Ndikufuna tikambirane za nkhani yofunika kwambiri, nkhani ya kusiya chikhulupiriro. Monga mmene mtanthauzira mawu amanenera, kusiya chikhulupiriro ndi kusiya zimene munkakhulupirira, kaya za chipembedzo kapena za ndale. Baibulo limatiuza kuti ndi kusiya zimene munali nazo kale. Mu 1 Timoteo 4:1[1], timauziridwa kuti ena adzasiya chikhulupiriro chawo, kutsatira mizimu yonyenga ndi ziphunzitso za ziwanda.
Sitiyenera kudabwa kuti si onse amene amalandira Mawu a Mulungu amene adzakhala olimba. Kalata yopita kwa Agalatiya imatilimbikitsa kukana chiphunzitso china chilichonse chosiyana ndi chimene talandira. Ndikofunika kwambiri kufunafuna nzeru ndi chidziwitso kwa Mulungu kuti tisanyengedwe. Tiyenera kuyesa chiphunzitso chilichonse ndi Baibulo.
Monga 2 Petro 1:19[2] imatiuza, tiyenera kumvera mawu aunaneneri, ngati nyali yowala mu mdima. Titsanzire Akhristu a ku Bereya amene ankafufuza Malemba mosamala ngakhale pamene ankaphunzitsidwa ndi munthu wotchuka ngati Paulo. Iwo anaika Mawu a Mulungu patsogolo. Mchitidwewu udzatiteteza ku kusiya chikhulupiriro.
Chofunika kwambiri ndi kukhalabe olimba mwa Khristu mpaka kumapeto. Monga Mateyu 24:13[3] imatiuza, sikofunika kuyamba bwino, koma kufika kumapeto. Tiyeni tipitirizebe ulendo wathu wa chikhulupiriro ndi mtima wolimba mtima.
Ndipo pomwepo ambiri adzakhumudwa, nadzaperekana wina ndi mnzake, nadzadana wina ndi mnzake.
Ndipo aneneri onama ambiri adzauka, nadzasokeretsa anthu ambiri.
Ndizizwa kuti msanga motere mulikupatuka kwa iye amene anakuitanani m'chisomo cha Khristu, kutsata Uthenga Wabwino wina;
umene suli wina; koma pali ena akuvuta inu, nafuna kuipsa Uthenga Wabwino wa Khristu.
Chabwino; iwo anathyoledwa ndi kusakhulupirira kwao, ndipo iwe umaima ndi chikhulupiriro chako. Usamadzikuza mumtima, koma opatu:
pakuti ngati Mulungu sanaleke nthambi za mtundu wake, inde sadzakuleka iwe.
Chifukwa chake onani kukoma mtima ndi kuuma mtima kwake kwa Mulungu: kwa iwo adagwa, kuuma kwake; koma kwa iwe kukoma mtima kwake kwa Mulungu, ngati ukhala chikhalire m'kukoma mtimamo; koma ngati sutero, adzakusadza iwe.
Koma padakhalanso pakati pa anthuwo aneneri onama, monganso padzakhala aphunzitsi onama pakati pa inu, amene adzalowa nayo m'tseri mipatuko yotayikitsa, nadzakana Ambuye amene adawagula, nadzadzitengera iwo okha chitayiko chakudza msanga.
Pakuti sikutheka kuwakonzanso, atembenuke mtima, iwo amene anaunikidwa pa nthawi yake, nalawa mphatso ya Kumwamba, nakhala olandirana naye Mzimu Woyera,
nalawa mau okoma a Mulungu, ndi mphamvu ya nthawi ilinkudza,
koma anagwa m'chisokero; popeza adzipachikiranso okha Mwana wa Mulungu, namchititsa manyazi poyera.
Pakuti pali anthu ena anakwawira m'tseri, ndiwo amene aja adalembedwa maina ao kale, kukalandira chitsutso ichi, anthu osapembedza, akusandutsa chisomo cha Mulungu wathu chikhale chilakolako chonyansa, nakaniza Mfumu wayekha, ndi Ambuye wathu, Yesu Khristu.
Anatuluka mwa ife, komatu sanali a ife; pakuti akadakhala a ife akadakhalabe ndi ife, koma kudatero kuti aonekere kuti sali onse a ife.
Popeza analakalakatu kuchidikhako, nayesa Mulungu m'chipululu.
Ndipo anawapatsa chopempha iwo; koma anaondetsa mitima yao.
Koma wolungamayo akabwerera kuleka chilungamo chake, nakachita mphulupulu, ndi kuchita monga mwa zonyansa zonse azichita woipa, adzakhala ndi moyo kodi? Nnena chimodzi cha zolungama zake zonse adzazichita chidzakumbukika m'kulakwa kwake analakwa nako, ndi m'kuchimwa kwake anachimwa nako; momwemo adzafa.
Munathamanga bwino; anakuletsani ndani kuti musamvere choonadi?
Kukopa kumene sikuchokera kwa Iye anakuitanani.
ndipo alibe mizu mwa iye, koma akhala nthawi yaing'ono; ndipo pakudza nsautso kapena zunzo chifukwa cha mau, iye akhumudwa pomwepo.
Musaumitse mitima yanu, ngati ku Meriba, ngati tsiku la ku Masa m'chipululu.
Pamene makolo anu anandisuntha, anandiyesa, anapenyanso chochita Ine.
Ndipo inu, okhala alendo kale ndi adani m'chifuwa chanu m'ntchito zoipazo,
koma tsopano anakuyanjanitsani m'thupi lake mwa imfayo, kukaimika inu oyera, ndi opanda chilema ndi osatsutsika pamaso pake;
ngatitu, mukhalabe m'chikhulupiriro, ochilimika ndi okhazikika ndi osasunthika kulekana nacho chiyembekezo cha Uthenga Wabwino umene mudaumva, wolalikidwa cholengedwa chonse cha pansi pa thambo; umene ine Paulo ndakhala mtumiki wake.
Akabwerera wolungama kuleka chilungamo chake, nakachita chosalungama, adzafa m'mwemo.
Ndipo woipa akabwerera kuleka choipa chake, nakachita choyenera ndi cholungama, adzakhala ndi moyo nazo.
Wobwerera m'mbuyo m'mtima adzakhuta njira yake; koma munthu wabwino adzakhuta za mwa iye yekha.
Pakuti idzafika nthawi imene sadzalola chiphunzitso cholamitsa; komatu poyabwa m'khutu adzadziunjikitsa aphunzitsi monga mwa zilakolako za iwo okha:
ndipo adzalubza dala pachoonadi, nadzapatukira kutsata nthano zachabe.
chifukwa kuti, ngakhale anadziwa Mulungu, sanamchitire ulemu wakuyenera Mulungu, ndipo sanamyamike; koma anakhala opanda pake m'maganizo ao, ndipo unada mtima wao wopulukira.
Pakunena kuti ali anzeru, anapusa;
Ndipo Ambuye anati, Popeza anthu awa ayandikira ndi Ine ndi m'kamwa mwao, nandilemekeza ndi milomo yao, koma mtima wao uli kutali ndi Ine, ndi mantha ao akundiopa Ine, ndi lamulo la anthu analiphunzira;
koma munthu aliyense ayesedwa pamene chilakolako chake cha iye mwini chimkokera, ndikumnyenga.
Pamenepo chilakolakocho chitaima, chibala uchimo; ndipo uchimo, utakula msinkhu, ubala imfa.
Ndinasochera ngati nkhosa yotayika; funani mtumiki wanu; pakuti sindiiwala malamulo anu.
Koma wolungama wangayo adzakhala ndi moyo wochokera m'chikhulupiriro: Ndipo ngati abwerera, moyo wanga ulibe kukondwera mwa iye.
Khalani odzisungira, dikirani; mdani wanu mdierekezi, monga mkango wobuma, ayendayenda ndi kufunafuna wina akamlikwire:
Si yense wakunena kwa Ine, Ambuye, Ambuye, adzalowa mu Ufumu wa Kumwamba; koma wakuchitayo chifuniro cha Atate wanga wa Kumwamba.
Ambiri adzati kwa Ine tsiku lomwelo, Ambuye, Ambuye, kodi sitinanenere mau m'dzina lanu, ndi m'dzina lanunso kutulutsa ziwanda, ndi kuchita m'dzina lanunso zamphamvu zambiri?
Ndipo pamenepo ndidzafukulira iwo, Sindinakudziweni inu nthawi zonse; chokani kwa Ine, inu akuchita kusaweruzika.
Ndipo anatumikira mafano ao, amene anawakhalira msampha:
Ndipo anapereka ana ao aamuna ndi aakazi nsembe ya kwa ziwanda,
nakhetsa mwazi wosachimwa, ndiwo mwazi wa ana ao aamuna ndi aakazi, amene anawaperekera nsembe mafano a Kanani; m'mwemo analidetsa dziko ndi mwaziwo.
Ndipo anadziipsa nazo ntchito zao, nachita chigololo nao machitidwe ao.
Mtundu wochimwa inu, anthu olemedwa ndi mphulupulu, mbeu yakuchita zoipa, ana amene achita moononga, iwo amsiya Yehova, iwo amnyoza Woyera wa Israele, iwo adana naye nabwerera m'mbuyo.
Nanga bwanji mukali chimenyedwere kuti inu mulikupandukirabe? Mutu wonse ulikudwala, ndi mtima wonse walefuka.
koma kwa iwo andeu, ndi osamvera choonadi, koma amvera chosalungama, adzabwezera mkwiyo ndi kuzaza,
Yense wobadwa kuchokera mwa Mulungu sachita tchimo, chifukwa mbeu yake ikhala mwa iye; ndipo sangathe kuchimwa, popeza wabadwa kuchokera mwa Mulungu.
Koma anthu anga sanamvere mau anga; ndipo Israele sanandivomere.
Potero ndinawaperekera kuuma mtima kwao, ayende monga mwa uphungu waowao.
ndipo anatuluka kukomana naye Asa, nanena naye, Mundimvere, Asa, ndi onse Ayuda ndi Abenjamini, Yehova ali nanu; mukakhala ndi Iye, mukamfuna Iye, mudzampeza; koma mukamsiya, adzakusiyani.
Pakuti muzu wa zoipa zonse ndiwo chikondi cha pa ndalama; chimene ena pochikhumba, anasochera, nataya chikhulupiriro, nadzipyoza ndi zowawa zambiri.
Pakuti ambiri amayenda, za amene ndinakuuzani kawirikawiri, ndipo tsopanonso ndikuuzani ndi kulira, ali adani a mtanda wa Khristu;
chitsiriziro chao ndicho kuonongeka, mulungu wao ndiyo mimba yao, ulemerero wao uli m'manyazi ao, amene alingirira za padziko.
chifukwa Akhristu onama adzauka, ndi aneneri onama nadzaonetsa zizindikiro zazikulu ndi zozizwa: kotero kuti akanyenge, ngati nkotheka, osankhidwa omwe. Onani ndakuuziranitu pasadafike.
woipa asiye njira yake, ndi munthu wosalungama asiye maganizo ake, nabwere kwa Yehova; ndipo Yehova adzamchitira chifundo; ndi kwa Mulungu wathu, pakuti Iye adzakhululukira koposa.
Pakuti ndakopeka mtima kuti ngakhale imfa, ngakhale moyo, ngakhale angelo, ngakhale maufumu, ngakhale zinthu zilipo, ngakhale zinthu zilinkudza, ngakhale zimphamvu,
ngakhale utali, ngakhale kuya, ngakhale cholengedwa china chilichonse, sichingadzakhoze kutisiyanitsa ife ndi chikondi cha Mulungu, chimene chili mwa Khristu Yesu Ambuye wathu.
Musanyengedwe; Mulungu sanyozeka; pakuti chimene munthu achifesa, chimenenso adzachituta.
ndi kuyang'anira kuti pangakhale wina wakuperewera chisomo cha Mulungu, kuti ungapuke muzu wina wa kuwawa mtima ungavute inu, ndipo aunyinji angadetsedwe nao;
Mundilengere mtima woyera, Mulungu; mukonze mzimu wokhazikika m'kati mwanga.
Musanditaye kundichotsa pamaso panu; musandichotsere Mzimu wanu Woyera.
Penyani kuti pasakhale wina wakulanda inu ngati chuma, mwa kukonda nzeru kwake, ndi chinyengo chopanda pake, potsata mwambo wa anthu, potsata zoyamba za dziko lapansi, osati potsata Khristu;
koma ndipumpuntha thupi langa, ndipo ndiliyesa kapolo; kuti, kapena ngakhale ndalalikira kwa ena, ndingakhale wotayika ndekha.
ndi kukhala nacho chikhulupiriro ndi chikumbumtima chokoma, chimene ena adachikankha, chikhulupiriro chao chidatayika;
kwa Timoteo mwana wanga weniweni m'chikhulupiriro: Chisomo, chifundo, mtendere za kwa Mulungu Atate ndi kwa Khristu Yesu Ambuye wathu.
a iwo ali Himeneo ndi Aleksandro, amene ndawapereka kwa Satana, kuti aphunzire kusalankhula zamwano.
Zaka makumi anai mbadwo uwu unandimvetsa chisoni, ndipo ndinati, Iwo ndiwo anthu osokerera mtima, ndipo sadziwa njira zanga.
Nkhosa zanga zinasokera kumapiri ali onse, ndi pa chitunda chilichonse chachitali; inde nkhosa zanga zinabalalika padziko lonse lapansi, ndipo panalibe wakuzipwaira kapena kuzifunafuna.
Ndipo chiyani tsono? Tidzachimwa kodi chifukwa sitili a lamulo, koma a chisomo? Msatero ai.
Musakhulupirire kusautsa, ndipo musatama chifwamba; chikachuluka chuma musakhazikepo mitima yanu.
Chifukwa chake tichite changu cha kulowa mpumulowo, kuti wina angagwe m'chitsanzo chomwe cha kusamvera.
Chifukwa chake yense amene adzavomereza Ine pamaso pa anthu, Inenso ndidzamvomereza iye pamaso pa Atate wanga wa Kumwamba.
Koma yense amene adzandikana Ine pamaso pa anthu, Inenso ndidzamkana iye pamaso pa Atate wanga wa Kumwamba.
ngati tipirira, tidzachitanso ufumu ndi Iye: ngati timkana Iye, Iyeyunso adzatikana ife:
Ndipo mukamuitana ngati Atate, Iye amene aweruza monga mwa ntchito ya yense, wopanda tsankho, khalani ndi mantha nthawi ya chilendo chanu;
Akazi achigololo inu, kodi simudziwa kuti ubwenzi wa dziko lapansi uli udani ndi Mulungu? Potero, iye amene afuna kukhala bwenzi la dziko lapansi adziika mdani wa Mulungu.
umenenso mupulumutsidwa nao ngati muugwiritsa monga momwe ndinalalikira kwa inu; ngati simunakhulupirire chabe.
Ndipo musafanizidwe ndi makhalidwe a pansi pano: koma mukhale osandulika, mwa kukonzanso kwa mtima wanu, kuti mukazindikire chimene chili chifuniro cha Mulungu, chabwino, ndi chokondweretsa, ndi changwiro.
Koma iwo akupatula kutsata njira zao zokhotakhota, Yehova adzawachotsa pamodzi ndi ochita zopanda pake. Mtendere ukhale pa Israele.
Agalatiya opusa inu, anakulodzani ndani, inu amene Yesu Khristu anaonetsedwa pamaso panu, wopachikidwa?
Tsoka kwa iwo amene ayesa zoipa zabwino, ndi zabwino zoipa; amene aika mdima m'malo mwa kuyera, ndi kuyera m'malo mwa mdima; amene aika zowawa m'malo mwa zotsekemera, ndi zotsekemera m'malo mwa zowawa!
Inu ndinu mchere wa dziko lapansi; koma mcherewo ngati ukasukuluka, adzaukoleretsa ndi chiyani? Pamenepo sungakwanirenso kanthu konse, koma kuti ukaponyedwe kunja, nupondedwe ndi anthu.
Inu ndinu kuunika kwa dziko lapansi. Mzinda wokhazikika pamwamba paphiri sungathe kubisika.
Kapena sayatsa nyali, ndi kuivundikira m'mbiya, koma aiika iyo pa choikapo chake; ndipo iunikira onse ali m'nyumbamo.
Chomwecho muwalitse inu kuunika kwanu pamaso pa anthu, kuti pakuona ntchito zanu zabwino, alemekeze Atate wanu wa Kumwamba.
Momwemo abale, onjezani kuchita changu kukhazikitsa maitanidwe ndi masankhulidwe anu; pakuti mukachita izi, simudzakhumudwa nthawi zonse;
amenewo anasandutsa choonadi cha Mulungu chabodza napembedza, natumikira cholengedwa, ndi kusiya Wolengayo, ndiye wolemekezeka nthawi yosatha. Amen.
Momwemonso akabwerera wolungama kuleka chilungamo chake, ndi kuchita chosalungama, ndipo ndikamuikira chomkhumudwitsa, adzafa; popeza sunamchenjeze, adzafa m'tchimo lake, ndi zolungama zake adazichita sizidzakumbukika; koma mwazi wake ndidzaufuna padzanja lako.
Koma ukamchenjeza wolungamayo, kuti asachimwe wolungamayo, ndipo sachimwa, adzakhala ndi moyo ndithu, popeza anachenjezedwa; ndipo iwe walanditsa moyo wako.
Wodala munthuyo wosayenda mu uphungu wa oipa, kapena wosaimirira m'njira ya ochimwa, kapena wosakhala pansi pa bwalo la onyoza.
Komatu m'chilamulo cha Yehova muli chikondwerero chake; ndipo m'chilamulo chake amalingirira usana ndi usiku.
Palibe munthu angathe kukhala kapolo wa ambuye awiri: pakuti pena adzamuda mmodziyo, ndi kukonda winayo; pena adzakangamira kwa mmodzi, nadzanyoza wina. Simungathe kukhala kapolo wa Mulungu ndi wa Chuma.
Musakonde dziko lapansi, kapena za m'dziko lapansi. Ngati wina akonda dziko lapansi, chikondi cha Atate sichili mwa iye.
Pakuti chilichonse cha m'dziko lapansi, chilakolako cha thupi ndi chilakolako cha maso, matamandidwe a moyo, sizichokera kwa Atate, koma kudziko lapansi.
Ndipo dziko lapansi lipita, ndi chilakolako chake; koma iye amene achita chifuniro cha Mulungu akhala kunthawi yonse.
kuti mukakhale osalakwa ndi oona, ana a Mulungu opanda chilema pakati pa mbadwo wokhotakhota ndi wopotoka, mwa iwo amene muonekera monga mauniko m'dziko lapansi,
Siyana nacho choipa, nuchite chokoma, nukhale nthawi zonse.
Pakuti Yehova akonda chiweruzo, ndipo sataya okondedwa ake. Asungika kosatha, koma adzadula mbumba za oipa.
Koma tikhumba kuti yense wa inu aonetsere changu chomwechi cholinga kuchiyembekezo chokwanira kufikira chitsiriziro;
kuti musakhale aulesi, koma akuwatsanza iwo amene alikulowa malonjezano mwa chikhulupiriro ndi kuleza mtima.
Chifukwa chake ngati munaukitsidwa pamodzi ndi Khristu, funani zakumwamba, kumene kuli Khristu wokhala padzanja lamanja la Mulungu.
ndipo munavala watsopano, amene alikukonzeka watsopano, kuti akhale nacho chizindikiritso, monga mwa chifaniziro cha Iye amene anamlenga iye;
pamene palibe Mgriki ndi Ayuda, mdulidwe ndi kusadulidwa, watchedwa wakunja, Msukuti, kapolo, mfulu, komatu Khristu ndiye zonse, ndi m'zonse.
Chifukwa chake valani, monga osankhika a Mulungu, oyera mtima ndi okondedwa, mtima wachifundo, kukoma mtima, kudzichepetsa, chifatso, kuleza mtima;
kulolerana wina ndi mnzake, ndi kukhululukirana eni okha, ngati wina ali nacho chifukwa pa mnzake; monganso Ambuye anakhululukira inu, teroni inunso;
koma koposa izi zonse khalani nacho chikondano, ndicho chomangira cha mtima wamphumphu.
Ndipo mtendere wa Khristu uchite ufumu m'mitima yanu, kulingakonso munaitanidwa m'thupi limodzi; ndipo khalani akuyamika.
Mau a Khristu akhalitse mwa inu chichulukire mu nzeru yonse, ndi kuphunzitsa ndi kuyambirirana eni okha ndi masalimo, ndi mayamiko ndi nyimbo zauzimu, ndi kuimbira Mulungu ndi chisomo mumtima mwanu.
Ndipo chilichonse mukachichita m'mau kapena muntchito, chitani zonse m'dzina la Ambuye Yesu, ndi kuyamika Mulungu Atate mwa Iye.
Akazi inu, muzimvera amuna anu, monga kuyenera mwa Ambuye.
Amuna inu, kondani akazi anu, ndipo musawawire mtima iwo.
Lingalirani zakumwamba osati za padziko ai.
Udzipenyerere wekha, ndi chiphunzitsocho. Uzikhala mu izi; pakuti pochita ichi udzadzipulumutsa iwe wekha ndi iwo akumva iwe.
Yemwe aumitsa khosi atadzudzulidwa kwambiri, adzasweka modzidzimuka, palibe chomchiritsa.
Mulibe kanthu ndi Khristu, inu amene muyesedwa olungama ndi lamulo; mudagwa posiyana nacho chisomo.
onsewa apatuka, pamodzi akhala opanda pake; palibe mmodzi wakuchita zabwino, inde, palibe mmodzi ndithu.
Dziyeseni nokha, ngati muli m'chikhulupiriro, dzitsimikizeni nokha. Kapena simuzindikira kodi za inu nokha kuti Yesu Khristu ali mwa inu? Mukapanda kukhala osatsimikizidwa.
Pomwepo Yesu anati kwa ophunzira ake, Ngati munthu afuna kudza pambuyo panga, adzikane yekha, natenge mtanda wake, nanditsate Ine.
Pakuti iye amene afuna kupulumutsa moyo wake adzautaya: koma iye amene ataya moyo wake chifukwa cha Ine, adzaupeza.
Pakuti munthu adzapindulanji, akalandira dziko lonse, nataya moyo wake? Kapena munthu adzaperekanji chosintha ndi moyo wake?
pakuti ngati Mulungu sanaleke nthambi za mtundu wake, inde sadzakuleka iwe.
Chifukwa chake onani kukoma mtima ndi kuuma mtima kwake kwa Mulungu: kwa iwo adagwa, kuuma kwake; koma kwa iwe kukoma mtima kwake kwa Mulungu, ngati ukhala chikhalire m'kukoma mtimamo; koma ngati sutero, adzakusadza iwe.
Okondedwa, ndikudandaulirani ngati alendo ndi ogonera mudzikanize zilakolako za thupi zimene zichita nkhondo pa moyo;
Pakuti, taonani, iwo okhala patali ndi Inu adzaonongeka; muononga onse akupembedza kwina, kosiyana ndi Inu.
koma zoipa zanu zakulekanitsani inu ndi Mulungu wanu; ndipo machimo anu abisa nkhope yake kwa inu, kuti Iye sakumva.
Okondedwa, musamakhulupirira mzimu uliwonse, koma yesani mizimu ngati ichokera mwa Mulungu: popeza aneneri onyenga ambiri anatuluka kulowa m'dziko lapansi.
Pakuti ndi chisomo chapatsidwa kwa ine, ndiuza munthu aliyense wa inu, kuti asadziyese koposa kumene ayenera kudziyesa; koma aganize modziletsa yekha, monga Mulungu anagawira kwa munthu aliyense muyeso wa chikhulupiriro.
Koma apemphe ndi chikhulupiriro, wosakayika konse; pakuti wokayikayo afanana ndi funde la nyanja lotengeka ndi mphepo ndi kuwinduka nayo.
Ndipo Yehova anati kwa Kaini, Ukwiyiranji? Yagweranji nkhope yako?
Ukachita zabwino, sudzalandiridwa kodi? Ukaleka kuchita zabwino, uchimo ubwatama pakhomo: kwa iwe kudzakhala kulakalaka kwake, ndipo iwe udzamlamulira iye.
Sindidzaika chinthu choipa pamaso panga; chochita iwo akupatuka padera chindiipira; sichidzandimamatira.
Inenso ndidzasankha zodzinyenga nazo, ndipo ndidzatengera mantha ao pa iwo; pakuti pamene ndinaitana, panalibe woyankha; pamene ndinalankhula, iwo sanamve konse; koma anachita choipa m'maso mwanga, ndi kusankha chimene sindinakondwere nacho.
Iye wosakhala pamodzi ndi Ine akana Ine, ndi iye wosasonkhanitsa pamodzi ndi Ine amwazamwaza.
osaleka kusonkhana kwathu pamodzi, monga amachita ena, komatu tidandaulirane, ndiko koposa monga momwe muona tsiku lilikuyandika.
Iye amene amkhulupirira Mwana wa Mulungu ali nao umboni mwa iye; iye wosakhulupirira Mulungu anamuyesa Iye wonama; chifukwa sanakhulupirire umboni wa Mulungu anauchita wa Mwana wake.
Koma Mzimu anena monenetsa, kuti m'masiku otsiriza ena adzataya chikhulupiriro, ndi kusamala mizimu yosocheretsa ndi maphunziro a ziwanda,
Pakuti pakadakhala bwino kwa iwo akadakhala osazindikira njira ya chilungamo, ndi poizindikira, kubwerera kutaya lamulo lopatulika lopatsidwa kwa iwo.
Koma ngakhale ife, kapena mngelo wochokera Kumwamba, ngati akakulalikireni Uthenga Wabwino wosati umene tidakulalikirani ife, akhale wotembereredwa.
Ndipo pomwepo ambiri adzakhumudwa, nadzaperekana wina ndi mnzake, nadzadana wina ndi mnzake.
Inu, tsono, okondedwa, pozizindikiratu izi, chenjerani, kuti potengedwa ndi kulakwa kwa iwo osaweruzika, mungagwe kusiya chikhazikiko chanu.
Pakuti tikachimwa ife eni ake, titatha kulandira chidziwitso cha choonadi, siitsalanso nsembe ya kwa machimo,
koma kulindira kwina koopsa kwa chiweruziro, ndi kutentha kwake kwa moto wakuononga otsutsana nao.
munthu asakunyengeni konseko; kuti silifika, koma chiyambe chafika chipatukocho, navumbulutsike munthu wosaweruzika, mwana wa chionongeko,
Ndipo za pathanthwe ndiwo amene, pakumva, alandira mau ndi kukondwera; koma alibe mizu; akhulupirira kanthawi, ndipo pa nthawi ya mayesedwe angopatuka.
Pakuti idzafika nthawi imene sadzalola chiphunzitso cholamitsa; komatu poyabwa m'khutu adzadziunjikitsa aphunzitsi monga mwa zilakolako za iwo okha:
Tapenyani, abale, kuti kapena ukakhale mwa wina wa inu mtima woipa wosakhulupirira, wakulekana ndi Mulungu wamoyo;
Koma zindikira ichi, kuti masiku otsiriza zidzafika nthawi zowawitsa.
Koma iwe watsatatsata chiphunzitso changa, mayendedwe, chitsimikizo mtima, chikhulupiriro, kuleza mtima, chikondi, chipiriro,
mazunzo, kumva zowawa; zotere zonga anandichitira mu Antiokeya, mu Ikonio, mu Listara, mazunzo otere onga ndawamva; ndipo m'zonsezi Ambuye anandilanditsa.
Ndipo onse akufuna kukhala opembedza m'moyo mwa Khristu Yesu, adzamva mazunzo.
Koma anthu oipa ndi onyenga, adzaipa chiipire, kusokeretsa ndi kusokeretsedwa.
Koma ukhalebe iwe mu izi zimene waziphunzira, nutsimikizika mtima nazo, podziwa amene adakuphunzitsa;
ndi kuti kuyambira ukhanda wako wadziwa malembo opatulika, okhoza kukupatsa nzeru kufikira chipulumutso, mwa chikhulupiriro cha mwa Khristu Yesu.
Lemba lililonse adaliuzira Mulungu, ndipo lipindulitsa pa chiphunzitso, chitsutsano, chikonzero, chilangizo cha m'chilungamo:
kuti munthu wa Mulungu akhale woyenera, wokonzeka kuchita ntchito iliyonse yabwino.
Pakuti anthu adzakhala odzikonda okha, okonda ndalama, odzitamandira, odzikuza, amwano, osamvera akuwabala, osayamika,
osayera mtima, opanda chikondi chachibadwidwe, osayanjanitsika, akudierekeza, osakhoza kudziletsa, aukali, osakonda abwino,
achiwembu, aliuma olimbirira, otukumuka mtima, okonda zokondweretsa munthu, osati okonda Mulungu;
akukhala nao maonekedwe a chipembedzo, koma mphamvu yake adaikana; kwa iwonso udzipatule.