Kalata Yaikulu ya Barnaba CHAPUTALA 1 1 Chisangalalo chonse kwa inu ana anga aamuna ndi aakazi, m'dzina la Ambuye wathu Yesu Khristu, amene anatikonda, mu mtendere. 2 Popeza ndazindikira kuti muli ndi chidziwitso chochuluka cha malamulo akuluakulu ndi abwino a Mulungu, ndikusangalala kwambiri ndi miyoyo yanu yodala komanso yolemekezeka, chifukwa mwalandira moyenera chisomo chomwe chinalumikizidwa mwa inu. 3 Chifukwa chake ndili ndi chimwemwe chodzaza, ndikuyembekeza kuti adzandipulumutsa; popeza ndikuonadi mzimu wodzazidwa mwa inu, wochokera ku kasupe woyera wa Mulungu: 4 Popeza ndili ndi kukhudzika uku, ndipo ndatsimikiza mtima mokwanira, chifukwa kuyambira pamene ndinayamba kulankhula nanu, ndakhala ndi chipambano chabwino kwambiri m'njira ya lamulo la Ambuye lomwe lili mwa Khristu. 5 Pachifukwa ichi, abale, inenso ndikuganiza kuti ndimakukondani kuposa moyo wanga: chifukwa mmenemo muli chikhulupiriro chachikulu ndi chikondi, monganso chiyembekezo cha moyo womwe ukubwera. 6. Chifukwa chake poganizira izi, ngati nditasamala kukuuzani gawo la zomwe ndalandira, zidzasanduka mphotho yanga, chifukwa ndatumikira anthu abwino otere; ndayesetsa kukulemberani mawu ochepa; kuti pamodzi ndi chikhulupiriro chanu, chidziwitso chikhale changwiro. 7 Choncho pali zinthu zitatu zomwe Ambuye anakonza; chiyembekezo cha moyo; chiyambi ndi mapeto ake. 8 Pakuti Ambuye watiuza ife, kudzera mwa aneneri zinthu zakale; ndipo watitsegulira ife chiyambi cha zomwe zikubwera. 9 Chifukwa chake, monga momwe adanenera, tiyenera kubwera moyera kwambiri, ndikuyandikira guwa lake lansembe. 10 Choncho, ine, osati monga mphunzitsi, koma monga mmodzi wa inu, ndiyesetsa kukupatsani zinthu zingapo zomwe zingakupangitseni kukhala osangalala kwambiri. CHAPUTALA 2 1 Popeza masiku ali oipa kwambiri, ndipo mdani ali ndi mphamvu ya dziko lino, tiyenera kuyesetsa kwambiri kufufuza ziweruzo zolungama za Ambuye. 2 Tsopano othandiza pa chikhulupiriro chathu ndi mantha ndi kuleza mtima; anzathu omenyana nafe ndi oleza mtima ndi odziletsa. 3 Pamene izi zikukhalabe zoyera mu zomwe zikugwirizana ndi Ambuye, nzeru, ndi kumvetsetsa, ndi sayansi, ndi chidziwitso, kondwerani nazo pamodzi. 4 Pakuti Mulungu watiwonetsa ife kudzera mwa aneneri onse, kuti alibe chifukwa choperekera nsembe zathu, kapena nsembe zopsereza, kapena zopereka zathu: nati motere: N’chifukwa chiyani nsembe zanu zambiri zili kwa ine, atero Yehova?
5 Ndakhuta ndi nsembe zopsereza za nkhosa zamphongo, ndi mafuta a nyama zonenepa; ndipo sindikondwera ndi mwazi wa ng'ombe zamphongo, kapena wa mbuzi zamphongo. 6 Mukadzaonekera pamaso panga, ndani wakufunsani izi m'manja mwanu? Simudzapondanso mabwalo anga. 7 Musabweretsenso nsembe zopanda pake; zofukiza ndi zonyansa kwa ine; miyezi yanu yatsopano ndi sabata; kuyitanitsa misonkhano sindingathe kulekerera, ndi mphulupulu, ngakhale msonkhano wopatulika; miyezi yanu yatsopano ndi maphwando anu oikika ndi moyo wanga umadana nawo. 8 Chifukwa chake Mulungu wachotsa zinthu izi, kuti lamulo latsopano la Ambuye wathu Yesu Khristu, lomwe silili lofunika kwambiri, likhale ndi nsembe yauzimu ya anthu okha. 9 Pakuti Yehova akunenanso kwa iwo omwe kale, Kodi ndinalamula makolo anu pamene anatuluka m'dziko la Igupto za nsembe zopsereza? 10 Koma ndinawalamulira ichi, kuti, Musaganizire choipa m'mitima mwanu pa mnansi wake, ndipo musakonde lumbiro labodza. 11 Popeza sitili opanda nzeru, tiyenera kumvetsetsa cholinga cha Atate wathu wachifundo. Pakuti amalankhula nafe, pofunitsitsa kuti ife amene takhala ndi vuto lomwelo pankhani ya nsembe, tifunefune ndi kupeza momwe tingamufikire. 12 Ndipo chifukwa chake akutiuza motere, Nsembe ya Mulungu (ndi mzimu wosweka,) mtima wosweka ndi wolapa Mulungu sadzaunyoza. 13 Chifukwa chake abale, tiyenera kufufuza mosamala kwambiri zinthu izi zomwe zili za chipulumutso chathu, kuti mdani asakhale ndi mwayi wotilowera, ndikutilanda moyo wathu wauzimu. 14 Chifukwa chake akulankhulanso kwa iwo, za izi; Musasale kudya monga momwe mukuchitira lero, kuti mawu anu amveke kumwamba. 15 Kodi kusala kudya koteroko ndiko komwe ndasankha? Tsiku loti munthu avutitse moyo wake? Kodi ndi kuwerama mutu wake ngati udzu, ndi kuyala chiguduli ndi phulusa pansi pake? Kodi ungatchule tsiku limeneli kusala kudya, ndi tsiku lovomerezeka kwa Yehova? 16 Koma kwa ife akuti motere: Kodi uku si kusala kudya kumene ndasankha, kumasula zingwe za zoipa, kumasula zolemetsa, ndi kumasula oponderezedwa, ndi kuti muthyole goli lililonse? 17 Kodi si kupatsa chakudya chako kwa anjala, ndi kubweretsa osauka omwe atayika kunyumba kwako, pamene uona wamaliseche, umamuphimba, ndipo sumadzibisa kwa thupi lako? 18 Pamenepo kuunika kwako kudzawala ngati m'mawa, ndipo thanzi lako lidzatuluka msanga; ndipo chilungamo chako chidzakutsogolera, ulemerero wa Yehova udzakhala mphotho yako. 19 Pamenepo udzaitana ndipo Yehova adzayankha; udzafuula ndipo Iye adzati, Ndili pano. Ngati uchotsa pakati pako goli, kutambasula chala, ndi kulankhula zopanda pake; ndipo ngati upereka moyo wako kwa anjala; ndi kukhutitsa moyo wovutika. 20 Choncho abale, Mulungu wasonyeza kudziwiratu kwake ndi chikondi chake kwa ife, chifukwa anthu amene anagula kwa Mwana wake wokondedwa anali oti akhulupirire moona mtima; ndipo chifukwa chake