Chisankho Chopambana cha Mulungu

9 Ine ndikunena zoona mwa Khristu. Sindikunama ndipo chikumbumtima changa kudzera mwa Mzimu Woyera chikundichitira umboni. ² Ndili ndi chisoni chachikulu ndipo ndikumva kupwetekeka kosalekeza mu mtima mwanga. ³ Pakuti ndikanafuna ine mwini nditatembereredwa ndi kuchotsedwa mwa Khristu chifukwa cha abale anga, amene ndi a mtundu wanga, ⁴ anthu Aisraeli. Iwo anasankhidwa kukhala ana. Mulungu anawapatsa ulemerero, anachita nawo mapangano, kuwapatsa Malamulo, Nyumba yopembedzeramo ndi malonjezano ake. ⁵ Awo ndi makolo athu. Kuchokera kwa iwo mʼthupi ndi kumene kunachokera makolo a Khristu Yesu amene ndi Mulungu wolamulira zinthu zonse, alemekezeke mpaka muyaya! Ameni.

⁶ Sikuti mawu a Mulungu analephera. Pakuti si onse obadwa mwa Israeli amene ndi Israeli. ⁷ Kapena kuti ana ake chifukwa anachokera mwa Abrahamu. Koma zidzukulu zako zidzachokera mwa Isake. ⁸ Kutanthauza kuti, si ana obadwa mʼthupi amene ndi ana a Mulungu koma ndi ana a lonjezano amene amatengedwa kukhala zidzukulu za Abrahamu. ⁹ Pakuti Mulungu analonjeza ponena kuti, “Pa nthawi yake ngati yomwe ino chaka chamawa ndidzabweranso, ndipo Sara adzakhala ndi mwana wamwamuna.”

¹⁰ Ndipo si pokhapo ayi. Ana awiri a Rebeka aja abambo awo anali mmodzi, kholo lathu Isake. ¹¹ Komabe, ana amapasawa asanabadwe kapena asanachite chilichonse chabwino kapena choyipa, nʼcholinga choti chifuniro cha Mulungu chosankhiratu munthu aliyense chipitirire, ¹² osati chifukwa cha ntchito za munthu koma chifuniro cha Iye mwini, anawuza Rebeka kuti, “Wamkulu adzatumikira wamʼngʼono.” ¹³ Monga momwe kwalembedwa kuti, “Ine ndinakonda Yakobo, koma ndinamuda Esau.”

¹⁴ Nanga tsono tidzanena chiyani? Kodi Mulungu ndi osalungama? Ayi, ndi pangʼono pomwe! ¹⁵ Pakuti Mulungu anawuza Mose kuti,

¹⁶ Nʼchifukwa chake, izi sizitengera zokhumba za munthu kapena kuyesetsa koma chifundo cha Mulungu. ¹⁷ Malemba akuti Mulungu anamuwuza Farao kuti, “Ine ndakuyika kukhala mfumu ndi cholinga choti ndionetse mphamvu zanga, kuti mwa iwe dzina langa litchuke pa dziko lonse lapansi.” ¹⁸ Choncho Mulungu amachitira chifundo munthu amene akufuna kumuchitira chifundo ndipo amawumitsa mtima munthu amene Iye akufuna kumuwumitsa mtima.

¹⁹ Tsono mmodzi wa inu nʼkundifunsa kuti, “Nanga nʼchifukwa chiyani Mulungu amatipeza olakwa? Nanga ndani amene amakana chifuniro chake?” ²⁰ Koma ndiwe yani, munthu wamba, woti nʼkutsutsana ndi Mulungu? “Kodi chimene chinawumbidwa nʼkufunsa amene anachiwumba kuti, ‘Kodi unandiwumbiranji motere?’ ” ²¹ Kodi wowumba alibe ufulu wowumba kuchokera ku dothi lomwelo mbiya yamtengowapatali ndi ina yamtengo wotsika?

²² Koma Mulungu, anafuna kuonetsa mkwiyo wake ndi kuti mphamvu yake idziwike. Iye anapirira modekha mtima kwambiri zochita za anthu omwe anawakwiyirawo amene anayeneradi chiwonongeko. ²³ Iye anachita izi kufuna kuonetsa kulemera kwa ulemerero wake ndi kuti udziwike kwa amene analandira chifundo chake. Iye anawakonzeratu kuti alandire ulemerero wake ²⁴ ngakhale ifenso amene anatiyitana osati kuchokera kwa Ayuda okha komanso kwa a mitundu ina. ²⁵ Monga momwe Mulungu akunenera mʼbuku la Hoseya kuti,

²⁶ ndipo,

²⁷ Yesaya anafuwula za Aisraeli kuti,

²⁹ Monga momwe Yesaya ananena malo ena kuti,

Kusakhulupirira kwa Aisraeli

³⁰ Kodi nanga tidzati chiyani? Tidzati a mitundu ina amene sanafune chilungamo analandira chilungamo chachikhulupiriro ³¹ koma Aisraeli, amene anafuna chilungamo cha lamulo sanachilandire. ³² Chifukwa chiyani? Chifukwa iwo sanachifune ndi chikhulupiriro koma ngati mwa ntchito. Iwo anapunthwa pa “Mwala wopunthwitsa.” ³³ Monga momwe kwalembedwa kuti,