Atate Wathu Amamva Kulira Kosalekeza
Mkazi wamasiye atopetsa woweruza wosalungama, ndipo wokhometsa msonkho amene sakweza maso ake apita kwawo ali wolungama pamaso pa Atate wathu pamene Mfarisi sali choncho. Ana alandiridwa, wolamulira wolemera achoka ali wachisoni, ndipo wopemphapempha wakhungu kunja kwa Yeriko afuula mpaka Yesu aima.
18 1Ndipo Yesu anawauza fanizo lokhudza kufunika kopemphera nthawi zonse ndi kusataya mtima.
2Yesu anati, “M'mudzi wina munali woweruza amene sanaope Mulungu ndipo sanalemekeze anthu. 3Mkazi wamasiye wa m'mudzi umenewo ankabwera kwa iye nthawi zonse, nati, ‘Mundiweruzire mlandu wanga pa mdani wanga.’ 4Kwa kanthawi iye anakana, koma pambuyo pake anadziuza mu mtima mwake, ‘Ngakhale sindiopa Mulungu kapena kulemekeza anthu, 5popeza mkazi wamasiye uyu akundivutitsa, ndidzamuweruzira mlandu wake, kuti asanditopetse ndi kubwera kwake kosatha.’”
6Ndipo Ambuye anati, “Imvani zimene woweruza wopanda chilungamo uyu akunena. 7Kodi Atate wathu sadzaweruzira osankhidwa ake amene amalira kwa Iye usana ndi usiku? Kodi adzachedwa kuwathandiza? 8Ndikukuwuzani, adzawaweruzira msanga. Koma pamene Mwana wa Munthu adzadza, kodi adzapeza chikhulupiriro padziko lapansi?”
Mtima Wodzichepetsa Umapeza Chifundo
9Anawuzanso fanizo ili kwa ena amene ankadzikhulupirira okha kuti ndi olungama, nanyoza anthu ena onse:
10“Anthu awiri anakwera kupita ku Nyumba ya Mulungu kukapemphera, mmodzi anali Mfarisi ndipo winayo anali wolandira msonkho. 11Mfarisi uja anaimirira napemphera za iye yekha, ‘Mulungu, ndikuyamikani chifukwa sindine ngati anthu ena—akuba, ochita zoipa, achigololo—kapena ngati wolandira msonkho uyu.’ 12‘Ndimasala kudya kawiri pa sabata; ndimapereka chakhumi cha zonse zimene ndimapeza.’ 13Koma wolandira msonkho uja, ataimirira kutali, sanafune nʼkomwe kukweza maso ake kumwamba, koma anadziguguda pachifuwa, nati, ‘Atate wathu, mundichitire chifundo, ine wochimwa.’ 14Ndikukuwuzani, munthu uyu anapita kwawo atalungamitsidwa, osati winayo. Aliyense amene adzikweza adzatsitsidwa; ndipo amene adzichepetsa adzakwezedwa.”
Ufumu wa Atate Ndi wa Ana
15Anthu ankabweretsanso makanda awo kwa Iye kuti awakhudze, koma ophunzira ataona zimenezi anawaletsa.
16Koma Yesu anaitana anawo kwa Iye nati, “Lolani ana adze kwa Ine; musawaletse—pakuti ufumu wa Atate wathu ndi wa anthu ofanana ndi awa. 17Indetu ndikukuwuzani: aliyense amene salandira ufumu wa Atate wathu ngati mwana wamng'ono sadzalowamo konse.”
Chinthu Chimene Chuma Sichingagule
18Mkulu wina anamfunsa Iye, nati, “Mphunzitsi wabwino, ndichite chiyani kuti ndilandire moyo wosatha?”
19Yesu anati kwa iye, “Ukunditcha wabwino chifukwa chiyani? Palibe wabwino koma Atate wathu yekha. a a v19 Yesu akuloza mtima wa mnyamatayo kwa Atate wathu monga gwero la ubwino wonse—osati kukana ubwino wake mwini, koma kutembenuzira munthuyo kwa Atate.
20Umadziwa malamulo: ‘Usachite chigololo, Usaphe, Usabe, Usapereke umboni wonama, Lemekeza bambo ndi amayi ako.’”
21Iye anati, “Zonsezi ndazisunga kuyambira ubwana wanga.”
22Yesu atamva zimenezi, anati, “Chinthu chimodzi chikusowabe: gulitsa zonse zimene uli nazo, upereke kwa osauka, ndipo udzakhala ndi chuma kumwamba; kenako udze, unditsate.”
23Koma atamva zimenezi, anamva chisoni kwambiri, chifukwa anali wolemera kwambiri.
24Yesu anamuyang'ana nati, “Nʼkovuta kwambiri kwa olemera kulowa mu ufumu wa Atate wathu! 25Pakuti nʼkophweka kwa ngamira kudutsa pa kabowo ka singano kuposa munthu wolemera kulowa mu ufumu wa Atate wathu.”
26Amene anamva zimenezi anafunsa, “Nanga ndani angapulumuke?”
27Koma Iye anati, “Zimene nʼzosatheka kwa anthu, nʼzotheka kwa Atate wathu.”
28Ndipo Petro anati, “Taonani, ife tasiya nyumba zathu natsatira Inu.”
29Iye anati kwa iwo, “Indetu ndikukuwuzani: palibe munthu amene wasiya nyumba, mkazi, abale, makolo, kapena ana chifukwa cha ufumu wa Atate wathu, 30amene sadzalandira mowirikiza kwambiri nthawi ino, ndi moyo wosatha m'nthawi ikudza.”
Mwana wa Munthu Apita ku Mtanda
31Anatenga khumi ndi awiri aja pambali nati, “Taonani, tikukwera kupita ku Yerusalemu, ndipo zonse zimene aneneri analemba za Mwana wa Munthu zidzakwaniritsidwa. 32Pakuti adzaperekedwa kwa akunja, adzanyozedwa, adzachitidwa chipongwe, ndi kulaviridwa malovu. 33Adzamukwapula namupha, ndipo pa tsiku lachitatu adzauka.”
34Koma iwo sanazindikire chilichonse cha zimenezi; mawu awa anabisidwa kwa iwo, ndipo sanazindikire zimene zinanenedwa.
Kupenya Kobwezeretsedwa ndi Mwana wa Atate
35Pamene Yesu anayandikira ku Yeriko, munthu wosaona anakhala m'mphepete mwa njira akupempha. 36Atamva khamu la anthu likudutsa, anafunsa chimene chinali kuchitika. 37Iwo anamuuza, “Yesu wa ku Nazareti akudutsa.” 38Pamenepo iye anafuula, “Yesu, Mwana wa Davide, mundichitire chifundo!” 39Amene anali patsogolo anamudzudzula namuuza kuti akhale chete, koma iye anafuula kwambiri, “Mwana wa Davide, mundichitire chifundo!”
40Yesu anaimirira nalamula kuti amubweretse kwa Iye. Atamufikira, Yesu anamufunsa, nati,
41“Ukufuna ndikuchitire chiyani?” Iye anati, “Ambuye, lolani ndipenyenso.”
42Ndipo Yesu anati kwa iye, “Penya; chikhulupiriro chako chakupulumutsa.”
43Nthawi yomweyo anayamba kupenya natsatira Yesu, akulemekeza Atate wathu. Ndipo anthu onse amene anaona zimenezi anatamandanso Atate wathu.