Lakuyenda kwa Afilipi
3 Pakumalizira abale wangu, pitirizani kukondwa mwa Mbuya. Mpsakunetesa lini kwa inepano kukunemberani bzinthu bzibodzi-bodzibzi ndipo bzimwebzi mpsakuti bzikukhotcerereni.
2 Mpholeni na wanthu omwe ambacita bzinthu ninga mbwaya, mpholeni na wale omwe ambacita bzinthu bzakupweteka anzawo na wale omwe ambaceka thupi.* 3 Pakuti ifepano ndife wale omwe tidacita mgwatidwe* wacadidi, omwe tikucita basa lakupambulika mwakuthandizidwa na mzimu wa Mulungu, ndipo timbasamwirira mwa Kristu Jezu nakuti timbathemba lini bzinthu bza thupi. 4 Napo ine kuposa munthu ali-wentse, ndina mathangwe yakuthembera bzinthu bza thupi. Penu munthu ali-wentse akukumbuka kuti ana mathangwe yakuthembera bzinthu bza thupi, inepano ndinayo mazinji: 5 ndidacitidwa mgwatidwe* pa ntsiku yaci 8, ndine wa mtundu wa Ajirayeri, wa dzinza la Benjamini, ndine Mhebereu wakubadwira m’banja la Ahebereu, mwakubverana na lamulo, ndine Mfarizeu, 6 ndikhacita nyongo pakuzunza gwere, pakulewa bza cirungamo cakubverana na lamulo, ndikhali munthu wakusaya mulandu. 7 Tsono bzinthu bzomwe ndikhabziwona kukhala bzakufunika kwene-kwene, bzinthu bzimwebzi nimbabziwona kukhala bzakusaya kufunika thangwe ra Kristu.* 8 Kuposa bzimwebzi, nimbawona bzinthu bzentse kukhala bzakusaya kufunika, ndikandendemezera na cidziwiso cakulewa bza Kristu Jezu Mbuya wangu. Thangwe ra iye, ndabvuma kuluza bzinthu bzentse ndipo nimbabziwona ninga lixo* kuti ndifunidwe na Kristu, 9 kuti ndidzagumanike wakuphatana na iye, sikuti thangwe ra cirungamo cangu cakutewera Lamulo, koma thangwe ra cirungamo comwe cimbabwera thangwe ra kukhulupira Kristu, cirungamo cimweci cimbacokera kwa Mulungu thangwe ra cikhulupiro. 10 Comwe nin’funa ni kudziwa iye na mphanvu za ule omwe adamulamusa na kubonera ninga momwe iye adabonerera, ndicifambo ninga momwe bzidacitikira na iye, 11 kuti ndiwone penu mpsakukwanisika kulamusidwa pabodzi na wale omwe an’dzayamba kulamusidwa.
12 Sikuti thangwe ra kuti ndatambira kale, ayai thangwe ra kuti ndakhala wakulungama, koma ndikucita nyongo kuti ndiwone penu ningakwanise kukhala nabzo bzire bzomwe bzidacitisa Kristu Jezu kundisankhula. 13 Abale, inepano ndikuwona lini ninga kuti ndatambira kale bzimwebzi, tsono cadidi n’cakuti, ndikuyebwa bzinthu bza m’mbuyo, ndicicita nyongo kuti ndigumane bzinthu bzakutsogolo. 14 Ndikucita bzentse bzomwe ningakwanise kuti nditambire mabaibai yakucemeredwera kudzulu na Mulungu mwa Kristu Jezu. 15 Na tenepo, tentsenefe omwe ndife wakukhwima mwauzimu, timbakumbuke mwakubverana na bzinthu bzomwe ndakuuzanibzi, tsono bzikakunesani kukumbuka mwa njira imweyi, Mulungu an’dzakuthandizani kuti mukumbuke tenepo. 16 Bziribe basa momwe tayendera patsogolo, mbatipitirizeni kufamba mu njira imweyi.
17 Abale, tewezerani ciratizo cangu mwakuphatana ndipo pitirizani kunyang’anisisa wale omwe akufamba mwakubverana na ciratizo comwe tidakusiyirani. 18 Pakuti pana azinji omwe ndikhawaguma kawiri-kawiri, koma tsapano nimbawaguma mwakulira, thangwe iwo mbanyamadulanthaka wa muti wakuzunzidwira* wa Kristu. 19 Mamaliziro yawo ni infa, mulungu wawo ni mimba yawo, iwo ambabzikuza pa bzinthu bzomwe akhafunika kucita nabzo manyazi ndipo ambaikha makumbukidwe yawo pa bzinthu bza m’dziko. 20 Tsono ifepano ndife nzika zakudzulu ndipo tikudikhirira na mtima wentse mpulumusi, Mbuya Jezu Kristu, omwe ali kudzulu, 21 iye an’dzacinja thupi lathu lakutepali kuti likhale ninga thupi lace la ulemerero; ndipo kuti acite bzimwebzi, iye an’dzaphatisa basa mphanvu zace zomwe anazo, zomwe zimbamucitisa kuti akwanise kutonga bzinthu bzentse.