Odzikonzekera ku Chifuniro cha Atate
Anzanu akale akhumudwa mukasiya kuchita nawo zinthu, ndipo Petro akuti yembekezerani zimenezo. Akuuza owerenga kuti akhale ndi maganizo omveka, kulandira alendo popanda kung'ung'udza, ndi kugwiritsa ntchito mphatso iliyonse imene ali nayo. Mayesero owawa si achilendo — chiweruzo chikuyambira pa banja la Atate wathu lenilenilo.
4 1Tsono, popeza Khristu anazunzika m'thupi, inunso dzikonzekereni ndi maganizo omwewo: pakuti aliyense wozunzika m'thupi waleka tchimo. 2Kotero kuti nthawi yanu yotsala m'thupi musaikhalenso potsatira zilakolako za anthu, koma potsatira chifuniro cha Atate wathu. 3Pakuti nthawi yapita yakwana munkachita zimene anthu osadziwa Atate amafuna: kukhala mu zonyansa za thupi, zilakolako, kuledzera, maphwando achiwawa, kumwa mowa mopitirira, ndi kupembedza mafano kosaloledwa. 4Iwo akudabwa kuti inu simuthamanganso nawo kuloweramo mu chigumula chomwecho cha moyo wotayirira, kotero akukunyozani. 5Koma iwo adzayankha kwa Iye amene wakonzeka kuweruza amoyo ndi akufa. 6Ichi ndi chifukwa chake Uthenga Wabwino unalalikidwa ngakhale kwa iwo amene tsopano ndi akufa: kuti aweruzidwe m'thupi monga anthu onse, koma akhale ndi moyo mu mzimu monga Atate wathu.
7Mapeto a zinthu zonse ayandikira. Choncho khalani a maganizo omveka ndi odziretsa kuti muthe kupemphera. 8Koposa zonse, pitirizani kukondana kwambiri, chifukwa chikondi chimaphimba machimo ochuluka. 9Landiranani alendo wina ndi mnzake popanda kung'ung'udza. 10Aliyense wa inu, gwiritsani ntchito mphatso iliyonse imene mwalandira potumikira ena, monga adindo abwino a chisomo cha mitundumitundu cha Atate wathu. 11Aliyense woyankhula ayankhule ngati amene akupereka mau enieni a Atate wathu. Aliyense wotumikira atumikire ndi mphamvu imene Iye amapereka, kuti pa zonse Iye alemekezedwe kudzera mwa Yesu Khristu. Ulemerero ndi mphamvu ndi zake kunthawi za nthawi. Ameni.
Kuzunzika m'Dzina la Atate
12Okondedwa, musadabwe ndi mayesero owawa amene akukuyesani, ngati kuti chinthu chachilendo chikuchitikira inu. 13M'malomwake, kondwerani momwe mukugawana nawo mazunzo a Khristu, kuti mudzakondwerenso ndi chimwemwe pamene ulemerero wake udzawululidwa. 14Ngati mukunyozedwa chifukwa cha dzina la Khristu, ndinu odala, pakuti Mzimu wa ulemerero ndi wa Atate wathu ukhala pa inu. 15Palibe wa inu amene azunzike monga wakupha, wakuba, wochita zoipa, kapena wolowerera m'zinthu za ena. 16Koma ngati mukuzunzika monga Mkhristu, musachite manyazi, koma tamandani Atate wathu kuti muli ndi dzina limenelo. 17Pakuti yafika nthawi yoti chiweruzo chiyambe ndi banja la Atate wathu; ngati chiyamba ndi ife, nanga mapeto a iwo amene sakumvera Uthenga Wabwino wa Atate wathu adzakhala otani? 18Ndipo, “Ngati wolungama apulumutsidwa movutikira, nanga wosapembedza ndi wochimwa adzakhala otani?” 19Choncho, iwo amene akuzunzika mwa chifuniro cha Atate wathu apereke miyoyo yawo kwa Mlengi wawo wokhulupirika, pochita zabwino.
