1 Wilokukalipilapo umuntu umukulu, kuntu ulabile nakwe kubati nibawiso. Abalumbwana nabo ulokubachita kubati nibawenu.
Eba abalalume abakulu ukuti babe abateka imitima, abakwilama abene, abamano mubuchetekelo, mukutemwa namukushipikisha.
Nomba ndinamashiwi kubafilolo abamuchilonganino pakati kenu, nebo nechilolo munabo. Ndimboni nakambi wamachusho aku Klistu. Elo nkolindilila ukupokelela umuchinshi uwakwisa kufisululwa.
Mwe bawesu, nga umo wakumwebo awila muchibi ichili chonse, mwe bakotungululwa no Mupashi Wabuta mulingile ukumubwesha. Muchite mfi nomutima wabufuke. Elo muchenjele ukwebati namwebo mwiwilamo mukweshekwa.
Munshila imo yenka, mwebe abalumbwana ukuba abayilama.
Nomba mwe tamulingilepo ukwitwa ‘Abasambishi’ iyowo, pantu mulikwete umusambishi umo mpo, namwe bonse muli banankashi.
Abakulu bachilonganino abatangilila bwino ifilonganino fyabo, balingile ukuchinshikwa ukwinekantu. Muchishepo pali bo ababilisha nokusambisha amashiwi aku Lesa.
Echo lipileni kuli bonse fyabo fyonse, mupele umusonko kuli bakasonkesha, ifyakulipila uko mulingile ukulipila. Mutine abo mulingile ukutina, elo peleni umuchinshi kubalingile ukupelwa umuchinshi.
Ulo bafikile ku Yelusalemu abachilonganino, abatumwa nabakulu bonse balisekelele. Nabo balikubashimikila ifintu fyonse ifyo Lesa achitile ukupitila muli bo.
Basalile abalalume ukuti balokutungulula umo-umo mufilonganino. Ulo balombele nokuyikanya ukulya, babapele kuli Bashikulu Yesu abo bonse abachetekele.
Ukushinguluka umupando ngu uwabufumu, pali mipando nayimbi iyabufumu amakumi abili na ine. Elo pamipando njilya palikele bachilolo amakumi abili nabane abafwite ifyakufwala ifitubile. Kumitwi yabo balifwite ingala shagolide.
Nine nemukote, nkolembela Gayusi uyo natemwesha chine-chine.
Nine nemukote, nkolembela umwanakashi uwasalwa na Lesa pamo nabana bakwe abo natemwesha. Tenepo nenka iyowo, kuntu nabonse abayishiba ichine balimutemwa.
Napo umbi pali mwebo akolwala? Eteko abakulu bachilonganino abakwisa kumulombela nokumusuba amafuta mwishina lyaku Bashikulu.
Nomba umulangwe uufuma kumulu waba uwalungama ukufikapo, elo wamutende, uwafuuka, tautalikishanya, uwayiwula nenkumbu, elo nemilimo iiweme. Taukwetepo akapatulula nangu ukutumpayika.
Ulo ali ku Miletasi, Paulo alilayishe amashiwi ku Efeso ukuti abakulu bachilonganino bamukumanye ku Miletasi.
Elo abatumwa nabachilolo balongene pamo ukuti basoshanye pamulandu ngu.
Abanakashi abakulu ulokubachita kubati nibanoko, elo abanansungu kubati nibankashi shobe nomutima wabuta.