Akufa Kuna Madawo, Maso Kuna Baba
Penu ntsisi isafunga pyonsene, thangwi yanji kuleka kuphonya mwaufulu? Ntawiro wa Paulo si mwambo tayu, mbwenye kufa: ubatizo watiphatanidza na kufa kwa Kirixtu, natenepa kubwerera ku pyakuipa ndi kubwerera ku manda adabuluka ife kale. Pasani manungo anu kuna Baba wathu — munatumikira cinthu cinabvera imwe.
6 1Mphapo tinalonganji? Tipitirize kucita madawo toera kukoma ntima kuthimizirike? 2Nkhabe tayu! Ife ale tidafa kuna madawo, tinakwanisa tani kupitiriza kukhala mwa iwo? 3Peno imwe nkhabe kudziwa kuti ife tonsene adabatizwa mwa Kirixtu Yezu, tabatizwa mu kufa kwace? 4Na tenepo ife taikhwa pabodzi na Iye kubulukira mu ubatizo mu kufa, toera ninga Kirixtu adalamuswa kwa anyakufa kubulukira mu mbiri ya Baba wathu, ife tembo tifambe mu umaso upsa.
5Thangwi tingaphatanizwa na Iye mu kundendemera kwa kufa kwace, kwandimomwene tinadzaphatanizwambo na Iye mu kulamuka kwace muli akufa. 6Tisadziwa kuti umunthu wathu wakale wakhomerwa pa muti pabodzi na Iye, toera manungo a madawo afudzwe, toera ife tikhonde kupitiriza kukhala mabitcha a madawo. 7Thangwi munthu onsene adafa, asudzulwa kuna madawo. 8Na tenepo tingafa pabodzi na Kirixtu, tisakhulupira kuti tinadzakhalambo na umaso pabodzi na Iye. 9Thangwi tisadziwa kuti Kirixtu, adalamuswa kwa anyakufa, cipo anadzafabve pontho; kufa nkhabe kuntonga pontho. 10Thangwi kufa kudafa Iye, afa kuna madawo kabodzi kene toera kwenda na kwenda; mbwenye umaso unakhala Iye, asakhala kuna Baba wathu. 11Munjira ibodzi ene, lerengekani kuti ndimwe akufa kuna madawo, mbwenye amaso kuna Baba wathu mwa Kirixtu Yezu.
12Na tenepo lekani kutawirisa madawo kutonga mu manungo anu akufa, toera mubvere pifuno pyawo. 13Lekani kupereka malungo a manungo anu kuna madawo ninga pyombo pya kucitira pyakuipa; mbwenye perekani ekhanu kuna Baba wathu ninga ale adabuluswa muli akufa mbaenda ku umaso, na malungo a manungo anu kuna Iye ninga pyombo pya kulungama. 14Thangwi madawo nkhabe kudzakutongani, thangwi imwe nkhabe kukhala pantsi pa mwambo, mbwenye pantsi pa kukoma ntima.
15Mphapo tani? Ife ticite madawo thangwi nkhabe kukhala pantsi pa mwambo, mbwenye pantsi pa kukoma ntima? Nkhabe tayu! 16Nkhabe kudziwa kuti mungapereka ekhanu kuna munthu ninga mabitcha toera kumbvera, imwe musakhala mabitcha a ule anabverani imwe—peno madawo, anabweresa kufa, peno kubvera, kunabweresa kulungama? 17Tisapereka takhuta kuna Baba wathu: imwe mukhali mabitcha a madawo, mbwenye mwabvera na ntima onsene cipfundziso cidaperekwa kuna imwe. 18Mukamala kusudzulwa kuna madawo, mwakhala mabitcha a kulungama.
19Ndisalonga munjira ya umunthu, thangwi manungo anu ndi akufewa. Ninga mudapereka malungo anu ninga mabitcha a pya kupswipa na kusowa mwambo, pyakubweresa kusowa mwambo kunji, cincino perekani malungo anu ninga mabitcha a kulungama, pyakubweresa ucena. 20Thangwi mu ndzidzi ukhali imwe mabitcha a madawo, mukhali akusudzuka kuna kulungama. 21Mwagumana phindu yanji penepo mu pinthu pyakuti cincino musapicitira manyadzo? Thangwi pinthu penepi pisamalira mu kufa. 22Mbwenye cincino, mukamala kusudzulwa kuna madawo mbakhala mabitcha a Baba wathu, misapo yanu isabweresa ucena, na kumala kwace, upulumuki wakukhonda kumala. 23Thangwi malipiro a madawo ndi kufa, mbwenye muoni wa Baba wathu ndi upulumuki wakukhonda kumala mwa Kirixtu Yezu Mbuya wathu.
