Miyala ya Moyo, Anthu Osankhidwa
Okhulupirira akutchedwa miyala yamoyo yomangidwa kukhala nyumba yozungulira mwala umene omanga anaukana — unsembe, anthu a Atate wathu amene kale sanali anthu. Kenako malangizo ovuta kwa alendo: khalani moyo wabwino kotero kuti chipongwe chilephereke, gonjerani, ndipo pirirani mazunzo osayenera monga Khristu anachitira.
2 1Choncho tayani choyipa chonse ndi chinyengo chonse ndi chiphamaso ndi nsanje ndi kusinjirira konse. 2Monga makanda obadwa kumene, lakalakani mkaka woyera wa mau, kuti mukule mukufikira chipulumutso, 3popeza mwalawa kuti Ambuye ndi wabwino. a a v3 Petro anatenga mau a salmo akuti “lawani ndipo onani kuti Ambuye ndi wabwino,” nawagwiritsa ntchito pa Yesu — Iye amene owerenga abwera kwa Iye nampeza wabwino. 4Pamene mudza kwa Iye, mwala wa moyo umene anthu anawukana koma wosankhidwa, wamtengo wapatali kwa Atate wathu. 5Inunso mukumangidwa, ngati miyala ya moyo, kukhala nyumba yauzimu ndi unsembe woyera, kupereka nsembe zauzimu zimene Atate wathu amazilandira mwa Yesu Khristu.
6Malemba akuti: “Onani, Ndikuyika mu Ziyoni mwala wapangodya wosankhidwa, wamtengo wapatali; ndipo aliyense wokhulupirira mwa Iye sadzachititsidwa manyazi.”
7Ulemu umenewu, tsono, ngwanu inu amene mukhulupirira. Koma kwa iwo amene sakhulupirira, mwala umene amisiri anawukana wasanduka mwala wapangodya,
8ndiponso mwala wokhumudwitsa ndi thanthwe lowapunthwitsa. Iwo apunthwa chifukwa sakumvera mau — ndipo izi ndi zimene anaikidwira.
9Koma inu ndinu anthu osankhidwa, unsembe waufumu, mtundu woyera, anthu a Atate wathu, kuti mulalikire matamando a Iye amene anakuitanani kuchoka mu mdima kulowa mu kuwala kwake kodabwitsa. 10Kale simunali anthu, koma tsopano ndinu anthu a Atate wathu; kale simunalandire chifundo, koma tsopano mwalandira chifundo. b b v10 Petro anatenga mau a Hoseya: iwo amene kale anali “osati anthu” tsopano atengedwa kukhala anthu a Atate wathu — mlendo anabwezedwa kwawo naonetsedwa chifundo.
11Okondedwa, ndikukupemphani — inu alendo ndi apaulendo — kuti mupewe zilakolako za thupi zimene zimamenyana ndi moyo wanu. 12Khalani ndi moyo wabwino pakati pa anthu a mitundu, kuti pamene akukusinjirirani ngati ochita zoyipa, aone ntchito zanu zabwino nalemekeze Atate wathu patsiku limene adzatiyendera.
13Gonjerani ulamuliro uliwonse wa anthu chifukwa cha Ambuye — kaya kwa mfumu, monga wopambana onse, 14kapena kwa abwanamkubwa, otumidwa ndi mfumu kuti alange ochita zoyipa ndi kuyamika amene achita zabwino. 15Pakuti ichi ndi chifuniro cha Atate wathu: kuti pochita zabwino muzititse mau opanda nzeru a anthu opusa. 16Khalani ngati anthu aufulu — osagwiritsa ntchito ufulu wanu kuphimba choyipa — koma ngati akapolo a Atate wathu. 17Lemekezani aliyense, kondani abale okhulupirira, opani Atate wathu, lemekezani mfumu.
18Akapolo, gonjerani ambuye anu ndi ulemu wonse — osati okha abwino ndi aufatse, komanso ankhanza. 19Pakuti ndi chinthu choyenera kuyamikidwa ngati munthu apirira zowawa za masautso osalungama, poganizira Atate wathu. 20Kodi ndi ulemu wanji kupirira kumenyedwa chifukwa cha kuchita zoyipa? Koma kupirira masautso chifukwa cha kuchita zabwino — ichi ndi choyenera kuyamikidwa pamaso pa Atate wathu.
21Munaitanidwira zimenezi, popeza Khristu anamva zowawa chifukwa cha inu, nakusiyirani chitsanzo kuti mutsate mapazi ake. 22“Iye sanachite tchimo, ndipo chinyengo sichinapezeke mkamwa mwake.” 23Pamene anamunenera matukwano, Iye sanabwezere; pamene anamva zowawa, sanaopseze, koma anadzipereka kwa Iye amene aweruza molungama. 24Iye yekha anasenza machimo athu m'thupi mwake pa mtengo, kuti ife tife ku tchimo nikhale ndi moyo pa chilungamo; ndi mabala ake inu mwachiritsidwa. c c v24 'Mtengo' umatanthauza mtanda — Petro akutsatira chithunzi cha m'Chipangano Chakale cha kusenza temberero mwa kupachikidwa pa mtengo (Deuteronomo 21:23). 25Pakuti munali kusochera ngati nkhosa, koma tsopano mwabwerera kwa Mbusa ndi Woyang'anira wa miyoyo yanu.
