Omukanda wa Tiaku
3 Ovanyingi pwoonwe ñgeno kavalingi ovalongesi, vanthu vange, mokonda onwe mutyii okuti omphela yatyo matukakala nayo maileme.*+ 2 Ngwe onthwe atuho tupengesa-le* ehimbwe.+ Ou wahaponyona mondaka, oo nkhwali waviuka umwe wamana, nolutu lwae aluho utyivila umwe okulukwata nofeleyu. 3 Ine tupaka vala ofeleyu* komulungu wonkhambe na itutavele, opo aiho nolutu lwayo tutyivila okwiilulika. 4 Talei vala tupu etyi tyonombaluku: nga ilingi ñgoo onene, aitahwa umwe nomphepo onene, ilulikwa vala notyivai otyitutu aiviuku umwe oku omunthu ahanda.
5 Nelaka haityo ñgoo, liahula okuti okapuka vala okatutu kolutu, mahi lilimphanda lina ovinene. Tala vala soka, nohahe umwe vala iyoka otyiteta tyimwe otyinene! 6 Elaka nalio otupia.+ Kolutu lwetu elaka otyipuka tyepwila vali movivi, mokonda lisilisa olutu aluho,+ liyoka umwe ondyila aiho yomwenyo,* omutemo walio o wo mo Ngehena.* 7 Ovinyama aviho viohika, atyiho noviila, novinyama viokweendela keimo,* novinyama viomelunga vipondola umwe okulongeswa novanthu, ngwe ovanthu vehole-ale umwe okuvilongesa. 8 Mahi petupu omunthu utyivila okulonga elaka. Elaka litupu onondunge, linyona, lieyula oulio wiipaa.+ 9 Soka elaka tuti umwe olio tunkhimaneka nalio Siovaa,* Tate, nkhele ngalio vali tuteyela nalio onkhano ovanthu vatungwa “otyifwika tya Huku.”+ 10 Momulungu muti umwe amutundu oviwa, amutundu vali ononkhano.
Vanthu vange, katyaviukile ovipuka okweenda ngootyo.+ 11 Okuti pondyivi-ndyivi ike papondola okuti opo patunda omeva apepa,* opo patunda omeva alula? 12 Vanthu vange, omukuyu kawiimi ono aseitona, ou omuti wonouva kawiimi omakuyu, hatyili?+ Nii pondyivi-ndyivi yomeva alula kapapondola okutunda omeva apepa.
13 Pwoonwe olie omunongo, olie ukungunyika ovipuka? Opo etyilekese, tyimonekele komukalelo wae omuwa, kovipuka alinga nomapole atuka kounongo. 14 Mahi ine onwe muna onkhi momitima vienyi,+ muna otyitovi,*+ opo mwehelihapei+ mwahakembei amupikiya otyili. 15 Otyo ha tyounongo utunda keulu; o tyounongo wo pohi,+ wovinyama, wovilulu. 16 Mokonda apa pena onkhi, pena otyitovi,* pakala ombwandya, ovivi aviho opo vikongolokela.+
17 Mahi ounongo wo keulu, oo mwene-mwene wasukuka,+ ngwe o wombembwa,+ wapepuka omutima,+ utavela umwe vala, weyula okankhenda novinyango oviwa,+ utupu okapungulula,+ utupu omaandambeyo.+ 18 Ngwe tupu, otyinyango tyoundingaviwa tyikunwa apa pena ombembwa,+ tyikuninwa* ava vaeta ombembwa.+