Kalata Yoyamba za Klementi kwa Akorinto CHAPUTALA 1 1 Mpingo wa Mulungu umene uli ku Roma, kwa Mpingo wa Mulungu umene uli ku Korinto, osankhidwa, oyeretsedwa ndi chifuniro cha Mulungu, mwa Yesu Khristu Ambuye wathu: Chisomo ndi mtendere wochokera kwa Mulungu Wamphamvuyonse, mwa Yesu Khristu, zikhale zambiri kwa inu. 2 Abale, zoopsa ndi masoka omwe atigwera mwadzidzidzi komanso osayembekezereka, tikuopa kuti atipangitsa kuchedwa kuganizira zinthu zomwe mudatifunsa: 3 Komanso za chipanduko choipa ndi chonyansa, chosayenera osankhidwa a Mulungu, chomwe anthu ochepa odzikuza ndi odzikuza ayambitsa mpaka kufika pamlingo wamisala, kotero kuti dzina lanu lolemekezeka ndi lodziwika bwino, loyenera anthu onse kukondedwa, lanyozedwa kwambiri ndi zimenezo. 4 Pakuti ndani amene anakhalapo pakati panu amene sanayesepo kulimba kwa chikhulupiriro chanu, ndi zipatso zake m'ntchito zonse zabwino; ndipo anayamikira khalidwe lanu ndi kudziletsa kwa chipembedzo chanu mwa Khristu; ndipo analengeza ulemerero wa kuchereza kwanu alendo, ndi kuona kuti ndinu okondwa ndi chidziwitso chanu chokwanira komanso chotsimikizika cha Uthenga Wabwino? 5 Pakuti munachita zonse mopanda tsankho ndipo munayenda motsatira malamulo a Mulungu, mukumvera amene anali kukutsogolerani, ndi kupatsa ulemu woyenera okalamba pakati panu. 6 Munalamula anyamata kuti aziganiza zinthu zodzichepetsa komanso zolemekezeka. 7 Akazi munawalimbikitsa kuti achite zonse ndi chikumbumtima choyera, chopanda chilema, chokonda amuna awo, monga momwe kunayenera; ndi kuti, pokhala odzisunga m'malire a kumvera koyenera, ayenera kusamalira nyumba zawo mozama, ndi nzeru zonse. 8 Nonsenu munali odzichepetsa, osadzitamandira ndi chilichonse: kufuna kumvera osati kulamulira; kupatsa kuposa kulandira; kukhala okhutira ndi gawo limene Mulungu wakupatsani; 9 Ndipo mutamvera mawu ake mosamala, munakula m'mitima mwanu, mukumva kuvutika kwake pamaso panu nthawi zonse. 10 Motero mtendere wolimba, wodalitsidwa komanso wopindulitsa unapatsidwa kwa inu; ndi chikhumbo chosatha chochita zabwino; ndipo Mzimu Woyera unadzaza pa inu nonse. 11 Ndipo popeza munali odzaza ndi mapulani abwino, munachita ndi mtima wonse, ndi chidaliro chachipembedzo, mutambasula manja anu kwa Mulungu Wamphamvuyonse, mukumupempha kuti akuchitireni chifundo, ngati munachimwa mopanda kufuna.
12 Munali kulimbana usana ndi usiku chifukwa cha abale onse, kuti ndi chifundo ndi chikumbumtima chabwino, chiwerengero cha osankhidwa ake chipulumutsidwe. 13 Munali oona mtima, opanda chokhumudwitsana wina ndi mnzake; osakumbukira zoipa; chipanduko ndi magawano onse zinali zonyansa kwa inu. 14 Munali kulira maliro a aliyense wa inu, ndi machimo a mnzake, ndi kuvomereza zolakwa zake. 15 Munali okoma mtima kwa wina ndi mnzake popanda kunyinyirika, okonzeka kuchita ntchito iliyonse yabwino. Ndipo popeza munali okongoletsedwa ndi makhalidwe abwino ndi achipembedzo, munachita zonse moopa Mulungu, amene malamulo ake analembedwa pa magome a mitima yanu. CHAPUTALA 2 1 Ulemu wonse ndi kukulitsa zonse zinapatsidwa kwa inu; ndipo kotero zinakwaniritsidwa zomwe zalembedwa, Wokondedwa wanga anadya ndi kumwa, anakula nanenepa, ndipo anakankha. 2 Kuchokera pamenepo kunabwera nsanje, nsanje, ndewu, chiwembu, kuzunzidwa, chisokonezo, nkhondo ndi ukapolo. 3 Kotero iwo amene sanali otchuka, anadzikuza okha motsutsana ndi olemekezeka; iwo amene sanali otchuka, motsutsana ndi iwo amene anali olemekezeka; opusa motsutsana ndi anzeru; anyamata motsutsana ndi okalamba. 4 Chifukwa chake chilungamo ndi mtendere zachotsedwa kwa inu, chifukwa aliyense wasiya kuopa Mulungu, ndipo wachita khungu m'chikhulupiriro chake; sayenda motsatira lamulo la Mulungu kapena kukhala ndi moyo woyenera mwa Khristu. 5 Koma aliyense amatsatira zilakolako zake zoipa: atatenga nsanje yosalungama ndi yoipa, imene imfa inayamba kulowa m'dziko lapansi. CHAPUTALA 3 1 Pakuti kwalembedwa motere, Ndipo patapita nthawi, Kaini anabweretsa zipatso za nthaka nsembe kwa Yehova. Ndipo Abele, nayenso, anabweretsa ana oyamba a nkhosa zake, ndi mafuta ake; 2 Ndipo Yehova anayang'anira Abele ndi nsembe yake, koma sanayang'anire Kaini ndi nsembe yake. Ndipo Kaini anamva chisoni kwambiri, ndipo nkhope yake inagwa. 3 Ndipo Yehova anati kwa Kaini, Uli ndi chisoni chifukwa chiyani? Ndipo nkhope yako yagwa chifukwa chiyani? Ngati upereka nsembe yolungama, koma osagawa bwino, sunachimwe? Khalani chete: chikhumbo chake chidzakhala kwa iwe, ndipo iwe udzamulamulira. 4 Ndipo Kaini anati kwa Abele mng'ono wake, Tiyeni tipite kumunda. Ndipo panali, pamene anali kumunda, Kaini anaukira Abele mng'ono wake, namupha. 5 Mukuona, abale, momwe nsanje ndi nsanje zinabweretsera imfa ya m'bale. Chifukwa cha ichi kholo lathu Yakobo anathawa pamaso pa m'bale wake Esau. 6 Ichi ndi chimene chinapangitsa Yosefe kuzunzidwa mpaka imfa, ndi kukhala mu ukapolo. Nsanje inapangitsa Mose kuthawa pamaso pa Farao mfumu ya Igupto, pamene anamva anthu a m’dziko lake akumufunsa kuti, Ndani wakuika iwe kukhala Woweruza ndi wolamulira wathu?