1 Abakkolinso
4:1 Omuntu atutwale ng’abaweereza ba Kristo era abawanika
ebyama bya Katonda.
4:2 Era n’abawanika kyetaagisa omuntu okusangibwa nga mwesigwa.
4:3 Naye gyendi kintu kitono nnyo okusalirwa omusango gye muli, oba
ku musango gw'omuntu: weewaawo, nze sisalira musango gwange.
4:4 Kubanga sirina kye mmanyi nzekka; naye nze siweebwa butuukirivu: naye oyo
ansalira omusango ye Mukama.
4:5 Noolwekyo temusalira musango kintu kyonna nga ekiseera tekinnatuuka, okutuusa Mukama lw’alijja, bombi
alireeta ekitangaala ebintu ebikwekebwa eby’ekizikiza, era alikola
mulage okuteesa kw'emitima: kale buli muntu aliba nabyo
okutendereza Katonda.
4:6 Era ebyo ab’oluganda, mbikyusizza mu kifaananyi ne...
eri Apolo ku lwammwe; mulyoke muyige mu ffe obutalowooza ku bantu
okusinga ebyo ebyawandiikibwa, waleme kubaawo n’omu ku mmwe okwegulumiza olw’omu
ku mulala.
4:7 Kubanga ani akufuula okwawukana ku mulala? era kiki ky’olina nti ggwe
teyafuna? kaakano oba wakifuna, lwaki weenyumiriza, nga
singa tewagifuna?
4:8 Kaakano mujjude, kaakano mugagga, mufugidde bakabaka awatali ffe.
era njagala Katonda mufugire kabaka, naffe tufuge wamu nammwe.
4:9 Kubanga ndowooza nga Katonda yatuteeka ffe abatume ab’enkomerero, nga bwe tuyinza okugamba
abaalondebwa okufa: kubanga twafuulibwa ekyewuunyo eri ensi, era eri
bamalayika, n’eri abantu.
4:10 Ffe tuli basirusiru ku lwa Kristo, naye mmwe muli ba magezi mu Kristo; tuli banafu, .
naye mmwe muli ba maanyi; mmwe muli ba kitiibwa, naye ffe tunyoomebwa.
4:11 N’okutuusa mu kiseera kino tulumwa enjala n’ennyonta, era tuli bwereere.
ne bakubwa emiggo, so tebalina kifo kya kubeeramu;
4:12 Era n'okutegana nga tukola n'emikono gyaffe: bwe tuvumibwa, tuwa omukisa; okubeera
bwe tuyigganyizibwa, tubonaabona;
4:13 Bwe twayonoonebwa, twegayirira: twafuulibwa ng’obucaafu obw’ensi, era
bye biwujjo by'ebintu byonna n'okutuusa leero.
4:14 Ebintu bino sibiwandiika kubaswaza, wabula nga batabani bange abaagalwa bwe balabula
ggwe.
4:15 Kubanga newakubadde nga mulina abasomesa enkumi kkumi mu Kristo, naye temulina
bakitaffe bangi: kubanga mu Kristo Yesu nabazaalira mu
enjiri.
4:16 Kyenvudde mbasaba, mubeere abagoberezi bange.
4:17 Kyenvudde nkutumye Timoseewo omwana wange omwagalwa;
era nga mwesigwa mu Mukama alibajjukiza ebyange
amakubo agali mu Kristo, nga bwe njigiriza buli wamu mu buli kkanisa.
4:18 Kaakano abamu beegulumiza, nga balinga abatayagala kujja gye muli.
4:19 Naye ndijja gye muli mu bbanga ttono, Mukama bw’anaaba ayagadde, era anaamanya, so si...
okwogera kw'abo abeegulumiza, naye amaanyi.
4:20 Kubanga obwakabaka bwa Katonda tebuli mu kigambo, wabula mu buyinza.
4:21 Kiki kye munaayagala? ndijja gye muli n’omuggo, oba mu kwagala, ne mu
omwoyo ogw’obuwombeefu?