Kulankhula malilime, ndikuganiza kuti ukudziwa, ndi mphatso yochokera kwa Mulungu. Anthu oyamba kulandira mphatso imeneyi analankhula zinenero zomwe sanaphunzirepo. Ndi chinenero chakumwamba, chizindikiro chakuti Mzimu Woyera akuchita ntchito mwa ife. Ndi chidindo chotsimikizira kuti Mzimu Woyera ali mwa munthu. Chozizwitsa chimenechi chinayamba kuonekera ku Yerusalemu pa tsiku la Pentekosti, monga mwalembedwera m’buku la Machitidwe.
Ukamanena malilime, sukulankhula ndi anthu, koma ndi Mulungu, ndipo ukudzilimbitsa wekha mwauzimu. Ndi mwayi waukulu kulandira mphatso imeneyi, chifukwa sizochokera mu mtima mwako, koma ndi mzimu wako ukulankhula mwachindunji ndi Mzimu wa Mulungu. Zozizwitsa zimenezi ndi chizindikiro kwa osakhulupirira, osati kwa okhulupirira.
N’zosavuta kunamiza chozizwitsa, ulosi, kapena mawu a nzeru, koma simunganamize kulankhula chinenero chomwe simukuchidziwa. Ngati sunabatizidwe ndi Mzimu Woyera, mupemphe kuti akutsanulire mphatso zake, chifukwa mphatso imeneyi si ya anthu ena okha, koma ya onse okhulupirira m’dzina la Yesu.
(Machitidwe 2:4) “Ndipo onse anadzazidwa ndi Mzimu Woyera, nayamba kulankhula malilime, monga Mzimu anawapatsa kulankhula.”
Ndipo anadzazidwa onse ndi Mzimu Woyera, nayamba kulankhula ndi malilime ena, monga Mzimu anawalankhulitsa.
Ndipo zizindikiro izi zidzawatsata iwo akukhulupirira: m'dzina langa adzatulutsa ziwanda; adzalankhula ndi malankhulidwe atsopano;
Ndingakhale ndilankhula malilime a anthu, ndi a angelo, koma ndilibe chikondi, ndikhala mkuwa woomba, kapena nguli yolira.
Chotero malilime akhala ngati chizindikiro, si kwa iwo akukhulupirira, koma kwa iwo osakhulupirira; koma kunenera sikuli kwa iwo osakhulupirira, koma kwa iwo amene akhulupirira.
Chifukwa chake, abale anga, funitsitsani kunenera, ndipo musaletse kulankhula malilime.
ndi kwa wina machitidwe a mphamvu; ndi kwa wina chinenero; ndi kwa wina chizindikiro cha mizimu; kwa wina malilime a mitundumitundu; ndi kwa wina mamasulidwe a malilime.
Ngati wina alankhula lilime, achite ndi awiri, koma oposa atatu iai, ndipo motsatana; ndipo mmodzi amasulire.
Ndipo pamene Paulo anaika manja ake pa iwo, Mzimu Woyera anadza pa iwo; ndipo analankhula ndi malilime, nanenera.
Pakuti anawamva iwo alikulankhula ndi malilime, ndi kumkuza Mulungu. Pamenepo Petro anayankha,
Pakuti iye wakulankhula lilime salankhula ndi anthu, koma ndi Mulungu; pakuti palibe munthu akumva; koma mumzimu alankhula zinsinsi.
Chikondi sichitha nthawi zonse, koma kapena zonenera zidzakhala chabe, kapena malilime adzaleka, kapena nzeru idzakhala chabe.
Iye wakulankhula lilime, adzimangirira yekha, koma iye wakunenera amangirira Mpingo.
Koma pochitika mau awa, unyinji wa anthu unasonkhana, nusokonezedwa, popeza yense anawamva alikulankhula m'chilankhulidwe chake cha iye yekha.
koma mu Mpingo ndifuna kulankhula mau asanu ndi zidziwitso changa, kutinso ndikalangize ena, koposa kulankhula mau zikwi m'lilime.
Ndipo ndifuna inu nonse mulankhule malilime, koma makamaka kuti mukanenere; ndipo wakunenera aposa wakulankhula malilime, akapanda kumasulira, kuti Mpingo ukalandire chomangirira.
Ndipotu Mulungu anaika ena mu Mpingo, poyamba atumwi, achiwiri aneneri, achitatu aphunzitsi, pamenepo zozizwa, pomwepo mphatso za machiritso, mathandizo, maweruziro, malilime a mitundumitundu.
Ali nazo mphatso za machiritso onse kodi? Kodi onse alankhula ndi malilime? Kodi onse amasulira mau?
Pakuti ngati ndipemphera m'lilime, mzimu wanga upemphera, koma chidziwitso changa chikhala chosabala kanthu.
Koma inu, okondedwa, podzimangirira nokha pa chikhulupiriro chanu choyeretsetsa, ndi kupemphera mu Mzimu Woyera,
Chifukwa chake, ngati Mpingo wonse akasonkhane pamodzi, ndi onse akalankhule malilime, ndipo akalowemo anthu osaphunzira kapena osakhulupirira, kodi sadzanena kuti mwayaluka?
Nanga chiyani tsono, abale? Pamene musonkhana, yense ali nalo salimo, ali nacho chiphunzitso, ali nalo vumbulutso, ali nalo lilime, ali nacho chimasuliro. Muchite zonse kukumangirira. Ngati wina alankhula lilime, achite ndi awiri, koma oposa atatu iai, ndipo motsatana; ndipo mmodzi amasulire. Koma ngati palibe womasulira, akhale chete mu Mpingo, koma alankhule ndi iye yekha, ndi Mulungu.
Ndipo momwemonso Mzimu athandiza kufooka kwathu; pakuti chimene tizipempha monga chiyenera, sitidziwa; koma Mzimu mwini atipempherera ndi zobuula zosatheka kuneneka;