Fuwulani Mokweza — Tchulani Chilonda
Anthu akusala kudya ndipo akudandaula kuti Atate wathu sanazindikire. Iye akuyankha kuti iwo ankasala kudya pamene akukakamiza antchito awo ndi kumenyana. Kusala kumene iye akufuna ndi kumasula maunyolo, kugawana chakudya, kulowetsa m'nyumba anthu opanda pokhala. Akachita zimenezo, kuunika kwawo kudzatuluka ngati mbandakucha.
58 1“Fuwula mokweza, usaleke; kweza mawu ako ngati lipenga. Uwuze anthu anga za kupanduka kwawo, nyumba ya Yakobo machimo awo.
2“Komatu tsiku ndi tsiku amandifunafuna Ine ndipo amakondwera kudziwa njira zanga, ngati mtundu wa anthu amene amachita chilungamo ndipo osasiya chiweruzo cha Atate wawo. Amandipempha ziweruzo zolungama; amakondwera kuyandikira kwa Atate wathu. 3Tasala kudya chifukwa chiyani, koma Inu simunaona zimenezi? Tadzichepetsa ife chifukwa chiyani, koma Inu simusamala?’ Taonani—pa tsiku la kusala kwanu mumachita zokhumba zanu, ndipo mumazunza antchito anu onse.
4“Taonani—mumasala kudya kuti mukangane ndi kumenyana ndi kumenya ndi nkhonya yoipa. Simungathe kusala kudya monga mumachitira lero ndi kuyembekeza kuti mawu anu amvedwe kumwamba. 5Kodi kusala kudya kumene ndimasankha ndi kotereku, tsiku loti munthu adzichepetse? Kodi n'kungogwetsa mutu ngati bango, ndi kuyala chiguduli ndi phulusa pansi pake? Kodi ichi ndicho mumatcha kuti nkusala kudya, tsiku lokondweretsa Atate wanu?
6“Kodi kusala kudya kumene ndimasankha si uku: kumasula maunyolo a zoipa, kumasula zingwe za goli, kumasula omponderezedwa, ndi kuthyola goli lililonse? 7Kodi si kugawana chakudya chanu ndi anthu anjala, ndi kulowetsa osauka opanda pokhala m'nyumba mwanu; mukaona wamaliseche, kumuveka, ndi kusadzibisa kwa abale anu enieni?
8“Pamenepo kuwala kwanu kudzatuluka ngati m'bandakucha, ndipo kuchiritsidwa kwanu kudzamera msanga; chilungamo chanu chidzayenda patsogolo panu, ndipo ulemerero wanga udzakhala mlonda wanu wa kumbuyo.”
9Pamenepo mudzaitana, ndipo Ine ndidzayankha; mudzalirira thandizo, ndipo Ine ndidzati, ‘Ine ndili pano.’ Ngati muchotsa goli pakati panu, chala chosonyeza ndi mawu achipongwe,
10“ngati mudzipereka kuthandiza anthu anjala ndi kukhutitsa zosowa za ozunzika, pamenepo kuwala kwanu kudzatuluka mu mdima, ndipo usiku wanu udzakhala ngati masana. 11Ine ndidzakutsogolerani nthawi zonse, ndi kukukhutitsani m'malo owuma; ndidzalimbitsa mafupa anu. Mudzakhala ngati munda wothiriridwa, ngati kasupe wa madzi amene madzi ake saphwa. 12Anthu anu adzamanganso mabwinja akale; mudzadzutsa maziko a kalekale. Mudzatchedwa Wokonza Mpanda Wogumuka, Wobwezeretsa Misewu Yokhalamo. a a v12 'Mpanda wogumuka' umatanthauza pobowoka kapena posweka pa khoma la mzinda; dzina limeneli likuonetsa munthu amene amakonza pamene paonongeka ndi kubwezeretsa malinga a chitetezo.
13“Ngati muletsa phazi lanu kuphwanya Sabata, kuti musatsate zokhumba zanu pa tsiku langa loyera; ngati mutcha Sabata kuti ndi losangalatsa ndi kulemekeza tsiku langa loyera; ngati mulilemekeza mwa kusayenda njira yanu yomwe, osatsata zokhumba zanu kapena kuyankhula mawu achabechabe, 14pamenepo mudzapeza chisangalalo chanu mwa Ine, ndipo ndidzakukwezani kuti mukwere pa zitunda za dziko ndi kukudyetsani cholowa cha abambo anu Yakobo—pakuti pakamwa pa Atate wanu palankhula.”
