Imbani, Imwe Mukhali Ngomba
Mkazi wakusowa mwana, wakusiiwa, asapangwa kuti aimbe mbagula nsasa ikulu kupiringana. Baba wathu nkhabe kukhonda kuti adabisa nkhope yace, basi asalonga kuti ikhali ya ndzidzi ung'ono; mapiri asasamuka pomwe ufuni wace wakukhulupirika nkhabe kusamuka. Mipanda yace isamangwa pomwe na safiro, na ana ace asapfundziswa na iye.
54 1Imbani, imwe nkazi wa ngomba wakuti nkhabe kubala mwana; tomani kuimba mbamukhuwa na kutsandzaya, imwe wakuti nkhabe kubva kupha kwa kubala! Thangwi anapiana a nkazi wakusiiwa anadzakhala azinji kupiringana anapiana a nkazi wakumanga banja, alonga Baba wathu.
2Kulisani tenda yanu, mbamusiya makatini a mbuto yanu yakukhala kuti afunje kakamwe; lekani kutsidzikiza. Talikisani nkambala zanu mbamusimika mitanda yanu mwakuzika, 3thangwi imwe munadzafunjika kuenda kudzanja yamadyo na kudzanja yabzwere; anapiana anu anadzatambira madziko mbakhala pontho m'mizinda yakusiiwa. 4Lekani kugopa, thangwi nkhabe kudzamanyazi; lekani kutepa ntima, thangwi nkhabe kudzapwazika. Imwe munadzaduwala manyazi a uwana wanu mbamukhonda kukumbuka pontho kupwazika kwa unthumba wanu. 5Thangwi Nyakukulengani ndi mamuna wanu—Baba wa anyankhondo a kudzulu ndi dzina yace; Wakucena wa Izarayeli ndi Nyakukuomborani, asacemerwa Baba wathu wa dziko yonsene yapantsi. a a v5 Baba wathu asamangika kwa mbumba yace mu kufuna kwa cibverano — citsandzo ca banja cakuti Paulu adzaciphatisira basi kuna Kirixtu na Mankhadzi wace (Aefeso 5:25-27). 6Thangwi Baba wathu wakucemerani pontho ninga nkazi wakusiiwa na wakuswiswinyika ntima, ninga nkazi wa uwana wa munthu angamala kusiiwa, alonga Baba wanu.
7Thangwi mu n'dzidzi wakucepa ndakusiyani, mbwenye na ntsisi zikulu ndinadzakugumanyani pontho. 8Mu kuipirwa kukulu ndabisa nkhope yanga kwa imwe mu n'dzidzi wakucepa, mbwenye na kufuna kwakukhonda kumala ntima wanga unakubverani ntsisi, alonga Baba wathu, Nyakukuomborani. 9Kuna Ine pyenepi ndi ninga ntsiku za Nowa, pidalumbira Ine kuti madzi a Nowa nkhabe kudzasefukira pontho dziko yapantsi; natenepa cincino ndalumbira kukhonda kuipirwa na imwe peno kukusandikani. 10Maseze mapiri mabuluke na micango igwedezwe, kufuna kwanga kwakukhulupirika nkhabe kudzabuluka kwa imwe, na cibverano canga ca ntendere nkhabe kudzagwedezwa, alonga Baba wathu, wakuti ntima wace unakubverani ntsisi. 11“Imwe wakutambudzika, wakuthukunyuswa na condzi mbamukhonda kubalangazwa, onani: Ine ndinadzaikha miyala yanu pa antimoni mbandiikha maziko anu na miyala ya safiro. b b v11 Antimoni: ni dhongo yakuda ya mineralo ikhaphatisirwa kale mu kumanga toera kukhoma na kupangiza miyala yakufunika, mbaicitisa kuyetimula. 12Ndinadzacita minara yanu ya miyala ya rubi, misuwo yanu ya miyala yakuyetimula, na mipanda yanu yonsene ya miyala yakufunika. 13Anapiana anu onsene anadzapfundziswa na Baba wathu, na ntendere wa anapiana anu unadzakhala ukulu. c c v13 Yezu alonga vesi iyi toera kufokotoza onsene anakwewiwa na Baba toera kuenda kuna Iye (Juwau 6:45). 14Munadzakhazikiswa mu kulungama; munadzakhala kutali na kuponderezwa, thangwi nkhabe cinthu cakuti munadzacigopa, na kutali na kugopeswa, thangwi nkhabe kudzaswedera cifupi na imwe. 15Munthu angakuyambisirani nkhondo, pyenepi nkhabe kubuluka kuna Ine; ule anakuthukulani anadzagwa pamaso panu. 16Onani, ndi Ine ndalenga nyakusula wakuti asapfutumusa makala toera kugaka moto mbasula cida cakuthema basa yace; pontho ndi Ine ndalenga nyakufudza toera kupfudza.” 17Nkhabe cida cakusulwa toera kumenyana na imwe cinadzapembera, na imwe munadzapwaza malirimi onsene anakulanganani mu kutonga. Uyu ndi unthaka wa atumiki a Baba wathu, na kulungamiswa kwawo kusabuluka kuna Ine, asalonga Baba wathu.