Atate Wathu Alankhula Dziko Kuti Likhaleko
Buku la zoyambira: chilengedwe ndi kugwa, chigumula ndi pangano, ndi kuitanidwa kwa banja la Abrahamu limene kudzera mwa ilo dziko lonse lapansi lidzadalitsidwa. Malemba amayambira pomwe Uthenga Wabwino umayambira—ndi Atate wathu akupanga dziko, ndi banja, la Iye mwini.
1 1Pachiyambi, Atate wathu wa Kumwamba analenga kumwamba ndi dziko lapansi. a a v1 Mau amene amalankhula chilengedwe kuti chikhaleko ndi a Atate. Mulungu Atate, Munthu woyamba wa Utatu, amalenga kudzera mwa Mwana — Mau ake osatha (Yohane 1:3; Akolose 1:16) — pamene Mzimu wa Mulungu umayandama pamwamba pa madzi (Genesis 1:2). Baibulo limatsegula osati ndi mulungu wakutali, koma ndi Atate amene amasendera pafupi. 2Dziko lapansi linali lopanda maonekedwe ndi lopanda kanthu; mdima unali pa nkhope ya nyanja yakuya, ndipo Mzimu wa Atate wathu unkayandama pamwamba pa madzi.
3Ndipo Atate wathu anati, “Kuwala kukhaleko,” ndipo kunakhala kuwala.
4Ndipo Iye anaona kuti kuwala kunali kwabwino, nalekanitsa kuwala ndi mdima. 5Ndipo Iye anatcha kuwala kuti “usana,” ndi mdima anautcha kuti “usiku.” Ndipo kunali madzulo, ndipo kunali mmawa—tsiku loyamba.
6Ndipo Atate wathu anati, “Pakhale thambo pakati pa madzi, kuti lilekanitse madzi ndi madzi.”
7Ndipo Iye anapanga thambo, nalekanitsa madzi a pansi pa thambo ndi madzi a pamwamba pa thambo. Ndipo zinatero. 8Ndipo Iye anatcha thambo kuti “mlengalenga.” Ndipo kunali madzulo, ndipo kunali mmawa—tsiku lachiwiri.
9Ndipo Atate wathu anati, “Madzi a pansi pa mlengalenga asonkhane pamalo pamodzi, ndipo mtunda wowuma uwonekere.” Ndipo zinatero.
10Ndipo Iye anatcha mtunda wowuma kuti “dziko,” ndi madzi osonkhanawo anawatcha kuti “nyanja.” Ndipo Iye anaona kuti zinali zabwino.
11Ndipo Iye anati, “Dziko limeretse zomera: zomera za mbewu, ndi mitengo ya zipatso yobala zipatso zokhala ndi mbewu mkati mwake, monga mwa mtundu wake.” Ndipo zinatero.
12Ndipo dziko linatulutsa zomera—zomera za mbewu monga mwa mtundu wake, ndi mitengo yobala zipatso za mbewu monga mwa mtundu wake—ndipo Atate wathu anaona kuti zinali zabwino. 13Ndipo kunali madzulo, ndipo kunali mmawa—tsiku lachitatu.
14Ndipo Atate wathu anati, “Pakhale zowunikira m'thambo la mlengalenga kuti zilekanitse usana ndi usiku, ndipo zikhale zizindikiro zoyimira nyengo, masiku, ndi zaka, 15ndipo zikhale zowunikira m'thambo la mlengalenga, kuti ziwunikire pa dziko lapansi.” Ndipo zinatero.
16Ndipo Atate wathu anapanga zowunikira ziwiri zikuluzikulu—chowunikira chachikulu kuti chilamulire usana, ndi chowunikira chaching'ono kuti chilamulire usiku. Anapanganso nyenyezi. 17Ndipo Iye anaziyika m'thambo la mlengalenga kuti ziwunikire pa dziko lapansi, 18kuti zilamulire usana ndi usiku, ndi kulekanitsa kuwala ndi mdima. Ndipo Iye anaona kuti zinali zabwino. 19Ndipo kunali madzulo, ndipo kunali mmawa—tsiku lachinayi.
20Ndipo Atate wathu anati, “Madzi achuluke ndi zamoyo zoyenda, ndipo mbalame ziwuluke pamwamba pa dziko lapansi, kudutsa m'thambo la mlengalenga.”
21Ndipo Iye analenga zilombo zikuluzikulu za m'nyanja, ndi cholengedwa chamoyo chilichonse choyenda chochuluka m'madzi monga mwa mtundu wake, ndi mbalame iliyonse ya mapiko monga mwa mtundu wake. Ndipo Iye anaona kuti zinali zabwino.
22Ndipo Atate wathu anazidalitsa, nati, “Berekani, muchuluke, mudzaze madzi a m'nyanja, ndipo mbalame zichuluke pa dziko lapansi.”
23Ndipo kunali madzulo, ndipo kunali mmawa—tsiku lachisanu.
24Ndipo Atate wathu anati, “Dziko litulutse zamoyo monga mwa mtundu wake: ziweto, zokwawa, ndi nyama zakutchire, iliyonse monga mwa mtundu wake.” Ndipo zinatero.
25Ndipo Iye anapanga nyama zakutchire monga mwa mtundu wawo, ziweto monga mwa mtundu wawo, ndi chokwawa chilichonse pa nthaka monga mwa mtundu wake. Ndipo Iye anaona kuti zinali zabwino.
26Ndipo Atate wathu anati, “Tipange munthu m'chifanizo chathu, mofanana ndi ife, kuti alamulire nsomba za m'nyanja, mbalame za m'mlengalenga, ziweto, dziko lonse lapansi, ndi chokwawa chilichonse pa nthaka.” b b v26 Kugwiritsa ntchito kwa Atate mau akuti “ife” ndi “chathu” kukunena za Atate, Mwana, ndi Mzimu Woyera.
27Ndipo Atate wathu analenga munthu m'chifanizo chake; m'chifanizo cha Mulungu anamulenga; mwamuna ndi mkazi anawalenga. c c v27 Mulungu pano ndi Elohimu. Chipangano Chatsopano chimavumbula Mulungu mmodzi monga Atate, Mwana, ndi Mzimu Woyera (Mateyu 28:19; Yohane 1:1-3; Akolose 1:15-16).
28Ndipo Atate wathu anawadalitsa, nati kwa iwo, “Berekani, muchuluke, mudzaze dziko lapansi, ndipo muligonjetse. Lamulirani nsomba za m'nyanja, mbalame za m'mlengalenga, ndi cholengedwa chamoyo chilichonse choyenda pa dziko lapansi.” 29Ndipo Iye anati, “Ndikukupatsani chomera chilichonse cha mbewu pa dziko lonse lapansi, ndi mtengo uliwonse wokhala ndi zipatso za mbewu—zidzakhala chakudya chanu. 30Ndipo kwa nyama iliyonse ya pa dziko lapansi, mbalame iliyonse ya m'mlengalenga, ndi chilichonse chokwawa pa nthaka chokhala ndi mpweya wa moyo, ndikupereka chomera chilichonse chobiriwira kuti chikhale chakudya.” Ndipo zinatero.
31Ndipo Atate wathu anaona zonse zimene anazipanga, ndipo zinali zabwino kwambiri. Ndipo kunali madzulo, ndipo kunali mmawa—tsiku lachisanu ndi chimodzi.