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5 Nkinkaako, amutobelezye Leza mbuli bana bayandwa, 2 alubo amwiinkilile kunembo kweenda muluyando mbuli mbaakatuyanda* Kkristu akupa buumi bwakwe akaambo kandiswe* kabuli chipo achipayizyo, bweema bununkilila kuli Leza.
3 Bwaamu* amisyobo yoonse yakutasalala naakuti kutangala, tazyeelede kwaambwa naaba aaniini aakati kanu mbuli mbukweelede kubantu basalala, 4 nikuba kulijata munzila iifwisya bweeme, nikuba kwaambuula zyabufuba-fuba, nikuba kwaambuula masesya aazintu zitondwa—zintu ziteeleli pe—pesi amube bantu balumba. 5 Nkaambo, muzizi kabotu kuti taakwe muntu uuchita bwaamu,* naakuti uutasalali naakuti uutangala, nkukwaamba muntu uukomba zibumbwa, uutazoojane lukono muBwaami bwaKkristu abwaLeza.
6 Kutabi muntu uumweena amajwi aabuyo, nkaambo bukali bwaLeza buzoobasikila bana bataswiilili akaambo kazintu eezi. 7 Nkinkaako, mutaliswaanizyi aambabo pe, 8 nkaambo aali chimwi chiindi, mwakali mudima pesi lino mwaba mumuni akaambo kaMwaami. Amwiinkilile kunembo kweenda mbuli bana bamumuni, 9 nkaambo michelo yamumuni iswaanizya zintu zyoonse zibotu, ziluleme azyakasimpe. 10 Amwiinkilile kunembo kubona kuti nziizili zitambulika kuMwaami, 11 alubo amuleke kuliswaanizya mumilimu yamudima iitakwe michelo, pesi amwiiyubunune iboneke mbiibede. 12 Nkaambo zintu nzibachita mukusisikizya, zifwisya bweeme nikuba kuzyaamba. 13 Zintu zyoonse zilikuyubununwa,* zilikubikkwa aantanganana amumuni, nkaambo zintu zyoonse zilikubikkwa aantanganana, mumuni. 14 Nkinkaako, kwaambidwe kuti: “Buka iwe nusikoona, buka kuzwa kubafu, mpawo Kkristu ulakumunikila.”
15 Nkinkaako, amuchenjelele kuti nzila njimweendaayo itabi mbuli yabafuba-fuba pe, pesi ibe mbuli yabasongo, 16 kamuchibelesya kabotu chiindi chanu* nkaambo mazuba mabi. 17 Mukaambo aaka, amuleke kuba bafuba-fuba pesi amwiinkilile kunembo kumvwisisisya kuti kuyanda kwaJehova* niinzi. 18 Alubo mutakolwi aawayini pe, nkaambo ipa kuti muntu alilube* pesi amwiinkilile kunembo kuzuzigwa aamuuya. 19 Amwaambilane ntembawuzyo, kamulikulumbayizya Leza anyimbo zyamuuya, kamulikwiimba akulizizya Jehova* nyimbo mumyoyo yanu, 20 alubo chiindi choonse, kamulumba Leza wesu aTaata, akaambo kazintu zyoonse kwiinda muzina lyaMwaami wesu Jesu Kkristu.
21 Amulibombye kuli umwi awumwi wanu akaambo kakuyoowa Kkristu. 22 Banakazi abalibombye kubalumi babo mbuli mbubachita kuMwaami, 23 nkaambo mulumi nguumutwe wamwanakazi wakwe, mbuli Kkristu mbali mutwe wambungano, nkaambo mufutuli wamubili ooyu. 24 Kwaamba choonzyo, mbuli mbungano mbiilibombya kuli Kkristu, ambabo banakazi beelede kuchita mbuboobo kubalumi babo muzintu zyoonse. 25 Nibalumi, amwiinkilile kunembo kuyanda banakazi banu mbuli Kkristu mbaakayanda mbungano akupa buumi bwakwe akaambo kanjiyo 26 kuchitila kuti ayisalazye. Wakayisalazya kwiinda mukwiisanzya amaanzi aajwi, 27 kuchitila kuti ayiyimikizye kunembo lyakwe kayili mbotu loko, kayitakwe kabata naakuti kakoonyana naakuti chimwi chintu chili mbuli zintu eezi, pesi kayisalala alubo kayitakwe bubi.
28 Munzila iikozyenie, balumi beelede kuyanda banakazi babo mbuli mbubayanda mibili yabo. Mwaalumi uuyanda mwanakazi wakwe ulaliyanda lwakwe, 29 nkaambo taakwe muntu wakazondede mubili wakwe pe, pesi ulawusanina akuujata kabotu mbuli mbachita Kkristu kumbungano, 30 nkaambo tuli zipanzi zyamubili wakwe. 31 “Akaambo kakaambo aaka, mwaalumi uzoosiya wisi abanyina mpawo akakatile kumwanakazi* wakwe alubo aaba babili bazooba mubili uumwi.” 32 Nsiswa eeyi iisalala nimpati. Lino ndaabwaambuula atala aKkristu ambungano. 33 Nikuba oobo, umwi awumwi wanu weelede kuyanda mwanakazi wakwe mbuli mbaliyanda, anguwe mwanakazi weelede kumulemeka loko mulumaakwe.