Cholinga cha Atate wathu pa Ukwati
Yesu akhazikitsa ukwati pa momwe Atate wathu anawalengera pachiyambi, alandira ana amene ophunzira anali kuwapirikitsa, ndipo auza mnyamata wolemera ndi wabwino kuti agulitse zonse. Iye achoka ali wachisoni. Chimene chili chosatheka kwa anthu chitheka ndi Atate wathu.
19 1Pamene Yesu anamaliza mau awa, anachoka ku Galileya, napita ku chigawo cha Yudeya, tsidya la Yorodani. 2Makamu akuluakulu a anthu anamutsata, ndipo anawachiritsa kumeneko.
3Afarisi anabwera kudzamuyesa, nati, “Kodi n'kololedwa kuti mwamuna asudzule mkazi wake pa chifukwa chilichonse?”
4Iye anayankha nati, “Kodi simunawerenge kuti Atate wathu, amene anawalenga pachiyambi, anawalenga wamwamuna ndi wamkazi, 5ndipo anati, ‘Chifukwa chake mwamuna adzasiya atate ndi amayi ake, nadziphatika kwa mkazi wake, ndipo awiriwo adzakhala thupi limodzi’? 6Choncho sali awiri koma thupi limodzi; chifukwa chake, munthu asalekanitse chimene Atate wathu wagwirizanitsa.”
7Anati kwa Iye, “Nanga n'chifukwa chiyani Mose analamula kuti mwamuna apatse mkazi kalata ya chisudzulo, nam'chotsa?”
8Iye anawauza nati, “Mose anakulolani kusudzula akazi anu chifukwa cha kuuma mitima yanu, koma pachiyambi sizinali choncho. 9Ine ndikukuuzani kuti, aliyense amene asudzula mkazi wake, koma osati chifukwa cha dama, nakwatira wina, achita chigololo.”
10Ophunzira ake anati kwa Iye, “Ngati ndi momwemo pakati pa mwamuna ndi mkazi, kuli bwino kusakwatira.”
11Iye anawauza nati, “Si aliyense angalandire mau awa, koma okhawo amene apatsidwa. 12Pali akufulidwa amene anabadwa choncho kuchokera m'mimba mwa amayi awo; pali akufulidwa amene anafulidwa ndi anthu ena; ndipo pali akufulidwa amene anadzifulitsa chifukwa cha ufumu wa Atate wathu. Amene angathe kulandira ichi, alandire.”
Yesu Alandira Ana Aang'ono
13Pamenepo anabweretsa ana aang'ono kwa Iye kuti awasanjike manja nawapempherera, koma ophunzira ake anadzudzula amene anawabweretsa.
14Koma Yesu anati, “Lolani ana aang'ono adze kwa Ine, musawaletse, pakuti ufumu wa Atate wathu ngwa anthu oterewa.”
15Ndipo anawasanjika manja ake, nachoka kumeneko.
Chinthu Chimodzi Chimene Anasowa
16Pomwepo munthu wina anamuyandikira, namufunsa nati, “Mphunzitsi, ndichite chinthu chabwino chotani kuti ndipeze moyo wosatha?”
17Iye anati kwa iye, “N'chifukwa chiyani ukundifunsa za chomwe chili chabwino? Ndi mmodzi yekha amene ali wabwino. Ngati ukufuna kulowa m'moyo, sunga malamulo.”
18Iye anafunsa kuti, “Ati?” Yesu anati, “Usaphe, usachite chigololo, usabe, usachitire umboni wonama, 19lemekeza atate ako ndi amayi ako, ndipo konda mnansi wako monga iwe mwini.”
20Mnyamatayo anati kwa Iye, “Zonsezi ndazisunga. Kodi ndikusowabe chiyani?”
21Yesu anamuuza nati, “Ngati ukufuna kukhala wangwiro, pita, ukagulitse zuma zako, nupatse osauka, ndipo udzakhala ndi chuma kumwamba, kenako udze, unditsate.”
22Pamene mnyamatayo anamva zimenezi, anachoka ali wachisoni, chifukwa anali ndi chuma chambiri.
23Yesu anati kwa ophunzira ake, “Indetu, ndikukuuzani kuti, munthu wolemera adzalowa movuta mu ufumu wa Atate wathu. 24Ndikukuuzaninso kuti, ngamira kudutsa pa kabowo ka singano nkwapafupi kuposa munthu wolemera kulowa mu ufumu wa Atate wathu.”
25Pamene ophunzira anamva zimenezi, anadabwa kwambiri, nafunsa kuti, “Nanga ndani angapulumuke?”
26Yesu anawayang'ana nati, “Kwa anthu izi n'zosatheka, koma kwa Atate wathu zonse n'zotheka.”
27Pomwepo Petro anati kwa Iye, “Taonani, ife tasiya zonse, nakutsatani. Nanga tidzalandira chiyani?”
28Yesu anawauza nati, “Indetu, pa nthawi ya kukonzanso zinthu, pamene Mwana wa Munthu adzakhala pa mpando wake waufumu waulemerero, inu amene munanditsata mudzakhalanso pa mipando khumi ndi iwiri ya ufumu, muzilamulira mafuko khumi ndi awiri a Israyeli.
29“Aliyense amene anasiya nyumba, kapena abale, kapena alongo, kapena atate, kapena amayi, kapena ana, kapena minda, chifukwa cha dzina langa, adzalandira mowirikiza ka zana, nadzalowa m'moyo wosatha. 30Koma ambiri amene ali oyamba adzakhala omaliza, ndipo ambiri amene ali omaliza adzakhala oyamba.”