Tsamba Laciwiri kwa Akolinto
3 Kodi mpsakufunika kuti tikuuzeni pomwe kuti ndife yani? Kodi tikufunikira matsamba yakulewa bzabwino pakulewa bza ifepano ninga wanthu winango? Kodi mpsakufunikira kuti imwepo mutinembere matsamba ya mtundu umweyu? Ne letu! 2 Imwepoletu ndimwe tsamba lathu, lakunembedwa m’mitima mwathu, lakudziwika na lakuwerengedwa na wanthu wentse. 3 Pakuti bzikuwonekeratu padeca kuti imwepo ndimwe tsamba la Kristu, lakunembedwa na ifepano ninga atumiki wa Kristu, tsamba lomwe liribe kunembedwa na tinta, koma lidanembedwa na mzimu wakucena wa Mulungu wamoyo ndipo liribembo kunembedwa pa minyala, koma lidanembedwa m’mitima mwanu.
4 Ifepano tina citsimikizo cimweci kwa Mulungu thangwe ra Kristu. 5 Ifepano timbabziwona lini kuti ndife wakuthemera kuphata basa la Mulungu, koma Mulunguyo ndiye adatisankhula kuti tiphate basa limweri. 6 Kulewa cadidi, iye ni omwe adaticitisa kukhala wakuthemera ninga atumiki wa mpangano upsa, sikuti na lamulo lakucita kunembedwa, koma na mzimu wakucena, thangwe malamulo yakunembedwa yambatonga kuti munthu aphedwe, tsono mzimu umbapasa moyo.
7 Kuthumizira bzimwebzi, penu malamulo yakucita kunembedwa yomwe yambabweresa infa, yomwe yadanembedwa pa minyala yadabwera na ulemerero bumwebu, mwakuti wana wa Ajirayeri alibe kukwanisa kunyang’anisa nkhope ya Mozeji thangwe ra ulemererobo, ulemerero bomwe bungadapfudzidwa, 8 kodi malamulo ya mzimu wakucena yakhafunika lini kukhala na ulemerero bukulu kuposa bumwebu? 9 Penu lamulo lomwe limbatonga kuti wanthu aphedwe lina ulemerero, ndiye kuti basa lomwe limbatsogolera wanthu ku cirungamo lin’funika kukhala na ulemerero bukulu kwene-kwene. 10 Kulewa cadidi, ulemerero bwa lamulo budadzamala mphanvu pakundendemezera na ulemerero bwa mpangano upsa. 11 Penu lamulo lakucita kunembedwa lomwe lingadapfudzidwa likhana ulemerero, ndiye kuti mpangano upsa omwe un’dzakhala mpaka kale-kale una ulemerero bukulu kwene-kwene.
12 Pakuti tina cidikhiro cimweci, timbalewalewa mwakutsimikiza. 13 Ifepano timbacita lini bzinthu ninga Mozeji, omwe akhampsinkha nkhope yace na nguwo kuti wana wa Jirayeri aleke kuwona na maso yawo ulemerero bwa lamulo lomwe lingadapfudzidwa. 14 Iwo alibe kubvesesa, pakuti mpaka pano, nguwo ibodzi-bodziyo imbakhala ikalipo pomwe mpangano wakale ukuwerengedwa, thangwe imbacosedwa mwa Kristu yekha basi. 15 Kulewa cadidi, mpaka pano, bzomwe Mozeji adanemba bzikakhala bzikuwerengedwa, mitima yawo imbakhala ikadampsinkha na nguwoyo. 16 Tsono munthu akacinja njira zace kuti anamate Yahova, cinguwoco cimbacosedwa. 17 Yahova ni mzimu ndipo pomwe pana mzimu wa Yahova pana ufulu. 18 Ndipo tentsenefe, omwe tina nkhope zakusaya kumpsinkha, tiri ninga masupedyo yakulatiza ulemerero bwa Yahova. Ifepano timbasandusidwa kuti tikhale ninga Mulungu, ticilatiza mwakubwereza-bwereza ulemerero bwa Mulunguyo, ndendende ninga momwe Yahova omwe ni mzimu akufunira.