Lakuyenda kwa Aroma
14 Tambirani bwino munthu omwe ngwakutepa m’cikhulupiro cace, tsono lekani kutonga wale omwe ana makumbukidwe yakusiyana na yanu. 2 Munthu omwe ana cikhulupiro cakulimba, ambadya cinthu ciri-centse, tsono munthu omwe ana cikhulupiro cakutepa, ambandodya masamba basi. 3 Munthu omwe ambadya mtundu uli-wentse wa cakudya, aleke kunyoza ule omwe ambadya lini ciri-centse ndipo munthu omwe ambadya lini mtundu uli-wentse wa cakudya, alekembo kupasa mulandu ule omwe ambadya ciri-centse, thangwe Mulungu adamutambirambo munthu umweyo. 4 Ndiwe yani iwepo kuti utonge mtumiki wa mwanzako? Mbuya wace ndiye omwe ambadziwa penu iye waphonyeka ayai ne ndipo na thandizo la Yahova bzinthu bzingamufambire bwino.
5 Winango ambakumbuka kuti ntsiku ibodzi njakufunika kwene-kwene kuposa ntsiku zinango ndipo winango ambakumbuka kuti ntsiku zentse n’zakundendemerana, tenepo munthu ali-wentse atsimikize na mtima wentse bzomwe bziri m’makumbukidwe mwace. 6 Wale omwe ambawona ntsiku ibodzi kukhala yakufunika kwene-kwene, ambacita bzimwebzo kuti atumbize Yahova. Wale omwe ambadya mtundu uli-wentse wa cakudya, ambadya kuti atumbize Yahova, pakuti iwo ambatenda Mulungu thangwe ra cakudyaco ndipo wale omwe ambadya lini, ambatumbiza Yahova ndipo napo bziri tenepo, ambatenda Mulungu. 7 Tenepo, palibe ali-wentse wa ifepano omwe ambakhala na moyo kuti abzilemekeze iye yekha ndipo palibembo omwe ambafa kuti abzilemekeze iye yekha. 8 Penu tin’khala na moyo, tin’khala na moyo kuti titumbize Yahova, tsono tikafa, tafera Yahova. Tenepo, penu tin’khala na moyo ayai tinʼfa, ndife wa Yahova. 9 Na thangwe limweri, Kristu adafa acikhala pomwe na moyo, kuti iye akhale Mbuya wa wanthu wakufa na wamoyo.
10 Tsono thangwe ranyi iwepo ukuyeruza m’bale wako? Ayai thangwe ranyi iwepo ukunyoza m’bale wako? Tentsenefe tin’dzaima patsogolo pa mpando wa Mulungu wakutongera mirandu, acidzatitonga tentsenefe. 11 Pakuti bzinembo bzimbati: “‘Ine Mulungu wamoyo,’ walewa tenepo Yahova, ‘bondo liri-lentse lin’dzandigodamira ndipo lirime liri-lentse lin’dzatawiriza padeca kuti ndine Mulungu.’” 12 Na tenepo, munthu ali-wentse payekha an’dzabzitawirira yekha kwa Mulungu.
13 Tenepo, lekani kutongana mwekha-mwekha, koma tsimikizani kuleka kucita cinthu ciri-centse comwe cingatepese cikhulupiro ca m’bale wanu ayai kumucitisa kugwa. 14 Ndikudziwa ndipo ndikutsimikiza kuti mwa Mbuya Jezu, palibe cinthu comwe timbadya, comwe mwa ico cokha n’cakupswipa, tsono munthu akawona kuti cinthu cinango n’cakupswipa, an’phonyeka akadya cinthu cimweco. 15 Pakuti penu iwepo wasunamisa m’bale wako thangwe ra cakudya, iwepo ukucita lini bzinthu mwakubverana na lufoyi. Kristu adaferambo munthu umweyo, tenepo, leka kutepesa cikhulupiro cace thangwe ra cakudya comwe umbadya. 16 Tenepo, lekani kubvuma kuti bzinthu bzabwino bzomwe mukucita, wanthu abzilewe kuti mpsakuipa. 17 Thangwe kuti munthu apite mu umambo bwa Mulungu bzimbathemba lini kudya ayai kumwa, koma iye an’funika kukhala munthu wakulungama, kukhala pa mtendere na wanthu winango, kukhala wakukondwa na kuthandizidwa na mzimu wakucena. 18 Pakuti munthu ali-wentse omwe an’tumikira Kristu mwa njira imweyi, ngwakubvumizika kwa Mulungu ndipo wanthu ambakomedwa naye.
19 Na tenepo, tin’funika kucita bzentse bzomwe tingakwanise kuti tikhazikise mtendere, na kulimbikisana. 20 Lekani kupfudza mabasa ya Mulungu thangwe ra cakudya. Kulewa cadidi, bzakudya bzentse mpsakubvumizidwa kuti bzidyedwe, tsono, mpsakuphonyeka kudya cinthu comwe cingatepese cikhulupiro ca munthu munango.* 21 Bziri bwino kuleka kudya nyama ayai kumwa vinyu ayai kucita cinthu ciri-centse comwe cingatepese cikhulupiro ca m’bale wako. 22 Cikhulupiro comwe iwepo unaco, khala naco pamaso pa Mulungu. An’kondwa ngule omwe ambabzicitisa lini kuti atongedwe thangwe ra bzinthu bzomwe iye wasankhula kucita. 23 Tsono penu munthu akupenukira, koma iye nkudya, ana mulandu, thangwe akudya mwakusaya kutsogoleredwa na cikhulupiro. Tenepo bzinthu bzentse bzomwe bzimbacitidwa mwakusaya kubvera cikhulupiro, ni pikado.