Lakuyamba Lakuyenda kwa Timotio
6 Wale omwe ni akapolo apitirize kulemekeza kwene-kwene azimbuya wawo, kuti wanthu aleke kulewa kuipa dzina la Mulungu na cipfunziso cace. 2 Kuthumizira bzimwebzi, akapolo omwe azimbuya wawo ni akristau, an’funika lini kumbawanyoza pakuwona kuti ni abale, m’mbuto mwace ambaphate basa na nyongo, thangwe omwe akugumana phindu na mabasa yawo yabwino ni anyakukhulupira anzawo omwembo ni abale wawo wakufunidwa.
Pitiriza kuwapfunzisa na kuwapasa malango yamweya. 3 Penu munthu an’bvuma lini cipfunziso cacadidi* cakucokera kwa Mbuya wathu Jezu Kristu, comwe ni cipfunziso cakubverana na kubzipereka kwathu kwa Mulungu aciyamba kupfunzisa cipfunziso cinango, 4 munthu umweyo ngwakubzikuza kwene-kwene ndipo ambabvesesa lini cinthu. Iye ambalimbikira kucita makani na kunesana thangwe ra mafala. Bzinthu bzimwebzi bzimbayambisa njiru, kunesana, kulewana mafala yakutukwana* na kupenukirana kwakuipa.* 5 Ndipo bzimwebzi bzimbacitisa wanthu wakuipa* omwe asiya cadidi kumbanesana nthawe zentse pa nkhani zing’ono-zing’ono, acimbakumbuka kuti kukhala wakubzipereka kwa Mulungu ni njira yakugumanira phindu. 6 Kulewa cadidi, pana phindu likulu munthu akabzipereka kwa Mulungu acimbakomedwa na bzomwe anabzo. 7 Pakuti pomwe tidabadwa mu dzikoli, tiribe kubweresa cinthu ciri-centse ndipo tikafa, timbanyamulambo lini cinthu ciri-centse. 8 Na tenepo, tikakhala na cakudya* na bzakubvala,* tin’dzakomedwa na bzinthu bzimwebzi.
9 Tsono wanthu omwe ambafunisisa kudala ambagwera m’mayezo, pa diwa na m’bzikhumbo bzizinji bzakuipa na bzakudzonga, bzomwe bzimbawacitisa kugumana na mabvuto ndipo bzimbawabweresera infa. 10 Pakuti kufunisisa kobiri ni muzi wa bzinthu bzentse bzakuipa, ndipo thangwe ra kufunisisa kobiriko, wanthu winango asiya cikhulupiro ndipo abzibweresera okha mabvuto mazinji.
11 Tenepo, iwe mtumiki wa Mulungu, thawa bzinthu bzimwebzi. Ndipo tsungira cirungamo, kubzipereka kwa Mulungu, cikhulupiro, lufoyi, kupirira na kuderekha. 12 Menya nkhondo yabwino ya cikhulupiro, phatisisa moyo wakusaya kumala omwe adakucemerera, omwe udauperekera umboni bwabwino pamaso pa wanthu azinji.
13 Inepano ndikukuuza pamaso pa Mulungu, omwe ambacitisa kuti bzinthu bzentse bzikhale na moyo na pamaso pa Kristu Jezu, omwe adapereka umboni bwabwino pamaso pa Ponsiyo Pirato, 14 kuti ubvere malamulo ucipitiriza kukhala wakucena na wakusaya mathangwe yakukupasira mulandu, mpaka kuwonekera kwa Mbuya wathu Jezu Kristu, 15 komwe Mbuya Wamphanvu na wakukondwa an’dzakucita pa nthawe yace yakuthemera. Iye ni Mambo wa wale omwe ambatonga ninga amambo, na Mbuya wa wale omwe ambatonga ninga azimbuya. 16 Iye yekha omwe ambafa lini, omwe ambakhala paceza cakusaya kufikika, omwe palibe munthu omwe adamuwona kale ayai angakwanise kumuwona. Iye apasidwe ulemu ndipo mphanvu zace zikhale mpaka kale-kale. Ameni.
17 Uza* wale omwe mbakudala mu dziko lino* kuti aleke kukhala wakubzikuza* ndipo aleke kuikha cidikhiro cawo pa cuma cakusaya kuthembeka. Koma akhulupire Mulungu omwe ambatipasa na manja mawiri bzinthu bzentse bzomwe bzimbatikondwesa. 18 Auze kuti ambacite bzabwino, akhale wakudala na mabasa yabwino, wakupasa na wakukonzeka kugawana na anzawo bzomwe anabzo. 19 Akacita bzimwebzi, iwo an’dzabzigwezekera cuma comwe ni aliserse yabwino ya kutsogolo ndipo an’dzaphatisisa moyo caiwo.
20 Timotio, koya bzinthu bzomwe udatambira kucokera kwa Mulungu, ndipo tcenkha nkhani zapezi-pezi zomwe zimbaipisa bzinthu bzakucena na cidziwiso cakunama comwe cimbayambisa nkhani zomwe zimbabverana lini na cadidi. 21 Thangwe ra kutewera cidziwiso cimweci, winango asiya cikhulupiro.
Kudeka mtima kukulu kwa Mulungu kukhale nawe.