Lakuyamba Lakuyenda kwa Timotio
3 Mafalaya njacadidi: Penu munthu an’funa kukhala nyakunyang’anira, akufuna basa labwino. 2 Nyakunyang’anira an’funika kukhala wakusaya mulandu, mwamuna wa mkazi m’bodzi, wakucita bzinthu mwacikatikati, wakukumbuka bwino, wakulinganizika, wakutambira bwino alendo, wakuthemera kupfunzisa, 3 aleke kukhala muledzeri ayai wandewo, koma akhale wakukonzeka kubvuma, sikuti waukali ayai wakufunisisa kobiri. 4 Akhale munthu wakutsogolera bwino banja lace, acikhala na wana wakumubvera na mtima wentse. 5 (Pakuti penu munthu akukwanisa lini kutsogolera wanthu wa m’banja mwace, kodi an’dzakwanisa tani kusamalira gwere la Mulungu?) 6 Aleke kukhala munthu omwe wakhala mkristau tsapanopa, kugopera kuti angabzikuze kwene-kwene, acidzatongedwa ninga momwe adatongedwera Dyabu. 7 Kuthumizira bzimwebzi, iye an’funikambo kucitiridwa umboni bwabwino* na wanthu wakunja, kuti aleke kunyazidwa,* acigwera pa diwa la*Dyabu.
8 Atumiki wakuthandiza an’funika kukhala wakukhwima m’makumbukidwe, wakusaya kulewa pawiri,* wakusaya kumwa kwene-kwene vinyu na wakusaya kufuna kugumana phindu mwa cinyengo. 9 Ndipo an’funikambo kuphatisisa cintsintsi cakupambulika ca cikhulupiro na mtima wakucena na wakusaya kuwapasa mulandu.
10 Cakuyamba iwo ayezedwe kuti awonedwe penu mbakuthemera; patsogolo pace atumikire ninga atumiki, pakasaya mathangwe yakuwapasira mulandu.
11 Akazi an’funikambo kukhala wakukhwima m’makumbukidwe, wakusaya magunkha, wakusaya kucita bzinthu mwakupitirira malire na wakukhulupirika pa bzinthu bzentse.
12 Mtumiki wakuthandiza akhale na mkazi m’bodzi, acimbatsogolera bwino wana wace pabodzi na banja lace. 13 Pakuti amuna omwe ambatumikira bwino, ambakhala na mbiri yabwino ndipo ambakhala na ufulu bwakulewalewa na mtima wentse bza cikhulupiro cawo mwa Kristu Jezu.
14 Inepano ndikukunembera bzinthu bzimwebzi, napo kuti ndikudikhira kubwera kumweko tsapanopapa, 15 kuti ndikacedwa udziwe bzomwe ungacite m’nyumba ya Mulungu, yomwe ni gwere la Mulungu wamoyo, lomwe limbathandizira na kukhotcerera cadidi. 16 Kulewa cadidi, cintsintsi cakupambulikaci cakulewa bza kukhala wakubzipereka kwa Mulungu, n’cikulu kwene-kwene: Iye adawonekera ninga munthu, adawonedwa kukhala wakulungama mu mzimu, adawonekera kwa anjo, mitundu ya wanthu idapaliziridwa pakulewa bza iye, adakhulupiridwa na wanthu pa dziko la pantsi ndipo adatambiridwa kudzulu na ulemerero.