Khalani Ngati Ana a Kuwunika
Tsanzirani Atate wathu monga ana amatsanzira kholo, ndipo chikondi chanu chifanane ndi Khristu podzipereka yekha. Paulo akusiyanitsa mdima ndi kuwala, kuledzera ndi Mzimu, kenako akugwiritsa ntchito kugonjerana m'banja — amuna akuuzidwa kukonda monga Khristu anakondera mpingo.
5 1Chifukwa chake khalani otsanzira Atate wathu, ngati ana okondedwa. 2Yendani m'chikondi, monga Khristu anatikonda ife nadzipereka Yekha chifukwa cha ife, kukhala chopereka ndi nsembe ya fungo labwino kwa Atate wathu.
3Dama, chodetsa chilichonse, kapena umbombo zisatchulidwe ngakhale pakati panu, monga momwe kuyenera oyera mtima. 4Zonyansa, zoyankhula zopusa, ndi nthabwala zachipongwe zilibe malo pakati panu—koma m'malo mwake yamikani. 5Dziwani ichi: palibe wachigololo, wodetsedwa, kapena waumbombo—amene ndi wopembedza mafano—ali ndi cholowa chilichonse mu ufumu wa Khristu ndi Atate wathu.
6Munthu aliyense asakunyengeni ndi mau opanda pake—pakuti chifukwa cha zinthu izi mkwiyo wa Atate wathu umadza pa iwo amene sakumvera. 7Chifukwa chake musakhale ogawana nawo;
8pakuti inu kale munali mdima, koma tsopano ndinu kuwunika mwa Ambuye—khalani ngati ana a kuwunika. 9(pakuti chipatso cha kuwunika chimapezeka m'zonse zabwino ndi zolungama ndi zoona), 10ndipo yesani kuzindikira chimene chimakondweretsa Ambuye. 11Musagawane nawo ntchito zopanda chipatso za mdima, koma zivumbulutseni. 12Pakuti nchamanyazi ngakhale kuyankhula za zinthu zimene amazichita mseri. 13Koma chilichonse chikavumbulutsidwa ndi kuwunika, chimaonekera poyera, 14pakuti chilichonse chimene chimaonekera ndi kuwunika. Chifukwa chake chimati: “Dzuka, iwe wogona, nuuke kwa akufa, ndipo Khristu adzakuwalira.” a a v14 Izi mwina ndi nyimbo yakale yachikhristu kapena kuitana kwa ubatizo—sizichokera mwachindunji m'Chipangano Chakale.
15Chifukwa chake samalitsani mmene mumayendera, osati ngati opanda nzeru koma ngati anzeru, 16mukugwiritsa ntchito bwino nthawi, chifukwa masiku ndi oyipa. 17Chifukwa chake musakhale opusa, koma zindikirani chimene chili chifuniro cha Ambuye. 18Musaledzere ndi vinyo—umenewu ndi moyo wotayirira—koma dzazidwani ndi Mzimu Woyera. 19Yankhulani wina ndi mnzake masalimo ndi nyimbo za matamando ndi nyimbo zauzimu, mukuimba ndi kuyimbira Ambuye m'mitima yanu, 20mukuyamika nthawi zonse ndi pa chinthu chilichonse kwa Atate wathu m'dzina la Ambuye wathu Yesu Khristu, 21mukugonjerana wina ndi mnzake chifukwa choopa Khristu.
Kondani Monga Khristu Anakonda
22Inu akazi, gonjerani amuna anu monga kwa Ambuye. 23Pakuti mwamuna ndiye mutu wa mkazi, monganso Khristu ali mutu wa mpingo, thupi lake, ndipo Iye yekha ndi Mpulumutsi wake. 24Ndipo monga mpingo umagonjera Khristu, momwemonso akazi agonjere amuna awo pa zinthu zonse.
25Inu amuna, kondani akazi anu, monga Khristu anakonda mpingo nadzipereka Yekha chifukwa cha iwo, 26kuti auyeretse, pouwutsuka ndi madzi kudzera mu mau, 27kuti adziperekere mpingo wa ulemerero—wopanda banga, makwinya, kapena china chili chonse chotero—koma woyera ndi wopanda cholakwika. 28Chomwecho amuna ayenera kukonda akazi awo monga matupi awo omwe. Amene amakonda mkazi wake amadzikonda yekha. 29Palibe amene anadana nalo thupi lake—koma amalidyetsa ndi kulisamalira, monga Khristu amachitira mpingo, 30chifukwa ndife ziwalo za thupi lake. 31“Chifukwa chaichi mwamuna adzasiya atate wake ndi amayi wake, nadziphatika kwa mkazi wake, ndipo awiriwo adzakhala thupi limodzi.” 32Chinsinsi ichi nchachikulu, ndipo ine ndikunena kuti chitanthauza Khristu ndi mpingo. 33Koma aliyense wa inu akonde mkazi wake monga adzikondera yekha, ndipo mkazi aziopa mwamuna wake.
