Kuwala Kwacha pa Galileya
Kuwala kukufika kudera limene linachepetsedwa poyamba, zida zankhondo zamagazi zikutenthedwa, ndipo mwana akupatsidwa amene akutchedwa Atate Wosatha. Kenako mawu akuuma: Efraimu akuyankha chiwonongeko podzitama ndi zipangizo zomangira zabwino koposa, atsogoleri akusocheretsa, m'bale akudya m'bale wake, ndipo dzanja lotambasulidwa silikubwezedwa.
9 1Koma sipadzakhala mdima kwa iye amene anali pa mazunzo. Poyamba Iye anatsitsa dziko la Zebuloni ndi Nafitali, koma pambuyo pake analemekeza njira ya kunyanja, kutsidya kwa Yorodani, Galileya wa mitundu. a a v1 Mateyu akugwiritsa ntchito ulosi uwu pa utumiki wa Yesu ku Galileya — Mateyu 4:15-16. Kuwala kumene kukwacha ku Zebuloni ndi Nafitali ndiye Yesu mwiniyo. 2Anthu oyenda mu mdima aona kuwala kwakukulu; pa iwo amene anakhala m'dziko la mdima wandiweyani, kuwala kwawalira. b b v2 Mateyu akutiuza kuti kuwala kumeneku kunacha mwa Yesu — iye akugwiritsa ntchito mau omwewa pa chiyambi cha utumiki wake ku Galileya (Mateyu 4:15-16). 3Inu mwachulukitsa mtundu; mwaonjezera chimwemwe chake. Iwo akukondwera pamaso panu monga pa chimwemwe cha kokolola, monga anthu asangalala akamagawana zofunkha. 4Pakuti goli la katundu wake, ndi ndodo yoyika paphewa pake, chikwapu cha wozunza iye, Inu mwachiphwanya monga pa tsiku la Midiyani. 5Pakuti nsapato iliyonse ya nkhondo yopondaponda mu phokoso la nkhondo, ndi chovala chilichonse chonyowa ndi magazi, zidzatenthedwa monga nkhuni za moto. 6Pakuti kwa ife mwana wabadwa, kwa ife mwana wamwamuna wapatsidwa; ndipo ulamuliro udzakhala paphewa pake. Ndipo dzina lake adzalitcha Mlangizi Wodabwitsa, Mulungu Wamphamvu, Atate Wamuyaya, Kalonga wa Mtendere. 7Kukula kwa ulamuliro wake ndi mtendere sikudzatha, pa mpando waufumu wa Davide ndi pa ufumu wake, kuti aukhazikitse ndi kuuchirikiza ndi chiweruzo cholungama ndi chilungamo kuyambira tsopano mpaka muyaya. Changu cha Atate wa magulu ankhondo a Kumwamba chidzachita ichi. c c v7 Mpando waufumu wa Davide umapeza Mfumu yake yamuyaya mwa Yesu — Luka 1:32-33. Atate wathu, Yehova wa magulu onse ankhondo a Kumwamba, amachita chimene palibe mfumu ya padziko lapansi ikanachita: ufumu wa chiweruzo cholungama ndi chilungamo wopanda malire.
Mau Otsutsa Kunyada kwa Yakobo
8Atate Wolamulira watumiza mau otsutsa Yakobo, ndipo agwera pa Israeli. 9Ndipo anthu onse adzadziwa— Efuraimu ndi okhala mu Samariya—amene amanena ndi mitima yonyada ndi yodzikuza kuti: 10“Njerwa zagwa, koma tidzamanganso ndi miyala yosema; mikuyu yagwetsedwa, koma tidzaika mikungudza m'malo mwake.” 11Choncho Atate wathu akuwutsa pa iwo adani a Rezini, ndipo akufulumiza adani awo. 12Aramu kuchokera kummawa ndi Afilisti kuchokera kumadzulo adya Israeli ndi kukamwa kotseguka. Pa zonsezi mkwiyo wake sunabwerere, ndipo dzanja lake likadali lotambasuka.
13Komabe anthu sanatembenukire kwa amene anakantha iwo, ndipo sanafunefune Atate wa magulu ankhondo a Kumwamba. 14Choncho Atate wathu anadula ku Israeli mutu ndi mchira, nthambi ya kanjedza ndi bango, mu tsiku limodzi, 15nkhalamba ndi munthu wolemekezeka ndiwo mutu, ndipo mneneri amene aphunzitsa zabodza ndiye mchira. 16Pakuti amene amatsogolera anthu awa amawasocheretsa, ndipo amene amatsogoleredwa ndi iwo amamezedwa. 17Choncho Atate Wolamulira sakondwera ndi anyamata awo, ndipo alibe chifundo pa ana awo amasiye ndi akazi awo amasiye; pakuti aliyense ndi wopanda Mulungu ndi wochita zoipa, ndipo kamwa kalikonse kamayankhula zopusa. Pa zonsezi mkwiyo wake sunabwerere, ndipo dzanja lake likadali lotambasuka.
18Pakuti kuipa kumayaka ngati moto; kumapsereza mitengo yaminga ndi minga; kumayatsa zitsamba za m'nkhalango, ndipo zimakwera mmwamba ngati mzati wa utsi. 19Chifukwa cha mkwiyo wa Atate wa magulu ankhondo a Kumwamba, dziko lapserera, ndipo anthu asanduka ngati nkhuni za moto; palibe amene amaleka m'bale wake. 20Amadula kudzanja lamanja, koma akadali ndi njala; amadya kudzanja lamanzere, koma sakhuta; aliyense amadya mnofu wa mkono wake. 21Manase amadya Efuraimu, ndipo Efuraimu Manase, ndipo pamodzi akutsutsana ndi Yuda. Pa zonsezi mkwiyo wake sunabwerere, ndipo dzanja lake likadali lotambasuka.