Mulungu waika mphatso yapadera mwa iwe kuti ugwire ntchito inayake. Akufuna kuti uikulitse mphatsoyo molimba mtima, podziwa kuti uli ndi mzimu wake mkati mwako ndipo uli ndi mphamvu zokwaniritsa chilichonse chimene wakuikira. Choyamba, uzikhudzidwa wekha. Ukakhala ndi chikhulupiriro chotere, palibe chokulepheretsa ndipo sungaleke mpaka utakwaniritsa zomwe ukulota.
Chachiwiri, uzimenyane ndi mantha ako, chifukwa mantha, ngati sungawagonjetse, angakulepheretse kuchita chifuniro cha Mulungu. Mdani nthawi zonse amafuna kuti ubise kumbuyo kwa kukayikira kwako, zofooka zako, ndi kusadzidalira kwako. Cholinga chake ndi kukuphimba maso kuti usawone zabwino zonse zimene Mulungu akunena za iwe, ndipo umangoyang'ana pa zoipa zokha, mpaka kufika poletsa maloto ako, mapulojekiti ako, ndi malingaliro ako.
Yesu anaika luso lake mwa iwe ndipo chomwe akufuna kwambiri ndi chakuti usabise mphatso zako. Maluso amene uli nawo unawapatsidwa kuti udzadalitse anthu ambiri, osati kuti udzisungire wekha, koma kuti ukhudze miyoyo yawo. Gwiritsa ntchito maluso ako potumikira Mulungu ndipo ukhale chida chamtengo wapatali m'manja mwake.
monga yense walandira mphatso, mutumikirane nayo, ngati adindo okoma a chisomo cha mitundumitundu cha Mulungu;
Mphatso iliyonse yabwino, ndi chininkho chilichonse changwiro zichokera Kumwamba, zotsika kwa Atate wa mauniko, amene alibe chisanduliko, kapena mthunzi wa chitembenukiro.
Ndipo pokhala ife ndi mphatso zosiyana, monga mwa chisomo chipatsidwa kwa ife, kapena mphatso yakunenera, tinenere monga mwa muyeso wa chikhulupiriro; kapena yakutumikira, tidzipereke ku utumiki uwu; kapena iye wakuphunzitsa, kukuphunzitsako; kapena iye wakudandaulira, kukudandaulirako; wakugawira achite ndi mtima woona; iye wakuweruza, aweruze ndi changu; iye wakuchita chifundo, achite ndi kukondwa mtima.
Usanyalapse mphatsoyo ili mwa iwe, yopatsidwa kwa iwe mwa chinenero, pamodzi ndi kuika kwa manja a akulu.
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.
Ndipo pali mphatso zosiyana, koma Mzimu yemweyo. Ndipo pali mautumiki osiyana, koma Ambuye yemweyo. Ndipo pali machitidwe osiyana, koma Mulungu yemweyo, wakuchita zinthu zonse mwa onse. Koma kwa yense kwapatsidwa maonekedwe a Mzimu kuti apindule nao.
Sikunena kuti nditsata choperekacho, komatu nditsata chipatso chakuchulukira ku chiwerengero chanu.
Inu ndinu kuunika kwa dziko lapansi. Mzinda wokhazikika pamwamba paphiri sungathe kubisika. Kapena sayatsa nyali, ndi kuivundikira m'mbiya, koma aiika iyo pa choikapo chake; ndipo iunikira onse ali m'nyumbamo. Chomwecho muwalitse inu kuunika kwanu pamaso pa anthu, kuti pakuona ntchito zanu zabwino, alemekeze Atate wanu wa Kumwamba.
Pakuti kwa yense amene ali nazo, kudzapatsidwa, ndipo iye adzakhala nazo zochuluka: koma kwa iye amene alibe, kudzachotsedwa, chingakhale chimene anali nacho.
Koma anyamata amene anai, Mulungu anawapatsa chidziwitso ndi luntha la m'mabuku ali onse, ndi nzeru; koma Daniele anali nalo luntha la m'masomphenya ndi maloto onse.
monga yense walandira mphatso, mutumikirane nayo, ngati adindo okoma a chisomo cha mitundumitundu cha Mulungu; akalankhula wina, alankhule ngati manenedwe a Mulungu; wina akatumikira, achite ngati mu mphamvu imene Mulungu ampatsa, kuti m'zonse Mulungu alemekezedwe mwa Yesu Khristu, amene ali nao ulemerero ndi mphamvu kunthawi za nthawi. Amen.
Ndipo Iye anapatsa ena akhale atumwi; ndi ena aneneri; ndi ena alaliki; ndi ena abusa, ndi ena aphunzitsi; kuti akonzere oyera mtima kuntchito ya utumiki, kumangirira thupi la Khristu; kufikira ife tonse tikafikira ku umodzi wa chikhulupiriro, ndi wa chizindikiritso cha Mwana wa Mulungu, kwa munthu wangwiro, ku muyeso wa msinkhu wa chidzalo cha Khristu.
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.
Koma yense ayesere ntchito yake ya iye yekha, ndipo pamenepo adzakhala nako kudzitamandira chifukwa cha iye yekha, si chifukwa cha wina. Pakuti yense adzasenza katundu wake wa iye mwini.
Pakuti monga thupi lili limodzi, nilikhala nazo ziwalo zambiri; koma ziwalo zonse za thupilo, pokhala zambiri, zili thupi limodzi; momwemonso Khristu. Pakutinso mwa Mzimu mmodzi ife tonse tinabatizidwa kulowa m'thupi limodzi, ngakhale Ayuda, ngakhale Agriki, ngakhale akapolo, ngakhale mfulu; ndipo tonse tinamwetsedwa Mzimu mmodzi. Pakutinso thupi silikhala chiwalo chimodzi, koma zambiri.
Pakuti ndi chisomo chapatsidwa kwa ine, ndiuza munthu aliyense wa inu, kuti asadziyese koposa kumene ayenera kudziyesa; koma aganize modziletsa yekha, monga Mulungu anagawira kwa munthu aliyense muyeso wa chikhulupiriro.
Chifukwa chake ndikukumbutsa iwe ukoleze mphatso ya Mulungu, ili mwa iwe mwa kuika kwa manja anga.
Ndikuyamikani chifukwa kuti chipangidwe changa nchoopsa ndi chodabwitsa; ntchito zanu nzodabwitsa; moyo wanga uchidziwa ichi bwino ndithu.
Koma inu ndinu thupi la Khristu, ndi ziwalo, yense pa yekha. Ndipotu Mulungu anaika ena mu Mpingo, poyamba atumwi, achiwiri aneneri, achitatu aphunzitsi, pamenepo zozizwa, pomwepo mphatso za machiritso, mathandizo, maweruziro, malilime a mitundumitundu. Kodi ali onse atumwi? Ali aneneri onse kodi? Ali aphunzitsi onse? Ali onse ochita zozizwa? Chifukwa chake ndikuuzani inu, kuti palibe munthu wakulankhula mwa Mzimu wa Mulungu, anena, Yesu ngwotembereredwa; ndipo palibe wina akhoza kunena, Yesu ali Ambuye, koma mwa Mzimu Woyera. Ali nazo mphatso za machiritso onse kodi? Kodi onse alankhula ndi malilime? Kodi onse amasulira mau? Koma funitsitsani mphatso zoposa. Ndipo ndikuonetsani njira yokoma yoposatu.
Pakuti ife ndife chipango chake, olengedwa mwa Khristu Yesu, kuchita ntchito zabwino, zimene Mulungu anazipangiratu, kuti tikayende m'menemo.
Koma iye amene sanachidziwe, ndipo anazichita zoyenera mikwapulo, adzakwapulidwa pang'ono. Ndipo kwa munthu aliyense adampatsa zambiri, kwa iye adzafuna zambiri; ndipo amene anamuikizira zambiri, adzamuuza abwezere zoposa.
Pakuti akusiyanitsa iwe ndani? Ndipo uli nacho chiyani chosati wachilandira? Koma ngati wachilandira udzitamanda bwanji, monga ngati sunachilandire?
akalankhula wina, alankhule ngati manenedwe a Mulungu; wina akatumikira, achite ngati mu mphamvu imene Mulungu ampatsa, kuti m'zonse Mulungu alemekezedwe mwa Yesu Khristu, amene ali nao ulemerero ndi mphamvu kunthawi za nthawi. Amen.
chilichonse mukachichita, gwirani ntchito mochokera mumtima, monga kwa Ambuye, osati kwa anthu ai; podziwa kuti mudzalandira kwa Ambuye mphotho ya cholowa; mutumikira Ambuye Khristu mwaukapolo.
kapena iye wakudandaulira, kukudandaulirako; wakugawira achite ndi mtima woona; iye wakuweruza, aweruze ndi changu; iye wakuchita chifundo, achite ndi kukondwa mtima.
Kodi upenya munthu wofulumiza ntchito zake? Adzaima pamaso pa mafumu, osaima pamaso pa anthu achabe.
Ntchito zanu zichulukadi, Yehova! Munazichita zonse mwanzeru; dziko lapansi lidzala nacho chuma chanu. Nyanja siyo, yaikulu ndi yachitando, m'mwemo muli zokwawa zosawerengeka; zamoyo zazing'ono ndi zazikulu.
Chifukwa chake, abale anga okondedwa, khalani okhazikika, osasunthika, akuchuluka mu ntchito ya Ambuye, nthawi zonse, podziwa kuti kuchititsa kwanu sikuli chabe mwa Ambuye.
Koma chipatso cha Mzimu ndicho chikondi, chimwemwe, mtendere, kuleza mtima, chifundo, kukoma mtima, chikhulupiriro, chifatso, chiletso; pokana zimenezi palibe lamulo.
pokhulupirira pamenepo, kuti Iye amene anayamba mwa inu ntchito yabwino, adzaitsiriza kufikira tsiku la Yesu Khristu;
Ndipo tidziwa kuti amene akonda Mulungu zinthu zonse zithandizana kuwachitira ubwino, ndiwo amene aitanidwa monga mwa kutsimikiza kwa mtima wake.
akuyeseni inu opanda chilema m'chinthu chilichonse chabwino, kuti muchite chifuniro chake; ndi kuchita mwa ife chomkondweretsa pamaso pake, mwa Yesu Khristu; kwa Iyeyu ukhale ulemerero kunthawi za nthawi. Amen.
Mtima wanga usefukira nacho chinthu chokoma. Ndinena zopeka ine za mfumu, lilime langa ndilo peni yofulumiza kulemba.
Pemphani, ndipo chidzapatsidwa kwa inu; funani, ndipo mudzapeza; gogodani, ndipo chidzatsegulidwa kwa inu;
Kodi mlimi amalimabe kuti abzale? Kodi amachocholabe, ndi kuswa zibuma za nthaka? Atakonza thyathyathya pamwamba pake, kodi safesa ponse mawere, ndi kumwazamwaza chitowe, nafesa tirigu m'mizere ndi barele m'malo ake osankhika, ndi mchewere m'maliremo? Pakuti Mulungu wake amlangiza bwino namphunzitsa.
amene timlalikira ife, ndi kuchenjeza munthu aliyense ndi kuphunzitsa munthu aliyense mu nzeru zonse, kuti tionetsere munthu aliyense wamphumphu mwa Khristu; kuchita ichi ndidzivutitsa ndi kuyesetsa monga mwa machitidwe ake akuchita mwa ine ndi mphamvu.
Ndipo mwa ichi chomwe, pakutengeraponso changu chonse, muonjezerapo ukoma pa chikhulupiriro chanu, ndi paukoma chizindikiritso; ndi pachizindikiritso chodziletsa; ndi pachodziletsa chipiriro; ndi pachipiriro chipembedzo; ndi pachipembedzo chikondi cha pa abale; ndi pachikondi cha pa abale chikondi.
Ndipo mmodzi anampatsa ndalama za matalente zisanu, ndi wina ziwiri, ndi wina imodzi; kwa iwo onse monga nzeru zao; namuka iye.
Chifukwa chake, monga tili nayo nyengo, tichitire onse chokoma, koma makamaka iwo a pa banja la chikhulupiriro.
Pakuti Inu munalenga impso zanga; munandiumba ndisanabadwe ine. Ndikuyamikani chifukwa kuti chipangidwe changa nchoopsa ndi chodabwitsa; ntchito zanu nzodabwitsa; moyo wanga uchidziwa ichi bwino ndithu. Thupi langa silinabisikire Inu popangidwa ine mobisika, poombedwa ine monga m'munsi mwake mwa dziko lapansi. Ndisanaumbidwe ine maso anu anandipenya, ziwalo zanga zonse zinalembedwa m'buku mwanu, masiku akuti ziumbidwe, pakalibe chimodzi cha izo.
Koma inu ndinu mbadwa yosankhika, ansembe achifumu, mtundu woyera mtima, anthu a mwini wake, kotero kuti mukalalikire zoposazo za Iye amene anakuitanani mutuluke mumdima, mulowe kuunika kwake kodabwitsa;
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.
Ndipo chingakhale chiwalo chimodzi chimva chowawa, ziwalo zonse zimva pamodzi; chingakhale chimodzi chilemekezedwa, ziwalo zonse zikondwera nacho pamodzi.
Chiritsani akudwala, ukitsani akufa, konzani akhate, tulutsani ziwanda: munalandira kwaulere, patsani kwaulere.
Popeza analimbitsa mipiringidzo ya zitseko zanu: Anadalitsa ana anu m'kati mwanu. Ndiye amene akhalitsa malire anu mumtendere; akukhutitsani ndi tirigu wakucha bwino.
chomwecho ife, ndife ambiri, tili thupi limodzi mwa Khristu, ndi ziwalo zinzake, wina ndi wina.
Ndipo chilichonse mukachichita m'mau kapena muntchito, chitani zonse m'dzina la Ambuye Yesu, ndi kuyamika Mulungu Atate mwa Iye.
Ndipo Mulungu akhoza kuchulukitsira chisomo chonse kwa inu; kuti inu, pokhala nacho chikwaniro chonse m'zinthu zonse, nthawi zonse, mukachulukire kuntchito yonse yabwino;
Ndipo Yosefe anali wa zaka makumi atatu pamene iye anaima pamaso pa Farao mfumu ya Aejipito. Ndipo Yosefe anatuluka pamaso pa Farao, napitapita padziko lonse la Ejipito.
Akubadwa inu a njoka, mungathe bwanji kulankhula zabwino, inu akukhala oipa? Pakuti m'kamwa mungolankhula mwa kusefuka kwake kwa mtima. Munthu wabwino atulutsa zabwino m'chuma chake chabwino, ndi munthu woipa atulutsa zoipa m'chuma chake choipa.
Wokolola m'malimwe ndi mwana wanzeru; koma wogona pakututa ndi mwana wochititsa manyazi.
Chilichonse dzanja lako lichipeza kuchichita, uchichite ndi mphamvu yako; pakuti mulibe ntchito ngakhale kulingirira ngakhale kudziwa, ngakhale nzeru, kumanda ulikupitako.
Ndipo kwa Iye amene angathe kuchita koposaposatu zonse zimene tizipempha, kapena tiziganiza, monga mwa mphamvu ya kuchita mwa ife,
Ndipo chisomo chake cha Ambuye Mulungu wathu chikhalire pa ife; ndipo mutikhazikitsire ife ntchito ya manja athu; inde, ntchito ya manja athu muikhazikitse.
Musanyengedwe; Mulungu sanyozeka; pakuti chimene munthu achifesa, chimenenso adzachituta.
Koma sitinalandira ife mzimu wa dziko lapansi, koma Mzimu wa kwa Mulungu, kuti tikadziwe zimene zipatsidwa kwa ife ndi Mulungu kwaufulu.
Uchite changu kudzionetsera kwa Mulungu wovomerezeka, wantchito wopanda chifukwa cha kuchita manyazi, wolunjika nao bwino mau a choonadi.
Inu munatilamulira, tisamalire malangizo anu ndi changu. Taonani, ndinalira malangizo anu; mundipatse moyo mwa chilungamo chanu. Ndipo chifundo chanu chindidzere, Yehova, ndi chipulumutso chanu, monga mwa mau anu. Kuti ndikhale nao mau akuyankha wonditonza; popeza ndikhulupirira mau anu. Ndipo musandichotsere ndithu mau a choonadi pakamwa panga; pakuti ndinayembekeza maweruzo anu. Potero ndidzasamalira malamulo anu chisamalire kunthawi za nthawi. Ndipo ndidzayenda mwaufulu; popeza ndinafuna malangizo anu. Ndidzalankhulanso za umboni wanu pamaso pa mafumu, osachitapo manyazi. Ndipo ndidzadzikondweretsa nao malamulo anu, amene ndiwakonda. Ndidzakwezanso manja anga ku malamulo anu, amene ndiwakonda; ndipo ndidzalingalira pa malemba anu. Kumbukirani mau a kwa mtumiki wanu, amene munandiyembekezetsa nao. Ha? Mwenzi zitakhazikika njira zanga kuti ndisamalire malemba anu.
ndipo tiganizirane wina ndi mnzake kuti tifulumizane ku chikondano ndi ntchito zabwino,
Chifukwa chake monga momwe munalandira Khristu Yesu Ambuye, muyende mwa Iye, ozika mizu ndi omangiririka mwa Iye, ndi okhazikika m'chikhulupiriro, monga munaphunzitsidwa, ndi kuchulukitsa chiyamiko.
Ndipo Mulungu wa chiyembekezo adzaze inu ndi chimwemwe chonse ndi mtendere m'kukhulupirira, kuti mukachuluke ndi chiyembekezo, mu mphamvu ya Mzimu Woyera.
Kodi si chabwino kuti munthu adye namwe, naonetse moyo wake zabwino m'ntchito yake? Ichinso ndinachizindikira kuti chichokera kudzanja la Mulungu. Pakuti ndani angadye ndi kufulumirako, koposa ine.
koma mumpatulikitse Ambuye Khristu m'mitima yanu; okonzeka nthawi zonse kuchita chodzikanira pa yense wakukufunsani chifukwa cha chiyembekezo chili mwa inu, komatu ndi chifatso ndi mantha;
Pakuti adakuitanani inu, abale, mukhale mfulu; chokhacho musachite nao ufulu wanu chothandizira thupi, komatu mwachikondi chitiranani ukapolo.
Mudzawazindikira ndi zipatso zao. Kodi atchera mphesa paminga, kapena nkhuyu pamtula? Chomwecho mtengo wabwino uliwonse upatsa zipatso zokoma; koma mtengo wamphuchi upatsa zipatso zoipa. Sungathe mtengo wabwino kupatsa zipatso zoipa, kapena mtengo wamphuchi kupatsa zipatso zokoma. Mtengo uliwonse wosapatsa chipatso chokoma, audula, nautaya kumoto. Pakuti ndi kuweruza kumene muweruza nako, inunso mudzaweruzidwa; ndipo ndi muyeso umene muyesa nao, kudzayesedwa kwa inunso. Inde chomwecho pa zipatso zao mudzawazindikira iwo.
Ndipo pokhala ife ndi mphatso zosiyana, monga mwa chisomo chipatsidwa kwa ife, kapena mphatso yakunenera, tinenere monga mwa muyeso wa chikhulupiriro;
pakuti Mulungu sali wosalungama kuti adzaiwala ntchito yanu, ndi chikondicho mudachionetsera kudzina lake, umo mudatumikira oyera mtima ndi kuwatumikirabe.
Ndinaitana ndi mtima wanga wonse; mundiyankhe, Yehova; ndidzasunga malemba anu. Ndinaitanira Inu; ndipulumutseni, ndipo ndidzasamalira mboni zanu.
Pakuti penyani maitanidwe anu, abale, kuti saitanidwa ambiri anzeru, monga mwa thupi; ambiri amphamvu, mfulu zambiri, iai; koma Mulungu anasankhula zopusa za dziko lapansi, kuti akachititse manyazi anzeru; ndipo zofooka za dziko lapansi Mulungu anazisankhula, kuti akachititse manyazi zamphamvu; ndipo zopanda pake za dziko lapansi, ndi zonyozeka, anazisankhula Mulungu, ndi zinthu zoti kulibe; kuti akathere zinthu zoti ziliko; kuti thupi lililonse lisadzitamande pamaso pa Mulungu.
Ndipo anthu onse adzachita mantha; nadzabukitsa chochita Mulungu, nadzasamalira ntchito yake.
Achibwana inu, chenjerani, opusa inu, khalani ndi mtima wozindikira; imvani, pakuti ndikanena zoposa, ndi zolungama potsegula pakamwa panga.
Chifukwa chake ndikupemphani inu, abale, mwa zifundo za Mulungu, kuti mupereke matupi anu nsembe yamoyo, yopatulika, yokondweretsa Mulungu, ndiko kupembedza kwanu koyenera.
Chomwecho muwalitse inu kuunika kwanu pamaso pa anthu, kuti pakuona ntchito zanu zabwino, alemekeze Atate wanu wa Kumwamba.
Potero, okondedwa anga, monga momwe mumvera nthawi zonse, posati pokhapokha pokhala ine ndilipo, komatu makamaka tsopano pokhala ine palibe, gwirani ntchito yake ya chipulumutso chanu ndi mantha, ndi kunthunthumira; pakuti wakuchita mwa inu kufuna ndi kuchita komwe, chifukwa cha kukoma mtima kwake, ndiye Mulungu.
Ndingakhale ndilankhula malilime a anthu, ndi a angelo, koma ndilibe chikondi, ndikhala mkuwa woomba, kapena nguli yolira. Koma pamene changwiro chafika, tsono chamderamdera chidzakhala chabe. Pamene ndinali mwana, ndinalankhula ngati mwana, ndinalingirira ngati mwana, ndinawerenga ngati mwana; tsopano ndakhala munthu, ndayesa chabe zachibwana. Pakuti tsopano tipenya m'kalirole, ngati chimbuuzi; koma pomwepo maso ndi maso. Tsopano ndizindikira mderamdera; koma pomwepo ndidzazindikiratu, monganso ndazindikiridwa. Ndipo tsopano zitsala zitatu izi: chikhulupiriro, chiyembekezo, chikondi; koma chachikulu cha izi ndicho chikondi. Ndipo ndingakhale ndikhoza kunenera, ndipo ndingadziwe zinsinsi zonse, ndi nzeru zonse, ndipo ndingakhale ndili nacho chikhulupiriro chonse, kuti ndikasendeza mapiri, koma ndilibe chikondi, ndili chabe. Ndipo ndingakhale ndipereka chuma changa chonse kudyetsa osauka, ndipo ndingakhale ndipereka thupi langa alitenthe m'moto, koma ndilibe chikondi, sindipindula kanthu ai.
Ndipo adzalalikira bwanji, ngati satumidwa? Monganso kwalembedwa, Okometsetsa ndithu ali mapazi a iwo akulalikira Uthenga Wabwino wa zinthu zabwino.
Wochita ndi dzanja laulesi amasauka; koma dzanja la akhama lilemeretsa. Wokolola m'malimwe ndi mwana wanzeru; koma wogona pakututa ndi mwana wochititsa manyazi.
yense wotchedwa dzina langa, amene ndinamlenga chifukwa cha ulemerero wanga; ndinamuumba iye; inde, ndinampanga iye.