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5 Ɔnkɔnɛ, nyokoyake Nzambi,+ oko wenyu anande wa ngandji, 2 ndo nyotetemale nkɛndakɛnda lo ngandji+ woho wakatolange*+ Kristo ndo wakandayakimɔ dikambo diaso* oko woshasha ndo olambo, malashi wele la opumu w’ɔlɔlɔ le Nzambi.+
3 Awui wa mindo wa dieyanelo* ndo weho tshɛ wa mindo kana lokaki watodimɔmake kaanga nimɔma l’atei anyu,+ oko wahombadiɔ monga le ekilami,+ 4 oyadi lɔkɛwɔ la nsɔnyi kana ɛtɛkɛta w’enginya kana tɔsɛkɛsɛkɛ t’awui wa nsɔnyi,+ nɛ dia akambo asɔ bu dimɛna, koko lo dihole dia akambo asɔ, eokelo ka losaka.+ 5 Dikambo nyu mbeyaka dui nɛ, lo dishihodia nyuamɛ dia ndooko onto lasala awui wa mindo wa dieyanelo*+ kana onto lele mindo kana kanga lokaki+ lele ɔtɛmɔdi wa dikishi layokondja sango lo Diolelo dia Kristo ndo dia Nzambi.+
6 Onto atonyokesake la ɛtɛkɛta w’anyanya, nɛ dia l’ɔtɛ w’akambo wa ngasɔ mbayaye nkɛlɛ kaki Nzambi le ana wele bu la okitanyiya. 7 Ɔnkɔnɛ, tanyongake la diɔtɔnganelo la wɔ; 8 nɛ dia nyu nyaki ntondo wodjima, koko kakianɛ nyaya osase+ lo kɛnɛ kendana la Nkumadiɔndjɔ.+ Nyotetemale nkɛndakɛnda oko ana w’osase, 9 nɛ dia olowa w’osase wekɔ la woho w’ɔlɔlɔ tshɛ ndo la losembwe ndo la mɛtɛ.+ 10 Nyotetemale nsɛdingola dia nshikikɛ kɛnɛ ketawɔma+ le Nkumadiɔndjɔ; 11 ndo nyotshike ndjasha kaamɛ la wɔ lo etsha w’anyanya wa wodjima;+ koko nyowaɛnya lo sɛkɛ woho wewɔ. 12 Nɛ dia akambo wasalawɔ lo woshɛshɛ wekɔ nsɔnyi dia kaanga mbata. 13 Akambo tshɛ watomba sɛkɛ* mɛnamaka hwe oma l’osase, nɛ dia ɛngɔ tshɛ kɛnama hwe kekɔ osase. 14 Ɔnkɔnɛ, mbutamaka ɔnɛ: “Wɛ ondadi djɔ, emɔ ndo olɔ oma lo nyɔi+ ko Kristo ayokɔhɛtɛ.”+
15 Ɔnkɔnɛ, nyendake dimɛna woho wakɛndakɛndanyu, aha oko akanga wa dinginya, koko oko akanga wa tomba. 16 Nyokambe la wenya anyu lo yoho yoleki dimɛna,*+ nɛ dia nshi nyɛ yekɔ kɔlɔ. 17 Diakɔ diele, nyotshike monga akanga wa dinginya, koko nyotetemale nshihodia kɛnɛ kele lolango la Jehowa.*+ 18 Ndo nto, tanyodjɔke wanu,+ nɛ dia dui sɔ konyaka lo lɔkɛwɔ la mindo,* koko nyotetemale ndodiama la nyuma. 19 Nyɔtɛkɛtshanake la esambo, la awui watombola Nzambi ndo la nkembo ya lo nyuma, nyembɛ+ Jehowa*+ kaamɛ la mishiki+ lo etema anyu. 20 Nyoshake Nzambi kaso ndo Shɛso losaka+ nshi tshɛ lo akambo tshɛ lo lokombo la Nkumɛso Yeso Kristo.+
21 Nyoyakitshakitsha l’ɛse ka onto la wonyande+ lo wɔma wa Kristo. 22 Wadi, nyoyakitshakitsha l’ɛse ka waomɛnyu+ oko le Nkumadiɔndjɔ, 23 nɛ dia omi ekɔ owandji wa wadɛnde+ oko wele Kristo owandji w’etshumanelo,+ nde lele oshimbedi wa demba diakɔ. 24 Lo mɛtɛ, oko wayakitshakitsha etshumanelo l’ɛse ka Kristo, wadi lawɔ pombaka ndjakitshakitsha l’ɛse ka waomɛwɔ lo akambo tshɛ. 25 Waomi, nyotetemale nanga wadiɛnyu+ oko wakalange Kristo etshumanelo ndo wakandayakimɔ dikambo diatɔ,+ 26 dia nde kikidia, kiɛdia lo kiɔtsha la ashi lo tshimbo ya ɔtɛkɛta,+ 27 dia nde mɛnya etshumanelo le nde ndamɛ lo lotombo latɔ, aha la vadi kana enyanga enyanga kana la akambo akina wa woho ɔsɔ,+ koko ekila ndo aha la ɛkɔmɔ.+
28 Woho ɔsɔ mbele waomi pombaka nanga wadɛwɔ oko alemba awɔ hita. Pami kalanga wadɛnde ndjalangaka ndamɛ, 29 nɛ dia ndooko pami kahetsha demba* diande hita, koko nde dileshaka ndo dilɔngɔsɔlaka, oko wasalɛ Kristo etshumanelo, 30 nɛ dia sho tekɔ tenyi dia demba dia lo demba diande.+ 31 “Diakɔ diele, pami ayotshika she la nyango ndo ayomamatana* la wadɛnde, ko vɔ 2 wayoyala demba 1.”+ 32 Sheke y’ekila+ shɔ yekɔ woke. Kakianɛ, dimi lɔtɛkɛta dikambo dia Kristo ndo dia etshumanelo.+ 33 Koko, pami tshɛ l’atei anyu pombaka nanga wadɛnde+ oko wayalangande, ndo wadi lo wedi ande pombaka monga la dilɛmiɛlɔ di’efula otsha le omɛnde.+