Tonthozani, Tonthozani Anthu Anga
Pambuyo pa chiweruzo cha ukapolo mawu akusintha: lankhulani mwachifundo, ntchito yake yowawa yatha. Atate amene amayeza mapiri pa sikelo ndiyenso amanyamula ana a nkhosa pachifuwa pake. Kwa anthu otsimikiza kuti mlandu wawo unanyalanyazidwa, lonjezo ndi mphamvu yatsopano kwa amene ali okonzeka kudikira.
40 1Tonthozani, tonthozani anthu anga, ati Atate wanu. 2Lankhulani mofatsa kwa Yerusalemu, ndipo mulengeze kwa iye kuti ntchito yake yolemetsa yatha, kuti kulakwa kwake kwakhululukidwa, kuti walandira kuchokera m'dzanja la Atate wathu zokwanira kawiri chifukwa cha machimo ake onse.
3Mawu akufuula: M'chipululu konzani njira ya Atate wathu; pangani msewu waukulu wowongoka m'chipululu kwa Atate wathu. a a v3 Mabuku onse anayi a Uthenga Wabwino amagwiritsa ntchito ulosi uwu wa mawu akufuula m'chipululu pa Yohane M'batizi amene anakonza njira ya Yesu (Marko 1:3, Mateyu 3:3, Luka 3:4, Yohane 1:23). Amene njira yake inakonzedwa ndi Yesu, mwa amene Atate wathu akubwera kwa anthu ake. 4Chigwa chilichonse chidzakwezedwa, ndipo phiri lililonse ndi kaphiri kadzatsitsidwa; malo olumala adzasalazidwa, ndipo malo ovuta adzakhala bwalo. 5Ndipo ulemerero wa Atate wathu udzawululidwa, ndipo anthu onse adzauona pamodzi, pakuti pakamwa pa Atate wathu palankhula.
6Mawu akuti, “Fuula!” Ndipo ine ndinati, “Ndifuule chiyani?” Anthu onse ali ngati udzu, ndipo kukhulupirika kwawo konse kuli ngati duwa la kutchire. 7Udzu umauma, duwa limanyala pamene mpweya wa Atate wathu uwomba pa iwo; zoonadi anthu ndi udzu. 8Udzu umauma, duwa limanyala, koma mawu a Atate wathu amakhala ku nthawi zonse.
9Kwera pa phiri lalitali, Ziyoni, wobweretsa uthenga wabwino; kweza mawu ako ndi mphamvu, Yerusalemu, wobweretsa uthenga wabwino. Kweza, usachite mantha; nena kwa mizinda ya Yuda, “Onani Atate wanu!” 10Taonani, Atate Wolamulira akubwera ndi mphamvu, ndipo mkono wake umalamulira; taonani, mphotho yake ili ndi Iye, ndipo malipiro ake amamutsogolera. 11Adzaweta gulu lake la nkhosa ngati m'busa; adzasonkhanitsa ana a nkhosa m'manja mwake nawanyamula pafupi ndi mtima wake; adzatsogolera mofatsa zimene zili ndi ana. b b v11 Atate wathu ndiye m'busa amene amasonkhanitsa ana ake a nkhosa nawanyamula pafupi ndi mtima wake. Yesu anatenga chisamaliro chomwechi cha m'busa pamene anati, “Ine ndine m'busa wabwino” (Yohane 10:11). 12Ndani anayeza madzi m'chanza cha dzanja lake, ndipo anayeza kumwamba ndi mulifupi mwa dzanja lake, naphatikiza fumbi la dziko lapansi mu muyeso, nayeza mapiri pa sikelo ndi zitunda pa muyeso wolinganiza? 13Ndani anatsogolera Mzimu wa Atate wathu, kapena monga mlangizi wake anamuphunzitsa? 14Kodi anafunsira kwa ndani, ndipo ndani anamuzindikiritsa? Ndani anamuphunzitsa njira ya chiweruzo cholungama, namuphunzitsa nzeru, namuonetsa njira ya kumvetsa? 15Mitundu ya anthu ili ngati dontho lochoka m'chidebe, ndipo yawerengedwa ngati fumbi pa sikelo; amanyamula zilumba ngati fumbi losalala. 16Lebanoni sikukwanira kuyatsa moto, ndipo nyama zake sizikwanira nsembe yopsereza. 17Mitundu yonse ya anthu ili ngati chabe pamaso pake; iye amaiona ngati yocheperapo kuposa chabe ndi chopanda kanthu. 18Nanga Atate wathu mudzamfanizira ndi ndani? Kapena fano lanji mudzamyerekeza nalo? 19Fano! Mmisiri amaliumba, ndipo wosula golide amalikuta ndi golide, nalisulira maunyolo a siliva. 20Munthu amene ali wosauka kwambiri kuti sangathe nsembe yoteroyo amasankha mtengo umene sungaole; amafunafuna mmisiri waluso kuti akhazikitse fano losagwa. 21Kodi simukudziwa? Kodi simukumva? Kodi simunauzidwe kuyambira pachiyambi? Kodi simunazindikire kuchokera pa maziko a dziko lapansi? 22Iye amakhala pa mpando wachifumu pamwamba pa mthambo wa dziko lapansi, anthu ake a pansi ali ngati ziwala; amatambasula thambo ngati nsalu yopyapyala, naliyimika ngati hema yokhalamo. 23Amasandutsa akalonga kukhala chabe, ndipo amasandutsa olamulira a dziko lapansi kukhala chopanda kanthu. 24Akangobzalidwa, akangofesedwa, tsinde lawo likangozika mizu pansi, Iye amawawombera nawofota, ndipo chimphepo chamkuntho chimawawulutsa ngati mankhusu.
25“Nanga mudzandiyerekeza ndi ndani, kuti ndikhale ngati iye?” ati Woyerayo.
26Kwezani maso anu kumwamba muone: ndani analenga izi? Ndiye amene amatulutsa gulu lawo mwa chiwerengero, nawaitana onse pa dzina lawo; chifukwa ali wamkulu mwa mphamvu ndi wanyonga zambiri, palibe ngakhale imodzi yosowa. 27N'chifukwa chiyani ukunena, iwe Yakobo, n'kudandaula, iwe Israeli, kuti, “Njira yanga yabisika kwa Atate wathu, ndipo Atate wanga sasamala za ufulu wanga”? 28Kodi simunadziwe? Kodi simunamve? Atate wathu ndiye Atate wamuyaya, Mlengi wa malekezero a dziko lapansi. Iye satopa kapena kulefuka; palibe amene angazindikire kuzama kwa nzeru zake. 29Amapereka mphamvu kwa otopa, ndipo amawonjezera nyonga kwa opanda mphamvu. 30Ngakhale achinyamata adzatopa ndi kulefuka, ndipo anyamata adzagwa atatha mphamvu; 31koma amene amadikira Atate wathu adzakhala ndi mphamvu zatsopano; adzawuluka ndi mapiko ngati ziwombankhanga; adzathamanga osatopa; adzayenda osalefuka.