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Bahandu̱ ba Kitebe kya Beikiriza
1 Kiki kigambu kinkugyenda kubaza, kiicala kya mananu nti: Kakubba muntu yendya kubba mu̱handu̱ akulingiira kitebe kya beikiriza ba Yesu̱ Ku̱ri̱si̱to, yogwo muntu akubba yeegombi̱ri̱ mulimo gurungi hoi̱.
2 Mulingiira kitebe kya beikiriza akusemeera kubba muntu atali na kintu kyenseenya kibakumujunaana; mudulu munyakuswera mu̱kali̱ omwei̱, mudulu mu̱teeku̱, akwerinda, ali na ki̱ti̱i̱ni̱sa, wa maku̱ni̱, kandi akusobora kwegesya mananu ga bigambu bya Ruhanga.
3 Akusemeera kubba atali mu̱tami̱i̱ru̱, atakutab̯ukatab̯uka bei̱tu̱ mukwata mpula. Muntu atakuzongazongoba, kandi atakumaara mwozo gwamwe ha sente.
4 Akusemeera kubba muntu afuga mu̱gi̱ gwamwe kurungi, yeegesya baana baamwe ku̱mwegwa na kumutamwo ki̱ti̱i̱ni̱sa, mu bintu byensei̱.
5 Kakubba muntu abba atakusobora kufuga mu̱gi̱ gwamwe, yaakusobora teetei̱ kulingiira kitebe kya bantu beikiririza mu Ruhanga?
6 Mulingiira kitebe akusemeera kubbanga muntu atweri̱ho b̯u̱su̱mi̱, naakwikiririza mu Ku̱ri̱si̱to aleke atagyenda kwetembya, akasi̱ngwa musangu gu̱nyaku̱si̱nga Sitaani mwohya.
7 Kandi de, akusemeera kubbanga muntu aku̱si̱i̱mwa na bantu bateikiririza mu Ku̱ri̱si̱to. Kakubba kitabba yatyo, akufooka kintu kyaku̱sekereerya, kandi ki̱kyo kyokyo Sitaani ki̱yendya.
Baheereza
8 Baheereza nabo basemereeri̱ kubba bantu bali na ngesu zirungi. Bakusemeera kubba bananu, batakunywa hoi̱ maaci, kandi de batali na mururu gwa bintu.
9 Basemereeri̱ kwikiririza ki̱mwei̱ mu bigambu bya mananu bya Ruhanga bi̱yaabolokeerye, batali na mutima guli na bigyendeerwa bibiibi.
10 Bei̱tu̱ nab̯wo, beikiriza ba Yesu̱ babanzenge nibabaha bab̯wo baheereza bigezu bya ku̱bapi̱ma. B̯ubaakarabangaho bi̱byo bigezu, mwomwo baatandikanga kuheereza Ruhanga.
11 Bakali̱ baab̯u, nabo bakusemeera kubbanga na ngesu zirungi. Kandi, bakusemeera kubbanga bantu batakuhesahesa bei̱ra baab̯u, bateeku̱, kandi de babbenge beesigwa mu bintu byenseenya.
12 Muheereza akusemeera kubbanga mudulu ali na mu̱kali̱ omwei̱. Kandi de, akusemeera kubba akufuga kurungi baana baamwe, na mu̱gi̱ gwamwe.
13 Bab̯wo b̯ubaheereza kurungi, batunga ki̱ti̱i̱ni̱sa mu beikiriza ba Yesu̱ na hali Ruhanga. Nibadwa ha ku̱tebeerya bantu bigambu bya kwikiririza mu Yesu̱, Mutongoole wa Ruhanga, bataku̱ti̱i̱nati̱i̱na.
Nsita Gi̱handu̱ gya Beikiriza
14 Nku̱handi̱i̱ki̱i̱ri̱ bbaruha gigi ni̱nyeni̱hi̱za kwi̱za ku̱kwo mu b̯wangu kukuwona.
15 Bei̱tu̱ kakubba nkereerwa kwi̱za, bbaruha gigi gi̱kwi̱za ku̱kwolokya nka kutukusemeera kwicalanga mu mu̱gi̱ gwa Ruhanga. Gu̱gwo mu̱gi̱, kyokyo kitebe kya bantu beikiririza mu Yesu̱ Ku̱ri̱si̱to. Kitebe ki̱kyo, okyegesyenge mananu; kandi, kyemeerenge ku gagwo mananu.
16 Bya nsita bya nzikiriza gyetu̱, bya Ruhanga bi̱yoolokeerye, biicala kwo bya mananu, bya muntu byatakusobora kugaana. Bikoba yati:
Yaafooki̱ri̱ muntu,
Mwozo wa Ruhanga yei̱za yaamusemba nti,
Ruhanga amu̱si̱i̱mi̱ri̱,
yaawonwa bamalayika, kandi bamuranga
mu mahanga ganene,
bantu banene baamwikiriza,
yaatwalwa mwiguru, yaagyenda na ki̱ti̱i̱ni̱sa.