1 Patulu, myombe umwe Yesu Klistu kwavakutandalegwa vamwadilikanénge na vanáma kenga vakwaloka ku Pontu, Galata, Kapadokiya, Ashiya* Ashiya ai ni lijimbo lyashilambo shimanyíka nelo apa Tulikiya. Hainava shinu Ashiya ing'umene imanyíka nelo apa yavilambo kenga: Shina, Indoneshiya, Indiya na vinji. na ku Bitiniya; 2 munditandalegwa kwodananavo mwamanyilile kaladavo Nnungu Atata na munkutandegwa mmakwilimyanga kwaindila ya Imumu pakulota mumwigwilile Yesu Klistu ámyayangidile myadi vyake. Umonyo na amani vyanjadyeke kwenu mwenu.

3 Atumbyangilike Nnungu na Tatamunu umwe Umu wetu Yesu Klistu! Kwaindila yakudyuka kumwe Yesu Klistu pakati pavakupela na kulingananavo shididi shake shikumene, nae andituvaleka kavili waambi pakulota tupate lilindilililo lingumi 4 na maleko ákatimbikanga, aungave-udagwa na ákadingala avakandidye kuwa kwamwaa wenu. 5 Kwadimongo dyake Nnungu, mwenu munkushungigwa kwaindila yalikulupililo mpaka muwakati wamwisho wakulilodya kwambola kuvéle tayali. 6 Kwashitendo ashi mwenu puwanga namene, ata ikava kenga muwakati padyoko ambi apa, ata ikaululika shindatenda shinkodya shipalodi shadinamuna uti dyamalingo 7 pakulota kutenda nningo walikulupililo lyenu ikava kenga lìu. Likulupililo lyo liu lyo linkuvanavo mana makumene kuliko shaabu, shaabu itimbikánga ata ikava kenga vandatenda nningo pamoto; lyanavo lindaidanavo lutumbyango, lishangelo na ishima palota kulilodya Yesu Klistu. 8 Ata ikava kenga mwenu hamungwene ila munkunnagwaledya; ata ikava kenga ambi apa hamunamwona shinu, munkunkulupila na munkupuwanga kwalipuwilo líkaululika kuvalanganga na lyumbéle lishangelo 9 mwaa mwenu munkupata shabaa yalikulupililo lyenu yani kwambolegwa kwaungumi wenu.

10 Kwakwambolegwa aku, vakulava vammalangangidíle kaladavo umonyo ukíle ndamwikila mwenu vandilipundisha na kulalyanga shana. 11 Imumu umwe Klistu e apagwíte nkati mwave andyumya ushuda kaladavo avalanganga mauvilo alóta kumpata Klistu na lishangelo ling'oto lyamauvilo; vanavo vashindalambela vamanye Imumu ishimwamba nyani na wakati wene wo, wakwashi. 12 Kwavanavo, indyunukuligwa kenga vashindatumika i kwapaida yavo vo vene ila yenu mwenu kwamwaa wavinu vyamulipundishidye kwa avalá vavalangénge ntenga wambone kwaindila ya Imumu Wanashwe átumigwe kwalakela kuwa. Mwe, ata mpaka vo vanjelo vankuvanavo mweshe namene wakupandalela vinu avyo.

13 Napavedoni mulingangashela muding'anong'ano dyenu, muva mevo vika lilindilililo lyenu muumonyo aulá wavalota kunyukatila mwenu muwakati walota kulilodya Yesu Klistu. 14 Kenga mmana mmakwigwilila, hamunaname mumalotelo lolo awakati aulá waungamanya. 15 Kanji napane aijá ánshamile jo ni Wakwilimyanga, nimumo momo namwenu momo ava mmakwilimyanga nkati mushinamidyo shenu 16 mwaa indyandikigwa doni, “Ava mmakwilimyanga mwaa nangu ni Wakwilimyanga.”† Lola Valawi 11:44-45; 19:2; 20:7.

17 Pakuva mwenu mundashwali muntambula Atata aijá áukumu kwabila kupambula kwakwodananavo vitendo vyakula munu, avanavo shinamidyo uti shakunjopa nae muwakati au wamuvele kenga mmakwaloka. 18 Mwaa mwenu mundimanya doni, mundyambolegwa nkati mushinamidyo shenu shamambinya shamuukile ndapata kwavanyakalavenu i kwaindila yavinu vitimbikánga kenga nkuva kwali shaabu, 19 ila mundyambolegwa kwamyadi vivénavo mana vimwe Klistu, myadi vyo vivéle kenga vyangandolo ákave makosha‡ Kwali: …ákalamele. na ákave lilemba. 20 Ata ikava kenga mwamanyikidile kaladavo shilambo shikanava kukandyangigwa, andililodya muwakati au wamwisho kwamwaa wenu mwenu; 21 kwaindila yake nae mwenu munkunkulupila Nnungu ándyuwidye pakati pavakupela kutwala kumupa lishangelo; nadoni likulupililo alyo na lilindilililo lyenu linkupagwa nkati mu Nnungu.

22 Napanelo pamulyushanienge ushapu muungumi wenu kwaindila yakwigwilila umwiu mutadya kupagwa mulinagwaledyo lyashinung'unumunu líkave shinankulaba, bai nagwaladyania kwabila kudabadabanga kwantima úkave ushapu. 23 Mwaa mwenu mundivalekwa kavili waambi i kwaimbeju ipéla kanji kwaimbeju íkapela kwaindila yalilove lyake Nnungu, lingumi na lipágwa ngwengwe. 24 Mwaa

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