1Na tenepo, cosani bzakuipa bzentse na kunyengezana kwentse, ucipha-maso, njiru na mtundu uli-wentse wa kulewa kuipa. 2Ninga wana wakubadwa tsapanopa, funani mkaka wa uzimu caiwo na mtima wentse, kuti kudzera mwa iwo mukule mucidzapulumusidwa, 3nakuti tsapano mwazindikira kuti Mbuya ni wabwino*.

4Bwerani kuna Iye, omwe ni mwala wamoyo udalambidwa na wanthu, tsono wakusankhulidwa na Mulungu ndipo wakufunika kwa Iye. 5Ndipo imwepombo mulikuphatisidwa basa ninga minyala ya moyo pa kumanga nyumba yauzimu kuti mukhale anyantsembe wakucena, mucimbapereka ntsembe za uzimu zakubvumidwa na Mulungu, kudzera kuna Jezu Krixtu. 6Nakuti Bzakunembedwa bzidati:

9Tsono imwepo ndimwe dzindza lakusankhulidwa, anyantsembe wa umambo, dziko lakucena, mbumba ya Mulungu yekha, kuti mukapalidze bza ukulu bwa Ule omwe adakucemerani kucokera kumdima kubwera kuceza cace cakudabwisa. 10Kale imwepo mukhali lini mbumba, tsono tsapano lino ndimwe mbumba ya Mulungu. Mukhalibe kutambira ntsisi, tsapano mwazitambira.

11Wakufunidwa, ndirikukumbira kuti imwe, ninga anyakudza wakundopitirira mudziko, chenkhani bzakufuna bza thupi bzomwe bzimbamenyana na mzimu**. 12Khalidwe lanu pakati pa wakusaya kupemba Mulungu likhale labwino, kuti napo iwo acikulewani kuti ndimwe wakucita bzakuipa, akawona mabasa yanu yabwino yomwe mulikucita, adzakuze Mulungu pantsiku yomwe an'dzabwera.

13Thangwe ra Mbuya, bverani utongi bwentse bomwe budaikhidwa na wanthu, napo mambo omwe ni mkulu kuposa, 14ngakhale atongi, omwe adatumidwa na Iye kuti apase nyathwa wale omwe an'cita cakuipa ndipo alemekeze omwe an'cita cabwino. 15Nakuti ni kufuna kwa Mulungu kuti, pakucita bzabwino, imwepo munyamalise madzenga yakusaya kudziwa. 16Khalani ninga ampfulu, tsono lekani kuphatisa basa umpfulubo ninga cakubisira cakuipa, khalani ninga anyagirinya†† wa Mulungu. 17Lemekezani wentse, funani abale wa mumzimu, gopani Mulungu ndipo lemekezani mambo.

18Anyagirinya, bverani azimbuya wanu na ulemu bwentse, sikuti wabwino na wakupfatsa wokha, tsono na wakuipambo. 19Nakuti bzimwebzi ni bzakutendedwa, munthu akapirira pakuboneresedwa mwakupundizidwa thangwe ra kufuna Mulungu. 20Nakuti, bzina phindu lanyi kupirira pakutambira kukwapulidwa thangwe ra kucita citazo? Tsono penu imwepo mun'pirira pa kuboneresedwa nakuti mwacita cabwino, bzimwebzi ni bzabwino patsogolo pa Mulungu. 21Nakuti ni thangwe ra bzimwebzi bzomwe imwepo mudacemeredwera, pakuti Krixtu adaboneresedwambo pambuto ya imwe, acikusiyirani citsandzo kuti mutewere momwe adapita Iye.