Kupempha nzeru kwa Mulungu n’kofunika kwambiri kuposa kupempha chuma, chifukwa ndi nzeru zomwe zimatipatsa malingaliro abwino omwe angakutsogolereni ku moyo wabwino. Osati zimenezo zokha, koma mumakhala munthu wothandiza anthu ambiri, ndi uphungu wabwino, kukonza molimbikitsa, ndikupereka malingaliro ndi ma projekiti omwe angadalitse miyoyo ya anthu onse akuzungulirani.
Nzeru ndi khalidwe labwino lobadwa chifukwa cha zokumana nazo, kuwona, ndi kuganizira. Mfumu Solomo anapempha nzeru kwa Mulungu, ndipo anaonedwa kuti ndi munthu wanzeru kwambiri padziko lapansi. Mulungu anakondwera ndi Solomo chifukwa sanayang'ane chuma, koma anadzaza mzimu wake ndi chidziwitso cha ulemerero wa Mulungu. Aliyense wanzeru amasangalala ndi ubwino umene anthu ambiri alibe. Nzeru, mwa Mulungu, ndi kumvetsetsa kwakukulu ndi kwangwiro kwa zonse zomwe zilipo kapena zomwe zingakhalepo. Ndi mphatso ya Mulungu yomwe iye akufuna kuti tonse tipemphe, malinga ndi lemba la Yakobo 1:5.
Mulungu akufuna kuti mudzazidwe ndi nzeru, zomwe zidzakutsogolerani tsiku ndi tsiku ndi pakupanga zisankho, kukutetezerani kuti musagwere muupusa ndi kusokonezedwa ndi zinthu za dziko lapansi. Mulungu ndiye gwero la nzeru, komanso mphamvu, ndipo chifukwa cha kuopa Ambuye nzeru zimaperekedwa kwa anthu.
Mzimu Woyera akufuna kuti mupeze zolinga zanu, kuchita chifuniro chake nthawi zonse, osakana mawu a Mulungu. Samalirani moyo wanu, osati ngati chitsiru, koma ngati wanzeru, kugwiritsa ntchito nthawi iliyonse bwino, chifukwa masiku ndi oipa (Aefeso 5:15-16). Nzeru zimawonekera m’machitidwe, munthu wanzeru akachita kapena kunena kanthu, ndi chifukwa akudziwa kuti ndi kolondola.
Yandikirani pamaso pa Mulungu m’pemphero kuti mzimu wake ukhale pa inu, kukudzazani ndi nzeru. Mukatero mudzakhala otsimikiza kuti zonse zomwe mungachite zidzatsogozedwa ndi iye, ndipo mudzakhala munthu wochenjera, wokhoza kudalitsa miyoyo ya iwo amene akufunikira nzeru. Mupemphe kwa Mulungu ndipo adzakupatsani mochuluka, osati kuti mudzipindule nokha, koma kuti mupereke kuwala kwa iwo amene ali mumdima ndi kutsogolera iwo amene akuyenda opanda chitsogozo.
Koma nzeru zochokera Kumwamba, poyamba nzangwiro, kuwonjeza apo nzamtendere, zofatsa ndi zomvera bwino. Ndi za chifundo chambiri, ndipo zipatso zake zabwino nzochuluka. Nzeruzo sizikondera kapena kuchita chiphamaso.
Kuwopa Chauta kumaphunzitsa nzeru, ndipo ndi kudzichepetsa ndi ulemu, chili patsogolo nkudzichepetsa.
Chachikulu pa nzeru ndi ichi: Kaya nchiyani chimene ungapate, peza nzeruyo, usalephere kupata khalidwe la kumvetsa zinthu.
Udziŵe kuti nzeru ndi yoteronso mumtima mwako. Ukaipeza, zinthu zidzakuyendera bwino m'tsogolo, ndipo chikhulupiriro chako sichidzakhala chachabe.
Usaiŵale mau a pakamwa pangaŵa, usatayane nawo, Ukhale ndi nzeru, ndiponso khalidwe la kumvetsa zinthu.
Woyenda ndi anthu anzeru nayenso amakhala ndi nzeru, koma woyenda ndi zitsiru adzaonongeka.
Mzimu wa Chauta udzakhala pa Iye, mzimu wopatsa nzeru ndi kumvetsa, mzimu wopatsa uphungu ndi mphamvu, mzimu wopatsa kudziŵa zinthu ndi kuwopa Chauta.
Komabe pakati pa anthu okhwima m'chikhulupiriro, timalankhula zanzeru. Koma nzeruzo si za masiku anozi, kapena za akulu olamulira dziko lino lapansi, amene mphamvu zao nzodzatha.
Nzeru zimene timalankhula, ndi nzeru za Mulungu, zachinsinsi, zobisika kwa anthu. Mulungu asanalenge dziko lapansi, adaakonzeratu zimenezi kuti atipatse ulemerero.
Ndani mwa inu ali wanzeru ndi womvetsa zinthu? Aonetse ndi makhalidwe ake abwino kuti nzeru zimaongoleradi zochita zake zofatsa.
Ndipo ngakhale nditagaŵira amphaŵi chuma changa chonse, kapena kupereka thupi langa kuti anthu alitenthe, koma ngati ndilibe chikondi, ndiye kuti changa palibe.
Tsono musadzinyenge. Ngati wina mwa inu adziyesa wanzeru, kunena za nzeru za masiku ano, ameneyo ayambe wakhala ngati wopusa, kuti asanduke wanzeru.
Mayendedwe anu pakati pa anthu akunja azikhala anzeru, ndipo muzichita changu, osataya nthaŵi pachabe.
Nthaŵi zonse mau anu akhale okoma, opindulitsa ena, kuti potero mudziŵe m'mene muyenera kuyankhira munthu aliyense.
Mzimu Woyera amapatsa munthu wina mphatso ya kulankhula zanzeru, ndipo Mzimu Woyera yemweyo amapatsa wina mphatso ya kulankhula mau olangiza anthu.
Kupata nzeru kumapambana kupata golide. Kumvetsa zinthu nkwabwino, kumapambana kukhala ndi siliva.
Uzikhulupirira Chauta ndi mtima wako wonse, usadalire nzeru zako za kumvetsa zinthu.
Pa ntchito zako zonse uzivomera kuti kuli Mulungu, choncho njira zako Iye adzazilungamitsa.
Kuwopa Chauta ndiye chiyambi cha nzeru. Wotsata malamulo ake amakhala ndi nzeru zenizeni. Chauta ndi wotamandika mpaka muyaya.
Chitetezo cha nzeru chili ngati chitetezo cha ndalama. Koma kudziŵa zinthu kukuposerapo, chifukwa nzeru zimasunga moyo wa amene ali nazo.
Nchifukwa chake, kuyambira tsiku limene tidamva zimenezi, sitileka kukupemphererani. Timapempha Mulungu kuti akudzazeni ndi nzeru ndi luntha, zimene Mzimu Woyera amapatsa, kuti mumvetse zonse zimene Iye afuna.
Ku Gibiyoniko Chauta adamuwonekera Solomoni m'maloto usiku, namuuza kuti, “Upemphe chilichonse chimene ufuna kuti ndikupatse.”
Solomoni adati, “Inu Mulungu, mudaonetsa chikondi chanu chachikulu ndi chosasinthika kwa mtumiki wanu Davide, bambo wanga, chifukwa choti ankachita zokhulupirika ndi zolungama, ndipo ankayenda moongoka mtima pamaso panu. Ndipo mudamuwonetsabe chikondi chachikulu ndi chosasinthikacho, pakumpatsa mwana amene wakhala pa mpando waufumu wake masiku ano.
“Tsopano, Inu Chauta Mulungu wanga, mwaika mtumiki wanune pa malo a Davide bambo wanga, ngakhale ndine mwana wamng'ono chabe, ndipo sindidziŵa kagwiridwe kake ka ntchito yanga.
Tsono ine mtumiki wanu ndikukhala pakati pa anthu amene mudaŵasankha, mtundu waukulu, anthu ake ochuluka, oti nkosatheka kuŵaŵerenga.
Nchifukwa chake mundipatse mtumiki wanune nzeru zolamulira anthu anu, kuti ndizidziŵa kusiyanitsa zabwino ndi zoipa. Nanga popanda nzeruzo ndani angathe kulamulira mtundu waukulu chotere wa anthu anu?”
Pajatu munthu wokondweretsa Mulungu, Mulunguyo amamsandutsa waluntha, wanzeru ndi wosangalala. Koma wochimwa amampatsa ntchito yokunkha ndi younjika zinthu, kenaka zonsezo nkuzipatsa munthu wokondwetsa Mulungu. Zimenezinso nzopanda phindu, ndipo kuyesa kuzimvetsa nkungodzivuta chabe.
Zimene amachita munthu wopusa mwiniwakeyo amaziyesa zolungama, koma munthu wanzeru amamvetsera malangizo a ena.
Choncho adauza munthu kuti, ‘Kuwopa Ambuye ndiye nzeru zimenezo, kuthaŵa zoipa ndiye luntha limenelo.’ ” Yobe
Mundidziŵitse njira zanu, Inu Chauta, mundiphunzitse kuchita kufuna kwanu.
Munditsogolere m'choona chanu ndi kundilangiza, pakuti Inu ndinu Mulungu Mpulumutsi wanga, ndimadalira Inu masiku onse.
Musamatsanzira makhalidwe a anthu odalira zapansipano, koma Mulungu asinthe moyo wanu wonse pakukupatsani mitima yatsopano. Pamenepo mudzatha kudziŵa zimene Mulungu afuna, ndipo mudzazindikira zimene zili zabwino, zangwiro ndi zomkondwetsa.
ndipo ndimapemphera kuti Mulungu wa Ambuye athu Yesu Khristu, Atate aulemerero, akuninkheni Mzimu Woyera, amene adzakupatsani nzeru, nadzaulula Mulungu kwa inu, kuti mumdziŵe kwenikweni.
Ndimapemphera kuti Mzimu Woyerayo akuunikireni m'mitima mwanu, kuti mudziŵe zimene mungathe kuyembekezera kwa Mulungu amene adakuitanani. Ndimafunanso kuti mudziŵe kukula kwake kwa ulemerero ndi madalitso amene Mulungu amalonjeza kupatsa anthu ake.
Amene amakonda nzeru amadzichitira zabwino mwiniwakeyo. Amene ali womvetsa, zinthu zidzamuyendera bwino.
Nzeru ndi kasupe wopatsa moyo kwa amene ali nazo, koma uchitsiru umabweretsa chilango kwa anthu opusa.
Ndikufuna kuti zimenezi ziŵalimbitse mtima, ndipo azilunzana pamodzi m'chikondi, azikhala odzaza ndi nzeru zomvetsa zinthu. Motero adzatha kudziŵa mozama chinsinsi cha Mulungu chonena za Khristu.
Mudafa pamodzi ndi Khristu, ndiye kuti simulamulidwanso ndi miyambo ya dziko lapansi. Tsono bwanji mukuchita ngati kuti moyo wanu ukudalirabe zapansipano? Bwanji mukuŵamvera malamulo onga aŵa akuti,
“Usagwire chakuti”, “Usakhudze chakuti”?
Malamulo ameneŵa ndi zophunzitsa zimenezi ndi za anthu chabe, ndipo zimangokhudza zinthu zimene zimatha, anthu akamazigwiritsa ntchito.
Kwinaku mauwo amaoneka ngati anzeru, pakuti amalamula anthu zambiri pa za kupembedza, za kudzichepetsa ndi za kuzunza thupi lao. Komabe malamulowo alibe phindu, ndipo sathandiza konse kugonjetsa khalidwe longosangalatsa thupi.
Mwa Iyeyu mudzapeza chuma chonse chobisika, ndiye kuti nzeru ndi luntha.
Adzakupatsani mtendere wokhazikika pa nthaŵi yanu. Adzakuninkhaninso chipulumutso chachikulu, luntha lambiri ndi nzerunso zambiri. Kuwopa Chauta ndiko kumapezetsa chuma chimenechi.
Pajatu chimene chimaoneka ngati kupusa kwa Mulungu, nchanzeru kupambana nzeru za anthu. Ndipo chimene chimaoneka ngati kufooka kwa Mulungu, nchamphamvu kupambana mphamvu za anthu.
Pali golide ndi miyala yambirimbiri yamtengowapatali, koma mau olankhula zanzeru ali ndi mtengo woposa zonsezo.
Kufotokozera mau anu kumakhala ngati kuŵala, kumapatsa nzeru za kumvetsa kwa anthu opanda nzeru.
“Pemphani ndipo adzakupatsani. Funafunani ndipo mudzapeza, gogodani, ndipo adzakutsekulirani.
Paja munthu amene amapempha, ndiye amalandira; amene amafunafuna, ndiye amapeza; ndipo amene amagogoda, ndiye amamtsekulira.
Abale anga, ine mwini wake sindikayika konse kuti ndinu anthu a kufuna kwabwino ndithu, ndinu anthu odziŵa zinthu, ndipo mumatha kulangizana.
Zoonadi, ndinu thanthwe langa ndi linga langa. Tsogolereni ndi kundiwongolera chifukwa Inu ndinu Chauta.
Ngodala amene amasunga malamulo a Chauta, amene amafunafuna Chauta ndi mtima wao wonse,
Mwana wanga, usunge nzeru yeniyeni usunge mkhalidwe wa kulingalira bwino, ziŵiri zimenezi zisakuthaŵe.
Zimenezi zidzakupatsa moyo, moyo wake wokongola ngati mkanda wam'khosi.
Nzerutu ndi yabwino kuposa miyala yamtengowapatali. Zonse zimene ungazilakelake sizingafanefane ndi nzeru.
Kunena za anthu, ndinkalingaliranso kuti, “Mulungu amaŵayesa ndi cholinga choti aŵaonetse kuti iwowo sasiyana konse ndi nyama.
Zimene zimachitikira anthu, zomwezonso zimachitikira nyama. Monga chinacho chimafa, chinacho chimafanso. Zonsezo zimapuma mpweya umodzimodzi, munthu saposa nyama. Zonsezi nzopandapake.
Mundidziŵitse mfundo za malamulo anu, ndipo ndidzasinkhasinkha za ntchito zanu zodabwitsa.
Utchere khutu lako, umve mau a anthu anzeru, uike mtima wako pa zophunzitsa zanga, kuti uzidziŵe.
Chidzakhala chokondwetsa ukazisunga, ndi kukhala wokonzeka kumazilankhula pa nthaŵi yake.
Ndakudziŵitsa zimenezi lero kuti makamaka iweyo uzikhulupirira Chauta.
Anthu onse adaimva mbiri ya kumvera kwanu. Tsono ine ndikunyadira inuyo, koma ndifuna kuti mukhale anzeru pa zabwino, ndi othaŵa zoipa.
“Mumvetse bwino! Ndikukutumani ngati nkhosa pakati pa mimbulu. Ndiye inu khalani ochenjera ngati njoka, ndi ofatsa ngati nkhunda.
Inu Chauta, Mulungu wanga, mwatichitira zodabwitsa zambiri, mwatikonzera zabwino zambiri zakutsogolo. Palibe ndi mmodzi yemwe wotha kulingana nanu. Ndikati ndisimbe ndi kulongosola za zimenezo, sindingathe kuziŵerenga zonse chifukwa cha kuchuluka kwake.
Samalirani bwino mayendedwe anu. Musayende monga anthu opanda nzeru, koma monga anthu anzeru.
Mukhale achangu, osataya nthaŵi yanu pachabe, pakuti masiku ano ngoipa.
Munthu wanzeru amaika mtima pa nzeru, koma chitsiru chimangoti maso mwalamwala pa dziko lonse.
Manja anu adandilenga ndi kundiwumba. Patseni nzeru zomvetsa, kuti ndiziphunzira malamulo anu.
Nzeru zidzaloŵa mumtima mwako, kudziŵa zinthu kudzakusangalatsa.
Kuganiziratu zam'tsogolo kudzakusunga, kumvetsa zinthu kudzakuteteza.
Inu Chauta, dziko lapansi nlodzaza ndi chikondi chanu chosasinthika, phunzitseni malamulo anu.
Ambuye Chauta andiphunzitsa zoyenera kunena, kuti ndidziŵe mau olimbitsa mtima anthu ofooka. M'maŵa mulimonse amandidzutsa, amathwetsa makutu anga kuti ndimve, monga amachitira amene akuphunzira.
Mundiwonetse njira zanu zachifundo, Inu Chauta, munditsogolere m'njira yosalala, chifukwa ndili ndi adani ambiri.
Phunzitseni njira zanu, Inu Chauta, kuti ndiziyenda m'zoona zanu. Mundipatse mtima wosagaŵikana, kuti ndiziwopa dzina lanu.
Nzeru ikufuula mu mseu, ikulankhula mokweza mau m'misika.
Ikufuula pa mphambano za miseu, ikulankhula pa zipata za mzinda, kuti,
Umakhulupirira kuti ndiwe mtsogoleri wa anthu akhungu, nyale younikira anthu amene ali mu mdima,
Mau a Chauta ngangwiro, amapatsa munthu moyo watsopano. Umboni wa Chauta ndi wokhulupirika, umaŵapatsa nzeru amene alibe.
Malangizo a Chauta ndi olungama, amasangalatsa mtima. Malamulo a Chauta ndi olungama, amapatsa mtima womvetsa.
“Ndipo tsopano, ana anga, tamverani, ngodala anthu amene amasunga malangizo anga.
Muzimva malangizo, kuti muzikhala anzeru, musamanyozere mau anga.
Potsiriza, abale, muziika mtima pa zilizonse zabwino kwambiri ndi zotamandika, monga izi: zinthu zoona ndi zolemekezeka, zinthu zolungama, zoyera, zokongola, ndi zaulemu.
Mkwapulo ndi chidzudzulo zimapatsa nzeru, koma mwana womamlekerera amachititsa amake manyazi.
Nkhwangwa ikakhala yobuntha, nkupandanso kuinola, imalira mphamvu zambiri potema. Koma nzeru zimathandiza munthu kuti athedi kudula kanthu.
Manja anu adandilenga ndi kundiwumba. Patseni nzeru zomvetsa, kuti ndiziphunzira malamulo anu.
Anthu okuwopani adzandiwona ndipo adzakondwa, popeza kuti ndakhulupirira mau anu.
Nzeru zimenezi zimachokera kwa Chauta Wamphamvuzonse. Uphungu wake ndi wodabwitsa, nzeru zake nzopambana.
Inde ankamudziŵa Mulungu, koma m'malo mwa kumtamanda kapena kumthokoza, maganizo ao adasanduka opanda pake, ndipo m'mitima yao yopusa mudadzaza mdima.
Patseni luntha ndi nzeru, chifukwa ndimakhulupirira malamulo anu.
Ndisanayambe kulangika ndinkasokera, koma tsopano ndimamvera mau anu.
Kodi mnyamata angathe bwanji kusunga makhalidwe ake kuti akhale angwiro? Akaŵasamala potsata mau anu.
Ana inu, mverani malangizo a atate anu, tcherani khutu, kuti mupate nzeru zodziŵira zinthu.
Mwana wanga, umvere ndi kuvomera zimene ndikunena. Ukatero, zaka za moyo wako zidzachuluka.
Ndakuphunzitsa njira yake ya nzeru. Ndakutsogolera pa njira za moyo wolungama.
Ukamayenda, mapazi ako sazidzaombana. Ukamathamanga, sudzakhumudwa ai.
Uŵasamale zedi, pakuti moyo wako wagona pamenepo.
Usayende m'njira za anthu oipa, usatsate m'mapazi mwa anthu ochimwa.
Njira zao uzipewe, usapitemo konse. Uzilambalale, ndi kungozipitirira.
Iwo ajatu sangagone, mpaka atachita ndithu choipa. Tulo sangatiwone, mpaka atakhumudwitsapo munthu.
Paja kuchita zoipa ndiye chakudya chao, kuchita ndeu ndiye chakumwa chao.
Koma njira ya anthu okondweretsa Mulungu, ili ngati kuŵala kwa mbandakucha, kumene kumanka kukukulirakulira mpaka dzuŵa litafika pamutu.
Njira ya anthu oipa ili ngati mdima wandiweyani. Satha kuzindikira kuti aphunthwa pa chiyani.
Ine ndikukupatsani malamulo abwino, musasiye zimene ndikukuphunzitsani.
Mwana wanga, uchenjere ndi kalikonse kobzola pamenepa. Kulemba mabuku sikutha, ndipo kuphunzira kwambiri kumatopetsa thupi.
Fufuzeni, Inu Mulungu, kuti mudziŵe mtima wanga. Yeseni kuti mudziŵe maganizo anga.
Muwone ngati ndimatsata njira yoipa iliyonse, ndipo munditsogolere m'njira yanu yamuyaya.
Kodi ukumuwona munthu wochita ntchito zake mwaluso? Iye adzatumikira mafumu, sadzatumikira anthu wamba.
Iwe Timoteo, usunge bwino zimene adakusungitsa. Upewe nkhani zopanda pake, zosalemekeza Mulungu, ndiponso maganizo otsutsana, amene anthu amanama kuti ndi nzeru zodziŵa zinthu.
Pajatu aliyense amene ali ndi kanthu, adzamuwonjezera zina, choncho adzakhala ndi zochuluka koposa. Koma amene alibe kanthu, ngakhale kamene ali nakoko adzamlandabe.
Inu mumaŵakana anthu onse osamvera malamulo anu, zoonadi, kuchenjera kwao nkopandapake.
Zoonadi nzeru za anthu odalira zapansipano, nzopusa pamaso pa Mulungu. Pajatu Malembo akuti, “Mulungu amakola anthu anzeru m'kuchenjera kwao.”
Ndipo Mulungu amene amayang'ana za m'kati mwa mitima ya anthu, amadziŵa zimene Mzimu Woyera afuna, pakuti Mzimuyo amapempherera anthu a Mulungu monga momwe Mulungu afunira.
Kulemekeza Chauta ndiye chiyambi cha nzeru, kudziŵa Woyera uja nkukhala womvetsa bwino zinthu.
Chauta, phunzitseni njira zosungira malamulo anu, ndipo ndidzazitsata mpaka kumathero.
Patseni nzeru kuti ndizisunga malamulo anu, ndiziŵatsata ndi mtima wanga wonse.
Koma chakudya cholimba ndi cha anthu okhwima. Pakugwiritsa ntchito nzeru zao, iwoŵa adadzizoloŵeza kusiyanitsa pakati pa zabwino ndi zoipa.
Mau a Khristu akhazikike kwathunthu m'mitima mwanu. Muziphunzitsana ndi kulangizana ndi nzeru zonse. Muziimbira Mulungu ndi chiyamiko m'mitima mwanu, pamene mukuimba masalimo, nyimbo zotamanda Mulungu ndi nyimbo zina zauzimu.
Wina mwa inu akasoŵa nzeru, apemphe kwa Mulungu, ndipo adzalandira, pakuti Mulungu amapereka kwa onse mwaufulu ndi mosatonzera.
Nzerutu ndi yabwino kuposa miyala yamtengowapatali. Zonse zimene ungazilakelake sizingafanefane ndi nzeru.
Ine nzeru ndimakhalira limodzi ndi kuchenjera. Ndimadziŵa zinthu ndipo ndimaganiza moyenera.
ndipo ndimapemphera kuti Mulungu wa Ambuye athu Yesu Khristu, Atate aulemerero, akuninkheni Mzimu Woyera, amene adzakupatsani nzeru, nadzaulula Mulungu kwa inu, kuti mumdziŵe kwenikweni.
Ineyo ndidzakupatsani mau ndi nzeru zimene adani anuwo sadzatha konse kuzikana kapena kuzitsutsa.