Lakuyamba Lakuyenda kwa Timotio 4:1-16
4 Tsono, mafala yakufuliziridwa* yadaleweratu padeca kuti kutsogolo wanthu an’dzasiya cikhulupiro, aciyamba kutetekera mafala yakufuliziridwa yakupumpsa na bzipfunziso bza madimonyo,
2 ndipo iwo an’dzatetekera wanthu wacinyengo omwe ambalewalewa bzakunama, omwe mtima wawo uli ninga cipsazi comwe cimbabwera thangwe ra kupsa na simbi ya moto.
3 Wanthu amwewa an’dzaletsa wanthu kulowolana na kudya bzakudya bzinango, tsono Mulungu adalenga bzakudya bzimwebzi kuti wale omwe ana cikhulupiro mwa cidziwiso caico cacadidi adye acitenda.
4 Pakuti bzentse bzomwe Mulungu adalenga mpsabwino, ndipo bzin’funika lini kulambidwa bzikatambiridwa mwakutenda,
5 thangwe cakudyaco n’cakucenesedwa na fala la Mulungu na mpembo.
6 Ukapasa abale malango yamweya, iwepo un’dzakhala mtumiki wabwino wa Kristu Jezu, wakupfunzisidwa na mafala ya cikhulupiro pabodzi na cipfunziso cabwino comwe iwepo ukucitewera mwakukhulupirika.
7 Tsono ulambe nkhani zakunama ninga zomwe zimbalewedwa na akazi wacikulire, m’mbuto mwace, cita nyongo* kuti ukhale wakubzipereka kwa Mulungu.
8 Pakuti masenzeka yakulimbisa thupi njakuthandiza pang’ono, tsono kubzipereka kwa Mulungu n’kwakuthandiza pa bzinthu bzentse, thangwe kumbatithandiza pa moyo wathu ntsiku zino na moyo omwe ukubwera kutsogolo.
9 Mafala yamweya njacadidi ndipo njakuthemera kuyakhulupira na mtima wentse.
10 Ndipopa timbaphata basa mwamphanvu na mwa nyongo, thangwe timbaikha cidikhiro cathu kwa Mulungu wamoyo, omwe ni Mpulumusi wa wanthu wentse, maka-maka wa wale omwe ana cikhulupiro.
11 Pitiriza kupereka malango yamweya na kuwapfunzisa.
12 Leka kubvuma kuti munthu ali-wentse akunyozere pakuwona kuti ndiwe tswaka. M’mbuto mwace ukhale ciratizo cabwino kwa anyakukhulupirika pakulewalewa, pa khalidwe labwino, pa lufoyi na pa cikhulupiro, ucipitirizambo kukhala na makhalidwe yakucena.
13 Mpaka ine kudzabwera, pitiriza kucita nyongo pakuwerenga pamaso pa wanthu, pakucenjeza* na pakupfunzisa.
14 Leka kuluza* mphaso yomwe unayo, yomwe udapasidwa mwakuphatisa basa polofesiya pomwe bungwe la akulu lidaikha manja yawo pa iwepo.
15 Kumbukira bwino-bwino bzinthu bzimwebzi ndipo ikha makumbukidwe yako yentse pa bzimwebzi, kuti kuyenda kwako patsogolo kuwonekere padeca kwa wanthu wentse.
16 Cita bzentse bzomwe ungakwanise kuti ukhale ciratizo cabwino na mpfunzisi wabwino. Tsungira kucita bzimwebzi, ndipo ukacita tenepo, un’dzabzipulumusa wekha pabodzi na wale omwe an’kutetekera.
Mafala ya m'nyantsi
^ Mafala yace caiyo: “mzimu.”
^ Mafala yace caiyo: “bzipfunzise wekha.”
^ Ayai, “pakulimbikisa.”
^ Ayai, “kusiya.”
