1 Nakataalikha, weeyo oniwaaphukaaye azaawo, khunswamiheya; maana onjihukhumu weeyo omweenyewe khwa epile omphukaazo, woone yoori weeyo, omphukaaye, onretta vitthu etthiipo.
Yinsa khunjipu araka: “Weyo, paani akirettiye wiiya namaphuka enu wala namwaawanya maali zenu?”
“Mbwana otule khuri: ‘Karumeya wootakhala rooho! Kinuuphuka khwa mattakhuzi awo atthaapo! Weeyo waajuwiye yoori ki ntthu wawoopisa, kinthuulavo etile kihithokoreleeni na kinuurula etile kihizaleeni.
“Mwihimphuke nzeenu yoori mwihiphukiwe; mwihinhukhumu nzeenu yoori mwihihukhumwiwe; mwinswaamihi nzeenu yoori mwiswaamihiwe.
Etthiipo, khwa nanna oriizo okhupali wawo monkoni wa vitthu zaya epo, othokorele weeyo na Nluku. Wooparikhiyiwa ti otule ahinjihukhumwaaye khwa etile anoonaaye yoori ti yoolikana!
Fweeyo ninjuwa yoori ophuka wa Nluku pi wa haakhi khwa apale anrettaaye vitthu zaya etthiipo.
Oo, weeyo pinaatamu, oniwaaphukaaye atthu apo anrettaaye vitthu epo khupe na weeyo orettaka etthiipo, onoona yoori onsaleela ophuka wa Nluku?
Apho niishelane toovi? Niriiye phantte ya fwayita ti fweeyo? Wala! Ninthoonyeza yoori waaza mayaahuuti mpakha amalapo, ashinttiwa ti twampi.
Oo pinaatamu, o paani weeyo wa onyakulisana na Nluku? Toowo etile yuupiweeyo enwahi omuuza otule oopiyeeyo yoori mwaasa aya niini okuupaka toono?
Nakataalikha, mwihiphuke hatha etthu ohinafiye wakathi khwaamili; mwiwejele mpakha Mbwana ate. Ye onsarulela nnuuru epile zoovithiwa n'yiiza na onthoonyeza shawuri za nroho. Wakathi opo, wakhula ntthu onlawa apwekherele okhupaliwa wawe wa Nluku.
Weeyo muukha, onjuwa toovi nkhama khunlawa omuusuru manna awo? Ama weeyo manna, onjuwa toovi nkhama khunlawa omuusuru muukha awo?
Weeyo nlolo! Ontakha othoonyeza yoori amini yoohilokoziwi ti khaazi khina fwayita?
Attwiizaku, mwihittakhulane wootakhalavo mmote na nzeenu. Maana otule aninttakhulaaye ttwiiye wootakhalavo ama animphukaaye ttwiiye, onttakhula wootakhalavo khwa kano, na omphuka kano ethiito. Aphano nkhama weeyo omphuka kano, khunshututela kano, ila onjiretta wiiya namaphuka.