Atate Amapatsa Mphotho pa Kukhulupirika Kochenjera
Kapitawo amene watsala pang'ono kuchotsedwa ntchito achepetsa ngongole za mbuye wake kuti adzipezere abwenzi, ndipo modabwitsa ayamikiridwa chifukwa cha nzeru zake zochenjera. Ndalama ndiyo nkhani yaikulu, popeza palibe amene angatumikire Atate wathu ndi chuma pamodzi. Kenako munthu wolemera ndi Lazaro, ndi phompho limene palibe angaliwoloke atafa.
16 1Ananenanso kwa ophunzira ake, “Munthu wina wolemera anali ndi woyang'anira amene anamuneneza kuti akuwononga chuma chake. 2Namuyitana, nati, ‘Nchiyani ichi chimene ndikumva za iwe? Pereka mbiri ya kayang'anidwe kako, pakuti sungathenso kuyang'anira.’
3“Woyang'anira uja anati mu mtima mwake, ‘Ndichite chiyani? Mbuye wanga akundichotsa pa udindo wanga. Ndilibe mphamvu zokumba, ndipo ndikuchita manyazi kupempha.’ 4Ndadziwa chimene ndichite, kuti pamene nditaya ntchito iyi, anthu adzandilandira m'nyumba zawo.’ 5Nayitana amene anali ndi ngongole za mbuye wake, mmodzimmodzi, nafunsa woyamba, ‘Uli ndi ngongole yotani ya mbuye wanga?’ 6Iye anati, ‘Miyeso zana ya mafuta a maolivi.’ Namuwuza, ‘Tenga kalata yako ya ngongole, khala pansi mwamsanga, nulembe makumi asanu.’ 7Ndipo anafunsa wina, ‘Nanga iwe, uli ndi ngongole yotani?’ Iye anati, ‘Miyeso zana ya tirigu.’ Namuwuza, ‘Tenga kalata yako ya ngongole, nulembe makumi asanu ndi atatu.’
8“Mbuye uja anamuyamika woyang'anira wosakhulupirikayo chifukwa anachita mochenjera, pakuti ana a nthawi ino ndi ochenjera pa za m'badwo wawo kuposa ana a kuwala. 9Ndikunena kwa inu, dzipangireni mabwenzi ndi chuma cha dziko lapansi, kuti pamene chitha, akulandireni m'malo okhalamo osatha. 10Amene ali wokhulupirika pa chinthu chaching'ono amakhalanso wokhulupirika pa chachikulu; ndipo amene ali wosakhulupirika pa chaching'ono amakhalanso wosakhulupirika pa chachikulu. 11Ngati tsono simunakhale okhulupirika ndi chuma cha dziko lapansi, ndani adzakukhulupirirani ndi chuma chenicheni? 12Ndipo ngati simunakhale okhulupirika ndi zinthu za wina, ndani adzakupatsani chimene chili chanu? 13Palibe wantchito wa pakhomo angathe kutumikira ambuye awiri. Adzadana ndi mmodzi, nakonda winayo, kapena adzagwiritsitsa mmodzi, nanyoza winayo. Simungathe kutumikira Atate wathu pamodzi ndi chuma.”
14Afarisi, amene anakonda ndalama, anamva zonsezi, namunyogodola.
15Nawawuza, “Inu mumadziyesa olungama pamaso pa anthu, koma Atate wathu amadziwa mitima yanu. Chimene anthu amachiyamikira, nchonyansa pamaso pa Atate wathu.”
16“Chilamulo ndi Aneneri zinakhalapo mpaka Yohane; kuyambira pamenepo, Uthenga Wabwino wa ufumu wa Atate wathu ukulalikidwa, ndipo aliyense akudzikakamiza kulowamo. 17Koma nkwapafupi kuti kumwamba ndi dziko lapansi zithe, kuposa kuti kalembo kamodzi ka Chilamulo kagwe.”
18“Aliyense amene asudzula mkazi wake nakwatira wina achita chigololo; ndipo kukwatira mkazi wosudzulidwa ndi mwamuna wake nkuchita chigololonso.”
Munthu Wolemera ndi Lazaro
19“Panali munthu wina wolemera wovala zovala zapepo ndi nsalu zabwino kwambiri, nachita phwando lalikulu tsiku ndi tsiku. 20Ndipo munthu wina wosauka dzina lake Lazaro anagonekedwa pa chipata chake, ali ndi zilonda thupi lonse, 21nalakalaka kudya nyenyeswa zogwa patebulo la wolemerayo; ngakhale agalu anabwera, nanyambita zilonda zake. 22Wosaukayo anafa; angelo anamunyamula, namutengera pambali pa Abrahamu. Wolemerayonso anafa, naikidwa m'manda, a a v22 Pambali pa Abrahamu: chithunzithunzi cha Chiyuda cha malo a chitonthozo kumene olungama anapumula atamwalira, akudikira kuuka kwa akufa. 23ndipo ali m'manda, mu zowawa, anakweza maso ake, naona Abrahamu ali kutali ndi Lazaro ali pambali pake. b b v23 Hade ndi dziko la akufa, malo odikirira pakati pa imfa ndi chiweruzo chomaliza — osati chimodzimodzi ndi malo omaliza a chiweruzo. 24Nafuula, nati, ‘Bambo Abrahamu, ndichitireni chifundo. Tumizani Lazaro kuti aviyike nsonga ya chala chake m'madzi, naziziritse lilime langa, pakuti ndikumva ululu waukulu mu lawi ili.’
25“Koma Abrahamu anati, ‘Mwana wanga, kumbukira: iwe unalandira zinthu zabwino pa moyo wako, ndipo Lazaro chimodzimodzi zinthu zoyipa. Tsopano iye akutonthozedwa kuno, ndipo iwe ukuvutika. 26Kuwonjezera pa zonsezi, phompho lalikulu latilekanitsa ife ndi inu, kotero kuti amene afuna kuwoloka kuchokera kuno kudza kwa inu sangathe, ngakhalenso wina kuwoloka kuchokera kumeneko kudza kwa ife.’
27“Ndipo iye anati, ‘Ndiye ndikukupemphani, bambo, kuti mumtume kunyumba ya bambo anga, 28pakuti ndili ndi abale asanu—achenjeze iwo, kuti nawonso asadze kumalo a zowawa ano.’
29“Koma Abrahamu anati, ‘Ali nao Mose ndi Aneneri; amvere iwo.’
30Iye anati, ‘Ayi, bambo Abrahamu, koma ngati wina wochokera kwa akufa adzapita kwa iwo, adzalapa.’
31Namuwuza, ‘Ngati sadzamvera Mose ndi Aneneri, sadzakhutitsidwa ngakhale wina atauka kwa akufa.’”