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1 Tenepoyo abale wangu wakufunidwa, omwe ndinamwe cisuwo, imwepo ndimwe mpfatso wangu ndipo mpfupo yangu, pitirizani kukhala tenepayu kukhala ciriri mwa Mbuya, nandi wakufunidwa!
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2 Comwe ine ndirikukumbira kuna Evodiya napombo kuna Sintike ni cakuti khalani mwakubverana mwa Mbuya. 3 Inde, ndipo ndirikukumbira kuna iwe mwandzangu wakukhulupirika pabasa lathu*, kuti uwathandize nakuti adamenya nkhondo pabodzi na ine thangwe ra Mafala Yabwino, na Kerementi ndipo na anango omwe adaphata basa na ine. Madzina yawo yali muLivu la Moyo†.
4 Kondwerani mwa Mbuya nthawe zentse. Ndirikulewa pomwe kuti: Kondwerani mwa Mbuya! 5 Wonesani kuderekha kwanu kuna wentse. Mbuya ali pafupi. 6 Lekani kuneseka na cinthu ciri-centse, tsono pa bzentse kumbirani kuna Mulungu bzomwe mulibe, mucimbapemba na mtima wakutenda nthawe zentse. 7 Ndipo mtendere wa Mulungu omwe ngwakupitirira ndzeru zentse za wanthu, un'dzakoya mitima yanu na ndzeru zanu mwa Krixtu Jezu.
8 Pakumalizira abale, bzentse bzomwe ni bzacadidi, bzentse bzomwe ni bzakuthemera, bzentse bzomwe ni bzakulungama, bzentse bzomwe ni bzakucenesedwa, bzentse bzomwe ni bzakufunidwa, bzentse bzomwe ni bza mbiri yabwino, pacikhala cinthu cabwino ayai cakuthemera kucikuza, kumbukani bzinthu bzimwebzi. 9 Phatisani basa bzinthu bzentse bzomwe imwe mudapfundza, mudatambira, mudabva ndipo bzomwe mudawona kwa ine. Ndipo Mulungu wa mtendere an'dzakhala na imwe.
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10 Ndirikukondwa kwene-kwene kuna Mbuya, nakuti tsapano imwepo mwayamba pomwe kulatiza cifundo canu kuna ine. Cadidi, imwepo mukhafuna kale tsono mukhalibe mpata wa kucilatiza cifundoco. 11 Bzimwebzi ndirikulewera lini thangwe rakuti ndidasauka, nakuti ine ndidapfundza kukondweresedwa na bzomwe ndinabzo pa bzentse. 12 Nin'dziwa kuti kusaya ni ciyani, ndipo nin'dziwa kuti kukhala na bzinthu ni ciyani. Pa bzentse ndidapfundza kukhala ndidakondwa nthawe zentse, ngakhale pakudya bwino, ngakhale panjala, ngakhale ndina bzizinji, ayai kukhala wakusaya. 13 Bzentse nimbakwanisa mwa Krixtu omwe ambandirimbikisa.
14 Tsono, imwepo mudacita bwino kundithandiza pakubonera kwangu. 15 Imwepo, abale wa kuFiripi, mun'dziwa kuti pantsiku zangu za kuyamba kupalidza Mafala Yabwino, pomwe ndidaguduka kuMasedonya, palibe gereja na ibodziyo yomwe idacita mbali na ine pabzakupereka na pabzakutambira, kupambula imwepo. 16 Nakuti, pomwe ine ndikhali kuTesalonika, imwepo mudanditumizira bzomwe ndikhasaya, sikuti kabodzi kokha, koma kuposa kabodzi. 17 Sikuti ine ndirikufuna bzakupereka bzanu, tsono ndirikufuna kuti phindu lanu likhale lakuthimizirika kumbali yanu. 18 Ndidatambira bzentse, ndipo bzomwe ndinabzo ni bzizinji kunyanya. Ndinabzo bzakukwana, tsapano pomwe ndatambira bzakupereka bza thandizo bzomwe imwepo mwatumiza na Epafolodito. Bzidakhala ninga bzakupereka bza kununchira bwino‡, ntsembe yakubvumidwa ndipo yakukomera Mulungu. 19 Mulungu wangu an'dzakupasani bzakufuna bzanu bzentse malingana udali bwace bukulu mwa Krixtu Jezu.
20 Mulungu Baba wathu apasidwe mbiri ya kusaya kumala. Ameni.
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21 Mukalimbise mbumba ya Mulungu yentse mudzina la Krixtu Jezu. Abale omwe ali na ine alikukutumizirani kulimba. 22 Mbumba ya Mulungu yentse irikupereka kulimba, maka-maka omwe an'phata basa kunyumba kwa mambo Sezari.
23 Kukoma mtima kwa Mbuya Jezu Krixtu kukhale m'mitima mwanu.§
* 4:3 Pabasa lathu: Ayai pajoki. † 4:3 Mndandanda wa madzina ya wentse wale omwe an'cita cipande ca mbumba ya Mulungu. Wonani mulivu la Cid 13.8, 17.8, 20.12, 21.27. ‡ 4:18 Eks 29.18 § 4:23 Bzakunembedwa na manja bzinango bzakale bzidanemba kuti: “Ameni” kwakumalizira.