Lakuyamba Lakuyenda kwa 1 Juwau
2 Wana wangu wakufunidwa, ndikukunemberani bzinthu bzimwebzi kuti muleke kucita pikado. Tsono munthu akacita pikado, ifepano tina mthandizi omwe ni Jezu Kristu munthu wakulungama omwe ali pabodzi na Baba. 2 Iye ni ntsembe yakumpsinkha pikado zathu, yomwe idacitisa kuti tibverane pomwe na Mulungu, sikuti yakumpsinkha pikado zathu zokha basi, koma na za wanthu pa dziko lentse la pantsi. 3 Tikapitiriza kubvera malamulo yace, bzin’dzawoneka padeca kuti timbamudziwa. 4 Ule omwe anilewa kuti: “Ine nimbamudziwa,” koma akasaya kubvera malamulo yace, munthu umweyo ngwakunama ndipo iye ambalewa lini cadidi. 5 Tsono munthu omwe ambabvera fala lace, ambalatiza padeca kuti iye ambafuna Mulungu. Na bzimwebzi, ifepano timbadziwa kuti ndife wakuphatana naye. 6 Ule omwe anilewa kuti akupitiriza kukhala wakuphatana naye, an’funika kucita bzinthu ninga momwe Jezu akhacitira.*
7 Abale wangu wakufunidwa, ndikukunemberani lini lamulo lipsa, koma lamulo lakale-kale lomwe imwepo mumbalidziwa kuyambira paciyambi. Lamulo lakale-kale limweri ni fala lomwe imwepo mudalibva. 8 Tsono napo bziri tenepo, ndikukunemberani lamulo lipsa lomwe Jezu adaliteweza ndipo imwepo mumbalitewezambo, thangwe mdima ukumala ndipo ceza cacadidi cayamba kale kubvunika.
9 Ule omwe anilewa kuti ali pa ceza koma akuwenga m’bale wace, munthu umweyo akali mu mdima. 10 Ule omwe ambafuna m’bale wace ndiye kuti akupitiriza kukhala pa ceza, ndipo kwa iye palibe mwala omwe ungamukhukhumudwise. 11 Tsono ule omwe aniwenga m’bale wace, munthu umweyo ali pa mdima ndipo akufamba pa mdima; iye akudziwa lini komwe akuyenda thangwe mdima wafunga maso yace.
12 Ndikunembera imwe wana wangu wakufunidwa, pakuti pikado zanu zalekereredwa thangwe ra dzina lace. 13 Ndikunembera imwepo azipai, thangwe mwafika pakudziwa ule omwe alipo kuyambira paciyambi. Ndikunembera imwepo maswaka, thangwe mwakunda Sathani.* Ndikunembera imwepo wanamwe, thangwe mwafika pakudziwa Mulungu Baba wathu. 14 Ndikunembera imwepo azipai, thangwe mwafika pakudziwa ule omwe alipo kuyambira paciyambi. Ndikunembera imwepo maswaka, thangwe ndimwe wamphanvu, pakuti Fala la Mulungu liri mwa imwepo ndipo mwakunda Sathani.
15 Lekani kufuna dziko ayai bzinthu bza m’dziko. Penu munthu an’funa dziko, ndiye kuti lufoyi la Baba liri lini mwa iye; 16 thangwe bzinthu bzentse bzomwe bziri m’dziko, ninga cikhumbo ca thupi, cikhumbo ca maso na kubziwonesera pa bzinthu bzomwe munthu anabzo, bzimbacokera lini kwa Baba, koma kudziko. 17 Kuthumizira bzimwebzi, dziko lin’dzamala pabodzi na bzinthu bzace bzentse bzomwe wanthu ambabzifuna, tsono ule omwe ambacita bzomwe Mulungu ambafuna, an’dzakhala mpaka kale-kale.
18 Wana wangu wakufunidwa, ino ni nthawe yakumalizira. Ndipo ninga momwe mudabvera kuti akubwera anyakulamba Kristu, napo tsapano, alipo azinji anyakulamba Kristu, ndipopa tikudziwa kuti ino ni nthawe yakumalizira. 19 Iwo adacoka pakati pathu thangwe akhali lini m’thimu lathu. Pakuti angadakhala kuti akhali m’thimu lathu, iwo angadapitiriza kukhala nafe. Tsono iwo adacoka kuti bziwoneke padeca kuti ni wentse lini omwe akhali m’thimu lathu. 20 Imwepo mudadzozedwa na ule omwe ngwakucena, ndipo mwentsenemwe mukudziwa cadidi. 21 Ndikukunemberani, sikuti thangwe rakuti mumbadziwa lini cadidi, koma thangwe rakuti mukucidziwa nakuti kunama kuli-kwentse kumbacokera lini m’cadidi.
22 Kodi mbani omwe angakhale nyakunama kuposa ule omwe ambagaza kuti Jezu ni Kristu? Umweyo ni nyakulamba Kristu, ule omwe ambalamba Baba na Mwana. 23 Munthu ali-wentse omwe anilamba Mwanayo, angakhale lini pa uxamwali na Baba. Tsono ule omwe ambadziwa Mwana ambadziwambo Baba. 24 Tsono kwa imwepo, bzinthu bzomwe mudabva kuyambira paciyambi, bzin’funika kupitiriza kukhala mu mtima mwanu. Penu bzomwe mudabvabzo kuyambira paciyambi bzin’pitiriza kukhala mu mtima mwanu, imwepo mun’dzapitirizambo kukhala wakuphatana na Mwana pabodzi na Baba. 25 Kuthumizira bzimwebzi iye adalewa kuti an’dzatipasa moyo wakusaya kumala.
26 Ndikukunemberani bzinthu bzimwebzi thangwe wanthu winango akufuna kukupumpsani. 27 Pakuti Mulungu adakudzozani na mzimu wace wakucena, mzimuyo ukupitiriza kukhala mwa imwepo ndipo pan’funika lini kuti munthu munango akupfunziseni. Tsono Mulungu adaphatisa basa mzimu umweyu kuti ukupfunziseni bzinthu bzentse ndipo mzimuyo ngwacadidi sikuti wakunama. Tenepo, pitirizani kukhala wakuphatana na iye ninga momwe mzimuyo udakupfunzisirani. 28 Tenepo, wana wangu wakufunidwamwe, pitirizani kukhala wakuphatana na iye, kuti akadzawonesedwa, tidzakwanise kulewalewa na citsimikizo nakuti tileke kudzacoka pamaso pace na manyazi pa nthawe yakuwonekera kwace. 29 Penu mumbadziwa kuti iye ngwakulungama, ndiye kuti mumbadziwambo kuti ule omwe ambacita cirungamo adabadwa mwa iye.