| 1 Ukorintho 7:20-40 |
| 20. Paahi, kila mmoka akhalheke thoko chaari awe ikatema yeehaniye awe ni Nlhuku. |
| 21. Chani, inyuva mwaari ipotta ikatema yeehaniye inyu? Aye, nhikelhiye nipampa nansho mwapattaka nipesha no uneethi ntumiyeke. |
| 22. Ukhalhawaya ntu ehaniye ni Athithi nari ipotta uyo, yoyo nookhalha neethi wa Athithi. Phi chiichammo ni uyo ehaniye nari neethi, nookhalha ipotta ya Kuristo. |
| 23. Mwaatti onkhaye mwoopolhiye wo nhakhu paahi etu nhikhalhe tho ipotta cha attu. |
| 24. Ashilhoko aka, kila mmoka inyu ahalheke ni Nlhuku thoko chaari awe ikatema yeehaniye awe. |
| 25. Vano, wo mwaha unaacha manyaathiyana ahinaatameriya ni athupa, akirina malhehero ukhuma wa Athithi nansho kinokumiha nlhove naka mii, kivaheriye wo ikiriri cha Athithi ukhalha o ukhulhuvelhiya. |
| 26. Paahi, wo nlhatu wo uhuva urii vano, kinoona yanlhoka ntu ukhalha thoko chiri awe. |
| 27. Chani, nhothelha? Paahi, nhithanane umwalhaana ni mahanu inyu. Inyuva khanthenlhe? Paahi, nhithelhe. |
| 28. Nansho mwathelhaka khannowonya ni mwalhi athelhiyaka khanowonya. Attu anohalha uthelhana ayo anoopatta itatako cho velhaponi va, nansho mii kaathanana wiira yayo ahuupatteni mwaattiva. |
| 29. Ashilhoko aka, kineera choo, ikatema ihanlhe ihokhuviaa. Ni toka vano attu athenlhe akhalheke thoko khathenlhe, |
| 30. attu anonlha akhalheke thoko khanonlha, ni attu anteelhiya akhalheke thoko khanteelhiya ni attu anothuma akhalheke thoko khaarina ittu |
| 31. ni attu arii ni mitheko cho velhaponi va akhalheke thoko khaarina choopanga chinene ni ayo, ukhalhawaya ilhapo ilha, thoko chinochuwelha ihu, inoovira. |
| 32. Nansho kinothanana mwaatti nhikelhiye nipampa. Ntu hinathelha naachenjeukelha Athithi iphiro chinohalha awe waateelhiha Athithi. |
| 33. Nlhopwana thenlhe nochenjeukelha chittu cho velhaponi iphiro chinohalha awe waateelhiha nrima mahanu awe, |
| 34. ni uyo homianiaa. Nthiyana hithelhiye ama nthiyana hinaatameriya ni nlhopwana nochenjeuka ni malhove a Athithi wiira ekumihe iruttu ni nrima awe akhalhe ntakatifu. Nansho nthiyana thelhiye nochenjeuka ni malhove o velhaponi va, iphiro chinohalha awe waateelhiha owannyawe. |
| 35. Kinoohimeriani chommo wo ifaida inyu, mena kuhiwe wo wuchiichihani. Kinothanana wiira nkhalheke o ulhokalhoka, wiira mwaatumikelhe Athithi wo uhimianiaa. |
| 36. Yakhalhaka nlhopwana nowoona wiira khanompangelha rata nthiyana mwalhi nvekilhe awe wo uhinthelha hoolhuvalha ni yakhalhaka itama chawe chinommulhusha, apangeke etu chinothanana awe, athelhaneke tu khanowonya. |
| 37. Nansho yakhalhaka nlhopwana uyo attunaka wo uthanana mu nrimani mwawe uhithelha kharina nlhatu, ni vavawo ooriaka utawara machiri o itama chawe ni uchuwelha iphiro yo upanga, paahi, hopanga rata chinene ahinthelheke uyo ntunanawe hinaatameriya uyo. |
| 38. Paahi wo malhove makina, ntu nothanana uveka ulhe nopanga yorera ni ulhe nohalha wo uhithelha nopanga morera chinene. |
| 39. Nthiyana thelhiye noottukiya ni owannyawe wo ikatema yonkhaye owannyawe vanokhalha aya akumi. Nansho owannyawe akhwaaka, yayo opani ayo ahohiyereriya, attunaka anowooria uthelhiya ni ntu riyoothe, nansho akhalheke ntu arumelhenlhe Athithi. |
| 40. Nansho, chinoona aka mii anooreeriya chinene akaakhanlhe chiicho thoko chiri aya. Yayo phi noonaka mii uno kaanyiheraka ni mii chiicho kihanaa Iphumu ya Nlhuku. |