Tsamba Lakuyamba kwa Akolinto
1 Ine Paulo, omwe ndidacemeredwa kukhala mpostolo wa Kristu Jezu thangwe ra kufuna kwa Mulungu, na Sositeni m’bale wathu. 2 Tikunembera gwere la Mulungu la ku Kolinto, kwa imwepo omwe mudacenesedwa mwakubverana na Kristu Jezu, omwe mudacemeredwa kuti mukhale wakucena pabodzi na wentse omwe ali m’mbuto zakusiyana-siyana, omwe ambacemerambo dzina la Mbuya wathu Jezu Kristu, omwe ni Mbuya wa tentse.
3 Kudeka mtima kukulu na mtendere wakucokera kwa Mulungu Baba wathu pabodzi na kwa Mbuya wathu Jezu Kristu kukhale namwe.
4 Nthawe zentse nimbatenda Mulungu wangu thangwe ra imwepo, pakuti adakulatizani kudeka mtima kwace kukulu komwe kudaperekedwa kwa imwepo mwa Kristu Jezu; 5 thangwe rakuti imwepo mudabverana na iye, mudatambira bzinthu bzentsenebzi, ndipopa imwepo mumbakwanisa kupalizira bwino mafala ya Mulungu ndipo mumbadziwa bwino cadidi, 6 pakuti umboni bwakulewa bza Kristu budatsimikizika pakati panu. 7 Thangwe ra bzimwebzi, imwepo muna bzinthu bzentse bzomwe mukufunikira, pomwe mukudikhirira na mtima wentse kuzimbulidwa kwa Mbuya wathu Jezu Kristu. 8 Mulungu an’dzakuthandizani kukhala wakulimba mpaka kuphampha ndipo wentse an’dzasaya cakulewa pa ntsiku ya Mbuya wathu Jezu Kristu. 9 Mulungu, omwe adakucemerani kuti mukhale wakubverana na Mwana wace Jezu Kristu Mbuya wathu, ngwakukhulupirika.
10 Tsapano, ndikukukumbirani abale m’dzina la Mbuya wathu Jezu Kristu, kuti mumbabverane pa bzomwe munilewa ndipo muleke kumbapambulana pakati panu koma khalani wakubverana mwakukhala na makumbukidwe yabodzi na nzeru ibodzi. 11 Pakuti wanthu winango wa m’banja la Kulowe, andidziwisa bza imwepo abale wangu, kuti mukupokana pakati panu. 12 Bzomwe ndikufuna kulewa mpsakuti winango wa imwepo akumbalewa kuti: “Ine ndine wa Paulo.” Winango akulewa kuti: “Ine ndine wa Apolo.” Winango: “Ine ndine wa Khefa.”* Ndipo winango akuti: “Ine ndine wa Kristu.” 13 Kodi Kristu ngwakugawanika? Kodi Paulo adakhomereredwa pa muti thangwe ra imwepo? Ayai kodi mudabatizidwa m’dzina la Paulo? 14 Ndikutenda Mulungu kuti ndiribe kubatiza ne na m’bodzi wa imwepo, kupambula Krispo na Gayo. 15 Tenepo, palibe ne na m’bodzi wa imwepo omwe angalewe kuti adabatizidwa m’dzina langu. 16 Inde, ndidabatizambo wanthu wa m’banja la Sitefana, tsono kupambula amwewa, ndikukumbukira lini penu ndidabatiza pomwe munthu munango. 17 Pakuti Kristu alibe kundituma kuti ndidzabatize, koma kuti ndidzapalizire mafala yabwino, sikuti ninga munthu wakupfunza kwene-kwene, kuti muti wakuzunzidwira* wa Kristu uleke kukhala wakusaya phindu.
18 Pakuti nkhani yakulewa bza muti wakuzunzidwira,* ni utsiru kwa wale omwe akuyenda kukapfudzidwa, koma kwa ife omwe tin’dzapulumuka ni mphanvu ya Mulungu. 19 Pakuti bzidanembedwa kuti: “Nin’dzacitisa munthu wanzeru kukhala wakusaya nzeru ndipo makumbukidwe ya wanthu wakupfunza kwene-kwene nin’dzayalamba.” 20 Ali kuponi munthu wanzeru? Ali kuponi munembi? Ali kuponi anyakucezerana nkhani za m’dzikoli?* Kodi Mulungu alibe kucitisa nzeru za m’dzikoli kukhala zakupusa? 21 Wanthu wa m’dzikoli ambadziwa lini Mulungu thangwe ambathemba nzeru zawo, ndipo bzomwe timbapalizira mpsakusaya phindu kwa wanthu winango, tsono thangwe ra mafala yamweya, Mulungu wasankhula kupulumusa anyakukhulupira ndipo mwa njira imweyi, nzeru ya Mulungu imbawonekera.
22 Pakuti Adjuda ambafuna kuwona bzizindikiro ndipo Agerego ambanyang’ana nzeru, 23 tsono ifepano timbapalizira bza Kristu omwe adakhomereredwa pa muti. Kwa Adjuda, bziri ninga mwala wakukhukhumudwisa ndipo kwa wanthu omwe ni Adjuda lini, mpsakupusa. 24 Tsono napo bziri tenepo, kwa wale omwe adacemeredwa, Adjuda napo Agerego, Kristu ni mphanvu ya Mulungu na nzeru ya Mulungu. 25 Cinthu ca Mulungu comwe wanthu ambaciwona kuti n’cautsiru, n’canzeru kwene-kwene kuposa wanthuwo ndipo cinthu ca Mulungu comwe wanthu ambaciwona kuti ciribe mphanvu, n’camphanvu kwene-kwene kuposa wanthuwo.
26 Abale, kwa wale omwe adacemeredwa pakati panu, mbazinji lini omwe ana nzeru ninga momwe wanthu ambawawonera ndipo mbazinji lini omwe ana mphanvu ninga omwe adabadwa m’banja la wanthu wakubvekera. 27 Tsono Mulungu adasankhula bzinthu bzakupusa bza m’dzikoli, kuti apase manyazi wanthu wanzeru ndipo adasankhula bzinthu bzakutepa bza m’dzikoli, kuti apase manyazi wanthu wamphanvu. 28 Ndipo Mulungu adasankhula bzinthu bzapezi-pezi na bzakunyozeka bza m’dzikoli, kuti acitise bzinthu bzomwe bziripo kukhala bzakusaya phindu, 29 kuti paleke kugumanika munthu wakubzikuza pamaso pa Mulungu. 30 Tsono imwepo mudabverana na Kristu Jezu thangwe ra Mulunguyo, ndipo iye adazimbula nzeru za Mulungu na cirungamo cace. Thangwe ra Jezuyo, wanthu angakhale wakucena ndipo thangwe ra cakulombolera, iwo angakhale wakutsudzuka, 31 kuti bzicitike ninga momwe bzidanembedwera kuti: “Omwe akusamwa, asamwe thangwe ra Yahova.”