Gulu Lankhondo Lalikulu Likubwera
Gulu lankhondo la dzombe likusanduka tsiku la Atate wathu, ndipo lipenga lochenjeza laimbidwa. Komabe kuitana kuli kobwerera ndi mitima yong'ambika, osati zovala zong'ambika, pakuti iye ndi wachisomo ndipo amaleka kulanga. Ayankha ndi tirigu, mvula, zaka zobwezeredwa, ndi Mzimu wake wotsanuliridwa pa aliyense.
2 1Lizani lipenga la nyanga ya nkhosa yamphongo mu Ziyoni; imbani mfuwu wa chenjezo pa phiri langa loyera! Onse amene akhala m'dziko anjenjemere, pakuti tsiku la Atate wathu likubwera—lili pafupi: a a v1 Tsiku la Atate wathu limene lidutsa m'buku lonse la Yoweli ndi tsiku limene Atate wathu achitapo kanthu — gulu lake lankhondo limayenda pa mawu ake, chiweruzo chake chimagwa, chipulumutso chake chimatsatira. Aneneri amanena mutu womwewu wa kulowererapo kwamphamvu kwa Atate wathu m'mbiri.
2Tsiku la mdima ndi chisoni, tsiku la mitambo ndi mdima wandiweyani. Ngati kucha kwa m'mawa kumene kukufalikira pa mapiri, gulu lankhondo lalikulu ndi lamphamvu likubwera—palibe linalipo ngati ilo kale, ndipo palibe lidzabweranso ngati ilo nthawi zonse.
3Patsogolo pawo moto umanyeketsa, ndipo kumbuyo kwawo lawi likuyaka. Dziko lili patsogolo pawo lili ngati munda wa Edeni, koma kumbuyo kwawo kuli chipululu chowonongeka—ndipo palibe chimene chimawathawa. 4Maonekedwe awo ali ngati akavalo; ngati akavalo ankhondo akuthamanga. 5Ngati mkokomo wa magareta ankhondo akulumpha pamwamba pa mapiri, ngati phokoso la lawi lotentha mapesi, ngati gulu lankhondo lamphamvu lokonzeka kumenya nkhondo.
6Patsogolo pawo anthu akuzunzika ndi ululu; nkhope iliyonse ikusintha mtundu. 7Ngati ankhondo akuthamanga; ngati asilikali akukwera khoma. Aliyense akuyenda m'mizere, osapatuka panjira yake. 8Sakankhana wina ndi mnzake; aliyense akuyenda panjira yake. Amalowa podutsa pakati pa zida ndipo saletsedwa. 9Akuthamangira mu mzinda; akuthamanga pa khoma. Akukwera kulowa m'nyumba; akulowa pa mazenera ngati mbala. 10Patsogolo pawo dziko lapansi likugwedezeka, miyamba ikunjenjemera. Dzuwa ndi mwezi zikuchita mdima, ndipo nyenyezi sizikuwalanso.
11Atate wathu akukweza mawu ake patsogolo pa gulu lake lankhondo; msasa wake ndi waukulu kwambiri, ndipo amphamvu ndi amene amachita mawu ake. Tsiku la Atate wathu ndi lalikulu ndi loopsa kwambiri—angapirire ndani?
Bwererani kwa Atate Wanu
12“Komabe ngakhale tsopano,” ati Atate wathu, “bwererani kwa Ine ndi mtima wanu wonse, ndi kusala kudya, ndi kulira, ndi kubusa maliro. b b v12 Atate mwini wake akuitana. Mawu akuti “Bwererani kwa Ine ndi mtima wanu wonse” si lamulo la miyambo chabe, koma ndi chilakolako cha Atate wathu chakuti mitima ya ana ake ibwerere kwawo.
13“Ng'ambani mitima yanu, osati zovala zanu. Bwererani kwa Atate wanu, pakuti Iye ndi wachisomo ndi wachifundo, wochedwa kukwiya ndi wodzala ndi chikondi cha pangano, ndipo Iye amaleka kutumiza masoka. 14Angadziwe ndani? Mwina Iye adzatembenuka naleka nasiya mdalitso—nsembe ya ufa ndi nsembe ya chakumwa ya Atate wanu.”
15Lizani lipenga mu Ziyoni; patulani tsiku losala kudya; itanani msonkhano wopatulika. 16Sonkhanitsani anthu; patulani msonkhano; bweretsani pamodzi akulu; sonkhanitsani ana, ngakhale makanda amene akuyamwa. Mkwati atuluke m'chipinda chake, ndi mkwatibwi m'chipinda chake. 17Ansembe amene amatumikira pamaso pa Atate wathu alire pakati pa khonde ndi guwa lansembe. Anene kuti, “Lekereni anthu anu, Atate wathu, ndipo musasandutse cholowa chanu chinthu chonyozeka, chiseko pakati pa mitundu ya anthu. Chifukwa chiyani anene pakati pa anthu kuti, ‘Mulungu wawo ali kuti?’” c c v17 Ansembe anaimirira mu bwalo lamkati la kachisi wa ku Yerusalemu, pakati pa khonde lophimbidwa la polowera ndi guwa lansembe zopsereza — pakati penipeni pa malo opembedzera.
Atate Wathu Abwezeretsa Anthu Ake
18Ndipo Atate wathu anachita nsanje chifukwa cha dziko lake nachitira chifundo anthu ake.
19Atate wathu anayankha anthu ake kuti: “Taonani, ndikukutumizirani tirigu, vinyo watsopano, ndi mafuta, ndipo mudzakhuta nazo. Sindidzakusandutsaninso chinthu chonyozeka pakati pa mitundu ya anthu.”
20“Ndidzapititsa gulu lankhondo la kumpoto kutali ndi inu, ndikulikankhira ku dziko louma ndi lowonongeka—gulu lake lakutsogolo lidzalowa m'Nyanja Yakufa ndipo gulu lake lakumbuyo lidzalowa m'Nyanja ya Mediterane. Fungo lake loipa lidzafuka; kununkha kwake kudzakwera, pakuti lachita zinthu zonyansa.
21Usaope, dziko lapansi; kondwera ndi kusangalala, pakuti Atate wathu wachita zinthu zazikulu! 22Musaope, inu nyama za kutchire, pakuti msipu wa m'chipululu ukumera wobiriwira; mtengo ukubala chipatso chake; mtengo wamkuyu ndi mphesa zikupereka zokolola zawo. 23Sangalalani, ana a Ziyoni, ndipo kondwerani mwa Atate wanu, pakuti wakupatsani mvula yoyamba kusonyeza kukhulupirika kwake; akukutsirani mvula yochuluka, mvula yoyamba ndi mvula yotsiriza, monga kale. 24Mabwalo opunthira adzadzala ndi tirigu; mitsuko idzasefukira ndi vinyo watsopano ndi mafuta.
25Ndidzakubwezerani zaka zimene dzombe linadya—dzombe lowuluka, dzombe lamng'ono, dzombe lowononga, ndi dzombe lodula—gulu langa lankhondo lalikulu limene ndinalitumiza pakati panu. 26Mudzadya mpaka kukhuta ndi kukhutitsidwa, ndipo mudzatamanda dzina la Atate wanu, amene wakuchitirani zodabwitsa; ndipo anthu anga sadzachititsidwanso manyazi. d d v26 Mu mawu a Atate wathu, anthu ake akutchedwa ana ake — dzina la banja limene mtima wake wakhala nalo nthawi zonse. 27Pamenepo mudzadziwa kuti Ine ndili pakati pa Isiraeli, ndi kuti Ine ndine Atate wanu, ndipo palibe wina; ndipo anthu anga sadzachititsidwanso manyazi.
Atate Atsanulira Mzimu Wake
28“Ndipo pambuyo pake, ndidzatsanulira Mzimu wanga pa anthu onse. Ana anu aamuna ndi ana anu aakazi adzanenera, okalamba anu adzalota maloto, anyamata anu adzaona masomphenya. e e v28 Atate wathu akutsanulira Mzimu wake — Mzimu Woyera — pa ana ake aamuna ndi aakazi; Atate, Mzimu, ndi ana ndi banja limodzi. 29Ngakhale pa antchito aamuna ndi antchito aakazi masiku amenewo ndidzatsanulira Mzimu wanga.
30Ndidzaonetsa zodabwitsa kumwamba ndi pa dziko lapansi—magazi ndi moto ndi mizati ya utsi. 31Dzuwa lidzasandulika mdima ndipo mwezi udzasandulika magazi tsiku lalikulu ndi loopsa la Atate wathu lisanafike.”
32Ndipo izi zidzachitika: aliyense amene adzaitana pa dzina la Ambuye adzapulumutsidwa; pakuti pa Phiri la Ziyoni ndi mu Yerusalemu padzakhala chipulumutso, monga Atate wathu wanena, pakati pa opulumuka amene Atate wathu adzawaitana. f f v32 Petro anagwira mawu a lonjezo ili pa Pentekoste (Machitidwe 2:21), ndipo Paulo anawagwiritsa ntchito mwachindunji pa Yesu — “aliyense amene adzaitana pa dzina la Ambuye wathu Yesu adzapulumutsidwa” (Aroma 10:9-13). Dzina limene timaitana kuti tipulumutsidwe ndi Yesu, chiitano chotseguka cha Atate wathu chakuti tibwerere kwathu.