Bo baheeke bayiki ba bo, kintwaari na baatu ba Erode kuri nde, baleele ti: «Muyikisi, beetu tuyaari ti ye ngaa-ngwanwa, na ye wuri mu kweyikisa nzila ya Nzaambi mu ngwanwa; ye wabataa muutu ko; bukuri ye wamonaa kinzeri kya baatu ko,
«Kyaari kuri beenu, batini na Bafarisi bangaa-bumpitu-bumpyoongo, bukuri beenu luri mu kukaanga mweelu Kimfumu kya mayulu kuri baatu; kuri beenu-meene lwahele kukoto, na lwahele kukotoso se batiiri kukoto.» [
Mukwongo, Nzaambi mbaangi yaami, nde wu nyisalilaa me mu mpeeve yaami, mu nyabusulu Musamu Wamubwete wa Mwaana waandi: me nyibambukilaa beenu mwooyo kwahele kuhoto,
bukuri baatu ba bubwo bahele kusalila Mfumu yeetu Kiristo, ngo kasi myooyo mya bo-meene, na mu maampu mamabwe na mu nzoonsulu dzalupyelu, bo bakwewuna baatu bahele kulubuka.
Mukwongo, beetu turi bunu bakaka bakweyarika maampu ma Nzaambi ko; ngo kasi mu ngwanwa, mu nkuumbu ya Nzaambi na ha busu bwaandi, beetu turi mu kwedzoonsolo mu Kiristo.
Ngo kasi beetu twabisa mansweeki mansoni, tukwedyaatila kwahele mawunu, na twahele kwekitula maampu ma Nzaambi, ngo mu nsoongulu ngwanwa, beetu turi mu kwesaka kuri ti baatu batufyongokono, ha busu bwa Nzaambi.
Mukwongo, mukuutu dibuundu wukebaa bya Nzaambi, kayelemini kuba na ntoono yi bamuseembele ko, wahele na masiiku, kari ngaa-mankesi ko, kari yaa-kinwi ko, kari ngaa-bikiindu ko, na kari wukwebakilaa mu bumbabu ko.
Buunguleenu mpuumbu ya Nzaambi yiri ha kakati dyeenu. Kebeenu yo mu bunkete, kari mu kukwiikisa ko, ngo mu mutima-bubwete bunu buri kutya kwa Nzaambi, kari mu kubaka mufutu mu bumpilikisi ko, ngo mu kuheme,
Mukwongo, bakwedzoonso misamu myaminene myahele mufunu, bari mu kwekoondo mu nyiimunu dza muswinyi, mu buyala, babo babvuukila ha wuri dya mukuungi dya baatu bawumuka.
na mu ntiki-mboongo, mu dzoonsolo dza lupyelu bo sa babadiilila manene. Kuri bo kuholosono na kidzika, mutsuundu wuri mu kwesala, na mfukusulu yaaku yahele kubwa tolo.