1Imwepo mudalamusidwa pabodzi na Krixtu, na tenepo nyang'anani bzinthu bzomwe ni bza kudzulu, komwe Krixtu adakhala kuboko ladidi la Mulungu. 2Khalani mucimbakumbukira bzinthu bza kudzulu, sikuti bzinthu bza pantsi pano. 3Pakuti imwepo mudafa, tsapano moyo wanu udabisika pabodzi na Jezu mwa Mulungu. 4Pomwe Krixtu omwe ndiye moyo wanu* an'dzawonesedwa, pamwepo imwepo mun'dzawonesedwambo pabodzi na Iye mu mbiri yace.

5Tenepoyo citani kuti bzife bzentse bzomwe bzin'cita cipande na thupi la pantsi la imwe: Malume yakuletsedwa, bzakunyantsa, cifundo cakuipa, kukhumba bzakuipa na kukhala na nkhunu, komwe kulibe kusiyana na kupemba bzifanikizo. 6Thangwe la bzinthu bzimwebzi, ukali bwa Mulungu bumbabwera kwa wale omwe ambabvera lini†. 7Imwembo makhalidwe yanu yakhali yamweyo kale, pomwe mukhambacita bzimwebzo. 8Tsapano siyani bzinthu bzentsenebzi: Ukali, kupsoma, kuipa, kutukwana na kulewa bza maika. 9Lekani kunamizana imwe na andzanu, nakuti imwepo mudacosa munthu wa kale‡ na mabasa yace, 10ndipo mudabvala munthu mupsa, omwe ali kukondzedwa papsa kuti afike pa ndzeru zathunthu mwakulingana na Mulengi wace. 11Pakhalidwe lipsa limweri pacalibe kusiyana pakati omwe ni aJuda lini§ na aJuda, wakucitidwa msinda wa mgwato na wakusaya kucitidwa, aBarabaro** na aSita††, nyagirinya na mpfulu, tsono Krixtu ndiye bzentse ndipo ali mwa wentse.

12Na tenepo, ninga wanthu wakusankhulidwa wa Mulungu, wakucena ndipo wakufunidwa, bvalani ntsisi zacadidi, ubwino, kubzicepesa, kuderekha na kupirira. 13Piririranani wina na mwan'dzace ndipo lekereranani mathangwe yomwe mungakhale nayo wina na mwan'dzace. Lekereranani ninga Mbuya adakulekererani. 14Padzaulu pa bzentsenebzi, bvalani lufoi, nakuti ndiro limbapasa ciphatano cathunthu.

15Mtendere wa Krixtu utonge m'mitima mwanu, pakuti imwepo mudacemeredwa kuti mudzakhale mwa mtendere, ninga bziwalo bza thupi libodzi lokha. Ndipo mumbakhale mucitenda. 16Mafala ya Krixtu yakhazikike bwino mum'tima mwanu, ndipo pfundzisani na kuyeruzana wina na andzawo na udziwi bwentse. Imbani masalimo, nyimbo zakutenda na nyimbo za uzimu mucimbatumbiza Mulungu. 17Bzentse bzomwe mun'cita, bzikhale bza mafala ayai mabasa, bziciteni mudzina la Mbuya Jezu, mucimbatenda Mulungu Baba kudzera mwa Iye.

18Akazi, m'bodzi na m'bodzi abvere mwamuna wace, ninga momwe bzin'funika pa omwe an'khala mwa Mbuya.

19Amuna, m'bodzi na m'bodzi afune m'kazi wace ndipo lekani kuwagulunya akazi wanu.

20Wana, bverani azibaba wanu pa bzentse, nakuti Mbuya ambakomedwa nabzo.

21Azibaba, lekani kukalipisa wana wanu, kucitira kuti aleke kuphwirizidwa.

22Anyagirinya, pa bzentse bverani azimbuya wanu wa pantsi pano, lekani kuwabvera pomwe muli pana iwo basi kuti muwakondwerese, tsono mumbawabvere na mtima wentse thangwe ra kugopa Mbuya. 23Bzentse bzomwe mun'cita, citani na mtima wentse ninga mulikucitira Mbuya, lekani kuwona ninga mulikucitira wanthu, 24na kudziwa kuti Mbuya an'dzakupasani mabaibai yomwe ni utaka. Mbuya caiye omwe imwe mulikuphatira basayo ni Krixtu. 25Omwe an'cita cakuipa an'dzabwezeredwa cakuipa. Ndipo Mulungu an'dzasiyanisa lini.