Olungama Apuma, Owukira Asokera
Anthu abwino amafa ndipo palibe amene amazindikira. Atate wathu akutchula kupereka ana nsembe ndi mabedi a pamapiri ataliatali, kenako akufunsa kuti ankaopa yani kwambiri mpaka kumuiwala iye. Wammwambamwamba ndi Woyera akuti amakhala ndi wophwanyika, ndipo amachiritsa munthu amene ankangopitirira kuchoka.
57 1Wolungama awonongeka, ndipo palibe amene aganizira zimenezi m'mtima mwake; anthu okhulupirika achotsedwa, ndipo palibe amene azindikira kuti olungama apulumutsidwa ku zoyipa zimene zikudza. 2Iye alowa mu mtendere; apuma pa mabedi awo—aliyense amene amayenda moona mtima.
3Koma inu—bwerani kuno, inu ana a mfiti, inu mbadwa za wachigololo ndi wadama! 4Kodi mukuseka yani? Kodi mukuyasamira yani pakamwa panu ndi kutulutsa lilime lanu? Kodi inu simuli ana a kuwukira, mbadwa za bodza, 5inu amene mumapsa ndi chilakolako pakati pa mitengo ya thundu, pansi pa mtengo uliwonse wobiriwira, amene mumapha ana anu m'zigwa, pansi pa ming'alu ya miyala? 6Pakati pa miyala yosalala ya m'chigwa pali gawo lanu; inde, iyo ndiyo mbali yanu. Kwa iyo mwathira nsembe yachakumwa, mwapereka nsembe ya ufa. Kodi ndikhutitsidwe ndi zonsezi? 7Pa phiri lalitali ndi lokwezeka mwaika bedi lanu; kumeneko kunthunso munakwera kukapereka nsembe. 8Kuseri kwa chitseko ndi mphuthu yake mwaika chizindikiro chanu. Mutandisiya Ine, munavundukula bedi lanu; munakwerapo ndi kulikulitsa. Munachita pangano nawo; munakonda bedi lawo, munayang'anitsitsa umaliseche wawo. 9Munapita kwa mfumu ndi mafuta ndi kuchulukitsa zonunkhiritsa zanu; munatumiza amithenga anu kutali, ndipo munawatsitsa mpaka ku dziko la akufa. a a v9 'Mfumu' mwina ikutanthauza Moleki, mulungu wa Akanaani wogwirizanitsidwa ndi nsembe za ana. 10Munatopa ndi kutalika kwa njira yanu, komatu simunati, “Palibe chiyembekezo.” Munapeza mphamvu zatsopano, choncho simunakomoke. 11Kodi munaopa ndi kuchita mantha ndi yani kotero kuti munanama, osandikumbukira Ine, ndi kusaganizirapo konse? Kodi sindinakhale chete nthawi yaitali kotero kuti simundiopanso Ine? 12Ndidzaonetsa poyera chilungamo chanu ndi ntchito zanu, koma sizidzakupindulirani. 13Mukadzalira, msonkhano wa mafano anu upulumutse inu! Mphepo idzawanyamula onse kuwachotsa, mpweya udzawatenga. Koma aliyense amene adzathawira mwa Ine adzalandira dziko ndi kutenga cholowa phiri langa loyera.
Konzani Njira Yopita Kwanu
14Ndipo kudzanenedwa kuti: “Mangani, mangani, konzani njira! Chotsani chopunthwitsa chilichonse pa njira ya anthu anga.”
15Pakuti ichi ndicho chimene Wokwezeka ndi Wolemekezeka akunena—Atate wathu, amene amakhala ndi moyo kosatha, amene dzina lawo ndi Woyera: “Ndimakhala pa malo okwezeka ndi oyera, komanso ndi munthu wosweka mtima ndi wodzichepetsa mu mzimu, kuti nditsitsimutse mzimu wa odzichepetsa ndi kutsitsimutsa mtima wa osweka mtima. b b v15 Atate wathu amakhala pa malo okwezeka ndi oyera — komanso amamanga nyumba yawo ndi anthu osweka mtima. Umu ndi mmene mtima wa Mulungu umaonekera: Atate yemweyo amene amakhala ndi moyo kosatha amawerama kudzakhala ndi aliyense amene mzimu wake wasweka. 16Pakuti sindidzapitiriza kulimbana kosatha, ngakhalenso sindidzakhala wokwiya nthawi zonse; pakuti apo mzimu ukanakomoka pamaso panga—mpweya weniweni wa moyo umene ndinaupanga. 17Chifukwa cha umbombo wake wauchimo ndinakwiya; ndinamkantha, ndinabisa nkhope yanga, ndipo ndinakwiya—komabe iye anapitiriza kutembenuka, nalondola njira ya mtima wake. 18Ndaona njira zake, koma ndidzamchiritsa iye; ndidzamtsogolera ndi kumbwezeretsera chitonthozo iye ndi kwa amene akumlirira, 19ndikubweretsa matamando pa milomo yawo. Mtendere, mtendere kwa akutali ndi kwa apafupi,” ati Atate wathu, “ndipo ndidzawachiritsa.” c c v19 Paulo akugwiritsa ntchito mawu a mtendere-kwa-akutali-ndi-apafupi mwachindunji kwa Yesu: 'Iye anadza nalalikira mtendere kwa inu amene munali kutali ndi mtendere kwa amene anali pafupi' (Aefeso 2:17). Lonjezo la Atate wathu la mtendere limafika kwa Myuda ndi Wamitundu mofanana kudzera mwa Mwana.
20Koma oyipa ali ngati nyanja yovunduka, imene singakhale bata, imene madzi ake amavundula matope ndi dothi.
21“Palibe mtendere,” ati Atate wathu, “kwa oyipa.”