Yakoba
1 Ami Yakoba, nduñu yaNzambi niyaMwanta Yesu Kristu, kudi enu ejima nyichidi 12 yapalañena mweñi namweñi:
Nayimushi!
2 Enu anakwami, zañalalenuña hampinji yimunakuhita mukweseka kwashiyashana, 3 nanochu chimuneluki nenu chikuhwelelu chenu chinesekiwu muniyi njila, chikukolesha chikupu ñovu jenu jakuumika. 4 Ilaña, itejenu kuumika kumanishi mudimu waku, kulonda mwiikali awanina nawa alumbwa muyuma yejima, chakadi kukaankila chuma hela chimu.
5 Dichi, neyi hakachi kenu hadi muntu wunabuli maana, yatwalekihu kulomba kudi Nzambi nawa wakamwinka, muloña yena wahanaña kudi antu ejima namuchima wumu chakadi kuhoshola. 6 Ilaña yatwalekihu kulomba nakukuhwelela chakadi kujinoka hela chanti, muloña muntu wajinokaña, wudi neyi dinkanda dahakaluñalwiji dinakulelolawu kudi mpepela nikubwankañila. 7 Kafwampi, muntu wamuchidiwu bayi yakuhwelela kutambwila chuma hela chimu kufuma kudi Yehovaku; 8 muntu yeniwu himukwanyichima yiyedi, hemanaña chakola munjila jindi jejimaku.
9 Ilaña manakwetu wabula kulema,* yazañalali nanochu chinamutuumbakeshiwu, 10 nawa manakwetu waheta, niyena yazañalali nanochu chinamuzozeshiwu, muloña wakakisika neyi nkenu yamwisaña. 11 Muloña neyi chochaselaña itena* nankanza yadu nakuumisha mutondu, niwuluya wawu hiwukukukumuka nilubanji lwawu hilukumana, dichakamumwekena nisamaheta, wakajilumuka muyuma yafwilañayi.
12 Wukweti muzañalu yowu muntu watwalekañahu nakuumika hampinji yinakuhitayi mukweseka, muloña neyi Nzambi yamutiya kuwaha, wakatambwila chibaaba chawumi chakanayi Yehova antu atwalekañahu nakumukeña. 13 Muntu wunakuhita mukweseka, bayi yahosha nindi: “Anakuñeseka kudi Nzambiku.” Muloña Nzambi hiyamwesekaña nayuma yatamaku, hela yena yomweni hesekaña muntu hela wumuku. 14 Ilaña muntu wejima amwesekaña kuhitila mukumukokola nikumudimbeka* kukufwila kwindi yomweni. 15 Kufumahu, neyi kufwila kusweja chikupu,* kwaleñelaña muntu kukoña nshidi;* nawa hanyima yakwila nakoñi dehi nshidi, mwafumaña kufwa.
16 Enu anakwami inakeña, bayi ayidimbaku. 17 Yawaana yayiwahi yejima niyawaana yabadika kuwaha* yejima, yafumaña mwiwulu, yenzaña hamaseki kufuma kudi Tata yetu wayejeji yamwiwulu,* wabulaña kubalumoka neyi chabalumokaña nyevulu.* 18 Chineli yadiña hinkeñelu yindi, watuvweli namazu achalala kulonda twiikali nyikabu yatachi yahayuma yaleñeliyi.
19 Enu anakwami inakeña, ilukenu chumichi: Muntu wejima yanyakaleña kutiya, yalabeña kuhosha, yalabeña kuzuwa, 20 muloña kuzuwa kwamuntu, hikwaletaña kuloña kwaNzambiku. 21 Dichi, lekenu kwila yuma yawuzondu yejima niyuma yatama yejima,* nawa itejenu namuchima wawovu mazu anakutumbawu mudi enu anateli kuyamwina.*
22 Hela chochu, ikalenuña akwakwila mwaya mazu, bayi mwikala akwakutiya hohu nakudidimba enu aweni nayitoñojoka yakutwambaku. 23 Muloña neyi muntu himukwakutiya hohu mazu, ilaña kwilamu nehi, iwu muntu wudi neyi muntu wunakuditala kumesu indi muchibanjilu. 24 Muloña waditalaña yomweni, kuhiñahu hakufumaku, nawa hohenohu hakulalamena chinakumwekanayi. 25 Ilaña muntu washinshikaña chikupu munshimbi jawanina jakusubuka nakujilondela, muntu wamuchidiwu, wazañalalaña nayuma yelañayi, muloña nekali mukwakukalakala mudimu, bayi mukwakutiya nakulalamenaku.
26 Dichi neyi muntu wadimonaña nindi himukwakudifukula kudi Nzambi, ilaña hayuulaña idimi dindiku, dikwila nawu nakudimba muchima windi yomweni, nawa kudifukula kwindi kwamukunkulwayi. 27 Kudifukula kwakadi majilu nawa kwakadi kutamishewa kwesekeja nachamonañayi Nzambi yetu nawa Tata, dikweniku: kuhemba chiwahi anyana anshona niambanda anfwila anakumona lukadi nikudaambula kuyuma yatama yamukanu kaayi.