Tsamba Lakuyamba kwa Akolinto 8:1-13
8 Tsapano, pakulewa bza cakudya cakuperekedwa kwa bzifanikiso, ifepano tina cidziwiso pakulewa bza nkhani imweyi. Cidziwiso cimbacitisa munthu kubzikuza, koma lufoyi limbalimbisa.
2 Penu munthu akukumbuka kuti ambadziwa cinthu cinango, iye akanati kucidziwa bwino-bwino ninga momwe akhafunika kucidziwira.
3 Penu munthu ambafuna Mulungu, iye ambadziwidwa na Mulunguyo.
4 Pakulewa bza kudya cakudya cakuperekedwa kwa bzifanikiso, timbadziwa kuti bzifanikiso n’cinthu lini pa dziko ndipo palibe Mulungu munango, koma m’bodzi yekha.
5 Napo kuti iripo yomwe imbacemeredwa kuti mirungu kudzulu na pa dziko la pantsi pano, ndipo n’cadidi kuti iripodi “mirungu” izinji na “ambuya” azinji,
6 tsono kwa ifepano kuna Mulungu m’bodzi yekha, omwe ni Baba, omwembo adalenga bzinthu bzentse kuphatanidzambo ifepano kuti ticite kufuna kwace, ndipo kuna Mbuya m’bodzi yekha, Jezu Kristu, omwe Mulungu adamuphatisa basa kuti alenge bzinthu bzentse pabodzi na ifepano.
7 Na tenepo, ni wentse lini omwe ana cidziwiso cimweci. Tsono pakuti winango akhanamata bzifanikiso, akadya cakudya comwe cikhadaperekedwa ntsembe kwa bzifanikisobzo, iwo ambakumbuka kuti akubzinamata ndipo mtima wawo umbawaboneresa thangwe ngwakutepa.
8 Tsono cakudya cingaticitise lini kukhala pa uxamwali bwakulimba na Mulungu. Tikasaya kudya, tingakhale lini wakuipa ndipo tikadya, tingakhalembo lini wabwino.
9 Tenepo khalani tceru, kuti ufulu bwanu bwakusankhula, buleke kukhala cinthu cakukalipisa wanthu wakutepa.
10 Munthu acikuwonani imwepo omwe muna cidziwiso mukudya mu templo ya bzifanikiso, kodi mungacitise lini mtima wa munthu wakutepa ule kufunambo cakudya cakuperekedwa kwa bzifanikisobzo?
11 Tenepo, na cidziwiso comwe munaco, mukudzonga ule omwe ngwakutepa, m’bale wanu omwe Kristu adamufera.
12 Mukaphonyera m’bale wanu mwa njira imweyi, mucimucitisa kucita bzinthu bzomwe bzingatepese mtima wace, mumbakhala mukuphonyera Kristu.
13 Ndipopa penu cakudya cikucitisa m’bale wangu kusunama, cipo ndicidzadya pomwe nyama, kuti ndireke kusunamisa m’bale wanguyo.
