Tsamba Yakutoma Kuna Timoti
5 Leka kulonga* mwaukali na mamuna wakukalamba.*+ Mbwenye longa naye ninga munalonga iwe na pai wako, longa na aphale ninga munalonga iwe na abale ako, 2 longa na akazi akukalamba ninga munalonga iwe na mai wako, longa na atsikana na ntima wakucena ninga munalonga iwe na abale ako akazi.
3 Tsalakana* akazi adaferwa na amunawo akuti ndi azicedi.*+ 4 Mbwenye khala nzice ali na ana peno adzukulu, pakutoma anewa asafunika apfundze kukhala anthu akuperekeka kuna Mulungu, mbatsalakana anthu a panyumba pawo.+ Iwo asafunika kubwezera anyakubalawo na ambuyawo pidathema iwo kupaswa,+ thangwi pyenepi mphyadidi pamaso pa Mulungu.+ 5 Nkazi wakuti ndi nzicedi,* wakuti nkhabe munthu wakuntsalakana, asaikha cidikhiro cace kuna Mulungu,+ asapitiriza kudembetera Mulungu, mbacita maphembero masiku na masikati.+ 6 Mbwenye nzice anakhala mʼmaso toera kucita pinafuna iye basi,* afa kale, maseze iye aciri na umaso. 7 Natenepa, pitiriza kupereka pitsogolero pyenepi,* toera iwo akhonde kukhala na mathangwi akusandikwa nawo. 8 Mwandimomwene, khala munthu nkhabe kutsalakana anthu akuti ndiye asafunika kuatsalakana, makamaka anthu a panyumba pace, iye asakhonda cikhulupiro, pontho ndi wakuipa kakamwe kupiringana munthu wakusowa cikhulupiro.+
9 Nkazi anafunika kulemberwa ninga nzice, ndi ule adafikisa pyaka 60 pyakubalwa, wakuti akhali wakukhulupirika kuna mamunace,* 10 anadziwika kuti acita pinthu pyadidi,+ akuza mwadidi anace,+ akhatambira mwadidi alendo,+ akhatsuka miyendo ya anthu akucena,+ akhaphedza anthu akuti akhafuna ciphedzo,+ wakuti akhali waphinga mʼmabasa adidi onsene.
11 Mbwenye leka kulembera azice akuti adzati kukalamba, thangwi pifuno pyawo pyakupita mʼmabonde pingadzakhala ninga mpingizo mu ndzidzi unatumikira iwo Kristu, anadzafuna kusembwa.* 12 Natenepa, iwo anadzakhala na mulando thangwi nee atoweza cikhulupiro cidapangiza iwo pakutoma.* 13 Mu ndzidzi ubodzi ene, iwombo asakhala na nsambo wakusowa pyakucita, mbaenda nyumba na nyumba; iwo nee asasowa pyakucita basi, mbwenye asalongambo mapsweda, asadzudzumika na pinthu pyakuti nee ndi pyawo,+ mbalonga pinthu pyakuti nee akhafunika kupilonga. 14 Natenepa, ndisafuna kuti azice akuti adzati kukalamba asembwe,+ abale ana,+ aphate mabasa a panyumba pawo, toera apingizi akhonde kuona njira yakulonga mwakuipa. 15 Mwandimomwene, azice anango apeuka kale, mbatowera Sathani. 16 Khala nkazi wakuti ndi Nkristu ali na azice panyumba pace, asafunika kuatsalakana toera mpingo ululupirwe. Natenepa, mpingo unakwanisa kutsalakana ale akuti mwandimomwene ndi azicedi.*+
17 Akulu a mpingo anatsogolera mwadidi,+ asafunika kulemedzwa kakamwe,+ makamaka ale anaphata basa mwakuwanga pakulonga* na pakupfundzisa.+ 18 Thangwi Malemba asalonga kuti: “Leka kumanga mulomo wa ngʼombe mu ndzidzi unaphata iyo basa yakutingʼinda mbeu,”+ pontho: “Nyabasa athema kutambiriswa.”+ 19 Leka kutawira kupambizirwa kwa nkulu wa mpingo, kusiyapo khala pana umboni wa anthu awiri peno atatu.+ 20 Ale anacita madawo,+ asandike+ pamaso pa anthu onsene, toera pikhale cenjezo kuna anango.* 21 Ine ndisakupanga mwakubveka pamaso pa Mulungu na Kristu Yezu pabodzi na aanju adasankhulwa, toera utowezere pitsogolero pyenepi mwakusowa tsankhulo peno kuyangʼana nkhope.+
22 Leka cimbiza kusandzikira munthu manja;*+ pontho leka kukhala na mulando wa madawo a anthu anango; pitiriza kukhala na makhaliro akucena.
23 Leka kumwa madzi basi,* mbwenye umwe vinyu pangʼono thangwi ya utenda wako wa mʼmimba, pontho thangwi usaduwala kazinji kene.
24 Madawo a anthu anango asaoneka pakweca, mbatongwa mwakucimbiza, mbwenye madawo a anango asadziwika mukupita kwa ndzidzi.+ 25 Munjira ibodzi ene, mabasa adidi asaoneka pakweca,+ maseze akhonde kuoneka, nee anapitiriza kukhala akubisika.+