Tsamba Laciwiri kwa Akolinto
2 Ndakumbuka bzakusaya kukusunamisani ulendo buno, ndikabwera kumweko kudzakuzungirani. 2 Pakuti inepano ndikadzakusunamisani, kodi mbani an’dzanditsangalaza? 3 Ndanemba bzimwebzi kuti ndikabwera kumweko ndileke kudzasunama na wale omwe nin’funa kudzakondwa nawo, pakuti ndina citsimikizo cakuti bzinthu bzomwe bzin’ndikondwesa, bzin’kondwesambo mwentsenemwe. 4 Inepano ndidakunemberani tsamba lire, pomwe ndikhatsautsika na kuzunzika mu mtima ndicimbacokambo misozi kwene-kwene, sikuti ndikufuna kuti musuname koma kuti mudziwe lufoyi likulu lomwe ndinalo kwa imwepo.
5 Pakuti penu munthu wacita cinthu cakusunamisa, iye alibe kusunamisa ine, koma wasunamisambo mwentsenemwe. Nin’funa lini kulewa bzizinji pa nkhani imweyi. 6 Kutsimulidwa komwe wacitidwa na wanthu azinji, n’kwakukwanira kwa munthu umweyo; 7 tenepo, imwepo mun’funika kumulekerera tsapano na mtima wentse na kumutsangalaza kuti iye aleke kukundidwa na msunamo ukulu kwene-kwene. 8 Na tenepo, ndikukucenjezani kuti mulatize lufoyi lanu kwa iye. 9 Pa thangwe limweri, inepano ndakunemberani kuti ndiwone penu imwepo mumbabvera m’bzinthu bzentse. 10 Mukalekerera munthu pa cinthu ciri-centse, inepano nin’dzamulekererambo. Kulewa cadidi, cinthu ciri-centse comwe ndalekerera munthu, penu ciripo, ndacita bzimwebzo thangwe ra imwepo pamaso pa Kristu, 11 kuti tileke kukundidwa* na Sathani, pakuti timbadziwa bzakulinga bzace.
12 Pomwe ndidafika ku Trowa kuti ndipalizire mafala yabwino yakulewa bza Kristu, udandifungukira mwayi pa basa la Mbuya.* 13 Mtima wangu udaneseka kwene-kwene thangwe ndiribe kugumana na m’bale wangu Tito. Tenepo, ndidagoneka abale wa kumweko ndiciyenda ku Masedoniya.
14 Tsono titende Mulungu pabodzi na Kristu, omwe ambatitsogolera ninga acikunda omwe akunda ku nkhondo ndipo akubwerera. Kudziwa Mulungu kuli ninga mnuntci wabwino ndipo thangwe ra basa lathu, mnunciyo ukumwazika pali-pentse. 15 Ifepano omwe tikupalizira bza Kristu, tiri ninga mnuntci wabwino kwa Mulungu ndipo mnunci umweyu umbafikira wale omwe ali pa njira yakuyenda kukapulumusidwa na wale omwe ali pa njira yakuyenda kukapfudzidwa. 16 Kwa wale omwe akuyenda kukapfudzidwa, ifepano ndife mnuntci wa infa, tsono kwa wale omwe akuyenda kukapulumuka, ndife mnunci wamoyo, wakuyendesa ku moyo. Tsono mbani omwe adathemera kuphata basa limweri? 17 Ifepano ndife wakuthemera, pakuti timbacita lini malonda na mafala ya Mulungu ninga momwe azinji ambacitira, koma timbalewalewa na mtima wentse ninga wanthu wakutumidwa na Mulungu, inde pamaso pa Mulungu ninga ateweri wa Kristu.