Akazi ndi Amuna Alemekezane
Malangizo kwa akazi ndi amuna akukhazikika pa kulemekezana ndi mzimu wofatsa umene uli wamtengo wapatali kwa Atate wathu, ndi chenjezo kuti kunyozana kumalepheretsa pemphero. Kenako banja lonse: dalitsani m'malo mobwezera, khalani okonzeka kufotokoza chiyembekezo chanu mofatsa, ndipo kumbukirani kuti Khristu anamva zowawa chifukwa cha osalungama.
3 1Chimodzimodzinso, inu akazi, gonjerani amuna anu enieni, kuti ngakhale ena samvera mau, akopeke popanda mau mwa makhalidwe a akazi awo, 2poona makhalidwe anu oyera ndi aulemu. 3Kukongola kwanu kusakhale kwa kunja—kuluka tsitsi, zodzikometsera za golidi, zovala zabwino. 4Koma kukhale munthu wobisika wa mu mtima, kukongola kosatha kwa mzimu wofatsa ndi wabata, kwa mtengo wapatali pamaso pa Atate wathu. 5Pakuti umu ndi mmene akazi oyera a kale amene anakhulupirira mwa Atate wathu anadzikongoletsera, nagonjera amuna awo, 6monga Sara anamvera Abrahamu, namutcha iye mbuye. Ndipo inu mwakhala ana ake ngati muchita zabwino, osaopsedwa ndi chilichonse.
7Inu amuna, chimodzimodzinso, khalani ndi akazi anu mozindikira, muziwalemekeza monga chotengera chofooka ndi monga olandira nao limodzi chisomo cha moyo, kuti mapemphero anu asatsekerezedwe.
Banja Lodalitsa
8Potsiriza, inu nonse, khalani a mtima umodzi, achifundo, kukondana monga abale, a mtima wofatsa, ndi odzichepetsa. 9Musabwezere choipa pa choipa kapena chipongwe pa chipongwe, koma m'malo mwake dalitsani—munaitanidwa ku ichi, kuti mudzalandire dalitso. 10Pakuti, “Aliyense amene afuna kukonda moyo ndi kuona masiku abwino, asunge lilime lake ku choipa ndi milomo yake kuti isanene chinyengo. 11Apatuke ku choipa nachite chabwino; afunefune mtendere nautsatire. 12Pakuti maso a Ambuye wathu ali pa olungama, ndipo makutu ake ali otseguka ku pemphero lawo, koma nkhope ya Ambuye wathu ili motsutsana ndi iwo amene amachita zoipa.”
13Tsopano ndani amene angakupwetekeni ngati muli ndi changu chochita chabwino?
14Koma ngati mukuzunzika chifukwa cha chilungamo, ndinu odala. Musaope kuopa kwawo, musagwedezeke. 15Patulani Khristu monga Ambuye m'mitima mwanu. Khalani okonzeka nthawi zonse kuyankha aliyense amene akufunsani chifukwa cha chiyembekezo chanu, koma mofatsa ndi mwaulemu. 16Sungani chikumbumtima choyera, kuti pamene akukunenerani, iwo amene amanyoza makhalidwe anu abwino mwa Khristu achititsidwe manyazi. 17Nkwabwino kuzunzika chifukwa chochita chabwino, ngati chimenecho ndi chifuniro cha Atate wathu, kuposa chifukwa chochita choipa. 18Pakuti Khristu naonso anazunzika kamodzi chifukwa cha machimo, wolungama m'malo mwa osalungama, kuti atifikitse kwa Atate wathu—anaphedwa mu thupi, napatsidwa moyo mu mzimu, a a v18 Khristu anazunzika osati kuti atisiye ife patali koma kuti atifikitse kwathunthu kunyumba kwa Atate wathu — uku ndiko kumene uthenga wabwino umaloza. 19mmene iye anapitanso nakalalikira kwa mizimu ili m'ndende, b b v19 Za kuti 'mizimu ili m'ndende' ndi yotani zimakanganidwa; mwina ndi zolengedwa zauzimu zogwa kuchokera ku nthawi ya Nowa. 20yomwe inakana kumvera kalekale, pamene Atate wathu anadikira moleza mtima m'masiku a Nowa pamene chingalawa chinkamangidwa, mmene owerengeka—anthu asanu ndi atatu—anapulumutsidwa podutsa m'madzi. 21Ubatizo ofanana nawowu tsopano umakupulumutsaninso—osati kuchotsa litsiro la thupi, koma kupempha kwa Atate wathu chikumbumtima chabwino—mwa kuuka kwa Yesu Khristu, 22amene analowa kumwamba ndipo ali ku dzanja lamanja la Atate wathu, pamene angelo, maulamuliro, ndi mphamvu zamgonjera Iye.
