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Umodzi Mʼthupi la Khristu

4 Ine monga wamʼndende chifukwa chotumikira Ambuye, ndikukulimbikitsani kuti mukhale moyo woyenera mayitanidwe amene munalandira. ² Mukhale odzichepetsa kwathunthu ndi ofatsa; mukhale oleza mtima, ololerana wina ndi mnzake mwachikondi. ³ Muyesetse kusunga umodzi wa Mzimu; umodzi umene umatimangirira pamodzi mu mtendere. ⁴ Pali thupi limodzi ndiponso Mzimu mmodzi, monganso pali chiyembekezo chimodzi chimene anakuyitanirani. ⁵ Pali Ambuye mmodzi, chikhulupiriro chimodzi, ubatizo umodzi; ⁶ Mulungu mmodzi ndi Atate a onse, ndipo ali mwa onse.

⁷ Koma aliyense wa ife wapatsidwa chisomo molingana ndi muyeso wa mphatso ya Khristu. ⁸ Nʼchifukwa chake akunena kuti,

⁹ Kodi mawu akuti, “Iye anakwera” akutanthauza chiyani, ngati Iyeyo sanatsikire kunsi kwa dziko lapansi? ¹⁰ Iye amene anatsika ndi yemweyo anakwera koposa mʼmayiko a kumwamba onse, ndi cholinga choti zinthu zonse zikhale zodzaza ndi Iye. ¹¹ Iye ndiye amene anapereka mphatso kwa ena kuti akhale atumwi ndi ena aneneri, ena alaliki, ndi ena abusa ndi aphunzitsi. ¹² Ntchito yawo ndi kukonza oyera mtima kuti agwire ntchito ya utumiki kuti thupi la Khristu lilimbikitsidwe. ¹³ Izi zidzatifikitsa tonse ku umodzi wachikhulupiriro, kumudziwa Mwana wa Mulungu, kukhwima msinkhu ndi kufika pa muyeso wangwiro weniweni wopezeka mwa Khristu.

¹⁴ Motero sitidzakhalanso makanda, ogwedezekagwedezeka ndi mafunde, otengekatengeka ndi mphepo iliyonse ya chiphunzitso ndi kuchenjera kwa anthu achinyengo amene amasocheretsa anthu ndi kuchenjera kwawo. ¹⁵ Mʼmalo mwake, poyankhula choonadi mwachikondi, tidzakula mu zinthu zonse ndi kukhala thupi la Khristu, amene ndi Mutu, omwe ndi mpingo. ¹⁶ Mwa Iye thupi lonse lalumikizidwa ndi kugwirana pamodzi ndi mitsempha yothandizira. Likukula ndi kudzilimbitsa lokha mwachikondi, pomwe chiwalo chilichonse chikugwira ntchito yake.

Malangizo pa Makhalidwe a Chikhristu

¹⁷ Tsono ine ndikukuwuzani izi, ndipo ndikunenetsa mwa Ambuye, kuti musayendenso monga amachitira anthu a mitundu ina potsata maganizo awo opanda pake. ¹⁸ Maganizo awo ndi odetsedwa, ndi osiyanitsidwa ndi moyo wa Mulungu chifukwa cha umbuli umene uli mwa iwo chifukwa cha kuwuma mtima kwawo. ¹⁹ Popeza sazindikiranso kanthu kalikonse, adzipereka okha kuti akhumbe zonyansa, kuti achite mtundu uliwonse wa zoyipa ndi zilakolako zosatha.

²⁰ Koma inu simunadziwe Khristu mʼnjira yotere. ²¹ Zoonadi munamva za Iye ndipo munaphunzitsidwa mwa Iye molingana ndi choonadi chimene chili mwa Yesu. ²² Inu munaphunzitsidwa molingana ndi moyo wanu wakale, kuchotsa umunthu wakale, umene ukupitirira kuwonongeka ndi zilakolako zachinyengo; ²³ kuti mukonzedwe mwatsopano mʼmitima mwanu; ²⁴ ndi kuti muvale umunthu watsopano, wolengedwa kuti ufanane ndi Mulungu mu chilungamo chenicheni ndi chiyero.

²⁵ Chifukwa chake, aliyense wa inu aleke kunama ndipo ayankhule zoona kwa mʼbale wake, pakuti ife tonse ndife ziwalo za thupi limodzi. ²⁶ Kwiyani koma musachimwe. Dzuwa lisalowe mukanali chikwiyire. ²⁷ Musamupatse mpata Satana. ²⁸ Iye amene wakhala akuba asabenso, koma agwire ntchito ndi kuchita kenakake kaphindu ndi manja ake, kuti akhale ndi kenakake kogawana ndi amene akusowa.

²⁹ Mʼkamwa mwanu musatuluke mawu aliwonse onyansa, koma okhawo amene ndi othandiza kulimbikitsa ena molingana ndi zosowa zawo, kuti athandize amene akawamve. ³⁰ Ndipo musamvetse chisoni Mzimu Woyera wa Mulungu amene mwasindikizidwa naye chizindikiro cha tsiku la kuwomboledwa. ³¹ Chotsani kuzondana, ukali ndi kupsa mtima, chiwawa ndi kuyankhula zachipongwe, pamodzi ndi choyipa chilichonse. ³² Mukomerane mtima ndi kuchitirana chifundo wina ndi mnzake. Khululukiranani wina ndi mnzake, monga momwe Mulungu anakukhululukirani mwa Khristu.

5 Choncho, monga ana okondedwa, tsatirani chitsanzo cha Mulungu. ² Muzikondana monga Khristu anakonda ife nadzipereka yekha chifukwa cha ife monga chopereka cha fungo lokoma ndi nsembe kwa Mulungu.

³ Koma pakati panu pasamveke nʼpangʼono pomwe zadama, kapena za mtundu wina uliwonse wa chodetsa, kapena za umbombo, chifukwa izi ndi zosayenera kwa anthu oyera a Mulungu. ⁴ Musamatukwane, kuyankhula zopusa kapena kunena nthabwala zopanda pake, zomwe ndi zosayenera, koma mʼmalo mwake muziyamika. ⁵ Dziwani ichi, palibe wadama, wochita zonyansa kapena waumbombo, munthu wotero ali ngati wopembedza mafano, amenewa alibe malo mu ufumu wa Khristu ndi Mulungu. ⁶ Musalole wina akunamizeni ndi mawu opanda pake, pakuti chifukwa cha zinthu ngati izi mkwiyo wa Mulungu ukubwera pa amene samvera. ⁷ Nʼchifukwa chake musamayanjane nawo anthu otere.

⁸ Pajatu inu nthawi ina munali mdima, koma tsopano ndinu kuwunika mwa Ambuye. Mukhale ngati ana akuwunika ⁹ (pakuti pamene pali kuwunika pamapezekaponso zabwino zonse, chilungamo ndi choonadi). ¹⁰ Inu mufufuze chimene chimakondweretsa Ambuye. ¹¹ Musayanjane nazo ntchito zosapindulitsa za mdima, koma mʼmalo mwake muzitsutse. ¹² Pakuti ndi zochititsa manyazi ngakhale kutchula zomwe zimachitika mseri. ¹³ Koma kuwala kumawunikira zinthu, ndipo chilichonse chimaonekera poyera. Choncho chilichonse choonekera poyera chimasandukanso kuwala. ¹⁴ Nʼchifukwa chake Malemba akuti,

¹⁵ Samalani makhalidwe anu, musakhale ngati opanda nzeru koma ngati anzeru. ¹⁶ Gwiritsani ntchito mpata uliwonse, chifukwa masiku ano ndi oyipa. ¹⁷ Choncho musakhale opusa, koma mudziwe zimene Ambuye akufuna kuti muchite. ¹⁸ Musaledzere ndi vinyo, chifukwa adzawononga moyo wanu. Mʼmalo mwake, mudzazidwe ndi Mzimu Woyera. ¹⁹ Muziyankhulana wina ndi mnzake mawu a Masalimo, nyimbo za Mulungu ndi nyimbo za uzimu. Muziyimbira Ambuye movomerezana ndi mitima yanu. ²⁰ Muziyamika Mulungu Atate nthawi zonse chifukwa cha zonse, mʼdzina la Ambuye athu Yesu Khristu.

Malangizo kwa Akazi ndi Amuna Mʼbanja

²¹ Gonjeranani wina ndi mnzake, kuonetsa kuopa Khristu.

²² Inu akazi, muzigonjera amuna anu, monga mumagonjera kwa Ambuye. ²³ Pakuti mwamuna ndi mutu wa mkazi monga momwe Khristu ali mutu wa mpingo, thupi lake, limene Iyeyo ndi Mpulumutsi wake. ²⁴ Tsono monga mpingo umagonjera Khristu, momwemonso akazi akuyenera kugonjera amuna awo mu zonse.

²⁵ Inu amuna, kondani akazi anu monga momwe Khristu anakondera mpingo nadzipereka yekha mʼmalo mwa mpingowo ²⁶ kuti awupatule ukhale oyera, atawuyeretsa powusambitsa ndi madzi omwe ndi mawu ake. ²⁷ Anachita zimenezi kuti awupereke mpingowo kwa Iye mwini, mpingo wowala ndi waulemerero, wopanda banga kapena makwinya kapena chilema chilichonse, koma oyera ndi wangwiro. ²⁸ Momwemonso, amuna akuyenera kukonda akazi awo monga matupi awo. Iye amene akonda mkazi wake adzikondanso yekha. ²⁹ Pakuti palibe amene amadana nalo thupi lake, koma amalidyetsa ndi kulisamalira bwino, monga momwe Khristu amachitira ndi mpingo wake ³⁰ pakuti ndife ziwalo za thupi lake. ³¹ “Pa chifukwa ichi, mwamuna adzasiya abambo ndi amayi ake nakaphatikana ndi mkazi wake, ndipo awiriwo adzakhala thupi limodzi.” ³² Ichi ndi chinsinsi chozama, koma ine ndikunena za Khristu ndi mpingo. ³³ Chomwecho, aliyense mwa inu akuyenera kukonda mkazi wake monga adzikondera iye mwini, ndipo mkazi akuyenera kulemekeza mwamuna wake.

Ana ndi Makolo Awo

6 Inu ana, mverani makolo anu mwa Ambuye, pakuti zimenezi ndi zoyenera. ² “Lemekeza abambo ndi amayi ako.” Limeneli ndi lamulo loyamba lokhala ndi lonjezo. ³ Ngati ulemekeza abambo ako ndi amayi ako, “zinthu zidzakuyendera bwino ndipo udzasangalala ndi moyo wautali pa dziko lapansi.” ⁴ Abambo musakwiyitse ana anu; mʼmalo mwake, muwalere mʼchiphunzitso ndi mʼchilangizo cha Ambuye.

Antchito ndi Mabwana Awo

⁵ Inu antchito, mverani mabwana anu mwaulemu ndi mwamantha ndi moona mtima, monga momwe mungamvere Khristu. ⁶ Musawamvere pamene akukuonani kuti akukomereni mtima, koma ngati akapolo a Khristu ochita chifuniro cha Mulungu kuchokera mu mtima mwanu. ⁷ Tumikirani ndi mtima wonse, ngati kuti mukutumikira Ambuye, osati anthu. ⁸ Inu mukudziwa kuti Ambuye adzamupatsa munthu aliyense mphotho chifukwa cha ntchito yake yabwino imene anagwira, kaya munthuyo ndi kapolo kapena mfulu.

⁹ Ndipo inu mabwana, muziwachitiranso chimodzimodzi antchito anu. Musamawaopseze, popeza mukudziwa kuti Mbuye wawo ndi wanunso, nonse Mbuye wanu ali kumwamba, ndipo Iyeyo alibe tsankho.

Zida Zankhondo za Mulungu

¹⁰ Potsiriza ndikuti, dzilimbitseni mwa Ambuye ndi mwa mphamvu zake zazikulu. ¹¹ Valani zida zonse za Mulungu kuti muthe kuyima ndi kukana machenjerero a Satana. ¹² Pakuti sitikulimbana ndi thupi ndi magazi, koma tikulimbana ndi maufumu, maulamuliro, mphamvu za dziko la mdima, ndi mphamvu zoyipa kwambiri zauzimu zamlengalenga. ¹³ Choncho valani zida zonse za Mulungu, kuti pamene tsiku loyipa kwambiri lifika, mudzathe kuyima chilili, ndipo mutatha kuchita zonse, mudzayimabe mwamphamvu. ¹⁴ Tsono imani mwamphamvu, mutamangira choonadi ngati lamba mʼchiwuno mwanu, mutavala chilungamo ngati chitsulo chotchinjiriza pa chifuwa. ¹⁵ Valani Uthenga Wabwino wamtendere ku mapazi anu ngati nsapato. ¹⁶ Kuwonjezera pa zonsezi, nyamulani chishango cha chikhulupiriro, ndipo ndi chimenechi mudzatha kuzimitsa mivi yonse yoyaka moto ya oyipayo. ¹⁷ Valani chipewa cha chipulumutso ndi kutenga lupanga la mzimu, limene ndi Mawu a Mulungu. ¹⁸ Ndipo mupemphere mwa Mzimu nthawi zonse, mʼmitundu yonse ya mapemphero ndi zopempha. Ndipo pozindikira izi, khalani achangu kupempherera oyera mtima nthawi zonse.

¹⁹ Mundipempherere inenso, kuti nthawi iliyonse pamene nditsekula pakamwa panga, andipatse mawu kuti ndiwulule zinsinsi za Uthenga Wabwino mopanda mantha. ²⁰ Ndine kazembe wa Uthenga Wabwinowu ngakhale ndili womangidwa mʼndende. Pempherani kuti ndilalikire mopanda mantha, monga ndiyenera.

Mawu Otsiriza

²¹ Tukiko, mʼbale wanga wokondedwa ndi mtumiki wokhulupirika mwa Ambuye, adzakuwuzani zonse kuti inunso mudziwe mmene ndilili ndi zimene ndikuchita. ²² Ine ndikumutumiza kwa inu, kuti mudziwe za moyo wathu, ndi kuti akulimbikitseni.

²³ Mtendere, chikondi pamodzi ndi chikhulupiriro kuchokera kwa Mulungu Atate ndi Ambuye Yesu Khristu zikhale ndi abale onse. ²⁴ Chisomo kwa onse amene amakonda Ambuye athu Yesu Khristu ndi chikondi chosatha.