Landirani Ofoka M'chikhulupiriro
Wokhulupirira wina amadya chilichonse, wina amangodya ndiwo zamasamba, ndipo aliyense akunyoza mnzake mwakachetechete. Paulo akukana kusankha chakudya choyenera. Aliyense amayankha kwa mbuye wake, ndipo Atate wathu walandira onse awiri, kotero tchimo lenileni ndi kuika chopunthwitsa pamene m'bale akuyenda.
14 1Tsopano mlandireni amene ali wofoka m'chikhulupiriro, koma osati kuti mutsutsane naye maganizo ake. 2Wina ali ndi chikhulupiriro chodya chilichonse, koma amene ali wofoka amadya masamba okha. 3Wodya asanyoze wosadya, ndipo wosadya asaweruze wodya, pakuti Atate wathu anamlandira iye. 4Ndiwe yani iwe kuti uweruze mtumiki wa wina? Pamaso pa mbuye wake yekha aima kapena agwa; adzaima, pakuti Ambuye angathe kumuimika.
5Wina amaweruza tsiku kuti liposa linzake; wina amaona masiku onse ofanana. Aliyense akhutitsidwe kwenikweni mu maganizo ake. 6Amene amasunga tsiku, amalisunga chifukwa cha Ambuye. Amene amadya, amadya chifukwa cha Ambuye, pakuti amathokoza Atate wathu; ndipo amene sadya, sadya chifukwa cha Ambuye, ndipo amathokoza Atate wathu. 7Pakuti palibe wa ife amene amakhala ndi moyo chifukwa cha iye yekha, ndipo palibe wa ife amene amafa chifukwa cha iye yekha. 8Ngati tikhala ndi moyo, tikhala chifukwa cha Ambuye; ngati tifa, tifa chifukwa cha Ambuye. Kaya tikhala ndi moyo kapena tifa, ndife a Ambuye. 9Khristu anafa ndipo anakhalanso ndi moyo chifukwa cha ichi: kuti akhale Ambuye wa akufa ndi amoyo omwe.
10Koma iwe—bwanji umaweruza mbale wako? Kapena iwe—bwanji umanyoza mbale wako? Tonse tidzaima pamaso pa mpando wa chiweruzo wa Atate wathu.
11Pakuti kwalembedwa: “Pali Ine wamoyo, ati Atate wathu, bondo lililonse lidzandigwadira Ine, lilime lililonse lidzavomereza kwa Ine.”
12Chotero, aliyense wa ife adzafotokoza za iye yekha kwa Atate wathu.
13Chotero tisiye kuweruzana wina ndi mnzake. M'malo mwake tsimikizani kuti musaike chokhumudwitsa kapena msampha pamaso pa mbale wanu. 14Ndikudziwa, ndili wotsimikiza mwa Ambuye Yesu, kuti palibe chinthu chodetsedwa cha icho chokha; koma kwa amene aganiza kuti ndi chodetsedwa, kwa iye ndi chodetsedwa. 15Ngati chakudya chipweteka mbale wako, sukuyendanso m'chikondi. Usawononge ndi chakudya chako munthu amene Khristu anamfera. 16Chotero musalole kuti chimene muchiona kuti ndi chabwino chinenedwe kuti nchoipa. 17Ufumu wa Atate wathu si kudya ndi kumwa, koma chilungamo ndi mtendere ndi chimwemwe mwa Mzimu Woyera. a a v17 Paulo akutanthauziranso ufumu: osati buku la malamulo a kudya ndi kumwa, koma kuyanjidwa koyenera, mtendere wozama, ndi chimwemwe chimene Mzimu wake amabereka. 18Amene amatumikira Khristu motere, amakondweretsa Atate wathu ndipo amavomerezedwa ndi anthu. 19Chotero, tifunefune zonse zimene zimabweretsa mtendere ndi kulimbikitsana wina ndi mnzake. 20Usawononge ntchito ya Atate wathu chifukwa cha chakudya. Zinthu zonse ngoyera, koma kudya kumene kumakhumudwitsa munthu nkolakwa. 21Nchabwino kusadya nyama, kusamwa vinyo, kapena kuchita chilichonse chimene chikhumudwitsa mbale wako.
22Chikhulupiriro chako uchisunge kwa iwe wekha pamaso pa Atate wathu. Wodala ndi amene sadziweruza yekha pa chimene amachivomereza. 23Amene akayikira watsutsidwa ngati adya, chifukwa sizichokera m'chikhulupiriro; ndipo chilichonse chimene sichichokera m'chikhulupiriro ndi tchimo.
