Kufuna Nkhabe Kusankhula Anthu
Kukhalisa mwadidi munthu wakukhala na cuma mbaikha munthu wakusauka pantsi, kunacita mpingo kukhala ntongi wa maonero akuipa, pomwe Baba wathu asankhula anyakusauka toera akhale akupfuma m'cikhulupiro. Cikhulupiro cakuti cinapasa m'bale wa njala mafala basi ndi cakufa.
2 1Abale anga, imwe ninga anyakukhulupira a Mbuya wathu wa mbiri Yezu Kirixtu, lekani kusankhula anthu. 2Mungakhala mamuna wakubvala phete ya oro na nguwo zadidi apita n'mpingo wanu, mbapitambo nyakutcerenga wakubvala nguwo zakuguga. 3Mungayang'ana ule wakubvala nguwo zadidi mbamampanga kuti: “Khalani pano pa mbuto yadidi,” mbwenye nyakutcerenga munampanga kuti: “Imira kule,” peno: “Khala pantsi pa miyendo yanga,” 4Kodi imwe nkhabe kusankhula anthu pakati panu, mbamukhala atongi anatonga na manyerezero akuipa? 5Bveserani, abale anga akufunika: Kodi Baba wathu nkhabe kusankhula anyakutcerenga a pa dziko toera akhale akupfuma mu cikhulupiro, anyakutambira Umambo udapikirwa kuna ale anafuna Iye? 6Mbwenye imwe mwapwaza nyakutcerenga. Kodi apfumi nkhabe kukutsautsani, mbakukwekwesani ku ntongero? 7Kodi iwo nkhabe kuxola dzina yakulemedzeka idacemerwa pa imwe?
8Mungabvera mwandimomwene mwambo waumambo mwakubverana na Malemba kuti: “Funa ndzako ninga iwe ekha,” musacita pyadidi.
9Mbwenye mungasankhula anthu, musacita madawo, na mwambo usakupasani mulando ninga anyakuswa mwambo. 10Ule anasunga mwambo onsene mbwenye mbagwa pa cinthu cibodzi, ali na mulando ninga adaswa mwambo onsene. 11Thangwi Baba wathu, ule adakhondesa upombo, adakhondesambo kupha munthu. Na tenepo mungakhonda kucita upombo mbwenye musapha munthu, ndimwe nyakuswa mwambo. 12Longani mbamucita ninga anthu anadzatongwa na mwambo wa ufulu. 13Kutongwa kunakhala kwakusowa ntsisi kuna ule adakhonda kupangiza ntsisi; ntsisi isakunda kutongwa.
Cikhulupiro Cinaphata Basa
14Kodi phindu ndi yanji, abale anga, munthu angalonga kuti ali na cikhulupiro mbwenye nkhabe mabasa? Kodi cikhulupiro ceneco cinakwanisa kumpulumusa? 15Mungakhala m'bale wamuna peno wankazi nkhabe nguwo zakukwana, mbasowa cakudya ca ntsiku na ntsiku, 16m'bodzi wa imwe mbampanga kuti: “Ndoko mu ntendere, khala wakutentha na wakukhuta,” mbwenye nkhabe kumpasa pinafuna manungo ace—kodi phindu ndi yanji? 17Munjira ibodzi ene, cikhulupiro cekha, cingakhonda kukhala na mabasa, ndi cakufa. 18Mbwenye munthu anadzalonga kuti: “Iwe uli na cikhulupiro, Ine ndiri na mabasa.” Ndipangize cikhulupiro cako cakusowa mabasa, Ine ndinakupangiza cikhulupiro canga na mabasa anga. 19Iwe usakhulupira kuti Baba wathu ndi m'bodzi; usacita pyadidi. Ngakhala madimonyo asakhulupira pyenepi—mbatetemera na kugopa. 20Kodi usafuna kuti ndikupangize, iwe munthu wakusowa ndzeru, kuti cikhulupiro cakusowa mabasa nkhabe phindu? 21Kodi Abrahamu baba wathu nkhabe kulungamiswa na mabasa, pidapereka iye mwanace Izaki pa guwa ya ntsembe? 22Usaona kuti cikhulupiro cikhaphata basa pabodzi na mabasa ace, na cikhulupiro cakwanisiswa na mabasa ace. 23Pyenepi pyakwanirisa Malemba adalonga kuti: “Abrahamu akhulupira Baba wathu, na pyenepi pyalengeswa kwa iye ninga kulungama,”—iye acemerwa xamwali wa Baba wathu. a a v23 Abrahamu nee akhali basi nyakukhulupira Baba wathu—iye acemerwa xamwali wace. Uyu ndi ntima wa thangwi inatitowerera Baba wathu: si thangwi ya atumiki anamugopa tayu, mbwenye thangwi ya axamwali anamudziwa Iye. 24Usaona kuti munthu asalungamiswa na mabasa, tayu na cikhulupiro cekha basi. 25Munjira ibodzi ene, kodi Rahabi nkazi wa upombo nkhabe kulungamiswambo na mabasa, pidatambira iye anyakutumwa mbaatumiza kunja munjira inango? 26Ninga manungo akusowa nzimu ndi akufa, tenepambo cikhulupiro cakusowa mabasa ndi cakufa.
