Nimubeho nk'abana b'umucyo
Nimwigane Data wa twese nk'uko abana bigana ababyeyi babo, kandi urukundo rube nk'uko Kristo yiyatanze. Pawulo agereranya umwijima n'umucyo, gusinda na Mwuka, hanyuma agashyira kugandukirana kwa bombi mu bashyingiranywe — abagabo babwirwa gukunda nk'uko Kristo yakunze Itorero.
5 1Nuko rero nimwigane Data wa twese, nk'abana bakundwa. 2Mugendere mu rukundo, nk'uko Kristo yadukunze akīyitanga ku bwacu, aba ituro rihumura neza n'igitambo cya Data wa twese.
3Ubusambanyi n'ibihumanya byose cyangwa irari ry'ibintu ntibikavugwe na busa muri mwe, nk'uko bikwiriye intore. 4Ibiteye isoni n'amagambo y'ubupfapfa n'urwenya rubi, nta hantu bigira muri mwe; ahubwo mujye mushimira Imana. 5Mumenye iki: nta musambanyi n'umuntu uhumanye cyangwa ugira irari ry'ibintu, ari we usenga ibigirwamana, ufite umurage mu bwami bwa Kristo na Data wa twese.
6Ntihakagire ubabeshya n'amagambo y'ubusa, kuko ibyo ari byo bituma uburakari bwa Data wa twese buza ku batumvira. 7Nuko rero ntimugafatanye na bo;
8kuko kera mwari umwijima, ariko none muri umucyo mu Nyagasani, nimube nk'abana b'umucyo. 9(kuko imbuto y'umucyo iboneka muri byose byiza kandi bitunganye kandi by'ukuri), 10kandi mugerageze gusobanukirwa icyishimirwa na Nyagasani. 11Ntimukagire uruhare mu bikorwa bidafite imbuto by'umwijima, ahubwo mubigaragaze. 12Kuko ari ibiteye isoni no kuvuga ibyo bakorera mu ibanga. 13Ariko icyo ari cyo cyose nigigaragazwa n'umucyo, kiragaragara, 14kuko icyo ari cyo cyose kigaragazwa ari umucyo. Ni cyo gituma havugwa ngo: “Byuka, wa muntu usinziriye, uve mu bapfuye, maze Kristo akumurikire.” a a v14 Ibi birashoboka ko ari indirimbo ya gikristo ya kera cyangwa impamagaro yo kubatiza — ntibikomoka ku Isezerano rya Kera.
15Nuko rero mwirinde cyane uko mugenda, atari nk'abatagira ubwenge ahubwo nk'abanyabwenge, 16mujye mukoresha neza igihe, kuko iminsi ari mibi. 17Ni cyo gituma ntimukagire ubupfapfa, ahubwo musobanukirwe ibyo Nyagasani ashaka. 18Ntimukasinde divayi, kuko ari imibereho y'ubugoryi, ahubwo mwuzuzwe Mwuka Muziranenge. 19Mubwire muri mwe zaburi n'indirimbo zo gusingiza n'indirimbo za Mwuka, muririmbe kandi mucurangire Nyagasani mu mitima yanyu, 20mujya mushimira iteka kandi muri byose Data wa twese mu izina rya Nyagasani wacu Yezu Kristo, 21mugandukirana kubera kubaha Kristo.
Mukundane nk'uko Kristo yakunze
22Bagore, mugandukire abagabo banyu nk'uko mwandukira Nyagasani. 23Kuko umugabo ari umutwe w'umugore nk'uko na Kristo ari umutwe w'Umuryango, ari wo mubiri we, kandi ari we Mukiza wawo. 24Nuko nk'uko Umuryango wumvira Kristo, uko ni ko n'abagore bagomba kumvira abagabo babo muri byose.
25Bagabo, mukunde abagore banyu nk'uko Kristo yakunze Umuryango akawitangira, 26kugira ngo awuzuranenge, awoze awusukure amazi binyuze mu ijambo, 27kugira ngo yiyereke Umuryango utagira umugayo, utagira ikizinga cyangwa umunkanyari cyangwa ikindi nk'icyo, ahubwo uziranenge kandi udafite inenge. 28Uko ni ko abagabo bagomba gukunda abagore babo nk'imibiri yabo bwite. Ukunda umugore we, aba yikunda ubwe. 29Nta muntu wigeze yanga umubiri we bwite, ahubwo awugaburira kandi awita, nk'uko na Kristo akorera Umuryango, 30kuko turi ingingo z'umubiri we. 31“Ni yo mpamvu umugabo azasiga se na nyina, akifatanya n'umugore we, bombi bakaba umubiri umwe.” 32Iri banga rikomeye cyane, kandi mvuga ko rireba Kristo n'Umuryango. 33Ariko buri wese muri mwe akunde umugore we nk'uko yikunda ubwe, naho umugore ajye yubaha umugabo we.
