuna aka o ukhulhuvelhiya muulhutaanani ni Athithi. Anowupushani iphiro inotwara aka muulhutaanani ni Kuristo Yesu iphiro ineettuchiha aka mwonkhaye kila vanokumaana aya attu anrumelhenlhe Kuristo.

18 Paahi etu munlhokoni mwinyu ahochokholha ukhalha attu aneefuna yaanyiheraka wiira akinowa uwaninyu tho. 19 Nansho Athithi akivaheraka, kinoowa uwaninyu chitema ni vavawo phi nohalha aka wiichonelha kimwanene, kuhiwena ittu inooria aya wulhumacha attu aneefuna ayo nansho ni ilhe anooria aya upanga. 20 Ukhalhawaya umwene wa Nlhuku kuhiwe wo malhoveru, nansho wo machiri. 21 Nnothananani? Kiwe uwaninyu kinaweelhe ikopo, ama kiwe ni nrima wo uttuna ama ni nrima wo wiitimarikha?