Pinthu Pyakukhonda Kumala
Kuli kwadidi kuenda ku nyumba ya maliro kupiringana ku phwando, thangwi ale ali m'maso asaikha kufa m'ntima. Kusumulirwa kusapiringana kutumbizwa kwaunthembe, kupirira kusapiringana kudzikuza, na kupitiriza ku khundu iri yonsene kusaphonya munthu. Mpfunzisi adasaka nzeru mbabvuma kuti yapitirira kutali na iye: Mulungu adacita anthu akulungama; iwo adapanga pyakusaka pyawo.
7 1Dzina yadidi ndi yakupambulika kupita mafuta akununkhira adidi, na ntsiku yakufa isapita ntsiku yakubalwa. 2Mphyadidi kuenda ku nyumba ya maliro kupita kuenda ku nyumba ya phwando, thangwi ndi kumala kwa anthu onsene, na ale ali maso asafunika kupibvera muntima. 3Kutsukwala ndi kwadidi kupita kuseka, thangwi nkhope yakutsukwala ndi yadidi kuna ntima. 4Ntima wa anthu anzeru uli mu nyumba ya maliro, mbwenye ntima wa apswiru uli mu nyumba ya kutsandzaya. 5Mphyadidi kubva kusandika kwa anthu anzeru kupita kubva nyimbo za apswiru. 6Thangwi ninga kutitima kwa minga pantsi pa mbiya, ndimo muniri kuseka kwa pswiru. Pyenepi pontho ndi pyakupita mwakucimbiza. 7Mwandimomwene kutambuzwa kusacinja munthu wanzeru kukhala pswiru, na cipheto cisafudza ntima. 8Kumala kwa mphangwa ndi kwadidi kupita kutoma kwace, na nzimu wakupirira ndi wadidi kupita nzimu wakudzikuza. 9Leka kucimbiza mu nzimu wako toera kuipirwa, thangwi ukali usakhala n'kati mwa apswiru. 10Leka kulonga: “Thangwi yanji ntsiku zakale zikhali zadidi kupita zino?” Thangwi kubvundza kweneku nkhabe kubuluka mu unzeru. 11Unzeru ndi wadidi pabodzi na unthaka, phindu kuna ale anaona dzuwa. a a v11 “Ale anaona dzuwa” ndi mafala a Cihebheri anapangiza anthu ali maso — ale acidakali na umaso. 12Thangwi unzeru ndi cithando, ninga munaperekera kobiri, mbwenye phindu ya cidziwiso ndi iyi: unzeru usakoya umaso wa ule anawo. 13Nyerezera basa ya Mulungu: mbani anakwanisa kulungamisa pidapindika Iye? 14Mu ntsiku ya kupfuma khala wakutsandzaya, na mu ntsiku ya nyatwa nyerezera: Mulungu acita iyi pabodzi na inango, toera munthu akhonde kudziwa cinthu cinafuna kudzabwera pakumala pace.
15Mu ntsiku zanga zakupita mwakucimbiza ndaona pyonsene: munthu wakulungama mbafa mu kulungama kwace, munthu wakuipa mbakhala n'dzidzi uzinji mu uipi wace. 16Leka kukhala wakulungama kupiringana midida, nee kucita ekha wanzeru kakamwe; thangwi yanji usafuna kudzifudza wekhene? 17Leka kukhala wakuipa kakamwe, nee kukhala pswiru—thangwi yanji ufe nkhabe kukwana n'dzidzi wako? 18Mphyadidi kuphatisisa iyi, mbukhonde kusiya inango pontho, thangwi ule anagopa Mulungu asabuluka mwadidi m'pyonsene pyawiri. 19Unzeru usapasa mphambvu munthu wanzeru kupita atongi khumi ali mu nzinda. 20Mwandimomwene nkhabe munthu wakulungama pa dziko yapantsi anacita pyadidi mbakhonda kudawa. 21Pontho, leka kuikha muntima pinalonga anthu pyonsene, toera ukhonde kubva ntumiki wako mbakutukana, 22thangwi ntima wako usadziwa kuti n'kati mwa midida mizinji iwe wekhene watukana anango. 23Pyonsene ipyo ndapiyesa na unzeru. Ndalonga: “Ndinakhala wanzeru”—mbwenye pyenepi pikhandipiringana. 24Cinthu consene cirikho ciri kutali na cakuzika, cakuzika kakamwe—mbani anakwanisa kucifufudza? 25Ndaikha ntima wanga toera kudziwa, kufufudza, na kusaka unzeru na ntewero wa pinthu, na kudziwa kuipa kwa upswiru na upswiru unakhala upena. 26Ndasangana nkazi wakuwawa kupita kufa: ntima wace ndi misampha na makokota, manja ace ndi maunyolo. Ule wadidi pamaso pa Mulungu asampulumuka; nyakudawa asaphatwa na iye.
27“Onani, pyenepi ndipyo pidagumana ine,” alonga Mpfundzisi, “mbandithimizira cibodzi ku cinango toera kugumana ntewero, 28cikhasaka moyo wanga mwakukhonda kuleka mbwenye nee ndaigumana. Mamuna m'bodzi pa 1,000 ndamgumana, mbwenye nkazi pakati pa onsene awa nee ndamgumana. 29Onani, pyenepi pyokha ndapigumana: Mulungu acita anthu akulungama, mbwenye iwo asaka mano mazinji akunyengeza.”