Buku Lachiwiri la Mbusa wa Hermas, lomwe limatchedwa Malamulo Ake MAWU OYAMBA 1 Nditapemphera kunyumba, nditakhala pabedi, munthu wina anabwera kwa ine ndi nkhope ya mbusa, monga momwe amachitira mbusa, atavala chovala choyera, ali ndi thumba lake kumbuyo kwake, ndi ndodo yake m'manja mwake, nandilonjera. 2 Ndinamupatsa moni, ndipo nthawi yomweyo anakhala pansi pafupi nane, nati kwa ine, Ndatumidwa ndi mthenga wolemekezeka uja, kuti ndikhale nawe masiku onse otsala a moyo wako. 3 Koma ndinaganiza kuti anabwera kudzandiyesa, ndipo ndinati kwa iye, Ndiwe ndani? Pakuti ndikudziwa amene ndadzipereka kwa iye. Anati kwa ine, Kodi sukundidziwa? Ine ndinayankha ayi. Ine ndine, anatero iye, mbusa amene iwe waperekedwa kwa iye. 4 Pamene anali kulankhula, mawonekedwe ake anasintha; ndipo pamene ndinadziwa kuti ndi amene ndinadzipereka kwa iye, ndinachita manyazi, ndipo mwadzidzidzi mantha anandigwera, ndipo ndinagwidwa ndi chisoni chachikulu, chifukwa ndinalankhula naye mopusa kwambiri. 5 Koma iye anandiuza kuti, “Usachite manyazi, koma landira mphamvu mumtima mwako, kudzera m’malamulo amene ndikukupatsa.” Pakuti, iye anati, “Ndatumidwa kuti ndikuwonetsenso zinthu zonse zimene unaziona kale, koma makamaka zimene zingakuthandizeni kwambiri.” 6 Choyamba lembani Malamulo ndi Mafanizo anga, zina zonse mulembe monga momwe ndidzakusonyezerani. Koma chifukwa chake ndikukulamulani choyamba lembani Malamulo ndi Mafanizo anga, kuti powerenga mobwerezabwereza muziwakumbukira mosavuta. 7 Pamenepo ndinalemba Malamulo ake ndi Mafanizo ake, monga momwe anandiuzira. 8 Zinthu zimene ngati mutamva, mudzasamala kuzichita, ndi kuyenda motsatira zimenezo, ndi kuchita zimenezo ndi mtima woyera, mudzalandira kuchokera kwa Ambuye zinthu zimene zalonjezedwa kwa inu.
9 Koma ngati mutamva zimenezo simudzalapa, koma mudzawonjezera machimo anu, ndiye adzakulangani. 10 Zinthu zonsezi zomwe Mbusa, mngelo wa kulapa, anandiuza kuti ndilembe. LAMULO 1 1 Choyamba khulupirirani kuti pali Mulungu m'modzi amene analenga ndi kupanga zinthu zonse kuchokera pachabe kukhala cholengedwa. 2 Iye amazindikira zinthu zonse, ndipo ndi wamkulu kwambiri, woti wina aliyense asamuzindikire. 3 Amene sangatanthauzidwe ndi mawu aliwonse, kapena kuganiziridwa ndi malingaliro. 4 Chifukwa chake khulupirirani Iye, ndipo muopeni Iye, ndipo muzimuopa Iye pewani choipa chilichonse. 5 Sungani zinthu izi, ndipo taya chilakolako chonse ndi zoyipa kutali ndi inu, ndipo valani chilungamo, ndipo mudzakhala ndi moyo kwa Mulungu, ngati musunga lamulo ili. LAMULO 2 1 Anati kwa ine, Khalani osalakwa ndi opanda chobisala; kotero mudzakhala ngati khanda lomwe silidziwa zoyipa zomwe zimawononga moyo wa munthu. 2 Makamaka samalani kuti musalankhule zoipa za aliyense, kapena kumva aliyense akulankhula zoipa za aliyense. 3 Pakuti ngati susunga izi, iwenso amene ukumva udzakhala wogawana nawo uchimo wa iye amene amalankhula zoipa, mwa kukhulupirira mnyozo, ndipo iwenso udzakhala ndi uchimo, chifukwa unakhulupirira iye amene amalankhula zoipa za m'bale wako. 4 Kupatukana ndi chinthu choipa; mzimu woipa wosasinthasintha, womwe sukhala mumtendere, koma nthawi zonse umakhala wosagwirizana. Chifukwa chake pewa kutero, ndipo pitirizani kukhala pamtendere ndi m'bale wanu. 5 Valani chiyero choyera, chomwe mulibe machimo, koma zonse zodzaza ndi chimwemwe; ndipo chita zabwino pa ntchito zako. 6 Perekani mopanda tsankho kwa onse osowa, osakayikira amene mupereka.
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7 Koma perekani kwa onse, pakuti Mulungu adzatilola kuti tipereke kwa onse, mphatso zake zonse. Chifukwa chake iwo olandira adzayankha mlandu kwa Mulungu, chifukwa chake adalandira komanso chifukwa chake. 8 Ndipo iwo amene amalandira popanda kusowa kwenikweni, adzayankha mlandu wake; koma wopereka adzakhala wosalakwa. 9 Pakuti wakwaniritsa udindo wake monga momwe anaulandirira kwa Mulungu; osasankha aliyense woti apereke, ndi woti asapereke. Ndipo utumiki uwu anauchita modzichepetsa komanso molemekeza Mulungu. 10 Choncho sungani lamulo ili monga momwe ndakuperekerani; kuti kulapa kwanu kupezeke koona mtima, ndi kuti zabwino zibwere m'nyumba mwanu; ndi kukhala ndi mtima woyera. LAMULO 3 1 Ananenanso kwa ine, Kondani choonadi; ndipo mawu onse otuluka mkamwa mwanu akhale oona. 2 Kuti mzimu umene Yehova wakupatsani ukhale m'thupi lanu upezeke woona kwa anthu onse, ndipo Yehova alemekezedwe, amene wakupatsani mzimu wotere: chifukwa Mulungu ndi woona m'mawu ake onse, ndipo mwa iye mulibe bodza. 3 Chifukwa chake iwo amene amanama, amakana Ambuye, ndipo amakhala akuba a Ambuye, osabwezera kwa Mulungu zomwe adalandira kuchokera kwa Iye. 4 Pakuti analandira mzimu wopanda bodza: Chifukwa chake ngati apanga zimenezo kukhala wabodza, amadetsa zomwe Ambuye anawapatsa, ndipo amakhala onyenga. 5 Nditamva izi, ndinalira kwambiri; ndipo atandiona ndikulira, anati kwa ine, “Ukuliranji?” Ndipo ine ndinati, “Chifukwa, bwana, ndikukayika ngati ndingapulumutsidwe?” 6 Anandifunsa kuti, “Chifukwa chiyani?” Ndinayankha kuti, “Bwana, sindinalankhulepo mawu oona m’moyo wanga; koma nthawi zonse ndinkakhala mwachinyengo, ndikutsimikizira bodza ngati chowonadi kwa anthu onse; ndipo palibe amene ananditsutsa, koma onse ankalemekeza mawu anga. Ndiye ndingakhale bwanji ndi moyo, popeza ndachita izi?” 7 Ndipo anati kwa ine, Ukuganiza bwino ndi moona mtima. Pakuti iwe, monga mtumiki wa Mulungu, uyenera kuyenda m'choonadi, osaphatikiza chikumbumtima choipa ndi mzimu wa choonadi, kapena kukhumudwitsa Mzimu woyera ndi woona wa Mulungu. 8 Ndipo ndinayankha kwa iye, bwana, sindinamvetserepo izi mosamala chonchi. Iye anayankha, Tsopano mukuzimva: Samalani kuyambira tsopano, kuti ngakhale zinthu zomwe mudanenapo zabodza kale chifukwa cha bizinesi yanu, zilandire ulemu ndi choonadi chanu cha tsopano. 9 Pakuti zinthu zimenezo zingavomerezedwe ngati nthawi ikubwerayi udzanena zoona, ndipo mwa kuchita zimenezi udzapeza moyo. 10 Ndipo aliyense amene amvera lamulo ili, nalichita, nasiya mabodza onse, adzakhala ndi moyo kwa Mulungu.
LAMULO 4 1 Komanso, anati, Ndikukulamula, kuti udzisunge wekha woyera; ndipo usalole lingaliro lililonse la ukwati wina uliwonse, kapena dama, kulowa mumtima mwako: chifukwa lingaliro lotere limabweretsa tchimo lalikulu. 2 Koma kumbukira Yehova nthawi zonse, ndipo simudzachimwa konse. Pakuti ngati lingaliro loipa lotere likabuka mumtima mwako, udzakhala ndi mlandu wa tchimo lalikulu; ndipo iwo amene amachita zinthu zotere amatsata njira ya imfa. 3 Choncho samalani nokha, ndipo pewani lingaliro lotere; pakuti pamene chiyero chili mumtima mwa munthu wolungama, pamenepo sayenera kuganiza zoipa. 4 Ndipo ndinati kwa iye, Ambuye, ndiloleni ndilankhule nanu pang'ono. Anandiuza kuti ndinene. Ndipo ndinayankha kuti, Ambuye, ngati munthu wokhulupirika mwa Ambuye ali ndi mkazi, namugwira akuchita chigololo, kodi munthu angachimwe akapitiriza kukhala naye? 5 Ndipo anati kwa ine, Malinga ngati sakudziwa za tchimo la mkaziyo, sachita cholakwa chilichonse pokhala naye; koma ngati mwamuna adziwa kuti mkazi wake wachimwa, ndipo mkaziyo sakulapa tchimo lake, koma akupitirizabe kuchita chiwerewere chake, ndipo mwamunayo apitirizabe kukhala naye, adzakhala ndi mlandu wa tchimo la mkaziyo, ndipo adzakhala naye limodzi mu chigololo chake. 6 Ndipo ndinamufunsa kuti, “Nanga bwanji ngati mkaziyo akupitiriza kuchita tchimo lake?” Iye anayankha kuti, “Mwamuna wake amusiye, ndipo akhale yekha. Koma ngati asiya mkazi wake n’kukwatira wina, nayenso wachita chigololo.” 7 Ndipo ndinati, Nanga bwanji ngati mkazi wosiyidwa wotereyo alapa, nabwerera kwa mwamuna wake, kodi sadzalandiridwa ndi mwamunayo? Anati kwa ine, Inde; ndipo ngati mwamuna wake sadzamulandira, adzachimwa, nadzichitira yekha cholakwa chachikulu; koma ayenera kulandira wolakwayo, ngati mkaziyo alapa; koma osati kawirikawiri. 8 Pakuti kwa atumiki a Mulungu pali kulapa kamodzi kokha. Ndipo pachifukwa ichi mwamuna amene asiya mkazi wake sayenera kutenga wina, chifukwa mkaziyo angalape. 9 Kachitidwe aka kali kofanana ndi ka mwamuna ndi mkazi. Tsopano akuchita chigololo, osati kokha amene aipitsa thupi lawo, komanso amene amapanga chifaniziro. Chifukwa chake ngati mkazi apitiriza kuchita chilichonse chamtunduwu, osalapa, musiye, ndipo musakhale naye, apo ayi inunso mudzakhala ogawana naye uchimo wake. 10 Koma chifukwa chake akulamulidwa kuti mwamuna ndi mkazi onse akhale osakwatira chifukwa anthu otere angalape. 11 Ndipo ine sindipereka chifukwa chilichonse chochitira zinthu zimenezi, koma m'malo mwake, aliyense amene walakwitsa, asachitenso chokhumudwitsa. 12 Koma chifukwa cha machimo awo akale, Mulungu amene ali ndi mphamvu zochiritsa adzapereka mankhwala; pakuti iye ali ndi mphamvu ya zinthu zonse. 13 Ndinamufunsanso ndipo ndinati, Popeza Ambuye wandiona kuti ndine woyenera kuti ukhale ndi ine nthawi zonse, ndiuze mawu ochepa, chifukwa sindikumvetsa chilichonse, ndipo mtima wanga wauma chifukwa cha zomwe ndinkalankhula kale; ndipo tsegulani kumvetsetsa
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kwanga chifukwa ndine wopusa kwambiri, ndipo sindikumvetsa kalikonse. 14 Ndipo iye anayankha nati kwa ine, Ine ndine mtumiki wa kulapa, ndipo ndimapereka chidziwitso kwa onse olapa. Kodi simukuganiza kuti ndi chinthu chanzeru kwambiri kulapa? Chifukwa amene amachita zimenezo amapeza chidziwitso chachikulu. 15 Pakuti ali ndi nzeru kuti wachimwa ndipo wachita zoipa pamaso pa Yehova, ndipo amakumbukira mumtima mwake kuti wachimwa, nalapa ndipo sachitanso zoipa, koma amachita zabwino, nadzichepetsa moyo wake ndi kuuvutitsa, chifukwa wachimwa. Chifukwa chake mukuwona kuti kulapa ndi nzeru yaikulu. 16 Ndipo ndinati kwa iye, Pachifukwa ichi, bwana, ndikufunsa mosamala zinthu zonse, chifukwa ndine wochimwa, kuti ndidziwe chomwe ndiyenera kuchita kuti ndikhale ndi moyo; chifukwa machimo anga ndi ambiri. 17 Ndipo anati kwa ine, Udzakhala ndi moyo ngati usunga malamulo anga awa; ndipo yense amene amva ndi kuchita malamulo awa adzakhala ndi moyo kwa Mulungu. 18 Ndipo ndinati kwa iye, Tsopano ndamva kuchokera kwa aphunzitsi ena, kuti palibe kulapa kwina kupatula ubatizo; pamene tilowa m'madzi, ndi kulandira chikhululukiro cha machimo athu; ndipo pambuyo pake, sitiyenera kuchimwanso, koma kukhala ndi moyo woyera. 19 Ndipo anati kwa ine, Wadziwa bwino. Koma popeza tsopano ukufufuza mosamala zinthu zonse, ndidzakuonetsanso izi: koma osati kuti ndipatse chifukwa chilichonse chochimwira iwo amene adzakhulupirira mtsogolo, kapena iwo amene akhulupirira kale mwa Ambuye. 20 Pakuti iwo amene angokhulupirira kumene, kapena amene adzakhulupirira mtsogolo, alibe kulapa machimo, koma chikhululukiro cha machimowo. 21 Koma ponena za iwo amene aitanidwa ku chikhulupiriro, ndipo popeza kuti agwa mu tchimo lalikulu lililonse, Ambuye waika kulapa, chifukwa Mulungu amadziwa malingaliro a mitima ya anthu onse, ndi zofooka zawo, ndi kuipa kosiyanasiyana kwa mdierekezi, amene nthawi zonse amakonza kanthu kotsutsana ndi atumiki a Mulungu, ndipo mwankhanza amawaikira misampha. 22 Chifukwa chake Ambuye wathu wachifundo anachitira chifundo cholengedwa chake, ndipo anakhazikitsa kulapa kumeneko, nandipatsa mphamvu ya kulapako. Ndipo chifukwa chake ndikukuuzani, ngati wina pambuyo pa kuyitana kwakukulu ndi koyera kumeneko ayesedwa ndi mdierekezi ndi uchimo, ali ndi kulapa kamodzi. Koma ngati achimwa mobwerezabwereza ndi kulapa sikudzapindulitsa munthu wotere; pakuti sadzakhala ndi moyo kwa Mulungu. 23 Ndipo ndinati, Ambuye, ndaukitsidwanso ku moyo popeza ndamvera malamulo awa mosamala. Pakuti ndikudziwa kuti ngati sindidzawonjezera machimo anga mtsogolo, ndidzapulumutsidwa. 24 Ndipo anati, Udzapulumuka; ndi ena onse amene adzasunga malamulo awa adzapulumuka. 25 Ndipo ndinanenanso kwa iye, Ambuye, popeza mukundimva moleza mtima, ndiuzeni chinthu china. Iye anati, Ndiuzeni, ndi chiyani. 26 Ndipo ndinati, Ngati mwamuna kapena mkazi afa, ndipo wotsalayo akwatiranso, kodi wachimwa pochita zimenezo? Iye amene akwatira akunena kuti, sachimwa;
koma ngati akhalabe wosakwatiwa, adzadzipezera ulemu waukulu pamaso pa Ambuye. 27 Choncho sungani chiyero chanu ndi kudziletsa kwanu, ndipo mudzakhala ndi moyo kwa Mulungu. Kuyambira tsopano sungani zimene ndikukuuzani, ndipo ndikulamulani kuti muzisunge, kuyambira nthawi imene ndaperekedwa kwa inu, ndi kukhala m'nyumba mwanu. 28 Momwemonso machimo ako akale adzakhululukidwa, ngati udzasunga malamulo anga awa; ndipo ena onse adzakhululukidwa, amene adzasunga malamulo anga awa. LAMULO 5 1 Khalani oleza mtima, akutero, ndipo lezani mtima; kotero mudzalamulira ntchito zonse zoyipa, ndipo mudzakwaniritsa chilungamo chonse. 2 Pakuti ngati mukhala oleza mtima, Mzimu Woyera amene amakhala mwa inu adzakhala woyera, ndipo sadzadetsedwa ndi mzimu uliwonse woipa; koma kukhala wodzaza ndi chimwemwe kudzakulitsidwa, ndi kudya m'thupi momwe mumakhala, ndi kutumikira Ambuye ndi chimwemwe, ndi mtendere waukulu. 3 Koma ngati mkwiyo uliwonse ukukugwerani, tsopano Mzimu Woyera amene ali mwa inu adzawongoleredwa ndipo adzafuna kukusiyani. 4 Pakuti mzimu woipa umamuletsa, ndipo alibe ufulu wotumikira Ambuye monga momwe angafunire chifukwa amamva chisoni ndi mkwiyo. Chifukwa chake, pamene mizimu yonseyi ikukhala pamodzi, zimakhala zowononga munthu. 5 Ngati munthu atenga kachitsamba kakang'ono ka uchi, n’kukaika m’chidebe cha uchi, uchi wonse ungawonongeke; ndipo uchi wambiri umawonongeka ndi kachitsamba kakang'ono kwambiri, n’kutaya kukoma kwa uchi, ndipo sulandiridwanso ndi Ambuye wake chifukwa uchi wonse umakhala wowawa, ndipo sugwiritsidwa ntchito. 6 Koma ngati palibe chowawa chomwe chaikidwa mu uchi, chimakhala chokoma komanso chopindulitsa kwa Ambuye wake. Motero kuleza mtima n'kokoma kuposa uchi, ndipo n'kopindulitsa kwa Ambuye amene amakhala mmenemo. 7 Koma mkwiyo ndi wopanda phindu. Chifukwa chake, ngati mkwiyo usakanizidwa ndi kuleza mtima, moyo umavutika, ndipo pemphero lake silipindulitsa Mulungu. 8 Ndipo ndinati kwa iye, Ambuye, ndikufuna kudziwa kuipa kwa mkwiyo, kuti ndidziteteze. Ndipo anati kwa ine, Udzadziwa; ndipo ngati sudzadziteteza, udzataya chiyembekezo chako ndi banja lako lonse. Chifukwa chake chokanimo. 9 Pakuti ine mthenga wa chilungamo ndili ndi iwe; ndipo onse amene achoka m’menemo, onse amene alapa ndi mitima yawo yonse, adzakhala ndi moyo kwa Mulungu; ndipo ine ndidzakhala nawo, ndipo ndidzawasunga onse. 10 Pakuti onse amene alapa ayesedwa olungama ndi mthenga woyera kwambiri, amene ndi mtumiki wa chipulumutso. 11 Ndipo tsopano, akutero iye, imvani kuipa kwa mkwiyo; momwe ulili woipa ndi wopweteka, ndi momwe umagwetsera atumiki a Mulungu; pakuti sungathe kuvulaza iwo odzaza ndi chikhulupiriro chifukwa mphamvu ya Mulungu ili nawo; koma umagwetsa okayikira, ndi iwo omwe alibe chikhulupiriro.
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12 Pakuti nthawi zonse akaona anthu otere, zimawagwera m'mitima yawo; ndipo motero mwamuna kapena mkazi amakhala ndi chisoni chifukwa cha zinthu za moyo, kapena chakudya, kapena mawu opanda pake, ngati wina agwa; kapena chifukwa cha bwenzi lililonse, kapena ngongole, kapena zinthu zina zosafunikira zamtunduwu. 13 Pakuti zinthu izi ndi zopusa, zosafunikira, komanso zopanda pake kwa atumiki a Mulungu. Koma kufanana kuli kolimba, komanso kokakamiza; ndi kwamphamvu kwambiri, ndipo kumakhala mokulirapo; kumakhala kosangalala, kusangalala mu mtendere; ndi kulemekeza Mulungu nthawi zonse ndi kufatsa. 14 Ndipo kuleza mtima kumeneku kumakhala ndi iwo odzaza ndi chikhulupiriro. Koma mkwiyo ndi wopusa, wopepuka, komanso wopanda pake. Tsopano kuwawa kumabadwa chifukwa cha kupusa; kuwawa, mkwiyo; mkwiyo, mkwiyo. Ndipo mkwiyo uwu wochokera ku mfundo zambiri zoipa, umachita tchimo lalikulu komanso losachiritsika. 15 Pakuti pamene zinthu zonsezi zili mwa munthu yemweyo amene Mzimu Woyera umakhalamo, chotengeracho sichingathe kuzisunga, koma chimasefukira: ndipo chifukwa chakuti Mzimu ndi wofewa sungapirire ndi woipayo; umachoka ndikukhala ndi wofatsa. 16 Choncho, pamene munthuyo wachoka mwa munthu amene anali kukhala, munthuyo amakhala wopanda Mzimu Woyera, kenako amadzazidwa ndi mizimu yoipa, ndipo amachititsidwa khungu ndi maganizo oipa. Umu ndi momwe zimachitikira kwa anthu onse okwiya. 17 Chifukwa chake, choka ku mkwiyo, valani chiyero, ndipo pewani mkwiyo; kuti Mulungu akupezeni ndi kudzichepetsa ndi chiyero. Choncho samalani kuti musanyalanyaze lamulo ili. 18 Pakuti ngati udzamvera lamulo ili, ndiye kuti udzathanso kusunga malamulo ena, omwe ndidzakulamulira. 19 Chifukwa chake limbitsani malamulo awa, kuti mukhale ndi moyo kwa Mulungu, ndipo aliyense amene asunga malamulo awa adzakhala ndi moyo kwa Mulungu. LAMULO 6 1 Ndinakulamulira iwe, anatero iye, m'malamulo anga oyamba, kuti usunge chikhulupiriro ndi mantha, ndi kulapa. Inde, Bwana, ndinatero ine. 2 Iye anapitiriza kuti: Koma tsopano ndikuonetsani ubwino wa malamulo awa, kuti mudziwe zotsatira zake; momwe amalembedwera mofanana kwa olungama ndi osalungama. 3 Chifukwa chake khulupirirani olungama, koma musapatse ulemu kwa osalungama: Pakuti chilungamo chimasunga njira yolungama, koma chosalungama chimasunga njira yoipa. 4 Choncho sungani njira yolungama, ndipo siyani choipa. Pakuti njira yoipa siili ndi mapeto abwino, koma ili ndi zopunthwitsa zambiri; ndi yolimba komanso yodzaza ndi minga, ndipo imatsogolera ku chiwonongeko; ndipo ndi yopweteka kwa onse oyendamo. 5 Koma iwo amene amayenda m'njira yoyenera amayenda mwachilungamo komanso mosalakwitsa, chifukwa si wovuta kapena wovuta. 6 Chifukwa chake, mukuona momwe kulili bwino kuyenda m'njira iyi. Chifukwa chake muyenera kupita, akutero,
ndipo ena onse, onse okhulupirira Mulungu ndi mtima wawo wonse, adzadutsamo. 7 Ndipo tsopano, iye akuti; choyamba dziwani zomwe zili za chikhulupiriro. Pali angelo awiri pamodzi ndi munthu; mmodzi wa chilungamo, wina wa kusayeruzika. 8 Ndipo ndinati kwa iye: Bwana, ndingadziwe bwanji kuti pali angelo awiri otere pamodzi ndi anthu? Mverani, akutero, ndipo mvetsetsani. 9 Mngelo wa chilungamo, ndi wofatsa, wodzichepetsa, wodekha, komanso wachete. Chifukwa chake, akalowa mumtima mwako, nthawi yomweyo amalankhula nawe za chilungamo, za kudzichepetsa, za chiyero, za kukoma mtima kwakukulu, za chikhululukiro, za chikondi, ndi za umulungu. 10 Pamene zinthu zonsezi zikulowa mumtima mwako, dziwa kuti mngelo wa chilungamo ali nawe. Chifukwa chake mverani mngelo uyu ndi ntchito zake. 11 Dziwaninso ntchito za mngelo woipa. Choyamba ndi wowawa, wokwiya, komanso wopusa; ndipo ntchito zake ndi zoipa, ndipo zimagwetsa akapolo a Mulungu. Chifukwa chake zinthu izi zikadzabwera mumtima mwanu, mudzadziwa ndi ntchito zake, kuti uyu ndiye mngelo woipa. 12 Ndipo ndinati kwa iye, Ambuye, ndidzamvetsa bwanji izi? Mverani, ndipo zindikirani. Mukakwiya, kapena kuwawa, dziwani kuti ali mwa inu; 13 Monga momwenso, pamene chilakolako cha zinthu zambiri, ndi chakudya chabwino kwambiri ndi kuledzera; pamene chikondi cha zinthu za ena, kudzikuza, ndi kulankhula kwambiri ndi kufuna kutchuka, ndi zina zotero, zikugwerani. 14 Choncho, pamene zinthu zimenezi zikuonekera mumtima mwako, dziwa kuti mngelo wa zoipa ali nawe. Chifukwa chake, popeza ukudziwa ntchito zake, chokani kwa onsewo, ndipo usamuyamikire, chifukwa ntchito zake ndi zoipa, ndipo sakhala atumiki a Mulungu. 15 Pano pali ntchito za angelo awiriwa. Dziwani tsopano ndipo khulupirirani mngelo wa chilungamo, chifukwa malangizo ake ndi abwino. 16 Pakuti munthu asasangalale kwambiri; koma ngati maganizo a mngelo wina abuka mumtima mwake, mwamuna kapena mkaziyo ayenera kuchimwa. 17 Koma mwamuna kapena mkazi asakhale woipa kwambiri, ngati ntchito za mngelo wachilungamo zilowa mumtima mwake, mwamuna kapena mkaziyo ayenera kuchita zabwino. 18 Chifukwa chake waona momwe kulili bwino kutsatira mngelo wa chilungamo. Chifukwa chake ngati udzamtsata, ndi 2 kugonjera ku ntchito zake, udzakhala ndi moyo kwa Mulungu. Ndipo onse amene adzagonjera ku ntchito yake, adzakhalanso ndi moyo kwa Mulungu. LAMULO 7 1 Opani Mulungu, akutero, ndipo sungani malamulo ake. Pakuti ngati musunga malamulo ake mudzakhala amphamvu pa ntchito iliyonse, ndipo ntchito zanu zonse zidzakhala zabwino kwambiri. Pakuti poopa Mulungu, mudzachita chilichonse bwino. 2 Ichi ndi mantha omwe muyenera kukhudzidwa nawo kuti mupulumuke. Koma musaope mdierekezi: pakuti ngati
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muopa Ambuye, mudzamulamulira; chifukwa mulibe mphamvu mwa iye. 3 Tsopano ngati palibe mphamvu mwa iye, ndiye kuti sadzawopsedwanso. Koma amene ali ndi mphamvu zazikulu, ndiye ayenera kuopsedwa: pakuti aliyense amene ali ndi mphamvu ayenera kuopsedwa. Koma amene alibe mphamvu amanyozedwa ndi aliyense. 4 Opani ntchito za mdierekezi, chifukwa ndi zoipa. Pakuti poopa Ambuye, mudzaopa osati kuchita ntchito za mdierekezi, koma dzitetezeni ku zimenezo. 5 Chifukwa chake pali mantha awiri: Ngati suchita choipa, opa Yehova ndipo sudzachita. Koma ngati uchita chabwino, kuopa Yehova ndi kwamphamvu, kwakukulu ndi kwaulemerero. 6 Chifukwa chake, opani Mulungu ndipo mudzakhala ndi moyo: ndipo aliyense amene amamuopa ndi kusunga malamulo ake, moyo wake uli ndi Yehova; koma iwo amene sawasunga, palibe moyo mwa iwo. LAMULO 8 1 Ndakuuza, anatero iye, kuti pali mitundu iwiri ya zolengedwa za Ambuye, ndipo pali kudziletsa kawiri. Chifukwa chake muyenera kupewa zinthu zina, ndipo zina musadziletse. 2 Ndinayankha kuti, “Bwana, ndiuzeni zimene ndiyenera kupewa, ndi zimene sindiyenera kupewa.” Iye anati, “Tamverani.” “Dzitetezeni ku choipa, ndipo musachichite; koma musapewe chabwino, koma chitani. Pakuti ngati mupewa chabwino, osachichita, mudzachimwa. Choncho pewani choipa chilichonse, ndipo mudzadziwa chilungamo chonse.” 3 Ndinati, Ndi zinthu ziti zoipa zimene ndiyenera kupewa? Mverani, iye anati: chigololo, kuledzera, ziwawa, kudya mopitirira muyeso, kudzikuza, chinyengo, kunama, kunyoza, chinyengo, kukumbukira zoipa, ndi kulankhula zoipa konse. 4 Pakuti izi ndi ntchito zoipa, zomwe mtumiki wa Mulungu ayenera kupewa. Pakuti amene sangathe kudziletsa yekha ku zinthu zimenezi, sangathe kukhala ndi moyo kwa Mulungu. 5 Koma tamverani, iye anati, zomwe zikutsatira zinthu zamtunduwu: pakuti pali zambiri zomwe mtumiki wa Mulungu ayenera kupewa: kuba, ndi chinyengo; umboni wabodza, kusirira, kudzitamandira, ndi zina zonse zofanana. 6 Kodi zinthu izi zikuoneka ngati zoipa kwa inu kapena ayi? Ndithudi, ndi zoipa kwambiri kwa atumiki a Mulungu. Chifukwa chake mtumiki wa Mulungu ayenera kupewa ntchito zonsezi. 7 Choncho pewani zimenezo, kuti mukhale ndi moyo kwa Mulungu, ndipo mudzalembedwe pakati pa iwo amene sazipewa. Ndipo motere ndakusonyezani zinthu zimene muyenera kupewa: tsopano phunzirani kuchokera ku zimene simuyenera kuzipewa. 8 Musamale ntchito zabwino zilizonse, koma zichiteni. Tamverani, anatero iye, ubwino wa ntchito zabwinozo umene muyenera kuchita, kuti mupulumuke. Choyamba ndi chikhulupiriro; kuopa Ambuye; chikondi; mgwirizano; chilungamo; choonadi; kuleza mtima; kudzisunga. 9 Palibe chabwino kuposa izi m'moyo wa munthu; amene adzasunga ndi kuchita izi m'moyo wake. Kenako mverani zomwe zikutsatira izi.
10 Kutumikira akazi amasiye; osanyoza ana amasiye ndi osauka; kuwombola atumiki a Mulungu ku zosowa zawo; kukhala ochereza alendo; (pakuti nthawi zina mu kuchereza alendo pamakhala zipatso zabwino) osati kukhala okangana, koma kukhala chete. 11 Kukhala odzichepetsa kuposa anthu onse; kulemekeza okalamba; kugwira ntchito mwakhama kuti akhale olungama; kulemekeza abale; kupirira zonyoza; kukhala oleza mtima; osati kukana amene agwa pa chikhulupiriro, koma kuwasintha, ndi kuwalimbikitsa; kuchenjeza ochimwa; osati kupondereza amene ali ndi ngongole kwa ife; ndi zina zonse zofanana. 12 Kodi zinthu izi zikuoneka kuti ndi zabwino kapena ayi? Ndipo ndinati, Kodi n’chiyani chingakupatseni moyo kuposa mawu awa? Ndiye khalani ndi moyo m’malamulo awa, ndipo musawapatuke. Pakuti ngati musunga malamulo onsewa, mudzakhala ndi moyo kwa Mulungu. Ndipo onse amene asunga malamulo awa adzakhala ndi moyo kwa Mulungu. LAMULO 9 1 Ananenanso kwa ine; Chotsani kukayika konse kwa iwe; ndipo usafunse kalikonse, pamene upempha kanthu kwa Ambuye; nanena mumtima mwako: Ndingapemphe bwanji kanthu kwa Ambuye ndi kulandira, popeza ndamuchimwira kwambiri? 2 Usaganize choncho, koma tembenukira kwa Ambuye ndi mtima wako wonse, ndipo pempha kwa iye popanda kukayika, ndipo udzadziwa chifundo cha Ambuye; momwe sadzakusiya, koma adzakwaniritsa chopempha cha moyo wako. 3 Pakuti Mulungu sali ngati anthu, amene amakumbukira mabala amene walandira; koma amaiwala mabala, ndipo amamvera chifundo cholengedwa chake. 4 Chifukwa chake yeretsani mtima wanu ku zoyipa zonse za dziko lino; ndipo sungani malamulo omwe ndakupatsani kale kuchokera kwa Mulungu; ndipo mudzalandira chilichonse chabwino chomwe mudzapempha, ndipo palibe chomwe chidzasowa kwa inu pa zopempha zanu zonse; ngati mudzapempha kwa Ambuye popanda kukayika. 5 Koma iwo amene sali otero sadzalandira chilichonse mwa zinthu zimene apempha. Pakuti iwo odzaza ndi chikhulupiriro amapempha zonse molimba mtima, ndipo amalandira kwa Ambuye, chifukwa amapempha popanda kukayika. Koma wokayika sadzakhala ndi moyo kwa Mulungu, pokhapokha atalapa. 6 Chifukwa chake yeretsani mtima wanu ku kukayikira, ndipo valani chikhulupiriro, ndi kukhulupirira Mulungu, ndipo mudzalandira zonse zomwe mupempha. Koma ngati mungapemphe kanthu koma osalandira (nthawi yomweyo), musakayikire, chifukwa simunalandire pempho la moyo wanu pakali pano. 7 Pakuti mwina simudzalandira tsopano chifukwa cha mayesero anu, kapena chifukwa cha tchimo lina limene simukulidziwa. Koma musasiye kupempha, ndipo mudzalandira. Kupanda kutero ngati musiya kupempha, muyenera kudandaula za inu nokha, osati za Mulungu, kuti sanakupatseni zomwe munali kufuna. 8 Taganizirani kukayikira kumeneku, momwe kulili koopsa komanso koopsa; komanso momwe kumachotsera anthu ambiri m'chikhulupiriro, omwe anali okhulupirika
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kwambiri komanso olimba mtima. Pakuti kukayikira kumeneku ndi mwana wa mdierekezi, ndipo kumachitira zoipa kwambiri atumiki a Mulungu. 9 Chifukwa chake, uinyalanyaze, ndipo udzailamulira nthawi zonse. Valani chikhulupiriro cholimba komanso champhamvu: pakuti chikhulupiriro chimalonjeza zinthu zonse ndipo chimakwaniritsa zinthu zonse. Koma kukayikira sikudzakhulupirira, kuti chidzapeza chilichonse, mwa zonse zomwe chingathe kuchita. 10 Chifukwa chake, iye anati, “Mukuona momwe chikhulupiriro chimachokera kumwamba, kuchokera kwa Mulungu; ndipo chili ndi mphamvu yayikulu.” Koma kukayika ndi mzimu wapadziko lapansi, ndipo umachokera kwa mdierekezi, ndipo ulibe mphamvu. 11 Chifukwa chake sungani mphamvu ya chikhulupiriro, ndipo pewani kukayika, komwe kulibe mphamvu, ndipo mudzakhala ndi moyo kwa Mulungu; ndipo onse ochita izi adzakhala ndi moyo kwa Mulungu. LAMULO 10 1 Chotsani chisoni chonse kutali ndi inu; chifukwa ndi mlongo wa kukayika ndi mkwiyo. Kodi, bwana, ndinati, ndi mlongo wa awa bwanji? pakuti chisoni, ndi mkwiyo, ndi kukayika, zikuwoneka kwa ine kuti ndizosiyana kwambiri. 2 Ndipo anayankha kuti: “Kodi suli ndi nzeru moti sukudziwa?” Pakuti chisoni ndi choipa kwambiri kuposa mizimu yonse, ndipo choipa kwambiri kwa atumiki a Mulungu: Chimawononga mizimu ya anthu onse, ndipo chimazunza Mzimu Woyera; ndipo kachiwiri, chimapulumutsa.” 3 Bwana, ndinati, Ndine wopusa kwambiri, ndipo sindikumvetsa zinthu izi. Sindingathe kumvetsa momwe zingavutitsire, komabe ndikupulumutsa. Imvani, anatero, ndipo mvetsetsani. Iwo omwe sanafune choonadi, kapena kufunsa za ukulu wa Mulungu, koma okhulupirira okha, akukhudzidwa ndi nkhani za akunja. 4 Ndipo pali mneneri wina wabodza amene amawononga maganizo a atumiki a Mulungu; ameneyo ndi wa iwo amene akukayikira, osati wa iwo amene amadalira Ambuye mokwanira. Tsopano anthu okayikirawo amabwera kwa iye, ngati mzimu waumulungu, ndipo amamufunsa zomwe zidzawachitikire. 5 Ndipo mneneri wabodza uyu wopanda mphamvu mwa iye ya Mzimu wa Mulungu, amawayankha malinga ndi zomwe akufuna, ndipo amadzaza miyoyo yawo ndi malonjezo malinga ndi momwe akufunira. Koma mneneri ameneyo ndi wopanda pake, ndipo amayankha zinthu zopanda pake kwa iwo omwe ndi opanda pake. 6 Ndipo chilichonse chimene anthu opanda pake amfunsa, amayankha mopanda pake. Komabe amalankhula zinthu zina zoona. Pakuti mdierekezi amamudzaza ndi mzimu wake, kuti agwetse ena mwa olungama. 7 Chifukwa chake aliyense amene ali olimba m'chikhulupiriro cha Ambuye, ndipo wavala choonadi, sagwirizana ndi mizimu yotereyi, koma achoka kwa iyo. Koma iwo amene amakayikira, ndipo nthawi zambiri amalapa ngati akunja, amawafunsa mafunso, ndipo amadziunjikira machimo akulu, potumikira mafano.
8 Chifukwa chake onse otere, funsani kwa iwo nthawi zonse; lambirani mafano; ndipo ndi opusa, ndipo alibe chowonadi. 9 Pakuti mzimu uliwonse wochokera kwa Mulungu suyenera kupemphedwa; koma kukhala ndi mphamvu yaumulungu kumalankhula zonse za iwo okha, chifukwa umachokera kumwamba, kuchokera ku mphamvu ya Mulungu. 10 Koma amene wafunsidwa amalankhula malinga ndi zilakolako za anthu, ndi zinthu zina zambiri za dziko lino lapansi, samvetsa zinthu zokhudza Mulungu. Pakuti mizimu imeneyi imadetsedwa ndi zinthu zotere, ndipo imawonongeka ndi kusweka. 11 Monga momwe mipesa yabwino imasiyidwira, ikaponderezedwa ndi namsongole ndi minga, kenako n’kuphedwa nazo, momwemonso anthu amene amakhulupirira mizimu yotereyi amakhala. 12 Amagwera m'machitidwe ndi mabizinesi ambiri, ndipo alibe nzeru, ndipo akamaganiza za zinthu zokhudzana ndi Mulungu, samvetsa kalikonse: koma nthawi iliyonse akapeza mwayi womva chilichonse chokhudza Ambuye, maganizo awo amakhala pa nkhani yawo. 13 Koma iwo amene amaopa Yehova, ndi kufunafuna choonadi cha Mulungu, okhala ndi malingaliro awo onse kwa Yehova, amvetse zonse zomwe zanenedwa kwa iwo, ndipo azindikire nthawi yomweyo, chifukwa ali ndi mantha a Yehova mwa iwo. 14 Pakuti kumene mzimu wa Yehova umakhala, palinso kumvetsetsa kwakukulu. Chifukwa chake gwirizana ndi Ambuye, ndipo udzamvetsa zonse. 15 Dziwani tsopano, munthu wopanda nzeru, chisoni chimavutitsa Mzimu Woyera, ndi momwe chimapulumutsira. Munthu wokayika akachita chilichonse, koma osachikwaniritsa chifukwa cha kukayika kwake, chisonichi chimalowa mwa iye, ndipo chimamvetsa chisoni Mzimu Woyera, ndikumupangitsa kukhala wachisoni. 16 Ndiponso, mkwiyo ukagwera munthu aliyense pa ntchito iliyonse, umakhudzidwa kwambiri; kenako chisoni chimalowanso mumtima mwa iye, amene anakwiya, ndipo amavutika chifukwa cha zimene anachita, nalapa, chifukwa cha zimene anachita. 17 Chifukwa chake chisoni ichi chikuwoneka kuti chikubweretsa chipulumutso, chifukwa alapa zoyipa zake. Koma zinthu zina zonse ziwiri, monga kukayikira ndi chisoni, monga momwe zidatchulidwira kale, zimavutitsa mzimu: kukayikira, chifukwa ntchito yake sinapambane: ndi chisoni, chifukwa adakwiyitsa Mzimu Woyera. 18 Choncho chotsani chisoni chanu, ndipo musavutitse Mzimu Woyera amene ali mwa inu, kuti angapemphe Mulungu ndi kukusiyani. Pakuti mzimu wa Ambuye, umene wapatsidwa kukhala m'thupi, supirira chisoni chotere. 19 Chifukwa chake valani chisangalalo, chomwe nthawi zonse chimakhala chokoma mtima kwa Ambuye, ndipo mudzakondwera nacho. Pakuti munthu aliyense wosangalala amachita bwino; ndipo amasangalala ndi zinthu zabwino, ndipo amadana ndi chisoni. 20 Koma munthu wachisoni nthawi zonse amachita zoipa. Choyamba, amachita zoipa, chifukwa amamvetsa chisoni Mzimu Woyera, womwe umaperekedwa kwa munthu, wokhala ndi chibadwa chosangalala. Ndipo kachiwiri amachita zoipa, chifukwa amapemphera ndi chisoni kwa
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Ambuye, ndipo savomereza koyamba chifundo chake chakale, ndipo salandira kwa Mulungu zomwe wapempha. 21 Pakuti pemphero la munthu wachisoni siligwira ntchito nthawi zonse popita ku guwa la nsembe la Mulungu. Ndipo ndinati kwa iye, Bwana, bwanji pemphero la munthu wachisoni silikhala labwino popita ku guwa la nsembe la Mulungu? Chifukwa, anati, chisonicho chimakhalabe mumtima mwake. 22 Chifukwa chake, pemphero la munthu likaphatikizidwa ndi chisoni, sililola kuti pempho lake lipite ku guwa la Mulungu loyera. Pakuti monga momwe vinyo akasakanizidwa ndi vinyo wosasa, alibe kukoma komwe anali nako kale; momwemonso chisoni chikasakanizidwa ndi Mzimu Woyera, sichilola pemphero la munthu kukhala lofanana ndi momwe likanakhalira mosiyana. 23 Chifukwa chake dziyeretseni ku chisoni, chomwe ndi choipa, ndipo mudzakhala ndi moyo kwa Mulungu, ndipo ena onse adzakhala ndi moyo kwa Mulungu, onse amene adzasiya chisoni ndi kuvala chimwemwe. LAMULO 11 1 Anandionetsa amuna ena atakhala pa mipando, ndi wina atakhala pampando: ndipo anati kwa ine, Kodi mukuona amene akukhala pa mipando? Bwana, ndinati, ndikuwaona. Iye anayankha, Ndi okhulupirika; ndipo iye amene akukhala pampando ndi mzimu wapadziko lapansi. 2 Pakuti salowa mu msonkhano wa okhulupirika, koma amaupewa. Koma amadziphatikiza ndi okayika ndi opanda pake; ndipo amanenera kwa iwo m'makona ndi m'malo obisika; ndipo amawasangalatsa polankhula mogwirizana ndi zilakolako zonse za mitima yawo. 3 Pakuti iye amene adziika pakati pa zotengera zopanda kanthu, sasweka, koma chimodzi chimakwanira china. Koma akafika pagulu la anthu olungama, odzazidwa ndi mzimu wa Mulungu, ndipo amapemphera kwa Ambuye; munthuyo amakhala wopanda kanthu chifukwa mzimu wapadziko lapansi umamuthawa, ndipo ndi wosalankhula, ndipo sangalankhule chilichonse. 4 Monga ngati m'nyumba yosungiramo zinthu mudzatseka vinyo kapena mafuta; ndipo pakati pa ziwiyazo mudzayika mtsuko wopanda kanthu; ndipo pambuyo pake mukadzabwera kudzatsegula, mudzaupeza wopanda kanthu monga momwe mudautsekera: motero aneneri opanda pakewo akabwera pakati pa mizimu ya olungama, amapezeka kuti ndi omwe adabwera. 5 Ndinati, Ndiye munthu angazizindikire bwanji? Taganizirani zomwe ndikunena poganizira mitundu yonse ya anthu; ndipo pamene ndikulankhula nanu, mudzayesa mneneri wa Mulungu, ndi mneneri wabodza. 6 Ndipo choyamba yesani munthu amene ali ndi mzimu wa Mulungu; chifukwa mzimu wochokera kumwamba ndi wodzichepetsa, wodekha, ndipo umasiya zoipa zonse; ndi zilakolako zopanda pake za dziko lino; ndipo umadzipangitsa kukhala wodzichepetsa kuposa anthu onse; ndipo sayankha aliyense akafunsidwa; kapena aliyense payekhapayekha: pakuti Mzimu wa Mulungu sulankhula ndi munthu nthawi iliyonse yomwe akufuna, koma pamene Mulungu afuna. 7 Chifukwa chake munthu amene ali ndi Mzimu wa Mulungu akalowa mu mpingo wa olungama, omwe ali ndi chikhulupiriro cha Mulungu, ndipo amapemphera kwa
Ambuye, ndiye mngelo woyera wa Mulungu amadzaza munthuyo ndi Mzimu wodala, ndipo amalankhula mu mpingo monga momwe Mulungu amamuuzira. 8 Choncho mzimu wa Mulungu umadziwika, chifukwa aliyense wolankhula mwa mzimu wa Mulungu amalankhula monga momwe Ambuye afunira. 9 Tsopano mvetserani za mzimu wapadziko lapansi, umene ndi wopanda pake komanso wopusa, komanso wopanda khalidwe labwino. Choyamba munthu amene akuyenera kukhala ndi Mzimu, (popeza alibe kwenikweni), amadzikweza, ndipo amafuna kukhala pampando woyamba, ndipo ndi woipa, komanso wodzaza ndi mawu. 10 Ndipo amathera nthawi yake mu chisangalalo, ndi mu mitundu yonse ya zosangalatsa; ndipo amalandira mphotho ya ulauli wake; umene ngati saulandira, saulandira. 11 Kodi Mzimu wa Mulungu uyenera kulandira mphotho ndi umulungu? Siziyenera kukhala mneneri wa Mulungu kuchita zimenezo. 12 Motero mukuona moyo wa aliyense wa aneneri amtunduwu. Chifukwa chake tsimikizirani munthuyo ndi moyo wake ndi ntchito zake, amene amanena kuti ali ndi Mzimu Woyera. Ndipo khulupirirani Mzimu wochokera kwa Mulungu, ndipo uli ndi mphamvu ngati imeneyo. Koma musakhulupirire mzimu wa padziko lapansi ndi wopanda pake, wochokera kwa mdierekezi, amene mwa iye mulibe chikhulupiriro kapena khalidwe labwino. 13 Tamverani tsopano fanizo limene ndikufuna kukuuzani: Tenga mwala, uuponye kumwamba, kapena utenge madzi, uukweze kumeneko, ndipo uone ngati ungafike kumwamba. 14 Ine ndinati, “Bwana, izi zingachitike bwanji?” Pakuti palibe chilichonse mwa zinthu zimene mwatchulazi chomwe chingachitike.” Ndipo iye anayankha kuti, “Chifukwa chake monga momwe zinthu izi sizingachitikire, momwemonso mzimu wapadziko lapansi uli wopanda mphamvu, komanso wopanda mphamvu.” 15 Dziwani mphamvu yochokera kumwamba, m'fanizo ili: Matalala omwe amagwa ndi ochepa kwambiri; koma akagwa pamutu pa munthu, amamupweteka bwanji? 16 Ndipo kachiwiri; ganizirani za zitosi za m'nyumba: momwe madontho ang'onoang'ono omwe amagwera pansi, amapangira dzenje m'miyala. 17 Mofananamo, zinthu zazing'ono zochokera kumwamba, ndi kugwa padziko lapansi, zimakhala ndi mphamvu yaikulu. Chifukwa chake gwirizanani ndi mzimu uwu, womwe uli ndi mphamvu; ndipo chokani ku wina wopanda kanthu. LAMULO 12 1 Ananenanso kwa ine; Chotsani zilakolako zonse zoyipa, ndipo valani zilakolako zabwino ndi zopatulika. Pakuti mukavala chilakolako chabwino, mudzadana nacho choipa, ndipo mudzachilamulira momwe mungafunire. Koma chilakolako choipa n’choopsa komanso chovuta kuchiletsa. 2 Ndi yoopsa kwambiri komanso yachilengedwe: ndipo chifukwa cha nkhanza zake zimadya anthu. Ndipo makamaka ngati mtumiki wa Mulungu agwa m'menemo, ngati sali wanzeru kwambiri, amawonongeka nayo. Pakuti imawononga iwo omwe alibe chovala cha chilakolako chabwino: ndipo akuchita nawo zinthu za dziko lino; ndi kuwapereka ku imfa.
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3 Ine ndinati, “Bwana, ntchito za chilakolako choipa ndi ziti, zomwe zimapha anthu?” Ndionetseni kuti ndizisiye.” Iye anati, “Ndi ntchito zimene chilakolako choipa chimabweretsa akapolo a Mulungu ku imfa.” 4 Choyamba, ndi chilakolako choipa chofuna mkazi wa mwamuna wina; kapena kuti mkazi afune mwamuna wa wina; komanso kulakalaka chuma chambiri; ndi zakudya zambiri zosafunikira; ndi kuledzera; ndi zosangalatsa zambiri. 5 Pakuti mu zakudya zambiri zopatsa thanzi muli utsiru; ndipo zosangalatsa zambiri sizifunikira kwa atumiki a Mulungu. Chifukwa chake chilakolako chotere ndi choipa komanso choopsa, chomwe chimapha atumiki a Mulungu. Pakuti chilakolako chonse chotere chimachokera kwa mdierekezi. 6 Chifukwa chake aliyense amene asiya zilakolako zonse zoipa adzakhala ndi moyo kwa Mulungu, koma amene akutsatira zilakolakozo adzafa kosatha. Pakuti chilakolako choipachi n’choopsa. Choncho valani chilakolako cha chilungamo, ndipo pokhala ndi zida zoopera Yehova, tsutsani zilakolako zonse zoipa. 7 Pakuti mantha amenewa amakhala m'zilakolako zabwino; ndipo pamene chilakolako choipa chidzakuonani mutavala zida za kuopa Ambuye, ndikukutsutsani, chidzakuthawani kutali, osawonekera pamaso panu, koma opani zida zanu. 8 Ndipo udzakhala ndi chigonjetso, ndipo udzavekedwa korona chifukwa cha icho; ndipo udzakwaniritsa chikhumbo chimenecho chomwe chili chabwino; ndipo udzapereka chigonjetso chimene wapeza kwa Mulungu, ndipo udzamtumikira Iye pochita zomwe iwe wekha ukanachita. 9 Pakuti ngati mutumikira zilakolako zabwino ndi kuzigonjera, mudzatha kulamulira zilakolako zanu zoipa, ndipo zidzakugonjerani monga momwe mufunira. 10 Ndipo ndinati, Ambuye, ndingadziwe momwe ndingatumikire chilakolako chabwino? Mverani, anati, Opani Mulungu ndi kumudalira, ndipo kondani choonadi ndi chilungamo, ndipo chitani zabwino. 11 Ngati uchita izi, udzakhala mtumiki wovomerezeka wa Mulungu, ndipo udzamutumikira Iye; ndipo ena onse amene amatumikira Mulungu ndi mtima wabwino adzakhala ndi moyo. 12 Ndipo atakwaniritsa malamulo khumi ndi awiri awa, anati kwa ine, Tsopano uli ndi malamulo awa, yendani mmenemo; ndipo limbikitsani iwo amene akumva iwo amene alapa, ndi kuti asunge kulapa kwawo koyera masiku onse otsala a moyo wawo. 13 Ndipo kwaniritsani utumiki uwu umene ndikukupatsani, ndipo mudzalandira mwayi waukulu chifukwa cha utumikiwu; ndipo mudzalandira chisomo kwa onse olapa ndi kukhulupirira mawu anu. Pakuti ndili ndi inu, ndipo ndidzawakakamiza kuti akhulupirire. 14 Ndipo ndinati kwa iye, Bwana, malamulo amenewo ndi akulu ndi abwino kwambiri, ndipo amatha kusangalatsa mtima wa munthu amene angathe kuwasunga. Koma, Bwana, sindikudziwa ngati munthu aliyense angawasunge? 15 Iye anayankha kuti, “Uzisunga malamulo awa mosavuta, ndipo sadzakhala ovuta; koma ngati ulola kamodzi kulowa mumtima mwako kuti sangathe kusungidwa ndi aliyense, sudzawakwaniritsa.” 16 Koma tsopano ndikukuuzani ngati simudzasunga malamulo awa, koma mutawanyalanyaza,
simudzapulumutsidwa, kapena ana anu, kapena nyumba yanu; chifukwa mwaweruza kuti awa sangasungidwe ndi munthu. 17 Ananena izi mokwiya kwambiri kwa ine, kotero kuti anandiopsa kwambiri. Anasintha nkhope yake, kotero kuti palibe amene akanatha kupirira mkwiyo wake. 18 Ndipo pamene anandiona ndili ndi nkhawa komanso nditasokonezeka, anayamba kulankhula mofatsa komanso mosangalala, nati, Opusa inu, ndi opanda nzeru! 19 Wosasinthasintha, wosadziwa ukulu wa Mulungu momwe alili wamkulu ndi wodabwitsa; amene adalenga dziko lapansi kwa munthu, nayika cholengedwa chilichonse pansi pake: namupatsa mphamvu zonse, kuti athe kukwaniritsa malamulo awa onse. 20 Iye anatero, akhoza kukwaniritsa malamulo onsewa, amene ali ndi Ambuye mumtima mwake: koma iwo amene ali ndi Ambuye mkamwa mwawo, ndipo mitima yawo ndi youma, ndipo ali kutali ndi Ambuye; kwa anthu otere malamulo awa ndi ovuta komanso ovuta. 21 Chifukwa chake, inu amene muli opanda kanthu ndi opepuka m'chikhulupiriro, Ambuye Mulungu wanu m'mitima mwanu ndipo mudzazindikira momwe palibe chomwe chili chophweka kuposa malamulo awa, kapena chosangalatsa kwambiri, kapena chofatsa komanso choyera kwambiri. 22 Ndipo bwererani kwa Ambuye Mulungu wanu, ndipo siyani mdierekezi ndi zosangalatsa zake, chifukwa ndi zoyipa, zowawa, komanso zodetsedwa. Ndipo musaope mdierekezi, chifukwa alibe mphamvu pa inu. 23 Pakuti ndili ndi inu, mthenga wa kulapa, amene ali ndi ulamuliro pa iye. Mdierekezi amawopsyeza anthu, koma mantha ake ndi opanda pake. Chifukwa chake musamuope, ndipo adzakuthawani. 24 Ndipo ndinati kwa iye, Bwana, ndimvereni ndikulankhulani mawu ochepa. Iye anayankha, Nenani kuti: Munthu amafunitsitsadi kusunga malamulo a Mulungu: ndipo palibe wina koma amene amapemphera kwa Mulungu, kuti athe kusunga malamulo ake. 25 Koma mdierekezi ndi wovuta, ndipo ndi mphamvu yake amalamulira atumiki a Mulungu. Ndipo anati Iye sangalamulire atumiki a Mulungu, omwe amamukhulupirira ndi mitima yawo yonse. 26 Mdierekezi angalimbane, koma sangathe kuwagonjetsa. 27 Pakuti ngati mumukana, adzakuthawani ndi chisokonezo. Koma iwo amene sali odzaza ndi chikhulupiriro, amaopa mdierekezi, ngati kuti ali ndi mphamvu zazikulu. Pakuti mdierekezi amayesa atumiki a Mulungu ndipo ngati awapeza opanda kanthu, amawawononga. 28 Pakuti monga munthu, akadzaza mitsuko ndi vinyo wabwino, ndipo pakati pawo amaika mitsuko ingapo yodzaza theka, nabwera kudzayesa mitsuko, sayesa yodzaza, chifukwa amadziwa kuti ndi yabwino; koma amalawa yodzaza theka, kuti isapse; (pakuti mitsuko yodzaza theka imapsa msanga, ndikutaya kukoma kwa vinyo:) momwemonso mdierekezi amabwera kwa atumiki a Mulungu kuti awayese. 29 Iwo amene ali ndi chikhulupiriro chodzaza ndi chikhulupiriro amamutsutsa mwamphamvu, ndipo amachoka kwa iwo, chifukwa sapeza malo olowera mwa iwo: kenako amapita kwa iwo amene alibe chikhulupiriro chodzaza ndi chikhulupiriro, ndipo chifukwa ali ndi malo
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olowera, amalowa mwa iwo, ndi kuchita zomwe akufuna nawo, ndipo iwo amakhala atumiki ake. 30 Koma ine, mthenga wa kulapa, ndikukuuzani, musaope mdierekezi, pakuti ndatumidwa kwa inu, kuti ndikhale nanu pamodzi, onse amene adzalapa ndi mtima wanu wonse, ndi kuti ndikulimbikitseni m'chikhulupiriro. 31 Khulupirirani, inu amene chifukwa cha zolakwa zanu mwaiwala Mulungu, ndi chipulumutso chanu; ndipo kuwonjezera pa machimo anu kwapangitsa moyo wanu kukhala wolemera kwambiri. 32 Kuti ngati mudzatembenukira kwa Ambuye ndi mitima yanu yonse, ndi kumutumikira monga mwa chifuniro chake; adzakuchiritsani machimo anu akale, ndipo mudzakhala ndi ulamuliro pa ntchito zonse za mdierekezi. 33 Musachite mantha ngakhale pang'ono pa ziwopsezo zake, chifukwa zilibe mphamvu, ngati mitsempha ya munthu wakufa. Koma ndimvereni, ndipo opani Ambuye Wamphamvuyonse, amene angathe kukupulumutsani ndi kukuwonongani; ndipo sungani malamulo ake, kuti mukhale ndi moyo kwa Mulungu. 34 Ndipo ndinati kwa iye; Bwana, tsopano ndatsimikizika mu malamulo onse a Ambuye pamene muli ndi ine, ndipo ndikudziwa kuti mudzaswa mphamvu zonse za mdierekezi. 35 Ndipo ifenso tidzamugonjetsa, ngati titha, kudzera mwa thandizo la Ambuye, kusunga malamulo awa omwe mwapereka. 36 Uzisunge, anatero iye, ngati udzayeretsa mtima wako kwa Ambuye. Ndipo onse adzasunganso iwo amene adzayeretsa mitima yawo ku zilakolako zopanda pake za dziko lino, nadzakhala ndi moyo kwa Mulungu.