Dziko Lowonongeka, Palibe Wokhulupirika
Mika anena kuti okhulupirika atha, ndipo ngakhale a m'nyumba mwake sangadalirike. Kuchokera pamenepo satsutsana kuti apulumuke, koma adikira. Ngakhale ndagwa, ndidzauka. Bukuli litha ndi funso lakuti ndani ali ngati Atate wathu, amene aponya machimo m'nyanja.
7 1Tsoka ine! Ndili ngati munthu wotola zipatso za m'chilimwe, ngati wokunkhira munda wa mpesa pambuyo pa kututa: palibe phava loti ndidye, palibe nkhuyu yoyamba imene ndimayilakalaka.
2Anthu okhulupirika atheratu m'dziko, ndipo palibe wolungama pakati pa anthu; onse amabisalira kukhetsa magazi, yense amasaka m'bale wake ndi ukonde. 3Manja awo ndi aluso pochita zoipa: mkulu wa boma amafuna chiphuphu, woweruza amalandira chuma chaziphuphu, ndipo anthu amphamvu amanena zomwe akufuna—motero onse amagwirizana pochita chiwembu. 4Wabwino koposa pakati pawo ali ngati minga, wolungama koposa ndi woposa mpanda waminga. Tsiku limene alonda anu anachenjeza, tsiku lanu loweruzidwa, lafika; tsopano chisokonezo chawo chayandikira. 5Usamakhulupirire mnansi wako; usadalire bwenzi lapamtima; samala zomwe umanena ngakhale kwa iye amene amagona m'manja mwako. 6Pakuti mwana wamwamuna amachitira atate wake mwano, mwana wamkazi amaukira amayi ake, mkamwana amaukira apongozi ake; adani a munthu ndi anthu a m'banja lake lomwe. a a v6 Yesu anagwira mawu a vesi ili pamene anachenjeza kuti kumutsatira Iye kudzagawanitsa ngakhale mabanja (Mateyu 10:35-36).
7Koma ine, ndidzayang'ana kwa Atate wathu; ndidzadikira Atate wopulumutsa ine; Atate wanga adzandimva. 8Usandinyogodole, iwe mdani wanga! Ngakhale ndagwa, ndidzauka; ngakhale ndikhala mu mdima, Atate wathu adzakhala kuwala kwanga.
9Ndidzapirira mkwiyo wa Atate wathu, chifukwa ndachimwira Iye, mpaka atatenga mlandu wanga ndi kundiweruzira mwachilungamo. Adzanditulutsa kunja ku kuwala, ndipo ndidzaona chilungamo chake. 10Pamenepo mdani wanga adzaona zimenezi ndipo adzakutidwa ndi manyazi, iye amene ananena kwa ine kuti, “Ali kuti Yehova Mulungu wako?” Maso anga adzamuyang'ana; tsopano adzapondedwa pansi ngati matope a m'misewu.
11Tsiku lomanganso malinga ako lidzafika, tsiku limene malire ako adzakulitsidwa kutali ndi ponseponse. 12Tsiku limenelo adzabwera kwa iwe kuchokera ku Asiriya ndi mizinda ya Iguputo, kuchokera ku Iguputo mpaka ku Mtsinje, kuchokera ku nyanja ina mpaka ku nyanja ina ndi kuchokera ku phiri lina mpaka ku phiri lina. b b v12 'Mtsinje' umatanthauza Firate, mtsinje waukulu wa ku Mesopotamiya wakale. 13Koma dziko lapansi lidzasanduka bwinja chifukwa cha iwo amene amakhalamo, monga zipatso za ntchito zawo.
Chifundo cha Atate wathu Nchosatha
14Wetani anthu anu ndi ndodo yanu, gulu la nkhosa la cholowa chanu, amene amakhala paokha m'nkhalango pakati pa msipu wachonde. Adye msipu ku Basani ndi ku Giliyadi monga ankachitira kalekale.
15Monga m'masiku amene munatuluka m'dziko la Iguputo, ndidzawaonetsa zozizwitsa.
16Mitundu ya anthu idzaona ndipo idzachita manyazi ndi mphamvu zawo zonse; adzagwira pakamwa pawo ndi manja awo, ndipo makutu awo adzagontha. 17Adzanyambita fumbi ngati njoka, ngati zolengedwa zokwawa pansi. Adzatuluka akunjenjemera m'malinga awo olimba; adzatembenukira kwa Atate wathu monjenjemera, ndipo adzakuopani Inu.
18Ndani ali ngati Atate wathu, amene amakhululukira tchimo ndi kulekerera kuwukira kwa otsalira a cholowa chake? Sasunga mkwiyo wake kwamuyaya, chifukwa mtima wake umakondwera ndi chikondi cha pangano. c c v18 Dzina lakuti Mika limatanthauza “Ndani ali ngati Yehova?” — ndipo mneneri amamaliza buku lake poyankha dzina lake lomwe: palibe wina amakhululuka ngati Atate wathu. 19Adzachitanso chifundo pa ife; adzapondereza zolakwa zathu pansi pa mapazi. Inu mudzaponya machimo athu onse m'nyanja yakuya. 20Mudzakhala wokhulupirika kwa Yakobo ndi kuonetsa chikondi cha pangano kwa Abrahamu, monga munalumbira kwa makolo athu kalekale.