Kalata Yachiwiri za Klementi kwa Akorinto CHAPUTALA 1 1 Abale, tiyenera kuganiza za Yesu Khristu ngati Mulungu: monga woweruza wa amoyo ndi akufa; ndipo sitiyenera kuganiza mochepa za chipulumutso chathu. 2 Pakuti ngati timamuganizira moipa, tidzayembekezera kulandira zinthu zazing'ono kuchokera kwa iye. 3 Ndipo ngati tichita zimenezo, tidzachimwa; osaganizira komwe tinaitanidwa kuchokera, ndi ndani, ndi malo ati; ndi kuchuluka kwa zomwe Yesu Khristu analonjeza kuvutika chifukwa cha ife. 4 Ndiye kodi tidzamubwezera chiyani, kapena zipatso ziti zomwe zingayenerere zomwe watipatsa? 5 Pakuti kodi ubwino umene tili nawo kwa iye ndi waukulu bwanji pankhani ya chiyero chathu? Iye watiunikira: monga atate, watitcha ana ake; watipulumutsa ife amene tinali otayika ndi osatha. 6 Kodi tidzamuyamikira bwanji, kapena mphotho yanji yomwe ingabwere chifukwa cha zinthu zomwe talandira? 7 Tinali ndi zilema m'malingaliro athu; kulambira miyala ndi matabwa, golide, siliva, ndi mkuwa, ntchito za manja a anthu; ndipo moyo wathu wonse sunali china chilichonse koma imfa. 8 Chifukwa chake popeza tazunguliridwa ndi mdima, ndipo tili ndi chifunga chotere pamaso pathu, tayang'ana mmwamba, ndipo mwa chifuniro chake tachotsa mtambo umene tinazunguliridwa nawo. 9 Pakuti anatichitira chifundo, ndipo atatikhudza mtima wake, anatipulumutsa; atawona m'kati mwathu zolakwa zambiri, ndi chiwonongeko; ndipo adawona kuti sitinali ndi chiyembekezo cha chipulumutso, koma kudzera mwa iye yekha. 10 Pakuti anatiitana ife amene sitinali; ndipo sanakondwere kutipatsa moyo popanda chifukwa. CHAPUTALA 2 1 Kondwera, iwe wosabereka, wosabala; lira, fuula iwe wosabala; pakuti mkazi wosiyidwa ali ndi ana ambiri kuposa iye amene ali ndi mwamuna. 2 M’menemo anati, Kondwerani inu wosabala wosabala, analankhula za ife; pakuti mpingo wathu unali wosabala usanapatsidwe ana. 3 Ndipo kachiwiri; pamene anati, Lirani iwe amene suli ndi ululu wa pobereka; iye anatanthauza motere: Kuti monga mwa machitidwe a akazi obereka, tisaleke kupereka mapemphero athu kwa Mulungu mochuluka. 4 Ndipo chifukwa cha ichi, chifukwa mkazi wosiyidwa ali ndi ana ambiri kuposa iye amene ali ndi mwamuna: chifukwa chake chinawonjezedwa, chifukwa anthu athu omwe akuoneka kuti asiya Mulungu, tsopano akukhulupirira mwa Iye, akhala ochuluka kuposa omwe akuoneka kuti ali ndi Mulungu.
5 Ndipo lemba lina limati, “Sindinabwere kudzaitana olungama koma ochimwa kuti alape.” Tanthauzo lake ndi ili: kuti otayika ayenera kupulumutsidwa.” 6 Pakuti zimenezo, ndithudi, ndi zazikulu komanso zodabwitsa, osati kutsimikizira zinthu zomwe zidakalipo, koma zomwe zikugwa. 7 Mofananamo, Khristu anaganiza bwino kupulumutsa chomwe chinatayika; ndipo pamene anabwera padziko lapansi, anapulumutsa ambiri, natiitana ife omwe tinali otayika kale. 8 Popeza watichitira chifundo chachikulu chotere; ndipo makamaka chifukwa cha ichi, ife omwe tili amoyo, tsopano sitiperekanso nsembe kwa milungu yakufa, kapena kuilambira, koma kudzera mwa Iye tabweretsedwa ku chidziwitso cha Atate wa chowonadi. 9 Tidzaonetsa bwanji kuti timamudziwadi, koma osamukana amene tinamudziwa? 10 Pakuti iye mwini anati, “Aliyense amene adzandivomereza pamaso pa anthu, inenso ndidzamuvomereza pamaso pa Atate wanga.” Choncho mphotho yathu ndi iyi ngati tidzavomereza amene anatipulumutsa kudzera mwa iye.” 11 Koma, kodi tiyenera kumuvomereza kuti?—Ndiye kuti, pochita zinthu zimene amanena, osamvera malamulo ake: mwa kumulambira osati ndi milomo yathu yokha, komanso ndi mtima wathu wonse, ndi maganizo athu onse. Pakuti iye akunena mu Yesaya kuti: Anthu awa amandilemekeza ndi milomo yawo, koma mitima yawo ili kutali ndi ine. 12 Choncho tisamutche Ambuye yekha, pakuti zimenezo sizidzatipulumutsa. Pakuti iye akuti: Si yense wakunena kwa ine Ambuye, Ambuye, adzapulumuka, koma iye wakuchita chilungamo. 13 Chifukwa chake, abale, tiyeni timuvomereze mwa ntchito zathu; mwa kukondana wina ndi mnzake; mwa kusachita chigololo, osalankhulana zoipa, osachitirana nsanje; koma mwa kukhala odziletsa, achifundo, abwino. 14 Tiyeni tigwirizane pa mavuto a wina ndi mnzake, ndipo tisakhale okonda ndalama; koma tiyeni, mwa ntchito zathu zabwino, tivomereze Mulungu, osati mwa ntchito zina. 15 Komanso tisamaope anthu, koma Mulungu. Chifukwa chake, ngati tichita zinthu zoipa zotere, Ambuye wanena kuti: Ngakhale mutagwirizana nane, ngakhale pachifuwa panga, osasunga malamulo anga, ndikadakukanani, ndikunena kwa inu: Chokani kwa ine; sindikudziwa komwe mukuchokera, inu ochita zosalungama. CHAPUTALA 3 1 Chifukwa chake, abale, posiya kukhala kwathu m'dziko lino lapansi chifukwa cha chikumbumtima, tiyeni tichite chifuniro cha Iye amene anatiitana, osaopa kuchoka m'dziko lino lapansi. 2 Pakuti Ambuye akuti, “Mudzakhala ngati nkhosa pakati pa mimbulu.” Petro anayankha nati, “Nanga mimbulu ikang’amba nkhosa?” Yesu anati kwa Petro, “Nkhosa zisaope mimbulu ikafa: Ndipo inunso musaope amene amakuphani, ndipo pambuyo pake alibe china chimene angakuchitireni; koma opani Iye amene pambuyo pa imfa ali ndi mphamvu yoponya moyo ndi thupi ku moto wa gehena.” 3 Abale, ganizirani kuti kukhala m’dziko lino ndi kochepa, ndipo ndi kwa kanthawi kochepa, koma lonjezo la Khristu