Moyo upsa mwa Krixtu
1Tenepo abale, nin'kukumbirani thangwe ra cifundo ca Mulungu kuti mumbapereke mathupi yanu ninga ntsembe yamoyo, yakupambulidwa ndipo yakukomera Mulungu, kumweku ndiko kutumbiza kwakuthemera komwe mucite kuna Mulungu. 2Lekani kulinganira na makhalidwe ya dziko lino, tsono mukhale wakusandulika kudzera mwa kukondza papsa m'mitima mwanu kuti mukazindikire cifuniro ca Mulungu comwe ni cabwino, cakukoma na cakulungama.
3Pakuti thangwe ra nkhombo zomwe ndapasidwa, ndirikukuuzani mwentse kuti paleke kuwoneka omwe an'kumbuka bza iye yekha acipitirira bzomwe bzin'themera kukumbuka, tsono akumbuke mwakubzicepesa malingana na kukula kwa cikhulupiriro comwe Mulungu adam'pasa. 4Pakuti tenepoyo, ninga thupi libodzi lina bziwalo bzizinji, ndipo bziwalo bzimwebzo bzimbaphata lini basa libodzi-bodzi, 5ni tenepoyombo, ife omwe ndife azinji timbakhala thupi libodzi mwa Krixtu ndipo ciwalo ciri-centse cidaphatana na bzindzace. 6Tsono tina mphatso zakusiyana-siyana malingana na nkhombo zomwe tidapasidwa. Penu winango ana mphatso ya kupolofita, aiphatise basa malingana na mucikhulupiriro cace. 7Penu mphatso yako ni yakutumikira, tumikira! Penu ni yakupfundzisa, pfundzisa! 8Penu ni yakulimbikisa, cita tenepo! Penu ni yakupereka, pereka na m'tima wentse! Penu ni yakutsogolera, tsogolera mwakubzipereka! Penu ni yacifundo, cita na m'pfatso!
Bza lufoi
9Kufunana kukhale kwacadidi. Wengani cakuipa, funani cabwino. 10Funanani wina na mwandzace na lufoi la paubale. Lemekezani andzanu kuposa kubziremekeza imwe mwekha. 11Phatani basa lekani kukhala wautofu, tumikirani Mbuya na m'tima wentse. 12Kondwerani mwakudikhirira, khalani wakupirira pamabvuto, limbikirani kupemba. 13Pasani kuna wakupambulidwa bzomwe alibe. Mutambire alendo.
14Dalisani omwe an'kufambirani m'mbuyo. Adaliseni, lekani kuwatemberera. 15Pfatsani na omwe alikupfatsa, lirani na omwe alikulira. 16Khalani wakubverana wina na mwandzace. Lekani kubzikuza, tsono funani wanthu wakunyozeka. Lekani kukhala adziwi pamaso panu.
17Leka kubwezera ali-yentse cakuipa na cakuipa. Limbikani kucita bzomwe wentse ambabziwona kuti ni bzabwino. 18Citani ciri-centse comwe cikwanisika kuna imwe, kuti mukhale mwa ufulu na wentse. 19Wakufunika, lekani kubwezera cakuipa, tsono pasani m'pata kuna ukali bwa Mulungu, thangwe bzidanembedwa kuti: “Kubwezera ni kwangu, ine nin'dzabwezera”, alewa Mbuya. 20Tsono citani ninga bzidanembedwa kuti:
“Penu nyamadulanthaka wako ana njala, mupase cakudya.
Penu ana nyota, mupase madzi amwe.
Ukacita bzimwebzi, iwe un'dzagwezeka masimbe ya moto
pam'solo pace”.
21Lekani kubzilekerera mucikundidwa na cakuipa, tsono kundani cakuipa na cabwino.