¹ Nga nangela la litomba li botomeli onu mongwaya Epaphrodite, mwinina owa u ndole e mesala pe o tuma, kwa ano ete tomele onu ngo bine bisalesi ngo katsi e bolongi. ² Po ine enangeli bo litsi onu ngia, pe ete biaka la bowaoawa bopotsi ane ete okoka onu botatsi bo ahe. ³ Ete tataka, ko liekela, pe kelekele e lokoo, kasi Mongalima aka mo okela bowaowa, pe soko po e elahe matuke, kasi po ela pe, po ine inzi yale la bowaowa likolo li bowaowa. ⁴ Bangwaya, suka suka, ine kwitu ibayi liekela, ine kwitu ibai a longumo, ine kwitu ibai a boyengebene, ine kwitu ibai tsangaa, ine kwitu ibaia lokudo, ine kwitu ikoki bwinolami, ine kwitu ibai boyali bo wali mpe ngindo e lokumo, iyali tsina e bakanesi baino. ⁵ Bahohi beyekolaki onu, beinolaki onu, beokokaki onu mpe beenaki onu nga, bokelake bamoli mpe Mongalima u hai eekoyala laino. ⁶ pe fimi ko lekela bo ofani po bo aesi mbeka pe po e mosala u boinoli bwa ino, lebai la yenanga po e yoo, pe lebai la yenanga po e aino koatu. ⁷ Onu pe, bonangele pe lokola, pe bonangele la ngo. ⁸ Imotsi yo, bangwaya ba lokundo, onu bane bebayi yenanga yeya mpe mombutu u bokumi bowa, emala kikili katsi e Nkolo. ⁹ Le lendesa Evodi mpe Sentishe la boyali a likanesi limoi katsi e nkolo. ¹⁰ Ee! oye mpe, mwinina owa o yesili, le molonga oye ine osunge woo baali, bane betelanaka la ngo isikani imoi fuko e mboli nzali i Mongalima, mpe loye kelema mpe bainina bawa bamoi ba lotono,bane bebayi a baina momolo e buku e bumake. ¹¹ pe fimi ko lekela bo ofani po bo aesi mbeka pe po e mosala u boinoli bwa ino, lebai la yenanga po e yoo, pe lebai la yenanga po e aino koatu ¹² Ete tataka, ko liekela, pe kelekele e lokoo, kasi Mongalima aka mo okela bowaowa, pe soko po e elahe matuke, kasi po ela pe, po ine inzi yale la bowaowa likolo li bowaowa. ¹³ pe fimi ko lekela bo ofani po bo aesi mbeka pe po e mosala u boinoli bwa ino, lebai la yenanga po e yoo, pe lebai la yenanga po e aino koatu ¹⁴ Mongalima waiso mpe Aha ayale la nkembo libela libela! Eh! kooyo. ¹⁵ pe fimi ko lekela bo ofani po bo aesi mbeka pe po e mosala u boinoli bwa ino, lebai la yenanga po e yoo, pe lebai la yenanga po e aino koatu. ¹⁶ Onu pe, bonangele pe lokola, pe bonangele la ngo. ¹⁷ Unu bangine bolembeli, bafilipino, a yebandeli ye bosakweli onu mboli nzali i Mongalima, yekeleko yekei ngoa Masedonia, lisangana ata limoi litsitesungake ngo mpe litsiteinolakaine le sunga wo, okofia soko onu. ¹⁸ Soko onu baito betesungake ngo, fuko ine botetomelake ngo a Tealoniki, mpe a mbala yele, ine itekokaka bosungi biposa biya. ¹⁹ Itsibayi tiine lepala babondja; kasi lepala nga huma ine ikoki bofulesi bwinoli bwaino. ²⁰ Mpe Mongalima uwa eokokokesela onu biposa byaino bolandani a bomengo bowae, la nkembo katsi e Yesu Kilisito. ²¹ Mongalima waiso mpe Aha ayale la nkembo libela libela! Eh! kooyo.