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3 Tenepo, dziwa kuti ntsiku zakumalizira zin’dzakhala zakunesa na zakugopswa. 2 Pakuti wanthu an’dzakhala wakubzifuna okha, wakufunisisa kobiri, wakusamwa, wakubzikuza, wakunyoza, wakusaya kubvera abereki, wakusaya kutenda, wakusaya kukhulupirika, 3 wakusaya lufoyi, wakusaya kufuna kubverana na anzawo, wakulewa kuipa anzawo, wakusaya kubziphata, waukali, wakusaya kufuna bzabwino, 4 wakuphindukira anzawo, wakusaya kufuna kubva bzakulewa bza anzawo, wakubzithusa kwene-kwene, wakufuna kumbabzikondwesa okha m’mbuto mwa kukondwesa Mulungu, 5 wakubziwonesa ninga kuti mbakubzipereka kwa Mulungu, tsono ambacita lini bzinthu mwakubverana na kubziperekako. Wanthu amwewa uwatcenkhe. 6 Pakati pawo pambawoneka amuna wakupumpsa, omwe ambapita mwacinyengo m’nyumba za akazi wakutepa na wapikado acipumpsa mitima yawo. Akazi amwewa ni akapolo wa bzikhumbo bza mitima yawo. 7 Ndipo napo kuti ambapfunza nthawe zentse, iwo ambafika lini pakudziwa cadidi caico.
8 Ninga momwe Jane na Djambere adagazira Mozeji, iwombo akupitiriza kugaza cadidi. Wanthu amwewa ana makumbukidwe yakuphonyeka kwene-kwene ndipo Mulungu adawalamba thangwe akufamba lini mwakubverana na cikhulupiro. 9 Napo bziri tenepo, iwo aniyenda lini patali, thangwe kupusa kwawo kun’dzawonekera padeca kwa wanthu wentse, ninga momwe bzidacitikira na amuna awiri wale. 10 Tsono iwepo wateweza bwino mapfunziso yangu, bzicito bzangu, bzakulinga bzangu, cikhulupiro cangu, kupirira kwangu, lufoyi langu, kulimbikira kwangu, 11 kuteweredwa m’mbuyo kwangu na mabvuto yangu, ninga yomwe ndidagumana nayo ku Antiyokiya, ku Ikoniyo na ku Listra. Inepano ndidapirira mabvuto yamweya ndipo Mbuya adandipulumusa pa bzentsenebzi. 12 Kulewa cadidi, wentse omwe an’funa kukhala na moyo wakubzipereka kwa Mulungu mwakubverana na Kristu Jezu, an’dzagumanambo na mabvuto. 13 Tsono wanthu wakuipa na wacinyengo an’dzayenda aciipiratu, iwo an’dzapumpsa wanthu ndipo an’dzapumpsidwambo na winango.
14 Na tenepo, pitiriza kuteweza bzomwe udapfunzisidwa na bzomwe udatsimikizira kuti n’cadidi ucibzikhulupira, thangwe ukudziwa wanthu omwe adakupfunzisa bzinthu bzimwebzi. 15 Pakuti kuyambira uli mwana, iwepo wadziwa mabukhu* yakucena yomwe yangakucitise kukhala munthu wanzeru, zomwe zingakuthandize kuti udzapulumuke thangwe ra kukhulupira Kristu Jezu. 16 Bzinembo bzentse bzidafuliziridwa na Mulungu ndipo mpsakuthandiza pa kupfunzisa, pa kutsimula, pa kulungamiza bzinthu na pa kulanga mwakulungama, 17 kuti munthu wa Mulungu akhale wakuthemera na wakukonzeka kucita basa liri-lentse labwino.