Santidade

4 Jhiko likali losaumbwidwe, Mnungu wadatisangha tikhale wao pakulunjana ni Kilisito, dala tikhale wandhu yawo tasanghidwa ni Mnungu, yawo tilibe chimo pachogolo pake. Ndande ya chikondi chake,

1 Ndipo, okondedwa wanga, pakuti tili ni yayo Mnungu watikambila kuti siwatipache, chimwecho tijhieleche mmitima yathu ni chilichonjhe icho chikhoza kudecha matupi yathu ni mizimu yathu, tikhale oyela ni kumlambila Mnungu.

1 Ndipo, okondedwa wanga, pakuti tili ni yayo Mnungu watikambila kuti siwatipache, chimwecho tijhieleche mmitima yathu ni chilichonjhe icho chikhoza kudecha matupi yathu ni mizimu yathu, tikhale oyela ni kumlambila Mnungu.

22 Nambho saino mwalekeleledwa kuchokela ku ukapolo wa machimo, ni mwakhala akapolo a Mnungu, mwakhala wandhu wake ni mathelo yake simpate umoyo wa muyaya.

19 Nakamba ni anyiiimwe kwa kutumia mkambo uno wa akapolo kuti mkoze kujhiwa icho nakamba, kale mdali akapolo a machimo kwa kujhichocha mwachinawene kukhala vindhu vochita vindhu voipa ni machimo yanu yadali yambili kupunda, nambho saino ifunika mjhichoche kwa mnungu pa umoyo wanu wonjhe. Mkhale akapolo kwa vindhu ivo vimkwadilicha Mnungu. Mjhichita vindhu vavomelezeka ni Mnungu mwene kulangiza kuti anyiimwe ni wandhu wa Amnungu.

Ukhalo wa kumtumikila Mnungu

1 Chipano, achabale wanga, pakuti Mnungu ni walisungu kupunda, nikupembhani kwa mtima wanga wonjhe, mjhichoche mwachinawene kwa Amnungu mkhale ngati njhembe yo pyeleza iyo ili yamoyo, iyo ili ya Mnungu mwene ni yomkwadilicha Mnungu. Iyi nde njila yanu ya zene yakumlambila Mnungu.

Poolo wamalizila maagizo

17 Nikupembhani achabale wanga mkhale maso ni anyiwajha apeleka kupatukana ni kwachita wandhu wina asiye chikhulupililo, ni anyiyawo achucha mayaluzo yayo mdayaluzidwa mkakhale patali nawo.

3 Anyiimwe ni wandhu a Mnungu, chimwecho chighololo, ukhalo waliyojhe woipa kapina chipili, sividakhala pakati panu, pakuti anyiimwe ni wandhu a Mnungu.

3 Anyiimwe ni wandhu a Mnungu, chimwecho chighololo, ukhalo waliyojhe woipa kapina chipili, sividakhala pakati panu, pakuti anyiimwe ni wandhu a Mnungu.

22 Mudayaluzidwa muvisiye vichito vanu voipa ivo madavichita kale, ngati mujha mundhu wavulila njalu ni kuisiya, vichito ivo vimawanangidwa ni khumbilo launami. 23 Mmizimu mwanu ni mmaganizo yanu mving’anamule vikhale va chipano. 24 Mkhale ni umoyo wa chipano, ngati umo mmungu wadakuumbani, mlingane niiye uku muli ovomelezeka kupunda ni kukhala umo ifunukila.

17 Mwaeleche kwa uzene, mawu lanu nde zene.

16 Zene mjhiwa kuti anyimwe ni nyumba ya Mnungu ni kuti Mzimu wa Mnungu ukhala mkati mwanu?

2 Kwa gulu la wandhu amkhulupilila Yesu ilo lali ku Kolinso, anyiimwe mwachitidwa kukhala wandhu a Mnungu, ndande mwalunjana ni Kilisito Yesu, mudatanidwa kukhala wandhu a Mnungu pamojhi ni onjhe kila pamalo paliponjhe waapembha Ambuye wathu Yesu Kilisito, Mbuye wao, ni Mbuye wathu.

5 Mukhale chimchijha ngati mujha muda khalilala ni Kilisito Yesu.

Kunyenyekela ni Ukulu wa Kilisito

1 Kukakhala ni chindhu chalichonjhe cha kukutilani mtima kwa kulunjidwa Nikilisito, kukakhala ni mtendele walionjhe wa chikondi. Kugwilizana ni Mzimu, lika khalapo lisungu ni kulekelela wina. 2 Chitani yajha siyakwaniliche chimwemwe changa, ili mukhale ni kugwilizana, chikondi chimojhi, mtima umojhi ni kuganizila pamojhi. 3 Msada chita chindhu chalichonjhe kwandane yanu kapina kujidamila, ila kwa kunyenyekela kila mmojhi wamuone mnjake wamate kupita iye. 4 Kila mmojhi siwadajhipenya kupata kwake mwenepe, nambho wapenye kupata kwa mnjake. 5 Mukhale chimchijha ngati mujha muda khalilala ni Kilisito Yesu.

6 Iye kwa chiyambo wadali Mnungu,

siwadaone kujha kulingana ni Mnungu.

7 Iye wadajhichita si kandhu,

wadajhichita walingana ni mbowa.

Wadali ngati wandhu

wadaonekana ngati mundhu.

8 Wadanyenyekela ni kuvomela kumwalila

nyifa ya pamtanda.

9 Ndande imeneyo Mnungu adamwika pamwamba kupunda

nikumpacha jhina lalikulu kupitilila kila jhina.

10 Ili pa jhina la yesu kila mundhu walambile

kila chindhu cha kumwamba, pajhiko la panjhi, ni vapanjhi pa jhiko,

11 ni kila lilime livomele kuti YESU KILISITO NI AMBUYE,

pa ulemelelo wa a Mnungu Atate.

Dangalila la Jhiko

12 Nchimwecho okondedwa, yapo nidalinamwe mudanilemekeza masiku yonjhe, atachipano yapo nali patali namwe endekelani kulemekeza, chitani njhito kwa mandha ni kutendhemela ndande ya kuomboledwa kwanu, 13 pakuti Mnungu ndeuyo wachita njhito mukati mwanu, nikukupachani kukhoza nikuchita kwanu kwa kuchita chijha akufuna uchite.

14 Yachiteni yonjhe popande kudandaula wala kulimbana, 15 ili mkhale wana wa Mnungu mulibe lawama ni hatiya, ata ngati mukhala nikuzungulilidwa niwandhu anyiyawo akhala mujhiko loyipa ni lotayika simung’azikile pakati pao ngati umo ndhondwa zing’azila pajhiko, 16 muka uzila mawu ya umoyo nipamenepo nde yapo sinione ufulu siku la Kilisito kuti kulindilila ni njhita yanga vidachitike chajhe.

17 Atangati sinichochedwe njhembe pamojhi nichikhulupi chanu chili ngati njhembe kwa Mnungu, basi nikondwela kupunda kukugwilizani anyiimwe mwaonjhe chimwemwe chimenecho. 18 Nchimwecho namwe mfunika kukondwa ni kunigwiliza ine chimwemwe chanu.

Timoseo ni Epaflodito

19 Nikhulupila mwa Ambuye Yesu kumtuma Timoseo posachedwa yapa wajhe kwanu, kuti nitilidwe mtima kwa kupata nghani zanu. 20 Nilibe Mundhu mwina ngati timoseo uyo siwakupnyeleleni. 21 kila mmojhi wachita vindhu vake mumalo mwochita vindhu va Yesu Kilisito, 22 nambho mwachinawene mujhiwa umo timoseo wadajhichimikiza mwene, pakuti watumika pamojhi ni ine kulalikila Uthenga Wabwino. 23 Chimwecho nikhulupila kumtuma malakamojhi nikango jhiwa vindhu vanga umovikhalile. 24 Nane nikhulupila mwa Ambuye kuti nane sinijhe posachidwa.

25 Naona nafunika kumtuma kwanu mbale wathu Epafulodito, uyo mtumiki mnjanga, ni asikali mnjanga tenanjho nimtumiki mnjanu mudamtuma ili wani thangatile yapo nifuna mthandizo. 26 Wali ni khumbilo lalikulu lakukuonani anyiimwe mwaonjhe, wadandaula kupunda ndande anyiimwe mudavela wamadwala, 27 Yetudi wamadwala mbaka jhenje lokumbakumba, nambho Amnungu adamlengela lisungu niopande iyepe nambho ataine adanilengela lisungu nisidakhala ni chisoni. 28 Chimwecho nichita msanga kumtuma ili yapo simumuonenjho mukhale ni chimwemwe niine nichepe chisoni. 29 Mlandileni iye kwa chimwemwe mwa Ambuye, mwalemekeze wandhu ali ngati Epaflodito, 30 wafunika kulemekezedwa ndande wamafuna kumwalila yapo wama lalikila Uthenga Wabwino, wadaika umoyo wake iliwakhoze kunipacha ine mtandizo uwo anyiimwe simudakhoze kunipacha.

48 Chimwecho khalani wokwanila ngati Tate wanu wa kumwamba umo wali okwanila."

Chifani cha nyali iyo ili panjhi pa chithanda

16 "Wandhu sawasha nyali ni kuiika kunjhi kwa chithanda. Mmalo mwake, ayiika padanga kuti anyiyawo alowa mkati akhoze kuona dangalila."