| Namatayo 23:1-22 |
| 1. Amalheke Yesu nkaahimeria nlhoko wa attu ni owiittucha awe, |
| 2. “Owiittuchiha Malhehero a ashinna Musa ni Amafarisayo ahanaa ikuru yo ulhamulha Malhehero a ashinna Musa. |
| 3. Wo chiichammo etu, nvarechesheke ni uttwara nlhove niriyoothe ninohalha aya uwiirelhani, nansho nhithakihe chinopanga aya, ukhalhawaya khanopanga chineettuchiha aya. |
| 4. Anoottuka misigo cho ulhemelha ni waathatha attu mmakhathani, nansho ashinene ahittunaka wookolha inakhalhaka nikokho wiira akushe chechiyo misigo chiyo. |
| 5. Yayo anopanga mitheko chaya chonkhaye wiira yooniye ni attu. Anowara itepe chilhepiye Malhehero a ashinna Musa mmiononi ni ukhanulha miono cho miinjiro chaya. |
| 6. Anothananacha ukhalha mapuro o urera mwaattuni ni ihiche cho nthimicho mu inupa cho unlhapelha Nlhuku. |
| 7. Anoteelhiya ukohachiya wo nthimicho vanopangiya maronda ni uchivelhiya wiihaniya ni attu, ‘Owiittuchiha.’ |
| 8. Nansho mwaattiva nhiteelhiye wiihaniya ‘Owiittuchiha,’ ukhalhawaya Owiittuchiha arii amoka tu, ni mwaattiva onkhaye nri attu o nlhoko mmoka. |
| 9. Mena nhimwiihane ntu riyoothe velhaponi va, ‘Thithi’ ukhalhawaya athumwaninyu ari amoka tu, arii wiirimu. |
| 10. Mena nhiihaniye ‘Aholhelhi,’ ukhalhawaya nholhelhi inyu ri mmoka tu, phi Kuristo Moopolhi. |
| 11. Rii mulhupalhe munlhokoni mwinyu yoyo akhalheke phi karumiya inyu. |
| 12. Neewelhiha nookurushiya, neekurusha noowelhihiya.” |
| 13. “Nhothapana inyu owiittuchiha Malhehero a ashinna Musa ni inyu Amafarisayo! Mwa anafiki inyu! Nnootiyelhelha nlhako wo umwene wo wiirimu vamiithoni va attu. Mwaashinene nhikelhaka mpaani, mena khannaahulhelha attu anthanana ukelha. |
| 14. Nhothapana inyu owiittuchiha Malhehero a ashinna Musa ni Amafarisayo! Nneepanga o urera nrima! Nnoonelha anankhwelhi ni wi chootheriha ukhalha attu o nrima woombone wo ulhapelha wo malhove menchi. Wo yoyo nlhatu uyo etu nnoowa mwaatwarushiya wo uweria.” |
| 15. “Nhothapana inyu mwaatti o nkutiro wa owiittuchiha Malhehero a ashinna Musa ni Amafarisayo! Mwa anafiki! Nneetakacha ubaharini ni velhaponi mumpatte ntu o uttwara meettuchiho inyu. Vanompatta inyu, nnonttekiha velhi wiira atikhelhiye vamooroni Ujehannamu, o uhiyakani mwaashinene.” |
| 16. “Nhothapana inyu aholhelhi ohoona! Mwaattiva nneera eti ntu alhupelhaka Inupa ya Nlhuku, naapo nawe khani ittu, nansho alhupelhaka wo idhahabu iri Nnupani mwa Nlhuku, naapo nno ninommara. |
| 17. Mwaattiva ohoona o uphupuwalha! Ittuni iri yoombone chinene, idhahabu ama Inupa ya Nlhuku inohapiha idhahabu iyo? |
| 18. Tho nneettuchiha wiira, ‘Ntu alhupelhaka wo madhubahu, khava ittu, nansho alhupelhaka wo izawadi yeeshiye vamadhubahuni, nenno naapo nno ninommara.’ |
| 19. Mwaattiva ohoona va! Ittu yaani iri yoombone chinene, izawadi ama madhubahu anohapiha izawadi ithimichiye iyo? |
| 20. Ntu nolhupelha vamadhubahuni holhupelha wo madhubahu ayo, ni wo ittu chonkhaye cheeshiye vachulhu waya, |
| 21. ni ntu alhupelhaka wo ulhupelha Inupa ya Nlhuku, holhupelha wo yeyo Inupa ya Nlhuku iyo, ni wa Nlhuku, nokhalha nhina mwaya, |
| 22. ni ntu alhupelhaka irimu, holhupelha varii ihiche yo Umwene ya Nlhuku ni wa Nlhuku nokhalha vachulhu waya.” |