Ɔyerenom Ne Okununom
1Saa ara nso na ɔyerenom nso ɛsɛ sɛ mobrɛ mo ho ase ma mo kununom sɛnea ɛbɛyɛ a sɛ wɔn mu bi nnye asɛm no nni a, mo suban pa no bɛtwetwe wɔn ama wɔagye asɛm no adi. Ɛho nhia sɛ mobɛka biribi, 2efisɛ wobehu obu ne nidi a mode ma Onyankopɔn wɔ mo suban mu. 3Mommfa nneɛma foforo bi nkeka mo ho mma mo ho nyɛ fɛ; sɛ ɛyɛ ɔkwan a mofa so kyekyere mo ti, anaa adwinne a mode siesie mo ho, anaa ntama a mufura. 4Momfa odwo ne ahobrɛase nkyerɛ mo ahoɔfɛ a ɛyɛ komamtew no. Saa ahoɔfɛ yi kyɛ na ɛsɔ Onyankopɔn ani. 5Saa ɔkwan yi so na mmea agyidifo a wɔtenaa ase tete no a na wɔwɔ anidaso wɔ Onyankopɔn mu no nam brɛɛ wɔn ho ase maa wɔn kununom de kyerɛɛ wɔn ahoɔfɛ. 6Sara yɛɛ saa ara. Otiee Abraham asɛm frɛɛ no “Me wura.” Mprempren sɛ moyɛ papa na munsuro hwee a moyɛ ne mmabea.
7Mo okununom nso, saa ara na ɛsɛ sɛ modwene mo yerenom ho wɔ mo asetena mu. Momfa nidi mma wɔn na munhu mmerɛw a wɔyɛ na munhu sɛ wɔne mo yɛ adedifo, na biribi ansiw mo mpaebɔ ho kwan.
Papayɛ So Amanehunu
8Nea etwa to, mo nyinaa montena ase asomdwoe mu. Munnya ɔtema mma mo ho mo ho. Monnodɔ mo ho mo ho, na monyɛ ahummɔbɔ, na mommrɛ mo ho ase. 9Mommfa bɔne ntua bɔne so ka, na mommfa ɔyaw nso ntua ɔyaw so ka. Na mmom, daa munhyirahyira, efisɛ ɛno nti na wɔfrɛɛ mo, na moanya nhyira. 10Efisɛ Kyerɛwsɛm no ka se,
“Obiara a ɔpɛ sɛ ɔtena ase yiye
na ohu nna pa no,
ɛnsɛ sɛ ɔka kasa bɔne,
na ɛsɛ sɛ ogyae atorotwa.
11Ɛsɛ sɛ ɔtew ne ho fi bɔne ho na ɔyɛ papa
na ɔhwehwɛ asomdwoe na odi akyi.
12Efisɛ Awurade ani wɔ atreneefo so
na otie wɔn mpaebɔ
na otia wɔn a wɔyɛ bɔne.”
13Sɛ wopere sɛ wopɛ sɛ woyɛ nea ɛteɛ a, hena na ɔbɛhaw wo? 14Na sɛ ɛba mpo sɛ woyɛ nea ɛteɛ na wuhu ho amane a, wʼani gye. Munnsuro nnipa, na mommma hwee nhaw mo. 15Momfa nidi mma Kristo wɔ mo koma mu, na momma ɔnyɛ mo Awurade. Bere biara a obi bebisa mo gyidi a mowɔ wɔ mo mu ho asɛm no, monkyerɛ no ase. 16Momfa obu ne nidi mma saa mmuae no. Momma mo adwene mu nna hɔ sɛnea wɔn a wɔka kasa bɔne fa mo suban pa wɔ Kristo mu no ho no anim begu ase wɔ wɔn nseku no ho. 17Efisɛ sɛ ɛyɛ Onyankopɔn pɛ sɛ mubehu amane a, eye sɛ mubehu ade trenee a moyɛe ho amane sen sɛ mobɛyɛ bɔne. 18Efisɛ Kristo no ankasa wu maa mo. Owui pɛnkoro maa mo bɔne sɛnea ɛbɛma moatumi akɔ Onyankopɔn nkyɛn. Wokum no ɔhonam mu, nanso ɔsɔree wɔ honhom mu, 19na ɔnam honhom no so kɔkaa Asɛmpa no kyerɛɛ ahonhom a wɔda afiase no. 20Ahonhom yi yɛɛ asoɔden tiaa Onyankopɔn bere a Noa resen ne hyɛn no, nanso Onyankopɔn tɔɔ ne bo ase maa wɔn. Onyankopɔn nam nsu no so gyee nnipa baawɔtwe nkwa, 21na saa nsu yi yɛ asubɔ a egye mo nkwa mprempren no nsɛnkyerɛnne; ɛnyɛ ɔhonam ani fi hohoro, na mmom, ɛyɛ bɔ a wofi ahonim pa mu hyɛ Onyankopɔn. Ɛnam Yesu Kristo wusɔre so gye mo nkwa. 22Kristo kɔ ɔsoro afei, na ɔte Onyankopɔn nifa so na odi abɔfo ne wim atumfo nyinaa so hene.
Akazi ndi Amuna
1Momwemonso, akazi inu gonjerani amuna anu kuti ngati ena a iwo sakhulupirira Mawu a Mulungu, akopeke ndi makhalidwe a akazi awo ndipo sipadzafunikanso mawu 2pamene aona moyo wanu wachiyero ndi moyo woopa Mulungu. 3Kudzikongoletsa kwanu kusakhale kwa maonekedwe akunja, monga kuluka tsitsi ndi kuvala zokometsera zagolide ndi zovala zamberewere. 4Mʼmalo mwake kudzikongoletsa kwanu kukhale kwa munthu wa mʼkatimo, kukongola kosatha kwa mtima ofatsa ndi mzimu wachete, zimene ndi za mtengowapatali pamaso pa Mulungu. 5Pakuti umo ndi mmene akazi oyera mtima akale amene anali ndi chiyembekezo pa Mulungu anadzikongoletsera. Iwo ankagonjera amuna awo, 6monga Sara, amene anamvera Abrahamu namutcha iye mbuye wake. Akazi inu ndinu ana ake ngati muchita zoyenera, ndipo musaope choopsa chilichonse.
7Momwemonso amuna inu, khalani mwanzeru ndi akazi anu, ndipo muwachitire ulemu monga anzanu ofowoka ndiponso olandira nanu pamodzi mphatso ya moyo wosatha, kuti pasakhale kanthu kotsekereza mapemphero anu.
Kumva Zowawa Chifukwa cha Chilungamo
8Potsiriza, nonse khalani a mtima umodzi, omverana chisoni. Kondanani monga abale, muchitirane chifundo ndi kudzichepetsa. 9Wina akakuchitirani choyipa musabwezere pochitanso choyipa, kapena kubwezera chipongwe akakuchitirani chipongwe, koma muwadalitse. Munayitanidwa kuti mulandire mdalitso. 10Pakuti,
“Iye amene angakonde moyo
ndi kuona masiku abwino,
aletse lilime lake kuyankhula zoyipa,
ndiponso milomo yake kunena mabodza.
11Apewe zoyipa, ndipo azichita zabwino.
Afunefune mtendere ndi kuyesetsa kuwupeza.
12Pakuti Ambuye amayangʼanira bwino anthu olungama
ndipo amatchera khutu ku mapemphero awo.
Koma Ambuye sawayangʼana bwino amene amachita zoyipa.”
13Ndani angakuchitireni zoyipa ngati muchita changu kuchita zabwino? 14Koma ngakhale mumve zowawa chifukwa cha chilungamo, ndinu odala. “Musaope anthu, musachite mantha.” 15Koma lemekezani Khristu mʼmitima mwanu ngati Ambuye wanu. Khalani okonzeka nthawi zonse kuyankha aliyense amene akufunsani za chiyembekezo chimene muli nacho. 16Koma chitani zimenezi mofatsa ndi mwaulemu, mukhale ndi chikumbumtima chosakutsutsani, kuti anthu ena akanena zoyipa za makhalidwe anu abwino mwa Khristu, achite okha manyazi ndi chipongwe chawocho. 17Nʼkwabwino ngati ndi chifuniro cha Mulungu kumva zowawa chifukwa chochita zabwino kusiyana ndi kumva zowawa chifukwa chochita zoyipa. 18Pakuti Khristu anafa chifukwa cha machimo kamodzi kokha kufera onse, wolungama kufera osalungama, kuti akufikitseni kwa Mulungu. Anaphedwa ku thupi koma anapatsidwa moyo mu mzimu. 19Ndipo ali ngati mzimu chomwecho anapita ndi kukalalikira mizimu imene inali mʼndende, 20ya anthu amene sanamvere Mulungu atadikira moleza mtima pa nthawi imene Nowa ankapanga chombo. Mʼchombo chija anthu owerengeka okha, asanu ndi atatu, ndiwo anapulumutsidwa ku madzi. 21Madziwo akufanizira ubatizo umene lero ukukupulumutsaninso, osati chifukwa chochotsa litsiro la mʼthupi koma chifukwa cha chikumbumtima choona pamaso pa Mulungu. Umakupulumutsani chifukwa cha kuuka kwa Yesu Khristu, 22amene anapita kumwamba ndipo ali kudzanja lamanja la Mulungu komwe angelo ndi maulamuliro ndi amphamvu amamvera Iye.
