Kuukitsidwa M'moyo wa Atate
Popeza anaukitsidwa pamodzi ndi Khristu, moyo wawo weniweni wabisika pamodzi ndi iye mwa Atate wathu. Choncho akuvula ukali, bodza ndi umbombo ndipo akuvala chifundo, kuleza mtima ndi kukhululuka monga osankhidwa ndi okondedwa a Atate wathu. Mabanja ndi ntchito zikusinthidwa ndi chikondi chimenecho.
3 1Tsono, popeza munaukitsidwa pamodzi ndi Khristu, funafunani zinthu za kumwamba, kumene Khristu wakhala pa dzanja lamanja la Atate wathu. 2Ikani maganizo anu pa zinthu za kumwamba, osati pa zinthu za dziko lapansi. 3Pakuti munafa, ndipo moyo wanu wabisika pamodzi ndi Khristu mwa Atate wathu. 4Pamene Khristu, amene ndiye moyo wanu, adzaonekera, pamenepo inunso mudzaonekera pamodzi ndi Iye mu ulemerero.
5Choncho phani zimene zili za dziko lapansi mwa inu: dama, zonyansa, chilakolako, zokhumba zoipa, ndi umbombo—umene ndi kupembedza mafano. 6Chifukwa cha zinthu izi mkwiyo wa Atate wathu ukudza pa iwo amene samumvera Iye. 7Inunso nthawi ina munkakhala motere—umenewu unali moyo wanu. 8Koma tsopano tayani zonsezi: mkwiyo, ukali, dumbo, chipongwe, ndi mawu onyansa ochokera m'kamwa mwanu. 9Musanamizane wina ndi mnzake, popeza mwavula umunthu wakale pamodzi ndi machitidwe ake, 10ndipo mwavala umunthu watsopano, umene ukukonzedwanso m'chidziwitso monga mwa chifaniziro cha Mlengi wake. 11Apa palibe Mgiriki kapena Myuda, wochita mdulidwe kapena wosachita mdulidwe, mlendo, Msikuti, kapolo kapena mfulu—koma Khristu ndiye zonse, mwa onse.
12Choncho, monga osankhidwa a Atate wathu, oyera ndi okondedwa kwambiri, valani chifundo chochokera pansi pa mtima, kukoma mtima, kudzichepetsa, kufatsa, ndi kuleza mtima. 13Lolerana wina ndi mnzake, kukhululukirana chilichonse chimene mungakhale nacho cha madandaulo pa wina ndi mnzake. Khululukirani monga Ambuye anakukhululukirani. 14Ndipo pamwamba pa makhalidwe onsewa valani chikondi, chimene chimamanga zonse pamodzi mu umodzi wangwiro. 15Mtendere wa Khristu ulamulire mitima yanu—munaitanidwira ku mtenderewu monga thupi limodzi. Khalani oyamika. 16Mawu a Khristu akhale mwa inu mochuluka, muziphunzitsana ndi kudzudzulana wina ndi mnzake ndi nzeru zonse, muziimba masalmo, nyimbo zamatamando, ndi nyimbo zochokera kwa Mzimu, ndi kuyamika mu mitima yanu kwa Atate wathu. 17Chilichonse chimene muchita, m'mawu kapena m'ntchito, chitani zonse m'dzina la Ambuye Yesu, muziyamika Atate wathu mwa Iye.
Mabanja Owumbidwa ndi Chikondi
18Inu akazi, gonjerani amuna anu, monga kuyenera mwa Ambuye.
19Inu amuna, kondani akazi anu ndipo musakhale owawitsa kwa iwo.
20Inu ana, mverani makolo anu pa zinthu zonse, pakuti ichi chimakondweretsa Ambuye.
21Inu atate, musakwiyitse ana anu, kuti asataye mtima.
22Inu akapolo, mverani mabwana anu a dziko lapansi pa zinthu zonse—osati poonedwa kokha, kuti mupeze chiyanjo, koma ndi mtima woona, muziopa Ambuye. 23Chilichonse chimene muchita, chigwireni ntchito ndi mtima wonse, ngati kwa Ambuye, osati kwa anthu, 24popeza mukudziwa kuti mudzalandira cholowa monga mphoto yochokera kwa Ambuye; mukutumikira Ambuye Khristu. 25Aliyense wochita zoipa adzalipidwa chifukwa cha zoipa zake, ndipo kulibe tsankho.
