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Khalidwe la kukondweresa Mulungu
1 Tsapano abale, ife tidakupfundzisani kale khalidwe lakufunika kuti mukondwerese Mulungu, ndipo imwepo cadidi mulikuteweza. Tsapano tiri kukukumbirani na kukulimbikisani mwa Mbuya Jezu kuti bzimwebzi mubzicite kuposa kale. 2 Nakuti imwepo mun'dziwa mapfundziso yomwe tidakupasani kudzera kwa Mbuya Jezu.
3 Kufuna kwa Mulungu ni kwakuti mukhale wakucenesedwa, ni kuti muchenkhe malume yakuletsedwa. 4 M'bodzi na m'bodzi adziwe kubweza thupi lace mwa njira yakucena na yakulemekezeka. 5 Lekani kukundidwa na bzakufuna bza thupi bzakuipa, ninga wakusaya kupemba omwe an'dziwa lini Mulungu. 6 Pa bzomwe talewabzi, paleke kuwoneka wakuphonyera napo kum'ponderera m'bale wace. Mbuya an'dzapasa nyathwa wentse omwe an'cita bzimwebzi, ninga momwe tidakuuzirani kale ndipo tidatsimikiza. 7 Thangwe Mulungu alibe kuticemerera kuti ticite bzakunyantsa, koma kuti tikhale wakucena. 8 Nakuti ule omwe aniramba mapfunziso yamweya alikulambira lini munthu, koma alikulambira Mulungu, omwe ambakupasani Mzimu wace Wakucena.
9 Kulewa bza lufoi la akrixtau, bzin'funika lini kuti tikunembereni, pakuti imwepo-letu mudapfun'dzisidwa kale na Mulungu kuti mufunane winango na mwan'dzace. 10 Ndipo cadidi, imwepo mumbafuna abale wentse wa kudziko la Masedonya lentse. Pabzentsenebzi abale, tiri kukungingimirani kuti mubzicite kuposa kale.
11 Nyang'anani kukhala na moyo wa mtendere, mucimbakondza nkhani zanu na kuphata basa na manja yanu, ninga momwe tidakupfundzisirani, 12 kuti muwoneke na khalidwe labwino pamaso pa wakusaya kupemba ndipo muleke kukhala wakusaya cinthu.
Kubwera kwa Mbuya
13 Abale, tin'funa lini kuti imwepo musaye kudziwa bza wale omwe adafa*, kuti muleke kukhala wakutsukwala ninga anango omwe alibe cidikhiro. 14 Penu ife tin'tawira kuti Jezu adafa ndipo adalamuka kwa wakufa, tenepoyombo tin'tawira kuti wale omwe adafera muna Jezu, Mulungu an'dzawabweresa kudzera mwa Jezuyo. 15 Na tenepo, tiri kukuuzani na mafala ya Mbuya, kuti ife omwe tin'dzakhala na moyo mpaka kubwera kwa Mbuya, cadidi tin'dzatomera lini wale omwe adafa. 16 Nakuti lamulo likadzaperekedwa na fala la mkulu wa anju† ndipo na kulira kwa cimbututu ca Mulungu, Mbuya caiye an'dzabuluka kudzulu, ndipo wakufa mwa Krixtu an'dzakhala wakutoma kulamuka. 17 Patsogolo pace, ife omwe tin'dzakhala tina moyo tin'dzatengedwa pabodzi na iwo mumitambo, kuti tikagumane na Mbuya m'dzulu. Tenepoyo tin'dzakakhala na Mbuya kwakusaya kumala. 18 Tsangalazisanani winango na mwandzace na mafala yamweya.
* 4:13 Omwe adafa: MuBibliya la Almeida ambati omwe alikugona. † 4:16 Mkulu wa anju: MuBibliya la Almeida lidanemba kuti: “Arcanjo”.