17 Akabà arhabayumvîrhi, obwîre Ekleziya. Akabà arhumvîrhi Ekleziya, omulole nka mupagani erhi mukage.
Ntyo, bene Israheli banarhengaga bujà balya Basâka, kuguma na balya bacîyegulaga oku ngeso ngalugalu z’abapagani, bacîhira kulibo omu kulonza Nyamubâho, Nyamuzinda w’Israheli.
Na ntyôla mwamanya oku nie Nyamubâho olyâla mwalekaga bushimba amarhegeko gâge n’engeso zâge mwazigayaguza, mwagend’ishimba engeso z’abantu bamuzonzire.
Filipo na Bartolomeyo; Toma na Mateyo omuhôza; Yakôbo mwene Alfeyo na Tadeyo;
Mwene-omuntu àyisha, erhi àlya ànanywa; baderha, mpu: «Lolagi omulî mukulu n’omulalwe, mwîra w’ebishungu n’ow’abanya-byâha!» Ci kwônene obushinganya bw’Obwîrhonzi bwa Nyamuzinda bwamanyîbwe oku bijiro byâbo.
Mâshi! mukazigiraga abamuzigira bônene, luhembo luci mwayish’ihâbwa? Ka ebishungu byôki birhajira ntyo?
Kuziga nka mwashenga, murhaderhaga binji nka bapagani, abamanya mpu okuderha binji kwarhuma bayumvîbwa.
Obwo abavurhisa n’abanyabyâha bamulirâna boshi mpu bayumve enyigîrizo zâge.
“Olya Mufarizeyi ashingalala, ashenga ntya emurhima gwâge, erhi”: “Yâgirwa Nnâmahanga, nkuvuzire omunkwa, bulya niehe ntabà nk’abandi bantu, bishungu, ndyâlya, bagonyi, erhi nka oyu muvurhîsa”;
Omu maruba, erhi nyandika nti mumanye mwankashangîra n’abarhaba nshonyi,
Owa muli mwe erhi acibà agwêrhe olubanja boshi n’owâbo, k’anaderhage mpu aluhêka aha ngombe y’endyâlya ahâli h’okuluhêka aha ngombe y’abashinganyanya?
Rhummurhegesire, bene wîrhu, oku izîno lya Nyakasane Yezu Kristu, nti muyâke ngasi mwene wîrhu ôbà mwôlo n’orhashimba emigenzo rhwammusigiraga.
ennongwè zirhatwîkanuka z’abantu b’emirhima ehûsire, abarhishi okuli, balya balongeza obunguke omu kushîbirira ebya Nnâmahanga.
Erhi babà bamahika emwa bene Rubeni, emwa bene Gadi na cirya cihimbi ca bene Menashè, banacibabwîra, mpu: