N'kwabwino Kuimba Matamando

Atate athu awerenga nyenyezi ndi kutchula iliyonse dzina lake, ndiponso amanga mabala a osweka mtima; atumiza chisanu ndi matalala, kenako mawu amene awasungunula. Chimene chimawakondweretsa si mphamvu ya akavalo kapena mphamvu ya munthu, koma anthu oyembekezera chikondi chawo.

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Haleluya! N'kwabwino kuimba matamando kwa Atate wathu; n'kokoma ndi koyenera kumtamanda Iye.

Atate wathu amamanga Yerusalemu; amasonkhanitsa anthu obalalika a Israeli. Amachiritsa anthu osweka mtima, namanga mabala awo. Amawerenga nyenyezi; amaitana iliyonse ndi dzina lake. Ngwamkulu Atate wathu Wolamulira, ndi wamphamvu zambiri; nzeru zake n'zosayerekezeka. Atate wathu amakweza odzichepetsa; amagwetsa oipa pansi.

Imbirani Atate wathu ndi kuyamika; muimbireni Iye nyimbo pa zeze. Amaphimba thambo ndi mitambo; amagwetsa mvula pa dziko lapansi; amameretsa udzu pa mapiri. Amapatsa nyama chakudya chawo, ndi makwangwala aang'ono akalira. Chisangalalo chake sichili mu mphamvu ya kavalo, ngakhale chimwemwe chake sichili mu miyendo ya munthu. Mtima wa Atate wathu umakondwera ndi amene amaopa Iye, amene amayembekezera chikondi chake cha pangano.

Tamanda Atate wathu, iwe Yerusalemu! Tamanda Atate wako, iwe Ziyoni! Pakuti amalimbitsa mipiringidzo ya zipata zako; amadalitsa ana ako mkati mwa malinga ako. Amabweretsa mtendere ku malire ako; amakukhutitsa ndi tirigu wabwino kwambiri. Amatumiza lamulo lake pa dziko lapansi; mau ake amathamanga mofulumira. Amapereka chipale chofewa ngati ubweya; amamwaza chisanu ngati phulusa. Amaponya matalala ake ngati nyenyeswa; ndani angathe kuima pamaso pa kuzizira kwake? Amatumiza mau ake nasungunula madzi oundana; amavutsa mphepo yake, ndipo madzi amayenda. Amalengeza mau ake kwa Yakobo, malamulo ake ndi maweruzo ake kwa Israeli. Sanachite zimenezi kwa mtundu wina uliwonse; iwo sadziwa maweruzo ake. Haleluya!