Kumasulidwa Kuti Tikhale a Atate
Lamulo ndi labwino, ndipo vuto lili pamenepo. Paulo akugwiritsa ntchito lamulo la ukwati pofotokoza kumasulidwa kuti tikhale a Atate wathu, kenako akufotokoza msampha kuchokera mkati: kufuna zabwino, kuchita zoipa, kuona umunthu wogawanika ukugonja. Kulira kwake si chiphunzitso koma kutopa: ndani adzandipulumutsa?
7 1Kodi simukudziwa, abale—ndikuyankhula ndi anthu amene amadziwa chilamulo—kuti chilamulo chimalamulira munthu pokhapokha pamene iye ali ndi moyo? 2Mkazi wokwatiwa wamangidwa ndi chilamulo kwa mwamuna wake pamene mwamunayo ali ndi moyo; koma ngati iye amwalira, mkaziyo amamasuka ku chilamulo cha mwamuna. 3Pamene mwamuna wake ali ndi moyo, iye amatchedwa mkazi wachigololo ngati akhala mkazi wa mwamuna wina; koma ngati mwamunayo amwalira, iye amamasuka ku chilamulo chimenecho—sali mkazi wachigololo ngati akwatiwa ndi wina. 4Chotero, abale anga, inunso munaphedwa ku chilamulo kudzera m'thupi la Khristu, kuti mukhale a wina—amene anaukitsidwa kwa akufa—kuti tibale zipatso kwa Atate wathu. 5Pakuti pamene tinali mu thupi, zilakolako za uchimo, zoyambitsidwa ndi chilamulo, zinkagwira ntchito m'matupi athu kutulutsa zipatso za imfa. 6Koma tsopano tamasulidwa ku chilamulo, titafa ku chimene chinatimanga, kuti titumikire m'njira yatsopano ya Mzimu, osati m'njira yakale ya malamulo olembedwa.
Chilamulo Chimaonetsa Mphamvu ya Uchimo
7Tsono tinene chiyani? Kodi chilamulo ndi uchimo? Ayi n'komwe! Komabe sindikanadziwa uchimo koma kudzera mu chilamulo—ndiponso sindikanadziwa chilakolako, chilamulo chikanapanda kunena kuti, “Usasirire chimene si chako.” 8Koma uchimo, pogwiritsa ntchito mpata kudzera mu lamulo, unatulutsa mwa ine chilakolako chilichonse chadyera. Pakuti popanda chilamulo, uchimo ndi wakufa. 9Ine kale ndinkakhala popanda chilamulo; koma pamene lamulo linadza, uchimo unatsitsimuka, ndipo ine ndinafa. 10Ndinapeza kuti lamulo lomwe linayenera kubweretsa moyo, lenileni linandibweretsera imfa. 11Pakuti uchimo, pogwiritsa ntchito mpata kudzera mu lamulo, unandinyenga, ndipo kudzera mu lamulo unandipha. 12Chotero, chilamulo ndi choyera, ndipo lamulo ndi loyera ndi lolungama ndi labwino.
13Kodi tsono chinthu chabwino chinandibweretsera imfa? Ayi n'komwe! Koma uchimo—kuti uvumbulidwe kuti ndi uchimo—unatulutsa imfa mwa ine kudzera mu chinthu chabwino, kuti kudzera mu lamulo uchimo ukhale wochimwa kwambiri. 14Pakuti tikudziwa kuti chilamulo ndi chauzimu, koma ine ndine wa thupi, wogulitsidwa pansi pa uchimo. 15Sindizindikira chimene ndimachita; pakuti sindichita chimene ndikufuna, koma chimene ndimadana nacho ndi chomwe ndimachita. 16Ngati ndichita chimene sindifuna, ndivomereza kuti chilamulo ndi chabwino. 17Chotero tsopano, si ine amene ndimachitanso, koma uchimo umene umakhala mwa ine. 18Pakuti ndikudziwa kuti palibe chabwino chimene chimakhala mwa ine—ndiko kuti, mu thupi langa. Pakuti ndimafuna kuchita chabwino koma sindingathe kuchimaliza. 19Pakuti sindichita chabwino chimene ndikufuna, koma choipa chimene sindifuna—ndicho chimene ndimachitabe. 20Tsopano ngati ndichita chimene sindifuna, si ine amene ndimachitanso, koma uchimo umene umakhala mwa ine. 21Chotero ndapeza chilamulo ichi: pamene ndikufuna kuchita chabwino, choipa chili pafupi. 22Pakuti mkati mwa mtima wanga ndimakondwera ndi chilamulo cha Atate wathu. 23Koma ndikuona chilamulo china m'thupi langa, chomenyana ndi chilamulo cha m'maganizo anga ndi kundigwira ukapolo ku chilamulo cha uchimo chimene chimagwira ntchito m'thupi langa. 24Ndine munthu wovutika kwambiri! Ndani adzandipulumutsa ku thupi la imfa ili? 25Kuyamika kukhale kwa Atate wathu kudzera mwa Yesu Khristu Ambuye wathu! Chotero, ine mwini ndimatumikira chilamulo cha Atate wathu ndi maganizo anga, koma ndi thupi langa, chilamulo cha uchimo.