¹ Nthaŵi ya kuŵerengera mlandu kwa anthu onse yayandikira. Baibulo limatcha nthaŵiyo “tsiku la Yehova.” Ndi nthaŵi imene chiweruzo chaumulungu chidzaperekedwa kwa anthu oipa; Ilinso nthaŵi ya chipulumutso kwa olungama. Anthu onse amoyo panthaŵiyo adzaŵerengeredwa mlandu pa njira imene anagwiritsira ntchito moyo wawo. Poganizira zimenezo, Petro akudzutsa funso lofuna kudzipenda nalo: “Muyenera inu kukhala anthu otani nanga”? Iye akugogomezera kufunika kwa ‘mayendedwe opatulika, ndi [ntchito za kudzipereka kwaumulungu, NW ], ndi kukumbukira kufulumira kwa kudza kwake kwa tsiku la Mulungu,’ limodzinso ndi kufunika kwa kukhala ‘opanda banga ndi opanda chilema, ndi mumtendere.’—2 Pet. 3:11-14.

⁵ Opanda Banga, Opanda Chilema, ndi Mumtendere: Monga mbali ya khamu lalikulu, ‘tatsuka zovala zathu ndi kuziyeretsa m’mwazi wa Mwanawankhosa.’ (Chiv. 7:14) Motero, kukhala “[w]opanda banga” kumatanthauza kuti tiyenera kutetezera zolimba miyoyo yathu yoyera ndi yopatuliridwa kuti isaipitsidwe ndi zodetsa za dzikoli. Timakhala “opanda chilema” mwa kusalola zofuna zakuthupi kulemaza umunthu wathu Wachikrsitu. (Yak. 1:27; 1 Yoh. 2:15-17) Timasonyeza kuti tikukhala “mumtendere” mwa kusonyeza “mtendere wa Mulungu” m’zochita zathu zonse ndi ena.—Afil. 4:7; Aroma 12:18; 14:19.