Kondanani Monga Banja
Malangizo omaliza a moyo wa tsiku ndi tsiku: pitirizani kukondana, landirani alendo, kumbukirani a m'ndende ngati kuti mwamangidwa nawo pamodzi, lemekezani ukwati, musakonde ndalama. Yesu anazunzika kunja kwa chipata, choncho tulukani mupite kwa iye, popeza mzinda uno si wokhalitsa ndipo Atate wathu ndiye mthandizi wathu.
13 1Chikondi chokondana monga banja chipitirire. 2Musaiwale kulandira alendo; pakuti mwa ichi ena analandira angelo osadziwa. 3Kumbukirani a m'ndende ngati momwe mwamangidwa pamodzi nawo, ndi ozunzidwa, popeza inunso muli m'thupi. 4Ukwati ulemekezedwe pakati pa onse, ndipo pogona pa ukwati pakhale poyera—Atate wathu adzaweruza achiwerewere ndi achigololo.
5Sungani moyo wanu kuti usakonde ndalama; khutitsidwani ndi zimene muli nazo, pakuti Atate wathu mwini anati, “Sindidzakusiyani konse, sindidzakutayani konse.”
6Choncho timanena molimba mtima kuti: Atate wathu ndiye mthandizi wanga; sindidzaopa. Kodi munthu angandichitire chiyani? a a v6 Wolemba akutchula Salimo 118:6—kufuwula kwa chikhulupiriro kolankhulidwa ndi mwana aliyense wa pangano amene wapeza Atate wathu ngati mthandizi wake.
7Kumbukirani atsogoleri anu amene anakuwuzani mau a Atate wathu. Lingalirani za chotsatira cha moyo wawo, ndipo tsanzirani chikhulupiriro chawo. 8Yesu Khristu ndi yemweyo dzulo ndi lero ndi mpaka muyaya. 9Musasocheretsedwe ndi ziphunzitso zachilendo, zosiyanasiyana. Nkwabwino kuti mtima ulimbikitsidwe ndi chisomo, osati ndi zakudya—iwo amene amakhala nazo sapindula kanthu. 10Ife tili ndi guwa lansembe limene amene amatumikira m'chihema alibe ufulu wodyapo. 11Pakuti mitembo ya nyama zimene mwazi wawo mkulu wa ansembe awubweretsa m'malo opatulika chifukwa cha uchimo, imatenthedwa kunja kwa msasa. 12Choncho Yesunso anamva zowawa kunja kwa chipata kuti ayeretse anthu ndi mwazi wake. 13Potero tipite kwa Iye kunja kwa msasa, titanyamula manyazi amene Iye anapirira. 14Pakuti pano tilibe mzinda wokhalitsa, koma tikufunafuna mzinda umene uli nkudza.
15Tsono, mwa Iye, nthawi zonse tipereke kwa Atate wathu nsembe yachitamando—chipatso cha milomo yovomereza dzina lake. 16Musaiwale kuchita zabwino ndi kugawana zimene muli nazo—nsembe zotere zimakondweretsa Atate wathu.
17Mverani atsogoleri anu ndi kugonjera kwa iwo—iwo amayang'anira miyoyo yanu, popeza adzayankha chifukwa cha inu. Alole kuchita izi mokondwa, osati modandaula, pakuti zimenezo sizikupindulirani kanthu.
18Mutipempherere, popeza tikutsimikiza kuti chikumbumtima chathu nchoyera, tikufuna kuchita zaulemu m'zonse. 19Ndikukupemphani kwambiri kuti muchite izi, kuti ndibwezedwe kwa inu msanga.
20Atate wathu wa mtendere, amene anamuukitsa Ambuye wathu Yesu kwa akufa—Mbusa wamkulu wa nkhosa—ndi mwazi wa pangano losatha, b b v20 Atate wathu anamuukitsa Yesu kwa akufa namuyika kukhala Mbusa wamkulu wa nkhosa zake—Mbusa yemweyo amene anati, “Ine ndine mbusa wabwino” (Yohane 10:11). Atate ndi Mwana pamodzi amasonkhanitsa ndi kusunga gulu la nkhosa. 21akukwaniritseni m'chinthu chilichonse chabwino kuti muchite chifuniro chake, nachita mwa ife chimene chimamkondweretsa Iye kudzera mwa Yesu Khristu, amene kwa Iye kukhale ulemerero mpaka muyaya. Ameni.
22Abale, ndikukupemphani kuti mupirire ndi mau awa olimbikitsa—ndalemba mwachidule chabe. 23Dziwani kuti m'bale wathu Timoteyo wamasulidwa; ngati adza msanga, ndidzakuonani pamodzi naye.
24Perekani moni kwa atsogoleri anu onse ndi oyera mtima onse. Iwo a ku Italiya akupatsani moni.
25Chisomo chikhale ndi inu nonse. Ameni.