Bahebelu 1:1-14
1 Kusañulu, Njambi wendekele kuli bakukulwila betu kwitila mu tupolofweto ha bisimbu byabingi na mu bingila byabingi.
2 Co kumamaneselelo a matangwa ano, ali na kwendeka kuli yetu kwitila muli Mwana, uje yangwile kupwa swana wa byuma byoshe, co lalo kwitila muli ikeye wakeleko tutumameno twa myaka.*
3 Ikeye ali na kusholola bumpau bwa Njambi, co lalo ikeye bene wapwa cifwa comu mwafwa Njambi, co ikeye ali na kukwasa byuma byoshe bitwaleleleho kukalako na lijwi lya nzili yendi. Co mwamanesele kujelesa bubi bwetu, watumamene mwilu ku liboko lya cilyo lya uje Wakama.
4 Ngeci watubakanene tungelo mwafwa waswanene lizina lya bulemu manene lije litubakana mazina abo.
5 Kangelo muka yendekele Njambi ngwendi: “Yobe u munange, lelo njinapu nji isho”? Co lalo ngwendi: “Njipwa nji ishe, co ikeye apwa munange.”?
6 Oloni mwatuma lalo Ntwatwa yendi hano hasi endeka ngwendi: “Tungelo ba Njambi boshe bamutsikamene.”
7 Co lalo ha tungelo endeka ngwendi: “Tungelo bendi abapwisa sipilitu, co baka-kumupangela abapwisa milangi ya tuhya.”
8 Oloni hali Mwana endeka ngwendi: “Njambi ikeye litanda lyobe myaka yoshe, co mulamu wa Bumwene bwobe unapu mulamu wa kusungama.
9 Wazemene bilinga bya kusungama, co wazindile kupokola mashiko. Mukemwo Njambi, Njambi yobe, wakubwabesele mazi na kukulingisa ubwahelele manene kutubakana bakweni boshe.”
10 Co lalo ngwendi: “Obe Mwata, ku mashangumukilo wajalele lubula lwa lifuti-libu, co melu anapu bipangi bya maboko obe.
11 Bikanyonga, oloni yobe ukakalako. Bikakulubala ngeci mwa cizalo,
12 co ukabibunga-bunga ngwe kalipai, co ukabicinca ngwe bizalo. Oloni yobe kuukatenguluka, co myaka yobe kuikahu.”
13 Oloni kangelo muka yalekele ngwendi: “Tumama ku liboko lyange lya cilyo kweta noho hanjikakela bitozi bobe kupwa ngwe citwamo ca kulyata mendi obe”?
14 Kuma boshe kubapwile basipilitu baje bali na kupanga cipangi ca kujela, babakatumu kuya na kupangela baje bakaswana kwoboka ndi?
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^ Taleni Majwi Abanalumbununa.