Nyumba Yathu Yosatha Kwa Atate
Paulo afotokoza chifukwa chake akupitiriza kudzipereka thupi lake. Hema adzagwetsedwa, ndipo nyumba yochokera kwa Atate wathu ikudikira. Chikondi cha Khristu chimukakamiza, mpando woweruzira wa Khristu ukudikira. Atate wathu wayanjanitsa dziko lapansi ndi iye mwini, ndipo Paulo anyamula pempho limenelo ngati kazembe.
5 1Ife tikudziwa kuti ngati chihema chathu cha padziko lapansi chingagwetsedwe, tili ndi nyumba yochokera kwa Atate wathu, nyumba yosamangidwa ndi manja, yosatha kumwamba. 2Pakuti mu chihema ichi timabuula, tikulakalaka kuvekedwa nyumba yathu yakumwamba, 3ngati, titaivala, sitidzapezeka maliseche. 4Pamene tili mu chihema ichi timabuula, tolemedwa—osafuna kuvulidwa, koma kuvekedwa pamwamba, kuti moyo umeze chimene chimafa. 5Tsono amene anatikonzera chinthu chomwechi ndi Atate wathu, amene anatipatsa Mzimu Woyera monga chikole.
6Choncho nthawi zonse timakhala olimba mtima, podziwa kuti pamene tili kwathu m'thupi, tili kutali ndi Ambuye, 7pakuti timayenda mwachikhulupiriro, osati mwa kuona. 8Choncho ndife olimba mtima, ndipo timakonda kuchoka m'thupi ndi kukhala kwathu pamodzi ndi Ambuye. 9Choncho kaya tili kwathu kapena kutali, cholinga chathu ndi kumkondweretsa Iye. 10Pakuti tonsefe tiyenera kuonekera pamaso pa mpando woweruza wa Khristu, aliyense kulandira zoyenera molingana ndi zimene anachita m'thupi, zabwino kapena zoipa.
Oyanjanitsidwa ndi Otumidwa Monga Akazembe
11Choncho podziwa kuopa Ambuye, timakopa anthu; ife tili poyera kwa Atate wathu, ndipo ndikukhulupirira kuti tili poyeranso kwa chikumbumtima chanu. 12Ife sitidziyamikiranso ife eni kwa inu, koma tikukupatsani chifukwa chonyadira ife, kuti mukhale ndi yankho kwa iwo amene amanyadira maonekedwe, osati mtima. 13Ngati ndife amisala, ndi chifukwa cha Atate wathu; ngati tili ndi nzeru zathu, ndi chifukwa cha inu. 14Pakuti chikondi cha Khristu chimatikakamiza, popeza tatsimikiza kuti mmodzi anafera onse, choncho onse anafa. 15Iye anafera onse, kuti amene ali ndi moyo asakhalenso ndi moyo chifukwa cha iwo eni, koma chifukwa cha Iye amene anawafera ndi kuukitsidwa.
16Choncho kuyambira tsopano, sitidziwa wina aliyense monga mwa muyeso wa anthu. Kale tinamdziwa Khristu momwemo, koma tsopano ayi. 17Choncho ngati munthu ali mwa Khristu, ndi cholengedwa chatsopano! Zakale zapita; taonani, zatsopano zafika! 18Zonsezi zichokera kwa Atate wathu, amene anatiyanjanitsa kwa Iye mwini kudzera mwa Khristu, natipatsa utumiki wachiyanjanitso: a a v18 Chiyanjanitso chimayamba mu mtima wa Atate wathu—Iye ndiye amene amafikira kutibweretsa kwathu, ndipo Yesu ndiye njira imene Iye amachitira zimenezi. 19Ndiko kuti, mwa Khristu Atate wathu anali kuyanjanitsa dziko lapansi kwa Iye mwini, osawerengera machimo awo pa iwo, ndi kutipatsa uthenga wachiyanjanitso.
20Choncho ndife akazembe a Khristu, ngati kuti Atate wathu akupempha kudzera mwa ife. Timapempha m'malo mwa Khristu: yanjanitsidwani kwa Atate wathu. 21Chifukwa cha ife Iye anamsandutsa kukhala uchimo Iye amene sanadziwe uchimo, kuti mwa Iye ife tikhale chilungamo cha Atate wathu.