Baba wathu Asalengesa Cikhulupiro Ninga Kulungama
Paulo asayesa mafala ace na Abhrahamu, adalengeswa wakulungama mbadzati kutcinjwa na mbudzati kukhala mwambo. Cikhulupiro si muyo unagumanya malipiro tayu; ndi kukhulupira Baba wathu, ule anapasa umaso anyakufa — na thangwi yace amitundu anakwanisambo kukhala ana ace.
4 1Mphapo tinalonganji kuti agumana ninji Abhrahamu, ambuya wathu wa m'manungo? 2Thangwi Abhrahamu angadalungamiswa na mabasa, mbadakhala na cinthu cakudzikuza naco—mbwenye si pamaso pa Baba wathu tayu. 3Thangwi Malemba asalonganji? Abhrahamu akhulupira Baba wathu, na pyenepi pyalengeswa kuna iye ninga kulungama. a a v3 “Kulengeswa” ndi fala ya ulengi wa kobiri, mbwenye Baba wathu si nyakulemba kobiri wa ntima wakuzizira tayu. Abhrahamu akunkhulupira basi, na Baba wathu ayang'ana manja ace akhonda cinthu mbandilonga kuti ndi wakulungama. 4Kuna ule anaphata basa, muyo wace nkhabe kulengeswa ninga muoni, mbwenye ninga cinthu cakufunika kulipwa. 5Mbwenye kuna ule anakhonda kuphata basa, mbwenye asankhulupira ule analungamisa anyakuipa, cikhulupiro cace calengeswa ninga kulungama. 6Ninga Dhavidhi alongambo pya nkhombo wa munthu adalengeswa kulungama na Baba wathu, mwakukhonda mabasa: 7“Akukomerwa ndi ale adalekererwa macitiro awo akusowa mwambo, na ale madawo awo adaphimbirwa; 8akukomerwa ndi munthu ule Baba wathu anakhonda kunlengesera madawo ace nkutu.”
9Kodi nkhombo unowu ndi wa ale adasidzwa basi, peno wa ale akhonda kusidzwambo? Ife tisalonga kuti cikhulupiro ca Abhrahamu calengeswa ninga kulungama. 10Mphapo calengeswa tani? Mu ndzidzi ukhali iye wakusidzwa, peno wakukhonda kusidzwa? Nee mu ndzidzi ukhali iye wakusidzwa tayu, mbwenye mu ndzidzi ukhali iye wakukhonda kusidzwa. 11Iye atambira kusidzwa ninga cizindikiro, ninga cidindo ca kulungama kudagumana iye na cikhulupiro mu ndzidzi ukhali iye acaidi wakukhonda kusidzwa, toera akhale baba wa onsene anakhulupira maseze akhonda kusidzwa, toera kulungama kulengeswembo kuna iwo, 12na baba wa ale adasidzwa, anakhonda kukhala adasidzwa basi, mbwenye anafambambo mu njayo za cikhulupiro cidakhala na baba wathu Abhrahamu mu ndzidzi ukhali iye wakukhonda kusidzwa.
13Thangwi cipikiro cidapaswa Abhrahamu na dzindza yace, cakuti iye mbadakhala na unthaka wa dziko, nee cidabwera kubulukira mu mwambo tayu, mbwenye kubulukira mu kulungama kwa cikhulupiro. 14Thangwi ale anakhala mwakubvera mwambo angakhala anyaunthaka, cikhulupiro cikhala capezi, na cipikiro cipwazika. 15Mwambo usabweresa ukali; mbwenye pakhabe mwambo, nkhabepombo kuuswa.
16Natenepo cisabwera kubulukira mu cikhulupiro, toera cikhale ca kukoma ntima, toera cipikiro cikhale cakutsimikizika kuna dzindza yonsene—nee kuna ale ali na mwambo basi tayu, mbwenye kuna ale ali na cikhulupiro ninga ca Abhrahamu, baba wa ife tonsene,
17ninga mudalemberwa, “Ndakuika iwe baba wa madzindza mazinji”—pamaso pa Baba wathu, adankhulupira iye, ule asapasa umaso kuna anyakufa, mbacemera pinthu pyakukhonda kukhalapo toera pikhalepo. 18Mwakukhonda cidikhiro, iye akhulupira na cidikhiro, mbakhala baba wa madzindza mazinji, ninga mudapangwa iye: “Tenepa ndi munakhalira dzindza yako.”
19Mwakukhonda kufewa mu cikhulupiro, iye anyerezera manungo ace kuti akhali kale ninga akufa—iye akhali na magole ninga dzana—na mimba ya Sara ikhali yakufa. 20Iye nee apenula cipikiro ca Baba wathu mu kusowa cikhulupiro tayu, mbwenye awangiswa mu cikhulupiro, mbapasa mbiri kuna Baba wathu, 21mbakhala wakutsimikiza mwakukwana kuti pidapikira Baba wathu, Iye akhali na mphambvu zakupicitambo. 22Ndi thangwi yace “calengeswa kuna iye ninga kulungama.” 23Mbwenye mafala akuti “calengeswa kuna iye” nee alemberwa thangwi ya iye ekha basi tayu, 24mbwenye thangwimbo ya ife anafuna kulengeswa naco—ife anakhulupira ule adalamusa Mbuya wathu Yezu kwa anyakufa, 25ule adaperekwa thangwi ya madawo athu, mbalamuswa toera kutilungamisa pamaso pa Baba wathu.
