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Kubzicepesa kwa Krixtu
1 Thangwe rakukhala kwanu muna Krixtu mudalimbikisidwa, mudapasidwa tsangalazo la lufoi, mudapasidwa kuphatana kwa Mzimu, ndipo mumbafunana na kubverana ntsisi, 2 tenepoyo ndirikukumbirani kuti mundikondwerese kwa thunthu, mucimbakhala na kakumbukidwe kabodzi-bodzi, lufoi libodzi-bodzi, mucimbakhala na mtima ubodzi na cakulinga cibodzi. 3 Lekani kucita cinthu mwa kaso ayai mwa kubzitumbiza, koma mwakubzicesva, wonani andzanu ninga akulu kuposa imwe. 4 M'bodzi na mbodzi aleke kunyang'ana ubwino bwace basi tsono na bwa andzacembo.
5 Mukhale na mtima omwe ukhana Krixtu Jezu!
6 Iye akhana cikhalidwe ca Mulungu*,
tsono alibe kukuphatisa basa
kuti kukhala Mulunguko
kukhali cinthu cakuti angadaphatisisa.
7 Tsono adasiya ugo bwace bwentse,
acikhala ninga nyagirinya†,
acisanduka wakulingana
na munthu.
8 Ndipo, pakukhala
na mawonekedwe yaciunthu,‡
adabzicesva iye yekha
ndipo adabvera mpaka kufa,
imfa ya pamtanda!
9 Ndipopo Mulungu adamukuza kwene-kwene
ndipo adam'pasa dzina liri padzaulu pa madzina yentse,
10 kuti mabondo yentse kudzulu, na pantsi
ndipo na pantsi pa mataka
yagodamire dzina la Jezu,
11 ndipo kuti malirime yentse yadzapereke umboni kuti Jezu Krixtu ni Mbuya,
kuti Mulungu Baba apasidwe mbiri.
Akrixtau atoye ninga nyenyezi kudzulu
12 Na tenepo, abale wangu wakufunidwa, imwepo mudandibvera nthawe zentse pomwe ndikhali na imwe, tsono nthawe ino yomwe ndili lini na imwe bzin'funika kubvera kuposa kalelo. Phatisani basa cipulumuso canu na kugopa ndipo mucitetemeka, 13 nakuti ni Mulungu omwe ambaphata basa pakati pa imwe kuti mufune na kucita malingana na cifuniro cace.
14 Citani bzentse mwakusaya kung'ung'udzika napo kupokana, 15 kuti mudzakhale wakusaya mulandu ndipo wakucena, wana wa Mulungu wakusaya thangwe pakati pa mbadwe wa wanthu wakuipa na wakuphonya, pa omwe imwe mumbabvunikira mucitoya ninga nyenyezi kudzulu, 16 mucimbakoya fala la moyo mwakulimbika. Tenepayu, pantsiku ya Krixtu ine nin'dzabzitumbiza kuti ndiribe kuthamanga napo kubziumiriza mwakusaya basa. 17 Pa bzentsenebzi, napo ine ndicikhala ninga cakupereka ca cakumwa cakuthululidwa§ padzulu pa unyantsembe bomwe buli kucokera mucikhulupiriro comwe imwe munaco, ntsembe yomwe mumbapereka kwa Mulungu, nimbakondwa ndipo nimbasamwirira namwe. 18 Tenepoyo, imwepo khalanimbo wakukondwa ndipo samwirirani na ine.
Timoti na Epaforodito
19 Mbuya Jezu akafuna nin'kutumirani Timoti mwakusaya kucedwa, kuti inembo ndikhale wakukomedwa ndikabva nkhani za imwe. 20 Thangwe ndiribe munthu winango ninga iye, ana cifundo caico ca ubwino bwa imwe. 21 Nakuti wentse ambanyang'ana ubwino bwawo, sikuti bwa Jezu Krixtu. 22 Tsono imwe mumbadziwa kuti Timoti adawonedwa kuti an'kwanisa, thangwe adaphata basa la Mafala Yabwino pabodzi na ine ninga mwana pambali pa baba wace. 23 Na tenepo, ndiye omwe ndirikudikhira kutumiza, ndikatondokumala kuwona kufamba kwa nkhani yangu. 24 Ndirikukhulupirira mwa Mbuya kuti inembo mwakusaya kucedwa ndiniyenda.
25 Tsono ndakumbuka kuti bzin'funika kukutumizirani pomwe m'bale wangu Epafolodito, omwe mudam'tumiza kuti adzandithandize pa bzomwe ndikhasaya, ndipo cadidi iye adaphata basa na kumenya nkhondo pabodzi na ine. 26 Nakuti iye ana cifundo na imwe mwentse ndipo alikuneseka mumtima thangwe mudabva kuti iye akhadwala. 27 Ni cadidi, adaduwala mpaka pafupi-fupi kufa. Tsono Mulungu adamubvera ntsisi, sikuti zace yekha tsono adabvambo nsisi na ine, kuti ndireke kukhala na msunamo ukulu. 28 Ndipopo, ndinim'tumiza mwakusaya kucedwa, kuti mukamuwona pomwe mukondwere, ndipo ndikhale na kutsukwala pang'ono. 29 Ndipo ndirikukumbira kuti imwepo mum'tambire mwa Mbuya na kukondwa kukulu ndipo lemekezani wanthu ninga umweyu. 30 Thangwe iye pafupi-fupi adakhala ninga wakufa thangwe ra basa la Krixtu, acipereka moyo wace kuti akwanise kuthandiza na bzire bzomwe imwepo mukhakwanisa lini kundipasa.
* 2:6 Ayai akhali Mulungu. † 2:7 Ayai adakhala na cikhalidwe ca wakutumikira. ‡ 2:8 Ayai wakulingana na munthu. § 2:17 Wonani mulivu la Mul 28.7.