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1 Na bzventse mungati mwa musiwa na Kristu, tsagani bzvithu bzva mudzwulu, Kule kuti Kristu akukhala. Kumbali yadidi. 2 Fungani bzvin'thu bzva mudzaulu, nkhabe bzvire kuti bzviri pa nyika. 3 Nakuti wafakale, ndipo upenyu wako adabisiwa na Kristu mwa Mulungu. 4 Pace Kristu, kuti ndi upenyu wathu, anga oneka, ndipo imwembo ninku onesanimbo na iye mu mbiri. 5 Tenepoyo citani kuti bzvife bzventse bzvire bzvindza cita cipande na thupi la pantsi la imwe: Malume yakulambiziwa, bzvakunyantsa, cifundo cakuipa, na kukhala na n'khunu komwe kulibe kusiyana na kunamata bzvinfananidzo. 6 Thangwera bzvithu bzvobzvi, ukali wa Mulungu umbabwera kwa wale kuti wambamubveralini. 7 Imwembo makhaliro yanu yakhali eneyo kale, ndipo mukhambacita bzvobzvi. 8 Tsapano siyanyi bzvinthu bzventsenebzvi, kuipa, kukwana na kulonga bzvakuipa. 9 Lekani kunamizana imwe na wandzanu, nakuti imwepo mudacosa munthu wakale na mabasa yace, 10 ndipo mudabvala munthu mupsa, ule kuti ali kukon'dzedya papsa kuti afike pa ndzeru zathunthu mwakulingana na mulengi wace. 11 Pakalidwe lipsa loli pacalibe kusiyana pakati wale ndi wa Juda lini na wajuda, wakucitidya msinda wa mgwato na wakusaya kucitidya, abarabaro na wa Sita, nyangirinya na asita, mpfulu, ndipo Kristu ndiye bzventse. 12 Na tenepo, ninga

wanthu

wakusankhulidwa wa mulungu, wakucena ndipo, wakufunidwa bvalani ntsisi zacadida, ubwino,kubzicepesa, kuderekha kupirira.

13 Piririranani wina na mwanºdzace ndipo lekereranani mathangwe yomwe mungakhale nayo wina na mwan ºdzace lekereranani ninga mbuya adakulekererani. 14 Ndipo padzaulu pa bzentsenedzi, bvalani lufoi nakuti ndiro limbapasa ciphatano cathuthu. 15 Mtendere wa Kristu utonge m'mitima mwanu, pakuti imwepo mudacereriwa kuti mudzakhale mwa mtendere, ninga bzviwalo bzva thupi libodzi lokha. ndipo mumbakhale mucitenda. 16 Mafala ya Kristu yakadziwike bwino mum'tima yanu, ndipo pfundzisani na kuyeruzana wina na wandzawo na udziwi wentse. Imbani masalimo, nyimbo za uzimu mucimbatumbiza Mulungu. 17 Bzventse bzvanu mun'cita, bzvikhale bzva mafala ayai mabasa, bzviciteni mudzina la Mbuya Jezu, mucimbatenda Mulungu baba kudzera mwa iye. 18 n'kazi, m'bodzi na m'bodzi mukhale nakubvera wamuna wanu, ninga bzvimbada Mbuye. 19 Wamuna, dani wakadzi wanu, ndipo nyam'podini kuwaboneresa. 20 Wana pabzventse tererani wa babawanu, nakuti bzvobzvi psa kudeka kwa wa Mbuye. 21 Baba , nyam'podini ku nyosa wanawanu, kuti wakhale walibe kucotedya na kupfantsa. 22 Wanyabasa, tererani wa mbuya wanu pa bzventse pa nyama, musaiye kuphata pa kukuwonani pokha, kuti mu pfantsise wanthu, manji itani, na cadidi ca mu moyo, mwa kugopa Mbuye. 23 Pa kuyita bzventse, itani na moyo, ninga kuyitira Mbuye, ndipo nkhabe pala wanthu. 24 Ndipo dziwani kuti muntambira kwa Mulungu m'bayiro wa upfumi; sendzerani Mbuye Kristu. 25 Ndipo ule an'siya kuita bzva cadidi andza tambira ninga kzvakuipabzvo bzvace ayitabzvo; pandzawonekalini kusiyanisana.