Mayeso amene inu mwakumana nawo, sasiyana ndi mayeso amene anthu ena onse adakumana nawo. Mulungu ndi wokhulupirika, sangalole kuti muyesedwe kopitirira mphamvu zanu. Koma pamene mudzayesedwa, Iye yemwe adzakukonzerani njira yopulumukira, pakukupatsani mphamvu kuti mupirire.
Musade nkhaŵa ndi kanthu kalikonse, koma m'mapemphero anu onse muzipempha Mulungu zimene zikusoŵani, ndipo nthaŵi zonse muzipemphe ndi mtima woyamika. Pamenepo mtendere wochokera kwa Mulungu, umene uli wopitirira nzeru zonse za anthu, udzasunga bwino mitima yanu ndi maganizo anu mwa Khristu Yesu.
Chauta ndiye thanthwe langa, linga langa ndi mpulumutsi wanga. Ndiye Mulungu wanga, ndi thanthwe langa limene ndimathaŵirako. Ndiye chishango changa, ndiye mtetezi wanga ndi mpulumutsi wanga, ndiye linga langa.
Paja Mzimu amene Mulungu adatipatsa, si Mzimu wotipatsa mtima wa mantha ai, koma Mzimu wotipatsa mphamvu, chikondi ndi kudzigwira.
Iye yekhayo ndiye thanthwe langa ndi chipulumutso changa, ndiye linga langa ndipo sindidzagwedezeka.
Koma si pokhapo ai, timakondweranso m'masautso athu. Pakuti tikudziŵa kuti masautso amaphunzitsa munthu kupirira, kupirira kumabweretsa makhalidwe ovomerezedwa ndi Mulungu, ndipo makhalidwe ovomerezedwawo amabweretsa chiyembekezo.
Abale anga, muzikondwa ndithu mukamayesedwa ndi mavuto amitundumitundu. Paja munthu wokwiya safikapo pa chilungamo chimene amafuna Mulungu. Nchifukwa chake siyani chizoloŵezi chilichonse chonyansa, ndiponso kuipamtima kulikonse. Muŵalandire mofatsa mau amene Mulungu adabzala m'mitima mwanu, pakuti ndiwo angathe kukupulumutsani. Musamadzinyenga pakungomva chabe mau a Mulungu, koma muzichita zimene mauwo anena. Paja munthu amene amangomva chabe mau, osachita zimene wamvazo, ali ngati munthu woyang'anira nkhope yake yachibadwa m'galasi. Tsono amati akadzipenya, amachokapo, posachedwa nkuiŵalako m'mene akuwonekera. Malamulo a Mulungu ndi angwiro ndiponso opatsa anthu ufulu. Munthu amene amalandira Malamulowo nkumaŵatsata mosamala, amene samangomva mau nkuŵaiŵala, koma amaŵagwiritsa ntchito, ameneyo Mulungu adzamdalitsa pa zochita zake zonse. Ngati wina akudziyesa woika mtima pa zopembedza Mulungu, koma nkukhala wosasunga pakamwa, chipembedzo chakecho nchopanda pake, ndipo amangodzinyenga. Chipembedzo choona ndi changwiro pamaso pa Mulungu amene ali Atate, ndi ichi: kusamalira ana amasiye ndi akazi amasiye pa mavuto ao, ndiponso kudzisunga bwino, kuwopa kudetsedwa ndi zoipa za m'dziko lapansi. Paja mukudziŵa kuti mukamayesedwa m'chikhulupiriro chanu, mumasanduka olimbika. Koma kulimbika kumeneku kuzigwira ntchito yake kotheratu, kuti mukhale angwiro, opanda chilema ndi osapereŵera pa kanthu kalikonse.
Mulungu amene amatipatsa chikhulupiriro, adzaze mitima yanu ndi chimwemwe ndi mtendere pakumvera Iye, kuti chiyembekezo chanu chizikulirakulira ndi mphamvu za Mzimu Woyera.
Inu Chauta, mumapatsa mtendere weniweni kwa amene ali ndi mtima wokhazikika, chifukwa chokhulupirira Inu.
Mtima wanu usakangamire pa ndalama, ndipo zimene muli nazo, mukhutire nazo. Paja Mulungu adati, “Sindidzakusiyani kapena kukutayani konse.” Tiyeni tsono tilimbe mtima ndi kunena kuti, “Ambuye ndiwo Mthandizi wanga, sindidzachita mantha. Munthu angandichite chiyani?”
Khalani okondwa nthaŵi zonse. Muzipemphera kosalekeza. Muzithokoza Mulungu pa zonse. Paja zimene Mulungu amafuna kuti muzichita mwa Khristu Yesu nzimenezi.
Tikuwona masautso a mtundu uliwonse, koma osapsinjidwa. Tikuthedwa nzeru, koma osataya mtima. Adani akutizunza, koma sitisoŵa wotithandiza. Akutigwetsa pansi, koma sitikugonja.
“Ndikukusiyirani mtendere. Ndikukupatsani mtendere wanga. Sindikukupatsani mtenderewo monga m'mene dziko lino lapansi limapatsira ai. Mtima wanu usavutike kapena kuda nkhaŵa.
Chauta ndiye muuni wanga ndi chipulumutso changa. Ndidzaopa yani? Chauta ndiye linga la moyo wanga, nanga ndichitirenji mantha?
adzanena kwa Chauta kuti, “Inu ndinu kothaŵira kwanga ndi linga langa, ndinu Mulungu wanga amene ndimakukhulupirirani.”
Usachite mantha chifukwa Ine ndili nawe, usataye mtima, poti Ine ndine Mulungu wako. Ndidzakupatsa mphamvu, ndidzakuthandiza, ndidzakutchinjiriza ndi dzanja langa lamanja logonjetsa.
Ndakuuzani zimenezi kuti mukhale nawo mtendere pakukhulupirira Ine. M'dziko lapansi mudzaona masautso, koma limbikani, Ine ndagonjetsa mphamvu zoipa za dziko lapansi.”
Mulungu ndiye kothaŵira kwathu, ndiye mphamvu zathu. Ali wokonzekeratu kutithandiza pa nthaŵi yamavuto.
Ngakhale ndiyende m'chigwa chamdima wabii, sindidzaopa choipa chilichonse, pakuti Inu Ambuye mumakhala nane. Chibonga chanu ndi ndodo yanu zimanditeteza.
Ndipo tikudziŵa kuti Mulungu amayendetsa zinthu mwa njira yoti zonse ziŵakomere anthu omukonda ndipo apindulepo. Anthuwo ndi amene Iye amaŵaitana monga momwe Iye adazikonzera.
Paja ndidakulamula kuti ukhale wamphamvu. Usamaopa kapena kutaya mtima, poti Ine, Chauta, Mulungu wako, ndidzakhala nawe kulikonse kumene udzapite.”
Pamene anthu ake akulira kuti aŵathandize, Chauta amamva naŵapulumutsa m'mavuto ao onse.
Koma amene amakhulupirira Chauta adzalandira mphamvu zatsopano, adzauluka ngati ziwombankhanga. Adzathamanga koma osatopa, adzayenda koma osalefuka konse.
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.
koma Iwo adandiwuza kuti, “Chithandizo changa nchokukwanira. Mphamvu zanga zimaoneka kwenikweni mwa munthu wofooka.” Nchifukwa chake makamaka ndidzanyadira kufooka kwanga, kuti mphamvu za Khristu zikhale mwa ine.
Tsono musataye kulimba mtima kwanu, pakuti kumabweretsa mphotho yaikulu. Pafunikadi kupirira, kuti muchite zimene Mulungu akufuna, kuti motero mukalandire zimene adalonjeza.
Tula kwa Chauta nkhaŵa zako, ndipo Iye adzakuchirikiza. Sadzalola konse kuti wolungama wake agwedezeke.
Muzikhala okondwa chifukwa cha chiyembekezo chanu. Muzipirira pakati pa masautso, ndipo muzipemphera nthaŵi zonse.
Pamene ukuwoloka nyanja, ndidzakhala nawe, pamene ukuwoloka mitsinje, siidzakukokolola. Pamene ukudutsa pa moto sudzapsa, malaŵi ake sadzakutentha.
Koma ine ndidzadalira Chauta. Ndidzaika mtima pa Mulungu Mpulumutsi wanga. Mulungu wanga adzandimva.
Yesu adaŵayankha kuti, “Chifukwa chake nchakuti chikhulupiriro chanu nchochepa. Ndithu ndikunenetsa kuti mutakhala ndi chikhulupiriro ngakhale chochepa ngati kambeu ka mpiru, mudzauza phiri ili kuti, ‘Choka apa, pita uko,’ ilo nkuchokadi. Mwakuti palibe kanthu kamene kadzakukanikeni.” [
“Koma ndi wodala munthu wokhulupirira Chauta, amene amagonera pa Chautayo. Adzakhala ngati mtengo wobzalidwa m'mphepete mwa mtsinje, umene umatambalitsa mizu yake m'mbali mwa madzi. Suwopa kukamatentha, chifukwa masamba ake safota. Pa chaka chachilala sukuda nkhaŵa, ndipo suleka kubala zipatso.”
Munthu woopa Chauta ali ndi chikhulupiriro cholimba, ndipo ana ake adzakhala napo pothaŵira.
Tsono ndidzakutsogolerani nthaŵi zonse, ndi kukupatsani zabwino. Matupi anu ndidzaŵalimbitsa. Mudzakhala ngati dimba la madzi ambiri, ngati kasupe wa madzi amene saaphwa.
Chifukwa aliyense amene ali mwana wa Mulungu, amagonjetsa dziko lapansi. Chimene timagonjetsera dziko lapansilo ndi chikhulupiriro chathu.
“Khalani chete, ndipo mudziŵe kuti ndine Mulungu. Mitundu ya anthu imanditamanda, a m'dziko lapansi amandiyamika.”
Tikati kukhulupirira, ndiye kuti kusakayika konse pa zinthu zimene tikuziyembekeza, ndiponso kutsimikiza kuti zinthu zimene sitikuziwona zilipo ndithu.
Koma Ambuye ngokhulupirika, ndipo adzakulimbitsani mtima ndi kukutchinjirizani kwa Woipa uja.
Motero musadere nkhaŵa zamaŵa. Zamaŵa nzamaŵa. Tsiku lililonse lili ndi zovuta zake zokwanira.
Nthaŵi zonse ndimalingalira za Chauta. Popeza kuti ali ku dzanja langa lamanja, palibe amene angandiopse konse.
Mulungu wanga ali ndi chuma chochuluka, ndipo mwa Khristu Yesu adzakupatsani zonse zimene mukusoŵa.
Pa tsiku lamavuto adzandibisa ndi kunditchinjiriza. Adzandisunga m'kati mwa Nyumba yake, adzanditeteza pa thanthwe lalitali.
Sikudzafunika kuti mumenyane nawo pa nkhondo imeneyi. Inu mukhale m'malo mwanu, mungoima, ndipo muwonerere Chauta akukumenyerani nkhondo, inu anthu a ku Yuda ndi inu anthu a mu Yerusalemu.’ Musaope ndipo musataye mtima, mutuluke maŵa mukalimbane nawo, Chauta adzakhala nanu.”
Anthu amene amakhulupirira Chauta ndi olimba ngati phiri la Ziyoni, limene silingathe kugwedezeka, koma ndi lokhala mpaka muyaya.
Monga momwe mapiri amazingira Yerusalemu, momwemonso Chauta akuzinga anthu ake kuyambira tsopano mpaka muyaya.
Apo Chauta adafunsa kuti, “Kodi mkazi angathe kuiŵala mwana wake wapabere, osamumvera chifundo mwana wobala iye yemwe? Ndipotu angakhale aiŵale mwana wake, Ine ai, sindidzakuiŵalani konse. Iwe Yerusalemu, ndidadinda chithunzi chako pa zikhatho zanga, zipupa zako ndimakhala ndikuziwona nthaŵi zonse.
Masautso athu ndi opepuka, a nthaŵi yochepa, komabe akutitengera ulemerero umene uli waukulu kopambana, ndiponso wamuyaya.
Ndani mwa inu ndi maganizo ankhaŵa angathe kuwonjezera ngakhale tsiku limodzi pa moyo wake? Tsono ngati simungathe kuchita ngakhale kanthu kakang'ono kotere, bwanji mukudera nkhaŵa zinazo?
Fufuzeni, Inu Mulungu, kuti mudziŵe mtima wanga. Yeseni kuti mudziŵe maganizo anga. Muwone ngati ndimatsata njira yoipa iliyonse, ndipo munditsogolere m'njira yanu yamuyaya.
Tsono Nehemiya adapitiriza nati, “Kazipitani, mukachite phwando ku nyumba, kenaka muŵapatseko anzanu amene sadakonze kanthu. Pakuti lero ndi tsiku loyera kwa Chauta, Mulungu wathu. Tsono musakhale ndi chisoni, popeza kuti chimwemwe chimene Chauta amakupatsani, chimakulimbikitsani.”
Pakuti amene amandikangamira Ine Mulungu mwachikondi, ndidzampulumutsa. Ndidzamteteza popeza kuti amadziŵa dzina langa. Akadzandiitana, ndidzamuyankha, ndidzakhala naye pa nthaŵi yamavuto. Ndidzamlanditsa ndi kumlemekeza.
Chauta ndiye mphamvu zanga, ndiye amene ndimamuimbira, ndiye chipulumutso changa. Iye ndiye Mulungu wanga, ndipo ndidzamtamanda. Ndiye Mulungu wa atate anga, ndipo ndidzamuyamika kwakukulu.
Komabe Mulungu amadziŵa m'mene ndimayendera, akandiyesa adzapeza kuti ndine wangwiro ngati golide.
Davide adavutika koopsa, pakuti anthu ankakamba zoti amponye miyala, chifukwa cha chisoni chao pokumbukira ana ao aamuna ndi aakazi. Koma Davide adapeza mphamvu mwa Chauta, Mulungu wake.
Koma kunyoza kwao sindikuvutika nako, chifukwa Ambuye Chauta amandithandiza. Nchifukwa chake ndalimbitsa mtima wanga ngati mwala. Ndikudziŵa kuti sadzandichititsa manyazi.
Yesu adaŵayang'ana nati, “Kwa anthu zimenezi nzosatheka, koma zonse nzotheka ndi Mulungu.”
Monga bambo amachitira chifundo ana ake, ndi momwenso Chauta amaŵachitira chifundo omulemekeza. Amadziŵa m'mene adatipangira, amakumbukira kuti ife ndife fumbi.
Tiyeni tsono, tiyandikire mopanda mantha ku mpando wachifumu wa Mulungu wokoma mtima. Kumeneko tidzalandira chifundo, ndipo mwa kukoma mtima kwa Mulungu tidzapeza thandizo pa nthaŵi yake yeniyeni.
Mapiri angathe kusuntha, magomo angathe kugwedezeka, koma chikondi changa chosasinthika pa iwe sichidzatha. Lonjezo langa losunga mtendere mpaka muyaya silidzatha,” akuterotu Chauta amene amakumvera chifundo.
Inu okondedwa, musazizwe ndi chimoto cha masautso chimene chakugwerani kuti muyesedwe nacho. Musaganize kuti zimene zakuwonekeranizo nzachilendo. Koma kondwerani popeza kuti mulikumva zoŵaŵa pamodzi ndi Khristu, kuti podzaoneka ulemerero wake, mudzasangalale kwakukulu.
Tsono khulupirira Chauta. Khala wamphamvu, ndipo ulimbe mtima. Ndithu, khulupirira Chauta.
Nanga tsono tinganenenso chiyani pa zonsezi? Ngati Mulungu ali pa mbali yathu, angatsutsane nafe ndani?
Chikondi chosasinthika cha Chauta sichitha, chifundo chakenso nchosatha. M'maŵa mulimonse zachifundozo zimaoneka zatsopano, chifukwa Chauta ndi wokhulupirika kwambiri.
Popeza kuti ponse pozungulira pali mboni zambirimbiri chotere, tiyeni tichotse kalikonse kotichedwetsa, makamaka tchimo limene limatikangamira, ndipo tithamange ndi khama mpikisano umene tayambawu. Azibambo athu apansipanowo ankatilanga pa kanthaŵi kochepa kokha, akazindikira kuti nkofunika. Koma Mulungu amatilanga kuti tipindulepo, ndipo tilandireko kuyera mtima kwake. Pamene munthu akulandira chilango, kwa iye chilangocho chimaoneka ngati chinthu chomvetsa chisoni, ndi chosakondweretsa. Koma anthu amene adaleredwa mwa njira imeneyi, pambuyo pake amapata mtendere umene uli chipatso cha moyo wolungama. Limbitsani tsono manja anu ofooka ndiponso maondo anu agooka. Muziyenda m'njira zoongoka, kuti miyendo yopunduka isagweduke, koma ichiritsidwe. Yesetsani kukhala ndi mtendere ndi anthu onse, ndi kukhala oyera mtima, pakuti palibe ndi mmodzi yemwe amene adzaona Ambuye popanda kuyera mtimako. Chenjerani kuti wina aliyense asabwerere m'mbuyo nkutaya madalitso a Mulungu. Chenjerani kuti wina aliyense asakhale ngati muzu woŵaŵa, umene umaphuka nkuvuta ena ambiri ndi ululu wake. Chenjerani kuti wina aliyense asakhale wadama, kapena wonyoza zauzimu, monga Esau, amene adaagulitsa ukulu wake ndi chakudya cha kamodzi kokha. Paja mukudziŵa kuti, pambuyo pake adaafuna kulandira madalitso a atate ake, koma zidakanika, chifukwa sadathenso kusintha maganizo, ngakhale adaalakalaka kutero molira mizozi. Inu simudachite monga Aisraele aja, amene adaafika ku chinthu chimene adaatha kuchikhudza, ndiye kuti ku Phiri la Sinai, lija linali loyaka moto, lamdima wa bii, la mphepo yamkuntho; limene panali kulira kwa lipenga, ndiponso kumveka kwa mau. Anthu atamva mauwo, adaapempha kuti asaŵamvenso konse, Maso athu azipenyetsetsa Yesu amene ali woyambitsa chikhulupiriro chathu, ndiponso wochifikitsa pake penipeni. Chifukwa cha chimwemwe chimene chinkamudikira, Iyeyo adapirira zoŵaŵa zapamtanda. Adaŵanyoza manyazi a imfa yotere, ndipo tsopano akukhala ku dzanja lamanja la mpando wachifumu wa Mulungu.
Mkwiyo wake ndi wa kanthaŵi chabe, koma kukoma mtima kwake nkwa moyo wonse. Misozi ingachezere kugwa usiku, m'maŵa kumabwera chimwemwe chokhachokha.
“Zoonadi, Mulungu ndiye Mpulumutsi wanga, ndidzamkhulupirira Iye, ndipo sindidzaopa. Pakuti Chauta ndiye mphamvu zondilimbitsa, ndiye amene ndimamuimbira, ndiye Mpulumutsi wanga.”
Zimenezi zikukondweretseni, ngakhale tsopano mumve zoŵaŵa poyesedwa mosiyanasiyana pa kanthaŵi. Monga golide, ngakhale ndi wotha kuwonongeka, amayesedwa ndi moto, momwemonso chikhulupiriro chanu, chimene nchoposa golide kutali, chimayesedwa, kuti chitsimikizike kuti nchenicheni. Apo ndiye mudzalandire chiyamiko, ulemerero ndi ulemu pamene Yesu Khristu adzaoneka.
Koma inu, ana anga, ndinu ake a Mulungu, ndipo mwaŵapambana aneneri onamawo. Pakuti Iye amene ali mwa inu, ndi wopambana iye uja amene ali mwa anthu odalira zapansipano.
Ndimakweza maso anga ku mapiri. Kodi chithandizo changa chimachokera kuti? Chithandizo changa nchochokera kwa Chauta, amene adalenga kumwamba ndi dziko lapansi.
Zoona, Ine ndiye amene ndimadziŵa zimene ndidakukonzerani, zakuti mudzakhala pabwino osati poipa, kuti mukhale ndi chiyembekezo chenicheni pa zakutsogolo.
Wina mwa inu akasoŵa nzeru, apemphe kwa Mulungu, ndipo adzalandira, pakuti Mulungu amapereka kwa onse mwaufulu ndi mosatonzera.
Ine ndikutsimikiza kuti masautso amene tikuŵamva tsopano salingana mpang'ono pomwe ndi ulemerero umene Mulungu adakonza kuti adzatiwonetse m'tsogolo muno.
Khalani amphamvu ndiponso mulimbe mtima. Musaŵaope anthu ameneŵa, musachite nawo mantha, chifukwa Chauta, Mulungu wanu, adzakhala nanu. Sadzalola kuti mulephere, ndipo sadzakusiyani.
Anthu a Mulungu amaona masautso ambiri. Komabe Chauta amawapulumutsa m'mavuto awo onse.
Khalani maso, khalani okhazikika m'chikhulupiriro chanu, chitani chamuna, khalani amphamvu.
Sindikayika konse kuti Mulungu, amene adayamba kuchita ntchito yabwinoyi mwa inu, adzaipitiriza mpaka itatsirizika pa Tsiku la Kubweranso kwa Khristu Yesu.
Ine, Chauta Mulungu wako, ndikukugwira dzanja, ndine amene ndikukuuza kuti, “Usachite mantha, ndidzakuthandiza.”
Chauta akuti, “Ndidzakudziŵitsa ndi kukuphunzitsa njira imene uyenera kuyendamo. Ndidzakulangiza ndi kukuyang'anira.
Tiyamike Mulungu, Atate a Ambuye athu Yesu Khristu. Ndiwo Atate a chifundo ndi otilimbitsa mtima kwathunthu. Mulungu amatilimbitsa mtima m'masautso athu onse, kuti monga momwe Iye amalimbitsira ife mtima, nafenso tithe kuŵalimbitsa mtima anzathu amene ali pakati pa masautso amitundumitundu.
Abale, sindikuganiza konse kuti ndazipata kale. Koma pali chimodzi chokha chimene ndimachita: ndimaiŵala zakumbuyo, ndi kuyesetsa kufikira ku zakutsogolo. Ndikuthamangira ku mapeto a mpikisano wa liŵirowu, kuti ndikalandire mphotho Kumwamba, imene Mulungu akutiitanira kudzera mwa Khristu Yesu.