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