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Kuipa kwa ntsiku zakumalizira
1 Tsono kumbukira kuti pantsiku zakumaliza kun'dzafika nthawe zakugosva. 2 Wanthu an'dzakhala wakubzifuna, wakufunisisa kobiri, wakusamwa, wakubzikuza, wakunyoza Mulungu, wakusaya kubvera azibaba, wakusaya kutenda na wakuipisa bzinthu bza Mulungu. 3 An'dzakhalambo wakusaya lufoi na andzace, wakusaya kulekerera, wakulewa kuipa andzawo, wakusaya kubzibweza yekha, wa dima, wakuwenga bzabwino na 4 mthira-kuwiri. An'dzakhala wakusaya kuderekha, mbirimi na wakufuna-funa bza thupi kusiya kufuna Mulungu. 5 An'dzawoneka ninga wakupemba, tsono an'dzalamba mphambvu za kupembako. Kwa wentsenewa fundukira.
6 Amuna anango mwa iwo ambapita m'zinyumba acinyenga akazi wakusaya ndzeru omwe adadzala na bzitazo. Akaziwo ambatengeka na bzakufuna bza mitundu iri-yentse, 7 ndipo nthawe zentse alikupfundza, tsono an'kwanisa lini kufika pa kudziwa cadidi. 8 Ninga Janesi na Jambulesi* Janesi na Jambulesi: Ni madzina yomwe aJuda akhapasa wamatsenga wa kuEjipito omwe adalamba kubvera Mozeji, wonani Eks 7:11,22. adalamba kubvera Mozeji, amuna amwewo alikulamba kuteweza cadidi. Iwo ambakwanisa lini kukumbuka bwino, ndipo ni wanthu omwe adatazirira kucikhulupiriro. 9 Tsono iwo aniyenda lini kutsogolo. Thangwe udzenga bwawo bun'dzawoneka kuna wentse, ninga bzidacitikambo kuna Janesi na Jambulesi.
Malangizo ya Paulo kuna Timoti
10 Tsono iwepo umbateweza pfundziso langu, khalidwe langu, cakulinga cangu, cikhulupiriro cangu, kuderekha kwangu, lufoi langu, kupirira kwangu, 11 kufambiridwa m'mbuyo na kuboneresedwa komwe ndidacitidwa, ni bzinthu bzomwe bzidandiwonekera kuAntiyokiya, Ikoniyo na kuLixtala. Ine ndidapirira kufambiridwa m'mbuyo kwene-kwene! Tsono pa bzentsenebzi Mbuya adandipulumusa! 12 Cadidi, wentse omwe an'funa kukhala aciremekeza Mulungu mwa Krixtu Jezu, an'dzafambiridwa m'mbuyo. 13 Koma wanthu wakuipa na wacipha-maso an'dzaposa kucita bzakuipa, acidzapumpsa ndipo acidzapumpsidwambo.
14 Tsono iwepo, pitiriza kukhala pa bzinthu bzomwe udapfundza ucibzitawira, nakuti iwe un'dziwa kuti mbani adakupfundzisa. 15 Thangwe kuyambira ubwana bwako un'dziwa Bzakunembedwa bza Mulungu, bzomwe bzingakwanise kukukhalisa mdziwi kuti upulumuke kudzera kucikhulupiriro mwa Krixtu Jezu. 16 Bzakunembedwa bzentse bzidanembesedwa na Mulungu ndipo ni bzakuphatisira basa pakupfundzisa, pakutsimula, pakuyeruza ndipo pakulangiza mwa cirungamo, 17 kuti munthu wa Mulungu akhale wakukwanisa ndipo acikondzekeratu pamabasa yabwino yentse.
*3:8 Janesi na Jambulesi: Ni madzina yomwe aJuda akhapasa wamatsenga wa kuEjipito omwe adalamba kubvera Mozeji, wonani Eks 7:11,22.