Lakuyenda kwa Akolose
3 Tenepo, penu imwepo mudalamusidwa pabodzi na Kristu, pitirizani kulinga bzinthu bzakudzulu, kule komwe Kristu adakhala ku boko lamadidi la Mulungu. 2 Pitirizani kuikha makumbukidwe yanu pa bzinthu bzakudzulu, sikuti pa bzinthu bza pa dziko la pantsi. 3 Pakuti imwepo mudafa, ndipo moyo wanu udabisidwa mwa Kristu mwakubverana na Mulungu. 4 Kristu omwe ni moyo wathu akadzawonekera, imwepombo mun’dzawonekera naye pabodzi mu ulemerero.
5 Tenepo, citisani bziwalo bza thupi lanu kukhala bzakufa ku bzinthu bza pa dziko la pantsi, bzomwe ni uputa ayai upombo,* bzinthu bzakupswipiza, kalanga kakusaya kuphatika, bzikhumbo bzakuipa na umbombo, komwe ni kunamata bzifanikiso. 6 Mulungu an’dzakalipa thangwe ra wanthu omwe ambacita bzinthu bzimwebzi. 7 Imwepo mukhambacitambo bzinthu bzimwebzi m’mbuyomu. 8 Tsono imwepo mun’funika kusiya bzinthu ibzi: Ukali, ciya na kuipa, ndipo pa mulomo panu paleke kucoka mafala yakupusa na nkhani zamaika. 9 Lekani kumbanamizana. Khundulani unthu bwakale na bzicito bzace, 10 ndipo bvalani unthu bupsa, bomwe thangwe ra cidziwiso caico bukukhalisidwa bupsa, mwakubverana na cifanikiso ca ule omwe adabulenga. 11 Mukacita bzimwebzi, pan’dzakhala palibe Mdjuda, Mgerego, wakucita mgwatidwe, wakusaya kucita mgwatidwe, mulendo, Msita,* kapolo ayai munthu waufulu; pakuti Kristu ni bzinthu bzentse ndipo ali mwa wentse.
12 Ninga wakusankhulidwa na Mulungu, wakucena na wakufunidwa, latizani* lufoyi na ntsisi, kudeka mtima, kubzicepesa, kuderekha na kupirira. 13 Pitirizani kupirirana na kulekererana na mtima wentse, napo penu munayo mathangwe yakukhalira wakukalipa. Ninga momwe Yahova adakulekererani na mtima wentse, imwepo mucitembo bzibodzi-bodzibzo. 14 Kuthumizira pa bzinthu bzentsenebzi, latizani* lufoyi, pakuti limbaphatanidzisa wanthu mwamphanvu kwene-kwene kuposa cinthu ciri-centse.
15 Ndipo bvumani kuti mtendere wa Kristu utonge mitima yanu, pakuti mudacemeredwa ku mtendere umweyu m’thupi libodzi. Tenepo, mbatendani nthawe zentse. 16 Bvumani kuti fala la Kristu liphate basa mwa imwepo ndipo likupaseni nzeru zentse. Pitirizani kumbapfunzisana na kumbalimbikisana* na masalimo, kutumbiza Mulungu, nyimbo zauzimu zakuimbidwa mwakutenda, mucimbaimbira Yahova na mu mtima. 17 Ciri-centse comwe mun’cita, m’mafala ayai m’bzicito, mumbacite bzentse m’dzina la Mbuya Jezu, mucimbatenda Mulungu Baba mu dzina lace.
18 Akazimwe, mbabverani azibayanu thangwe bzimwebzi mpsakuthemera pamaso pa Mbuya. 19 Amunamwe, pitirizani kumbafuna azikazanu ndipo lekani kumbacita nawo bzinthu mwa ukali.* 20 Wanamwe, mbabverani abereki wanu m’bzinthu bzentse, pakuti kucita bzimwebzi kumbakondwesa Mbuya. 21 Imwembo abereki, lekani kumbakalipisa wana wanu kuti iwo aleke kusunama. 22 Imwepo akapolo, mbabverani azimbuya wanu wa pantsi pano m’bzinthu bzentse, sikuti kokha pa nthawe yomwe iwo akukuwonani kuti mukondwese wanthu, koma na mtima wentse na mwakugopa Yahova. 23 Ciri-centse comwe mukucita, ciciteni na mtima wentse ninga kuti mukucitira Yahova, sikuti wanthu, 24 pakuti mukudziwa kuti mun’dzatambira utaka kucokera kwa Yahova ninga mabaibai yanu. Tumikirani Mbuya wanu Kristu ninga akapolo. 25 Kulewa cadidi, ule omwe ambacita bzinthu bzakuipa, an’dzabwezeredwa bzinthu bzakuipa bzomwe adacita, thangwe Mulungu alibe tsankhulo.