Nkanda wu Tiagu 3:1-18
3 Zikhomba ziama, bawombo mu benu babika tomba kuba minlongisi, kibila benu luzebi ti befu tuala tambula lufundusu lulutidi ngolo.
2 Befu boso tumvanganga zinzimbala khumbu ziwombo. Ayi woso mutu wukhambu vanganga zinzimbala mu mambu kantuba, buna widi wuvedila ayi mvandi kalenda yala nyitu’andi yoso.
3 Befu kutula minsinga mu munu wu mvalu muingi ka tutumukina, buna tunkuiza nunga kutuadisa mvandi nyitu’andi yoso.
4 Talanu mvandi makumbi, kheti madi manneni ayi mandiatusuluanga mu phemu yingolo, vayi mawu mantuadusuluanga mu mua khongolo* ayi mutu wundiatisa diawu, kalenda ku dibalula yoso khonzu, mu kusadila khongolo beni.
5 Bobuawu mvandi, ludimi kidi kinama kiluelu ki nyitu, vayi lu kinyemisanga mu mambu manneni. Benu luzebi ti mua mbazu to yintombuluanga muingi kutatika nsitu woso.
6 Ludimi mvandi luidi buka mbazu. Kiawu kidi kinama ki nyitu kiwedi mambu mawombo makhambulu masonga, kibila luawu lumbivisanga nyitu’itu yoso ayi lumvikanga luzingu luitu loso, dedi bo mbazu yikhambu dokanga,* yimvikilanga.
7 Batu balenda nunga ayi bannunganga kutuila ayi kuyadila mintindu mioso mi bibulu, zinuni, bivangu binkokumukanga ayi bibulu bi nlangu.
8 Vayi, vasi ko ni mutu wulenda yadila munu.* Wawu wisi ko lukinzu, wuntuadisanga mambi ayi mvandi widi buka kiyimbu kintuadisanga lufua.
9 Muawu tunzitisilanga Yave Tat’itu ayi muawu tunsingilanga batu bavangulu mu kifuani ki Nzambi.
10 Mu wowawu munu mumbasikilanga lusakumunu ayi mvandi zitsingulu.
Zikhomba ziama, buisi ko buboti mambu kubela mu phila ayoyo.
11 Lumana mona tho yi nlangu yimbasisa mu khumbu yimueka nlangu wumboti ayi nlangu widi ndudi?
12 Zikhomba ziama, bukiedika kuandi ti nti wu figu wulenda buta makundi ma olive voti nti wu vinu kubuta zifigu? Bobuawu mvandi, tho yi nlangu wu tsalu yilendi basisa ko nlangu widi lueki.
13 Nani mu benu widi nduenga ayi phisulu? Bika kamonisa mavanga mandi mamboti mu zikhadulu ziandi, va kimueka na khadulu yi kuyivumbika, yinkuizilanga mu kuba nduenga.
14 Vayi boti kiphala kingolo* ayi ziphaka bidi mu mintima minu, buna bikanu ku kinyemisa ayi bikanu kutubanga mambu makhambulu nguizani na kiedika.
15 Ayoyo yisi ko nduenga yi Nzambi, vayi yidi yi nza, yi bibulu ayi yi ziphevi zimbi.
16 Kibila voso vadi kiphala ayi ziphaka, vadi mvandi divunza ayi ntindu woso wu mambu mambi.
17 Vayi nduenga yi Nzambi theti yidi yidiodila bosi yi ndembama, yilembama, yikubama muingi kutumukina, yiwedi kiadi, yidi mimbutu mimboti, yisi ko luvasanu ayi yisi ko luvunu.
18 Kubotula kuandi amomo, batu bantuadisanga ndembama, bankunanga mbutu wu busonga mu ndembama.
Footnotes
^ Voti: “kibindukulu; guiador.”
^ Lit: “Ngeena.”
^ Lit: “ludimi.”
^ Lit: “kiphala ki ndudi.”
