Kutumidwa kwa Khumi ndi Awiri
Khumi ndi awiriwo atchulidwa mayina ndipo atumizidwa opanda ndalama ndi opanda zovala zosinthira, ku midzi imene ingatseke chitseko. Yesu alankhula mosabisa za zikoti, mabwalo amilandu ndi mabanja olimbanirana. Komabe palibe mpheta imene igwa popanda Atate, ndipo tsitsi lawo lonse lawerengedwa.
10 1Yesu anaitana ophunzira ake khumi ndi awiri, nawapatsa ulamuliro pa mizimu yodetsedwa, kuti aitulutse ndi kuchiritsa nthenda zonse ndi zofooka zonse. 2Maina a atumwi khumi ndi awiri ndi awa: woyamba, Simoni wotchedwa Petro, ndi Andreya mbale wake; Yakobo mwana wa Zebedayo, ndi Yohane mbale wake; 3Filipo ndi Bartolomeyo; Tomasi ndi Mateyu wolandira msonkho; Yakobo mwana wa Alfeyo ndi Tadeyo; 4Simoni Mzelote ndi Yudasi Isikariyoti, amene anamupereka Iye.
5Yesu anatuma khumi ndi awiri amenewa, nawalangiza kuti: “Musapite ku madera a anthu a mitundu ina, kapena kulowa mu mzinda wa Asamariya. 6Koma pitani kwa nkhosa zotayika za nyumba ya Isiraeli. 7Pamene mukupita, lalikani uthenga uwu: ‘Ufumu wa Atate wathu wayandikira.’ a a v7 “Ufumu wa Atate wathu” ukulowa mmalo mwa mawu odziwika bwino akuti “ufumu wakumwamba” amene Mateyu amagwiritsa ntchito mu Uthenga wake wonse. Mawu onsewa akutanthauza chinthu chimodzi — ulamuliro wa Atate wathu ukulowa mu dziko lapansi. 8Chiritsani odwala, ukitsani akufa, yeretsani akhate, tulutsani ziwanda. Munalandira kwaulere; perekani kwaulere. 9Musatenge golide, kapena siliva, kapena mkuwa mu malamba anu. 10Musatenge thumba la paulendo, kapena malaya achiwiri, kapena nsapato, kapena ndodo—pakuti wantchito ayenera chakudya chake. 11Mu mzinda wina uliwonse kapena mudzi umene mulowamo, fufuzani amene ndi woyenera mmenemo, ndipo khalani komweko kufikira mutachoka. 12Pamene mukulowa mu nyumbamo, ipatseni moni. 13Ngati nyumbayo ndi yoyenera, mtendere wanu ukhale pa iyo; ngati sichoncho, mtendere wanu ubwerere kwa inu. 14Ngati wina sadzakulandirani kapena kumva mawu anu, sasani fumbi la kumapazi anu pamene muchoka mu nyumba kapena mu mzinda umenewo. 15Indetu ndikuuzani: pa tsiku la chiweruzo, Sodomu ndi Gomora zidzakhala bwino kuposa mzinda umenewo.
16Taonani, ndikukutumizani ngati nkhosa pakati pa mimbulu; choncho khalani ochenjera ngati njoka, ndi ofatsa ngati nkhunda. 17Chenjerani ndi anthu; adzakuperekani ku mabwalo amilandu ndi kukukwapulani mu masunagoge awo. 18Chifukwa cha Ine mudzatengedwa pamaso pa abwanamkubwa ndi mafumu, kuti chikhale umboni kwa iwo ndi kwa anthu a mitundu ina. 19Koma pamene akupereka, musade nkhawa za chimene mudzanena kapena mmene mudzanenere—pakuti chimene mudzanena chidzapatsidwa kwa inu pa nthawi imeneyo, 20pakuti sindinu amene mudzayankhula, koma Mzimu wa Atate wanu amene adzayankhula mwa inu.
21Mbale adzapereka mbale wake kuti aphedwe, ndi atate adzapereka mwana wake; ana adzawukira makolo awo, nawachititsa kuti aphedwe. 22Anthu onse adzakudani chifukwa cha dzina langa, koma amene adzapirira kufikira kumapeto adzapulumutsidwa. 23Pamene akuzunzani mu mzinda wina, thawirani ku wina. Indetu ndikuuzani: simudzamaliza mizinda ya Isiraeli, Mwana wa Munthu asanadze.
24Wophunzira saposa mphunzitsi wake, ngakhale kapolo saposa mbuye wake. 25Ndikokwanira kuti wophunzira akhale ngati mphunzitsi wake, ndi kapolo akhale ngati mbuye wake. Ngati anatcha mwini nyumba kuti Belezebule, nanga a pa banja lake adzawatcha koposa kotani nanga!
26Choncho musawaope. Palibe chinthu chobisika chimene sichidzaululidwa, kapena chophimbidwa chimene sichidzadziwika. 27Chimene ndikukuuzani mu mdima, nenani poyera; chimene mukunongonezedwa mu khutu, lalikani pamwamba pa nyumba. 28Musaope iwo amene amapha thupi koma sangaphe moyo; koma opani Iye amene akhoza kuwononga moyo ndi thupi yomwe mu gehena.
29Kodi mpheta ziwiri sizigulitsidwa ndi ndalama yaing'ono imodzi? Komatu palibe imodzi ya izo imene imagwa pansi popanda Atate wanu. 30Ndipo ngakhale tsitsi lonse la mutu wanu ndi lowerengedwa. 31Choncho musaope; inu ndinu a mtengo wapatali koposa mpheta zambiri.
32Choncho, aliyense amene adzandivomereza pamaso pa anthu, Inenso ndidzamuvomereza pamaso pa Atate wanga wa Kumwamba. 33Koma aliyense amene adzandikana pamaso pa anthu, Inenso ndidzamukana pamaso pa Atate wanga wa Kumwamba.
34Musaganize kuti ndinadza kudzabweretsa mtendere pa dziko lapansi; sindinadze kudzabweretsa mtendere, koma lupanga. 35Pakuti ndinadza kudzalekanitsa munthu ndi atate wake, mwana wamkazi ndi amayi ake, ndi mtengwa ndi apongozi ake, 36adani a munthu adzakhala anthu a mu banja lake lomwe. 37Amene amakonda atate kapena amayi koposa Ine sayenera Ine; ndipo amene amakonda mwana wamwamuna kapena mwana wamkazi koposa Ine sayenera Ine. 38Amene sanyamula mtanda wake ndi kunditsata sayenera Ine. 39Amene apeza moyo wake adzautaya, ndipo amene ataya moyo wake chifukwa cha Ine adzaupeza.
40Amene akulandirani akulandira Ine, ndipo amene akundilandira Ine akulandira Iye amene anandituma. 41Amene akulandira mneneri chifukwa ndi mneneri adzalandira mphotho ya mneneri, ndipo amene akulandira munthu wolungama chifukwa ndi wolungama adzalandira mphotho ya munthu wolungama. 42Ndipo aliyense amene adzapatsa mmodzi wa ana ang'ono awa ngakhale kapu imodzi ya madzi ozizira chifukwa ndi wophunzira wanga, indetu ndikuuzani, sadzataya mphotho yake konse.”