[1] Pakuti sindikufuna kuti inu mukhale osadziwa zenizeni, abale, kuti makolo athu anatsogozedwa ndi mtambo ndikuti onse anawoloka nyanja.
[2] Ndipo onse anabatizidwa mwa Mose mu mtambo ndi mʼnyanja.
[3] Onse anadya chakudya chimodzi chauzimu
[4] ndipo anamwa chakumwa chimodzi chauzimu; popeza anamwa kuchokera mʼthanthwe lomwe anayenda nalo, ndipo thanthwe limeneli linali Khristu.
[5] Ngakhale zinali choncho, Mulungu sanakondwere ndi ambiri a iwo, motero ambiri mwa iwo anafera mʼchipululu.
[6] Tsono zinthu izi zinachitika kuti zikhale chitsanzo, kuti ife tisayike mitima yathu pa zinthu zoyipa monga anachitira makolo athuwo.
[7] Musakhale anthu opembedza mafano, monga analili ena mwa iwo. Pakuti zalembedwa kuti, “Anthuwo anakhala pansi nayamba kudya ndi kumwa. Kenaka anayimirira nayamba kuvina mwachilendo.”
[8] Tisachite chigololo monga ena mwa iwo anachitira ndipo tsiku limodzi anafapo anthu 23,000.
[9] Tisamuyese Khristu, monga ena mwa iwo anachitira ndipo anaphedwa ndi njoka.
[10] Ndipo osamawiringula, monga ena mwa iwo anachitira naphedwa ndi mngelo wowononga.
[11] Zinthu izi zinawachitikira kuti zikhale chitsanzo ndipo zinalembedwa kuti zikhale chenjezo kwa ife, amene tiyandikira nthawi ya kutha kwa zonse.
[12] Choncho, ngati mukuganiza kuti mwayima mwamphamvu, samalani mungagwe!
[13] Palibe mayesero amene mwakumana nawo oposa amene anthu ena onse anakumana nawo. Mulungu ngokhulupirika; sadzalola kuti inu muyesedwe koposa muyeso umene mutha kupirira. Koma pamene mwayesedwa, Iyenso adzakupatsani njira yopambanira mayeserowo.
[14] Choncho abwenzi anga okondedwa, lekani kupembedza mafano.
[15] Ndikuyankhula kwa a anthu anzeru zawo, nokha muweruze pa zimene ndikunenazi.
[16] Pamene tidalitsa chikho cha Mgonero wa Ambuye, mothokoza Mulungu, kodi sitikugawana magazi a Khristu? Nanga buledi amene timanyemayo, kodi sitikugawana thupi la Khristu?
[17] Pakuti buledi ndi mmodzi yekha, ifenso ngakhale tili ambiri, ndife thupi limodzi, popeza tonse timagawana buledi mmodzi yemweyo.
[18] Taganizirani zimene amachita Aisraeli. Kodi onse amene amadya zoperekedwa nsembe, samachita nawo miyambo ya pa guwapo?
[19] Kodi ndikutanthauza kuti nsembe zoperekedwa kwa mafano ndi kanthu konse, kapena kuti mafano ndi kanthu konse?
[20] Ayi. Nsembe za osakhulupirira zimaperekedwa kwa ziwanda, osati kwa Mulungu, ndipo sindikufuna kuti muziyanjana ndi ziwandazo.
[21] Simungamwe chikho cha Ambuye, ndi kukamweranso chikho cha ziwanda. Simungadyere pa tebulo la Ambuye ndiponso la ziwanda.
[22] Kodi tikufuna kuwutsa mkwiyo wa Ambuye? Kodi ndife amphamvu kuposa Iye?
[23] Mutha kunena kuti, “Zinthu zonse nʼzololedwa,” komatu si zonse zili za phindu. “Zinthu zonse nʼzololedwa,” komatu si zonse zimathandiza.
[24] Munthu aliyense asafunefune zokomera iye yekha, koma zokomeranso ena.
[25] Idyani nyama iliyonse imene amagulitsa pa msika, osafunsa mafunso okhudzana ndi chikumbumtima chanu.
[26] Popeza kuti, “Dziko lapansi ndi la Ambuye ndi zonse za mʼmenemo ndi zake.”
[27] Ngati wosakhulupirira akuyitanani kuti mukadye naye, inuyo ndi kuvomera kupitako, mukadye chilichonse chimene akakupatseni ndipo musakafunse mafunso okhudzana ndi chikumbumtima chanu.
[28] Koma ngati wina akuwuzani kuti, “Izi zaperekedwa nsembe,” musadye zimenezo, pofuna kuthandiza amene wakuwuzaniyo komanso chifukwa cha chikumbumtima.
[29] Ndikunena za chikumbumtima cha winayo osati chanu. Tsono mungafunse kuti, nʼchifukwa chiyani ufulu wanga ukuphwanyidwa chifukwa cha chikumbumtima cha munthu wina?
[30] Ngati ndikuyamika Mulungu chifukwa cha chakudya, nanga munthu angandinyoze bwanji pa zinthu zomwe ndayamikira nazo Mulungu?
[31] Nʼchifukwa chake chilichonse mungadye kapena kumwa, kapena chimene mungachite, chitani zonse ku ulemerero wa Mulungu.
[32] Musakhumudwitse aliyense, kaya ndi Myuda, Mgriki, kapena mpingo wa Mulungu.
[33] Mu zonse ndikuyesetsa kukondweretsa aliyense mʼnjira iliyonse. Popeza sindikufunafuna zokondweretsa ine ndekha koma zokomera ambiri kuti apulumutsidwe.