Karta Lodhowa wa Akolose
3 Mbwenye, akala mwatoovenyathi-iwa vambo-i na Kristu, mudhowenave sakasaka vyongo vyadhulu weo ukaathidhe Kristu wu dhandha lodyana la Nlungu. 2 Mudhowenave thuulela vyongo vyadhulu. A-kala vyavailambo yavathi. 3 Namwasa oi mutokwa thitho mutolokotiwa vambo-i na Kristu oi ngovwelana na Nlungu. 4 Kristu oi ndi ingumi yi-u, adhaoni-a kopolodhee, nyo thitho munodha oni-a vambo-i na liye kopolo dhinyu mutitimi-o.
5 Ee-no muiri-e vyano vya manungwinyu vailambo yavathi kala vyokwa wu vyongo ninga unyambi,* vyongo vyothakala, naluveluve o-otongeya ogonana, lavela vyongo vyothakala na idyani yoi khulambela mafwano. 6 Nlungu unodha oni-a thakaleliwawee waatu anoirana vyevi. 7 Nyo thitho mwanooira vyevyo, vahora yananyo ingumi yofwanafwana naatu enao. 8 Mbwenye va-eni munofwanela i-ya vyongo vyothene undendai nanyo. Mu-iye raivwa, thakaleliwa rimani, thakala na madhu aiburutu thitho valomoni vinyu kavakhume madhu oruwana. 9 Kamunami-engana. Muungule umutu wawale vambo-i na mabasee, 10 thitho muware umutu upya unovelela Nlungu. Umutu upya wen’na ngosaka-edhiwa movwelana na ifwanafwani-o ya Nlungu. Ee-no vanom’mwidhiwa nyo Nlungu molinyali, mudhowenave iri-a umuthwinyu kala upya. 11 Mwaira e-no, kavanodha kala Giriki venango Muyuda, ineliwa venango a-ineliwa, lendo, Sita,* dhaari venango mutu wa ufulu, namwasa oi Kristu unoira vyongo vyothene thitho i-yo nili ovwelana na liye.
12 Ee-no ninga atu osakuliwa na Nlungu, ochena na odhiveliwiwa, muware tangaranga ilukhulu, riya rima, dhiyevi-a, pwaseya thitho leva rima. 13 Mudhowenave lolelana nolevelelana narima wethene, masiki mutu mwinango akaena mwasa osukwala na vim’mwirele fwee. Mofwanafwana na Yohova* auleveleleni narima wethene, nyo thitho muirengana vimbo-ive. 14 Mbwenye wenjedhela vavyothene vyevi, muware udhivela, namwasa oi unovwelani-a atu mwakopolo maningi kwaranya yongo inango iliyothene.
15 Thitho murumeli-e ira rendele wa Kristu utonge mirimani mwinyu, voi mwaitaniwile namwasa wa rendele wen’na ninga vyano vyamanungo mambo-i. Thitho muthonyi-edhe ira muli osimba. 16 Madhu a Kristu akaatheye mwanyo nouva-ani zelu dhothene. Mudhowenave funji-ana nolimbi-ana na masalimo, nyumbo dhotitimi-a Nlungu na nyumbo dhauzimu dhosimba. Mudhowenave m’mombela Yohova mirimani mwinyu. 17 Yongo iliyothene inoiranyo mumadhu venango mubasa, muirenga vyothene mudhina la Mbwiye Yesu, thitho musimbenga Nlungu Baba dhela mwa liye.
18 Nyo a-iyana, mugonjelenga amaninyu, namwasa oi vyevi pyofwanelela waatu ano-arela Mbwiye. 19 Nyo alombwana, mudhowenave adhiveliwana a-iyaninyu, thitho kamuathakaleliwena maningi.* 20 Nyo a-ima, muvwelenga anamabalinyu va vyongo vyothene namwasa oi vyevi vinosangalali-a Mbwiye. 21 Nyo ababa, kamusukwali-e a-iminyu, ira ta-afooke. 22 Nyo adhaari muvwelenga atu oi ndi mapatarawinyu va vyongo vyothene, a-kala vanooniwa nyo baa-i vofuna sangalali-a atu, mbwenye moona rima na moova Yohova.* 23 Yongo iliyothene inolabanyo muilabenga na ingumiinyu yothene ninga munolabela Yohova* a-kala atu, 24 namwasa oi munoidhiwa ira maraeli-o anofuna i-yo dhawachela ndi yotuva yokhumela wa Yohova.* Mum’labele Mbwiinyu Kristu ninga adhaari. 25 Mwaimbarimbari, atu anoirana vyodawa anodha langiwa namwasa wa vyodawa viwavyo, namwasa oi Nlungu kana sakulo.