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10 Tsapano abale, ndikufuna kuti mukumbukire kuti makolo yathu yakale yadafamba pantsi pa mtambo, ndipo wentse adayambuka nyanza ifuira 2 ndipo wentse adabatizidwa pomwe akhatewera Mozeji, pantsi pa mtambo pomwe akhayambuka nyanzayo, 3 ndipo wentse adadya bzomwe Mulungu adawapasa. 4 Wentse adamwa madzi mabodzi-bodzi yomwe Mulungu adawapasa. Kazinji-kentse iwo akhamwa madzi yakucokera pa mwala ukulu, omwe ukhali pafupi na iwo. Bzimwebzi bzikhacokera kwa Mulungu ndipo bzikhaimira Kristu. 5 Napo bziri tenepo, Mulungu alibe kukomedwa na azinji wa iwo ndipo iwo adaphedwa m’dambo.
6 Tsono bzinthu bzimwebzi n’ciratizo kwa ifepano, kuti tileke kumbakhumba bzinthu bzakuipa ninga momwe iwo adacitira. 7 Tileke kunamata bzifanikiso ninga momwe winango wa iwo adacitira. Pakuti bzidanembedwa kuti: “Wanthu adakhala pantsi acidya, acimwa na kukondwa.” 8 Mbatileke kucita upombo ayai uputa* ninga momwe winango wa iwo adacitira, acifa wanthu 23 000 pa ntsiku ibodzi. 9 Mbatileke kuyeza Yahova ninga momwe winango adacitira. Iwo adalumidwa na nyoka, acifa. 10 Tileke kumbang’ung’udzika ninga momwe winango wa iwo adacitira, thangwe ra bzimwebzi iwo adaphedwa na anjo wa Mulungu. 11 Bzinthu bzimwebzi bzidawacitikira ninga ciratizo, ndipo bzidanembedwa kuti bzicenjeze ifepano omwe tikukhala kuphampha kwa dzikoli.
12 Tenepo, ule omwe akukumbuka kuti adaima, akhale tceru kuti aleke kugwa. 13 Palibe mayezo yomwe mwagumana nayo, yomwe njakusiyana na yomwe wanthu winango ambagumana nayo. Tsono Mulungu ngwakukhulupirika ndipo iye an’dzalekerera lini kuti muyezedwe mpaka kufika pomwe mungakwanise lini kupirira, koma pomwe mukugumana na mayezoyo, iye an’dzakupasani njira yakupulumukira kuti mukwanise kuyapirira.
14 Tenepo abale wangu wakufunidwa, thawani kunamata bzifanikiso. 15 Ndikulewalewa namwe ninga wanthu wakuzindikira; tenepo, sankhulani mwekha bzakucita pa bzomwe ndikulewabzi. 16 Pomwe tikhamwa bza m’kopo ya cisimbo yomwe tidaisimba, kodi tiribe kugawana mulopa wa Kristu? Ndipo pomwe tikhadya pau yomwe tidabedula, kodi tiribe kugawana thupi la Kristu? 17 Pakuti pana pau ibodzi basi, ifepano napo ndife azinji, ndife thupi libodzi, thangwe tentse tikudya pau ibodziyo.
18 Kumbukirani Ajirayeri: Pomwe iwo akhadya bzakuperekedwa pa guwa la ntsembe, kodi bzikhali lini ninga kuti akudya pabodzi na Mulungu? 19 Tsono ndilewe pomwe ciyani? Kodi bzifanikiso na bzinthu bzakuperekedwa ntsembe kwa bzifanikisobzo mpsakufunika? 20 Ne, koma ndikufuna kulewa kuti bzinthu bzomwe anyakunamata bzifanikiso ambapereka ntsembe, ambakhala akupereka ntsembe kwa madimonyo sikuti kwa Mulungu; ndipo ndikufuna lini kuti imwepo mucite cinthu ciri-centse cakubverana na madimonyo. 21 Bzingakwanisike lini kuti imwepo mumwe m’kopo ya Yahova na m’kopo ya madimonyo; ndipo bzingakwanisikembo lini kudya pa “meza ya Yahova” na pa meza ya madimonyo. 22 Kodi ‘tikufuna kukalipisa Yahova?’ Kodi ife ndife wamphanvu kuposa iye?
23 Bzinthu bzentse mpsakubvumizika, koma ni bzentse lini bzomwe mpsaphindu. Bzinthu bzentse mpsakubvumizika, koma ni bzentse lini bzomwe bzimbalimbisa. 24 Munthu ali-wentse aleke kumbacita bzinthu bzakudekera iye yekha basi, koma bzakudekerambo winango.
25 Dyani nyama iri-yentse yakugulisidwa mu msika mwakusaya kucita mibvunzo kuti mtima wanu uleke kukunesani, 26 thangwe dziko la pantsi na bzentse bzomwe bziri m’mwemo mpsa Yahova. 27 Penu nyakusaya kukhulupira wakucemerani ndipo mwayenda, kadyeni bzentse bzomwe an’kakupasani ndipo lekani kucita mibvunzo kuti mtima wanu uleke kukunesani. 28 Tsono penu munthu wakuuzani kuti: “Bzimwebzi bzaperekedwa ntsembe,” lekani kudya thangwe ra munthu omwe wakuuzaniyo na thangwe ra mtima wanu. 29 Ndikulewa lini bza mtima wanu okha, koma bza mtima wa winangombo. Napo kuti ndina ufulu bwakusankhula bzakucita, koma nin’funa lini kucita bzinthu bzomwe bzingacitise mtima wa winango kundilewa kuipa. 30 Napo penu nimbadya, ndicitenda Mulungu thangwe ra bzimwebzi, kodi bziri bwino kucita bzimwebzi penu bzikucitisa wanthu winango kundilewa kuipa?
31 Ndipopa, penu mukudya, mukumwa ayai mukucita cinthu ciri-centse, citani bzentse kuti Mulungu apasidwe ulemerero. 32 Lekani kukhala cakukhukhumudwisa kwa Adjuda, kwa Agerego na kwa gwere la Mulungu, 33 ninga momwe inepano nimbacitira nyongo yakukondwesa wanthu wentse m’bzinthu bzentse. Nimbacita lini bzinthu bzakudekera inepano ndekha, koma bzakudekera wanthu azinji kuti adzapulumusidwe.