Lakuyenda kwa Tiyago
3 Abale wangu, ni mwentse lini omwe mun’funika kukhala apfunzisi, thangwe mukudziwa kuti kutongedwa kwathu kun’dzakhala kukulu kwene-kwene kuposa kwa wanthu winango. 2 Pakuti tentsenefe timbaphonya* kazinji kentse. Penu munthu ambaphonya lini m’mafala, ndiye kuti iye ni munthu wakulungama ndipo angakwanisembo kutonga thupi lace lentse. 3 Tikamangirira bzingwe ku mulomo wa kavalo kuti atibvere, timbakwanisa kutonga thupi lace lentse. 4 Onanimbo xitima za m’madzi,* napo izo n’zikulu ndipo zimbagwinyidwa na mphepo yamphanvu, izo zimbagonyolesedwa na kacinthu kang’ono kakufambisira kuti ziyende komwe nyakufambisayo akufuna.
5 Mpsibodzi-bodzimbo na lirime, iro n’kaciwalo kang’ono-ng’ono ka thupi, koma limbabziikha kwene-kwene. Ndokumbukirani momwe kamoto kang’ono-ng’ono kangagasire thengo likulu kwene-kwene. 6 Lirimembo ni moto. Ndipo pakati pa bziwalo bzentse bza thupi lathu, lirime ndakudzala na bzinthu bzakusaya kulungama, pakuti iro limbapswipiza thupi lentse, licipfudza moyo wa munthu ndipo liri ninga Gehena.* 7 Pakuti mtundu uli-wentse wa bzirombo bza m’thengo, mbalame, bzirombo bzakukwawa na mimba na bzirombo bza m’madzi, bzingafuwidwe ndipo bzimbafuwidwa na wanthu. 8 Tsono palibe munthu omwe angakwanise kufuwa lirime, iro ndakunesa kulitonga, limbadzonga ndipo ndakudzala na veneno yakupha.* 9 Na lirimelo timbatumbiza Yahova Mulungu Baba wathu, ndipo na lirime libodzi-bodziro timbatemberera nalo wanthu omwe adalengedwa “m’cifanikiso ca Mulungu.” 10 Pamulomo pabodzi-bodzipo pambacoka mafala yakusimba na yakutemberera.
Abale wangu, bziri lini bwino kuti bzimwebzi bzimbacitike tenepa. 11 Kodi mcera ubodzi umbacosa madzi ya munyu* na yakusaya munyu?* 12 Abale wangu, kodi muti wa mkuyu ungabale miolivera? Ayai muti wa miolivera ungabale nkhuyu? Mwa njira ibodzi-bodziyi, mcera wa madzi ya munyu ungacose lini madzi yakutapira.
13 Kodi alipo munthu wanzeru na wakubvesesa bzinthu pakati panu? Penu alipo, munthu umweyo an’funika kukhala na khalidwe labwino, lomwe limbalatiza kuti ambacita bzentse mwakuderekha komwe kumbacokera mu nzeru. 14 Tsono penu mu mtima mwanu mwadzala na ntcanje na kufuna kuposa winango, lekani kubzikuza thangwe mukacita tenepo mun’khala wanthu wakunama. 15 Imweyi ni nzeru lini yakucokera kudzulu koma iyo nja pa dziko la pantsi, yaucirombo na yaudimonyo. 16 Pakuti pomwe pana ntcanje na kufuna kuposa winango, pamwepo pambakhalambo kusaya kubverana na bzakuipa bza mtundu uli-wentse.
17 Tsono nzeru yakucokera kudzulu, cakuyamba njakucena, patsogolo pace njamtendere, yakukonzeka kubvuma* na yakukonzeka kubvera, yakudzala na ntsisi na bzisapo bzabwino, yakusaya tsankhulo na yakusaya cinyengo. 18 Wanthu omwe ambakhala pa mbverano wabwino na winango, ambabweresa mtendere ndipo bzimwebzi bzimbacitisa kuti iwo acite bzinthu mwacirungamo.