1 Tsono abale, za nthawi ndi nyengo yake nʼkosafunikira kuti tikulembereni, 2 chifukwa mukudziwa bwino lomwe kuti tsiku la Ambuye lidzafika ngati mbala usiku. 3 Pamene anthu akunena kuti, “Mtendere ndi chitetezo,” chiwonongeko chidzafika pa iwo mwadzidzidzi, monga zowawa za amayi pobereka, ndipo sadzathawa.

4 Koma inu abale, simuli mu mdima kuti tsiku limeneli lidzakudzidzimutseni ngati mbala. 5 Nonse ndinu ana a kuwunika ndi ana a usana. Sindife anthu a usiku kapena mdima. 6 Chomwecho tsono, tisafanane ndi ena amene akugona koma tikhale maso ndi odzisunga. 7 Pakuti amene akugona, amagona usiku, ndi amene amaledzera, amaledzera usiku. 8 Koma popeza ndife a usana, tikhale odzisunga, titavala chikhulupiriro ndi chikondi ngati chovala pachifuwa, ndi chiyembekezo cha chipulumutso ngati chipewa. 9 Pakuti Mulungu sanatisankhe kuti tikavutike ndi mkwiyo koma kuti tilandire chipulumutso kudzera mwa Ambuye athu Yesu Khristu. 10 Iye anatifera ndi cholinga chakuti, kaya tili ndi moyo kapena tagona, tikhale naye pamodzi. 11 Choncho limbikitsanani wina ndi mnzake ndi kuthandizana kukula mu mzimu, monga momwe mukuchitira.

12 Tsopano tikukupemphani abale kuti muziwalemekeza amene akugwira ntchito pakati panu, amene amakuyangʼanirani mwa Ambuye ndi amene amakulimbikitsani. 13 Muziwachitira ulemu kwambiri mwachikondi chifukwa cha ntchito yawo. Mukhale pa mtendere wina ndi mnzake. 14 Ndipo tikukupemphani abale, muwachenjeze amene akungokhala osagwira ntchito, alimbikitseni amanyazi, thandizani ofowoka ndipo muzilezera mtima aliyense. 15 Onetsetsani kuti wina asabwezere choyipa kwa omuchitira choyipa koma nthawi zonse yesetsani kukhala okoma mtima kwa wina ndi mnzake; ndiponso ndi kwa anthu ena onse.

16 Kondwerani nthawi zonse. 17 Pempherani kosalekeza. 18 Yamikani mu zonse, pakuti ichi ndi chifuniro cha Mulungu kwa inu mwa Khristu Yesu.

19 Musazimitse moto wa Mzimu Woyera. 20 Musanyoze mawu a uneneri. 21 Yesani zinthu zonse. Gwiritsitsani chimene ndi chabwino. 22 Mupewe choyipa cha mtundu wina uliwonse.

23 Mulungu mwini, Mulungu wamtendere, akuyeretseni kotheratu. Mzimu wanu wonse, moyo ndi thupi zisungidwe zopanda cholakwa mpaka kubwera kwa Ambuye athu Yesu Khristu. 24 Amene anakuyitanani ndi wokhulupirika ndipo Iye adzachita zimenezi.

25 Abale, mutipempherere. 26 Perekani moni wachikondi kwa onse. 27 Pamaso pa Ambuye ndikulamula kuti kalatayi iwerengedwe kwa abale onse.

28 Chisomo cha Ambuye athu Yesu Khristu chikhale nanu.