Lakuyenda kwa Tiyago 4:1-17
4 Kodi nkhondo na kumenyana bzomwe bzikucitika pakati panu bzikucokera kuponi? Kodi bzikucokera lini ku bzikhumbo bzanu bza thupi bzomwe bzikumenyana m’thupi mwanu?
2 Imwepo mukufunisisa koma mulibe, mukupitiriza kupha wanthu na kusirira, tsono mukugumana lini bzomwe mukufuna ndipo imwepo mukupitiriza kumenyana na kucita nkhondo. Kuthumizira bzimwebzi, imwepo mulibe thangwe mumbakumbira lini Mulungu.
3 Ndipo mukambakumbira mumbatambira lini thangwe mumbakumbira na cikhumbo cakuipa, kuti muteweze bzikhumbo bzanu bza thupi.
4 Imwe anyakucita upombo ayai uputa,* kodi mun’dziwa lini kuti kukhala pa uxamwali na dziko n’kubziikha pa unyamadulanthaka na Mulungu? Tenepo, ule omwe ambafuna kukhala xamwali wa dziko, ambakhala nyamadulanthaka wa Mulungu.
5 Ayai, kodi mukukumbuka kuti cinembo cimbalewa papezi kuti: “Mzimu omwe uli mwa ife ukupitiriza kukhala na bzikhumbo bza ntcanje”?
6 Na tenepo, kudeka mtima kukulu komwe iye adatipasa, n’kukulu kwene-kwene, ndipopa bzinembo bzimbati: “Mulungu ambakomedwa lini na wanthu wakubzikuza, koma iye ambalatiza kudeka mtima kwace kukulu kwa wanthu wakubzicepesa.”
7 Na thangwe limweri, bverani Mulungu koma gazani Dyabu ndipo iye an’dzakuthawani.
8 Fendererani Mulungu ndipo iye an’dzakufendereranimbo. Cenesani manja yanu imwe anyapikadomwe ndipo cenesani mtima wanu imwe anyakupenukiramwe.
9 Bvani ntsisi, dandaulani ndipo lirani. Kuseka kwanu kusanduke kulira ndipo kukondwa kwanu kusanduke msunamo.
10 Bzicepeseni pamaso pa Yahova ndipo iye an’dzakukuzani.
11 Abale, lekani kumbalewana kuipa. Munthu omwe ambalewa kuipa m’bale wace, ayai kutonga m’bale wace, ambakhala akulewambo kuipa lamulo na kutonga lamulolo. Tsono penu iwepo umbatonga lamulo, ndiye kuti ndiwe mtongi, sikuti nyakuteweza lamulolo.
12 Alipo Nyakupereka lamulo na Mtongi m’bodzi yekha basi, ule omwe ambakwanisa kupulumusa na kupfudza. Tsono iwepo ndiwe mbani kuti utonge mwanzako?
13 Tsapano, tetekerani imwe omwe mumbalewa kuti: “Lero ayai mangwana tiniyenda ku mzinda ule ndipo tin’kakhala kumweko gole libodzi, ticikacita malonda ndipo tin’kaphata kobiri.”
14 Imwepo mumbalewa bzimwebzi napo mukudziwa lini kuti moyo wanu un’dzakhala tani mangwana, thangwe imwepo muli ninga pfulere* lomwe limbabwera mu kanthawe kakucepa ndipo limbanyembereka.
15 M’mbuto mwace mumbalewe kuti: “Yahova akafuna, tin’dzakhala na moyo ndipo tin’dzacita ibzi na bzire.”
16 Na tenepo, tsapano imwepo mumbabzikuza ndipo mumbasamwa na moyo wanu, tsono kusamwa kumweku n’kwakuipa kwene-kwene.
17 Tenepo, penu munthu an’dziwa kucita cinthu cabwino tsono iye akucicita lini, akucita pikado.
