17 Mutu amteryaye mchiya anamuaphasa Mwenyezi Mlungu, naye Mwenyezi Mlungu andamripha kpwa achirorihenda.
Mutu alavyaye kpwa achiya kandaphungukirwa, ela mutu aremaye kulavya andalaniwa vyenye.
Mana Mlungu ni wa haki na kandaricha kutambukira kazi yenu nono na vira mmendzwavyo kpwa kuterya afuasi ayawenu hangu mwandzo hadi sambi.
Apheni ayawenu, naye Mlungu andakuphani. Mundahewa tele ya kusindirirwa na kusukpwa-sukpwa hata kufwasa. Mana chipimo mpimiracho ayawenu, ndicho ndichopimirwa mwimwi.”
Nami nindaambira, ‘Nakuambirani kpweli, chila chitu mrichomuhendera mmwenga wa hinya enehu adide, mwanihendera mimi.’
Tsupha chakuryacho madzini, nawe bada ya siku nyinji undachiphaha tsona na zaidi.
Atu aonerao achiya anamlaphiza Muumba wao, ela atu aoteryao achiya anamuishimu Mlungu.
Siamba hivi kpwa nalonda mniterye, ngʼo, ela nalonda mphahe zawadi kpwa mbazi zenu.
Mutu aberaye jiraniwe anakosera, ela baha atu aonerao mbazi achiya.
Mutu aenjerezaye utajiriwe kpwa kuhala riba kulu na fwaida kulu anamkusanyira mutu ndiyeonera mbazi achiya.
Mutu anaweza kufanikishwa ni manenoge, dza vira kazi ya mikono inavyoweza kureha fwaida.
Tsona andamripha hiye mwana ngʼondzi kano ne, kpwa sababu wahenda dzambo hiri wala kayakala na mbazi.”
“Mnaphotsenga mavuno ga minda yenu na kuyala mabutsa ganjina himo, msigauyire, ela arichireni ajeni, anachiya na magungu, kusudi Mwenyezi Mlungu, Mlungu wenu, aajaliye kazi zenu zosi.
Anaoonera imani anyonje na atsowi, na anativya maisha ga atsowekpwao.
Mutu wa mbazi andabarikiwa, mana anaganyira achiya chakuryache.
Ganyira mali uriyo nayo atu sabaa au hata anane, mana kumanya tsi indaphahwa ni shaka rani.
Mwenyezi Mlungu nkumrinda na kumuhenda akale moyo andamuhenda aongokerwe kpwenye yo tsi na kumtivya na maaduige.