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Moyo Wokondweretsa Mulungu

4 Potsiriza, abale, tinakulangizani kale momwe mukuyenera kukhalira kuti mukondweretse Mulungu, monga momwe mukukhaliramo. Tsopano tikukupemphani ndi kukulimbikitsani mwa Ambuye Yesu kuti muchite zimenezi koposa kale. ² Inu mukudziwa malangizo amene tinakupatsani mwa ulamuliro wa Ambuye Yesu.

³ Ndi chifuniro cha Mulungu kuti muyeretsedwe: kuti mupewe dama; ⁴ aliyense wa inu aphunzire kulamulira thupi lake mʼnjira yoyera ndi yaulemu, ⁵ osati yotsata chilakolako chonyansa monga amachitira akunja, amene sadziwa Mulungu. ⁶ Pa zimenezi munthu asachimwire mʼbale wake kapena kumuonerera. Ambuye adzalanga anthu onse amene amachita machimo amenewa, monga tinakuwuzani kale ndi kukuchenjezani. ⁷ Pakuti Mulungu sanatiyitane kuti tizichita zonyansa, koma kuti tikhale oyera mtima. ⁸ Choncho, aliyense amene akukana malangizo awa sakukana munthu koma Mulungu, Mulungu weniweniyo amene amakupatsani Mzimu Woyera.

⁹ Tsono kunena za kukondana wina ndi mnzake, nʼkosafunikira kuti tikulembereni, popeza ndi Mulungu amene anakuphunzitsani za kukondana wina ndi mnzake. ¹⁰ Ndipo kunena zoona, mumakonda abale onse a mʼbanja la Mulungu a ku Makedoniya. Komabe, abale tikukulimbikitsani kuti muzichita zimenezi koposa kale.

¹¹ Yesetsani kuti mukhale moyo wofatsa. Aliyense asamale ntchito yakeyake ndi kugwira ntchito ndi manja ake. ¹² Mukatero akunja adzalemekeza makhalidwe anu a tsiku ndi tsiku, ndi kuti inuyo mukhale osadalira wina aliyense.

Kubweranso kwa Ambuye

¹³ Abale, ife sitikufuna mukhale osadziwa za amene akugona, kapena kumva chisoni ngati anthu ena opanda chiyembekezo. ¹⁴ Ife timakhulupirira kuti Yesu anamwalira naukanso. Moteronso timakhulupirira kuti amene anamwalira ali mwa Yesu, Mulungu adzawaukitsa nʼkubwera nawo pamodzi ndi Yesuyo. ¹⁵ Molingana ndi mawu a Ambuye mwini, tikukuwuzani kuti, ife amene tikanali ndi moyo, otsala mpaka kubwera kwa Ambuye, sitidzawasiya kumbuyo amene anagona kale. ¹⁶ Pakuti Ambuye mwini adzatsika kuchokera kumwamba, ndi mfuwu waulamuliro, ndi liwu la mngelo wamkulu, ndi kulira kwa lipenga la Mulungu, ndipo akufa amene ali mwa Yesu adzauka poyamba. ¹⁷ Kenaka, ife amene tili ndi moyo, otsalafe, tidzakwatulidwa pamodzi ndi iwo mʼmitambo kukakumana ndi Ambuye mlengalenga. Tsono ife tidzakhala ndi Ambuye mpaka muyaya. ¹⁸ Nʼchifukwa chake tsono muzilimbikitsana ndi mawu amenewa.

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.