Zofari Ayankhanso

Zofari ayankha chifukwa cha kuvutika kwa mtima wake ndi chithunzi cha kupambana kwakanthawi kwa munthu woipa: ameza chuma ndi kuchisanza, asunga choipa pansi pa lilime lake mpaka chisanduke ululu wa mamba. Atcha zimenezi gawo limene Mulungu amaika, ndipo sapereka china chilichonse.

Chaputala 20.

Ndipo Zofari Mnaamati anayankha, nati: “Ichi ndi chifukwa chake maganizo anga osakhazikika akundikakamiza kuti ndiyankhe, chifukwa cha chisokonezo chili mwa ine. Ndikumva kudzudzula kumene kukundinyoza, ndipo kuchokera m'nzeru zanga mzimu ukundiuza kuti ndiyankhe. Ndithudi iwe ukudziwa mmene zinalili kuyambira kalekale, kuyambira pamene munthu anaikidwa pa dziko lapansi: kupambana kwa oyipa nkwakanthawi kochepa, ndipo chimwemwe cha osaopa Mulungu nchakanthawi kochepa chabe. Ngakhale kunyada kwake kufike kumwamba ndipo mutu wake ukhudze mitambo, adzatha kwamuyaya, ngati ndowe yake yomwe; iwo amene anamuona adzafunsa kuti, ‘Ali kuti?’ Adzauluka ngati maloto, osapezekanso, adzathamangitsidwa ngati masomphenya a usiku. Diso limene linamuona silidzamuonanso; malo ake sadzamuyang'ananso. Ana ake adzapempha kwa osauka; manja ake omwe adzabwezera chuma chake. Mphamvu zaunyamata zimene zadzaza m'mafupa ake zidzagona naye pamodzi mu fumbi. Ngakhale zoyipa zikhale zokoma mkamwa mwake ndipo azibise pansi pa lilime lake, ngakhale sakufuna kuzitaya, nazisunga mkamwa mwake, komabe chakudya chake chidzasanduka chowawa m'mimba mwake; chidzakhala ululu wa mphiri mkati mwake. Amameza chuma koma adzachisanza; Mulungu adzachitulutsa m'mimba mwake. Amayamwa ululu wa mphiri; mano a njoka yaukali adzamupha. Sadzaonanso mitsinje, mitsinje yoyenda ndi uchi ndi mkaka wowanda. Adzayenera kubweza zipatso za ntchito yake osazimeza; sadzasangalala ndi phindu la malonda ake. Pakuti anapsinja ndi kusiya osauka; analanda nyumba imene sanaimange. Chifukwa mimba yake sinadziwe mtendere, sadzapulumuka ndi zinthu zimene anazilakalaka. Palibe chimene chinatsala kuti iye adye; nchifukwa chake chuma chake sichidzakhalitsa. Pamene ali ndi zochuluka zokwanira, mavuto adzamugwera; kulemera konse kwa masautso kudzafika pa iye. Pamene wadzaza mimba yake, Mulungu adzatumiza mkwiyo wake woyaka pa iye, nawuvumbitsa pa iye ngati chakudya chake. Ngakhale athawe chida cha chitsulo, muvi wamkuwa udzamulasa kwathunthu. Amauzula, ndipo udzatuluka m'thupi mwake; msonga yonyezimira idzatuluka m'ndulu mwake. Zoopsa zidzamugwera. Mdima wandiweyani ukudikirira chuma chake; moto umene palibe amene anawuyatsa udzamupsereza, nawononga chilichonse chotsala m'tenti yake. Kumwamba kudzaulula kulakwa kwake, ndipo dziko lapansi lidzamuukira. Chuma chonse cha nyumba yake chidzatengedwa, nachitidwa kutheratu patsiku la mkwiyo wa Mulungu. Ichi ndi gawo la munthu woyipa lochokera kwa Mulungu, cholowa chimene Mulungu anamuikira.”