Tsamba Yaciwiri Kuna Timoti 3:1-17
3 Mbwenye dziwa kuti mu ntsiku zakumalisa,+ inadzaoneka midzidzi yakugopswa na yakunentsa kupirira.
2 Thangwi anthu anadzafunika okhene basi,* anadzafuna kakamwe kobiri, anadzakhala anthu akugaya, akudzikuza, akuxola, akukhonda kubvera anyakubala, akukhonda kupereka takhuta, akukhonda kukhulupirika,
3 akusowa ufuni, akukhonda funa kucita cibverano na anango, anadzakhala anyamapsweda, akukhonda kuphata ntima,* ausumankha, akukhonda kufuna pinthu pyadidi,
4 anyakusandukira andzawo, akukhonda kubva pinalonga andzawo, akudzala na kudzikuza, anadzafuna pinakomerwa na iwo basi, mbakhonda kufuna Mulungu,
5 anadzaoneka ninga anthu adaperekeka kuna Mulungu,* mbwenye umaso wawo nee unadzapangiza pyenepi.+ Iwe khala kutali na anthu anewa.
6 Pakati pawo asaoneka amuna anaenda mʼmanyumba toera kunyengeza anthu mwakucenjera, mbapeusa akazi akufewa adalemerwa na madawo, akuti asatsogolerwa na pifuno pyakusiyana-siyana,
7 akazi anewa asapfundza ndzidzi onsene, mbwenye cipo asafika pakudziwa mwadidi undimomwene.
8 Ninga Jane na Jambre apingiza Mose, iwombo asapitiriza kupingiza undimomwene. Anthu anewa ali na manyerezero akuphonyeka kakamwe, akukhonda thema kukhala anthu a cikhulupiro.
9 Ngakhale tenepo, iwo nee anafika kutali, thangwi upswiru* wawo unadzapangizika pakweca kuna anthu onsene, ninga pidacitika kuna amuna awiri ale.+
10 Mbwenye iwe watoweza mwadidi pipfundziso pyanga, makhaliro a umaso wanga,+ pifuniro pyanga, cikhulupiro canga, kukhurudzika kwanga, ufuni wanga, kupirira kwanga,
11 kutcingwa kwanga na nyatwa ninga zidaona ine ku Antiyokiya,+ ku Ikoniyo+ na ku Listra.+ Ine ndapirira kutcingwa kweneku, pontho Mbuya andiombola mʼmitcingo ineyi yonsene.+
12 Mwandimomwene, onsene anafuna kukhala na umaso wakuperekeka kuna Mulungu mwakuphatana na Kristu Yezu, anadzatcingwambo.+
13 Mbwenye anthu akuipa na akunyengeza anadzathimiza kucita pinthu pyakuipa kakamwe, iwo anadzanyengeza, mbanyengezwambo+ na anango.
14 Mbwenye iwe, pitiriza mu pinthu pidapfundziswa iwe, pyakuti wakhala na cinyindiro toera kupikhulupira,+ thangwi iwe usadziwa kuti mbani adakupfundzisa pinthu pyenepi,
15 pontho kubulukira mu uwana wako,+ iwe usadziwa malemba akucena,+ akuti anakwanisa kukuphedza toera ukhale munthu waudziwisi, toera upulumuke thangwi yakukhulupira Kristu Yezu.+
16 Malemba onsene alembwa mukutsogolerwa na Mulungu,+ pontho asaphedza toera kupfundzisa,+ kusandika, kusasanyira* pinthu, kulanga mwakulungama,+
17 toera ntumiki wa Mulungu* akhale wakuthema kakamwe, wakukhunganyika mwadidi toera kuphata mabasa adidi onsene.
Pidzindikiro Pyapantsi
^ Peno: “anadzadzudzumika na pinthu pyawo basi.”
^ Peno: “akukhonda kudzitonga.”
^ Peno: “ninga anthu analambira Mulungu.”
^ Peno: “udzemwa.”
^ Peno: “kulungamisa.”
^ Fala na Fala: “toera munthu wa Mulungu.”