Baibulo limatiphunzitsa kuti tiyenera kugwiritsa ntchito bwino chuma chathu posamalira mabanja athu, osati kuyika pachiwopsezo poganiza kuti tidzapeza chochulukirapo. Ngakhale Malemba sakamba mwachindunji za kutchova juga, amatipatsa malangizo oti timvetse maganizo a Mulungu pa nkhaniyi.
Mu Luka 12:15, timatichenjezedwa kuti: "Samalani ndipo musakhale adyera; moyo wa munthu sudalira kuchuluka kwa chuma chake." Uku kukundikumbusa kuti ndiyenera kusamala ndi zomwe ndili nazo.
Komanso, Baibulo limatilimbikitsa kukhala oyang'anira abwino pa chilichonse chimene tapatsidwa (Luka 12:42): "Ndani kwenikweni amene ali mdindo wokhulupirika ndi wanzeru, amene ambuye wake adzamuyika kuti aziyang'anira antchito ake apakhomo, kuti azigawira chakudya chawo pa nthawi yake?" Izi zikutanthauza kuti ndiyenera kugwiritsa ntchito bwino chuma changa molingana ndi luso langa, ndikuyamikira zonse zomwe Mulungu wandipatsa, kuti ndisapote chifukwa cha zosankha zopanda nzeru.
Pakuti muzu wa zoipa zonse ndiwo chikondi cha pa ndalama; chimene ena pochikhumba, anasochera, nataya chikhulupiriro, nadzipyoza ndi zowawa zambiri.
Wokonda siliva sadzakhuta siliva; ngakhale wokonda chuma sadzakhuta phindu; ichinso ndi chabe.
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.
Chuma cholandiridwa mokangaza chidzachepa; koma wokundika ndi dzanja adzaona zochuluka.
ndi kuti muyesetse kukhala chete ndi kuchita za inu eni ndi kugwira ntchito ndi manja anu, monga tinakuuzani;
Zinthu zonse ziloledwa kwa ine; koma si zonse zipindula. Zinthu zonse ziloledwa kwa ine, koma sindidzalamulidwa nacho chimodzi.
Usasirire nyumba yake ya mnzako, usasirire mkazi wake wa mnzako, kapena wantchito wake wa mwamuna, kapena wantchito wake wamkazi, kapena ng'ombe yake, kapena bulu wake, kapena kanthu kalikonse ka mnzako.
Usamasautsa mnansi wako, kapena kulanda zake; mphotho yake ya wolipidwa isakhale ndi iwe kufikira m'mawa.
Usasirire mkazi wake wa mnzako; usakhumbe nyumba yake ya mnzako, munda wake, kapena wantchito wake wamwamuna, kapena wantchito wake wamkazi, ng'ombe yake, kapena bulu wake, kapena kanthu kalikonse ka mnzako.
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.
Chifukwa chake zinthu zilizonse mukafuna kuti anthu achitire inu, inunso muwachitire iwo zotero; pakuti icho ndicho chilamulo ndi aneneri.
Cholowa chingalandiridwe msangamsanga poyamba pake; koma chitsiriziro chake sichidzadala.
Mbiri yabwino ifunika kopambana chuma chambiri; kukukomera mtima anzako kuposa siliva ndi golide.
Wotsendereza waumphawi kuti achulukitse chuma chake, ndi wopatsa wolemera kanthu, angosauka.
Usadzitopetse kuti ulemere; leka nzeru yakoyako. Kodi upenyeranji chimene kulibe? Pakuti chuma chimera mapiko, ngati mphungu youluka mumlengalenga.
Waumphawi woyenda mwangwiro apambana ndi yemwe akhotetsa njira zake, angakhale alemera.
Wolima munda wake zakudya zidzamkwanira; koma wotsata anthu opanda pake umphawi udzamkwanira. Pochimwa dziko akalonga ake achuluka; koma anthu ozindikira ndi odziwa alikhazikikitsa nthawi yaikulu. Munthu wokhulupirika ali ndi madalitso ambiri; koma wokangaza kulemera sadzapulumuka chilango.
Pali choipa chovuta ndachiona kunja kuno, ndicho, chuma chilikupweteka eni ake pochikundika; koma chumacho chionongeka pomgwera tsoka; ndipo akabala mwana, m'dzanja lake mulibe kanthu. Monga anatuluka m'mimba ya amake, adzabweranso kupita wamaliseche, monga anadza osatenga kanthu pa ntchito zake, kakunyamula m'dzanja lake.
Bwanji inu mulikutayira ndalama chinthu chosadya, ndi kutayira malipiro anu zosakhutitsa? Mverani Ine mosamalitsa, nimudye chimene chili chabwino, moyo wanu nukondwere ndi zonona.
Koma inu amene mwasiya Yehova, amene mwaiwala phiri langa lopatulika, ndi kukonzera mulungu wamwai gome, ndi kudzazira mulungu waimfa zikho za vinyo wosakaniza; ndidzasankhiratu inu kulupanga, ndipo inu nonse mudzagwada ndi kuphedwa; pakuti pamene ndinaitana, inu simunayankhe; pamene ndinanena, simunamve; koma munachita choipa m'maso mwanga, ndi kusankha chimene Ine sindinakondwere nacho.
Monga nkhwali iumatira pa mazira amene sinaikire, momwemo iye amene asonkhanitsa chuma, koma mosalungama; pakati pa masiku ake chidzamsiya iye, ndipo pa chitsirizo adzakhala wopusa.
Adzataya siliva wao kumakwalala, nadzayesa golide wao chinthu chodetsedwa; siliva wao ndi golide wao sadzakhoza kuwalanditsa tsiku la mkwiyo wa Yehova, sadzakwaniritsa moyo wao, kapena kudzaza matumbo ao; pakuti izi ndi chokhumudwitsa cha mphulupulu zao.
Tsoka iwo akulingirira chinyengo, ndi kukonza choipa pakama pao! Kutacha m'mawa achichita, popeza chikhozeka m'manja mwao. Nyamukani, chokani, pakuti popumula panu si pano ai; chifukwa cha udyo wakuononga ndi chionongeko chachikulu. Munthu akayenda ndi mtima wachinyengo ndi kunama, ndi kuti, Ndidzanenera kwa iwe za vinyo ndi chakumwa chakuledzeretsa; iye ndiye mneneri wa anthu ake. Ndidzakumemezani ndithu, Yakobo, inu nonse; ndidzasonkhanitsa ndithu otsala a Israele; ndidzawaika pamodzi ngati nkhosa za ku Bozira; ngati zoweta pakati pa busa pao adzachita phokoso chifukwa cha kuchuluka anthu. Wothyola wakwera pamaso pao; iwo anathyola, napita kuchipata, natuluka pomwepo; ndi mfumu yao yapita pamaso pao, ndipo Yehova awatsogolera. Ndipo akhumbira minda, nailanda; ngakhale nyumba, nazichotsa; asautsa mwamuna ndi nyumba yake, inde munthu ndi cholowa chake.
Kodi m'nyumba ya woipa mukali chuma chosalungama, ndi muyeso wochepa umene ayenera kuipidwa nao? Kodi ndikhoza kuyera ndi miyeso yoipa, ndi thumba la miyala yonyenga? Pakuti anthu ake olemera adzala ndi chiwawa, ndi okhalamo amanena bodza, ndi lilime lao limachita monyenga m'kamwa mwao.
Tsoka iye wakupindulitsira nyumba yake phindu loipa, kuti aike chisanja chake ponyamuka, kuti alanditsidwe m'dzanja la choipa!
Musadzikundikire nokha chuma padziko lapansi, pamene njenjete ndi dzimbiri ziononga; ndi pamene mbala ziboola ndi kuba: Chifukwa chake pamene paliponse upatsa mphatso zachifundo, usamaomba lipenga patsogolo pako, monga amachita onyenga m'masunagoge, ndi m'makwalala, kotero kuti atamandidwe ndi anthu. Indetu ndinena kwa inu, Iwo alandiriratu mphotho zao. koma mudzikundikire nokha chuma mu Mwamba, pamene njenjete kapena dzimbiri siziononga, ndipo mbala siziboola ndi kuba; pakuti kumene kuli chuma chako, komwe udzakhala mtima wakonso.
Pakuti munthu adzapindulanji, akalandira dziko lonse, nataya moyo wake? Kapena munthu adzaperekanji chosintha ndi moyo wake?
Yesu ananena naye, Ngati ufuna kukhala wangwiro, pita, kagulitse zomwe uli nazo, nupatse aumphawi, ndipo udzakhala ndi chuma Kumwamba; ndipo ukadze kuno, unditsate. Koma mnyamatayo m'mene anamva chonenacho, anamuka wachisoni; pakuti anali nacho chuma chambiri. Ndipo Yesu anati kwa ophunzira ake, Indetu ndinena kwa inu, kuti munthu mwini chuma adzalowa movutika mu Ufumu wa Kumwamba. Ndiponso ndinena kwa inu, Nkwapafupi kuti ngamira ipyole diso la singano, koposa mwini chuma kulowa Ufumu wa Kumwamba.
Tsoka inu, alembi ndi Afarisi, onyenga! Chifukwa mutsuka kunja kwake kwa chikho ndi mbale, koma m'katimo iwo adzala ndi kulanda ndi kusadziletsa.
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.
Ndipo zija zinagwa kumingazi, ndiwo amene adamva, ndipo m'kupita kwao atsamwitsidwa ndi nkhawa, ndi chuma, ndi zokondweretsa za moyo, ndipo sakhwimitsa zipatso zamphumphu.
Ndipo Iye anati kwa iwo, Yang'anirani, mudzisungire kupewa msiriro uliwonse; chifukwa moyo wake wa munthu sulingana ndi kuchuluka kwa zinthu zake ali nazo.
Gulitsani zinthu muli nazo, nimupatse mphatso zachifundo; mudzikonzere matumba a ndalama amene sakutha, chuma chosatha mu Mwamba, kumene mbala siziyandikira, ndipo njenjete siziononga. Pakuti kumene kuli chuma chanu, komweko kudzakhalanso mtima wanu.
Palibe mnyamata wa m'nyumba akhoza kukhala kapolo wa ambuye awiri; pakuti kapena adzamuda wina, nadzakonda winayo; kapena adzatsata wina, nadzapeputsa winayo. Simungathe kukhala kapolo wa Mulungu ndi wa Chuma.
Ndipo panali munthu mwini chuma amavala chibakuwa ndi nsalu yabafuta, nasekera, nadyerera masiku onse; Ndipo anamuitana, nati kwa iye, Ichi ndi chiyani ndikumva za iwe? Undiwerengere za ukapitao wako; pakuti sungathe kukhalabe kapitao. ndipo wopemphapempha wina, dzina lake Lazaro, adaikidwa pakhomo pake wodzala ndi zilonda, ndipo anafuna kukhuta ndi zakugwa pa gome la mwini chumayo; komatu agalunso anadza nanyambita zilonda zake. Ndipo kunali kuti wopemphayo adafa, ndi kuti anatengedwa iye ndi angelo kunka kuchifuwa cha Abrahamu; ndipo mwini chumayo adafanso, naikidwa m'manda. Ndipo m'dziko la akufa anakweza maso ake, pokhala nao mazunzo, naona Abrahamu patali, ndi Lazaro m'chifuwa mwake. Ndipo anakweza mau nati, Atate Abrahamu, mundichitire chifundo, mutume Lazaro, kuti aviike nsonga ya chala chake m'madzi, naziziritse lilime langa; pakuti ndizunzidwadi m'lawi ili la moto. Koma Abrahamu anati, Mwana, kumbukira kuti unalandira zokoma zako pakukhala m'moyo iwe, momwemonso Lazaro zoipa; ndipo tsopano iye asangalatsidwa pano, koma iwe uzunzidwadi. Ndipo pamwamba pa izi, pakati pa ife ndi inu pakhazikika phompho lalikulu, kotero kuti iwo akufuna kuoloka kuchokera kuno kunka kwa inu sangathe, kapena kuchokera kwanuko kuyambuka kudza kwa ife, sangathenso. Koma anati, Pamenepo ndikupemphani, Atate, kuti mumtume kunyumba ya atate wanga; pakuti ndili nao abale asanu; awachitire umboni iwo kuti iwonso angadze kumalo ano a mazunzo. Koma Abrahamu anati, Ali ndi Mose ndi aneneri; amvere iwo. Ndipo kapitao uyu anati mumtima mwake, Ndidzachita chiyani, chifukwa mbuye wanga andichotsera ukapitao? Kulima ndilibe mphamvu, kupemphapempha kundichititsa manyazi. Koma anati, Iai, Atate Abrahamu, komatu ngati wina akapita kwa iwo wochokera kwa kufa adzasandulika mtima. Koma anati kwa iye, Ngati samvera Mose ndi aneneri, sadzakopeka mtima ngakhale wina akauka kwa akufa.
Koma m'mene Yesu anamva, anati kwa iye, Usowa chinthu chimodzi: gulitsa zilizonse uli nazo, nugawire osauka; ndipo udzakhala nacho chuma chenicheni mu Mwamba; ndipo ukadze kuno, unditsate Ine. Koma pakumva izi anagwidwa nacho chisoni chambiri; pakuti anali mwini chuma chambiri. Ndipo Yesu pomuona iye anati, Ha! Nkuvutika nanga kwa anthu eni chuma kulowa Ufumu wa Mulungu! Pakuti nkwapafupi kwa ngamira ipyole diso la singano koma kwa munthu mwini chuma, kulowa Ufumu wa Mulungu nkwapatali.
Ndipo pamene adapanga mkwapulo wazingwe, anatulutsa onse mu Kachisimo, ndi nkhosa ndi ng'ombe; nakhuthula ndalama za osinthanawo, nagubuduza magome; nati kwa iwo akugulitsa nkhunda, Chotsani izi muno; musamayesa nyumba ya Atate wanga nyumba ya malonda.
Koma munthu wina dzina lake Ananiya pamodzi ndi Safira mkazi wake, Ndipo anagwa pansi pomwepo pa mapazi ake, namwalira; ndipo analowa anyamatawo, nampeza iye wafa, ndipo anamnyamula kutuluka naye, namuika kwa mwamuna wake. Ndipo anadza mantha aakulu pa Mpingo wonse, ndi pa onse akumva izi. Ndipo mwa manja a atumwi zizindikiro ndi zozizwa zambiri zinachitidwa pa anthu; ndipo anali onse ndi mtima umodzi m'khonde la Solomoni. Koma palibe mmodzi wa otsalawo analimba mtima kuphatikana nao; komatu anthu anawakuzitsa; ndipo makamaka anaonjezedwa kwa Ambuye okhulupirira ambiri, ndiwo amuna ndi akazi; kotero kuti ananyamulanso natuluka nao odwala kumakwalala, nawaika pamakama ndi pamphasa, kuti, popita Petro, ngakhale chithunzi chake chigwere wina wa iwo. Komanso unasonkhana pamodzi unyinji wa anthu ochokera kumidzi yozungulira Yerusalemu, alikutenga odwala, ndi ovutika ndi mizimu yonyansa; ndipo anachiritsidwa onsewa. Koma anauka mkulu wa ansembe ndi onse amene anali naye, ndiwo a chipatuko cha Asaduki, nadukidwa, nathira manja atumwi, nawaika m'ndende ya anthu wamba. Koma mngelo wa Ambuye anatsegula pakhomo pa ndende usiku, nawatulutsa, nati, anagulitsa chao, napatula pa mtengo wake, mkazi yemwe anadziwa, natenga chotsala, nachiika pa mapazi a atumwi. Pitani, ndipo imirirani, nimulankhule mu Kachisi kwa anthu onse mau a Moyo umene. Ndipo atamva ichi, analowa mu Kachisi mbandakucha, naphunzitsa. Koma anadza mkulu wa ansembe ndi iwo amene anali naye, nasonkhanitsa a bwalo la akulu a milandu, ndi akulu onse a ana a Israele, natuma kundende atengedwe ajawo. Koma anyamata amene adafikako sanawapeze m'ndende, ndipo pobwera anafotokoza, nanena, Nyumba yandende tinapeza chitsekere, ndi alonda alikuimirira pamakomo; koma pamene tinatsegula sitinapezamo mmodzi yense. Koma m'mene anamva mau awa mdindo wa Kachisi ndi ansembe aakulu anathedwa nzeru ndi iwo aja, kuti ichi chidzatani. Ndipo anadza wina nawafotokozera, kuti, Taonani, amuna aja mudawaika m'ndende ali mu Kachisi, alikuimirira ndi kuphunzitsa anthu. Pamenepo anachoka mdindo pamodzi ndi anyamata; anadza nao, koma osawagwiritsa, pakuti anaopa anthu, angaponyedwe miyala. Ndipo m'mene adadza nao, anawaika pabwalo la akulu a milandu. Ndipo anawafunsa mkulu wa ansembe, nanena, Tidakulamulirani chilamulire, musaphunzitsa kutchula dzina ili; ndipo taonani, mwadzaza Yerusalemu ndi chiphunzitso chanu, ndipo mufuna kutidzetsera ife mwazi wa munthu uja. Ndipo anayankha Petro ndi atumwi, nati, Tiyenera kumvera Mulungu koposa anthu. Koma Petro anati, Ananiya, Satana anadzaza mtima wako chifukwa ninji kudzanyenga Mzimu Woyera, ndi kupatula pa mtengo wake wa mundawo?
Koma pakuona Simoni kuti mwa kuika manja a atumwi anapatsidwa Mzimu Woyera, anawatengera ndalama, nanena, Ndipatseni inenso ulamuliro umene, kuti aliyense amene ndikaika manja pa iye, alandire Mzimu Woyera. Ndipo anamuika Stefano anthu opembedza, namlira maliro aakulu. Koma Petro anati kwa iye, Ndalama yako itayike nawe, chifukwa unalingirira kulandira mphatso ya Mulungu ndi ndalama.
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.
Chifukwa chake mungakhale mudya, mungakhale mumwa, mungakhale muchita kanthu kena, chitani zonse ku ulemerero wa Mulungu.
Tsiku loyamba la sabata yense wa inu asunge yekha, monga momwe anapindula, kuti zopereka zisachitike pakudza ine.
Yense achite monga anatsimikiza mtima, si mwa chisoni kapena mokakamiza, pakuti Mulungu akonda wopereka mokondwerera.
Wakubayo asabenso; koma makamaka agwiritse ntchito, nagwire ntchito yokoma ndi manja ake, kuti akhale nacho chakuchereza wosowa.
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.
Chifukwa chake fetsani ziwalozo zili padziko; dama, chidetso, chifunitso chamanyazi, chilakolako choipa, ndi chisiriro, chimene chili kupembedza mafano;
ndi kuti muyesetse kukhala chete ndi kuchita za inu eni ndi kugwira ntchito ndi manja anu, monga tinakuuzani; kuti mukayende oona mtima pa iwo a kunja, ndi kukhala osasowa kanthu.
wosati woledzera, kapena womenyana ndeu; komatu wofatsa, wopanda ndeu, wosakhumba chuma;
Lamulira iwo achuma m'nthawi ino ya pansi pano, kuti asadzikuze, kapena asayembekezere chuma chosadziwika kukhala kwake, koma Mulungu, amene atipatsa ife zonse kochulukira, kuti tikondwere nazo; kuti achite zabwino, nachuluke ndi ntchito zabwino, nakondwere kugawira ena, nayanjane; nadzikundikire okha maziko okoma ku nyengo ikudzayi, kuti akagwire moyo weniweniwo.
Pakuti woyang'anira ayenera kukhala wopanda chilema, ngati mdindo wa Mulungu; wosati waliuma, wosapsa mtima msanga, wosati wachiwawa, wopanda ndeu, wosati wa chisiriro chonyansa;
Pakuti munamva chifundo ndi iwo a m'ndende, ndiponso mudalola mokondwera kulandidwa kwa chuma chanu, pozindikira kuti muli nacho nokha chuma choposa chachikhalire.
Mtima wanu ukhale wosakonda chuma; zimene muli nazo zikukwanireni; pakuti Iye anati, Sindidzakusiya konse, kungakhale kukutaya, sindidzakutaya ndithu.
Mverani, abale anga okondedwa; kodi Mulungu sanasankhe osauka a dziko lapansi akhale olemera ndi chikhulupiriro, ndi olowa nyumba a ufumu umene adaulonjeza kwa iwo akumkonda Iye? Koma inu mumanyoza munthu wosauka. Kodi sakusautsani inu achuma, nakukokerani iwowa kumabwalo a milandu?
Nanga tsono, inu akunena, Lero kapena mawa tidzapita kulowa kumudzi wakutiwakuti, ndipo tidzagonerako ndi kutsatsa malonda, ndi kupindula nao; inu amene simudziwa chimene chidzagwa mawa. Moyo wanu uli wotani? Pakuti muli utsi, wakuonekera kanthawi, ndi pamenepo ukanganuka. Mukadanena inu, Akalola Ambuye, ndipo tikakhala ndi moyo, tidzachita kakutikakuti.
Nanga tsono achuma inu, lirani ndi kuchema chifukwa cha masautso anu akudza pa inu. Tengani, abale, chitsanzo cha kumva zowawa ndi kuleza mtima, aneneri amene analankhula m'dzina la Ambuye. Taonani tiwayesera odala opirirawo; mudamva za chipiriro cha Yobu, ndipo mwaona chitsiriziro cha Ambuye, kuti Ambuye ali wodzala chikondi, ndi wachifundo. Koma makamaka, abale anga, musalumbire, kungakhale kutchula kumwamba kapena dziko, kapena lumbiro lina lililonse; koma inde wanu akhale inde, ndi iai wanu akhale iai; kuti mungagwe m'chiweruziro. Kodi wina wa inu akumva zowawa? Apemphere. Kodi wina asekera? Aimbire. Pali wina kodi adwala mwa inu? Adziitanire akulu a Mpingo, ndipo apemphere pa iye, atamdzoza ndi mafuta m'dzina la Ambuye: ndipo pemphero la chikhulupiriro lidzapulumutsa wodwalayo, ndipo Ambuye adzamuukitsa; ndipo ngati adachita machimo adzakhululukidwa kwa iye. Chifukwa chake muvomerezane wina ndi mnzake machimo anu, ndipo mupempherere wina kwa mnzake kuti muchiritsidwe. Pemphero la munthu wolungama likhoza kwakukulu m'machitidwe ake. Eliya anali munthu wakumva zomwezi tizimva ife, ndipo anapemphera chipempherere kuti isavumbe mvula; ndipo siinagwe mvula padziko zaka zitatu kudza miyezi isanu ndi umodzi. Ndipo anapempheranso; ndipo m'mwamba munatsika mvula, ndi dziko lidabala zipatso zake. Abale anga, ngati wina wa inu asochera posiyana ndi choonadi, ndipo ambweza iye mnzake; Chuma chanu chaola ndi zovala zanu zajiwa ndi njenjete. azindikire, kuti iye amene abweza wochimwa kunjira yake yosochera adzapulumutsa munthu kwa imfa, ndipo adzavundikira machimo aunyinji. Golide wanu ndi siliva wanu zachita dzimbiri, ndipo dzimbiri lake lidzachita mboni zoneneza inu, ndipo zidzadya nyama yanu ngati moto. Mwadzikundikira chuma masiku otsiriza.
Wetani gulu la Mulungu lili mwa inu, ndi kuliyang'anira, osati mokakamiza, koma mwaufulu, kwa Mulungu; osatsata phindu lonyansa, koma mwachangu;
Ndipo m'chisiriro adzakuyesani malonda ndi mau onyenga; amene chiweruzo chao sichinachedwe ndi kale lomwe, ndipo chitayiko chao sichiodzera.
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.
Koma iye amene ali nacho chuma cha dziko lapansi, naona mbale wake ali wosowa ndi kutsekereza chifundo chake pommana iye, nanga chikondi cha Mulungu chikhala mwa iye bwanji?
Chifukwa unena kuti ine ndine wolemera, ndipo chuma ndili nacho, osasowa kanthu; ndipo sudziwa kuti ndiwe watsoka, ndi wochititsa chifundo, ndi wosauka, ndi wakhungu, ndi wausiwa; ndikulangiza ugule kwa Ine golide woyengeka m'moto, kuti ukakhale wachuma, ndi zovala zoyera, kuti ukadziveke, ndi kuti manyazi a usiwa wako asaoneke; ndi mankhwala opaka m'maso mwako, kuti ukaone.
Alipo wodziyesa wolemera, koma alibe kanthu; alipo wodziyesa wosauka, koma ali ndi chuma chambiri.
Pamenepo anati, Munthu wa fuko lomveka ananka kudziko lakutali, kudzilandirira yekha ufumu, ndi kubwerako. Ndipo anaitana akapolo ake khumi, nawapatsa iwo ndalama khumi za mina, nati kwaiwo, Chita nazoni malonda kufikira ndibweranso. Koma mfulu za pamudzi pake zinamuda, nkutuma akazembe amtsate m'mbuyo ndi kunena, Ife sitifuna munthuyo akhale mfumu yathu. Ndipo kunali, pakubwera iye, atalandira ufumuwo, anati aitanidwe kwa iye akapolo aja, amene adawapatsa ndalamazo, kuti adziwe umo anapindulira pochita malonda. Ndipo anafika woyamba, nanena, Mbuye, mina yanu inachita nionjeza mina khumi. Ndipo anati kwa iye, Chabwino, kapolo wabwino iwe; popeza unakhala wokhulupirika m'chaching'onong'ono, khala nao ulamuliro pa mizinda khumi. Ndipo anadza wachiwiri, nanena, Mbuye, mina yanu yapindula mina zisanu. Ndipo anati kwa iyenso, Khala iwenso woweruza mizinda isanu. Ndipo taonani, mwamuna wotchedwa dzina lake Zakeyo; ndipo iye anali mkulu wa amisonkho, nali wachuma. Ndipo wina anadza, nanena, Mbuye, taonani, siyi mina yanu, ndaisunga m'kansalu; pakuti ndinakuopani, popeza inu ndinu munthu wouma mtima: munyamula chimene simunachiike pansi, mututa chimene simunachifese. Ananena kwa iye, Pakamwa pako ndikuweruza, kapolo woipa iwe. Unadziwa kuti ine ndine munthu wouma mtima, wonyamula chimene sindinachiike, ndi wotuta chimene sindinachifese; ndipo sunapereke bwanji ndalama yanga pokongoletsa, ndipo ine pakudza ndikadaitenga ndi phindu lake? Ndipo anati kwa iwo akuimirirapo, Mchotsereni minayo, nimuipatse kwa iye wakukhala nazo mina khumi. Ndipo anati kwa iye, Mbuye, ali nazo mina khumi. Ndinena ndi inu, kuti kwa yense wakukhala nacho kudzapatsidwa; koma kwa iye amene alibe kanthu, chingakhale chimene ali nacho chidzachotsedwa.
Ndipo iye amene afesedwa kuminga, uyu ndiye wakumva mau; ndipo kulabadira kwa dziko lapansi, ndi chinyengo cha chuma chitsamwitsa mau, ndipo akhala wopanda chipatso.
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; amenewo adzamwerengera Iye wokhala wokonzeka kuweruza amoyo ndi akufa.
Chifukwa chake tisaweruzanenso wina mnzake; koma weruzani ichi makamaka, kuti munthu asaike chokhumudwitsa panjira ya mbale wake, kapena chomphunthwitsa.
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.
Ntchito zake zonse munthu angogwirira m'kamwa mwake, koma mtima wake sukhuta. Pakuti wanzeru ali ndi chiyani choposa chitsiru? Waumphawi wodziwa kuyenda pamaso pa amoyo ali ndi chiyani? Kupenya kwa maso kuposa kukhumba kwa mtima; ichinso ndi chabe ndi kungosautsa mtima.
nasankhula kuchitidwa zoipa pamodzi ndi anthu a Mulungu, kosati kukhala nazo zokondweretsa za zoipa nthawi;
Iye wokonda moyo wake adzautaya; ndipo wodana ndi moyo wake m'dziko lino lapansi adzausungira kumoyo wosatha. Ngati wina anditumikira Ine, anditsate; ndipo kumene kuli Ine, komwekonso kudzakhala mtumiki wanga. Ngati wina anditumikira Ine, Atate adzamchitira ulemu iyeyu.
Ndipo Mfumuyo idzayankha nidzati kwa iwo, Indetu ndinena kwa inu, Chifukwa munachitira ichi mmodzi wa abale anga, ngakhale ang'onong'ono awa, munandichitira ichi Ine.
Musakhale omangidwa m'goli ndi osakhulupirira osiyana; pakuti chilungamo chigawana bwanji ndi chosalungama? Kapena kuunika kuyanjana bwanji ndi mdima?
Kodi kulandira nzeru sikupambana ndi golide, kulandira luntha ndi kusankhika koposa siliva?
Ndipo anati kwa iwo, Inu ndinu odziyesera nokha olungama pamaso pa anthu; koma Mulungu azindikira mitima yanu; chifukwa ichi chimene chikuzika mwa anthu chili chonyansa pamaso pa Mulungu.
Pakuti munthu apindulanji, akadzilemezera dziko lonse lapansi nadzitayapo, kapena kulipapo moyo wake?