Lakuyenda kwa Aroma
5 Tenepo, pakuti tsapano tawonedwa kukhala wakulungama thangwe ra cikhulupiro cathu, mbatikhaleni pa mtendere* na Mulungu thangwe ra Mbuya wathu Jezu Kristu. 2 Cikhulupiro cathu mwa Jezu catibvumiza kumufenderera Mulungu, ticikondwa na kudeka mtima kwace kukulu ndipo mbatikhaleni wakukondwa* thangwe tina cidikhiro cakutambira ulemerero bwa Mulunguyo. 3 Sikuti kokha bzimwebzi, tsono mbatikondweni pomwe tikugumana na mabvuto, thangwe tikudziwa kuti mabvuto yathu yambabala kupirira, 4 kupirira kwathu kumbacitisa kuti tifunidwe na Mulungu ndipo kufunidwa kwathu na Mulungu, kumbatipasa cidikhiro, 5 ndipo cidikhiroco cimbatisunamisa lini, thangwe lufoyi la Mulungu lidathululidwa m’mitima mwathu, mwakuphatisa basa mzimu wakucena omwe tidapasidwa.
6 Pakuti pomwe tikhali wakutepa, Kristu adafera wanthu wakuipa pa nthawe yace yakuikhidwiratu. 7 Bzingakhale bzakunesa kuti munthu afere munthu wakulungama; pinango munthu angakhwimike kufera munthu wabwino. 8 Tsono Mulungu adalatiza lufoyi lace kwa ifepano, thangwe napo pomwe tikhali wanthu wa pikado, Kristu adatifera. 9 Na tenepo, pakuti mulopa wa Kristu udacitisa kuti Mulungu atiwone kukhala wakulungama, tina citsimikizo cakuti bzimwebzi bzin’dzatipulumusa ku ukali bwa Mulungu. 10 Napo tikhali anyamadulanthaka wa Mulungu, tidadzakhala axamwali wace thangwe ra infa ya Mwana wace. Bzimwebzi bzikutipasa citsimikizo cakuti tin’dzapulumusidwadi thangwe ra moyo wa Jezu, pakuti tsapano ndife axamwali wa Mulungu. 11 Bzomwe Mulungu adacita mwakuphatisa basa Mbuya wathu Jezu Kristu, bzimbaticitisa kukhala wakukondwa ndipo kucokera mwa iye tsapano ifepano tiri pa uxamwali bwakulimba na Mulungu.
12 Ndipopa, thangwe ra munthu m’bodzi pikado idapita m’dziko, ndipo pikadoyo idabweresa infa, tenepo infayo idafikira* wanthu wentse thangwe wentse akhana pikado. 13 Pomwe Lamulo likhanati kuwoneka, pikado ikhalipo kale pa dziko la pantsi, tsono wanthu ambapasidwa lini mulandu wa pikado pakakhala palibe lamulo. 14 Napo bziri tenepo, infa idayamba kutonga ninga mambo* kucokera pa nthawe ya Adamu mpaka pa nthawe ya Mozeji, napo kuti iwo akhalibe kucita pikado ninga momwe adacitira Adamu. Ndipo Adamuyo akhali wakundendemerana na ule omwe akhabwera.
15 Tenepo, mphaso ya Mulungu iri lini ninga pikado ya Adamu. Ndipo wanthu azinji adafa thangwe ra pikado ya munthu m’bodzi, tsono kudeka mtima kukulu kwa Mulungu pabodzi na mphaso yafovolo yomwe idaperekedwa thangwe ra kudeka mtima kwa munthu m’bodzi omwe ni Jezu Kristu, bzidathandiza wanthu azinji. Thangwe ra mphaso imweyi, Mulungu akubweresa bzisimbo bzizinji. 16 Mphaso yafovolo ya Mulungu na pikado yomwe idabwera thangwe ra munthu m’bodzi idasiyana tenepa: Kutongedwa komwe kudabwera thangwe ra pikado ibodzi ire, kudacitisa kuti wanthu wentse akhale wakuphonya, tsono mphaso ya Mulungu yomwe idabwera pambuyo pa wanthu azinji kuphonya, idacitisa wanthuwo kuwonedwa kukhala wakulungama. 17 Penu infa idatonga ninga mambo thangwe ra pikado ya munthu m’bodziyu tina citsimikizo centse cakuti wale omwe adatambira kudeka mtima kukulu kwa Mulungu na mphaso yafovolo ya cirungamo an’dzakhalambo na moyo kuti atonge ninga amambo thangwe ra munthu m’bodzi, Jezu Kristu.
18 Ndipo penu pikado ibodzi yacitisa kuti wanthu wentse akhale wakuphonya, tenepo, thangwe ra kucita cinthu cibodzi cokha basi cakulungama bzacitisa kuti wanthu wentse awonedwe kukhala wakulungama kuti akhale na moyo. 19 Pakuti kuphonya kwa munthu m’bodzi kudacitisa kuti wanthu azinji akhale na pikado, tenepo kubverambo kwa munthu m’bodzi kun’dzacitisa kuti wanthu azinji adzakhale wakulungama. 20 Lamulo lidaperekedwa kuti pikado iwonekere kuti njikulu, tsono pomwe pikadoyo ikukula, kudeka mtima kukulu kwa Mulungu kukuthumizirikiratu kwene-kwene. 21 Thangwe ranyi? Thangwe rakuti ninga momwe pikado pabodzi na infa idatonga ninga mambo, tenepo kudeka mtima kukulu kwa Mulungu kutongembo ninga mambo mwa kutsogoleredwa na cirungamo, kuti wanthu atambire moyo wakusaya kumala mwakuphatisa basa Jezu Kristu Mbuya wathu.