Atate Wathu Ndi Wabwino

Salimo la Asafu.

Asafu anatsala pang'ono kuterereka pochitira nsanje olemera athanzi ndi odzikuza. Palibe chimene chinathetsedwa mpaka analowa m'malo opatulika ndi kuona kumene iwo amathera. Akuvomereza kuti anali ngati chirombo, ndipo akupeza kuti anali kale ndi chimene ankachifuna: dzanja la Atate wake litagwira lake.

Chaputala 73.

Indedi Atate wathu ndi wabwino kwa Isiraeli, kwa iwo amene ali oyera mtima.

Koma ine, mapazi anga anatsala pang'ono kupunthwa; mayendedwe anga anatsala pang'ono kuterereka. Pakuti ndinachitira nsanje odzikuza, pamene ndinaona kupeza bwino kwa oipa. Pakuti alibe zowawa pa imfa yawo; matupi awo ndi athanzi ndi onenepa. Iwo sali m'mavuto monga anthu ena; sakanthidwa monga anthu ena onse. Choncho kunyada ndiye mkanda wawo; chiwawa chimawaveka ngati chovala. Maso awo amatulukira ndi kunenepa; zolingalira za mitima yawo zimasefukira. Iwo amanyoza ndi kulankhula modana; modzikuza amaopseza za kupondereza. Amatsutsa kumwamba ndi pakamwa pawo, ndipo lilime lawo limayendayenda pa dziko lapansi. Choncho anthu ake amabwerera kwa iwo, namwa madzi ochuluka. Ndipo iwo amati, “Kodi Mulungu amadziwa bwanji? Kodi kuli nzeru mwa Wam'mwambamwamba?” Taonani—awa ndiwo oipa; nthawi zonse ali pamtendere, amachulukitsa chuma.

Ndithudi ndasunga mtima wanga woyera pachabe, ndi kusamba m'manja mwanga mosalakwa. Pakuti tsiku lonse ndakhala ndikukanthidwa, ndi kudzudzulidwa m'mawa uliwonse.

Ndikanati, “Ndidzalankhula motere,” ndikanapereka mbadwo wa ana anu. Pamene ndinayesa kuzindikira zonsezi, chinali chotopetsa pamaso panga, kufikira pamene ndinalowa m'malo opatulika a Atate wathu; pamenepo ndinazindikira matha awo. Ndithudi mumawaika pa malo oterera; mumawagwetsa ku chiwonongeko. Taonani mmene awonongekera msanga, akukokoloka kotheratu ndi zoopsa! Ngati maloto pamene munthu adzuka, Inu Atate Wolamulira, mukadzuka, mudzawanyoza ngati zithunzithunzi.

Pamene mtima wanga unawawidwa, ndipo ndinabayidwa mkati mwanga, ndinali wopusa ndi wosadziwa; ndinali ngati nyama kwa Inu. Komabe, ndili ndi Inu nthawi zonse; mumandigwira dzanja langa lamanja. Mumanditsogolera ndi uphungu wanu, ndipo pambuyo pake mudzandilandira mu ulemerero. Ndili ndi yani kumwamba koma Inu? Ndipo palibe chimene ndichikhumba pa dziko lapansi kupatula Inu. Thupi langa ndi mtima wanga zikhoza kulephera, koma Atate wathu ndiye mphamvu ya mtima wanga ndi gawo langa kwamuyaya.

Pakuti iwo amene ali kutali ndi Inu adzawonongeka; mumawononga aliyense wosakhulupirika kwa Inu. Koma kwa ine, nkwabwino kukhala pafupi ndi Atate wathu; ndayesa Atate Wolamulira pothawirapo panga, kuti ndifotokoze ntchito zanu zonse.