Mwana Ndiye Ambuye wa Sabata

Kubudula tirigu pa tsiku la Sabata ndi kuchiritsa dzanja lopuwala kubweretsa milandu, ndipo Afarisi ayamba kukonza chiwembu chomupha, ponena kuti mphamvu yake ndi ya Belezebule. Iye ayankha kuti ufumu wogawanika umagwa, kuti mawu amaulula mtima, ndi kuti aliyense wochita chifuniro cha Atate ndiye banja lake.

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Pa nthawi imeneyo Yesu anadutsa m'minda ya tirigu pa Sabata. Ophunzira ake anali ndi njala nayamba kuthyola ngala za tirigu ndi kuzidya. Afarisi ataona zimenezi, anati kwa Iye, “Taonani—ophunzira anu akuchita chimene sichololedwa pa Sabata.”

Iye anati kwa iwo, “Kodi simunawerenge chimene Davide anachita pamene iye ndi anzake anali ndi njala?” mmene analowera m'nyumba ya Atate wathu nadya mkate woonetsera, umene sunali wololedwa kuti iye ndi anzake adye, koma ansembe okha? “Kapena simunawerenge m'Chilamulo kuti pa Sabata, ansembe a m'kachisi amaphwanya Sabata koma alibe mlandu? Ine ndikuwuzani kuti, pano pali choposa kachisi. Mukadadziwa tanthauzo la mawu akuti, ‘Ndifuna chifundo, osati nsembe,’ simukadaweruza osalakwa. Pakuti Mwana wa Munthu ndiye Ambuye wa Sabata.”

Chifundo cha Atate Chichiritsa pa Sabata

Iye anachoka kumeneko napita, nalowa m'sunagoge wawo. Ndipo m'menemo munali munthu wa dzanja lofota. Ndipo anamufunsa Iye kuti, “Kodi n'kololedwa kuchiritsa pa Sabata?”—pofuna kumunenera mlandu.

Iye anati kwa iwo, “Kodi ndani mwa inu amene ali ndi nkhosa, ngati itagwera m'dzenje pa Sabata, sadzaigwira kuitulutsa? Nanga munthu saposa kwambiri nkhosa! N'chifukwa chake n'kololedwa kuchita zabwino pa Sabata.” Ndipo anamuwuza kuti, “Tambasula dzanja lako.” Iye analitambasula, ndipo linachira, n'kukhala lathanzi ngati linzake.

Koma Afarisi anatuluka, nakambirana za mmene angamuphere.

Mtumiki Wokondedwa wa Atate

Yesu podziwa zimenezi, anachoka kumeneko. Ndipo anthu ambiri anamutsatira, ndipo Iye anawachiritsa onse, ndipo anawalamula kuti asauze wina aliyense za Iye. Izi zinachitika kuti akwaniritsidwe mawu amene anayankhulidwa ndi mneneri Yesaya, akuti:

“Taonani, mtumiki wanga—Yesu—amene Ine ndamusankha, wokondedwa wanga amene moyo wanga umakondwera naye. Ndidzayika Mzimu wanga pa Iye, ndipo Iye adzalalikira chiweruzo kwa mitundu ya anthu. Iye sadzakangana kapena kufuwula, ndipo palibe amene adzamve mawu ake m'misewu. Bango lophwanyika sadzalithyola, ndipo utambo wofuka sadzawuzimitsa, mpaka atabweretsa chiweruzo ku chipambano; ndipo m'dzina lake mitundu ya anthu idzayika chiyembekezo chawo.”

Ufumu Wogawanika Sungaime

Ndipo anamubweretsera munthu wogwidwa ndi chiwanda, wosaona ndi wosalankhula, ndipo Iye anamuchiritsa, kotero kuti munthuyo anatha kulankhula ndi kuona. Ndipo makamu onse a anthu anadabwa nati, “Kodi uyu angakhale Mwana wa Davide?” Koma Afarisi atamva zimenezi, anati, “Munthu uyu satulutsa ziwanda koma mwa Belezebule, mkulu wa ziwanda.”

Podziwa maganizo awo, Iye anati kwa iwo, “Ufumu uliwonse wogawanikana pa iwo wokha umawonongeka, ndipo mzinda uliwonse kapena nyumba yogawanikana pa iwo yokha sidzaima. Ndipo ngati Satana akutulutsa Satana, ndiye kuti wagawanikana yekha. Nanga ufumu wake ungaime bwanji? Ngati Ine ndikutulutsa ziwanda mwa Belezebule, nanga ana anu amazitulutsa mwa yani? N'chifukwa chake iwowo adzakhala oweruza inu. Koma ngati Ine ndikutulutsa ziwanda mwa Mzimu wa Atate wathu, ndiye kuti ufumu wa Atate wathu wafika kwa inu. Kapena kodi munthu angathe bwanji kulowa m'nyumba ya munthu wamphamvu nalanda katundu wake, osayamba wamanga munthu wamphamvuyo? Pamenepo adzalanda zinthu za m'nyumba yake.

Aliyense amene sali ndi Ine amatsutsana ndi Ine, ndipo aliyense amene sasonkhanitsa pamodzi ndi Ine amamwaza. N'chifukwa chake Ine ndikuwuzani kuti, tchimo lililonse ndi mwano uliwonse zidzakhululukidwa kwa anthu, koma mwano wonyoza Mzimu sudzakhululukidwa. Aliyense amene adzayankhula motsutsana ndi Mwana wa Munthu adzakhululukidwa; koma aliyense amene adzayankhula motsutsana ndi Mzimu Woyera sadzakhululukidwa—m'nthawi ino ngakhalenso m'nthawi ikubwera.

Chititsani mtengo kukhala wabwino ndi chipatso chake chabwino, kapena mtengo woipa ndi chipatso chake choipa; pakuti mtengo umadziwika ndi chipatso chake. Inu ana a njoka! Kodi mungathe bwanji kuyankhula zinthu zabwino pomwe ndinu oipa? Pakuti pakamwa pamayankhula zimene zadzaza mu mtima. Munthu wabwino amatulutsa zabwino kuchokera ku chuma chabwino cha mu mtima wake; ndipo munthu woipa amatulutsa zoipa kuchokera ku chuma choipa. Ine ndikuwuzani kuti, pa tsiku la chiweruzo anthu adzayankha chifukwa cha mawu aliwonse opanda pake amene anayankhula, pakuti ndi mawu anu mudzalungamitsidwa, ndiponso ndi mawu anu mudzaweruzidwa.”

Chizindikiro cha Yona

Ndipo alembi ena ndi Afarisi anati, “Mphunzitsi, tikufuna kuti mutionetse chizindikiro.”

Iye anayankha nati, “M'badwo woipa ndi wachigololo ukufunsa chizindikiro. Koma palibe chizindikiro chimene chidzapatsidwa kwa iwo, koma chizindikiro cha mneneri Yona. Pakuti monga Yona anakhala masana atatu ndi mausiku atatu m'mimba mwa nsomba yayikulu, momwemonso Mwana wa Munthu adzakhala masana atatu ndi mausiku atatu m'kati mwa nthaka. Anthu a ku Ninive adzaimirira pa chiweruzo pamodzi ndi m'badwo uwu nawutsutsa; pakuti iwo analapa potsatira ulaliki wa Yona, ndipo taonani, pano pali choposa Yona. Mfumukazi ya kum'mwera idzaimirira pa chiweruzo pamodzi ndi m'badwo uwu nawutsutsa; pakuti iyo inachokera kumalekezero a dziko lapansi kudzamva nzeru za Solomoni—ndipo taonani, pano pali choposa Solomoni.

Pamene mzimu wonyansa utatuluka mwa munthu, umayendayenda m'malo owuma, kufunafuna malo opumuliramo, koma sumapeza. Pamenepo umati, ‘Ndidzabwerera ku nyumba yanga imene ndinachokera.’ Ukafika, umaipeza yopanda kanthu, yosesedwa, ndi yokonzedwa bwino. Pamenepo umapita, nitenga mizimu ina isanu ndi iwiri yoipa kuposa wokha; nilowa nikhazikika m'menemo, ndipo munthuyo amakhala woipa kwambiri kuposa kale. Momwemonso zidzakhala ndi m'badwo woipa uwu.”

Banja Loona la Atate

Pamene Iye ankayankhulabe ndi makamu a anthu, amayi ake ndi abale ake anaimirira panja, akufuna kuyankhula ndi Iye. Munthu wina anamuwuza kuti, “Taonani, amayi anu ndi abale anu aimirira panja, akufuna kuyankhula ndi inu.”

Koma Iye anayankha munthu amene anamuwuzayo nati, “Amayi anga ndani, ndipo abale anga ndani?”

Ndipo atatambasula dzanja lake kuloza ophunzira ake, anati, “Awa ndiwo amayi anga ndi abale anga! Pakuti aliyense amene amachita chifuniro cha Atate wanga wa Kumwamba, ndiye m'bale wanga, ndi mlongo wanga, ndi amayi anga.”