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3 Tupu onwe vakai vokuanepwa tavelei kovalume venyi, opo vana puvo vehetavela ondaka ya Huku, vetavele mokonda yovituwa vienyi ha mokonda yonondaka mbenyi, 2 mahi omokonda yovituwa vienyi oviwa vamona kumwe nonthilo onene. 3 Okuhiwa kuenyi kuhakale kwo kombanda — kuokuvindwa onohuki nokuvala ovipuka vialingwa no olu novikutu oviwa unene — 4 mahi okuhiwa kuenyi kukale kuna muatuwa momutima wenyi. Moluotyo, lihiwisuei nepoleyo nokuahiliya, tyetyi otyo, tyina esilivilo enene ku Huku; tupu okuhiwa oko okuotyotyili. 5 Mokonda ongotyo ovakai ovasukuki kohale ankho velihiwisa, vana ankho vakevela ku Huku, ankho vetavela kovalume vavo, 6 nga Sala ankho utavela ku Ambalaiau, nokumuihana okuti tatekulu. Iya onwe muvana vae, inkha mutualako okulinga ovipuka oviwa, amuhakala nowoma.
7 Tupu onwe valume vokuanepa, tualeiko okunoñgonoka nawa ovakai venyi, opo mukale navo nonondunge. Humbei ovakai ngatyina ombiya ihakolele, mokonda Huku noluembia weveavela ekevelelo liomuenyo ngetyi onwe emuavela, opo omalikuambelo enyi ahatyikwe.
8 Okuhulilila-ko, onwe amuho kalei nonkhalelo ike yokusoka, nokankhenda, nohole novakuatate, nokusuka na vakuenyi, nomutima weliola. 9 Muhakondolelei nawike otyivi notyivi ine okulewa nokuleva. Mahi, vekondolelei ononkhaneno onongwa, mokonda onkhalelo ei oyo muaihanenwa, opo mukapiñgane ononkhaneno onongwa.
10 Mokonda “una uhole omuenyo iya uhanda okumona ononthiki onongwa, una okuyunga elaka liae kovivi nomilungu viae kokupopia ounkhembi. 11 Ayekepo okulinga ovivi, alinge etyi tyaviuka; aovole ombembwa iya atualako okulinga ononkhono mbokukala nayo. 12 Mokonda omaiho a Siovaa atala ovaviuki, iya omatwi ae atehelela omalikuambelo avo, mahi Siovaa uyele vana valinga ovipuka ovivi.”
13 Tyotyili, olie memulingi omapita inkha mukala nombili yokulinga oviwa? 14 Tyetyi namphila mumona ononkhumbi mokonda youviuki, mamukala nehambu. Mahi muhatilei owoma etyi ngwe vatila owoma,* muhakalei notyiho. 15 Mahi nkhimanekei Kilisitu Tatekulu momitima vienyi, apeho kalei tyafuapo pala okukumbulula kese munthu umupula mokonda yekevelelo lienyi, mahi tyilingei nehiliyo nonthilo onene.
16 Tualeiko nomutima wasukuka tyetyi muvalanduli va Kilisitu, opo movipuka aviho mupopiwa omapita, vana vemupopia omapita na vakunde, mokonda yovituwa vienyi oviwa. 17 Tyetyi hahe vali mumone ononkhumbi mokonda yokulinga oviwa, inkha Huku uhanda okumbuyeka, tyipona okumona ononkhumbi mokonda yokulinga ovivi. 18 Mokonda Kilisitu wankhila ononkhali like vala alo-loo, omunthu umwe omuviuki wankhila vana vehevaviuki, opo onwe emuhongolele ku Huku. Ngwe wankhia mohitu mahi apindulwa-po nomuenyo wo keulu. 19 Iya monkhalelo oyo aende akaivisa onoandyu mokaleya, 20 mbuna mbehetavelele ku Huku puetyi Huku ankho akevelela* noumphua-lundo pononthiki mba Noe, etyi owato ankho ukahi nokutungwa, muna muahupilile vala ovanthu* etyinana valambelele momaande avahupu.
21 Ombatisimu yokuelifwa notyo, tupu pehepano imuyovola (kaimusukula esilo kolutu, mahi imukuatesako okuita omutima wasukuka ku Huku), mokonda yetutilo lya Sesusi Kilisitu. 22 Ngwe ukahi kokulio kwa Huku, mokonda waya no keulu, iya onoandyu, nomautumini vitavela kwe.