1 Funani kukhala na lufoyi, ndipo limbikani kunyang'ana bzipo bza Mzimu Wakucena, maka-maka mphatso za kupolofita. 2 Nakuti omwe anirewa-lewa cirewedwe cakusaya kudziwika, anirewa-lewa lini na wanthu, tsono na Mulungu. Thangwe palibe munthu wakumubvesesa, tsono mwa Mzimu anirewa-lewa bzakubisika. 3 Tsono ule omwe ambapolofita ambalewa-lewa kuna wanthu, ambawathandiza, ambawalimbikisa ndipo ambawatsangalazisa. 4 Ule omwe ambalewa-lewa cirewedwe cakusaya kudziwika, ambabzithandiza yekha, tsono ule omwe an'polofita ambathandiza gereja. 5 Ine nin'funa kuti mwentse mulewe-lewe bzirewedwe bzakusaya kudziwika, koma makamaka nin'funa kuti mukhale na mphatso ya kupolofita. Nakuti wakupolofita an'posa wakulewa-lewa cirewedwe cakusaya kudziwika, akasaya kuthumbudzulira kuti gereja ithandizike.

6 Abale, penu ine nin'bwera kudzakuwonani ndipo ndicirewa-lewa na cirewedwe cakusaya kudziwika, nin'dzakuthandizani tani ndikasaya kulewa-lewa namwe ndicikudziwisani bzomwe Mulungu andiratiza ayai ndzeru, cipolofita ayai cipfundziso. 7 Ni tenepoyombo na bzinthu bzakusaya moyo bzomwe bzimbacita ciwowo, ninga citoliro ayai valimba. Bzikasaya kusiyana maliridwe, kodi munthu angadzazindikire tani cimbo comwe cirikuimbidwaco? 8 Ndipombo wakuliza cimbututu akasaya kuciriza mwakubveka bwino, mbani an'dzakondzekera nkhondo? 9 Bzibodzi-bodzi bzin'citika kuna imwepo, penu munirewa-lewa mafala yakusaya kubveseseka, kodi wakubvayo an'dzadziwa tani bzomwe mulikulewabzo? Pamwepo mun'dzakhala muli kulewa-lewa papezi. 10 Bziripo bzirewedwe bzizinji padziko la pantsi, tsono palibe cirewedwe comwe ciribe thandauzo. 11 Tsono penu ine nin'bvesesa lini thandauzo la bzomwe wina alikulewa, nin'dzakhala nyakudza kwa omwe alikulewa nande, ndipo iye ni nyakudza kwa ine. 12 Tenepoyo bzimbacitika kuna imwepo. Pakuwona kuti mumbafunisisa kukhala na mphatso za Mzimu, nyang'anani kuphatisa basa mphatso zomwe zin'bweresa thandizo kuna gereja.

13 Thangwe ra bzimwebzi, omwe anirewa-lewa cirewedwe cakusaya kudziwika, apembe kuti akwanise kuthumbudzulira mafalayo. 14 Nakuti, penu ine nin'pemba mucirewedwe cakusaya kudziwika, cadidi m'zimu wangu un'pemba, tsono ndzeru zangu zin'cita lini cinthu. 15 Nin'cita ciyani tsono? Nin'dzapemba na m'zimu, ndipo nin'dzapembambo na ndzeru. Nin'dzaimba na m'zimu, ndipo nin'dzaimbambo na ndzeru. 16 Penu iwepo umbatumbiza Mulungu na m'zimu, kodi munthu wakusaya kudziwa omwe ali pamwepo an'dzalewa tani “Amen” pa mpembo wakutenda omwe ulikucita? Nakuti iye an'dziwa lini bzomwe iwe ulikulewa. 17 Kutenda kwako pinango kungakhale kwabwino, tsono winangoyo alikuthandizika lini.

18 Nin'tenda Mulungu thangwe ine nimbalewa-lewa bzirewedwe bzakusaya kudziwika kuposa imwe mwentse. 19 Tsono muGereja nimbafuna kulewa-lewa mafala maxanu yakubveseseka kuti ndipfundzise anango, kuposa kulewa-lewa mafala bzulu khumi na cirewedwe cakusaya kudziwika.

20 Abale, lekani kukumbuka ninga wana. Kwa bzakuipa khalani wana. Tsono kwa bzakukumbuka khalani akulu. 21 Bzakunemba bzimbalewa kuti:

22 Na tenepoyo, bzirewedwe bzakusaya kudziwika ni cizindikiro kwa wakusaya kupemba Mulungu, ndipo sikuti kwa wakupemba. Tsono cipolofita ni ca wakupemba, sikuti ni ca wakusaya kupemba Mulungu. 23 Penu gereja yentse in'tsonkhana, ndipo wentse aciyamba kulewa-lewa cirewedwe cakusaya kudziwika, kodi angapita wanthu winango wakusaya kudziwa ayai wakusaya kupemba Mulungu, an'dzalewa lini kuti imwepo ndimwe wamisala? 24 Tsono, penu an'pita winango wakusaya kupemba Mulungu ayai wakusaya kudziwa, pomwe mwentse muli kupolofita, iye an'dzakonwa pa bzentse ndipo an'dzatongesedwa na bzentse. 25 Bzakubisala bza mum'tima mwace bzin'dzawonesedwa padeca. Ndipo iye an'dzagodama acidzapemba Mulungu kuti: “Cadidi Mulungu ali pakati panu!”

26 Ticite ciyani tsono, abale? Pomwe imwepo mun'tsonkhana, ali-yentse ana cimbo cace, ayai fala la cipfundziso, winango kulatizidwa na Mulungu, winango cirewedwe cakusaya kudziwika ndipo winango kuthumbudzulira. Mucite bzentse kuti bzithandize gereja. 27 Penu winango anirewa-lewa na cirewedwe cakusaya kudziwika, mbalewerewe awiri ayai atatu, aleke kupitirira popo ndipo pawoneke omwe an'thumbudzulira. 28 Tsono, penu palibe wakuthumbudzulira, akhale zii muGereja, acibzirewera iye yekha ndipo na Mulungu.

29 Apolofita awiri ayai atatu alewe-lewe ndipo anangowo acimbatetekera mwa cheru bzomwe bzirikulewedwabzo. 30 Penu winango omwe adakhala pamwepo aniratizidwa cinthu na Mulungu, omwe akhalewa-lewa pakuyambayo anyamale. 31 Nakuti mwentsenemwe mungakwanise kupolofita, m'bodzi na m'bodzi panthawe yace, mwakuti wentse apfundzire ndipo alimbikisidwe. 32 Mizimu ya apolofita imbabvera apolofitawo. 33 Pakuti Mulungu ni wa phiringu lini, tsono ni wa mtendere.

Ninga m'magereja yentse ya wakucena, 34 akazi ambakhale adanyamala m'magereja, thangwe ni wakubvumizidwa lini kuti alewe-lewe. Tsono akhale wakubvera ninga momwe Mtemo umbalewera. 35 Tsono, penu an'funa kubvundza cinthu cinango, akabvundze azimuna wawo kumui, thangwe ni bza manyazi mkazi kulewa-lewa mugereja.

36 Kodi, fala la Mulungu lidayambira kwa imwepo? Ayai mudalitambira ndimwepo mwekha? 37 Penu winango an'kumbuka kuti ni m'polofita ayai ana mphatso ya Mzimu, azindikire kuti bzomwe ndirikukunemberanibzi ni Mtemo wa Mbuya. 38 Penu an'bziwona ninga bziribe basa, iyembo an'dzawonedwa ninga alibe basa.

39 Na tenepo, abale wangu, nyang'anani mwakulimbika mphatso ya kupolofita ndipo lekani kuletsa wanthu kulewa-lewa na bzirewedwe bzakusaya kudziwika. 40 Tsono bzentsenebzi bzicitike mwakuthemera ndipo mwakulongosoka.