Tsiku la Ambuye Lidza
Tsikulo libwera ngati mbala, koma iwo sali mumdima za ilo, choncho khalani maso ndi oganiza bwino. Mapeto ake ndi mndandanda wachangu: lemekezani atsogoleri anu, tonthozani okhumudwa, khalani oleza mtima, kondwerani, pempherani, yamikani, yesani zonse, ndipo gwiritsitsani chabwino.
5 1Ndipo za nthawi ndi nyengo, abale ndi alongo, simusowa kuti chilichonse chilembedwe kwa inu. 2Inu nokha mukudziwa bwino kwambiri kuti tsiku la Ambuye wathu Yesu lidza ngati mbala usiku. 3Pamene anthu akunena kuti, “Mtendere ndi chitetezo,” chiwonongeko chadzidzidzi chidzawagwera—ngati zowawa za pobereka pa mkazi woyembekezera—ndipo sadzapulumuka. 4Koma inu, abale ndi alongo, simuli mu mdima kuti tsiku limenelo lidzakudzidzimutseni ngati mbala. 5Nonsenu ndinu ana a kuunika ndi ana a usana; ife sindife a usiku kapena a mdima. 6Chifukwa chake, tisagone ngati ena onse, koma tikhale maso ndi odziletsa. 7Pakuti amene agona, agona usiku, ndipo amene aledzera, aledzera usiku. 8Koma popeza ife ndife a usana, tidziletse, titavala chikhulupiriro ndi chikondi ngati chotchinga pachifuwa, ndi chiyembekezo cha chipulumutso ngati chisoti. 9Pakuti Atate wathu sanatisankhire mkwiyo, koma kuti tipeze chipulumutso kudzera mwa Ambuye wathu Yesu Khristu, 10amene anatifera, kuti tikhale maso kapena tili mtulo, tikhale ndi moyo pamodzi ndi Iye. 11Chifukwa chake limbikitsanani wina ndi mnzake ndi kumangana wina ndi mnzake, monga mukuchitira.
Kukhala Ngati Ana a Kuunika
12Tikukupemphani, abale ndi alongo, kuti muziwalemekeza amene akugwira ntchito molimbika pakati panu, amene akukutsogolerani mwa Ambuye, nakuchenjezani. 13Muziwaganizira kwambiri mu chikondi chifukwa cha ntchito yawo. Khalani mu mtendere wina ndi mnzake.
14Abale ndi alongo, tikukudandaulirani: muwachenjeze aulesi, muwatonthoze ofooka mtima, muwathandize ofowoka, muleze mtima ndi onse. 15Onetsetsani kuti wina asabwezere choipa pa choipa kwa aliyense, koma nthawi zonse mufunefune zabwino kwa wina ndi mnzake ndi kwa onse.
16Kondwerani nthawi zonse, 17pempherani kosalekeza, 18yamikani mu zonse; pakuti ichi ndi chifuniro cha Atate wathu mwa Khristu Yesu pa inu. 19Musazimitse Mzimu Woyera. 20Musanyoze maulosi, 21koma yesani zonse; gwiritsitsani chimene chili chabwino. 22Pewani mtundu uliwonse wa choipa.
23Atate wathu wa mtendere mwini akuyeretseni kwathunthu, ndipo mzimu wanu wonse ndi moyo ndi thupi zisungidwe zopanda cholakwa pa kudza kwa Ambuye wathu Yesu Khristu. 24Amene akukuitanani ndi wokhulupirika; Iye adzachitadi zimenezi.
25Abale ndi alongo, mutipempherere.
26Patsani moni abale ndi alongo onse ndi mpsompsono woyera. 27Ndikukulamulani pamaso pa Ambuye kuti kalatayi iwerengedwe kwa abale ndi alongo onse.
28Chisomo cha Ambuye wathu Yesu Khristu chikhale ndi inu.