Buku Lachiwiri la Mbusa wa Hermas, lomwe limatchedwa Malamulo Ake MAWU OYAMBA 1 Nditapemphera kunyumba, nditakhala pabedi, munthu wina anabwera kwa ine ndi nkhope ya mbusa, monga momwe amachitira mbusa, atavala chovala choyera, ali ndi thumba lake kumbuyo kwake, ndi ndodo yake m'manja mwake, nandilonjera. 2 Ndinamupatsa moni, ndipo nthawi yomweyo anakhala pansi pafupi nane, nati kwa ine, Ndatumidwa ndi mthenga wolemekezeka uja, kuti ndikhale nawe masiku onse otsala a moyo wako. 3 Koma ndinaganiza kuti anabwera kudzandiyesa, ndipo ndinati kwa iye, Ndiwe ndani? Pakuti ndikudziwa amene ndadzipereka kwa iye. Anati kwa ine, Kodi sukundidziwa? Ine ndinayankha ayi. Ine ndine, anatero iye, mbusa amene iwe waperekedwa kwa iye. 4 Pamene anali kulankhula, mawonekedwe ake anasintha; ndipo pamene ndinadziwa kuti ndi amene ndinadzipereka kwa iye, ndinachita manyazi, ndipo mwadzidzidzi mantha anandigwera, ndipo ndinagwidwa ndi chisoni chachikulu, chifukwa ndinalankhula naye mopusa kwambiri. 5 Koma iye anandiuza kuti, “Usachite manyazi, koma landira mphamvu mumtima mwako, kudzera m’malamulo amene ndikukupatsa.” Pakuti, iye anati, “Ndatumidwa kuti ndikuwonetsenso zinthu zonse zimene unaziona kale, koma makamaka zimene zingakuthandizeni kwambiri.” 6 Choyamba lembani Malamulo ndi Mafanizo anga, zina zonse mulembe monga momwe ndidzakusonyezerani. Koma chifukwa chake ndikukulamulani choyamba lembani Malamulo ndi Mafanizo anga, kuti powerenga mobwerezabwereza muziwakumbukira mosavuta. 7 Pamenepo ndinalemba Malamulo ake ndi Mafanizo ake, monga momwe anandiuzira. 8 Zinthu zimene ngati mutamva, mudzasamala kuzichita, ndi kuyenda motsatira zimenezo, ndi kuchita zimenezo ndi mtima woyera, mudzalandira kuchokera kwa Ambuye zinthu zimene zalonjezedwa kwa inu.
9 Koma ngati mutamva zimenezo simudzalapa, koma mudzawonjezera machimo anu, ndiye adzakulangani. 10 Zinthu zonsezi zomwe Mbusa, mngelo wa kulapa, anandiuza kuti ndilembe. LAMULO 1 1 Choyamba khulupirirani kuti pali Mulungu m'modzi amene analenga ndi kupanga zinthu zonse kuchokera pachabe kukhala cholengedwa. 2 Iye amazindikira zinthu zonse, ndipo ndi wamkulu kwambiri, woti wina aliyense asamuzindikire. 3 Amene sangatanthauzidwe ndi mawu aliwonse, kapena kuganiziridwa ndi malingaliro. 4 Chifukwa chake khulupirirani Iye, ndipo muopeni Iye, ndipo muzimuopa Iye pewani choipa chilichonse. 5 Sungani zinthu izi, ndipo taya chilakolako chonse ndi zoyipa kutali ndi inu, ndipo valani chilungamo, ndipo mudzakhala ndi moyo kwa Mulungu, ngati musunga lamulo ili. LAMULO 2 1 Anati kwa ine, Khalani osalakwa ndi opanda chobisala; kotero mudzakhala ngati khanda lomwe silidziwa zoyipa zomwe zimawononga moyo wa munthu. 2 Makamaka samalani kuti musalankhule zoipa za aliyense, kapena kumva aliyense akulankhula zoipa za aliyense. 3 Pakuti ngati susunga izi, iwenso amene ukumva udzakhala wogawana nawo uchimo wa iye amene amalankhula zoipa, mwa kukhulupirira mnyozo, ndipo iwenso udzakhala ndi uchimo, chifukwa unakhulupirira iye amene amalankhula zoipa za m'bale wako. 4 Kupatukana ndi chinthu choipa; mzimu woipa wosasinthasintha, womwe sukhala mumtendere, koma nthawi zonse umakhala wosagwirizana. Chifukwa chake pewa kutero, ndipo pitirizani kukhala pamtendere ndi m'bale wanu. 5 Valani chiyero choyera, chomwe mulibe machimo, koma zonse zodzaza ndi chimwemwe; ndipo chita zabwino pa ntchito zako. 6 Perekani mopanda tsankho kwa onse osowa, osakayikira amene mupereka.