Wokhululukidwa ndi Wochiritsidwa
Abwenzi anayi akuboola denga, ndipo Yesu akuuza munthu wofa ziwalo kuti machimo ake akhululukidwa, zomwe alembi akuzitcha mwano. Iye akudya ndi okhometsa msonkho, akuteteza ophunzira amene sakusala kudya, ndipo akunena kuti Sabata lenilenilo ndi lake.
2 1Patatha masiku ochepa, pamene Yesu anabwerera ku Kapernao, mbiri inafalikira kuti ali kunyumba. 2Anthu ambiri anasonkhana kotero kuti panalibenso malo, ngakhale pakhomo, ndipo Iye anali kulankhula mau kwa iwo. 3Ndipo anabwera anthu ena, atabweretsa kwa Iye munthu wofa ziwalo, atanyamulidwa ndi anthu anayi. 4Popeza sanathe kumufikitsa kwa Yesu chifukwa cha khamu la anthu, anavumbula denga pamwamba pa Iye, nagoba pomwepo, natsitsa mphasa imene munthu wofa ziwalo anagonapo.
5Pamene Yesu anaona chikhulupiriro chawo, anati kwa munthu wofa ziwalo uja, “Mwananga, machimo ako akhululukidwa.”
6Koma alembi ena anali atakhala pomwepo, akulingalira mu mitima yawo, 7“Chifukwa chiyani munthu uyu alankhula motere? Akuchitira Mulungu mwano! Angakhululuke machimo ndani koma Mulungu yekha?”
8Nthawi yomweyo Yesu anadziwa mu mzimu wake kuti anali kulingalira motere mʼmitima mwawo, nati kwa iwo, “Chifukwa chiyani mukulingalira zinthu izi mu mitima yanu? 9Chiti chapafupi—kuwuza munthu wofa ziwalo kuti, ‘Machimo ako akhululukidwa,’ kapena kuti, ‘Imirira, nyamula mphasa yako, uyende’? 10Koma kuti mudziwe kuti Mwana wa Munthu ali ndi ulamuliro pa dziko lapansi wokhululuka machimo”—anati kwa munthu wofa ziwalo, a a v10 Alembi anali atangonena kuti Mulungu yekha ndiye angakhululuke machimo — ndipo tsopano Yesu, Mwana wa Munthu, akuwakhululukira. Dzina lakuti “Mwana wa Munthu” limabwerera ku masomphenya a Danieli a wina amene anapatsidwa ulamuliro wosatha, ndipo pano likuvumbula mwakachetechete kuti Yesu ndani. 11“Ndinena kwa iwe, imirira, nyamula mphasa yako, upite kwanu.”
12Anaimirira, nthawi yomweyo nanyamula mphasa yake, natuluka pamaso pa onse, kotero kuti aliyense anadabwa nalemekeza Atate wathu, nati, “Sitinaonepo chinthu chotere.”
Yesu Aitana Wokhometsa Msonkho
13Yesu anatulukanso mʼmbali mwa nyanja; khamu lonse la anthu linabwera kwa Iye, ndipo anawaphunzitsa.
14Pamene amadutsa, anaona Levi mwana wa Alufeyo atakhala pamalo pokhometsera msonkho, nati, “Nditsate.” Anaimirira namutsata.
15Pamene Yesu anali pa gome mʼnyumba ya Levi, okhometsa msonkho ambiri ndi ochimwa anali nao pa gome pamodzi ndi Yesu ndi ophunzira ake, pakuti ambiri anali kumutsata. 16Pamene alembi a Afarisi anamuona akudya pamodzi ndi ochimwa ndi okhometsa msonkho, anafunsa ophunzira ake, “Chifukwa chiyani adya pamodzi ndi okhometsa msonkho ndi ochimwa?”
17Pamene anamva zimenezi, Yesu anati kwa iwo, “Anthu athanzi safuna sing'anga, koma odwala ndiwo amafuna. Sindinadze kudzaitana olungama, koma ochimwa.”
Vinyo Watsopano, Njira Yatsopano
18Ophunzira a Yohane ndi Afarisi anali kusala kudya. Anabwera namufunsa, “Chifukwa chiyani ophunzira a Yohane ndi ophunzira a Afarisi amasala kudya, koma anu sasala?”
19Yesu anati kwa iwo, “Kodi oyitanidwa ku ukwati angasale kudya pamene mkwati ali nao? Nthawi yonse ali ndi mkwati pakati pawo, sangathe kusala kudya. 20Koma adzafika masiku pamene mkwati adzachotsedwa kwa iwo; pamenepo, tsiku limenelo, adzasala kudya. 21Palibe munthu amasoka chigamba cha nsalu yatsopano pa chovala chakale; mukapanda kutero, chigamba chatsopano chimang'amba kuchoka pa chakale, ndipo kung'ambika kumakula kwambiri. 22Palibe munthu amathira vinyo watsopano mʼmatumba akale a zikopa; vinyoyo amaphulitsa matumbawo, ndipo zonse ziwiri zimawonongeka. Vinyo watsopano amathiridwa mʼmatumba atsopano.”
Mwana wa Munthu, Ambuye wa Sabata
23Tsiku lina la Sabata, Iye anali kudutsa mʼminda ya tirigu, ndipo pamene amayenda, ophunzira ake anayamba kuthyola ngala za tirigu. 24Afarisi anati kwa Iye, “Taona, chifukwa chiyani akuchita chimene sichololedwa pa Sabata?”
25Ndipo anati kwa iwo, “Kodi simunawerengepo chimene Davide anachita pamene anali pa mavuto ndi njala, iye pamodzi ndi amene anali nao, 26mmene analowera mʼnyumba ya Atate wathu mʼmasiku a Abiatara mkulu wa ansembe, nadya mkate wa pamaso—umene ansembe okha ndiwo angadye—napatsako amene anali nao?”
27Ndipo anati kwa iwo, “Sabata inapangidwa chifukwa cha anthu, osati munthu chifukwa cha Sabata. 28Choncho Mwana wa Munthu ndiye Ambuye ngakhale wa Sabata.”