Gulu
MAVESI OKHUDZA NDALAMA NDI NDALAMA
Nditha kugula chakudya ndi zovala ndi ndalama; ndimalipira lendi kapena kugula nyumba. Ndalama ndi zofunika kwambiri pa moyo wathu. Tikaganiza kuti zitatha, anthu angachite mantha kwambiri ndipo padzakhala nkhondo kulikonse m’masiku ochepa. Koma ndalama sizithela mphamvu zonse.
M’Mawu a Mulungu timapeza vesi ili: Pakuti chikondi cha ndalama chiyambitsa zoipa zonse. Ndipo ena pofuna chuma, anasochera pa chikhulupiriro, nadzipyoza ndi zopweteka zambiri. (1 Timoteo 6:10) Pa moyo wathu, wautali kapena waufupi, taonanso amuna ndi akazi amene anagwira ntchito molimbika kuti apeze chuma koma pamapeto pake, monga mwalembedwera pamwambapa, sanapite nacho chilichonse. Kukonda ndalama n’kutani? N’kukhala wolamulidwa ndi chilakolako chimene chimatipangitsa kuganiza ndi kuchita zinthu pofuna kulemera kapena kukhala ndi zinthu zambiri.
Ndikufuna kufotokoza bwino apa, sikulakwa kukhala ndi ndalama, koma Paulo akutiuza kuti choipa n’kuzikonda ndalama. Baibulo limatiuza kuti sitingathe kutumikira Mulungu ndi chuma nthawi imodzi. “Palibe munthu angathe kutumikira ambuye awiri; pakuti adzadana ndi mmodzi, nakonda winayo; kapena adzakhulupirira mmodzi, nanyoza winayo. Simungathe kutumikira Mulungu ndi Mamona.” (Mateyu 6:24) Palibe munthu amene amatumikira Mulungu amene angatumikirenso chuma. Ndipo m’njira yomweyonso, munthu amene amatumikira chuma, amene wagwidwa nacho ukapolo, sangatumikire Mulungu.
Ikani Mulungu patsogolo pa chilichonse ndipo Iye yekha azilamulira miyoyo yathu.
Munthu amene amakhala m'linga la Wopambanazonse, iye amene amakhala mumthunzi mwa Mphambe, zoipa sizidzakugwera, zoopsa sizidzafika pafupi ndi nyumba yako. Chauta adzapatsa angelo ake ntchito yoti azikulonda kulikonse kumene upite. Adzakunyamula m'manja mwao, kuwopa kuti phazi lako lingapweteke ndi mwala. Udzatha kuponda mkango ndi njoka, zoonadi udzaponda ndi phazi lako msona wa mkango ndiponso chinjoka. Pakuti amene amandikangamira Ine Mulungu mwachikondi, ndidzampulumutsa. Ndidzamteteza popeza kuti amadziŵa dzina langa. Akadzandiitana, ndidzamuyankha, ndidzakhala naye pa nthaŵi yamavuto. Ndidzamlanditsa ndi kumlemekeza. Ndidzampatsa moyo wautali ndi kumpulumutsa. adzanena kwa Chauta kuti, “Inu ndinu kothaŵira kwanga ndi linga langa, ndinu Mulungu wanga amene ndimakukhulupirirani.”
Chauta adzakuteteza ku zoipa zonse, adzasamala moyo wako. Chauta adzakusunga kulikonse kumene udzapita, kuyambira tsopano mpaka muyaya.
Chauta ndiye mbusa wanga, sindidzasoŵa kanthu. Amandigoneka pa busa lamsipu. Amanditsogolera ku madzi odikha kokapumulirako. Amatsitsimutsa moyo wanga. Amanditsogolera m'njira za chilungamo malinga ndi ulemerero wa dzina lake.
Koma Ambuye ngokhulupirika, ndipo adzakulimbitsani mtima ndi kukutchinjirizani kwa Woipa uja.
Munthu mumtima mwake amakonzekera zambiri, koma cholinga cha Chauta ndiye chimene chidzachitike.
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.
Tsono abale anga okondedwa, limbikani, khalani osagwedezeka, gwirani ntchito ya Ambuye mwachangu masiku onse, podziŵa kuti ntchito zimene mumagwirira Ambuye sizili zopanda phindu.
Chifukwa anthu onse akamachita zachilungamo, m'dziko mudzakhala mtendere ndi bata mpaka muyaya.
Ndipo tikudziŵa kuti Mulungu amayendetsa zinthu mwa njira yoti zonse ziŵakomere anthu omukonda ndipo apindulepo. Anthuwo ndi amene Iye amaŵaitana monga momwe Iye adazikonzera.
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.
Koma nditazindikira mantha ao, ndidachitapo kanthu. Mwakuti ndidauza atsogoleri ndi akulu olamula, ndiponso anthu ena onse kuti, “Musaŵaope ameneŵa. Kumbukirani kuti Chauta ndi wamkulu ndiponso ndi woopsa, tsono mumenyere nkhondo abale anu, ana anu, akazi anu, ndi nyumba zanu.”
Paja Ambuye amaŵayang'anira bwino anthu olungama amatchera khutu ku mapemphero ao. Koma ochita zoipa saŵayang'ana bwino.”
Akadzandiitana, ndidzamuyankha, ndidzakhala naye pa nthaŵi yamavuto. Ndidzamlanditsa ndi kumlemekeza.
Inu Chauta, mumapatsa mtendere weniweni kwa amene ali ndi mtima wokhazikika, chifukwa chokhulupirira Inu.
Anthu inu, ikani mtima wanu pa Iye nthaŵi zonse. Muuzeni zonse za kukhosi kwanu. Mulungu ndiye kothaŵira kwathu.
Zoona, Ine ndiye amene ndimadziŵa zimene ndidakukonzerani, zakuti mudzakhala pabwino osati poipa, kuti mukhale ndi chiyembekezo chenicheni pa zakutsogolo.
Iyeyo adati, “Mverani Ayuda nonsenu, ndi inu nonse okhala ku Yerusalemu, ndi inunso mfumu Yehosafati. Chauta akukuuzani kuti, ‘Musaope, ndipo musataye nacho mtima chinamtindi cha anthuchi, pakuti nkhondo si yanu, nja Mulungu.
Koma kunyoza kwao sindikuvutika nako, chifukwa Ambuye Chauta amandithandiza. Nchifukwa chake ndalimbitsa mtima wanga ngati mwala. Ndikudziŵa kuti sadzandichititsa manyazi.
Ulemerero ukhale kwa Mulungu amene, mwa mphamvu yake yogwira ntchito mwa ife, angathe kuchita zochuluka kupitirira kutalitali zimene tingazipemphe kapena kuziganiza.
Ine, Chauta Mulungu wako, ndikukugwira dzanja, ndine amene ndikukuuza kuti, “Usachite mantha, ndidzakuthandiza.”
Chipulumutso cha anthu abwino chimachokera kwa Chauta. Chauta ndiye kothaŵirako anthuwo pa nthaŵi yamavuto.
Ndimazipatsa moyo wosatha, ndipo sizidzatayika konse. Palibe munthu wodzazilanda m'manja mwanga.
Ndiye thanthwe langa ndi tchemba langa londiteteza, ndiye linga langa londipulumutsa, ndiye chishango changa chothaŵirako. Amaika mitundu ya anthu mu ulamuliro wanga.
Mulungu wathuyo zochita zake nzangwiro, mau a Chauta ndi oona. Iye ndiye chishango choteteza onse othaŵira kwa Iye.
Motero musadere nkhaŵa zamaŵa. Zamaŵa nzamaŵa. Tsiku lililonse lili ndi zovuta zake zokwanira.
Khalani maso, khalani okhazikika m'chikhulupiriro chanu, chitani chamuna, khalani amphamvu.
Adzakupatsani mtendere wokhazikika pa nthaŵi yanu. Adzakuninkhaninso chipulumutso chachikulu, luntha lambiri ndi nzerunso zambiri. Kuwopa Chauta ndiko kumapezetsa chuma chimenechi.
Nchifukwa chake valani zida zonse za Mulungu. Pamenepo mudzatha kulimbika, osagonja pa tsiku loipa, ndipo mutatsiriza kulimbanaku, mudzaimabe kuti nji.
Mitima yathu ikuyembekeza Chauta, chifukwa Iye ndiye chithandizo ndi chishango chathu.
Chauta, Mulungu wanu, ndiye amene adzakutsogolerani, ndipo adzaponyanso nkhondo m'malo mwanu, monga momwe mudaonera ku Ejipito kuja
Tilimbikire kuvomereza mosafookera zimene timaziyembekeza, pakuti Iye amene adatilonjeza zimenezi ngwokhulupirika.
Inu Chauta, mumadalitsa munthu wochita chilungamo. Kukoma mtima kwanu kuli ngati chishango chomuteteza.
Ndakuuzani zimenezi kuti mukhale nawo mtendere pakukhulupirira Ine. M'dziko lapansi mudzaona masautso, koma limbikani, Ine ndagonjetsa mphamvu zoipa za dziko lapansi.”
Munthu woopa Chauta ali ndi chikhulupiriro cholimba, ndipo ana ake adzakhala napo pothaŵira.
Mulungu amene amatipatsa chikhulupiriro, adzaze mitima yanu ndi chimwemwe ndi mtendere pakumvera Iye, kuti chiyembekezo chanu chizikulirakulira ndi mphamvu za Mzimu Woyera.
Ambuye, eniake mtendere amene, akupatseni mtenderewo nthaŵi zonse mwa njira iliyonse. Ambuye akhale ndi inu nonse.
Pakuti amene amandikangamira Ine Mulungu mwachikondi, ndidzampulumutsa. Ndidzamteteza popeza kuti amadziŵa dzina langa.
Tula kwa Chauta nkhaŵa zako, ndipo Iye adzakuchirikiza. Sadzalola konse kuti wolungama wake agwedezeke.
Potsiriza ndikuti, dzilimbitseni mwa Ambuye, mwa mphamvu yao yaikulu. Valani zida zonse zimene Mulungu akupatsani, kuti muthe kulimbika polimbana ndi ndale za Satana.
Chauta adzapatsa angelo ake ntchito yoti azikulonda kulikonse kumene upite. Adzakunyamula m'manja mwao, kuwopa kuti phazi lako lingapweteke ndi mwala.
Nanga tsono tinganenenso chiyani pa zonsezi? Ngati Mulungu ali pa mbali yathu, angatsutsane nafe ndani?
Koma amene amakhulupirira Chauta adzalandira mphamvu zatsopano, adzauluka ngati ziwombankhanga. Adzathamanga koma osatopa, adzayenda koma osalefuka konse.
Chauta ndiye muuni wanga ndi chipulumutso changa. Ndidzaopa yani? Chauta ndiye linga la moyo wanga, nanga ndichitirenji mantha?
Chilichonse chimene mungachite, muchichite ndi mtima wonse, ngati kuti mukuchitira Ambuye, osati anthu ai.
Saopa akamva zoipa zimene zachitika. Mtima wake ndi wosasinthika, amakhulupirira Chauta.
Chauta amatsogolera mayendedwe a munthu wolungama, amatchinjiriza amene njira zake zimakomera Iye. Ngakhale agwe sadzapweteka, popeza kuti Chauta amamgwira dzanja.
Khalani amphamvu ndiponso mulimbe mtima. Musaŵaope anthu ameneŵa, musachite nawo mantha, chifukwa Chauta, Mulungu wanu, adzakhala nanu. Sadzalola kuti mulephere, ndipo sadzakusiyani.
Usachite mantha chifukwa Ine ndili nawe, usataye mtima, poti Ine ndine Mulungu wako. Ndidzakupatsa mphamvu, ndidzakuthandiza, ndidzakutchinjiriza ndi dzanja langa lamanja logonjetsa.
Paja ndidakulamula kuti ukhale wamphamvu. Usamaopa kapena kutaya mtima, poti Ine, Chauta, Mulungu wako, ndidzakhala nawe kulikonse kumene udzapite.”
Mulungu ndiye kothaŵira kwathu, ndiye mphamvu zathu. Ali wokonzekeratu kutithandiza pa nthaŵi yamavuto.
Paja Mzimu amene Mulungu adatipatsa, si Mzimu wotipatsa mtima wa mantha ai, koma Mzimu wotipatsa mphamvu, chikondi ndi kudzigwira.
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 iwe palibe chida chopangidwa ndi mdani chimene chidzakupweteke. Onse okuneneza udzaŵatsutsa. Ndimo adzapezera atumiki anga, ndipo ndidzaŵapambanitsa ndine,” akuterotu Chauta.
Tsono, kaya mulikudya, kaya mulikumwa, kaya mukuchita chilichonse, muzichita zonse kuti mulemekeze Mulungu.
Adzakuphimba ndi nthenga za mapiko ake, udzapeza malo othaŵirako m'mapikomo. Kukhulupirika kwake kumateteza monga chishango ndi lihawo.
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?”
“Zoonadi, Mulungu ndiye Mpulumutsi wanga, ndidzamkhulupirira Iye, ndipo sindidzaopa. Pakuti Chauta ndiye mphamvu zondilimbitsa, ndiye amene ndimamuimbira, ndiye Mpulumutsi wanga.”
“Ndikukusiyirani mtendere. Ndikukupatsani mtendere wanga. Sindikukupatsani mtenderewo monga m'mene dziko lino lapansi limapatsira ai. Mtima wanu usavutike kapena kuda nkhaŵa.
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.
“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.”
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.
Chauta, Mulungu wanu, apita nanu Iye yemwe kuti akuthandizeni pa nkhondoyo ndipo kuti akupambanitseni.”
Paja maso a Chauta amayang'ana uku ndi uku pa dziko lonse lapansi, kuti aonetse mphamvu zake kwa anthu amene mtima wao uli wangwiro kwa Iyeyo. Inuyo mwachita zopusa pa zimenezi. Ndiye kuyambira tsopano lino, mpaka m'tsogolo muno, mudzakhala pa nkhondo.”
Sudzachita mantha ndi zoopsa zausiku, kapena nkhondo nthaŵi yamasana. Sudzaopanso mliri wogwa usiku, kapena zoononga moyo masana.
Mtima wa munthu umalingalira zoti uchite, koma Chauta ndiye amene amaongolera mayendedwe a munthuyo.
Pamene ukuwoloka nyanja, ndidzakhala nawe, pamene ukuwoloka mitsinje, siidzakukokolola. Pamene ukudutsa pa moto sudzapsa, malaŵi ake sadzakutentha.
Koma Inu Chauta, ndinu chishango changa chonditeteza, ndinu ulemerero wanga, mumalimbitsa mtima wanga ndinu.
Koma inu, yambani mwafunafuna ufumu wa Mulungu ndi kumachita zimene Iye akufuna, ndipo zina zonsezi adzakupatsaninso.
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.
Ndimakweza maso anga ku mapiri. Kodi chithandizo changa chimachokera kuti? Chithandizo changa nchochokera kwa Chauta, amene adalenga kumwamba ndi dziko lapansi.
“Ndikutuma mngelo wanga patsogolo panu, kuti akutchinjirizeni pa njira ndi kukufikitsani ku malo amene ndakukonzerani.
Ngakhale ndiyende pakati pa mavuto, Inu mumasunga moyo wanga. Mumatambasula dzanja lanu kuletsa adani anga okwiya, dzanja lanu lamanja limandipulumutsa.
Tsono Ambuye Chauta, Woyera uja wa Israele adati, “Ngati mutembenuka ndi kubwerera, mudzapulumuka. Ngati mudzinga ndi kukhulupirira, mudzakhala amphamvu.” Koma inu mudakana kutero.