Nimukundane nk'umuryango
Amabwiriza asoza y'imibereho isanzwe: mukomeze gukundana, mwakire abanyamahanga, muzirikane imfungwa nk'aho mwaboheshejwe iminyururu hamwe na zo, mwubahe ishyingiranwa, mwirinde urukundo rw'amafaranga. Yezu yababariye hanze y'irembo, nuko nimusohokere aho ari, kuko uyu mujyi atari wo uhoraho kandi Data wa twese ari umufasha wacu.
13 1Urukundo rwo gukundana nk'umuryango nirukomeze. 2Ntimukibagirwe kwakira neza abanyamahanga; kuko hari bamwe bakoze batyo bakira abamarayika batabizi. 3Muzirikane imfungwa nk'aho mwaboheshejwe iminyururu hamwe na zo, n'abo bagirirwa nabi, kuko namwe muri mu mubiri. 4Ishyingiranwa rikwiye kubahwa muri bose, n'uburiri bw'abashyingiranywe budahumanye—Data wa twese azacira urubanza abasambanyi n'abasambana.
5Mwirinde urukundo rw'amafaranga mu mibereho yanyu; mwishimire ibyo mufite, kuko Data wa twese ubwe yavuze ati: “Sinzigera nkureka, nta na rimwe nzigera ngutererana.”
6Ni yo mpamvu tuvugana ukwizera tuti: Data wa twese ni umufasha wanjye; sinzatinya. Umuntu yangirira iki? a a v6 Umwanditsi asubiramo muri Zaburi ya 118:6 — induru y'ukwiringira ivugwa n'umwana wese w'isezerano wabonye Data wa twese nk'umufasha we.
7Muzirikane abayobozi banyu babagejejeho ijambo rya Data wa twese. Mwitegereze amaherezo y'imibereho yabo, kandi mwigane ukwizera kwabo. 8Yezu Kristo ni umwe ejo na n'uyu munsi n'iteka ryose. 9Ntimukatwarwe n'inyigisho zitamenyerewe kandi zitandukanye. Ni byiza ko umutima uhabwa ingufu n'ubuntu, atari n'ibyokurya—ababikurikiza nta cyo byabamariye. 10Dufite urutambiro abakorera ihema badafite uburenganzira bwo kuryaho. 11Kuko imibiri y'amatungo umutambyi mukuru azana amaraso yayo mu hantu hera ku bw'icyaha, itwikirwa hanze y'inkambi. 12Ni yo mpamvu na Yezu yababaye hanze y'irembo, kugira ngo yeze abantu binyuze mu maraso ye bwite. 13Nuko rero reka tumusange hanze y'inkambi, twikoreye ikimwaro yihanganiye. 14Kuko hano nta murwa uhoraho dufite, ahubwo turashaka umurwa ugiye kuza.
15Binyuze kuri we rero, reka buri gihe dutambire Data wa twese igitambo cy'ibisingizo—imbuto z'iminwa yemeza izina rye. 16Ntimukibagirwe gukora neza no gusangira ibyo mufite—ibitambo nk'ibyo bishimisha Data wa twese.
17Mwumvire abayobozi banyu kandi mubagandukire—baba barinda ubugingo bwanyu, kuko bazabibazwa. Nibabikore bishimye, atari mu maganya, kuko ibyo nta cyo byabamarira.
18Mudusabire, kuko tuzi neza ko umutima wacu utagira icyo utwishisha, twifuza kugira imyifatire myiza muri byose. 19Ndabinginze cyane ngo mukore ibyo, kugira ngo nsubire kuri mwe vuba.
20Data wa twese w'amahoro, we wazuye Nyagasani wacu Yezu mu bapfuye—umushumba mukuru w'intama—ku bw'amaraso y'Isezerano rihoraho, b b v20 Data wa twese yazuye Yezu mu bapfuye amugira umushumba mukuru w'intama ze — wa mushumba nyine wavuze ati: “Ni jye mushumba mwiza” (Yohani 10:11). Data n'Umwana bafatanya gukoranya no kurinda umukumbi. 21abahe ibyiza byose kugira ngo mukore ibyo ashaka, akora muri twe ibimushimisha binyuze kuri Yezu Kristo, uwo ikuzo ribe irye iteka ryose. Amina.
22Bavandimwe, ndabinginze ngo mwihanganire iri jambo ry'ihumure—nabandikiye make gusa. 23Mumenye ko umuvandimwe wacu Timoteyo yarekuwe; niyaza vuba, nzabareba turi kumwe na we.
24Muramukize abayobozi banyu bose n'intore zose. Abo mu Butaliyani barabaramukije.
25Ubuntu bubane namwe mwese. Amina.