¹ Muite mbpole kuti muleke kuitabasa rakudenga pamberi pawanhu kuti muoniwe nawo, napenepo hamuzapiwi mubairo iwo na bhaba wanu ali kudzaulu. ² Napenepo mungapa wanhu zinhu musaparaza pamberi pawo iwo kuita nunga wanhu wasingatendi nanagara munasinagoga na mumiseu kuti watendiwe na wanhu. Nachokwadi ine ndinakuvuzani: Iwa ja wapiwa mubairo wawo. ³ Napenepo mungapa zinhu muleke kuti ilo boko lazere lileke kuziwa izo zaitiwa nabhoko lamarjo, ⁴ kuti kupa kwanu kugale kwanhakabissebisse, kuti bhaba wanu anaona zakabisala anakupani mubairo. ⁵ Imwe mungagala muchinamata muleke kuita nunga wanhu wasina kutenda, napenepo iwo wadoda kunamata wadamira mumasinagoga naimo munjira kuti waweniwe nawanhu. wachokwadi ine dipakuvunzani kuti iwo watopiwa mubairo. ⁶ Napenepo mungada kunamata mupinde munhumba yanu yamucati muvale musuwo munamate bhaba wanu kunhakabisebisse iye anawana zakafisika unakupani mubairo. ⁷ Mungada kunamata musaita wanafunga kuti jinaviwa na kulonga mafala akuwanda. ⁸ Napenepo musaita ninga iwa nadiana iye bhaba wanu apaziwa izo zinada imwe musati mamukumbira iye. Nazwino namatani muti: ⁹ Bhaba wathu muri kudenga, zina lanu ngalikuzwe. ¹⁰ Umambo wanu ngahuye, kuda kwanu ngakuitike npansi pano ninga kudenga. ¹¹ Tipeni nhamunsi iwo mukati wansiku yanasi. ¹² Tirequerereni izo zitema zwathu ninga tinalekerela wo kuna ita ife iwo wanatinhangazila. ¹³ Musatipenza mwakuedzua, asi mutibudisse mazakunhangala. ¹⁴ Nazino mungalekerera izo zinakutazirani wanhu, iye bhaba wangu ali kudenga panakulekeleranimbo izo zitema zanu. ¹⁵ Napenepo mungaleka kulekelera izo zinakunhangazilani wathu, iye bhaba wanu ali kudenga hakuleguelereni izo zinanhangaza imwe. ¹⁶ Nazino kana machistanha, lekani kupanguiza nkope kusuwa nunga zinaita wanhu wasina kutenda, iwo wanachinja nkope zawo wachipanguiza kusuwa pamberi. Pawanhu kuti wadatsanha. Nachokwadi ine ndinakuvunzani kuti watapiwa mubairo wawo wenewo. ¹⁷ Nazino ine ndinakuvunzani kuti kana muchitshanha sambani misolo yenu fetulani tsisi lanu kana kuzola mafuta. ¹⁸ Kuti muleke kupanguiza kuwanhu kuti mudasanha, iye bhaba wanu ega ndie anaziziwa kabisebisse. iye bhaba wanu ndie anakuonani kabisebisse ndie anakupani mubairo. ¹⁹ Musalongezela kuna imwe ufumi hwapansi pano, nokuti hunuora, hunajiwa hunabiwa na mbava. ²⁰ Itani kuti mukoe ufumi hwakudenga iko kuna iwo haubiwi hakuna mbava zinaba. ²¹ Nakuti iko kuna ufumi hwanum ndiko kuna moyo yanu. ²² Matsho ndiwo maluju a muwiri wanu. Wazino ninga matsho anu alimuche wense muwiri wanu ungazale na civendekero Napenepo matsho anu angagala adazala nazitema wense muwiri wanu uchazala nazitema. ²³ Zino chivendekero chingagala chiripo pakati panu zutema zingabuda pakati panu. ²⁴ Hakuna munhu anasenzera wazungu wawiri nakuti anada mubozi achizondamubozi iye ze anazonda mubozi, hakuna munhu angakwanise kusensera Mulungu achisensera mufuni. ²⁵ Napenepo ndinakuvunzani kuti musafungisisa maningi kuda zanpenhu hwanhu, kana kuti mucha jai kana kuti muchamwai nakuda kwamuwiri wanu kuti mucha fekei. Nakuti upenhu uri pamberi kupinda kurja, kana kuti muwiri uri pamberi kpinda kufeka? ²⁶ Onani mbalame za Mulungu izo hazizuari hazirimi azikongui azina nkhozi, wakuti iye bhaba ali kudenga anajirsa. Imwewo hamuna valpri kupinda izo? ²⁷ Mbani pakati paimwe, angakwanise kutimizila nsiku pa upenhu hwache? ²⁸ Thanguwe lai imwe munafungasika muchiti tinafekai? Onani izo zidasika Mulungu mustanga, kuti zinabura tani: hazisenzi kuna kuti kusona nguwo. ²⁹ Napenepo ine ndina kuvunzani: Solomoni kwensekuda kudaita iye huana kufeka ninga iwo. ³⁰ Ninga Mulungu anaona makilu azense zinhu zinaitika nhamunsi na mangwana angada zitusa mugomba lamoto. Iye angadaita tani kuna ife wanhu wakutenda kudoko. ³¹ Nazino masagale muli wanhu wakuzichupa mumoyo muchite: Tinajai, tinamwai, tinafekei. ³² Napenepo wanhu wasingatendi wanatora zense zenezi, Bhaba wanhu ali kudenga anaziwa zense zanumunoda. ³³ Chakutanga tolani umambo hwakudenga nakutonga kwawo. Zinangozi munazatimizirwa. ³⁴ Napenepo musa funga na zinhu zamagwana, nzico yamangwana muchapiwa kufunga kwamangwana. Tendani na zansiku yanhamusi na zakunhangala na zakudeka.