Tsiku la Ambuye

5 Tsono abale, za nthawi ndi nyengo yake nʼkosafunikira kuti tikulembereni, ² chifukwa mukudziwa bwino lomwe kuti tsiku la Ambuye lidzafika ngati mbala usiku. ³ Pamene anthu akunena kuti, “Mtendere ndi chitetezo,” chiwonongeko chidzafika pa iwo mwadzidzidzi, monga zowawa za amayi pobereka, ndipo sadzathawa.

⁴ Koma inu abale, simuli mu mdima kuti tsiku limeneli lidzakudzidzimutseni ngati mbala. ⁵ Nonse ndinu ana a kuwunika ndi ana a usana. Sindife anthu a usiku kapena mdima. ⁶ Chomwecho tsono, tisafanane ndi ena amene akugona koma tikhale maso ndi odzisunga. ⁷ Pakuti amene akugona, amagona usiku, ndi amene amaledzera, amaledzera usiku. ⁸ Koma popeza ndife a usana, tikhale odzisunga, titavala chikhulupiriro ndi chikondi ngati chovala pachifuwa, ndi chiyembekezo cha chipulumutso ngati chipewa. ⁹ Pakuti Mulungu sanatisankhe kuti tikavutike ndi mkwiyo koma kuti tilandire chipulumutso kudzera mwa Ambuye athu Yesu Khristu. ¹⁰ Iye anatifera ndi cholinga chakuti, kaya tili ndi moyo kapena tagona, tikhale naye pamodzi. ¹¹ Choncho limbikitsanani wina ndi mnzake ndi kuthandizana kukula mu mzimu, monga momwe mukuchitira.

Malangizo Otsiriza

¹² Tsopano tikukupemphani abale kuti muziwalemekeza amene akugwira ntchito pakati panu, amene amakuyangʼanirani mwa Ambuye ndi amene amakulimbikitsani. ¹³ Muziwachitira ulemu kwambiri mwachikondi chifukwa cha ntchito yawo. Mukhale pa mtendere wina ndi mnzake. ¹⁴ Ndipo tikukupemphani abale, muwachenjeze amene akungokhala osagwira ntchito, alimbikitseni amanyazi, thandizani ofowoka ndipo muzilezera mtima aliyense. ¹⁵ Onetsetsani kuti wina asabwezere choyipa kwa omuchitira choyipa koma nthawi zonse yesetsani kukhala okoma mtima kwa wina ndi mnzake; ndiponso ndi kwa anthu ena onse.

¹⁶ Kondwerani nthawi zonse. ¹⁷ Pempherani kosalekeza. ¹⁸ Yamikani mu zonse, pakuti ichi ndi chifuniro cha Mulungu kwa inu mwa Khristu Yesu.

¹⁹ Musazimitse moto wa Mzimu Woyera. ²⁰ Musanyoze mawu a uneneri. ²¹ Yesani zinthu zonse. Gwiritsitsani chimene ndi chabwino. ²² Mupewe choyipa cha mtundu wina uliwonse.

²³ Mulungu mwini, Mulungu wamtendere, akuyeretseni kotheratu. Mzimu wanu wonse, moyo ndi thupi zisungidwe zopanda cholakwa mpaka kubwera kwa Ambuye athu Yesu Khristu. ²⁴ Amene anakuyitanani ndi wokhulupirika ndipo Iye adzachita zimenezi.

²⁵ Abale, mutipempherere. ²⁶ Perekani moni wachikondi kwa onse. ²⁷ Pamaso pa Ambuye ndikulamula kuti kalatayi iwerengedwe kwa abale onse.

²⁸ Chisomo cha Ambuye athu Yesu Khristu chikhale nanu.