Kupempha nzeru kwa Mulungu n’kofunika kwambiri kuposa kupempha chuma, chifukwa ndi nzeru zomwe zimatipatsa malingaliro abwino omwe angakutsogolereni ku moyo wabwino. Osati zimenezo zokha, koma mumakhala munthu wothandiza anthu ambiri, ndi uphungu wabwino, kukonza molimbikitsa, ndikupereka malingaliro ndi ma projekiti omwe angadalitse miyoyo ya anthu onse akuzungulirani.
Nzeru ndi khalidwe labwino lobadwa chifukwa cha zokumana nazo, kuwona, ndi kuganizira. Mfumu Solomo anapempha nzeru kwa Mulungu, ndipo anaonedwa kuti ndi munthu wanzeru kwambiri padziko lapansi. Mulungu anakondwera ndi Solomo chifukwa sanayang'ane chuma, koma anadzaza mzimu wake ndi chidziwitso cha ulemerero wa Mulungu. Aliyense wanzeru amasangalala ndi ubwino umene anthu ambiri alibe. Nzeru, mwa Mulungu, ndi kumvetsetsa kwakukulu ndi kwangwiro kwa zonse zomwe zilipo kapena zomwe zingakhalepo. Ndi mphatso ya Mulungu yomwe iye akufuna kuti tonse tipemphe, malinga ndi lemba la Yakobo 1:5.
Mulungu akufuna kuti mudzazidwe ndi nzeru, zomwe zidzakutsogolerani tsiku ndi tsiku ndi pakupanga zisankho, kukutetezerani kuti musagwere muupusa ndi kusokonezedwa ndi zinthu za dziko lapansi. Mulungu ndiye gwero la nzeru, komanso mphamvu, ndipo chifukwa cha kuopa Ambuye nzeru zimaperekedwa kwa anthu.
Mzimu Woyera akufuna kuti mupeze zolinga zanu, kuchita chifuniro chake nthawi zonse, osakana mawu a Mulungu. Samalirani moyo wanu, osati ngati chitsiru, koma ngati wanzeru, kugwiritsa ntchito nthawi iliyonse bwino, chifukwa masiku ndi oipa (Aefeso 5:15-16). Nzeru zimawonekera m’machitidwe, munthu wanzeru akachita kapena kunena kanthu, ndi chifukwa akudziwa kuti ndi kolondola.
Yandikirani pamaso pa Mulungu m’pemphero kuti mzimu wake ukhale pa inu, kukudzazani ndi nzeru. Mukatero mudzakhala otsimikiza kuti zonse zomwe mungachite zidzatsogozedwa ndi iye, ndipo mudzakhala munthu wochenjera, wokhoza kudalitsa miyoyo ya iwo amene akufunikira nzeru. Mupemphe kwa Mulungu ndipo adzakupatsani mochuluka, osati kuti mudzipindule nokha, koma kuti mupereke kuwala kwa iwo amene ali mumdima ndi kutsogolera iwo amene akuyenda opanda chitsogozo.
Koma nzeru yochokera kumwamba iyamba kukhala yoyera, nikhalanso yamtendere, yaulere, yomvera bwino, yodzala chifundo ndi zipatso zabwino, yopanda tsankho, yosadzikometsera pamaso.
Potero udzadziwa kuti nzeru ili yotero m'moyo wako; ngati waipeza padzakhala mphotho, ndipo chiyembekezo chako sichidzalephereka.
Ndipo mzimu wa Yehova udzambalira iye mzimu wanzeru ndi wakuzindikira, mzimu wa uphungu ndi mphamvu, mzimu wakudziwa ndi wakuopa Yehova;
pakuti amasanduliza nthawi ndi nyengo, achotsa mafumu, nalonga mafumu, apatsa anzeru nzeru, ndi chidziwitso kwa iwo okhoza kuzindikira.
Koma tilankhula nzeru mwa angwiro; koma si nzeru ya nthawi ino ya pansi pano, kapena ya akulu a nthawi ino ya pansi pano, amene alinkuthedwa; koma tilankhula nzeru ya Mulungu m'chinsinsi, yobisikayo, imene Mulungu anaikiratu, pasanakhale nyengo za pansi pano, ku ulemerero wathu,
Ndani ali wanzeru, ndi waluso mwa inu? Aonetsere ndi mayendedwe ake abwino ntchito zake mu nzeru yofatsa.
Ndipo ndingakhale ndipereka chuma changa chonse kudyetsa osauka, ndipo ndingakhale ndipereka thupi langa alitenthe m'moto, koma ndilibe chikondi, sindipindula kanthu ai.
Munthu asadzinyenge yekha; ngati wina ayesa kuti ali wanzeru mwa inu m'nthawi ino ya pansi pano, akhale wopusa, kuti akakhale wanzeru.
Muyendere munzeru ndi iwo akunja, kuchita machawi nthawi ingatayike. Mau anu akhale m'chisomo, okoleretsa, kuti mukadziwe inu mayankhidwe anu a kwa yense akatani.
Pakuti kwa mmodzi kwapatsidwa mwa Mzimu mau a nzeru; koma kwa mnzake mau a chidziwitso, monga mwa Mzimu yemweyo:
Kodi kulandira nzeru sikupambana ndi golide, kulandira luntha ndi kusankhika koposa siliva?
Khulupirira Yehova ndi mtima wako wonse, osachirikizika pa luntha lako; umlemekeze m'njira zako zonse, ndipo Iye adzaongola mayendedwe ako.
Kumuopa Yehova ndiko chiyambi cha nzeru; onse akuchita chotero ali nacho chidziwitso chokoma; chilemekezo chake chikhalitsa kosatha.
Pakuti nzeru itchinjiriza monga ndalama zitchinjiriza; koma kudziwa kupambana, chifukwa nzeru isunga moyo wa eni ake.
Mwa ichi ifenso, kuyambira tsiku limene tidamva, sitileka kupembedzera ndi kupempherera inu, kuti mukadzazidwe ndi chizindikiritso cha chifuniro chake mu nzeru zonse ndi chidziwitso cha mzimu,
Ku Gibiyoni Yehova anaonekera Solomoni m'kulota usiku, nati Mulungu, Tapempha chimene ndikupatse. Ndipo Solomoni anati, Munamchitira mtumiki wanu Davide atate wanga zokoma zazikulu, monga umo anayenda pamaso panu ndi choonadi ndi chilungamo ndi mtima woongoka ndi Inu; ndipo mwamsungira chokoma ichi chachikulu kuti mwampatsa mwana kukhala pa mpando wake wachifumu monga lero lino. Ndipo tsopano, Yehova Inu Mulungu wanga, mwalonga ine kapolo wanu ufumu m'malo mwa atate wanga Davide, koma ine ndine kamwana, sindidziwa kutuluka kapena kulowa. Ndipo kapolo wanu ndili pakati pa anthu anu amene Inu munawasankha, anthu ambirimbiri osawerengeka, kapena kulembeka mu unyinji wao. Patsani tsono kapolo wanu mtima womvera wakuweruza anthu anu; kuti ndizindikire pakati pa zabwino ndi zoipa; pakuti akutha ndani kuweruza anthu anu ambiri amene?
Pakuti yemwe Mulungu amuyesa wabwino ampatsa nzeru ndi chidziwitso ndi chimwemwe; koma wochimwa amlawitsa vuto la kusonkhanitsa ndi kukundika, kuti aperekere yemwe Mulungu amuyesa wabwino. Ichinso ndi chabe ndi kungosautsa mtima.
Koma kwa munthu anati, Taonani, kuopa Ambuye ndiko nzeru; ndi kupatukana nacho choipa ndiko luntha.
Mundidziwitse njira zanu, Yehova; Mundiphunzitse mayendedwe anu. Munditsogolere m'choonadi chanu, ndipo mundiphunzitse; pakuti Inu ndinu Mulungu wa chipulumutso changa; Inu ndikuyembekezerani tsiku lonseli.
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.
kuti Mulungu wa Ambuye wathu Yesu Khristu, Atate wa ulemerero, akupatseni inu mzimu wa nzeru, ndi wa vumbulutso kuti mukamzindikire Iye; ndiko kunena kuti maso a mitima yanu awalitsike, kuti mukadziwe inu chiyembekezo cha kuitana kwake nchiyani; chiyaninso chuma cha ulemerero wa cholowa chake mwa oyera mtima,
Pakamwa panga padzanena zanzeru; ndipo chilingiriro cha mtima wanga chidzakhala cha chidziwitso.
Pamenepo ndinazindikira kuti nzeru ipambana utsiru kwambiri, monga kuunika kupambana mdima.
kuti itonthozeke mitima yao, nalumikizike pamodzi iwo m'chikondi, kufikira chuma chonse cha chidzalo cha chidziwitso, kuti akazindikire iwo chinsinsi cha Mulungu, ndiye Khristu, Ngati munafa pamodzi ndi Khristu kusiyana nazo zoyamba za dziko lapansi, mugonjeranji kuzoikikazo, monga ngati moyo wanu mukhala nao m'dziko lapansi, usaikapo dzanja, usalawa, usakhudza, (ndizo zonse zakuonongedwa pochita nazo), monga mwa malangizo ndi maphunziro a anthu? Zimene zili naotu manenedwe a nzeru m'kutumikira kwa chifuniro cha mwini wake, ndi kudzichepetsa, ndi kusalabadira thupi; koma zilibe mphamvu konse yakuletsa chikhutitso cha thupi. amene zolemera zonse za nzeru ndi chidziwitso zibisika mwa Iye.
Ndipo kudzakhala chilimbiko m'nthawi zako, chipulumutso chambiri, nzeru ndi kudziwa; kuopa kwa Yehova ndiko chuma chake.
Chifukwa kuti chopusa cha Mulungu chiposa anthu ndi nzeru zao; ndipo chofooka cha Mulungu chiposa anthu ndi mphamvu yao.
Alipo golide ndi ngale zambiri; koma milomo yodziwa ndiyo chokometsera cha mtengo wapatali.
Pemphani, ndipo chidzapatsidwa kwa inu; funani, ndipo mudzapeza; gogodani, ndipo chidzatsegulidwa kwa inu; pakuti yense wakupempha alandira; ndi wakufunayo apeza; ndi kwa wogogodayo chitsegulidwa.
Koma ine ndekhanso, abale anga, nditsimikiza mtima za inu, kuti inu nokhanso muli odzala ndi ubwino, odzazidwa ndi kudziwitsa konse, ndi kukhoza kudandaulirana wina ndi mnzake.
Pakuti Inu ndinu thanthwe langa ndi linga langa; ndipo chifukwa cha dzina lanu ndiyendetseni bwino, ndipo nditsogolereni.
Mwananga, zisachokere kumaso ako; sunga nzeru yeniyeni ndi kulingalira; ndipo mtima wako udzatengapo moyo, ndi khosi lako chisomo.
Ndinati mumtima mwanga, kuti izi zichitika ndi ana a anthu, kuti Mulungu awayese ndi kuti akazindikire eni ake kuti ndiwo nyama zakuthengo. Pakuti chomwe chigwera ana a anthu chigweranso nyamazo; ngakhale chowagwera nchimodzimodzi; monga winayo angofa momwemo zinazo zifanso; inde onsewo ali ndi mpweya umodzi; ndipo munthu sapambana nyama pakuti zonse ndi chabe.
Tchera makutu ako, numvere mau a anzeru, nulozetse mtima wako kukadziwa zanga. Pakuti mauwo akondweretsa ngati uwasunga m'kati mwako, ngati akhazikika pamodzi pa milomo yako. Ndakudziwitsa amenewo lero, ngakhale iwedi, kuti ukhulupirire Yehova.
Pakuti kumvera kwanu kunabuka kwa anthu onse. Chifukwa chake ndikondwera ndi inu; koma ndifuna kuti mukakhale anzeru pa zabwino, koma ozungulidwa pa zoipa.
Taonani, Ine ndikutumizani inu monga nkhosa pakati pa mimbulu; chifukwa chake khalani ochenjera monga njoka, ndi oona mtima monga nkhunda.
Inu, Yehova, Mulungu wanga, zodabwitsa zanu mudazichita nzambiri, ndipo zolingirira zanu za pa ife; palibe wina wozifotokozera Inu; ndikazisimba ndi kuzitchula, zindichulukira kuziwerenga.
Potero, penyani bwino umo muyendera, si monga opanda nzeru, koma monga anzeru; akuchita machawi, popeza masiku ali oipa.
Pakuti nzeru idzalowa m'mtima mwako, moyo wako udzakondwera ndi kudziwa, kulingalira kudzakudikira, kuzindikira kudzakutchinjiriza;
Ambuye Yehova wandipatsa Ine lilime la ophunzira, kuti ndidziwe kunena mau akuchirikiza iye amene ali wolema. Iye andigalamutsa m'mawa ndi m'mawa, nagalamutsa khutu langa kuti limve monga ophunzira.
Mundiphunzitse njira yanu, Yehova, munditsogolere panjira yachidikha, chifukwa cha adani anga.
Mundionetse njira yanu, Yehova; ndidzayenda m'choonadi chanu, muumbe mtima wanga ukhale umodzi kuti uliope dzina lanu.
Nzeru ifuula panja; imveketsa mau ake pabwalo; iitana posonkhana anthu polowera pachipata; m'mzinda inena mau ake,
nulimbika mumtima kuti iwe wekha uli wotsogolera wa akhungu, nyali ya amene akhala mumdima,
Malamulo a Yehova ali angwiro, akubwezera moyo; mboni za Yehova zili zokhazikika, zakuwapatsa opusa nzeru. Malangizo a Yehova ali olungama, akukondweretsa mtima; malamulo a Yehova ali oyera, akupenyetsa maso.
Ndipo tsopano, ananga, mundimvere ine, ngodala akusunga njira zanga. Imvani mwambo, mukhale anzeru osaukana.
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.
Nthyole ndi chidzudzulo zipatsa nzeru; koma mwana womlekerera achititsa amake manyazi.
Chitsulo chikakhala chosathwa, ndipo ukaleka kunola, uzipambana kulimbikira; koma nzeru ipindulira pochenjeza.
Manja anu anandilenga nandiumba; mundizindikiritse, kuti ndiphunzire malemba anu. Iwo amene akuopani adzandiona ine nadzakondwera; popeza ndayembekezera mau anu.
Ichinso chifumira kwa Yehova wa makamu, uphungu wake uzizwitsa ndi nzeru yake impambana.
chifukwa kuti, ngakhale anadziwa Mulungu, sanamchitire ulemu wakuyenera Mulungu, ndipo sanamyamike; koma anakhala opanda pake m'maganizo ao, ndipo unada mtima wao wopulukira.
Mundiphunzitse chisiyanitso ndi nzeru; pakuti ndinakhulupirira malamulo anu. Ndisanazunzidwe ndinasokera; koma tsopano ndisamalira mau anu.
Ananu, mverani mwambo wa atate, nimutchere makutu mukadziwe luntha; Tamvera mwananga, nulandire mau anga; ndipo zaka za moyo wako zidzachuluka. Ndakuphunzitsa m'njira ya nzeru, ndakuyendetsa m'mayendedwe olungama. Mapazi ako sadzaombana ulikuyenda; ukathamanga, sudzaphunthwa. Gwira mwambo, osauleka; uusunge; pakuti ndiwo moyo wako. Usalowe m'mayendedwe ochimwa, usayende m'njira ya oipa. Pewapo, osapitamo; patukapo, nupitirire. Pakuti akapanda kuchita zoipa, samagona; ndipo akapanda kukhumudwitsa wina, tulo tao tiwachokera. Pakuti amadya chakudya cha uchimo, namwa vinyo wa chifwamba. Koma mayendedwe a olungama akunga kuunika kwa mbandakucha, kunkabe kuwala kufikira usana woti mbee. Njira ya oipa ikunga mdima; sadziwa chimene chiwaphunthwitsa. pakuti ndikuphunzitsani zabwino; musasiye chilangizo changa.
Pamodzi ndi izi, mwananga, tachenjezedwa; pakuti saleka kulemba mabuku ambiri; ndipo kuphunzira kwambiri kutopetsa thupi.
Mundisanthule, Mulungu, nimudziwe mtima wanga; mundiyese nimudziwe zolingalira zanga. Ndipo mupenye ngati ndili nao mayendedwe oipa, nimunditsogolere panjira yosatha.
Njira ya wolungama ili njira yoongoka; Inu amene muli woongoka, mukonza njira ya wolungama.
Kodi upenya munthu wofulumiza ntchito zake? Adzaima pamaso pa mafumu, osaima pamaso pa anthu achabe.
Timoteo iwe, dikira chokusungitsa, ndi kulewa zokamba zopanda pake ndi zotsutsana za ichi chitchedwa chizindikiritso konama;
Pakuti kwa yense amene ali nazo, kudzapatsidwa, ndipo iye adzakhala nazo zochuluka: koma kwa iye amene alibe, kudzachotsedwa, chingakhale chimene anali nacho.
Pakuti nzeru ya dziko lino lapansi ili yopusa kwa Mulungu. Pakuti kwalembedwa, Iye agwira anzeru m'chenjerero lao;
ndipo Iye amene asanthula m'mitima adziwa chimene achisamalira Mzimu, chifukwa apempherera oyera mtima monga mwa chifuniro cha Mulungu.
Mundiphunzitse, Yehova, njira ya malemba anu; ndidzaisunga kufikira kutha kwake. Mundizindikiritse, ndipo ndidzasunga malamulo anu; ndidzawasamalira ndi mtima wanga wonse.
Koma chakudya chotafuna chili cha anthu aakulu misinkhu, amene mwa kuchita nazo anazoloweretsa zizindikiritso zao kusiyanitsa chabwino ndi choipa.
Mau a Khristu akhalitse mwa inu chichulukire mu nzeru yonse, ndi kuphunzitsa ndi kuyambirirana eni okha ndi masalimo, ndi mayamiko ndi nyimbo zauzimu, ndi kuimbira Mulungu ndi chisomo mumtima mwanu.
Koma wina wa inu ikamsowa nzeru, apemphe kwa Mulungu, amene apatsa kwa onse modzala manja, niwosatonza; ndipo adzampatsa iye.
Pakuti nzeru iposa ngale, ndi zonse tizifunitsa sizilingana nayo. Ine Nzeru ndikhala m'kuchenjera, ngati m'nyumba yanga; ndimapeza kudziwa ndi zolingalira.
kuti Mulungu wa Ambuye wathu Yesu Khristu, Atate wa ulemerero, akupatseni inu mzimu wa nzeru, ndi wa vumbulutso kuti mukamzindikire Iye;
Pakuti Ine ndidzakupatsani inu kamwa ndi nzeru, zimene adani anu onse sadzatha kuzikana kapena kuzitsutsa.