Gulu
MAVESI OKHUDZA MAPEMPHERO
Tiyeni tipemphere chilichonse kwa Mulungu. Salmo 37:4 imati, “Kondwera mwa Yehova, ndipo adzakupatsa zokhumba za mtima wako.” Mulungu akunena kuti tikampita kwa Iye, ndi kupempha mogwirizana ndi chifuniro Chake, Iye adzatimva. Tikamva yankho lake, tidzadziwa kuti tapeza chimene tinapempha.
Lonjezo labwino kwambiri la Mulungu limapezeka mu Salmo 37. Mukapemphera, muyenera kuona Mulungu osati mavuto anu. Lankhulani ndi Mulungu mukudziwa kuti akumva ndipo mphamvu Yake ili pamwamba pa zonse. Mukatero mudzadziwa kuti Mulungu ndiye pakati pa moyo wanu ndipo pemphero lanu lidzamvedwa.
Ngakhale mutaona kuti Mulungu sakumvani, musaleke kupemphera. Nthawi zina, Mulungu amakhala ngati nsalu yopukutira misozi kwa ife amene timamufikira, osati kuti atichotsere mavuto athu, koma kuti “tidandaule”. Mapemphero athu amadzaza ndi madandaulo, mkwiyo, ndi ukali, koma nthawi zambiri sitimuuza Mulungu kuti tikumudalira, kuti amadziwa mavuto athu ndipo angathe kuwathetsa.
Atate wanu wakumwamba amakukondani, ndipo nthawi yake ikadzakwana adzayankha mapemphero anu. Kumbukirani kuti nthawi ya Mulungu ndi yangwiro. Mu Baibulo muli mavesi ambiri okhudza kupempha kwa Mulungu, werengani ndipo chikhulupiriro chanu chidzakulirakulira tsiku lililonse. Mulungu akudalitseni.
Yesu anati kwa iye, Ine ndine kuuka ndi moyo: wokhulupirira Ine, angakhale amwalira, adzakhala ndi moyo;
ndipo adzawapukutira misozi yonse kuichotsa pamaso pao; ndipo sipadzakhalanso imfa; ndipo sipadzakhalanso maliro, kapena kulira, kapena chowawitsa; zoyambazo zapita.
Ndipo Iye wakukhala pa mpando wachifumu anati, Taonani, ndichita zonse zikhale zatsopano. Ndipo ananena, Talemba; pakuti mau awa ali okhulupirika ndi oona.
Yesu anati kwa iye, Ine ndine kuuka ndi moyo: wokhulupirira Ine, angakhale amwalira, adzakhala ndi moyo;
ndipo yense wakukhala ndi moyo, nakhulupirira Ine, sadzamwalira nthawi yonse. Kodi ukhulupirira ichi?
Pakuti tingakhale tili ndi moyo, tikhalira Ambuye moyo; kapena tikafa, tifera Ambuye; chifukwa chake tingakhale tili ndi moyo, kapena tikafa, tikhala ake a Ambuye.
Pakuti ndiyesa kuti masauko a nyengo yatsopano sayenera kulinganizidwa ndi ulemerero umene udzaonetsedwa kwa ife.
Pakuti ndakopeka mtima kuti ngakhale imfa, ngakhale moyo, ngakhale angelo, ngakhale maufumu, ngakhale zinthu zilipo, ngakhale zinthu zilinkudza, ngakhale zimphamvu,
ngakhale utali, ngakhale kuya, ngakhale cholengedwa china chilichonse, sichingadzakhoze kutisiyanitsa ife ndi chikondi cha Mulungu, chimene chili mwa Khristu Yesu Ambuye wathu.
Indetu, indetu, ndinena kwa inu, kuti iye wakumva mau anga, ndi kukhulupirira Iye amene anandituma Ine, ali nao moyo wosatha, ndipo salowa m'kuweruza, koma wachokera kuimfa, nalowa m'moyo.
Musazizwe ndi ichi, kuti ikudza nthawi, imene onse ali m'manda adzamva mau ake,
nadzatulukira, amene adachita zabwino, kukuuka kwa moyo; koma amene adachita zoipa kukuuka kwa kuweruza.
Ndalimbana nako kulimbana kwabwino, ndatsiriza njirayo, ndasunga chikhulupiriro:
chotsalira wandiikira ine korona wa chilungamo, amene Ambuye, woweruza wolungama, adzandipatsa ine tsiku lijalo: ndipo si kwa ine ndekha, komatunso kwa onse amene anakonda maonekedwe ake.
Ndipo ndinamva mau akulu ochokera ku mpando wachifumu, ndi kunena Taonani, chihema cha Mulungu chili mwa anthu; ndipo adzakhalitsa nao, ndi iwo adzakhala anthu ake, ndi Mulungu yekha adzakhala nao, Mulungu wao;
ndipo adzawapukutira misozi yonse kuichotsa pamaso pao; ndipo sipadzakhalanso imfa; ndipo sipadzakhalanso maliro, kapena kulira, kapena chowawitsa; zoyambazo zapita.
Yehova, mwamva chikhumbo cha ozunzika, mudzakhazikitsa mtima wao, mudzatchereza khutu lanu;
Pakuti mkwiyo wake ukhala kanthawi kokha; koma kuyanja kwake moyo wonse. Kulira kuchezera, koma mamawa kuli kufuula kokondwera.
Wolemekezeka Mulungu ndi Atate wa Ambuye wathu Yesu Khristu, Atate wa zifundo ndi Mulungu wa chitonthozo chonse,
wotitonthoza ife m'nsautso yathu yonse, kuti tidzathe ife kutonthoza iwo okhala m'nsautso iliyonse, mwa chitonthozo chimene titonthozedwa nacho tokha ndi Mulungu.
Koma sitifuna, abale, kuti mukhale osadziwa za iwo akugona; kuti mungalire monganso otsalawo, amene alibe chiyembekezo.
Pakuti ngati tikhulupirira kuti Yesu adamwalira, nauka, koteronso Mulungu adzatenga pamodzi ndi Iye iwo akugona mwa Yesu.
ndipo adzawapukutira misozi yonse kuichotsa pamaso pao; ndipo sipadzakhalanso imfa; ndipo sipadzakhalanso maliro, kapena kulira, kapena chowawitsa; zoyambazo zapita.
Imvani mfuu wanga, Mulungu; mverani pemphero langa.
Ku malekezero a dziko lapansi ndidzafuulira kwa Inu, pomizika mtima wanga. Nditsogolereni kuthanthwe londiposa ine m'kutalika kwake.
Pondichulukira zolingalira zanga m'kati mwanga, zotonthoza zanu zikondweretsa moyo wanga.
Iye wameza imfa kunthawi yonse; ndipo Ambuye Mulungu adzapukuta misozi pa nkhope zonse; ndipo chitonzo cha anthu ake adzachichotsa pa dziko lonse lapansi; chifukwa Yehova wanena.
Chifukwa chakusathedwa ife ndicho chifundo cha Yehova, pakuti chisoni chake sichileka,
chioneka chatsopano m'mawa ndi m'mawa; mukhulupirika ndithu.
Mtima wanu usavutike; mukhulupirira Mulungu, khulupirirani Inenso.
M'nyumba ya Atate wanga alimo malo okhalamo ambiri. Ngati sikudali kutero, ndikadakuuzani inu; pakuti ndipita kukukonzerani inu malo.
Ndipo ngati ndipita kukakonzera inu malo, ndidzabweranso, ndipo ndidzalandira inu kwa Ine ndekha; kuti kumene kuli Ineko, mukakhale inunso.
Potero tilimbike mtima poyandikira mpando wachifumu wachisomo, kuti tilandire chifundo ndi kupeza chisomo cha kutithandiza nthawi yakusowa.
Ndinaitana dzina lanu, Yehova, ndili m'dzenje lapansi;
munamva mau anga; musabise khutu lanu popuma ndi pofuula ine.
Munayandikira tsiku la kukuitanani ine; munati, Usaope.
usaope, pakuti Ine ndili pamodzi ndi iwe; usaopsedwe, pakuti Ine ndine Mulungu wako; ndidzakulimbitsa; inde, ndidzakuthangata; inde, ndidzakuchirikiza ndi dzanja langa lamanja la chilungamo.
Inde, ndingakhale ndiyenda m'chigwa cha mthunzi wa imfa, sindidzaopa choipa; pakuti Inu muli ndi ine; chibonga chanu ndi ndodo yanu, izi zindisangalatsa ine.
Ndipo mtendere wa Mulungu wakupambana chidziwitso chonse, udzasunga mitima yanu ndi maganizo anu mwa Khristu Yesu.
Ndipo Mulungu wa chiyembekezo adzaze inu ndi chimwemwe chonse ndi mtendere m'kukhulupirira, kuti mukachuluke ndi chiyembekezo, mu mphamvu ya Mzimu Woyera.
Mtima wanu ukhale wosakonda chuma; zimene muli nazo zikukwanireni; pakuti Iye anati, Sindidzakusiya konse, kungakhale kukutaya, sindidzakutaya ndithu.
Pamene udulitsa pamadzi ndili pamodzi ndi iwe; ndi pooloka mitsinje sidzakukokolola; pakupyola pamoto sudzapsa; ngakhale lawi silidzakutentha.
Imfawe, chigonjetso chako chili kuti? Imfawe, mbola yako ili kuti?
Koma mbola ya imfa ndiyo uchimo; koma mphamvu ya uchimo ndiyo chilamulo:
koma ayamikike Mulungu, amene atipatsa ife chigonjetso mwa Ambuye wathu Yesu Khristu.
Idzani kuno kwa Ine nonsenu akulema ndi kuthodwa, ndipo Ine ndidzakupumulitsani inu.
Senzani goli langa, ndipo phunzirani kwa Ine; chifukwa ndili wofatsa ndi wodzichepetsa mtima: ndipo mudzapeza mpumulo wa miyoyo yanu.
Pakuti goli langa lili lofewa, ndi katundu wanga ali wopepuka.
Likatha thupi langa ndi mtima wanga, Mulungu ndiye thanthwe la mtima wanga, ndi cholandira changa chosatha.
Inu mudzasunga mtima wokhazikika mu mtendere weniweni, chifukwa ukukhulupirirani Inu.
Khulupirirani Yehova nthawi yamuyaya, pakuti mwa Ambuye Yehova muli thanthwe lachikhalire.
Udziweramiranji moyo wanga iwe? Ndi kuzingwa m'kati mwanga? Yembekeza Mulungu; pakuti ndidzamlemekeza tsopanonso, ndiye chipulumutso cha nkhope yanga ndi Mulungu wanga.
Ndipo tidziwa kuti amene akonda Mulungu zinthu zonse zithandizana kuwachitira ubwino, ndiwo amene aitanidwa monga mwa kutsimikiza kwa mtima wake.
Ndipo inu tsono muli nacho chisoni tsopano lino, koma ndidzakuonaninso, ndipo mtima wanu udzakondwera, ndipo palibe wina adzachotsa kwa inu chimwemwe chanu.
Ndipo uwu ndi umboniwo, kuti Mulungu anatipatsa ife moyo wosatha, ndipo moyo umene uli mwa Mwana wake.
Iye wakukhala ndi Mwana ali nao moyo; wosakhala ndi Mwana wa Mulungu alibe moyo.
Adzandifuulira Ine ndipo ndidzamyankha; kunsautso ndidzakhala naye pamodzi; ndidzamlanditsa, ndi kumchitira ulemu.
ndi kuwaphunzitsa, asunge zinthu zonse zimene ndinakulamulani inu; ndipo onani, Ine ndili pamodzi ndi inu masiku onse, kufikira chimaliziro cha nthawi ya pansi pano.
Chisomo kwa inu ndi mtendere zochokera kwa Mulungu Atate wathu, ndi Ambuye Yesu Khristu.
Ndiyamika Mulungu wanga nthawi yonse kaamba ka inu, chifukwa cha chisomo cha Mulungu chinapatsidwa kwa inu mwa Khristu Yesu;
kuti m'zonse munalemezedwa mwa Iye, m'mau onse, ndi chidziwitso chonse;
Khulupirira Yehova ndi mtima wako wonse, osachirikizika pa luntha lako;
umlemekeze m'njira zako zonse, ndipo Iye adzaongola mayendedwe ako.
Ndikweza maso anga kumapiri: Thandizo langa lidzera kuti?
Thandizo langa lidzera kwa Yehova, wakulenga zakumwamba ndi dziko lapansi.
tigwiritse chivomerezo chosagwedera cha chiyembekezo chathu, pakuti wolonjezayo ali wokhulupirika;
ndipo tiganizirane wina ndi mnzake kuti tifulumizane ku chikondano ndi ntchito zabwino,
osaleka kusonkhana kwathu pamodzi, monga amachita ena, komatu tidandaulirane, ndiko koposa monga momwe muona tsiku lilikuyandika.
koma iwo amene alindira Yehova adzatenganso mphamvu; adzauluka pamwamba ndi mapiko monga ziombankhanga; adzathamanga koma osalema; adzayenda koma osalefuka.