Tsamba Laciwiri kwa Akolinto
5 Pakuti tikudziwa kuti nyumba yathu ya pantsi pano yomwe ni tendiri ikadzapfudzidwa,* tin’dzakhala na nyumba kwa Mulungu, nyumba yakusaya kumala kudzulu, yomwe iribe kukonzedwa na manja ya wanthu. 2 Pakuti tikubuula m’nyumba yomwe tikukhalayi, pakufunisisa kubvala yathu yomwe iri kudzulu, 3 kuti tikadzaibvala, tileke kudzakhala pezi. 4 Kulewa cadidi, ife omwe tiri m’tendiri, tikubuula na kutsautsika thangwe tikufuna lini kuikhundula, koma tin’funa kubvala inango, kuti cire comwe cimbafa, cipitidwe m’mbuto na moyo. 5 Mulungu ndiye omwe adatikonzekeresa kuti titambire bzimwebzi, iye watipasa mzimu ninga citsimikizo ca bzire bzomwe bzikubwera.
6 Tenepo nthawe zentse timbatsimikiza ndipo timbadziwa kuti pomwe tikana mathupi yamweya, tiri kutali na Mbuya, 7 pakuti tikufamba mwa cikhulupiro, sikuti mwa bzinthu bzakuwoneka na maso. 8 Tsono timbapenukira lini kuti tikufunisisa kukhala kutali na thupiri, kuti tikakhale na Mbuya. 9 Napo tikhale naye pabodzi ayai tikhale naye kutali, cakulinga cathu n’cakuti ticite bzinthu bzakumudekera. 10 Pakuti tentse tin’dzawonekera pamaso pa mpando wakutongera mirandu wa Kristu, kuti ali-wentse akatongedwe mwakubverana na bzinthu bzomwe iye adacita pomwe akhali m’thupiri, bzabwino ayai bzakuipa.*
11 Pakuti ifepano timbadziwa thandauzo la kugopa Mbuya, tikupitiriza kucitisa wanthu kukhulupira bzomwe timbawapfunzisa ndipo Mulungu ambatidziwa bwino, ndipopa ndikufunambo kuti ndidziwike bwino m’mitima mwanu. 12 Ifepano tikufuna lini kubzitumbiza pomwe kwa imwepo, koma kukulimbikisani kuti mumbalewe bza ife mwakusamwirira, kuti mukwanise kutawira wale omwe ambabzitumbiza thangwe ra mawonekedwe yawo, sikuti thangwe ra bzomwe iwo ali mu mtima. 13 Penu tacita bzinthu ninga anyamsala, tacitira Mulungu, tsono penu tacita bzinthu mwanzeru, tacitira imwepo. 14 Pakuti lufoyi la Kristu limbaticitisa kumubvera, thangwe ifepano tafika pakuzindikira kuti munthu m’bodzi adafera wanthu wentse, thangwe wanthu wentsewo akhali wakufa. 15 Iye adafera wanthu wentse, kuti wale omwe ana moyo, aleke kukhala na moyo kuti ambacite bzakufuna bzawo bzokha basi, koma ambacite kufuna kwa ule omwe adawafera, acilamusidwa.
16 Tenepo, kuyambira tsapano timbawona lini munthu mwakuthupi. Napo kuti tidamudziwa Kristu mwakuthupi, tsapano timbamudziwa lini mwa njira imweyo. 17 Na tenepo, penu munthu ngwakubverana na Kristu, iye ni cirengedwe cipsa; bzinthu bzakale bzapita ndipo pana bzinthu bzipsa. 18 Koma bzinthu bzentse bzimbacokera kwa Mulungu, iye adatithandiza kuti tikhale naye pomwe pa uxamwali mwakuphatisa basa Kristu, acitipasa utumiki bwakuthandiza wanthu kuti akhale naye pomwe pa uxamwali. 19 Bzimwebzi bzikuthandauza kuti Mulungu ambaphatisira basa Kristu kuti athandize wanthu kukhala pomwe pa uxamwali na iye, ndipo ambawapasa lini mulandu thangwe ra bzakuphonya bzawo. Iye adatipasa basa lakuuza wanthu kuti akhale pomwe pa uxamwali na Mulungu.
20 Na tenepo, ifepano ndife aimikiri m’mbuto mwa Kristu, ninga kuti Mulungu akudandaulira wanthu mwakuphatisira basa ifepano. Ndipo ninga anyakupita m’mbuto mwa Kristu, timbadandaulira wanthu kuti: “Khalani pomwe pa uxamwali na Mulungu.” 21 Kristu alibe kucita pikado ndipo Mulungu adamupereka ninga ntsembe thangwe ra pikado zathu, kuti tikhale wakulungama pamaso pa Mulunguyo thangwe ra iye.