Ana, Atate ndi Mabwana
Ana, makolo, akapolo ndi ambuye aliyense akulandira mawu, ndipo ambuye akukumbutsidwa kuti iwonso ali ndi Mbuye. Kenako zida za Atate wathu: choonadi, chilungamo, kukonzeka, chikhulupiriro, chipulumutso, mawu — chifukwa adani enieni si anthu amene ali pamaso panu. Paulo akupempha kuti amupempherere kuti alimbe mtima.
6 1Ana inu, mverani makolo anu mwa Ambuye, pakuti ichi nchoyenera.
2“Lemekeza bambo wako ndi mayi wako” (ili ndilo lamulo loyamba lokhala ndi lonjezo), 3“kuti zinthu zikuyendere bwino, ndi kuti ukhale ndi moyo wautali m'dziko.”
4Atate inu, musakwiyitse ana anu; koma alereni mu chilango ndi chilangizo cha Ambuye.
5Akapolo inu, mverani mabwana anu a dziko lino ndi ulemu ndi kunjenjemera, ndi mtima woona, monga mungachitire kwa Khristu. 6Osati kukondweretsa anthu pamene akuonani okha, koma monga akapolo a Khristu, ochita chifuniro cha Atate wathu kuchokera pansi pa mtima, 7ndi kutumikira ndi mtima wabwino, monga kwa Ambuye osati kwa anthu, 8podziwa kuti aliyense adzalandira kwa Ambuye chabwino chilichonse chimene wachita, kaya ndi kapolo kapena mfulu.
9Mabwana inu, muwachitire chimodzimodzi; lekani kuwaopseza, podziwa kuti Ambuye wawo ndi wanu ali Kumwamba, ndipo Iye alibe tsankho.
Zida Zonse za Atate wathu
10Potsiriza, limbani mwa Ambuye ndi mu mphamvu ya nyonga yake. 11Valani zida zonse za Atate wathu, kuti mukhoze kuyima molimba motsutsana ndi machenjerero a mdierekezi. a a v11 Zida zotchulidwa pano si za msilikali mwini — ndi zida za Atate wathu mwini, zoperekedwa kwa ana ake pa tsiku la nkhondo. 12Pakuti kulimbana kwathu sikuli ndi thupi ndi magazi, koma ndi olamulira ndi maulamuliro, ndi mphamvu za mdima wa dziko lino, ndi magulu a mizimu yoyipa a m'malo a Kumwamba. 13Choncho valani zida zonse za Atate wathu, kuti mukhoze kukana pa tsiku loyipa, ndipo mutachita zonse, muyime molimba. 14Choncho imani, mutamanga lamba wa choonadi m'chiuno mwanu, ndi kuvala chovala cha pachifuwa cha chilungamo, 15ndipo kumapazi anu mutavala chikonzekero chochokera ku uthenga wabwino wa mtendere. 16Pa zonse, tengani chishango cha chikhulupiriro, chimene mungathe kuzimitsa nacho mivi yonse yoyaka moto ya woyipayo. 17Valani chipewa chachitsulo cha chipulumutso, ndi tengani lupanga la Mzimu, limene ndi mau a Atate wathu. 18Pempherani mwa Mzimu nthawi zonse, ndi mapemphero onse ndi mapempho. Khalani maso pa zimenezi ndi kupirira konse, mukumapempherera oyera mtima onse, 19ndi chifukwa cha ine, kuti ndipatsidwe mau ndikatsegula pakamwa panga, kuti ndidziwitse molimba mtima chinsinsi cha uthenga wabwino, 20chimene chifukwa chake ndine nthumwi yomangidwa ndi maunyolo, kuti ndiuyankhule molimba mtima monga ndiyenera kuyankhula.
Malonje Otsiriza
21Kuti inunso mudziwe za ine ndi zimene ndikuchita, Tukiko, m'bale wokondedwa ndi mtumiki wokhulupirika mwa Ambuye, adzakuuzani zonse. 22Ndamtuma kwa inu pa chifukwa ichi: kuti mudziwe mmene tilili, ndi kuti alimbikitse mitima yanu.
23Mtendere ukhale ndi abale, ndi chikondi chodzala ndi chikhulupiriro, kuchokera kwa Atate wathu ndi Ambuye Yesu Khristu. 24Chisomo chikhale ndi onse amene amakonda Ambuye wathu Yesu Khristu ndi chikondi chosatha.