Lakuyamba Lakuyenda kwa Pedru 3:1-22
3 Mu njira ibodzi-bodziyi, imwe akazi, mbabverani azibayanu kuti penu winango wa iwo ambabvera lini mafala ya Mulungu, atengeke okha, sikuti na mafalayo, koma na makhalidwe yanu,
2 thangwe ra kuwona na maso yawo makhalidwe yanu yabwino, pabodzi na ulemu bukulu.
3 Kubzidekesa kwanu kuleke kukhala kwa kunja ninga kumanga tsisi, kubvala bzinthu bzakubzidekesera bza oro ayai bzakubvala bzakuumira,
4 koma kukhale kwa unthu bwakubisika bwa mu mtima bwakudekesedwa na bzinthu bzakusaya kupfudzika bzomwe ni mzimu wakuderekha na wakugwa mpfuwa bzomwe mpsakufunika kwene-kwene pamaso pa Mulungu.
5 Pakuti ni momwe akazi wakale-kale omwe akhadikhirira Mulungu akhabzidekesera, ndipo akhabvera azibayawo,
6 ninga momwe Sara akhabvera Abalahamu acimucemera kuti mbuya. Imwepo mun’dzakhala wana wace, mukapitiriza kucita bzomwe mpsabwino na kuleka kukundidwa na mantha.
7 Mpsibodzi-bodzimbo imwe amuna, pitirizani kukhala na akazi wanu ninga momwe mumbawadziwira,* alemekezeni ninga combo cakusaya kulimba kuti mipembo yanu ireke kuphingizidwa, pakuti mun’dzatambira nawo pabodzi moyo omwe Mulungu an’dzakupasani thangwe ra kudeka mtima kwace kukulu.
8 Pakumalizira pace, khalani na makumbukidwe mabodzi,* mbabveranani ntsisi, khalani na lufoyi la pa ubale ndipo khalanimbo wakubzicepesa.
9 Lekani kubwezera cakuipa na cakuipa ayai kutukwana na kutukwana, m’mbuto mwace mbalewani mafala yabwino, pakuti mudacemeredwera bzimwebzi kuti mudzasimbidwe.
10 Pakuti “omwe an’funa kukondwa na moyo na kukhala na ntsiku zabwino, an’funika kuletsa lirime lace kulewa bzinthu bzakuipa na miromo yace kulewa bzinthu bzakunama.
11 Aleke kucita bzakuipa ndipo acite bzabwino, alinge mtendere ndipo apitirize kukhala naye.
12 Pakuti maso ya Yahova yambanyang’anisa wanthu wakulungama ndipo makutu yace yambabva kudandaula kwawo, tsono Yahova ambawenga wanthu omwe ambacita bzinthu bzakuipa.”
13 Kulewa cadidi, mbani angakuciteni bzakuipa mukacita nyongo yakucita bzabwino?
14 Tsono napo imwepo mucibonera thangwe ra kucita cirungamo, imwepo mun’dzakondwa, na tenepo, lekani kugopa bzomwe iwo ambagopa* ne kukhala na thupo.
15 Bvumani m’mitima mwanu kuti Kristu ni Mbuya ndipo ngwakuthemera kulemekezedwa,* ndipo nthawe zentse khalani wakukonzeka kuti mutawire munthu ali-wentse omwe an’kubvunzani bza cidikhiro comwe munaco ndipo citani bzimwebzo mwakubzicepesa na ulemu bukulu.
16 Khalani na mtima wakucena pamaso pa Mulungu, kuti pomwe akukulewani mafala yakuipa, iwo acite manyazi thangwe ra khalidwe lanu labwino ninga ateweri wa Kristu.
17 Pakuti bziri bwino kubonera thangwe ra kucita bzinthu bzabwino, penu Mulungu an’bvumiza, m’mbuto mwa kumbacita bzinthu bzakuipa.
18 Pakuti Kristu, munthu wakulungama, adafera pikado za wanthu wakusaya kulungama kabodzi kokha mpaka kale-kale na cakulinga cakuti awatsogolere kwa Mulungu. Iye adaphedwa na thupi lanyama, acilamusidwa na thupi lauzimu.
19 Ndipo na thupi lauzimulo, iye adakapalizira mizimu yomwe ikhali m’kawoko,
20 yomwe iribe kubvera pomwe Mulungu akhadikhirira mwakupirira mu ntsiku za Nowa, pomwe cingalawa cikhamangidwa, comwe cidapulumusa pa madzi wanthu ang’ono-ng’ono wakukwana 8.
21 Bzomwe bzidacitika mu ntsiku zimwezire, tingabzindendemezere na ubatizo bomwe tsapano bukukupulumusani (sikuti mwa kucosa tsuzu la m’thupi koma mwa kukumbira Mulungu mtima wakucena), mwa kulamusidwa kwa Jezu Kristu.
22 Iye ali ku boko lamadidi la Mulungu, thangwe adayenda kudzulu, ndipo anjo, utongi na mphanvu bzimbamubvera.
Mafala ya m'nyantsi
^ Ayai, “muciwalatiza kuti mumbawakumbukira na kuwabvesesa.”
^ Ayai, “makumbukidwe yakuphatana.”
^ Ayai, “lekani kugopa akakugopswani.”
^ Ayai, “ngwakucena.”
