Tsamba Laciwiri kwa Akolinto
6 Pakuti tikuphata basa pabodzi na Mulungu, tikukudandaulirani kuti muleke kubvuma kudeka mtima kwace kukulu, muciluza cakulinga ca kudeka mtimako. 2 Pakuti iye ambati: “Pa nthawe yakubvumizika ndidakubva ndipo pa ntsiku ya cipulumuso ndidakuthandiza.” Ona! Ino tsapano ni nthawe yakuthemera. Ino ni ntsiku yacipulumuso.
3 Ifepano tikucita lini cinthu ciri-centse comwe cingakalipise* munthu, kuti utumiki bwathu buleke kukhala na mathangwe. 4 Koma mwa njira iri-yentse, timbalatiza kuti ndife atumiki wa Mulungu mwakupirira bzinthu bzizinji, matsautso, kusaya bzinthu, bzineso, 5 kumenyedwa, kuikhidwa m’kawoko, kucitiridwa phiringu, kuphata basa lamphanvu, kusaya kugona na kusaya cakudya. 6 Ndipo ifepano timbalatizambo kuti ndife atumiki wa Mulungu mwakukhala na moyo wakucena, wacidziwiso, wakupirira, wakudeka mtima, wa mzimu wakucena, wa lufoyi lakusaya cinyengo, 7 mwakumbalewa cadidi, mwakuthemba mphanvu ya Mulungu na kunyamula bzifuzo bza nkhondo ya cirungamo ku boko lamadidi* na lamadzere,* 8 pa nthawe ya ulemerero na yakunyozedwa, pa nthawe yakulewedwa bzakuipa na yakulewedwa bzabwino. Timbawonedwa ninga wanthu wacinyengo, napo kuti timbalewa cadidi, 9 ninga wanthu wakusaya kudziwika, napo kuti timbadziwika, ninga kuti tasala pang’ono kufa,* koma onani, tina moyo, ninga wanthu wakupasidwa nyathwa* napo kuti tiribe kuperekedwa kuti tikaphedwe, 10 ninga wakusunama koma wakukondwa nthawe zentse, ninga wakusauka koma wakudala kwene-kwene, ninga wakusaya cinthu, koma tina bzinthu bzentse.
11 Timbalewalewa namwe mwakutsudzuka imwe abale wathu wa ku Kolinto, ndipo timbakufunani* kwene-kwene. 12 Ifepano timbakufunani kwene-kwene, tsono imwepo mumbatifuna lini kwene-kwene. 13 Tenepo, ndikulewalewa namwe ninga wana wangu, imwepo mun’funika kumbatifuna kwene-kwene.
14 Lekani kumangidwa pa djoki libodzi na anyakusaya kukhulupira. Kodi pana kubverana kuponi pakati pa cirungamo na kusaya kubvera malamulo? Ayai pana kubverana kuponi pakati pa ceza na mdima? 15 Kuthumizira bzimwebzi, kodi pana kubverana kuponi pakati pa Kristu na Beliyali?* Ayai pana kubverana kuponi pakati pa munthu wakukhulupira na wakusaya kukhulupira? 16 Ndipo pana kubverana kuponi pakati pa templo ya Mulungu na bzifanikiso? Pakuti ifepano ndife templo ya Mulungu wamoyo, ninga momwe Mulunguyo adalewera kuti: “Inepano nin’dzakhala pakati pawo ndicifamba pakati pawo. Ine nin’dzakhala Mulungu wawo ndipo iwo an’dzakhala wanthu wangu.” 17 Yahova akuti: “‘Cokani pakati pawo, siyanani nawo ndipo lekani kukhuya cinthu cakupswipa’”; “‘ndipo inepano nin’dzakutambirani.’” 18 “‘Inepano nin’dzakhala Baba wanu ndipo imwepo mun’dzakhala wana wangu wacimuna na wacikazi,’ walewa tenepo Yahova Wamphanvu-zentse.”