Ibyo kugira ukubaho gutunganye n’urukundo rwa kivandimwe
1 Nuko rero niba mwarazuranywe na Kristo, mujye mushaka ibiri hejuru aho Kristo ari, yicaye iburyo bw’Imana.
2 Mujye muhoza umutima ku biri hejuru atari ku biri mu si,
3 kuko mwapfuye kandi ubugingo bwanyu bukaba bwarahishanywe na Kristo mu Mana.
4 Kandi ubwo Kristo ari we bugingo bwacu azerekanwa, namwe muzaherako mwerekananwe na we muri mu bwiza.
5 Nuko noneho mwice ingeso zanyu z’iby’isi: gusambana no gukora ibiteye isoni, no kurigira no kurarikira, n’imyifurize yose ari yo gusenga ibigirwamana,
6 ibyo ni byo bizanira umujinya w’Imana abatumvira.
7 Kandi namwe mwabigenderagamo kera, ubwo mwahoraga muri byo.
8 Ariko none mwiyambure ibi byose: umujinya n’uburakari, n’igomwa no gutukana, kandi ntihakagire amagambo ateye isoni aturuka mu kanwa kanyu.
9 Ntimukabeshyane ubwo mwiyambuye umuntu wa kera n’imirimo ye,
10 mukambara umushya uhindurirwa mushya kugira ngo agire ubwenge, kandi ngo ase n’ishusho y’Iyamuremye.
11 Aho ntihaba Umugiriki cyangwa Umuyuda, uwakebwe cyangwa utakebwe, cyangwa umunyeshyanga rigawa cyangwa Umusikuti, cyangwa imbata cyangwa uw’umudendezo, ahubwo Kristo ni byose kandi ari muri bose.
12 Nuko nk’uko bikwiriye intore z’Imana zera kandi zikundwa, mwambare umutima w’imbabazi n’ineza, no kwicisha bugufi n’ubugwaneza no kwihangana,
13 mwihanganirana kandi mubabarirana ibyaha, uko umuntu agize icyo apfa n’undi. Nk’uko Umwami wacu yabababariye, abe ari ko namwe mubabarirana.
14 Ariko ibigeretse kuri ibyo byose mwambare urukundo, kuko ari rwo murunga wo gutungana rwose.
15 Mureke amahoro ya Kristo atwarire mu mitima yanyu, ayo mwahamagariwe kuba umubiri umwe, kandi mugire imitima ishima.
16 Ijambo rya Kristo ribe muri mwe rigwiriye rifite ubwenge bwose, mwigishanye, muhugurane muri zaburi n’indirimbo n’ibihimbano by’umwuka, muririmbirirana Imana ishimwe mu mitima yanyu.
17 Kandi icyo muzavuga cyose n’ibyo muzakora, mujye mubikora byose mu izina ry’Umwami Yesu, mushima Imana Data wa twese ku bw’uwo.
Inshingano y’ab’urugo
18 Bagore, mugandukire abagabo banyu nk’uko bikwiriye abari mu Mwami wacu.
19 Bagabo, namwe mukunde abagore banyu ntimubasharirire.
20 Bana, mwumvire ababyeyi banyu muri byose, kuko ibyo ari byo Umwami ashima.
21 Ba se, ntimukarakaze abana banyu batazinukwa.
22 Mbata, mwumvire ba shobuja bo ku mubiri muri byose, ntimubakorere bakibareba gusa ngo muse n’abanezeza abantu, ahubwo mubakorere mutaryarya mu mitima yanyu mwubaha Imana.
23 Ibyo mukora byose mubikore mubikuye ku mutima, nk’abakorera Shobuja mukuru badakorera abantu,
24 muzi yuko muzagororerwa na we muhawe wa murage, kuko mukorera Shobuja mukuru Kristo.
25 Ariko ukiranirwa aziturwa nk’uko yakiraniwe, kandi ntihariho kurobanurwa ku butoni.