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Abrahamu Analungamitsidwa Mwachikhulupiriro

4 Nanga tsono tidzati chiyani za Abrahamu kholo lathu, iyeyu anapezana ndi zotani pa nkhani imeneyi? ² Kunena zoona, Abrahamu akanalungamitsidwa ndi ntchito zake, akanakhala nako kanthu kodzitamandira, koma osati pamaso pa Mulungu. ³ Kodi Malemba akuti chiyani? “Abrahamu anakhulupirira Mulungu, ndipo ichi chinamuchititsa kukhala wolungama.”

⁴ Tsopano munthu amene wagwira ntchito, malipiro ake satengedwa kukhala ngati mphatso koma zimene anayenera kulandira. ⁵ Koma kwa munthu amene sanagwire ntchito ndipo akhulupirira Mulungu amene amalungamitsa ochimwa, chikhulupiriro chakecho chimatengedwa kukhala chilungamo. ⁶ Davide ponena zomwezi pamene anayankhula za kudala kwa munthu amene Mulungu amulungamitsa osati chifukwa cha ntchito zake akuti,

⁹ Kodi madalitso amenewa ali kwa ochita mdulidwe okha kapena kwa amene sanachitepo mdulidwe? Ife takhala tikunena kuti chikhulupiriro cha Abrahamu chinamuchititsa kukhala wolungama. ¹⁰ Kodi chinatengedwa bwanji? Kodi nʼkuti iye atachita mdulidwe kapena asanachite? Osati atachita mdulidwe koma asanachite! ¹¹ Ndipo iye anachita mdulidwe ngati chizindikiro ndi chitsimikizo cha kulungama kumene anali nako mwachikhulupiriro pomwe anali asanachite mdulidwe. Choncho, iye ndi kholo la onse amene akhulupirira koma sanachite mdulidwe, ndi cholinga chakuti alungamitsidwe. ¹² Ndipo iyenso ndiyenso kholo la ochita mdulidwe osati amene anangochita mdulidwe kokha koma amene amatsata chitsanzo cha chikhulupiriro chimene kholo lathu Abrahamu anali nacho asanachite mdulidwe.

¹³ Abrahamu ndi zidzukulu zake sanalandire lonjezano lakuti adzalandira dziko lapansi kudzera mu Malamulo, koma kudzera mu chilungamo chimene chimabwera ndi chikhulupiriro. ¹⁴ Pakuti ngati amene amadalira Malamulo ndiye olowa mʼmalo, ndiye kuti chikhulupiriro nʼchopanda pake ndipo lonjezano ndi lopanda phindu ¹⁵ chifukwa Malamulo anabweretsa chilango. Ndipo kumene kulibe Malamulo kulibenso kuwalakwitsa.

¹⁶ Motero, timalandira lonjezo mwachikhulupiriro. Laperekedwa mwachisomo kuti patsimikizidwe kuti lonjezolo liperekedwa kwa ana ndi zidzukulu zonse za Abrahamu, osati kwa iwo okha amene amatsatira Malamulo komanso kwa iwo amene ali ndi chikhulupiriro cha Abrahamu. Iye ndiye kholo la ife tonse. ¹⁷ Monga kwalembedwa kuti, “Ine ndakusandutsa kukhala kholo la mitundu yambiri.” Iye ndiye kholo lathu pamaso pa Mulungu, amene anamukhulupirira, Mulungu amene amapereka moyo kwa akufa ndipo amapereka moyo kwa zinthu zopanda moyo.

¹⁸ Ngakhale zinali zosayembekezeka, Abrahamu anakhulupirira ndi chiyembekezo kuti adzakhala kholo la mitundu yambiri. Izi ndi monga zinanenedwa kwa iye kuti, “Ndi mmene adzakhalire ana ako ndi zidzukulu zako.” ¹⁹ Iye sanafowoke mʼchikhulupiriro. Anadziwa choonadi cha thupi lake kuti linali lakufa popeza anali ndi zaka pafupifupi 100 ndiponso mimba ya Sara inali yowuma. ²⁰ Komabe iye sanagwedezeke chifukwa chosakhulupirira pa zokhudzana ndi lonjezo la Mulungu. Iye analimbikitsidwa mʼchikhulupiriro chake ndi kupereka ulemerero kwa Mulungu. ²¹ Anatsimikiza mu mtima mwake kuti Mulungu anali ndi mphamvu yochita chomwe analonjeza. ²² Nʼchifukwa chake “chinamuchititsa kukhala wolungama.” ²³ Mawu akuti, “chinatengedwa kwa iye” sanalembedwe chifukwa cha iye yekha, ²⁴ komanso chifukwa ife amene Mulungu adzatiyesa olungama, ife amene tikhulupirira mwa Iye amene anamuukitsa kwa akufa, Yesu Ambuye athu. ²⁵ Iye anaperekedwa kuti aphedwe chifukwa cha machimo athu ndipo anaukitsidwa ndi kukhala ndi moyo kuti tilungamitsidwe.

Mtendere ndi Chimwemwe

5 Tsopano popeza tayesedwa olungama mwa chikhulupiriro, tili ndi mtendere ndi Mulungu kudzera mwa Ambuye athu Yesu Khristu. ² Iyeyo ndiye amene anatsekulira njira mwachikhulupiriro yolowera mʼchisomo mʼmene takhazikikamo. Ndipo tikukondwerera chiyembekezo cha ulemerero wa Mulungu. ³ Koma si pokhapo ayi, koma ife tikukondweranso mʼmasautso athu chifukwa tikudziwa kuti masautso amatiphunzitsa kupirira. ⁴ Ndipo kupirira kumabweretsa makhalidwe, makhalidwe amabweretsa chiyembekezo. ⁵ Ndipo chiyembekezo chimenechi sichitikhumudwitsa chifukwa Mulungu mwa Mzimu Woyera, amene Iye anatipatsa, wadzaza mʼmitima mwathu ndi chikondi chake.

⁶ Pakuti pa nthawi yake, tikanali ochimwa, Khristu anatifera anthu osapembedzafe. ⁷ Sizichitika kawirikawiri kuti munthu wina afere munthu wolungama, ngakhale kuti chifukwa cha munthu wabwino wina atha kulimba mtima kumufera. ⁸ Koma Mulungu anaonetsa chikondi chake kwa ife chifukwa pamene tinali ochimwabe, Khristu anatifera.

⁹ Popeza chifukwa cha magazi ake ife tapezeka olungama pamaso pa Mulungu, Iyeyo adzatipulumutsa koposa kotani ku mkwiyo wa Mulungu. ¹⁰ Pakuti pamene tinali adani a Mulungu, tinayanjanitsidwa ndi Iye kudzera mu imfa ya Mwana wake. Nanga tidzapulumutsidwa bwanji kudzera mʼmoyo wake, titayanjanitsidwa naye? ¹¹ Sikuti izi zili chomwechi chabe, koma timakondweranso mwa Mulungu kudzera mwa Ambuye athu Yesu Khristu. Kudzera mwa Iye, ife tsopano tayanjanitsidwa ndi Mulungu.

Imfa Kudzera mwa Adamu, Moyo Kudzera mwa Yesu

¹² Choncho monga momwe tchimo linalowa mʼdziko lapansi kudzera mwa munthu mmodzi, ndi imfa kudzera mu tchimo, mʼnjirayi imfa inafika kwa anthu onse pakuti onse anachimwa. ¹³ Pakuti Malamulo asanaperekedwe, tchimo linali mʼdziko lapansi. Koma pamene palibe Malamulo, tchimo silitengedwa kukhala tchimo. ¹⁴ Komabe, imfa inalamulira kuyambira nthawi ya Adamu mpaka nthawi ya Mose. Inalamulira ngakhalenso pa iwo amene sanachimwe posamvera Malamulo monga anachitira Adamu. Adamuyo amene anali chifaniziro cha wina amene ankabwera.

¹⁵ Koma sitingafananitse mphatso yaulereyo ndi kuchimwa kwa anthu. Pakuti ngati anthu ambiri anafa chifukwa cha kuchimwa kwa munthu mmodziyo, kuli koposa bwanji nanga chisomo cha Mulungu ndi mphatso zomwe zinabwera ndi chisomo cha munthu mmodzi, Yesu Khristu, ndi kusefukira kwa ambiri! ¹⁶ Ndiponso, mphatso ya Mulungu sifanana ndi zotsatira za kuchimwa kwa munthu mmodzi. Chiweruzo chinatsatira tchimo la munthu mmodzi ndi kubweretsa kutsutsidwa koma mphatso inatsatira zolakwa zambiri ndi kubweretsa kulungamitsidwa. ¹⁷ Pakuti ngati, chifukwa cha kulakwa kwa munthu mmodziyo, imfa inalamulira kudzera mwa munthu mmodziyo, kuli koposa bwanji nanga kwa iwo amene adzalandira chisomo chochuluka ndi mphatso yachilungamo, adzalamulira mʼmoyo kudzera mwa munthu mmodzi, Yesu Khristu.

¹⁸ Choncho monga tchimo limodzi linabweretsa kutsutsika pa anthu onse, chimodzimodzinso ntchito imodzi yolungama inabweretsa chilungamo kwa anthu onse ndi kuwapatsa moyo. ¹⁹ Pakuti kusamvera kwa munthu mmodzi kunasandutsa anthu ambiri kukhala ochimwa, chimodzimodzinso anthu ambiri adzasanduka olungama kudzera mwa munthu mmodzinso.

²⁰ Malamulo a Mulungu anaperekedwa ndi cholinga chakuti anthu onse azindikire kuchuluka kwa machimo awo. Koma pamene machimo anachuluka, chisomo chinachuluka koposa. ²¹ Choncho monga momwe tchimo linkalamulira anthu ndi kubweretsa imfa pa iwo, chomwecho kunali koyenera kuti chisomo chilamulire pobweretsa chilungamo kwa anthu, ndi kuwafikitsa ku moyo wosatha mwa Yesu Khristu Ambuye athu.

Kufa ku Tchimo, Kukhala ndi Moyo mwa Khristu

6 Nanga tinene chiyani? Kodi tipitirire kuchimwa kuti chisomo chichulukebe? ² Ayi. Mʼnjira iliyonse! Popeza tinafa ku tchimo, nanga tidzapitirira bwanji kukhalabe mʼmenemo? ³ Kodi simukudziwa kuti tonse amene tinabatizidwa mwa Khristu Yesu tinabatizidwa mu imfa yake? ⁴ Chifukwa chake ife tinayikidwa mʼmanda pamodzi ndi Iye mwa ubatizo. Tinalowa mu imfa ndi cholinga choti monga momwe Khristu anaukitsidwa kwa akufa ndi ulemerero wa Atate, ifenso tikakhale mʼmoyo watsopano.

⁵ Pakuti ngati ife tinakhala amodzi ndi Iye mu imfa yake, tidzakhalanso ndithu amodzi ndi Iye mu kuuka kwake. ⁶ Ife tikudziwa kuti umunthu wathu wakale unapachikidwa pamodzi ndi Iye kuti thupi la uchimo likhale lopanda mphamvu ndi kuti tisakakhalenso akapolo a tchimo ⁷ chifukwa aliyense amene anafa anamasuka ku tchimo.

⁸ Koma ngati tinafa pamodzi ndi Khristu, tikhulupirira kuti tidzakhalanso ndi moyo pamodzi ndi Iye. ⁹ Pakuti tikudziwa kuti popeza Khristu anaukitsidwa kwa akufa, Iye sangafenso. Imfa ilibenso mphamvu pa Iye. ¹⁰ Imfa imene Iye anafa, anafa ku tchimo kamodzi kokha, koma moyo umene akhala ndi wa kwa Mulungu.

¹¹ Kotero inunso, mudzione nokha ngati akufa ku tchimo koma a moyo kwa Mulungu mwa Khristu Yesu. ¹² Nʼchifukwa chake, musalole tchimo lilamulire matupi anu amene anafa kuti mumvere zilakolako zonyansa. ¹³ Musapereke ziwalo zathupi lanu ku tchimo, ngati zipangizo zamakhalidwe oyipa. Mʼmalo mwake, mudzipereke kwa Mulungu, ngati amene achoka ku imfa kupita ku moyo. Ndipo mupereke ziwalo zathupi lanu ngati zipangizo zachilungamo. ¹⁴ Tchimo silidzakhalanso ndi mphamvu pa inu, chifukwa Malamulo sakulamulira moyo wanu koma chisomo.

Ife Ndife Akapolo a Mulungu

¹⁵ Nʼchiyani tsono? Kodi tidzichimwa chifukwa sitikulamulidwa ndi Malamulo koma chisomo? Ayi. Mʼnjira iliyonse ayi! ¹⁶ Kodi inu simudziwa kuti pamene mudzipereka kwa wina wake, kumumvera ngati akapolo, ndinu akapolo a amene mumumvera? Ngati ndinu akapolo a tchimo mudzafa. Koma ngati ndinu akapolo akumvera, mudzakhala olungama pamaso pake. ¹⁷ Koma ayamikidwe Mulungu pakuti ngakhale munali akapolo a tchimo, munamvera ndi mtima wonse chiphunzitso chimene munalandira. ¹⁸ Inu munamasulidwa ku tchimo ndipo tsopano mwasanduka akapolo achilungamo.

¹⁹ Ine ndikufanizira zinthu za tsiku ndi tsiku chifukwa chikhalidwe chanu nʼchofowoka. Monga momwe munkapereka ziwalo za matupi kukhala akapolo a zonyansa ndi makhalidwe oyipa, zimene zimanka zichulukirabe, choncho tsopano dziperekeni ziwalozo kuti zikhale akapolo achilungamo ndi a kuyera mtima. ²⁰ Pomwe munali akapolo atchimo, simunkalabadira za chilungamo. ²¹ Kodi munapeza phindu lanji pochita zinthu zimenezi, zomwe tsopano mukuchita nazo manyazi? Zinthu zimenezo zotsatira zake ndi imfa! ²² Koma tsopano pakuti inu mwamasulidwa ku tchimo ndipo mwasanduka akapolo a Mulungu, phindu lomwe mulipeza ndi kuyera mtima ndipo chotsatira chake ndi moyo wosatha. ²³ Pakuti malipiro a tchimo ndi imfa, koma mphatso yaulere imene Mulungu amapereka ndi moyo wosatha mwa Khristu Yesu Ambuye athu.

Chitsanzo cha Banja pa Mphamvu za Malamulo

7 Kodi simukudziwa abale kuti Malamulo ali ndi ulamuliro pa munthu pokhapokha ngati ali ndi moyo? Ine ndikuyankhula kwa anthu amene akudziwa Malamulo. ² Mwachitsanzo, Malamulo amati mkazi wokwatiwa ndi womangidwa ndi lamulo kwa mwamuna wakeyo nthawi yonse pamene mwamuna wakeyo ali moyo. Koma ngati mwamuna wake amwalira, mkaziyo ndi womasulidwa ku lamulo la ukwati. ³ Koma ngati iye akwatiwa ndi mwamuna wina pamene mwamuna wake ali moyo, amatchedwa wachigololo. Koma ngati mwamuna wakeyo amwalira, mkaziyo amasuka ku lamulo ndipo si wachigololo, ngakhale kuti wakwatiwa ndi mwamuna wina.

⁴ Chimodzimodzi inunso, abale anga, munafa ku Malamulo kudzera mʼthupi la Khristu, kuti mukwatiwe ndi wina, ndi Iye amene anauka kwa akufa kuti tibalire Mulungu chipatso. ⁵ Pakuti pamene tinkalamulidwa ndi khalidwe lathu lauchimo, zilakolako zauchimo zimene Malamulo anaziwutsa zinkagwira ntchito mʼmatupi mwathu kotero kuti zinabala imfa. ⁶ Koma tsopano tamasulidwa ku Malamulowo pakuti tinafa ku zimene zinkatimanga, ndipo Mzimu Woyera akutithandiza kutumikira Mulungu mʼnjira yatsopano ndipo osati mʼnjira yakale yolembedwa.

Kulimbana ndi Mphamvu za Tchimo

⁷ Nanga ife tinene chiyani? Kodi Malamulo ndi oyipa? Ayi. Nʼkosatheka! Kunena zoona, popanda Malamulo, ine sindikanazindikira tchimo. Pakuti sindikanadziwa kuti kusirira ndi tchimo ngati Malamulo sakananena kuti, “Usasirire.” ⁸ Koma chifukwa cha Malamulo uchimo unapeza mwayi owutsa mʼkati mwanga khalidwe lililonse la kusirira. Pakuti pakanapanda Malamulo, uchimo ukanakhala wopanda mphamvu. ⁹ Nthawi ina ndinali ndi moyo popanda Malamulo. Koma nditayamba kudziwa Malamulo, pomwepo uchimo unayamba kuphuka, ¹⁰ ndipo ine ndinafa. Ine ndinazindikira kuti Malamulo omwe ankayenera kubweretsa moyo anabweretsa imfa.

¹¹ Pakuti uchimo unapeza mwayi chifukwa cha Malamulo ndipo kudzera mʼMalamulowo, unandinyenga ndi kundiyika mu imfa. ¹² Choncho lamulo ndi loyera, lolungama ndi labwino. ¹³ Kodi chomwe ndi chabwino tsopano chinasanduka imfa kwa ine? Si choncho ayi! Koma kuti uchimo uzindikirike kuti ndi uchimo unabala imfa mwa ine kudzera mu chomwe chinali chabwino, kotero kuti kudzera mu lamulo uchimo ukhale oyipa kopitirira.

¹⁴ Ife tikudziwa kuti Malamulo ndi auzimu; koma ine ndine munthu wofowoka chabe, wogulitsidwa ngati kapolo ku uchimo. ¹⁵ Ine sindizindikira zimene ndimachita. Pakuti zimene ndimafuna kuchita sindizichita koma zimene ndimadana nazo ndi zimene ndimazichita. ¹⁶ Ndipo ngati ndimachita zimene sindimafuna kuzichita, ndiye kuti ndikuvomereza kuti lamulo ndi labwino. ¹⁷ Monga mmene zililimu, si inenso mwini amene ndimazichita zimenezi, koma tchimo limene lili mʼkati mwanga. ¹⁸ Ine ndikudziwa kuti mwa ine mulibe kanthu kabwino, ndiye kuti mʼthupi langa lauchimo. Pakuti ndimafuna kuchita zabwino, koma ndimalephera kuzichita. ¹⁹ Ine sindichita zabwino zimene ndimafuna koma ndimachita zonyansa zimene sindikuzifuna. ²⁰ Tsopano ngati ine ndimachita zimene sindikuzifuna, si inenso amene ndimazichita, koma ndi tchimo limene lili mʼkati mwanga.

²¹ Tsono ndapeza kuti lamuloli likugwira ntchito. Ngakhale ndimafuna kuchita zabwino, zoyipa zili nane pomwepo. ²² Mtima wanga umakondwera ndi lamulo la Mulungu. ²³ Koma mʼkati mwanga ndimaona lamulo lina likugwira ntchito kulimbana ndi zomwe mtima wanga umavomereza. Lamulo limenelo landisandutsa wamʼndende walamulo la uchimo lomwe likugwira ntchito mʼkati mwa ziwalo zanga. ²⁴ Kalanga ine! Adzandipulumutsa ndani ku thupi la imfali? ²⁵ Atamandike Mulungu, amene amandipulumutsa kudzera mwa Yesu Khristu Ambuye athu!

Kotero tsono, ineyo ndi mtima wanga ndimatumikira lamulo la Mulungu, koma ndi thupi langa ndimatumikira lamulo la uchimo.