1 Pita 1:1-25
1 Yange Pita, kapositolo ka Yesu Kristu. Njili na kusonekela baje bananyunyumana muno mu kaye, baje banashandokela mu Pontasi, mu Galatiya, mu Kapadosha, mu Asia, na mu Bithinia, baje babanangula
2 kwesekesa na mangana a Njambi Tate a kuzibukila cimweja byuma, co banabajelesa na sipilitu mangana bononoke na kubashamwina maninga a Yesu Kristu:
Ngwange ngozi yakama na kwoloka bikale neni mu bwingi.
3 Bashangazale Njambi, Ishe ya Mwata wetu Yesu Kristu, mwafwa kwesekesa na kutetela kwendi kwakama watulingisile tusemuke lalo mangana tukale na lilabelelo lya kuyoya kwitila mu kusanguka ku batsi kwa Yesu Kristu,
4 mangana tukale na buswana buje kubwasa kubola, bwa kujeneka mazilo, buje kubwasa kuhwa. Obu buswana banamitulikilabwo mwilu
5 yeni babali na kunyungilila na nzili ya Njambi kwitila mu likulahelo mwafwa ya kwoboka kuje kubasholola mu simbu yamamaneselelo.
6 Mwafwa yeci cuma, munabwahelela manene, nameme munayanda na byeseko bya kuliseza-seza ha kasimbu kakandondo,
7 mangana likulahelo lyeni libaneseka, lije lyapwa lya seho kutubakana goldi ije inyonga nameme banayeseka na tuhya, limilingise bamishangazale na kumyana bumpau na kasingimiko ha kusholoka kwa Yesu Kristu.
8 Nameme kumwamumwene, oloni mwamuzema. Nameme hano kumwesi na kumumona, oloni mwamukulahela, co munabwahelela manene na kubwahelela cakama cije kutwasa kulumbununa,
9 mwafwa mukatambula cikandelela mwafwa ya likulahelo lyeni, kulumbununa kwoboka kweni.
10 Tupolofweto baje bapolofwetele bya ngozi yakama ibanamibwahesela behozwele na kutondesesa manene byoku kwoboka.
11 Batwaleleleleho kutondesesa biyakele na kwendeka sipilitu ije yakele muli bakebo kutalesa kuli Kristu mangana bazibuke simbu nambe mwaka. Ei sipilitu yanenene cimweja bukaleho bwa tuyando twapandele kuyanda Kristu na bumpau buje bwakele na kwija kulutwe.
12 Babajombolwelele ngwabo kubakele na kulipangela bakebo babenya, oloni bakele na kupangela yeni, co byuma bibambulwile bikebyo bibanambulula baje banamyambulwila muzimbu waubwa kwitila mu sipilitu ya kujela ije itunda mwilu. Ebi byuma tungelo nabo banashungwiya kubizibuka.
13 Ngeci libwaheseleni mu bisinganyeka byeni kupanga bipangi. Singanyekeni mwamubwa. Kulaheleni ngozi yakama ibakamizibila ha kusholoka kwa Yesu Kristu.
14 Ha kupwa bana ba kwononoka, keti mutabese mashungu amwakele nawo mumwakele kunzimba amimunge,
15 oloni pweni ba kujela mu bilinga byeni byoshe ngwe uje wamisanene mwanapu Wakujela,
16 mwafwa banasoneka ngwabo: “Munapande kupwa ba kujela, mwafwa yange nji wa kujela.”
17 Nga muli na kusana Tate uje akasompo munu kwesekesa na bipangi byendi kwa kujeneka kangu, co kaleni na lyoba ha simbu imunacinyunyumana muno mu kaye.
18 Mwafwa muzibuka ngweni mubamipatwile ku kuyoya kweni kwangoco kuje kubamisezelele bakukulwila beni, kubamipatwile na byuma bije bibola bya kufwa ngwe siuva nambe goldi.
19 Oloni bamipatwile na maninga a seho a Kristu ngwe a muna manga wa kujeneka kapenga na citoma.
20 Cili bene bamuzibukile cimweja simbu kanda kaye kakaleko, oloni bamusholwele kumamaneselelo a bisimbu mwafwa yeni.
21 Kwitila muli ikeye munataba muli Njambi, uje wamusangwile ku batsi na kumwana bumpau mangana mukale na likulahelo na lilabelelo muli Njambi.
22 Ha kuwana ngwe munalijelesa yeni babenya ha kwononoka busunga, muli na cizemo ca kujeneka kulikwisa ca kuzema bandolome. Ngeci, lizemeni manene umo na mukwabo kutundilila kwisi ya mbunge.
23 Mwafwa banamilingisa musemuke lalo, keti na mbuto ije ibola, oloni na mbuto ije kuyasa kubola* kwitila mu lijwi lya Njambi wa kuyoya uje wakalako myaka yoshe.
24 Mwafwa “banu boshe banapu ngwe mwila, co bumpau bwabo bwoshe bunapu ngwe bintemo bya mu shwata. Mwila ukajujwama, co bintemo bikalakumuka,
25 oloni lijwi lya Yehova likalako myaka yoshe.” Co eli “lijwi” linapu muzimbu waubwa ubamyambulwilile.
Majwi a kwinikila
^ Kulumbununa, mbuto ije yasa kwima bushuka.
