Lakuyamba Lakuyenda kwa Atesalonika 3:1-13
3 Tenepo, pomwe tikhakwanisa lini kupirira, tidawona kuti bzikhali bwino kubakakhala tekha ku Atena;
2 ndipo tidatuma Timotio, m’bale omwe ni mtumiki* wa Mulungu pa basa lakupalizira mafala yabwino yakulewa bza Kristu. Tidamutuma kuti adzalimbise* cikhulupiro canu na kukutsangalazani,
3 kuti munthu ali-wentse pakati panu aleke kutepa* na matsautso yamweya. Pakuti imwepo mukudziwa kuti palibe comwe tingacite, kuti tileke kugumana na matsautso yamweya.*
4 Thangwe pomwe ifepano tikhali pabodzi na imwepo, tidakuuzaniletu kuti tin’dzagumana na matsautso, ndipo bzacitika ninga momwe mukudziwira.
5 Ndipopa pomwe ndidawona kuti ningadakwanisa lini pomwe kupirira, ndidatuma Timotio kwa imwepo kuti ndidziwe bza kukhulupirika kwanu, kuti pinango Dyabu* angakhale kuti wakuyezani, ndipo basa lathu lomwe taliphata na nyongo lingakhale kuti layenda papezi.
6 Tsono Timotio wafika tsapanopapa kucokera kumweko, ndipo iye watiuza mafala yabwino yakulewa bza kukhulupirika kwanu na lufoyi lanu. Iye walewa kuti mukupitiriza kutikumbukira nthawe zentse ndipo mukufunisisa kutiwona ninga momwe ifembo tikufunisisira kukuwonani.
7 Ndipopa abale, ifepano tatsangalazidwa thangwe ra imwepo na kukhulupirika komwe mukukulatiza napo kuti tikusaya bzinthu bzinango ndipo tikugumana na matsautso.
8 Thangwe ifepano timbatsangalazidwa,* imwepo mukapitiriza kukhala wakulimba ninga ateweri wa Mbuya.
9 Kodi tingatende tani Mulungu thangwe ra imwepo na cikondweso cikulu comwe tinaco pamaso pa Mulungu wathu thangwe ra imwepo?
10 Usiku na masikati timbakupemphererani mwakudandaulira kuti tikuwoneni maso na maso,* nakuti tikuthandizeni pa bzomwe mukufunikira kuti mulimbise cikhulupiro canu.
11 Ndipo ifepano timbacita mipembo kuti Mulungu, Baba wathu caiyeyo, pabodzi na Mbuya wathu Jezu atifungulire njira kuti tibwere kuna imwepo.
12 Kuthumizira bzimwebzi, Mbuya akuthandizeni kuti lufoyi lomwe munalo kwa winango na mwanzace na kwa wanthu wentse, lithumizirike ninga momwe ifepano takulisirambo lufoyi lathu kwa imwepo.
13 Mwa njira imweyi, iye an’dzacitisa kuti mitima yanu ikhale yakulimba, yakusaya mulandu na yakucena pamaso pa Mulungu Baba wathu, pa nthawe yakuwonekera kwa Mbuya wathu Jezu pabodzi na anyakucena wace wentse.
Mafala ya m'nyantsi
^ Ayai pinango, “nyabasa mwanzace wa Mulungu.”
^ Ayai, “adzapase mphanvu.”
^ Mafala yace caiyo: “kutekenyeka.”
^ Ayai, “ifepano tasankhulidwa kuti tigumane na bzimwebzi.”
^ Mafala yace caiyo: “nyakuyeza.”
^ Mafala yace caiyo: “timbakhala na moyo.”
^ Mafala yace caiyo: “nkhope yanu.”
