Wo Tete wa Petulu
2 Naina, yekei-po ovivi aviho,+ nounkhembi, nomaandambeyo, nonkhi, nokutendeleya. 2 Lingei lwolukembe lwatyitwa pahe,+ sukei nomahini ondaka ahankhingilwe natyike,* emukulise na muyovoke,+ 3 mokonda pahe onwe mwetyimona* umwe okuti Tatekulu omuna-kankhenda.
4 Putyina onwe muya no kwe, kemanya lina omwenyo ovalume vaanya,+ ngwe olio liaholovonwa, olio liapandwa na Huku,+ 5 noonwe mulinga ngomamanya ena omwenyo, muli nokutungwa kondywo ili nokutungwa nononkhono mbukola mba Huku,+ opo mulinge ovanakwa vakola, valulikwa nomphepo ikola pokwaava ovilikutila,+ vitavelwe na Huku, vitavelelwe mu Sesusi Kilisitu.+ 6 Mokonda Ovihonekwa viati: “Tala! Ame ndyipaka ko Siyau emanya liokwaholovonwa, emanya ewa liatyo mwene liopevindi, nawike uyumba-ko onthumbi mekelivela.”*+
7 Ngwe onwe umwe lialingila ewa, mokonda onwe muvataveli; mahi, ku ava vehevataveli, “emanya ovatungi vaanya,+ olio lialinga emanya liatyo mwene liopevindi,”*+ 8 lialinga “emanya litokesisa, onkhanda ileva.”+ Veli umwe nokutoka mokonda kavetavela ondaka. Ngwe mwene otyo, otyo umwe vanakelwa. 9 Mahi onwe, onwe “vomuhoko waholovonwa, wovanakwa vatyo mwene, onwe vanthu vakola,+ vaholovonenwa etyi tyikola,+ mwaholovonwa mupopie oviwa ovinene”*+ vyo Ou wemwiihana menthiki, amuya motyimimi tyae tyihuvisa.+ 10 Mokonda onwe ankho kamuvanthu va Huku, mahi pahe muvanthu va Huku;+ onwe ankho kamulingwa okankhenda, mahi pahe mulingwa okankhenda.+
11 Vanthu vange ndyihole, ame ndyimulondola lwovanthu vehevatyitwa-tyilongo, onongendi,+ ndyimuti, apeho liyungei kovipepe violutu,+ evi vili nokumulwisa.*+ 12 Lingei ovanthu vomukalelo omuwa pokati kovanthu vovilongo,+ opo tyina vemuhunga vati mulinga ovivi, mwene velitalele-ko avalingi onombangi mbovilinga vienyi oviwa,+ ngwe pahe opo, avahivilika Huku monthiki yae yokutala vali nawa.
13 Mokonda ya Tatekulu, tavelei kovanthu aveho,*+ tyilinge ohamba+ tyeetyi omunene 14 tyilinge ovatumini ava atuma vamasule onondingavivi, avapandula ava valinga oviwa.+ 15 Mwene otyo otyo Huku ahanda, wahanda onwe mulinge oviwa, opo omatompho ehesilivila ovanthu vehena onondunge amute.*+ 16 Lingei lwovanthu vayekwa vala,+ amwahakwatelela mokwayekwa omo munkhindike* evi viapenga,+ mahi lingei umwe tyokuti muvapika va Huku.+ 17 Lingei onthilo ovanthu vatyo aveho,+ humbei vataveli vakwetu aveho,*+ tilei owoma Huku,+ lingei onthilo ohamba.+
18 Ovaundapi vetavele ku ava vaundapela tyokuvetila umwe owoma,+ etyi tyihiwa umwe muvo, ha ku ava vala vekahi nawa, vapepuka omutima, mahi no ku ava umwe vepwiya okuvehambukiswa. 19 Mokonda otyiwa okutala omunthu ukoleleya umwe ngwe uli nokumona emone,* ulingwa onya mokonda yokwahanda akale nomutima wasukuka komaiho a Huku.+ 20 Pahe matyimupe-tyi okuvetelwa okwalinga onkhali ngatyo mukondya natyo otyo?+ Mahi ine mukondya tupu, okulinga oviwa, otyo tyihambukiswa Huku.+
21 Ngwe tyili, otyo otyo onwe mwaihanenwa, mokonda na Kilisitu wamonenene umwe onwe emone,+ emuhila ondyila mulandulile popepi onomphai mbae.+ 22 Ngwe kalingile onkhali,+ nii momulungu wae kamwavahilwe ounkhembi.+ 23 Pweetyi ankho eli nokulewa*+ ngwe kapingahanesile nondaka ileva.*+ Pweetyi ankho amoneswa emone,+ ngwe kevehongele, mahi ankho welipakula umwe vala ko Wokuviukisa onomphela.+ 24 Ngwe watyinda ononkhali mbetu+ molutu lwae momuti,+ opo tunkhile tyonkhali,* mahi atumonena omwenyo mokulinga etyi tyaviuka. Onwe “movipute viae omo mwavelukila.”+ 25 Mokonda onwe ankho mwakala ngonongi mbavomba,+ mahi pahe mwakondoka komunthita,+ komululiki wonohande mbenyi.*