Tsopano Ndi Tsiku la Chipulumutso
Paulo akupereka umboni wa utumiki wake, ndipo umboniwo ndi kumenyedwa, ndende, mausiku osagona ndi kunenezedwa. Kenako akusiya mkangano nangopempha chabe: mtima wake ndi wotseguka kotheratu, koma wawo ndi wotseka. Akuwapempha kuti atuluke pakati pa mafano ndi kukhala ngati ana aamuna ndi aakazi a Atate eni ake.
6 1Monga antchito anzake, tikukupemphani kuti musalandire chisomo cha Atate wathu pachabe.
2Pakuti Iye anati, “Pa nthawi yoyenera ndinakumvani; pa tsiku la chipulumutso ndinakuthandizani.” Taonani, tsopano ndi nthawi yoyenera; taonani, tsopano ndi tsiku la chipulumutso.
3Sitiika chokhumudwitsa pa njira ya munthu aliyense, kuti utumiki wathu usapezeke ndi cholakwika. 4M'malomwake, timadzionetsa mu zinthu zonse monga atumiki a Atate wathu: ndi chipiriro chachikulu, m'masautso, m'mavuto, m'zowawa, 5m'kumenyedwa, m'ndende, m'zipolowe, m'ntchito zolemetsa, m'kusagona usiku, m'njala; 6mwa chiyero, mwa chidziwitso, mwa kuleza mtima, mwa kukoma mtima, mwa Mzimu Woyera, mwa chikondi choona, 7mwa kuyankhula koona, mwa mphamvu ya Atate wathu, ndi zida za chilungamo za dzanja lamanja ndi lamanzere, 8kudzera mu ulemu ndi manyazi, kudzera m'chipongwe ndi matamando. Amationa ngati onyenga, komatu ndife owona; 9monga osadziwika, komatu odziwika bwino; monga akufa, ndipo taonani, tili ndi moyo; monga olangidwa, komatu osaphedwa; 10monga achisoni, komatu okondwa nthawi zonse; monga osauka, komatu olemeretsa ambiri; monga opanda kanthu, komatu okhala ndi zinthu zonse.
11Takuyankhulani momasuka, inu Akorinto; mtima wathu watseguka kwambiri kwa inu. 12Inu simuletsedwa ndi ife, koma mukuletsedwa m'mitima yanu yomwe. 13Mobwezera—ndikuyankhula monga kwa ana anga—tsegulani mitima yanunso.
Bwererani Kwanu ku Banja la Atate
14Musagwirizane ndi osakhulupirira. Pakuti kodi chilungamo ndi kusayeruzika zimagawana chiyani? Kapena kodi kuunika kuli ndi chiyanjano chotani ndi mdima? 15Kodi pali mgwirizano wotani pakati pa Khristu ndi mdierekezi? Kodi wokhulupirira amagawana chiyani ndi wosakhulupirira?
16Kodi kachisi wa Atate wathu ali ndi mgwirizano wotani ndi mafano? Pakuti ndife kachisi wa Atate wamoyo, monga Iye anati: “Ndidzakhala pakati pawo ndi kuyenda pakati pawo; ndidzakhala Atate wawo, ndipo iwo adzakhala ana anga.” 17Chifukwa chake, “Tulukani pakati pawo ndi kudzipatula, ati Atate wathu, ndipo musakhudze chinthu chodetsedwa; pamenepo ndidzakulandirani, 18ndipo ndidzakhala Atate kwa inu, ndipo inu mudzakhala ana aamuna ndi ana aakazi kwa Ine, ati Atate wathu, Wamphamvuzonse.” a a v18 Lonjezo limene Atate wathu anapanga kale kwa mwana wachifumu wa Davide, pano akulitsegulira wokhulupirira aliyense — amakhala Atate kwa onse amene amadza kwa Iye, ndipo ife timakhala ana ake aamuna ndi aakazi.
