Kutumikira Ambuye Monga Abale
Malangizo kwa akapolo, kenako chithunzi cha aphunzitsi amene amayesa kupembedza ngati njira yopezera phindu. Kukhutira ndiko phindu lenileni, ndipo kukhumba ndalama kwalasa ena kotheratu. Paulo alamula Timoteo kuti amenye nkhondo yabwino, ndipo auza olemera kuti ayembekezere Atate wathu osati chuma.
6 1Onse amene ali pansi pa goli la ukapolo ayenera kuyesa ambuye awo kuti ngoyenera ulemu wonse, kuti dzina la Atate wathu ndi chiphunzitso zisanyozedwe. 2Amene ambuye awo ndi okhulupirira asawanyoze chifukwa ndi abale; koma awatumikire bwino kuposa, popeza amene akupindula ndi okhulupirira, okondedwa. Phunzitsa ndi kulimbikitsa zinthu izi.
Chiphunzitso Chonyenga Chimabala Zipatso Zowawa
3Ngati wina aphunzitsa mosiyana, osagwirizana ndi mau abwino a Ambuye wathu Yesu Khristu ndi chiphunzitso chogwirizana ndi kupembedza Mulungu, 4ndi wodzitukumula, osadziwa kanthu, koma wodwala chilakolako cha mikangano ndi nkhondo za mau, zimene zimatulutsa nsanje, ndewu, chipongwe, ndi kuganizirana zoyipa, 5ndi mikangano yosatha pakati pa anthu amene maganizo awo anawonongeka, olandidwa choonadi, amene amaganiza kuti kupembedza Mulungu ndi njira yopezera phindu.
6Koma kupembedza Mulungu pamodzi ndi kukhutitsidwa ndi phindu lalikulu, 7pakuti sitinabweretsa kanthu m'dziko, ndipo sitingatengeko kanthu. 8Koma ngati tili ndi chakudya ndi zovala, ndi zimenezi tidzakhutitsidwa. 9Koma amene akufuna kulemera amagwa m'mayesero, m'msampha, ndi m'zilakolako zambiri zopusa, zovulaza, zimene zimamiza anthu m'chiwonongeko ndi m'kutayika. 10Chikondi cha ndalama ndi muzu wa zoyipa za mitundu yonse; pozilakalaka, ena anasochera kuchoka ku chikhulupiriro nadzilasa okha ndi zowawa zambiri.
Menya Nkhondo Yabwino ya Chikhulupiriro
11Koma iwe, munthu wa Atate wathu, thawa zonsezi. Funafuna chilungamo, kupembedza Mulungu, chikhulupiriro, chikondi, kupirira, ndi kufatsa. a a v11 Mawu akuti “munthu wa Atate wathu” akumasulira mawu amene maBaibulo ena amati “munthu wa Mulungu” — kutchula Timoteo monga wina amene ali wa Atate, osati wa mulungu wakutali chabe. 12Menya nkhondo yabwino ya chikhulupiriro; gwira moyo wosatha umene unaitanidwira, ndipo unavomereza chivomerezo chabwino pamaso pa mboni zambiri. 13Ndikulamula iwe pamaso pa Atate wathu, amene amapatsa moyo zinthu zonse, ndi Khristu Yesu, amene anachitira umboni chivomerezo chabwino pamaso pa Pontiyo Pilato, b b v13 “Chivomerezo chabwino” cha Yesu pamaso pa Pilato chinali kulengeza kwake kwolimba mtima kuti Iye ndi mfumu ndipo anadza kudzachitira umboni choonadi (onani Yohane 18:33–37). 14kuti usunge lamulo mopanda banga ndi mopanda cholakwa mpaka Ambuye wathu Yesu Khristu ataonekera, 15chimene Wolamulira wodala ndi yekha yekhayo, Mfumu ya mafumu ndi Ambuye wa ambuye, adzachita panthawi yoyenera. 16Iye yekha ndiye wosafa, wokhala m'kuunika kosayandikika, amene palibe munthu anamuona kapena angathe kumuona. Kwa Iye kukhale ulemu ndi ulamuliro wosatha. Ameni.
17Uza olemera a m'nthawi ino kuti asadzikuze kapena kuyembekezera chuma chosakhazikika, koma Atate wathu, amene amatipatsa kwambiri zinthu zonse kuti tisangalale nazo. 18Uwalamule kuti achite zabwino, akhale olemera mu ntchito zabwino, owolowa manja, okonzeka kugawana, 19podziunjikira okha maziko abwino a m'tsogolo, kuti agwire moyo umene ndi moyo weniweni.
20Timoteo, sunga chimene unachisungitsidwa. Pewa nkhani zachabechabe zosapembedza Mulungu, ndi zotsutsana za zimene zimatchedwa chidziwitso, 21pakuti povomereza chimenecho ena anasochera kuchoka ku chikhulupiriro. Chisomo chikhale ndi inu nonse.