Tsamba Lakuyamba kwa Akolinto
7 Tsapano, pakulewa bza nkhani yomwe mudandinembera ire, bziri bwino kuti mwamuna aleke kufambizana* na mkazi; 2 tsono thangwe ra kuwanda kwa upombo ayai uputa,* mwamuna an’funika kukhala na mkazi wace ndipo mkazi an’funikambo kukhala na mwamuna wace. 3 Mwamuna apase mkazi wace bzomwe an’themera kumupasa m’banja, ndipo mkazi acitembo bzibodzi-bodzibzo kwa mwamuna wace. 4 Mkazi angatonge lini thupi lace koma mwamuna wace ndiye omwe angalitonge; mpsibodzi-bodzimbo na mwamuna, iye angatonge lini thupi lace koma mkazi wace ndiye omwe angalitonge. 5 Lekani kumbamanana, pokha-pokha mukacita kubverana mpaka pa nthawe yomwe mwapangana, kuti mukhale na nthawe yakupemba mucikhala pomwe pabodzi ninga momwe mumbacitira nthawe zentse, kugopera kuti Sathani angakuyezeni thangwe ra kuleka kubziphata kwanu. 6 Tsono ndikulewa bzimwebzi mwakukupasani ufulu bwakubziteweza, sikuti mwakukutongani. 7 Koma inepano, ndikhafuna kuti wanthu wentse akhale ninga inepano. Napo bziri tenepo, ali-wentse ana mphaso yace yakucokera kwa Mulungu. Thangwe ra bzimwebzi, winango ambalowola ndipo winango ambalowola lini.
8 Tsapano ndikuuza wale omwe akanati kupita m’banja na amamsiwa, kuti bziri bwino kwene-kwene kupitiriza kukhala ninga inepano. 9 Tsono penu an’kwanisa lini kubziphata, mbapite m’banja, pakuti bziri bwino kukhala pa banja kuposa kundobonera na kusirira.
10 Kwa wale omwe ali m’banja, ndikupereka malango aya, sikuti ine koma Mbuya, kuti mkazi aleke kusiya mwamuna wace. 11 Tsono akasiyana na mwamuna waceyo, mbapitirize kukhala tenepo ne kulowodwa ayai abwererane pomwe; ndipo mwamuna an’funikambo lini kusiya mkazi wace.
12 Tsono kwa winango, ndikulewa ndine, sikuti Mbuya, kuti penu pana m’bale omwe ana mkazi wakusaya kukhulupira ndipo mkaziyo akufuna kukhala na m’baleyo, iye aleke kumusiya mkaziyo. 13 Ndipo penu mkazi ana mwamuna wakusaya kukhulupira ndipo mwamunayo akufuna kupitiriza kukhala naye, mkaziyo aleke kusiya mwamuna waceyo. 14 Pakuti mwamuna wakusaya kukhulupira, ambacenesedwa thangwe ra mkazi wace ndipo mkazi wakusaya kukhulupira, ambacenesedwambo thangwe ra m’baleyo; pakuti bzingadakhala kuti bziri lini tenepo, wana wanu angadakhala lini wakucena, koma tsapano iwo mbakucena. 15 Tsono, nyakusaya kukhulupirayo akasankhula kucoka,* musiyeni ayende, m’baleyo ayai mpfumakaziyo njakukakamizika lini kukhala naye pa nkhani imweyi, koma Mulungu adakucemerani kuti mukhale na mtendere. 16 Mkaziwe, ukapitiriza kukhala na mwamuna wako, pinango ungamupulumuse ndipo iwe mwamunawe, ukapitiriza kukhala na mkazi wako, pinango ungamupulumusembo.
17 Napo bziri tenepo, ali-wentse akhale na moyo mwakubverana na omwe Yahova adamupasa, ninga momwe Mulungu adamucemerera. Malango yamweya ndikuyapereka kwa magwere yentse. 18 Kodi alipo munthu omwe akhadacita kale mgwatidwe* pomwe adacemeredwa? Mbapitirize tenepo. Kodi alipo omwe akhanati kucita mgwatidwe pomwe adacemeredwa? Mbaleke kugwatidwa. 19 Kucita mgwatidwe n’cinthu lini ndipo kusaya kugwatidwa n’cinthumbo lini, koma cakufunika n’kubvera malamulo ya Mulungu. 20 Ali-wentse mbapitirize kukhala ninga momwe adacemeredwera. 21 Kodi udacemeredwa pomwe ukhali kapolo? Leka kucita thupo na bzimwebzi, koma penu un’kwanisa kukhala wakutsudzuka, lokotereratu mpata umweyo. 22 Pakuti ule omwe akhali kapolo pomwe adacemeredwa mwa Mbuya, tsapano ni munthu waufulu mwa Mbuya. Mpsibodzi-bodzimbo na ule omwe akhali munthu waufulu pomwe adacemeredwa, tsapano ni kapolo wa Kristu. 23 Imwepo mudagulidwa mwakuumira, tenepo lekani kukhala akapolo wa wanthu. 24 Abale, ali-wentse akhale ninga momwe adacemeredwera ndipo apitirize kukhala pa uxamwali na Mulungu.
25 Pakulewa bza wanthu omwe ali lini pa banja, ndiribe lamulo liri-lentse lakucokera kwa Mbuya, tsono ndikupereka makumbukidwe yangu ninga munthu wakukhulupirika thangwe ra ntsisi za Mbuya. 26 Ndikukumbuka kuti bziri bwino munthu kupitiriza kukhala ninga momwe aliri, thangwe ra mabvuto yomwe yalipo ntsiku zino. 27 Kodi iwepo una mkazi? Leka kunyang’ana mathangwe yakumusiyira. Kodi iwepo ulibe mkazi? Leka kunyang’ana mkazi. 28 Koma napo ucilowola, ukucita lini pikado, ndipo napo munthu omwe akhali lini pa banja akalowodwa, iye akucita lini pikado. Tsono wale omwe an’cita bzimwebzi an’dzagumana na mabvuto mazinji pa moyo wawo. Tenepo inepano ndikuyeza kukukhotcererani pa mabvuto yamweya.
29 Abale, kuthumizira bzimwebzi ndikukuuzani kuti: Nthawe yomwe yasalayi yafupika. Kuyambira tsapano, munthu omwe ana mkazi akhale ninga alibe, 30 ndipo wale omwe akulira, akhale ninga akulira lini. Wale omwe akukondwa, akhale ninga akukondwa lini, ndipo wale omwe akugula, akhale ninga alibe cinthu, 31 ndipo wale omwe akugumana phindu na bzinthu bza m’dzikoli, akhale ninga akugumana lini phindu, pakuti bzakucitika bza m’dzikoli bzikucinja. 32 Kulewa cadidi, nin’funa lini kuti mukhale na thupo. Mwamuna omwe ali lini pa banja, ambacita thupo na bzinthu bza Mbuya na momwe angamukondwesere. 33 Tsono mwamuna omwe ali pa banja, ambakhala na thupo na bzinthu bza ku dziko na momwe angakondwesere mkazace, 34 ndipo ngwakugawanika. Kuthumizira bzimwebzi, mkazi omwe ali lini pa banja na dende, ambacita thupo na bzinthu bza Mbuya kuti akhale wakucena mwakuthupi na mwauzimu. Tsono mkazi omwe ali pa banja, ambacita thupo na bzinthu bza m’dzikoli na momwe angakondwesere mwamuna wace. 35 Ndikulewa bzimwebzi kuti ndikuthandizeni, sikuti ndikuikhireni malire pa bzinthu bzomwe mumbafuna, koma kuti ndikulimbikiseni kucita bzinthu bzakuthemera na kutumikira Mbuya nthawe zentse mwakusaya cinthu cakukuphingizani.
36 Tsono penu munthu akuwona kuti bzikumunesa kupitiriza kukhala yekha, ndipo wakula, mbacite ibzi: Acite bzomwe iye akufuna pakuti akucita lini pikado. Mbalowole ayai alowodwe. 37 Tsono penu munthu watsimikiza mu mtima mwace ndipo akuwona kuti mpsakufunika lini kupita m’banja ndipo akukwanisa kutonga bzikhumbo bzace, acitsimikiza mu mtima mwace kuti an’funa lini kupita m’banja, wacita bwino. 38 Tenepo ule omwe an’pita m’banja wacita bwino, tsono ule omwe an’pita lini m’banjamo, wacita bwino kwene-kwene.
39 Mkazi apitirize kukhala na mwamuna wace pa nthawe yentse yomwe mwamunayo ana moyo, tsono iye akafa, mkaziyo ngwakutsudzuka kulowodwa na munthu ali-wentse omwe angafune, koma kokha mwa Mbuya. 40 Tsono makumbukidwe yangu njakuti iye angakondwe akapitiriza kukhala tenepo; ndipo ndikutsimikiza kuti ndina mzimu wa Mulungu.