1 Mu musamu wutariri toongo twaha mu kikabu kuri biteki, tuyaari kuri ti beetu-banso turi na nyaabulu, ngo nyaabulu yihaanaa masiiku, kasi ntiilu yihaanaa ntuungulu.
Hango mu lumalu, buri lutiiri kusindukila Nzaambi, mu kukolokoso kihaangu mu mankiingu ma bayiki, kiri, ti bataayi beetu, ti beetu-meene twasii baka makwa ma kukinata ko?
Beenu biseenu toongo twa bibulu byadzusulu mu kikabu kuri biteki, makila, na toongo twa bibulu byadzusu mu nsukusulu muwuumunu, na buyala; mbuti lukebiri manyutu meenu mu mimyo, lo bubwo bwabubwe lusa. Mamboto menu!
Ngo kuri bangooyi babo bamwaasa kanyi, beetu twatinini kuri bo ma twakaangiri ti: bo yaa beedya toongo twa bibulu byadzusu mu kikabu kuri biteki ko, makila se kudya pe, toongo twa bibulu byadzusa mu nsukusulu muwuumunu se kudya pe, kimpala se kuta pe.
Bampaangi, me ntii ko ti beenu luba kunsa lubu, mu mitariri mpaanu yimayi, mpisi luhele kumonoko bunu bangaa-madyeele mu beenu-meene, bukuri nkubulu mutima ya ndaambu kaanda dya Isaheli sa yaba, natee makaanda momanso makotiri.
Me nyaari, na nyiri na nsiitu mu Mfumu Yesu, ti kuri kyasumuka mu kyo-meene ko; ngo mbuti muutu habaanaa wusa kitsimi ti kitotolo ki kyasumuka, lo mu nde kyeki kyasumuka.
Mu mitariri beenu, bampaangi baami, me nyirikiri kuyaaba ti, beenu se lwaluula mu mutima-bubwe, lwaluulusu mu nyaabulu yoyinso, na lwakuka mu kwelubusina beenu na beenu.
Beetu turi bilawuku mu ntoono Kiristo, kasi beenu luri bangaa-madyeele mu Kiristo; beetu turi na buyonsi, kasi beenu luri na makwa; beenu luri bakeembusu kasi beetu turi banyaafunu.
Bampaangi, mu ntoono beenu me mporiri kifwaani mu Apolo na mu me-meene, mpisi heki mu beetu, beenu luyika ntoono yiri ti: «Kupala pe ku mbasi mamo matinu», mpisi heki luhele kusa masiiku mu mosi kuri wakaka.
Mu mitariri ndiilu ya toongo twaha mu kikabu kuri biteki, tuyaari kuri ti kiteki kiri kitotolo ko mu nsi, na ka kuri nzaambi yikimi ko, mbuti ka yomosi kitsu ko.
Kasi nyaabulu yahele mu bobanso, babamosi bakiri bayuku mu kwesaambila biteki natee lumalu, bakwedya toongo mu kitsimi kiri ti, twaha mu kikabu kuri biteki, na nsimunu bo yiri na buyonsi, yasumuka.
Mu nde nyutu yoyinso yiri yayirima, na yasokomo kwakubwete, mu biyikulu byobinso byayikwaata, bunu buri kisalu kyayelemene na mpisi muutu, na yikwebuuka mu ntuungulu ya yo-meene kunsa ntiilu.
Yaa lutala ko ti babo bakwemono kiminu mu kiteesu kya nkulukulu, na mu kwesaambila bambasi, baluwuungula. Bo bakwekengese bitotolo kwa buunu, na bakwesiika mu bitsimi bya kimuutu kyaaku.
Kasi me nyiri na munyoongi wantele mu ye: bukuri ye wuri na baatu bakaangama mu nyikusulu dza Balaami, waba yikisa kuri Balaki, bwa kubwiisila baala ba Isaheli, mu kudya toongo, twaha mu bikabu kuri biteki na kwesa buyala.
Ngo di nyiri nyabele ye, di wuri wahemese mukyeetu wuri nkuumbu Yedzabele, wu kweleele ti nde mubikiri, wukweyikisa na wukwedziimbisa bisari byaami, kuri bakwesa buyala, na bakwedya toongo twaha mu kikabu kuri biteki.