N'dzidzi wa Pinthu Pyonsene
Pinthu pyonsene piri na n'dzidzi wapyo, kubalwa na kufa, nkhondo na ntendere, na nkhabe munthu anakwanisa kubvesesa pyonsene pidacita Mulungu, ngakhale Iye adaikha cifuniro ca kwenda na kwenda m'ntima mwa munthu. Kuipa kuli pa mbuto ya ciruziko. Anthu na pinyama pisapuma mpweya ubodzi ene mbapigawana nthumbi ibodzi.
3 1Pinthu pyonsene piri na n'dzidzi wapyo, na n'dzidzi wa khundu ibodzi na ibodzi pantsi pa kudzulu: 2n'dzidzi wakubalwa, na n'dzidzi wakufa; n'dzidzi wakubzwala, na n'dzidzi wakudzula pidabzwalwa; 3n'dzidzi wakupha, na n'dzidzi wakuwangisa; n'dzidzi wakugomola, na n'dzidzi wakumanga; 4n'dzidzi wakulira, na n'dzidzi wakuseka; n'dzidzi wakutsukwala, na n'dzidzi wakubvina; 5n'dzidzi wakutaya miyala, na n'dzidzi wakugumanya miyala pabodzi; n'dzidzi wakukhumbatira, na n'dzidzi wakukhonda kukhumbatira; 6n'dzidzi wakusaka, na n'dzidzi wakuluza; n'dzidzi wakukoya, na n'dzidzi wakutaya; 7n'dzidzi wakupandula, na n'dzidzi wakusona; n'dzidzi wakumatama, na n'dzidzi wakulonga; 8n'dzidzi wakufuna, na n'dzidzi wakuida; n'dzidzi wa nkhondo, na n'dzidzi wa ntendere.
9Kodi nyabasa asagumana phindu yanji na basa yace yakunentsa? 10Ndaona basa idapereka Mulungu kuna anthu toera iwo aphatike nayo. 11Iye acita pinthu pyonsene kukhala pyakubalika mu n'dzidzi wapyo, mbaikha kukhonda kumala muntima wa anthu—mbwenye nkhabe munthu anakwanisa kubvesesa pidacita Mulungu kutomera pakutoma mpaka pakumala. 12Ndisadziwa kuti nkhabe cinthu cadidi kuna iwo kupita kukomerwa na umaso mbacita pinthu pyadidi mu midzidzi inakhala iwo na umaso. 13Pontho, kuti munthu m'bodzi na m'bodzi adye, amwe, mbagumana kukwanirisika m'mabasa ace onsene—ici ndi muoni wa Mulungu. 14Ndisadziwa kuti pinthu pyonsene pinacita Mulungu pisapitiriza kwenda na kwenda; nkhabe cinthu cinakwanisa kuthimizirwa, nkhabe cinthu cinakwanisa kubuluswa. Iye apicita tenepa toera anthu an'gope pamaso pace. 15Cinthu ciri cincino caoneka kale, na cinthu cinadzaoneka caoneka kale; na Mulungu asasaka cidathamangiswa.
Kuipa pa Mbuto ya Ciruziko
16Ndaonambo pantsi pa dzuwa: kuipa pa mbuto ya ciruziko, na kuipa pa mbuto ya kulungama. 17Ndalonga muntima mwanga kuti: “Mulungu anadzatonga akulungama na akuipa, thangwi kuna n'dzidzi wa khundu ibodzi na ibodzi na basa ibodzi na ibodzi, penepo.” 18Ndalonga muntima mwanga kuti: “Mulungu asayesera anthu, toera iwo aone kuti iwo ndi pinyama basi.” 19Anthu na pinyama ana cakudzafika cibodzi: m'bodzi asafa ninga munafera unango; onsene awiri ana kupuma kubodzi. Anthu nkhabe cinthu cakupambulika kupita pinyama—pyonsene ndi papezi. 20Pyonsene pisaenda ku mbuto ibodzi; pyonsene pyabuluka m'pfumbi, na pyonsene pisabwerera ku pfumbi. 21Mbani asadziwa khala nzimu wa munthu usakwira kudzulu, na khala nzimu wa cinyama usenda pantsi pa dziko? 22Na tenepo ndaona kuti nkhabe cinthu cadidi kupita munthu mbakomerwa m'mabasa ace, thangwi ici ndi cawe cace. Thangwi mbani anakwanisa kumpangiza pinthu pinadzafika pambuyo pace?