Atate wathu Amasamalira Ansembe Ake
Ansembe amakhala ndi moyo pa zopereka, popeza alibe dziko. Kuombeza kwa mitundu ina, kulodza ndi kufunsira kwa akufa ndi zoletsedwa kotheratu. M'malo mwake Atate wathu adzaukitsa mneneri ngati Mose pakati pa abale awo enieni, ndipo mawu a mneneri akakwaniritsidwa ndiwo umboni woti anatumidwa.
18 1Ansembe a Chilevi, fuko lonse la Levi, alibe gawo kapena cholowa pamodzi ndi Israeli; amadya zopereka za chakudya kwa Atate wathu, zimene ndi cholowa chake. 2Asakhale ndi cholowa pakati pa abale awo; Atate wathu ndiye cholowa chawo, monga anawalonjeza. 3Ufulu wa ansembe kuchokera kwa anthu ndi uwu: amene apereka nsembe ya ng'ombe kapena nkhosa, apatse wansembe phewa, masaya onse awiri, ndi m'mimba. 4Umpatse zoyamba za tirigu wako, vinyo watsopano, ndi mafuta, ndi ubweya woyamba wa nkhosa zako. 5Pakuti Atate wako anamsankha pakati pa mafuko ako onse kuti aziimirira ndi kutumikira m'dzina la Atate wathu, iye ndi ana ake, nthawi zonse.
6Ngati Mlevi achoka ku mzinda wina uliwonse wa Israeli kumene amakhala, nadza nthawi iliyonse imene afuna ku malo amene Atate wathu adzasankha, 7pamenepo akhoza kutumikira m'dzina la Atate wathu, ngati Alevi anzake onse amene aimirira pamenepo pamaso pa Atate wathu. 8Adye gawo lofanana ndi ena, kuwonjezera pa zimene amalandira pogulitsa katundu wa banja lake.
Atate Aletsa Machitidwe a Matsenga
9Ukalowa m'dziko limene Atate wako akukupatsa, usaphunzire kutsanzira machitidwe onyansa a mitundu imeneyo. 10Pasapezeke wina pakati panu wopereka nsembe mwana wake wamwamuna kapena wamkazi pamoto, kapena wochita za ula, wowombeza, wotanthauzira zizindikiro, kapena wochita matsenga, 11wolodza matsenga, wolankhula ndi mizimu, wopemphera kwa mizimu, kapena wofunsa kwa akufa. 12Pakuti aliyense wochita zinthu izi ndi wonyansa kwa Atate wathu; chifukwa cha machitidwe onyansawa, Atate wako akuwapirikitsa iwo pamaso pako. 13Ukhale wangwiro pamaso pa Atate wako. 14Koma mitundu imene udzailanda iyi, imamvera anthu owombeza ndi owula. Koma Atate wako sanakulole kuchita izi.
Atate Adzatumiza Mneneri
15Atate wako adzakuutsira mneneri wokufanana ndi ine, kuchokera pakati pako, kuchokera mwa abale ako; mumvereni Iye. a a v15 Petro ndi Stefano akutcha Yesu kuti ndiye Mneneri amene Atate wathu analonjeza kumuutsa, Yemwe Mwisraeli aliyense anayenera kumumvera (Machitidwe 3:22-23; Machitidwe 7:37). 16Ichi ndi chimene unapempha kwa Atate wako ku Horebu pa tsiku la msonkhano, kuti, “Ndisamvenso mau a Atate wathu, kapena kuonanso moto waukuluwu, kuopera kuti ndingafe.”
17Ndipo Atate wathu anati kwa ine, “Zimene ayankhula iwo ndi zabwino. 18Ndidzawautsira mneneri wokufanana ndi iwe, kuchokera mwa abale awo. Ndidzaika mau anga mkamwa mwake; iye adzawauza zonse zimene ndamulamula. 19Aliyense amene sadzamvera mau anga amene iye adzayankhula m'dzina langa, Ine mwini ndidzamuyimba mlandu. 20Koma mneneri amene adzalimbe mtima kuyankhula m'dzina langa mau amene sindinamulamule, kapena kuyankhula m'dzina la milungu ina, mneneri ameneyo ayenera kufa.”
21Ndipo ngati udzanena mu mtima mwako, kuti, “Kodi tidzadziwa bwanji mau amene Atate wathu sanayankhule?” 22Pamene mneneri ayankhula m'dzina la Atate wathu ndipo mau akewo sachitika kapena kukwaniritsidwa, Atate wathu sanayankhule mauwo; mneneri uja anayankhula modzikuza. Usamuope iye.
