Wa Vali wa Petulu
1 Ame Simau Petulu, omupika wa Sesusi Kilisitu, mutumwa wae,* nahonekela ava vokwavasa eyumba-nthumbi ngo lietu tuhole unene,* mokuviukisa kwa Huku yetu, mokuviukisa Kwomuyovoli wetu Sesusi Kilisitu:
2 Okankhenda okanene kekulile mwoonwe, atyiho nombembwa, menoñgonoko liotyotyili+ lya Huku, no lya Sesusi Tatekulu yetu, 3 mokonda ononkhono mba Huku mbetwaavela* ovipuka aviho vieeta omwenyo, nonthilo na Huku ituka menoñgonoko liotyotyili lya Una wetwiihana+ mwene nomunkhima wae, nouwa. 4 Movipuka ovio omo etwaavelela* oviwa neevi viapangelwe ovinene,+ opo noonwe vimupake momukalelo wa Huku,+ muhukuluke kokuvola kwouye kweetwa novipepe ovivi.*
5 Otyo otyo tyahandela onwe mulikwatehile+ keyumba-nthumbi lienyi muyawise-ko ouwa,+ kouwa wenyi amuyawisa-ko enoñgonoko,+ 6 kenoñgonoko lienyi amuyawisa-ko okulioondweya, kokulioondweya kwenyi+ amuyawisa-ko okukoleleya, kokukoleleya kwenyi amuyawisa-ko onthilo na Huku,+ 7 konthilo yenyi na Huku amuyawisa-ko okulihole umwe tyokulikwai, ko tyokulihole amuyawisa-ko olwembia novanthu aveho.+ 8 Ngwe ovipuka ovio ine vikala umwe mwoonwe avihamphiauka, maviti umwe ovio viahamemuyeke mulinge vondende, amwahamalingi vokwahaeta* ovinyango+ okulava kenoñgonoko liotyotyili lya Tatekulu yetu, Sesusi Kilisitu.
9 Mokonda omunthu wehena ovipuka ovio, oo omumphoki, wahininika komaiho ahamone otyimimi,*+ oo walimbwa-ko okuti ononkhali mbae+ mbo kohale wembukohwa. 10 Naina vanthu vakwetu, lingei umwe ovanthu vonduvia, tyitie umwe neetyi mwaihanenwa+ neetyi mwaholovonenwa tyilinge umwe otyili, mokonda ine kamuyeke-ko kokulinga ovipuka ovio, kamamuponyo na kapii vala.+ 11 Mahi ngwe, opo opo vala mamuputuka mamupewa ombundi imutwala Mouhamba wahapu+ wa Tatekulu yetu Omuyovoli Sesusi Kilisitu.+
12 Otyo, otyo ame nahandela apeho ndyimuhinangelese ovipuka ovio, namphila muvii-ale, mwapama-le umwe motyili onwe muna-tyo. 13 Mahi nkhele mokuli mohinge ei,*+ okutala hahe umwe okumupahula, okumuhinangailisa ngootyo,+ 14 mokonda apa katutu ohinge yange maipolwa-ko, mailingwa ngo omu Tatekulu yetu Sesusi Kilisitu etyimphotoyolela umwe nawa.+ 15 Ame apeho mandyilikwatehila umwe opo tyitie tyina namaende, onwe mwene amutyivili okuhinangela* ovipuka ovio.
16 Au, hakuti okwalandula onoñgano mbomatutu mbahindwa vala otyo onthwe twemunoñgonokesila ononkhono mba Tatekulu yetu Sesusi Kilisitu nokweya kwae, otyo hatyoko, mahi okwamona nomaiho etu mwene omunkhima wae.+ 17 Mokonda ngwe watambula omunkhima ku Huku, ku Tate, wahivilikwa etyi apopilwa ondaka oyo* nomunkhima omunene: “Ou Omona wange, omona ndyihole, ou ame napanda.”+ 18 Yoo, onthwe onondaka ombo twembwiivile umwe mbutunda keulu, tyina tumbwiiva umwe tuna-e tuli komphunda ikola.
19 Ngwe opo pahe ngootyo, ondaka yatolelwe yalinga umwe otyili, onwe mulinga nawa tyina mwiitala umwe nawa lwotyitei+ tyatemena penthiki (atee umwe kutya, onthungululu yokutya*+ itunda) momitima vienyi. 20 Onwe noonwe mutyii okuti petupu eulo nalike Movihonekwa liatuka vala kokwasoka kwomunthu. 21 Mokonda petupu onthiki eulo liahindilwe nomunthu,+ mahi ovalume pokwapopia vapopia tya Huku omu vatahelwa* nomphepo ikola.+