Atate Wathu Auka Kudzaweruza
Salimo la Asafu.
Atate wathu akuimirira mu msonkhano wakumwamba ndi kuimba mlandu maulamuliro amene amaweruza ndi mabwalo okondera. Ntchito yawo sinali yovuta: kuteteza ofooka, ana amasiye, osauka. Adzafa ngati anthu wamba, ndipo dziko lapansi likubwezeredwa kwa Woweruza wake weniweni.
82 1Atate wathu amaimirira mu msonkhano waumulungu; pakati pa milungu amapereka chiweruzo. a a v1 Mawu akuti "milungu" a mu msonkhano waumulungu amatanthauza olamulira ndi maulamuliro amene Atate wathu anawaika pa mitundu ya anthu — oyenera kuyankha kwa Iye, osati adani ake. Malemba amadziwa Mulungu mmodzi yekha; awa akhala pansi pa chiweruzo chake.
2“Kodi kufikira liti mudzaweruza mopanda chilungamo, ndi kukondera oyipa?
3“Tetezani ofooka ndi ana amasiye; chirikizani mlandu wa osautsidwa ndi aumphawi. 4Pulumutsani ofooka ndi osowa; alanditseni m'manja mwa oyipa. 5Iwo sadziwa ndipo samvetsa; akuyendayenda mu mdima; maziko onse a dziko lapansi akugwedezeka. 6Ine ndinati, ‘Inu ndinu milungu; nonse ndinu ana a Wammwambamwamba.’ 7Koma mudzafa ngati anthu wamba; mudzagwa ngati wolamulira wina aliyense.”
8Dzukani, Atate wathu, weruzani dziko lapansi, pakuti mitundu yonse ya anthu ndi cholowa chanu.