Baba Wathu Nkhabe Kucimwa
Penu onsene ndi akuphonyeka, kodi ufulu wa Izarayeli ukhali pezi? Nkhabe — mbwenye nkhabe munthu anasudzulwa, na Paulo asaunjika mafala a Malemba kuti alonge tenepo. Kusanduka kusabwera pa vesi makumawiri na cibodzi: kunja kwa mwambo, Baba wathu asalungamisa mwaulere mwa Kirixtu, natenepa kudzikuza nkhakuna kwakuima pyace.
3 1Na tenepo, Muyuda ali na phindu yanji? Peno kusidzwa kuna phindu yanji? 2Phindu izinji munjira zonsene. Pakutoma, iwo apaswa mafala ene a Baba wathu. 3Na tenepo tani? Khala anango nkhabe kukhulupirika, kodi kusowa kukhulupirika kwawo kunadzafudza kukhulupirika kwa Baba wathu? 4Nkhabe tayu! Baba wathu mbakhale Wandimo, ngakhala munthu onsene ndi nyakunama. Ninga pidalembwa: “Imwe musaonekera akulungama m'mafala anu, mbamukunda pakutongwa imwe.”
5Mbwenye kuipa kwathu kungapangiza pakweca kulungama kwa Baba wathu, tinalonga tani? Kodi Baba wathu ndi wakukhonda kulungama thangwi yakutibweresera ukali? (Ndisalonga ninga munthu.). 6Nkhabe tayu! Thangwi penepo, Baba wathu mbadakwanisa tani kutonga dziko? 7Mbwenye unama wanga ungathimizira undimo wa Baba wathu toera mbiri yace, thangwi yanji ndinapitiriza kutongwa ninga nyakudawa? 8Thangwi yanji tikhonde kulonga, ninga anango anatinyoza kuti tisalonga: “Ticite pyakuipa toera pyadidi pidze”? Kutongwa kwawo ndi kwakuthema.
Nkhabe Munthu Wakulungama
9Na tenepo tani? Kodi ife ndife akupambulika? Nkhabe tayu—thangwi tapangiza kale kuti Ayuda na Agerego, onsene ali pantsi pa mphambvu ya madawo, 10ninga pidalembwa: “Nkhabe munthu wakulungama, nee m'bodzi; 11nkhabe munthu anabvesesa; nkhabe munthu anasaka Baba wathu. 12Onsene asiya njira; pabodzi pene acita pyakusowa phindu; nkhabe munthu anacita pyadidi, nee m'bodzi. 13Mimiro yawo ndi nthumbi yakufunguka; asaphatisira malirimi awo toera kunyengeza.” “Sumu ya nyoka iri pantsi pa milomo yawo. 14Pakamwa pawo ndi pakudzala na matemberero na kuwawa. 15Miyendo yawo isacimbiza kukhupula ciropa; 16cionongeko na nyatwa piri m'njira zawo, 17njira ya ntendere iwo nkhabe kuidziwa. 18Nkhabe kugopa Baba wathu patsogolo pa maso awo.”
19Tisadziwa kuti pyonsene pinalonga mwambo pisalonga kuna ale ali pantsi pawo, toera pakamwa ponsene pamatame, na dziko yonsene ikhale na mulandu pamaso pa Baba wathu. 20Nkhabe munthu analungamiswa pamaso pace na mabasa a mwambo; mwambo usabweresa kudziwa kwa madawo.
Kulungamiswa Kubulukira mu Cikhulupiro mwa Yezu
21Mbwenye cincino, kunja kwa mwambo, kulungama kwa Baba wathu kwapangizwa, mbakuperekerwa umboni na Mwambo na Aprofeta. 22Kulungama uku kwa Baba wathu kusabwera kubulukira mu cikhulupiro mwa Yezu Kirixtu, kuna onsene anakhulupira, thangwi nkhabe kusiyana, 23thangwi onsene adawa mbasowa mbiri ya Baba wathu, 24mbalungamiswa pezi na kukoma ntima kwace kubulukira mu ciomboli ciri mwa Kirixtu Yezu. 25Baba wathu ampereka ninga ntsembe yakubvundikira madawo, kubulukira mu cikhulupiro mu ciropa cace, toera kupangiza kulungama kwace, thangwi mu kupirira kwace apwaza madawo adacitwa kale, 26toera kupangiza kulungama kwace cincino, toera Iye akhale wakulungama pontho nyakulungamisa ule anakhulupira Yezu.
27Na tenepo kudzikuza kuli kupi? Kwabuluswa. Na mwambo wanji? Wa mabasa? Nkhabe—na mwambo wa cikhulupiro. 28Thangwi ife tisalonga kuti munthu asalungamiswa na cikhulupiro kunja kwa mabasa a mwambo. 29Peno kodi Baba wathu ndi Baba wa Ayuda basi? Nee Baba wa anthu a madzindza anango pontho? Inde, wa anthu a madzindza anango pontho, 30thangwi Baba wathu ndi m'bodzi, Iye anadzalungamisa akusidzwa na cikhulupiro, na akukhonda kusidzwa kubulukira mu cikhulupiro.
31Kodi tisafudza mwambo na cikhulupiro ici? Nkhabe tayu—ife tisawangisa mwambo.
