Mtima wadyera sutha kuona zabwino zonse zimene Mulungu amatichita tsiku ndi tsiku kutipatsa moyo ndi kutiteletsa. Umakhala mtima wosakhutira ndi chilichonse, ukungofuna ndalama zambiri, osaganizira chifuniro cha Mulungu. Ambiri adzipweteka okha chifukwa cha dyera, akuganiza kuti adzakula ndi chuma chopezedwa mwachinyengo, osaganizira ena omwe ali ndi mitima yabwino.
Kumbukira kuti Mulungu sadzasiya wolakwa opanda chilango, adzaweruza zochita zako zonse. Bwera pamaso pa Mulungu ndi mtima wowona. Ngati waba, wachita chinyengo, kapena wanyenga, pempha chikhululukiro kwa Mulungu ndipo ubweze zomwe unatenga pogwiritsa ntchito mwayi pa kusadziwa kwa ena.
Dyera lingakudwalitse, lingakupangitse kusagona tulo, ndipo lingakulepheretse kusangalala ndi chilichonse chifukwa chikumbumtima chako chidzakutsutsa ndipo mtendere udzakhala kutali ndi iwe. Lero ndi tsiku labwino loyambira kuchita zinthu molondola ndikusiya chizindikiro chabwino pa miyoyo ya anthu amene amakukhulupirira.
Ndikukulangiza kuti upite pang'onopang'ono, palibe chimene chimachitika mwachangu; khulupirira Ambuye, mphamvu zimene amapereka, ndipo khulupirira kuti ukhoza kuchita zonse mwa Khristu, amene amakupatsa mphamvu. [Mateyu 6:33]
Pakuti woipa adzitamira chifuniro cha moyo wake, adalitsa wosirira, koma anyoza Yehova.
Pakuti muzu wa zoipa zonse ndiwo chikondi cha pa ndalama; chimene ena pochikhumba, anasochera, nataya chikhulupiriro, nadzipyoza ndi zowawa zambiri.
Usasirire nyumba yake ya mnzako, usasirire mkazi wake wa mnzako, kapena wantchito wake wa mwamuna, kapena wantchito wake wamkazi, kapena ng'ombe yake, kapena bulu wake, kapena kanthu kalikonse ka mnzako.
Ndipo Iye anati kwa iwo, Yang'anirani, mudzisungire kupewa msiriro uliwonse; chifukwa moyo wake wa munthu sulingana ndi kuchuluka kwa zinthu zake ali nazo.
Chifuniro cha waulesi chimupha; chifukwa manja ake akana kugwira ntchito. Ena asirira modukidwa tsiku lonse; koma wolungama amapatsa osamana.
Mtima wanu ukhale wosakonda chuma; zimene muli nazo zikukwanireni; pakuti Iye anati, Sindidzakusiya konse, kungakhale kukutaya, sindidzakutaya ndithu.
Mafano osema a milungu yao muwatenthe ndi moto; musamasirira siliva ndi golide zili pa iwo, kapena kudzitengera izi; mungakodwe nazo; pakuti izi zinyansira Yehova Mulungu wanu.
Koma dama ndi chidetso chonse, kapena chisiriro, zisatchulidwe ndi kutchulidwa komwe mwa inu, monga kuyenera oyera mtima;
Tsoka iwo akulingirira chinyengo, ndi kukonza choipa pakama pao! Kutacha m'mawa achichita, popeza chikhozeka m'manja mwao. Nyamukani, chokani, pakuti popumula panu si pano ai; chifukwa cha udyo wakuononga ndi chionongeko chachikulu. Munthu akayenda ndi mtima wachinyengo ndi kunama, ndi kuti, Ndidzanenera kwa iwe za vinyo ndi chakumwa chakuledzeretsa; iye ndiye mneneri wa anthu ake. Ndidzakumemezani ndithu, Yakobo, inu nonse; ndidzasonkhanitsa ndithu otsala a Israele; ndidzawaika pamodzi ngati nkhosa za ku Bozira; ngati zoweta pakati pa busa pao adzachita phokoso chifukwa cha kuchuluka anthu. Wothyola wakwera pamaso pao; iwo anathyola, napita kuchipata, natuluka pomwepo; ndi mfumu yao yapita pamaso pao, ndipo Yehova awatsogolera. Ndipo akhumbira minda, nailanda; ngakhale nyumba, nazichotsa; asautsa mwamuna ndi nyumba yake, inde munthu ndi cholowa chake.
koma Ine ndinena kwa inu, kuti yense wakuyang'ana mkazi kumkhumba, pamenepo watha kuchita naye chigololo mumtima mwake.
koma uchimo, pamene unapeza chifukwa, unachita m'kati mwanga zilakolako zonse mwa lamulo; pakuti popanda lamulo uchimo uli wakufa.
Chifukwa chake fetsani ziwalozo zili padziko; dama, chidetso, chifunitso chamanyazi, chilakolako choipa, ndi chisiriro, chimene chili kupembedza mafano;
Pakuti ili, Usachite chigololo, Usaphe, Usabe, Usasirire, ndipo lingakhale lamulo lina lililonse, limangika pamodzi m'mau amenewa, kuti, Uzikonda mnzako monga udzikonda iwe wekha.
kapena ambala, kapena osirira, kapena oledzera, kapena olalatira, kapena olanda, sadzalowa Ufumu wa Mulungu.
Koma zinthu izi zinachitika, zikhale zotichenjeza ife, kuti tisalakalake zoipa ife, monganso iwowo analakalaka.
Palibe munthu angathe kukhala kapolo wa ambuye awiri: pakuti pena adzamuda mmodziyo, ndi kukonda winayo; pena adzakangamira kwa mmodzi, nadzanyoza wina. Simungathe kukhala kapolo wa Mulungu ndi wa Chuma.
Mulakalaka, ndipo zikusowani; mukupha, nimuchita kaduka, ndipo simungathe kupeza; mulimbana, nimuchita nkhondo; mulibe kanthu, chifukwa simupempha.
Pakuti kuyambira wamng'ono kufikira wamkulu onse akhala akusirira; ndiponso kuyambira mneneri kufikira wansembe onse achita monyenga.
Chifukwa chake ndidzapereka akazi ao kwa ena, ndi minda yao kwa iwo adzalowamo; pakuti onse kuyambira wamng'ono kufikira wamkulu asirirasirira; kuyambira mneneri kufikira wansembe onse achita zonyenga.
Palibe mnyamata wa m'nyumba akhoza kukhala kapolo wa ambuye awiri; pakuti kapena adzamuda wina, nadzakonda winayo; kapena adzatsata wina, nadzapeputsa winayo. Simungathe kukhala kapolo wa Mulungu ndi wa Chuma.
Pakuti ichi muchidziwe kuti wadama yense, kapena wachidetso, kapena wosirira, amene apembedza mafano, alibe cholowa mu ufumu wa Khristu ndi Mulungu.
Koma iwe, dzisankhire mwa anthu ako onse, amuna anzeru, akuopa Mulungu, amuna oona, akudana nalo phindu la chinyengo; nuwaikire iwo oterewa, akulu a pa zikwi, akulu a pa mazana, akulu a pa makumi asanu, akulu a pa makumi;
Chifukwa cha kuipa kwa kusirira kwake ndinakwiya ndi kummenya iye; ndinabisa nkhope yanga, ndipo ndinakwiya; ndipo iye anankabe mokhota m'njira ya mtima wake.
Chifukwa chake ndinayesa kuti kufunika kupempha abale kuti atsogole afike kwa inu, nakonzeretu dalitso lanu lolonjezeka kale, kuti chikhale chokonzeka chomwechi, monga ngati mdalitso, ndipo si monga mwa kuumiriza.
Ndiponso ndinena kwa inu, Nkwapafupi kuti ngamira ipyole diso la singano, koposa mwini chuma kulowa Ufumu wa Kumwamba.
Usadzitopetse kuti ulemere; leka nzeru yakoyako. Kodi upenyeranji chimene kulibe? Pakuti chuma chimera mapiko, ngati mphungu youluka mumlengalenga.
Wokonda siliva sadzakhuta siliva; ngakhale wokonda chuma sadzakhuta phindu; ichinso ndi chabe.
Ndipo akhumbira minda, nailanda; ngakhale nyumba, nazichotsa; asautsa mwamuna ndi nyumba yake, inde munthu ndi cholowa chake.
Koma Mulungu anati kwa iye, Wopusa iwe, usiku womwe uno udzafunidwa moyo wako; ndipo zinthu zimene unazikonza zidzakhala za yani? Atero iye wakudziunjikira chuma mwini yekha wosakhala nacho chuma cha kwa Mulungu.
Pakuti chilichonse cha m'dziko lapansi, chilakolako cha thupi ndi chilakolako cha maso, matamandidwe a moyo, sizichokera kwa Atate, koma kudziko lapansi.
Koma iwo akufuna kukhala achuma amagwa m'chiyesero ndi m'msampha, ndi m'zilakolako zambiri zopusa ndi zopweteka, zotere zonga zimiza anthu m'chionongeko ndi chitayiko.
Koma Afarisi, ndiwo okonda ndalama, anamva izi zonse; ndipo anamseka. Ndipo anati kwa iwo, Inu ndinu odziyesera nokha olungama pamaso pa anthu; koma Mulungu azindikira mitima yanu; chifukwa ichi chimene chikuzika mwa anthu chili chonyansa pamaso pa Mulungu.
Musadzikundikire nokha chuma padziko lapansi, pamene njenjete ndi dzimbiri ziononga; ndi pamene mbala ziboola ndi kuba: Chifukwa chake pamene paliponse upatsa mphatso zachifundo, usamaomba lipenga patsogolo pako, monga amachita onyenga m'masunagoge, ndi m'makwalala, kotero kuti atamandidwe ndi anthu. Indetu ndinena kwa inu, Iwo alandiriratu mphotho zao. koma mudzikundikire nokha chuma mu Mwamba, pamene njenjete kapena dzimbiri siziononga, ndipo mbala siziboola ndi kuba; pakuti kumene kuli chuma chako, komwe udzakhala mtima wakonso.
Gulitsani zinthu muli nazo, nimupatse mphatso zachifundo; mudzikonzere matumba a ndalama amene sakutha, chuma chosatha mu Mwamba, kumene mbala siziyandikira, ndipo njenjete siziononga. Pakuti kumene kuli chuma chanu, komweko kudzakhalanso mtima wanu.
Ndipo m'chisiriro adzakuyesani malonda ndi mau onyenga; amene chiweruzo chao sichinachedwe ndi kale lomwe, ndipo chitayiko chao sichiodzera.
Pali mmodzi palibe wachiwiri; inde, alibe mwana ngakhale mbale; koma ntchito yake yonse ilibe chitsiriziro, ngakhale diso lake silikhuta chuma. Samati, Ndigwira ntchito ndi kumana moyo wanga zabwino chifukwa cha yani? Ichinso ndi chabe, inde, vuto lalikulu.
Mulakalaka, ndipo zikusowani; mukupha, nimuchita kaduka, ndipo simungathe kupeza; mulimbana, nimuchita nkhondo; mulibe kanthu, chifukwa simupempha. Mupempha, ndipo simulandira, popeza mupempha koipa, kuti mukachimwaze pochita zikhumbitso zanu.
Ndipo Yesu pomuona iye anati, Ha! Nkuvutika nanga kwa anthu eni chuma kulowa Ufumu wa Mulungu! Pakuti nkwapafupi kwa ngamira ipyole diso la singano koma kwa munthu mwini chuma, kulowa Ufumu wa Mulungu nkwapatali.
Mbiri yabwino ifunika kopambana chuma chambiri; kukukomera mtima anzako kuposa siliva ndi golide.
Si kuti ndinena monga mwa chiperewero, pakuti ndaphunzira ine, kuti zindikwanire zilizonse ndili nazo. Ndadziwa ngakhale kupeputsidwa, ndadziwanso kusefukira; konseko ndi m'zinthu zonse ndalowa mwambo wakukhuta, ndiponso wakumva njala; wakusefukira, ndiponso wakusowa.
Ndipo musafanizidwe ndi makhalidwe a pansi pano: koma mukhale osandulika, mwa kukonzanso kwa mtima wanu, kuti mukazindikire chimene chili chifuniro cha Mulungu, chabwino, ndi chokondweretsa, ndi changwiro.
Koma ndinena, Muyendeyende ndi Mzimu, ndipo musafitse chilakolako cha thupi. Pakuti thupi lilakalaka potsutsana naye Mzimu, ndi Mzimu potsutsana nalo thupi; pakuti izi sizilingana; kuti zimene muzifuna musazichite.
Ndipo asilikali omwe anamfunsa iye, nati, Nanga ife tizichita chiyani? Ndipo iye anati kwa iwo, Musaopse, musanamize munthu aliyense; khalani okhuta ndi kulipira kwanu.
Pakuti munamva chifundo ndi iwo a m'ndende, ndiponso mudalola mokondwera kulandidwa kwa chuma chanu, pozindikira kuti muli nacho nokha chuma choposa chachikhalire.
Mundichotsere kutali zachabe ndi mabodza; musandipatse umphawi, ngakhale chuma, mundidyetse zakudya zondiyenera; ndingakhute ndi kukukanani, ndi kuti, Yehova ndani? Kapena ndingasauke ndi kuba, ndi kutchula dzina la Mulungu wanga pachabe.
Pakuti munthu apindulanji, akadzilemezera dziko lonse lapansi nadzitayapo, kapena kulipapo moyo wake?
Koma Gehazi, mnyamata wa Elisa, munthu wa Mulungu, anati, Taona, mbuye wanga analekera Naamani uyu wa ku Aramu osalandira m'manja ake chimene anabwera nacho; pali Yehova, ndidzathamangira ndi kulandira kanthu kwa iye. Motero Gehazi anatsata Naamani. Ndipo pamene Naamani anaona wina alikumthamangira, anatsika pagaleta kukomana naye, nati, Nkwabwino kodi? Nati, Kuli bwino. Mbuye wanga wandituma, ndi kuti, Taonani, andifikira tsopano apa anyamata awiri a ana a aneneri, ochokera ku mapiri a Efuremu; muwapatse talente wa siliva, ndi zovala zosintha ziwiri. Nati Naamani, Ulole ulandire matalente awiri. Namkakamiza namanga matalente awiri a siliva m'matumba awiri, ndi zovala zosintha ziwiri, nasenzetsa anyamata ake awiri; iwo anatsogola atazisenza. Ndipo pamene anafika kumsanje anazilandira m'manja mwao, naziika m'nyumba; nauza anthuwo amuke, iwo nachoka. Pamenepo analowa, naima kwa mbuye wake. Ndipo Elisa ananena naye, Ufuma kuti Gehazi? Nati, Ngati mnyamata wanu wayenda konse? Ndipo anati kwa iye, Mtima wanga sunakuperekeze kodi, umo munthuyo anatembenuka pa galeta wake kukomana ndi iwe? Kodi nyengo ino ndiyo yakulandira siliva, ndi kulandira zovala, ndi minda ya azitona, ndi yampesa, ndi nkhosa, ndi ng'ombe, ndi akapolo, ndi adzakazi? Chifukwa chake khate la Naamani lidzakumamatira iwe ndi mbumba yako chikhalire. Ndipo anatuluka pamaso pake wakhate wa mbuu ngati chipale chofewa.
Pakuti monga munthu, wakunka ulendo, aitana akapolo ake, napereka kwa iwo chuma chake. Ndipo mmodzi anampatsa ndalama za matalente zisanu, ndi wina ziwiri, ndi wina imodzi; kwa iwo onse monga nzeru zao; namuka iye. Pomwepo uyo amene analandira matalente asanu, anapita kugula nazo malonda, napindulapo matalente ena asanu. Chimodzimodzi uyo wa awiriwo, anapindulapo ena awiri. Koma uyo amene analandira imodziyo anamuka, nakumba pansi, naibisa talente ya mbuye wake. Ndipo itapita nthawi yaikulu, anabwera mbuye wa akapolo awo, nawerengera nao pamodzi. Ndipo asanu a iwo anali opusa, ndi asanu anali ochenjera. Ndipo uyo amene adalandira matalente asanu anadza, ali nawo matalente ena asanu, nanena, Mbuye, munandipatsa matalente asanu, onani ndapindulapo matalente ena asanu. Mbuye wake anati kwa iye, Chabwino, kapolo iwe wabwino ndi wokhulupirika; unali wokhulupirika pa zinthu zazing'ono, ndidzakhazika iwe pa zinthu zambiri; lowa iwe m'chikondwerero cha mbuye wako. Ndipo wa matalente awiriwo anadzanso, nati, Mbuye, munandipatsa ine matalente awiri; onani, ndapindulapo matalente ena awiri. Mbuye wake anati kwa iye, Chabwino, kapolo iwe wabwino ndi wokhulupirika; unali wokhulupirika pa zinthu zazing'ono, ndidzakhazika iwe pa zinthu zambiri; lowa iwe m'chikondwerero cha mbuye wako. Ndipo uyonso amene analandira talente imodzi, anadza, nati, Mbuye, ndinakudziwani inu kuti ndinu munthu wouma mtima, wakututa kumene simunafese, ndi wakusonkhanitsa kumene simunawaze; ndinaopa ine, ndinapita, ndinabisa pansi talente yanu: onani, siyi talente yanuyo. Koma mbuye wake anayankha, nati kwa iye, Kapolo iwe woipa ndi waulesi, unadziwa kuti ndimatuta kumene sindinafese, ndi kusonkhanitsa kumene sindinawaze; chifukwa chake ukadapereka ndalama zanga kwa okongola ndalama, ndipo ine pobwera ndikadatenga zanga ndi phindu lake. Chifukwa chake chotsani kwa iye ndalamayo, muipatse kwa amene ali nazo ndalama khumi. Pakuti kwa yense amene ali nazo, kudzapatsidwa, ndipo iye adzakhala nazo zochuluka: koma kwa iye amene alibe, kudzachotsedwa, chingakhale chimene anali nacho. Pakuti opusawo, m'mene anatenga nyali zao, sanadzitengerenso mafuta; Ndipo ponyani kapoloyo wopanda pake kumdima wakunja; kumene kudzakhala kulira ndi kukukuta mano.
Nanga tsono achuma inu, lirani ndi kuchema chifukwa cha masautso anu akudza pa inu. Tengani, abale, chitsanzo cha kumva zowawa ndi kuleza mtima, aneneri amene analankhula m'dzina la Ambuye. Taonani tiwayesera odala opirirawo; mudamva za chipiriro cha Yobu, ndipo mwaona chitsiriziro cha Ambuye, kuti Ambuye ali wodzala chikondi, ndi wachifundo. Koma makamaka, abale anga, musalumbire, kungakhale kutchula kumwamba kapena dziko, kapena lumbiro lina lililonse; koma inde wanu akhale inde, ndi iai wanu akhale iai; kuti mungagwe m'chiweruziro. Kodi wina wa inu akumva zowawa? Apemphere. Kodi wina asekera? Aimbire. Pali wina kodi adwala mwa inu? Adziitanire akulu a Mpingo, ndipo apemphere pa iye, atamdzoza ndi mafuta m'dzina la Ambuye: ndipo pemphero la chikhulupiriro lidzapulumutsa wodwalayo, ndipo Ambuye adzamuukitsa; ndipo ngati adachita machimo adzakhululukidwa kwa iye. Chifukwa chake muvomerezane wina ndi mnzake machimo anu, ndipo mupempherere wina kwa mnzake kuti muchiritsidwe. Pemphero la munthu wolungama likhoza kwakukulu m'machitidwe ake. Eliya anali munthu wakumva zomwezi tizimva ife, ndipo anapemphera chipempherere kuti isavumbe mvula; ndipo siinagwe mvula padziko zaka zitatu kudza miyezi isanu ndi umodzi. Ndipo anapempheranso; ndipo m'mwamba munatsika mvula, ndi dziko lidabala zipatso zake. Abale anga, ngati wina wa inu asochera posiyana ndi choonadi, ndipo ambweza iye mnzake; Chuma chanu chaola ndi zovala zanu zajiwa ndi njenjete. azindikire, kuti iye amene abweza wochimwa kunjira yake yosochera adzapulumutsa munthu kwa imfa, ndipo adzavundikira machimo aunyinji. Golide wanu ndi siliva wanu zachita dzimbiri, ndipo dzimbiri lake lidzachita mboni zoneneza inu, ndipo zidzadya nyama yanu ngati moto. Mwadzikundikira chuma masiku otsiriza.
Wetani gulu la Mulungu lili mwa inu, ndi kuliyang'anira, osati mokakamiza, koma mwaufulu, kwa Mulungu; osatsata phindu lonyansa, koma mwachangu;
Chuma cholandiridwa mokangaza chidzachepa; koma wokundika ndi dzanja adzaona zochuluka.
Koma Mulungu wanga adzakwaniritsa chosowa chanu chilichonse monga mwa chuma chake mu ulemerero mwa Khristu Yesu.
Chifukwa chake ndinena kwa inu, Musadere nkhawa moyo wanu, chimene mudzadya ndi chimene mudzamwa; kapena thupi lanu, chimene mudzavala. Kodi moyo suli woposa chakudya, ndi thupi loposa chovala?
Yense achite monga anatsimikiza mtima, si mwa chisoni kapena mokakamiza, pakuti Mulungu akonda wopereka mokondwerera.
Pakutinso pamene tinali nanu tidakulamulirani ichi, Ngati munthu safuna kugwira ntchito, asadyenso.
Patsani, ndipo kudzapatsidwa kwa inu; muyeso wabwino, wotsendereka, wokuchumuka, wosefukira, anthu adzakupatsani m'manja mwanu. Pakuti kudzayesedwa kwa inu ndi muyeso womwewo muyesa nao inu.
Chiritsani akudwala, ukitsani akufa, konzani akhate, tulutsani ziwanda: munalandira kwaulere, patsani kwaulere.
wosati woledzera, kapena womenyana ndeu; komatu wofatsa, wopanda ndeu, wosakhumba chuma;
Koma Ambuye anati kwa iye, Tsopano inu Afarisi muyeretsa kunja kwake kwa chikho ndi mbale, koma m'kati mwanu mudzala zolanda ndi zoipa. Ndipo mutikhululukire ife machimo athu; pakuti ifenso tikhululukira munthu yense wa mangawa athu. Ndipo musatitengere ife kokatiyesa. Opusa inu, kodi Iye wopanga kunja kwake sanapangenso m'kati mwake? Koma patsani mphatso yachifundo za m'katimo; ndipo onani, zonse zili zoyera kwa inu.
Koma muyambe mwafuna Ufumu wake ndi chilungamo chake, ndipo zonse zimenezo zidzaonjezedwa kwa inu.
monga akumva chisoni, koma akukondwera nthawi zonse; monga aumphawi, koma akulemeretsa ambiri; monga okhala opanda kanthu, ndipo akhala nazo zinthu zonse.
Ndipo Iye ananena nao fanizo, kuti, Munda wake wa munthu mwini chuma unapatsa bwino. Ndipo anaganizaganiza mwa yekha nanena, Ndidzatani ine, popeza ndilibe mosungiramo zipatso zanga? Ndipo anati Ndidzatere: ndidzapasula nkhokwe zanga, ndi kumanganso zazikulu, ndipo ndidzasungiramo dzinthu zanga zonse, ndi chuma changa. Ndipo ndidzati kwa moyo wanga, Moyo iwe, uli nacho chuma chambiri chosungika kufikira zaka zambiri; tapumulatu, nudye, numwe, nukondwere. Koma kulibe kanthu kovundikiridwa kamene sikadzaululidwa; ndi kobisika kamene sikadzadziwika. Koma Mulungu anati kwa iye, Wopusa iwe, usiku womwe uno udzafunidwa moyo wako; ndipo zinthu zimene unazikonza zidzakhala za yani?
Pakuti sitinayende nao mau osyasyalika nthawi iliyonse monga mudziwa, kapena kupsinjika msiriro, mboni ndi Mulungu;
Tiyendeyende koyenera, monga usana; si m'madyerero ndi kuledzera ai, si m'chigololo ndi chonyansa ai, si mu ndeu ndi nkhwidzi ai.
asapitirireko munthu, nanyenge mbale wake m'menemo, chifukwa Ambuye ndiye wobwezera wa izi zonse, monganso tinakuuziranitu, ndipo tinachitapo umboni.
M'chikondano cha anzanu wina ndi mnzake mukondane ndi chikondi chenicheni; mutsogolerane ndi kuchitira wina mnzake ulemu;
Alipo wogawira, nangolemerabe; aliponso womana chomwe ayenera kupatsa nangosauka. Mtima wa mataya udzalemera; wothirira madzi nayenso adzathiriridwa.
Monga anatuluka m'mimba ya amake, adzabweranso kupita wamaliseche, monga anadza osatenga kanthu pa ntchito zake, kakunyamula m'dzanja lake.
Popeza sanadziwe kupumula m'kati mwake, sadzalanditsa kanthu ka zofunika zake. Sikunatsalira kanthu kosadya iye, chifukwa chake zokoma zake sizidzakhalitsa.
Koma musaiwale kuchitira chokoma ndi kugawira ena; pakuti nsembe zotere Mulungu akondwera nazo.
Sindinasirira siliva, kapena golide, kapena chovala cha munthu aliyense. Mudziwa inu nokha kuti manja anga awa anatumikira zosowa zanga, ndi za iwo akukhala ndi ine. M'zinthu zonse ndinakupatsani chitsanzo, chakuti pogwiritsa ntchito, kotero muyenera kuthandiza ofooka ndi kukumbuka mau a Ambuye Yesu, kuti anati yekha, Kupatsa kutidalitsa koposa kulandira.
Iwo akutama kulemera kwao; nadzitamandira pa kuchuluka kwa chuma chao; kuombola mbale sangadzamuombole, kapena kumperekera dipo kwa Mulungu.
musachite kanthu monga mwa chotetana, kapena monga mwa ulemerero wopanda pake, komatu ndi kudzichepetsa mtima, yense ayese anzake omposa iye mwini; pakuti chifukwa cha ntchito ya Khristu anafikira pafupi imfa, wosasamalira moyo wake, kuti akakwaniritse chiperewero cha utumiki wanu wa kwa ine. munthu yense asapenyerere zake za iye yekha, koma yense apenyererenso za mnzake.
Koma iye amene ali nacho chuma cha dziko lapansi, naona mbale wake ali wosowa ndi kutsekereza chifundo chake pommana iye, nanga chikondi cha Mulungu chikhala mwa iye bwanji?
Nanena iwo, Cha Kaisara. Pomwepo Iye anati kwa iwo, Chifukwa chake patsani kwa Kaisara zake za Kaisara, ndi kwa Mulungu zake za Mulungu.
Pakuti adakuitanani inu, abale, mukhale mfulu; chokhacho musachite nao ufulu wanu chothandizira thupi, komatu mwachikondi chitiranani ukapolo.
Ndipo dziko lapansi lipita, ndi chilakolako chake; koma iye amene achita chifuniro cha Mulungu akhala kunthawi yonse.
Chifukwa chake zinthu zilizonse mukafuna kuti anthu achitire inu, inunso muwachitire iwo zotero; pakuti icho ndicho chilamulo ndi aneneri.
Koma m'mene Yesu anamva, anati kwa iye, Usowa chinthu chimodzi: gulitsa zilizonse uli nazo, nugawire osauka; ndipo udzakhala nacho chuma chenicheni mu Mwamba; ndipo ukadze kuno, unditsate Ine.
Akazi achigololo inu, kodi simudziwa kuti ubwenzi wa dziko lapansi uli udani ndi Mulungu? Potero, iye amene afuna kukhala bwenzi la dziko lapansi adziika mdani wa Mulungu.
Musakhulupirire kusautsa, ndipo musatama chifwamba; chikachuluka chuma musakhazikepo mitima yanu.
Musanyengedwe; mayanjano oipa aipsa makhalidwe okoma. Ukani molungama, ndipo musachimwe; pakuti ena alibe chidziwitso cha Mulungu. Ndilankhula kunyaza inu.
Pakuti iwo amene ali monga mwa thupi asamalira zinthu za thupi; koma iwo amene ali monga mwa mzimu, asamalira zinthu za mzimu: pakuti chisamaliro cha thupi chili imfa; koma chisamaliro cha mzimu chili moyo ndi mtendere.
pakuti Mulungu sali wosalungama kuti adzaiwala ntchito yanu, ndi chikondicho mudachionetsera kudzina lake, umo mudatumikira oyera mtima ndi kuwatumikirabe.
pakuti chisamaliro cha thupi chili imfa; koma chisamaliro cha mzimu chili moyo ndi mtendere.
Tsoka kwa iwo amene aphatikiza nyumba ndi nyumba, amene alumikiza munda ndi munda, kufikira padzapanda malo, ndipo inu mudzasiyidwa nokha pakati padziko!
Ndipo iye amene afesedwa kuminga, uyu ndiye wakumva mau; ndipo kulabadira kwa dziko lapansi, ndi chinyengo cha chuma chitsamwitsa mau, ndipo akhala wopanda chipatso.
Koma zindikira ichi, kuti masiku otsiriza zidzafika nthawi zowawitsa. Koma iwe watsatatsata chiphunzitso changa, mayendedwe, chitsimikizo mtima, chikhulupiriro, kuleza mtima, chikondi, chipiriro, mazunzo, kumva zowawa; zotere zonga anandichitira mu Antiokeya, mu Ikonio, mu Listara, mazunzo otere onga ndawamva; ndipo m'zonsezi Ambuye anandilanditsa. Ndipo onse akufuna kukhala opembedza m'moyo mwa Khristu Yesu, adzamva mazunzo. Koma anthu oipa ndi onyenga, adzaipa chiipire, kusokeretsa ndi kusokeretsedwa. Koma ukhalebe iwe mu izi zimene waziphunzira, nutsimikizika mtima nazo, podziwa amene adakuphunzitsa; ndi kuti kuyambira ukhanda wako wadziwa malembo opatulika, okhoza kukupatsa nzeru kufikira chipulumutso, mwa chikhulupiriro cha mwa Khristu Yesu. Lemba lililonse adaliuzira Mulungu, ndipo lipindulitsa pa chiphunzitso, chitsutsano, chikonzero, chilangizo cha m'chilungamo: kuti munthu wa Mulungu akhale woyenera, wokonzeka kuchita ntchito iliyonse yabwino. Pakuti anthu adzakhala odzikonda okha, okonda ndalama, odzitamandira, odzikuza, amwano, osamvera akuwabala, osayamika,
Wakubayo asabenso; koma makamaka agwiritse ntchito, nagwire ntchito yokoma ndi manja ake, kuti akhale nacho chakuchereza wosowa.