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5 Wahakandukile ovalume ovakulu.+ Mahi pokuviyula omukulu mutala ngatyina oho, ovakwendye vetala ngatyina mulikwai, 2 ava ovakulukai valinge ovo nyoko, ovahikwena valinge onomphange mbove, tyilinga nounthate monondunge.
3 Ovahepe velinga onthilo,* ovahepe tyili-tyili ovahepe umwe.*+ 4 Mahi, omuhepe una ovana, una ovatekula, ovo nkhele tyimonekele umwe mo veumbo liavo okuti vena onthilo na Huku,+ vafete-vo ovohe no vo inakulu etyi tyata umwe muvo,+ mokonda otyo otyo tyaviuka komaiho a Huku.+ 5 Omuhepe tyili wahiwapo umwe, wehulilwa, upamena umwe vala mu Huku,+ ukalela vala okulivondela nokulikwambela tyinthiki na tyitenya.+ 6 Mahi omuhepe ulingila vala ovipepe violutu lwae, wankhia-le namphila nkhele afima. 7 Naina otyo uvepa ovitumino ovio,* opo vahakale notyikelei. 8 Ngwe tyili, omunthu wahatekula nawa vae mwene, haunene veumbo liae, wayeka-po eyumba-nthumbi, wavilapo vali ou wehena-le onthumbi.+
9 Omuhepe uhonekwa, oyou vala wavetesale omanima 60, wanepelwe vala nomulume wike, 10 una omunkhima wovilinga viae oviwa,+ watekulile ovana,+ uyakaula nawa ovaenda,+ wakohaile ovasukuki konomphai,+ wakwataisileko ava vehulilwa,+ ankho ulipakula umwe movilinga aviho oviwa.
11 Mahi ovahepe nkhele ovahikwena vahahonekwe, ovo apa haa vahanda omulume, oku Kilisitu uli nthele, mavahande okunepwa. 12 Mavelieetela avaongelwa omphela mokonda vayeka-po etyi vapopile potete tyeyumba-nthumbi.* 13 Oku nkhele tupu, vetyityiliya tyokwahakala novilinga, otyo vatyanga-tyanga nomaumbo; otyo umwe, kavalingi vala vokwahaundapa mahi vati nokupopia ovityapi, velipaka po viaamwene,+ vapopia evi vahapulilwe. 14 Mahi ngwe, ame nahanda ovahepe nkhele ovahikwena, vanepwe,+ vakale novana,+ vatekule omaumbo, opo vahape ombundi ondyale, aitupopi omapita. 15 Otyili, vamwe no ñgaa vayapuka-le, vahula ku Satanasi oe valandula. 16 Ine pena omukai umwe omutaveli, una vavo ovahepe, evetekule opo vahape omutyindo ewaneno. Eli ewaneno likwateseko vala ovahepe tyili-tyili ovahepe umwe.*+
17 Ovakulu vetyivila okululika nawa,+ vehiwa umwe okulingwa onthilo onene,+ haunene ava vaundapa unene vati nokupopia nokulongesa.+ 18 Ovihonekwa viati: “Wahakute ongombe komulungu tyina ityopa ovilia,”+ oku tupu viati: “Omuundapi uhiwa ondyambi yae.”+ 19 Wehetavele tyina ombwale imwe* yamahungwa, nkhwali oputyina tyatunda movanthu vevali onombangi.+ 20 Ava vakalela vala okulinga onkhali+ veviyulila umwe+ momaiho ovanthu aveho, opo vakwavo valondokele-ko.* 21 Ame ndyikupopila, mwene na Huku utyeete, aveho na Kilisitu Sesusi no noandyu mbaholovonwa, tavela onondunge ombo ohalingi okapungulula, hamwe olingi okaame.+
22 Wahalumbane oyambeka liwa omavoko komunthu;*+ wehelipake mononkhali mba vakwenyi; ove kala tyasukuka.
23 Wahanwe vali omeva,* mahi nwa katutu ovinyu, mokonda yo meimo, ngwe ove watota uli vala nokuvela.
24 Ononkhali mba vamwe mbumonwa umwe novanthu, avai umwe momphela, mahi mba vamwe mbuhololoka vala haa.+ 25 Novilinga oviwa haityo ñgoo, vimonwa umwe novanthu,+ na tyina viahamwenwe, kavikala vala tyaholama.+