Lakuyenda kwa Aroma
12 Abale, pakuti Mulungu adakulatizani ntsisi zace, ndikukudandaulirani kuti mupereke mathupi yanu ninga ntsembe yamoyo, yomwe njakucena na yakubvumidwa na Mulungu ndipo muphatise basa luso lanu lakukumbuka pomwe mukumutumikira. 2 Lekani kutewezera makumbukidwe ya m’dzikoli, m’mbuto mwace, bvumani kuti Mulungu acinje makumbukidwe yanu kuti mudziwe bzomwe Mulungu ambafuna, bzomwe mpsabwino, bzakubvumizika na bzakulungama.
3 Thangwe ra kudeka mtima kukulu komwe Mulungu adandilatiza, ndikuuza ali-wentse wa imwepo pakati panu, kuti lekani kukumbuka kuti ndimwe wakufunika kwene-kwene kuposa momwe imwepo muliri, tsono latizani kuti mumbakumbuka bwino mwakubverana na cikhulupiro comwe Mulungu adacipereka kwa m’bodzi na m’bodzi wa imwepo. 4 Pakuti thupi libodzi lina bziwalo bzizinji, tsono bziwalobzo bzimbacita lini basa libodzi-bodzi. 5 Mwa njira ibodzi-bodziyi, napo ndife azinji, timbacita mbali ya thupi libodzi mwakuphatana na Kristu, ndipo ifepano ndife bziwalo bzomwe ciri-centse cimbafunikira cinzace. 6 Tentsenefe tina mphaso zakusiyana-siyana mwakubverana na kudeka mtima kukulu komwe Mulungu adakulatiza kwa ifepano, tenepo, penu tina mphaso yakulewa mapolofesiya, mbatileweni mapolofesiyayo mwakubverana na cikhulupiro comwe tinaco. 7 Penu mphasoyo ni utumiki, mbaticiteni utumikibo, ndipo penu mphasoyo njakupfunzisa, mbatipfunziseni. 8 Ayai ule omwe ana mphaso yakulewa mafala yakulimbikisa winango, mbalewe mafala yakulimbikisayo. Ule omwe ana mphaso yakupasa, mbacite bzimwebzo na mtima wentse, ule omwe ana mphaso yakutsogolera, mbacite bzimwebzo mwakubzipereka ndipo ule omwe ambalatiza ntsisi, mbacite bzimwebzo na mtima wentse.
9 Lufoyi lanu likhale lakusaya cinyengo. Wengani comwe n’cakuipa ndipo phatisisani comwe n’cabwino. 10 Pakufunana ninga abale, mbafunanani na mtima wentse ndipo mbakhalani wakuyamba* pakumbalatizana ulemu. 11 Mbaphatani basa na nyongo, lekani kumbacita utofu.* Mbabvumani kuti mzimu wakucena wa Mulungu umbakupaseni mphanvu ndipo mbatumikirani Yahova na mtima wanu wentse.* 12 Kondwani na cidikhiro canu. Pirirani pomwe mukugumana na mabvuto. Pitirizani kumbapemba. 13 Gawanani na wanthu wa Mulungu* pa bzomwe iwo akusaya. Nthawe zentse khalani na cizolowezi ca kumbatambira alendo. 14 Pitirizani kusimba* wale omwe akukutewerani m’mbuyo, ndipo asimbeni, sikuti kuwatemberera. 15 Kondwani na omwe akukondwa, lirani na omwe akulira. 16 Mbawonani anzanu ninga momwe mumbabziwonera imwe mwekha. Lekani kutewera makhalidwe yakubzikuza, tsono latizani kuti ndimwe wakubzicepesa m’bzicito bzanu. Lekani kumbabziwona kuti ndimwe wanzeru.
17 Wanthu akakucitirani bzinthu bzakuipa, lekani kuwabwezera na bzinthu bzakuipa. Mbacitani bzinthu bzomwe wanthu wentse ambabziwona kuti mpsabwino. 18 Citani bzentse bzomwe mungakwanise kuti mukhale pa mtendere na wanthu wentse. 19 Abale wangu wakufunidwa, lekani kubwezera cakuipa, tsono siyirani mpata ukali bwa Mulungu thangwe bzinembo bzimbati: “‘Kubwezera n’kwangu. Ine ndine omwe nin’dzabwezera,’ walewa tenepo Yahova.” 20 Tsono penu nyamadulanthaka wako ana njala, m’pase cakudya, penu ana nyota, m’pase cakumwa thangwe ukacita bzimwebzi, iwepo un’dzakhala ukugwezeka masimbe ya moto pa msolo pace.* 21 Lekani kubvuma kukundidwa na cakuipa, tsono pitirizani kukunda cakuipa mwakucita cabwino.