1 Petulu
2 Ngotyo, yekei-po ovivi aviho, nounkhembi nomaandambeyo notyipululu nokutendeleya. 2 Ngetyi tyilinga omalukembe atyitwa pahetyino, no onwe sukei nomahini ondaka ya Huku ahankhingilwe natyike,* opo emukulise na muyovoke, 3 mokonda pahe onwe muetyimona okuti Tatekulu una okankhenda.
4 Putyina onwe muya no kwe, kemanya liokuaanyua novanthu, mahi liaholovonwa nokuapandwa na Huku, 5 onwe ngomamanya omuenyo, onwe ondyuo ikahi nokutungwa nononkhono mba Huku, opo mukale ovanakwa ovasukuki, na muaave ovilikutila monkhalelo yelikuata nononkhono mba Huku, etavela mokonda ya Sesusi Kilisitu. 6 Mokonda Ovihonekwa viati: “Tala! Ame ndyipaka emanya liaholovonwa ko Siau, emanya lielisesu liakolela lyo pevindi, iya nawike ukala nekolelo mulio, mekelivela.”*
7 Moluotyo, ku onwe wakolela mokonda onwe muvataveli; mahi, ku vana vehetavela “emanya ovatungi vaanya, liakala emanya liavilapo liopevindi,”* 8 “emanya lipundukisa nonkhanda itokesa.” Iya vekahi nokutoka mokonda kavetavela ondaka. Oyo, tupu oyo onthyulilo yovanthu ngovo. 9 Mahi onwe, onwe “muhoko waholovonua, wovanakua votyotyili, elongo esukuki, ovanthu vakoyelwa otyilinga tyakolela, opo muivise ovituwa oviwa unene”* vya Una wemuihana menthiki, amuya motyimimi tyae tyihuvisa. 10 Mokonda onwe ankho kamuvanthu va Huku, mahi pahe muvanthu va Huku; onwe ankho kamulingilwa okankhenda, mahi pahe mulingilwa okankhenda.
11 Nonthyolwe, ame ndyimulondola onwe muhevatyitwa tyilongo, onongendi mouye uno opo mutualeko okulityilika omahando olutu, ekahi nokulwa no onwe.* 12 Tualeiko novituwa vienyi oviwa pokati kovanthu vomalongo, opo tyina vemuhunga okuti mulinga ovivi, vakale onombangi tyina vamona ovilinga vienyi oviwa, iya moluotyo, avankhimaneka Huku monthiki yae yokutala nawa.
13 Mokonda ya Tatekulu, tavelei kovatumini aveho vaholovonwa novanthu,* tyilinge ohamba tyetyi omunene 14 ine oe watuma ovatumini vahitise vana valinga ovivi nokupanda vana valinga nawa. 15 Mokonda Huku uhanda onwe mulinge etyi tyaviuka, opo ovanthu vehena onondunge vokupopia onondaka mbahasilivila vatie filuu.* 16 Kalei ovanthu vayovoka, mahi muhalingei ovipuka ovivi mokonda yeyovo lienyi, lekesei okuti muvanthu vaumbila Huku. 17 Humbei ovanthu vatyo aveho, kalei nohole novakuatate venyi aveho, kalei nonthilo na Huku, humbei ohamba.
18 Ovaundapi vetavele kovahona vavo nonthilo onene, ha ku vana vala vekahi nawa, vapola pokati, mahi tupu na vana vepuiya okuhambukiswa. 19 Mokonda Huku upanda una ulinga ononkhono mbokukala nomutima wasukuka komaiho ae, ukoleleya movitateka* no mononkhumbi namphila ahalingile otyivi natyike. 20 Ouwa patyi mupola-ko inkha muvetwa mokonda yokualinga etyi tyapenga iya amukoleleya? Mahi inkha mukoleleya ononkhumbi mokonda mukahi nokulinga otyiwa, otyo tyihambukiswa Huku.
21 Tyotyili, etyi, otyo onwe muaihanenwa, mokonda alo umwe Kilisitu wamuene ononkhumbi mokonda yenyi, emusila ongeleka opo mulandulile popepi ononthambo mbae. 22 Ngwe kalingile onkhali, nii kapopile omatutu. 23 Tyina ankho alewa kevekondolela nonondaka mbokuleva. Tyina ankho amoneswa ononkhumbi kevehongo, mahi ankho uyumba onthumbi mu Una ukoyesa nouviuki. 24 Ngwe watyinda ononkhali mbetu kolutu lwae momuti wemone, opo tuyovolwe mononkhali mbetu iya atukala nomuenyo opo tulinge etyi tyaviuka. Iya “mokonda yovipute viae onwe muahakulwa.” 25 Mokonda onwe ankho mukahi ngonongi mbavomba, mahi pahe muakondoka komunthita nonkhalamutwe yonohande* mbenyi.