[1] Tsono popeza munaukitsidwa pamodzi ndi Khristu, ikani mitima yanu pa zinthu za kumwamba, kumene Khristu akukhala ku dzanja lamanja la Mulungu.
[2] Muzifunafuna zinthu za kumwamba, osati zinthu za pa dziko lapansi.
[3] Pakuti munafa, ndipo moyo wanu tsopano wabisika pamodzi ndi Khristu mwa Mulungu.
[4] Khristu, amene ndiye moyo wanu, akadzaonekanso, pamenepo inunso mudzaoneka naye pamodzi mu ulemerero.
[5] Choncho, iphani zilakolako za dziko lapansi mwa inu, monga: dama, zodetsa, kulakalaka zosayenera, kukhumba zoyipa ndi umbombo, pakuti umbombo ndiko kupembedza mafano.
[6] Chifukwa cha zimenezi, mkwiyo wa Mulungu ukubwera pa ana osamvera.
[7] Inunso kale munkachita zomwezi, mʼmoyo wanu wakale uja.
[8] Koma tsopano mukuyenera kuzichotsa zinthu zonsezi monga: mkwiyo, ukali, dumbo, chipongwe ndi mawu onyansa.
[9] Musanamizane wina ndi mnzake, popeza munavula munthu wakale pamodzi ndi zochita zake
[10] ndipo mwavala munthu watsopano, amene nzeru zake zikukonzedwanso kuti afanane ndi Mlengi wake.
[11] Pano palibe kusiyana pakati pa Mgriki ndi Myuda, wochita mdulidwe ndi wosachita, wosaphunzira kapena wosachangamuka, kapolo kapena mfulu, koma Khristu yekha basi ndipo amakhala mwa onse.
[12] Choncho, ngati anthu osankhidwa ndi Mulungu, oyera mtima ndi okondedwa kwambiri, muvale chifundo, kukoma mtima, kudzichepetsa, kufatsa ndi kupirira.
[13] Mulezerane mtima ndipo muzikhululukirana ngati wina ali ndi chifukwa ndi mnzake. Muzikhululukirana monga Ambuye anakhululukira inu.
[14] Ndipo kuwonjezera pa zonsezi valani chikondi, chimene chimangirira zonsezi pamodzi mu mgwirizano wangwiro.
[15] Mtendere wa Khristu ulamulire mʼmitima mwanu, popeza monga ziwalo za thupi limodzi, munayitanidwa kuti mukhale ndi mtendere. Ndipo muziyamika.
[16] Mawu a Khristu akhazikike kwathunthu mʼmitima mwanu. Muziphunzitsana ndi kulangizana wina ndi mnzake ndi nzeru zonse pamene mukuyimba Masalimo, nyimbo zotamanda ndi nyimbo zauzimu, kuyimbira Mulungu ndi mitima yoyamika.
[17] Ndipo chilichonse chimene mungachite, kaya nʼkuyankhula, kaya nʼkugwira ntchito, muchite zonse mʼdzina la Ambuye Yesu, kuyamika kwa Mulungu Atate kudzera mwa Iye.
[18] Inu akazi, gonjerani amuna anu, monga kuyenera mwa Ambuye.
[19] Inu amuna, kondani akazi anu ndipo musawapsere mtima.
[20] Inu ana, mverani makolo anu mu zonse pakuti izi zimakondweretsa Ambuye.
[21] Inu abambo, musakwiyitse ana anu, kuti angataye mtima.
[22] Inu antchito, mverani mabwana anu mu zonse, ndipo muzichita zimenezi osati nthawi yokhayo imene akukuonani kuti akukondeni, koma muzichite moona mtima ndi mopereka ulemu kwa Ambuye.
[23] Chilichonse mungachite, muchite ndi mtima wanu onse, monga mmene mungagwirire ntchito ya Ambuye osati ya anthu.
[24] Inu mukudziwa kuti mudzalandira mphotho monga cholowa kuchokera kwa Ambuye. Ndi Ambuye Khristu amene mukumutumikira.
[25] Aliyense amene amachita zolakwa adzalandira malipiro molingana ndi kulakwa kwake, ndipo palibe tsankho.