Tsamba Lakuyamba kwa Akolinto
12 Tsapano abale, pakulewa bza mphaso zauzimu, ndikufuna lini kuti mukhale wakusaya kudziwa. 2 Mukanati kukhala anyakukhulupira, imwepo mukhanamata bzifanikiso bzakusaya kulewalewa ndipo mukhacita bziri-bzentse bzomwe ibzo bzikhafuna. 3 Tsapano ndikufuna mudziwe, kuti palibe munthu omwe ambalewalewa mwakutsogoleredwa na mzimu wa Mulungu kuti: “Jezu ngwakutembereredwa!” ndipo palibembo omwe angalewe kuti: “Jezu ni Mbuya!” mwakusaya kutsogoleredwa na mzimu wakucena.
4 Pana maluso yakusiyana-siyana,* koma mzimu ni m’bodzi. 5 Pana njira zakusiyana-siyana zakutumikira, koma Mbuya ni m’bodzi; 6 ndipo pana mabasa yakusiyana-siyana koma Mulungu ni m’bodzi, omwe ambacitisa wanthu wentse kuphata mabasa yamweyo. 7 Tsono mzimu wakucena umbaphata basa kwa munthu ali-wentse kuti iye athandize winango. 8 Ndipo mwakuthandizidwa na mzimu wakucenayo, winango adapasidwa mafala ya nzeru ndipo winango adapasidwa mafala ya cidziwiso na mzimu ubodzi-bodziyo, 9 winango adapasidwa cikhulupiro mwakuthandizidwa na mzimu ubodzi-bodziyo, winango kuti akwanise kupoza atenda na mzimu ubodzi-bodziyo, 10 kwa winango kuti acite mabasa yakudabwisa, kwa winango kulewa bzakutsogolo, kwa winango kuzindikira penu bzomwe bzikupfunzisidwabzo bzikucokera kwa Mulungu ayai ne, kwa winango kulewalewa bzirewedwe bzakusiyana-siyana ndipo kwa winango kusandulizira bzirewedwe. 11 Tsono mabasa yentseneya yambacitidwa mwakuthandizidwa na mzimu ubodzi-bodziyo, ndipo mzimuyo umbapereka maluso yamweya kwa munthu ali-wentse mwakubverana na kufuna kwace.
12 Pakuti pana thupi libodzi koma iro lina bziwalo bzizinji, ndipo bziripo bziwalo bzizinji koma thupi ndibodzi. Mpsibodzi-bodzimbo na Kristu. 13 Pakuti tentse tidabatizidwa na mzimu ubodzi, tenepo tentse ndife thupi libodzi, bziribe basa penu ndife Mdjuda, Mgerego, kapolo ayai waufulu, tentse tidatambira mzimu umweyo.
14 Kulewa cadidi, thupi liribe ciwalo cibodzi, koma bzizinji. 15 Tsono mwendo ucilewa kuti: “Pakuti ndine lini boko, ndine lini ciwalo ca thupi, kodi bzimwebzi bzikuthandauza kuti mwendoyo ni mbali lini ya thupi? 16 Ndipo khutu licilewambo kuti: “Pakuti ndine lini diso, ndine lini ciwalo ca thupi, kodi bzimwebzi bzikuthandauza kuti khutulo limbacita lini mbali ya thupi? 17 Kodi thupi lentse lingadakhala diso, khutu lingadakhala kuponi? Ndipo lingadakhala khutu, kodi tingadakwanisa tani kubva mnuntci? 18 Tsono Mulungu adaikha ciwalo ciri-centse ca thupi pa mbuto yace, ninga momwe iye akhafunira.
19 Bzentse bzingadakhala ciwalo cibodzi, kodi thupi lingadakhala kuponi? 20 M’mbuto mwace, pana bziwalo bzizinji koma thupi ndibodzi. 21 Diso lingauze lini boko kuti: “Ndiribe nawe basa,” ndipo msolo ungauzembo lini minyendo kuti: “Ndiribe namwe basa.” 22 M’mbuto mwace, bziwalo bza thupi bzomwe bzimbawoneka ninga bzakutepa, mpsakufunika 23 ndipo mbali za thupi zomwe timbakumbuka kuti n’zakunyozeka, timbaziwona kukhala zakufunika kwene-kwene, ndipo mbali za thupi zomwe zimbacitisa manyazi, timbazilemekeza kwene-kwene. 24 Ndipo mbali za thupi lathu zomwe zimbawoneka kale bwino, zimbafunikira lini ciri-centse. Tsono Mulungu adakonza thupi, acilemekeza kwene-kwene bziwalo bzomwe bzimbawoneka ninga kuti mpsakufunika lini kwene-kwene, 25 kuti thupi lireke kugawanika nakuti bziwalo bzentse bzimbathandizane mwa njira ibodzi-bodzi. 26 Ciwalo cibodzi cikapwetekeka, bziwalo bzinango bzentse bzimbabonerambo ndipo ciwalo cibodzi cikalemekezedwa, bziwalo bzinangobzo bzimbakomedwambo.
27 Tsono imwepo ndimwe thupi la Kristu ndipo ali-wentse wa imwepo ni ciwalo ca thupiro. 28 Ndipo Mulungu waikha bziwalo bzakusiyana-siyana m’gwere: Cakuyamba apostolo, caciwiri apolofeta, cacitatu apfunzisi, patsogolo pace mabasa yamphanvu, mphaso yakupoza, mabasa yakuthandiza, luso lakutsogolera na bzirewedwe bzakusiyana-siyana. 29 Kodi wentse mbapostolo? Kodi wentse mbapolofeta? Kodi wentse mbapfunzisi? Kodi wentse ambacita mabasa yamphanvu? 30 Kodi wentse ana mphaso zakupoza? Kodi wentse ambalewalewa bzirewedwe bzakusiyana-siyana? Kodi wentse ambasandulizira bzirewedwe? 31 Tsono pitirizani kulimbikira kuti mukhale mphaso zikulu-zikulu, ndipo inepano ninkuwonesani njira yabwino kwene-kwene.