113 Mauthenga a Baibulo Okhudza Chikondwerero cha Isitala

Nthawi ya chikondwerero cha carnival yafika, ndipo ine ndikudziwa kuti ambiri a ife timakhala ndi chisangalalo pankhaniyi. Komabe, monga okhulupirira, ndikofunikira kuti tiganizire mozama za momwe timachitira zinthu panthawiyi. Baibulo^[a] limatilimbikitsa kuti tizitsatira malamulo ndi malangizo a Mulungu, ndipo tiyenera kudzifunsa ngati zochita zathu pa carnival zikugwirizana ndi zimenezi.

Carnival nthawi zambiri imakhala ndi zinthu zambiri zosayenera, monga kuledzera, kuchita zinthu mopitirira muyeso, ndi kusangalala ndi zinthu za dziko lapansi. Koma Mulungu amatiitana kuti tikhale kuwala m’dziko lodzaza ndi mdima. Tiyenera kukumbukira kuti moyo wa padziko lapansi ndi waufupi, ndipo chimwemwe chenicheni chimapezeka mwa Mulungu, osati m’zisangalalo za kanthawi kochepa.

M’malo mofunafuna chisangalalo chosatha cha carnival, tingachite bwino kufunafuna mtendere ndi chimwemwe chokhazikika chimene Mulungu yekha angatipatse. Tiyeneranso kuganizira mmene zochita zathu zingakhudzire ena, makamaka achinyamata omwe angatsanzire zinthu zoipa. Tiyenera kukhala chitsanzo chabwino kwa iwo ndi kuwasonyeza kuti moyo wachikhristu ndi wabwino.

Kuganizira za carnival mogwirizana ndi zimene Baibulo^[a] limanena kungatithandize kudziyesa tokha. Kodi zochita zathu pa carnival zikulemekeza Mulungu? Kodi tikufunafuna ulemerero wake nthawi zonse? Aliyense wa ife ali ndi udindo wosankha zinthu zimene zimakondweretsa Mulungu ndi kusonyeza makhalidwe ake abwino.

[a] Baibulo Lopatulika

ndipo musayanjane nazo ntchito za mdima zosabala kanthu, koma makamakanso muzitsutse;

Masiku anu okhala mwezi ndi nthawi ya zikondwerero zanu mtima wanga uzida; zindivuta Ine; ndalema ndi kupirira nazo.

Wakuphera nsembe mulungu wina, wosati Yehova yekha, aonongeke konse.

Chifukwa chake mungakhale mudya, mungakhale mumwa, mungakhale muchita kanthu kena, chitani zonse ku ulemerero wa Mulungu.

Musadze nazonso, nsembe zachabechabe; nsembe zofukiza zindinyansa; tsiku lokhala mwezi ndi Sabata, kumema misonkhano, sindingalole mphulupulu ndi misonkhano.

Musakonde dziko lapansi, kapena za m'dziko lapansi. Ngati wina akonda dziko lapansi, chikondi cha Atate sichili mwa iye. Pakuti chilichonse cha m'dziko lapansi, chilakolako cha thupi ndi chilakolako cha maso, matamandidwe a moyo, sizichokera kwa Atate, koma kudziko lapansi. Ndipo dziko lapansi lipita, ndi chilakolako chake; koma iye amene achita chifuniro cha Mulungu akhala kunthawi yonse.

Musamatero ndi Yehova Mulungu wanu; pakuti zilizonse zinyansira Yehova, zimene azida Iye, iwowa anazichitira milungu yao; pakuti angakhale ana ao aamuna ndi ana ao aakazi awatentha m'moto, nsembe ya milungu yao.

Ndidzaleketsanso kusekerera kwake konse, zikondwerero zake, pokhala mwezi pake, ndi masabata ake, ndi misonkhano yake yonse yoikika.

Napititsa ana ao aamuna ndi aakazi kumoto, naombeza ula, nachita zanyanga, nadzigulitsa kuchita choipa pamaso pa Yehova, kuutsa mkwiyo wake.

Kapena simudziwa kuti thupi lanu lili Kachisi wa Mzimu Woyera, amene ali mwa inu, amene muli naye kwa Mulungu? Ndipo simukhala a inu nokha. Kapena kodi simudziwa kuti oyera mtima adzaweruza dziko lapansi? Ndipo ngati dziko lapansi liweruzidwa ndi inu, muli osayenera kodi kuweruza timilandu tochepachepa? Pakuti munagulidwa ndi mtengo wake wapatali; chifukwa chake lemekezani Mulungu m'thupi lanu.

Tiyendeyende koyenera, monga usana; si m'madyerero ndi kuledzera ai, si m'chigololo ndi chonyansa ai, si mu ndeu ndi nkhwidzi ai. Koma valani inu Ambuye Yesu Khristu, ndipo musaganizire za thupi kuchita zofuna zake.

Pamenepo ndinena ichi, ndipo ndichita umboni mwa Ambuye, kuti simuyendanso inu monganso amitundu angoyenda, m'chitsiru cha mtima wao, odetsedwa m'nzeru zao, oyesedwa alendo pa moyo wa Mulungu, chifukwa cha chipulukiro chili mwa iwo, chifukwa cha kuumitsa kwa mitima yao; amenewo popeza sazindikiranso kanthu konse, anadzipereka okha kuti akhumbe zonyansa, kuti achite chidetso chonse mu umbombo.

Ngati nkhosa za nsembe, ngati nkhosa za ku Yerusalemu pa zikondwerero zake zoikika, momwemo mizinda yamabwinja idzadzala nao magulu a anthu; motero adzadziwa kuti Ine ndine Yehova.

Ndipo musaledzere naye vinyo, m'mene muli chitayiko; komatu mudzale naye Mzimu,

Musakhale omangidwa m'goli ndi osakhulupirira osiyana; pakuti chilungamo chigawana bwanji ndi chosalungama? Kapena kuunika kuyanjana bwanji ndi mdima? Ndipo Khristu avomerezana bwanji ndi Beliyali? Kapena wokhulupirira ali nalo gawo lanji pamodzi ndi wosakhulupirira? Ndipo chiphatikizo chake nchanji ndi Kachisi wa Mulungu ndi wa mafano? Pakuti ife ndife Kachisi wa Mulungu wamoyo; monga Mulungu anati, Ndidzakhalitsa mwa iwo, ndipo ndidzayendayenda mwa iwo; ndipo ndidzakhala Mulungu wao, ndi iwo adzakhala anthu anga. Chifukwa chake, Tulukani pakati pao, ndipo patukani, ati Ambuye, Ndipo musakhudza kanthu kosakonzeka; ndipo Ine ndidzalandira inu,

Ndipo ntchito za thupi zionekera, ndizo dama, chodetsa, kukhumba zonyansa, Taonani, ine Paulo ndinena ndi inu, kuti, ngati mulola akuduleni, Khristu simudzapindula naye kanthu. kupembedza mafano, nyanga, madano, ndeu, kaduka, zopsa mtima, zotetana, magawano, mipatuko, njiru, kuledzera, mchezo, ndi zina zotere; zimene ndikuchenjezani nazo, monga ndachita, kuti iwo akuchitachita zotere sadzalowa Ufumu wa Mulungu.

komatu monga Iye wakuitana inu ali woyera mtima, khalani inunso oyera mtima m'makhalidwe anu onse; popeza kwalembedwa, Muzikhala oyera mtima, pakuti Ine ndine woyera mtima.

Nzeru iyi, sindiyo yotsika kumwamba, komatu ili ya padziko, ya chifuniro cha chibadwidwe, ya ziwanda.

Pakuti chilichonse cha m'dziko lapansi, chilakolako cha thupi ndi chilakolako cha maso, matamandidwe a moyo, sizichokera kwa Atate, koma kudziko lapansi.

Chifukwa chake fetsani ziwalozo zili padziko; dama, chidetso, chifunitso chamanyazi, chilakolako choipa, ndi chisiriro, chimene chili kupembedza mafano; chifukwa cha izi zomwe ukudza mkwiyo wa Mulungu pa ana a kusamvera;

Musanyengedwe; Mulungu sanyozeka; pakuti chimene munthu achifesa, chimenenso adzachituta. Pakuti wakufesera kwa thupi la iye yekha, chochokera m'thupi adzatuta chivundi; koma wakufesera kwa Mzimu, chochokera mu Mzimu adzatuta moyo wosatha.

Ndipo iwo amene ali m'thupi sangathe kukondweretsa Mulungu.

Chifukwa chake ndikupemphani inu, abale, mwa zifundo za Mulungu, kuti mupereke matupi anu nsembe yamoyo, yopatulika, yokondweretsa Mulungu, ndiko kupembedza kwanu koyenera. M'chikondano cha anzanu wina ndi mnzake mukondane ndi chikondi chenicheni; mutsogolerane ndi kuchitira wina mnzake ulemu; musakhale aulesi m'machitidwe anu; khalani achangu mumzimu, tumikirani Ambuye; kondwerani m'chiyembekezo, pirirani m'masautso; limbikani chilimbikire m'kupemphera. Patsani zosowa oyera mtima; cherezani aulendo. Dalitsani iwo akuzunza inu; dalitsani, musawatemberere. Kondwani nao iwo akukondwera; lirani nao akulira. Mukhale ndi mtima umodzi wina ndi mnzake. Musasamalire zinthu zazikulu, koma phatikanani nao odzichepetsa. Musadziyesere anzeru mwa inu nokha. Musabwezere munthu aliyense choipa chosinthana ndi choipa. Ganiziranitu zinthu za ulemu pamaso pa anthu onse. Ngati nkutheka, monga momwe mukhoza, khalani ndi mtendere ndi anthu onse. Musabwezere choipa, okondedwa, koma patukani pamkwiyo; pakuti kwalembedwa, Kubwezera kuli kwanga, Ine ndidzabwezera, ati Ambuye. 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.

Pakuti iwo amene ali monga mwa thupi asamalira zinthu za thupi; koma iwo amene ali monga mwa mzimu, asamalira zinthu za mzimu:

Pakuti wakufesera kwa thupi la iye yekha, chochokera m'thupi adzatuta chivundi; koma wakufesera kwa Mzimu, chochokera mu Mzimu adzatuta moyo wosatha.

koma tsopano ndalembera inu kuti musayanjane naye, ngati wina wotchedwa mbale ali wachigololo, kapena wosirira, kapena wopembedza mafano, kapena wolalatira, kapena woledzera, kapena wolanda, kungakhale kukadya naye wotere, iai.

Koma ndinena, Muyendeyende ndi Mzimu, ndipo musafitse chilakolako cha thupi.

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.

Koma valani inu Ambuye Yesu Khristu, ndipo musaganizire za thupi kuchita zofuna zake.

Wodala munthuyo wosayenda mu uphungu wa oipa, kapena wosaimirira m'njira ya ochimwa, kapena wosakhala pansi pa bwalo la onyoza. Komatu m'chilamulo cha Yehova muli chikondwerero chake; ndipo m'chilamulo chake amalingirira usana ndi usiku.

pakuti chisamaliro cha thupi chili imfa; koma chisamaliro cha mzimu chili moyo ndi mtendere.

Vinyo achita chiphwete, chakumwa chaukali chisokosa; wosochera nazo alibe nzeru.

Koma dama ndi chidetso chonse, kapena chisiriro, zisatchulidwe ndi kutchulidwa komwe mwa inu, monga kuyenera oyera mtima; pakuti tili ziwalo za thupi lake. Chifukwa cha ichi munthu azisiya atate ndi amai, nadzaphatikizana ndi mkazi wake; ndipo iwo awiri adzakhala thupi limodzi. Chinsinsi ichi nchachikulu; koma ndinena ine za Khristu ndi Mpingo. Komanso inu, yense pa yekha, yense akonde mkazi wake wa iye yekha, monga adzikonda yekha; ndipo mkaziyo akumbukire kuti aziopa mwamuna. kapena chinyanso, ndi kulankhula zopanda pake, kapena zopusa zimene siziyenera; koma makamaka chiyamiko. Pakuti ichi muchidziwe kuti wadama yense, kapena wachidetso, kapena wosirira, amene apembedza mafano, alibe cholowa mu ufumu wa Khristu ndi Mulungu.

Pakuti ichi ndi chifuniro cha Mulungu, chiyeretso chanu, kuti mudzipatule kudama; yense wa inu adziwe kukhala nacho chotengera chake m'chiyeretso ndi ulemu, kosati m'chisiriro cha chilakolako chonyansa, monganso amitundu osadziwa Mulungu;

Musanyengedwe; mayanjano oipa aipsa makhalidwe okoma.

Pakuti nthawi yapitayi idakufikirani kuchita chifuniro cha amitundu, poyendayenda inu m'kukhumba zonyansa, zilakolako, maledzero, madyerero, maimwaimwa, ndi kupembedza mafano kosaloleka; m'menemo ayesa nchachilendo kuti simuthamanga nao kufikira kusefukira komwe kwa chitayiko, nakuchitirani mwano;

Koma zinthu izi zinachitika, zikhale zotichenjeza ife, kuti tisalakalake zoipa ife, monganso iwowo analakalaka. Kapena musakhale opembedza mafano, monga ena a iwo, monga kwalembedwa, Anthu anakhala pansi kudya ndi kumwa, nanyamuka kusewera. Kapena tisachite dama monga ena a iwo anachita dama, nagwa tsiku limodzi zikwi makumi awiri ndi zitatu.

Ukayenda ndi anzeru udzakhala wanzeru: koma mnzao wa opusa adzaphwetekedwa.

Ilipo njira yooneka kwa mwamuna ngati yoongoka; koma matsiriziro ake ndi njira za imfa.

Chifukwa chake Mulungu anawapereka iwo m'zilakolako za mitima yao, kuzonyansa, kuchititsana matupi ao wina ndi mnzake zamanyazi; amenewo anasandutsa choonadi cha Mulungu chabodza napembedza, natumikira cholengedwa, ndi kusiya Wolengayo, ndiye wolemekezeka nthawi yosatha. Amen.

Chotsalira, abale, zinthu zilizonse zoona, zilizonse zolemekezeka, zilizonse zolungama, zilizonse zoyera, zilizonse zokongola, zilizonse zimveka zokoma; ngati kuli chokoma mtima china, kapena chitamando china, zilingirireni izi.

Muchititse mlubza maso anga ndisapenye zachabe, mundipatse moyo mu njira yanu.

Usakhale mwa akumwaimwa vinyo, ndi ankhuli osusuka. Pakuti wakumwaimwa ndi wosusukayo adzasauka; ndipo kusinza kudzaveka munthu nsanza.

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.

Koma thawa zilakolako za unyamata, nutsate chilungamo, chikhulupiriro, chikondi, mtendere, pamodzi ndi iwo akuitana pa Ambuye ndi mitima yoyera.

Chifukwa chake musamalola uchimo uchite ufumu m'thupi lanu la imfa kumvera zofuna zake: ndipo musapereke ziwalo zanu kuuchimo, zikhale zida za chosalungama; koma mudzipereke inu nokha kwa Mulungu, monga amoyo atatuluka mwa akufa, ndi ziwalo zanu kwa Mulungu zikhale zida za chilungamo.

Chinjiriza mtima wako koposa zonse uzisunga; pakuti magwero a moyo atulukamo.

Nkhani yonse yovunda isatuluke m'kamwa mwanu, koma ngati pali ina yabwino kukumangirira monga mofunika ndiyo, kuti ipatse chisomo kwa iwo akumva.

Mwa ichi, mutavula chinyanso chonse ndi chisefukiro cha choipa, landirani ndi chifatso mau ookedwa mwa inu, okhoza kupulumutsa moyo wanu.

Pakuti chaonekera chisomo cha Mulungu chakupulumutsa anthu onse, ndi kutiphunzitsa ife kuti, pokana chisapembedzo ndi zilakolako za dziko lapansi, tikhale ndi moyo m'dziko lino odziletsa, ndi olungama, ndi opembedza;

Chifukwa chake ngati munthu aliyense ali mwa Khristu ali wolengedwa watsopano; zinthu zakale zapita, taonani, zakhala zatsopano.

Lingalirani zakumwamba osati za padziko ai.

Mupewe maonekedwe onse a choipa.

Khalani odzisungira, dikirani; mdani wanu mdierekezi, monga mkango wobuma, ayendayenda ndi kufunafuna wina akamlikwire:

Ngati tivomereza machimo athu, ali wokhulupirika ndi wolungama Iye, kuti atikhululukire machimo athu, ndi kutisambitsa kutichotsera chosalungama chilichonse.

Kodi simudziwa kuti muli Kachisi wa Mulungu, ndi kuti Mzimu wa Mulungu agonera mwa inu? Ngati wina aononga Kachisi wa Mulungu, ameneyo Mulungu adzamuononga; pakuti Kachisi wa Mulungu ali wopatulika, ameneyo ndi inu.

Sindidzaika chinthu choipa pamaso panga; chochita iwo akupatuka padera chindiipira; sichidzandimamatira.

Tsoka kwa iwo amene adzuka m'mamawa kuti atsate zakumwa zaukali; amene achezera usiku kufikira vinyo awaledzeretsa!

Zinthu zonse ziloledwa kwa ine; koma si zonse zipindula. Zinthu zonse ziloledwa kwa ine, koma sindidzalamulidwa nacho chimodzi.

Usiku wapita, ndi mbandakucha wayandikira; chifukwa chake tivule ntchito za mdima, ndipo tivale zida za kuunika. Tiyendeyende koyenera, monga usana; si m'madyerero ndi kuledzera ai, si m'chigololo ndi chonyansa ai, si mu ndeu ndi nkhwidzi ai. Koma valani inu Ambuye Yesu Khristu, ndipo musaganizire za thupi kuchita zofuna zake.

Popeza mphamvu ya umulungu wake idatipatsa ife zonse za pamoyo ndi chipembedzo, mwa chidziwitso cha Iye amene adatiitana ife ndi ulemerero ndi ukoma wake wa Iye yekha; mwa izi adatipatsa malonjezano a mtengo wake ndi aakulu ndithu; kuti mwa izi mukakhale oyanjana nao umulungu wake, mutapulumuka kuchivundi chili padziko lapansi m'chilakolako.

Chifukwa chake ifenso, popeza tizingidwa nao mtambo waukulu wotere wa mboni, titaye cholemetsa chilichonse, ndi tchimoli limangotizinga, ndipo tithamange mwachipiriro makaniwo adatiikira, ndi kupenyerera woyambira ndi womaliza wa chikhulupiriro chathu, Pakutitu iwo anatilanga masiku owerengeka monga kudawakomera; koma Iye atero, kukatipindulitsa, kuti tikalandirane nao pa chiyero chake. Chilango chilichonse, pakuchitika, sichimveka chokondweretsa, komatu chowawa; koma chitatha, chipereka chipatso cha mtendere, kwa iwo ozoloweretsedwa nacho, ndicho cha chilungamo. Mwa ichi limbitsani manja ogooka, ndi maondo olobodoka; ndipo lambulani miseu yolunjika yoyendamo mapazi anu, kuti chotsimphinacho chisapatulidwe m'njira, koma chichiritsidwe. Londolani mtendere ndi anthu onse, ndi chiyeretso chimene, akapanda ichi, palibe mmodzi adzaona Ambuye: ndi kuyang'anira kuti pangakhale wina wakuperewera chisomo cha Mulungu, kuti ungapuke muzu wina wa kuwawa mtima ungavute inu, ndipo aunyinji angadetsedwe nao; kuti pangakhale wachigololo, kapena wamnyozo, ngati Esau, amene anagulitsa ukulu wake wobadwa nao mtanda umodzi wa chakudya. Pakuti mudziwa kutinso pamene anafuna kulowa dalitsolo, anakanidwa (pakuti sanapeze malo akulapa), angakhale analifunafuna ndi misozi. Pakuti simunayandikire phiri lokhudzika, ndi lakupsa moto, ndi pakuda bii, ndi mdima, ndi namondwe, ndi mau a lipenga, ndi manenedwe a mau, manenedwe amene iwo adamvawo anapempha kuti asawaonjezerepo mau; Yesu, ameneyo, chifukwa cha chimwemwe choikidwacho pamaso pake, anapirira mtanda, nanyoza manyazi, nakhala padzanja lamanja la mpando wachifumu wa Mulungu.

Ndinapachikidwa ndi Khristu; koma ndili ndi moyo; wosatinso ine ai, koma Khristu ali ndi moyo mwa ine; koma moyo umene ndili nao tsopano m'thupi, ndili nao m'chikhulupiriro cha Mwana wa Mulungu, amene anandikonda, nadzipereka yekha chifukwa cha ine.

Okondedwa, ndikudandaulirani ngati alendo ndi ogonera mudzikanize zilakolako za thupi zimene zichita nkhondo pa moyo;

iye wakunena kuti akhala mwa Iye, ayeneranso mwini wake kuyenda monga anayenda Iyeyo.

si chimene chilowa m'kamwa mwake chiipitsa munthu; koma chimene chituluka m'kamwa mwake, ndicho chiipitsa munthu.

Usafulumira kuika manja pa munthu aliyense, kapena usayanjana nazo zoipa za eni; udzisunge wekha woyera mtima.

Usalowe m'mayendedwe ochimwa, usayende m'njira ya oipa. Pewapo, osapitamo; patukapo, nupitirire.

Tavalani zida zonse za Mulungu, kuti mudzakhoze kuchilimika pokana machenjerero a mdierekezi. Chifukwa kuti kulimbana kwathu sitilimbana nao mwazi ndi thupi, komatu nao maukulu, ndi maulamuliro, ndi akuchita zolimbika a dziko lapansi a mdima uno, ndi auzimu a choipa m'zakumwamba.

chifukwa chake tsono tisagone monga otsalawo, komatu tidikire, ndipo tisaledzere. Pakuti iwo akugona agona usiku; ndi iwo akuledzera aledzera usiku. Koma ife popeza tili a usana tisaledzere, titavala chapachifuwa cha chikhulupiriro ndi chikondi; ndi chisoti chili chiyembekezo cha chipulumutso.

Mundisanthule, Mulungu, nimudziwe mtima wanga; mundiyese nimudziwe zolingalira zanga. Ndipo mupenye ngati ndili nao mayendedwe oipa, nimunditsogolere panjira yosatha.

Kodi simudziwa kuti iwo akuchita makani a liwiro, athamangadi onse, koma mmodzi alandira mfupo? Motero thamangani, kuti mukalandire. Koma yense wakuyesetsana adzikanizira zonse. Ndipo iwowa atero kuti alandire korona wakuvunda; koma ife wosavunda. Chifukwa chake ine ndithamanga chotero, si monga chosinkhasinkha. Ndilimbana chotero, si monga ngati kupanda mlengalenga; koma ndipumpuntha thupi langa, ndipo ndiliyesa kapolo; kuti, kapena ngakhale ndalalikira kwa ena, ndingakhale wotayika ndekha.

Mtima wanu ukhale wosakonda chuma; zimene muli nazo zikukwanireni; pakuti Iye anati, Sindidzakusiya konse, kungakhale kukutaya, sindidzakutaya ndithu.

Udzikondweretsenso mwa Yehova; ndipo Iye adzakupatsa zokhumba mtima wako.

Potero, penyani bwino umo muyendera, si monga opanda nzeru, koma monga anzeru; akuchita machawi, popeza masiku ali oipa.

Lowani pa chipata chopapatiza; chifukwa chipata chili chachikulu, ndi njira yakumuka nayo kukuonongeka ili yotakata; ndipo ali ambiri amene alowa pa icho. Pakuti chipata chili chopapatiza, ndi ichepetsa njirayo yakumuka nayo kumoyo, ndimo akuchipeza chimenecho ali owerengeka.

ndi kugwetsa matsutsano, ndi chokwezeka chonse chimene chidzikweza pokana chidziwitso cha Mulungu, ndi kugonjetsa ganizo lonse kukumvera kwa Khristu;

Chifukwa chake tisaweruzanenso wina mnzake; koma weruzani ichi makamaka, kuti munthu asaike chokhumudwitsa panjira ya mbale wake, kapena chomphunthwitsa.

ndilondetsa polekezerapo, kutsatira mfupo wa maitanidwe akumwamba a Mulungu a mwa Khristu Yesu.

Kukongola kungonyenga, maonekedwe okoma ndi chabe; koma mkazi woopa Yehova adzatamandidwa.

Pakuti idzafika nthawi imene sadzalola chiphunzitso cholamitsa; komatu poyabwa m'khutu adzadziunjikitsa aphunzitsi monga mwa zilakolako za iwo okha: ndipo adzalubza dala pachoonadi, nadzapatukira kutsata nthano zachabe.

Chifukwa chake tidzatani? Tidzakhalabe mu uchimo kodi, kuti chisomo chichuluke? Pakuti pakufa Iye, atafa ku uchimo kamodzi; ndipo pakukhala Iye wamoyo, akhala wamoyo kwa Mulungu. Chotero inunso mudziwerengere inu nokha ofafa ku uchimo, koma amoyo kwa Mulungu mwa Khristu Yesu. Chifukwa chake musamalola uchimo uchite ufumu m'thupi lanu la imfa kumvera zofuna zake: ndipo musapereke ziwalo zanu kuuchimo, zikhale zida za chosalungama; koma mudzipereke inu nokha kwa Mulungu, monga amoyo atatuluka mwa akufa, ndi ziwalo zanu kwa Mulungu zikhale zida za chilungamo. Pakuti uchimo sudzachita ufumu pa inu; popeza simuli a lamulo koma a chisomo. Ndipo chiyani tsono? Tidzachimwa kodi chifukwa sitili a lamulo, koma a chisomo? Msatero ai. Kodi simudziwa kuti kwa iye amene mudzipereka eni nokha kukhala akapolo ake akumvera iye, mukhalatu akapolo ake a yemweyo mulikumvera iye; kapena a uchimo kulinga kuimfa, kapena a umvero kulinga kuchilungamo? Koma ayamikidwe Mulungu, kuti ngakhale mudakhala akapolo a uchimo, tsopano mwamvera ndi mtima makhalidwe aja a chiphunzitso chimene munaperekedweracho; ndipo pamene munamasulidwa kuuchimo, munakhala akapolo a chilungamo. Ndilankhula manenedwe a anthu, chifukwa cha kufooka kwa thupi lanu; pakuti monga inu munapereka ziwalo zanu zikhale akapolo a chonyansa ndi a kusaweruzika kuti zichite kusaweruzika, inde kotero tsopano perekani ziwalo zanu zikhale akapolo a chilungamo kuti zichite chiyeretso. Msatero ai. Ife amene tili akufa ku uchimo, tidzakhala bwanji chikhalire m'menemo?

Koma yang'anirani kuti ulamuliro wanu umene ungakhale chokhumudwitsa ofookawo.

Ndipo chilichonse mukachichita m'mau kapena muntchito, chitani zonse m'dzina la Ambuye Yesu, ndi kuyamika Mulungu Atate mwa Iye.

Mtima wanga usalinge kuchinthu choipa, kuchita ntchito zoipa ndi anthu akuchita zopanda pake; ndipo ndisadye zankhuli zao.

Wolungama atsogolera mnzake; koma njira ya oipa iwasokeretsa.

pakuti ngati mukhala ndi moyo monga mwa thupi, mudzafa; koma ngati ndi mzimu mufetsa zochita zake za thupi, mudzakhala ndi moyo.

Amene kukometsera kwanu kusakhale kwa kunja, kuluka tsitsi ndi kuvala za golide, kapena kuvala chovala; koma kukhale munthu wobisika wamtima, m'chovala chosaola cha mzimu wofatsa ndi wachete, ndiwo wa mtengo wake wapatali pamaso pa Mulungu.

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.

Pakuti tikachimwa ife eni ake, titatha kulandira chidziwitso cha choonadi, siitsalanso nsembe ya kwa machimo,

Mau a m'kamwa mwanga ndi maganizo a m'mtima wanga avomerezeke pamaso panu, Yehova, thanthwe langa, ndi Mombolo wanga.

Chifukwa chake tilondole zinthu za mtendere, ndi zinthu zakulimbikitsana wina ndi mnzake. Munthu mmodzi akhulupirira kuti adye zinthu zonse, koma wina wofooka angodya zitsamba. Usapasule ntchito ya Mulungu chifukwa cha chakudya. Zinthu zonse zili zoyera; koma kuli koipa kwa munthu amene akudya ndi kukhumudwa. Kuli kwabwino kusadya nyama, kapena kusamwa vinyo, kapena kusachita chinthu chilichonse chakukhumudwitsa mbale wako.

Pereka zochita zako kwa Yehova, ndipo zolingalira zako zidzakhazikika.

Munthu asapeputse ubwana wako; komatu khala chitsanzo kwa iwo okhulupirira, m'mau, m'mayendedwe, m'chikondi, m'chikhulupiriro, m'kuyera mtima.

Koma iwo a Khristu Yesu adapachika thupi, ndi zokhumba zake, ndi zilakolako zake.

Momwemo, okondedwa, popeza muyembekeza izi, chitani changu kuti mupezedwe ndi Iye mumtendere, opanda banga ndi opanda chilema.

Odala angwiro m'mayendedwe ao, akuyenda m'chilamulo cha Yehova. Ndinakufunani ndi mtima wanga wonse; ndisasokere kusiyana nao malamulo anu. Ndizindikira koposa okalamba popeza ndinasunga malangizo anu. Ndinaletsa mapazi anga njira iliyonse yaoipa, kuti ndisamalire mau anu. Sindinapatukane nao maweruzo anu; pakuti Inu munandiphunzitsa. Mau anu azunadi powalawa ine! Koposa uchi m'kamwa mwanga. Malangizo anu andizindikiritsa; chifukwa chake ndidana nao mayendedwe onse achinyengo. Mau anu ndiwo nyali ya ku mapazi anga, ndi kuunika kwa panjira panga. Ndinalumbira, ndipo ndinatsimikiza mtima, kuti ndidzasamalira maweruzo anu olungama. Ndazunzika kwambiri: Ndipatseni moyo, Yehova, monga mwa mau anu. Landirani, Yehova, zopereka zaufulu za pakamwa panga, ndipo ndiphunzitseni maweruzo anu. Moyo wanga ukhala m'dzanja langa chikhalire; koma sindiiwala chilamulo chanu. Ndinawabisa mau anu mumtima mwanga, kuti ndisalakwire Inu. Oipa ananditchera msampha; koma sindinasokere m'malangizo anu. Ndinalandira mboni zanu zikhale cholandira chosatha; pakuti ndizo zokondweretsa mtima wanga. Ndinalingitsa mtima wanga uchite malemba anu, kosatha, kufikira chimaliziro. Ndidana nao a mitima iwiri; koma ndikonda chilamulo chanu. Inu ndinu pobisalapo panga, ndi chikopa changa; ndiyembekezera mau anu. Mundichokere ochita zoipa inu; kuti ndisunge malamulo a Mulungu wanga. Mundichirikize monga mwa mau anu, kuti ndikhale ndi moyo; ndipo ndisachite manyazi pa chiyembekezo changa. Mundigwirizize ndipo ndidzapulumutsidwa, ndipo ndidzasamalira malemba anu chisamalire. Mupepula onse akusokera m'malemba anu; popeza chinyengo chao ndi bodza. Muchotsa oipa onse a padziko lapansi ngati mphala: Chifukwa chake ndikonda mboni zanu. Inu ndinu wodala Yehova; ndiphunzitseni malemba anu. Thupi langa linjenjemera ndi kuopa Inu; ndipo ndichita mantha nao maweruzo anu. Ndinachita chiweruzo ndi chilungamo; musandisiyira akundisautsa. Mumkhalire chikole mtumiki wanu chimkomere; odzikuza asandisautse. Maso anga anatha mphamvu pofuna chipulumutso chanu, ndi mau a chilungamo chanu. Muchitire mtumiki wanu monga mwa chifundo chanu, ndipo ndiphunzitseni malemba anu. Ine ndine mtumiki wanu, ndizindikiritseni; kuti ndidziwe mboni zanu. Yafika nyengo yakuti Yehova achite kanthu; pakuti anaswa chilamulo chanu. Chifukwa chake ndikonda malamulo anu koposa golide, inde golide woyengeka. Chifukwa chake ndiyesa ngolunjika malangizo anu onse akunena zonse; koma ndidana nazo njira zonse zonyenga. Mboni zanu nzodabwitsa; chifukwa chake moyo wanga uzisunga. Ndinafotokozera ndi milomo yanga maweruzo onse a pakamwa panu. Potsegulira mau anu paunikira; kuzindikiritsa opusa. Ndinatsegula pakamwa panga, ndi kupuma wefuwefu; popeza ndinakhumba malamulo anu. Munditembenukire, ndi kundichitira chifundo, monga mumatero nao akukonda dzina lanu. Khazikitsani mapazi anga m'mau anu; ndipo zisandigonjetse zopanda pake zilizonse. Mundiombole kunsautso ya munthu: Ndipo ndidzasamalira malangizo anu. Muwalitse nkhope yanu pa mtumiki wanu; ndipo mundiphunzitse malemba anu. Maso anga atsitsa mitsinje ya madzi, popeza sasamalira chilamulo chanu. Inu ndinu wolungama, Yehova, ndipo maweruzo anu ndiwo olunjika. Mboni zanuzo mudazilamulira zili zolungama ndi zokhulupirika ndithu. Changu changa chinandithera, popeza akundisautsa anaiwala mau anu. Ndinakondwera m'njira ya mboni zanu, koposa ndi chuma chonse. Mau anu ngoyera ndithu; ndi mtumiki wanu awakonda. Wamng'ono ine, ndi wopepulidwa; koma sindiiwala malemba anu. Chilungamo chanu ndicho chilungamo chosatha; ndi chilamulo chanu ndicho choonadi. Kusautsika ndi kupsinjika kwandigwera; koma malamulo anu ndiwo ondikondweretsa ine. Mboni zanu ndizo zolungama kosatha; mundizindikiritse izi, ndipo ndidzakhala ndi moyo. Ndinaitana ndi mtima wanga wonse; mundiyankhe, Yehova; ndidzasunga malemba anu. Ndinaitanira Inu; ndipulumutseni, ndipo ndidzasamalira mboni zanu. Ndinafuula kusanake: ndinayembekezera mau anu. Maso anga anakumana ndi maulonda a usiku, kuti ndilingirire mau anu. Imvani liu langa monga mwa chifundo chanu; mundipatse moyo monga mwa kuweruza kwanu, Yehova. Ndidzalingirira pa malangizo anu, ndi kupenyerera mayendedwe anu. Otsata zachiwembu andiyandikira; akhala kutali ndi chilamulo chanu. Inu muli pafupi, Yehova; ndipo malamulo anu onse ndiwo choonadi. Kuyambira kale ndinadziwa mu mboni zanu, kuti munazikhazika kosatha. Penyani kuzunzika kwanga, nimundilanditse; pakuti sindiiwala chilamulo chanu. Mundinenere mlandu wanga, nimundiombole; mundipatse moyo monga mwa mau anu. Chipulumutso chitalikira oipa; popeza safuna malemba anu. Zachifundo zanu ndi zazikulu, Yehova; mundipatse moyo monga mwa maweruzo anu. Ondilondola ndi ondisautsa ndiwo ambiri; koma sindinapatukane nazo mboni zanu. Ndinapenya ochita monyenga, ndipo ndinanyansidwa nao; popeza sasamalira mau anu. Penyani kuti ndikonda malangizo anu; mundipatse moyo, Yehova, monga mwa chifundo chanu. Ndidzadzikondweretsa nao malemba anu; sindidzaiwala mau anu. Chiwerengero cha mau anu ndicho choonadi; ndi maweruzo anu olungama onse akhala kosatha. Nduna zinandilondola kopanda chifukwa; koma mtima wanga uchita nao mantha mau anu. Ndikondwera nao mau anu, ngati munthu wakupeza zofunkha zambiri. Ndidana nalo bodza ndi kunyansidwa nalo; koma ndikonda chilamulo chanu. Ndikulemekezani kasanu ndi kawiri, tsiku limodzi, chifukwa cha maweruzo anu olungama. Akukonda chilamulo chanu ali nao mtendere wambiri; ndipo alibe chokhumudwitsa. Ndinayembekeza chipulumutso chanu, Yehova, ndipo ndinachita malamulo anu. Moyo wanga unasamalira mboni zanu; ndipo ndizikonda kwambiri. Ndinasamalira malangizo anu ndi mboni zanu; popeza njira zanga zonse zili pamaso panu. Kufuula kwanga kuyandikire pamaso panu, Yehova; mundizindikiritse monga mwa mau anu. Muchitire chokoma mtumiki wanu kuti ndikhale ndi moyo; ndipo ndidzasamalira mau anu. Kupemba kwanga kudze pamaso panu; mundilanditse monga mwa mau anu. Milomo yanga itulutse chilemekezo; popeza mundiphunzitsa malemba anu. Lilime langa liimbire mau anu; pakuti malamulo anu onse ndiwo olungama. Dzanja lanu likhale lakundithandiza; popeza ndinasankha malangizo anu. Ndinakhumba chipulumutso chanu, Yehova; ndipo chilamulo chanu ndicho chondikondweretsa. Mzimu wanga ukhale ndi moyo, ndipo udzakulemekezani; ndipo maweruzo anu andithandize. Ndinasochera ngati nkhosa yotayika; funani mtumiki wanu; pakuti sindiiwala malamulo anu. Munditsegulire maso, kuti ndipenye zodabwitsa za m'chilamulo chanu. Ine ndine mlendo padziko lapansi; musandibisire malamulo anu. Odala iwo akusunga mboni zake, akumfuna ndi mtima wonse;

Penyani kuti pasakhale wina wakulanda inu ngati chuma, mwa kukonda nzeru kwake, ndi chinyengo chopanda pake, potsata mwambo wa anthu, potsata zoyamba za dziko lapansi, osati potsata Khristu;

Usadziyese wekha wanzeru; opa Yehova, nupatuke pazoipa;

Chikondano chikhale chopanda chinyengo. Dana nacho choipa; gwirizana nacho chabwino.

Ndipo Yesu anati kwa iye, Uzikonda Ambuye Mulungu wako ndi mtima wako wonse, ndi moyo wako wonse, ndi nzeru zako zonse. Ili ndilo lamulo lalikulu ndi loyamba. Ndipo lachiwiri lolingana nalo ndili, Uzikonda mnzako monga udzikonda iwe mwini.

Ndipo Iye ananena kwa onse, Ngati munthu afuna kudza pambuyo panga, adzikanize yekha, nanyamule mtanda wake tsiku ndi tsiku, nanditsate Ine.

Tapenyani, abale, kuti kapena ukakhale mwa wina wa inu mtima woipa wosakhulupirira, wakulekana ndi Mulungu wamoyo; komatu dandaulirananani nokha tsiku ndi tsiku, pamene patchedwa, Lero; kuti angaumitsidwe wina wa inu ndi chenjerero la uchimo;

Iye amene ayenda molungama, nanena molunjika; iye amene anyoza phindu lonyenga, nasansa manja ake kusalandira zokometsera milandu, amene atseka makutu ake kusamva za mwazi, natsinzina maso ake kusayang'ana choipa; iye adzakhala pamsanje; malo ake ochinjikiza adzakhala malinga amiyala; chakudya chake chidzapatsidwa kwa iye; madzi ake adzakhala chikhalire.

komatu monga Mulungu anativomereza kutiikiza Uthenga Wabwino, kotero tilankhula; osati monga okondweretsa anthu, koma Mulungu; amene ayesa mitima yathu.

Tiyendeyende koyenera, monga usana; si m'madyerero ndi kuledzera ai, si m'chigololo ndi chonyansa ai, si mu ndeu ndi nkhwidzi ai.

Mwa ichi, podzimanga m'chuuno, kunena za mtima wanu, mukhale odzisunga, nimuyembekeze konsekonse chisomo chilikutengedwa kudza nacho kwa inu m'vumbulutso la Yesu Khristu;

Adzakwera ndani m'phiri la Yehova? Nadzaima m'malo ake oyera ndani? Woyera m'manja, ndi woona m'mtima, ndiye; iye amene sanakweze moyo wake kutsata zachabe, ndipo salumbira monyenga.

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, osayera mtima, opanda chikondi chachibadwidwe, osayanjanitsika, akudierekeza, osakhoza kudziletsa, aukali, osakonda abwino, achiwembu, aliuma olimbirira, otukumuka mtima, okonda zokondweretsa munthu, osati okonda Mulungu; akukhala nao maonekedwe a chipembedzo, koma mphamvu yake adaikana; kwa iwonso udzipatule.

Kudzitamanda kwanu sikuli bwino. Kodi simudziwa kuti chotupitsa pang'ono chitupitsa mtanda wonse? Tsukani chotupitsa chakale, kuti mukakhale mtanda watsopano, monga muli osatupa. Pakutinso Paska wathu waphedwa, ndiye Khristu; chifukwa chake tichita phwando, si ndi chotupitsa chakale, kapena ndi chotupitsa cha dumbo, ndi kuipa mtima, koma ndi mkate wosatupa wa kuona mtima, ndi choonadi.

woipa asiye njira yake, ndi munthu wosalungama asiye maganizo ake, nabwere kwa Yehova; ndipo Yehova adzamchitira chifundo; ndi kwa Mulungu wathu, pakuti Iye adzakhululukira koposa.

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