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Khristu Mwana wa Mulungu Aposa Angelo

1 Kale lija Mulungu ankayankhula ndi makolo athu pa nthawi zosiyanasiyana ndiponso mwa njira zosiyanasiyana kudzera mwa aneneri. ² Koma masiku otsiriza ano, Mulungu wayankhula nafe kudzera mwa Mwana wake. Mwanayu anamusankha kuti akhale mwini wa zinthu zonse, ndiponso Mulungu analenga dziko lonse kudzera mwa Iye. ³ Mwanayo ndiye kuwala kwa ulemerero wa Mulungu, chithunzithunzi chenicheni cha khalidwe lake. Iyeyu amachirikiza zinthu zonse ndi mphamvu ya mawu ake. Iye atayeretsa anthu kuchoka ku machimo awo, anakhala pansi kumwamba kudzanja lamanja la Mulungu waulemerero. ⁴ Mwanayu ndi wamkulu koposa angelo, monga momwe dzina limene analandira limaposa dzina la angelo.

⁵ Kodi ndi kwa mngelo uti, kumene Mulungu anati,

Kapena kunenanso kuti,

⁶ Pamene Mulungu amatuma Mwana wake woyamba kubadwa ku dziko lapansi anati,

⁷ Iye ponena za angelo akuti,

⁸ Koma za Mwana wake akuti,

¹⁰ Mulungu akutinso,

¹³ Kodi ndi kwa Mngelo uti kumene Mulungu ananenapo kuti,

¹⁴ Kodi angelo onse si mizimu yotumikira odzalandira chipulumutso?

Kusamalira Chipulumutso

2 Nʼchifukwa chake, ife tiyenera kusamalira kwambiri zimene tinamva, kuopa kuti pangʼono ndi pangʼono tingazitaye. ² Popeza uthenga umene unayankhulidwa kudzera mwa angelo unali okhazikika ndithu, choncho aliyense amene ananyozera ndi kusamvera analandira chilango choyenera. ³ Nanga ife tidzapulumuka bwanji tikapanda kusamala chipulumutso chachikulu chotere? Ambuye ndiye anayamba kuyankhula za chipulumutsochi, kenaka amenenso anamvawo anatitsimikizira. ⁴ Mulungu anachitiranso umboni pochita zizindikiro, zinthu zodabwitsa ndi zamphamvu zamitundumitundu ndi powapatsa mphatso za Mzimu Woyera monga mwachifuniro chake.

Yesu Wofanana ndi Abale ake

⁵ Mulungu sanapereke kwa angelo ulamuliro wa dziko limene likubwerali, limene ife tikulinena. ⁶ Koma palipo pena pamene wina anachitira umboni kuti,

Poyika zinthu zonse pansi pa ulamuliro wake, Mulungu sanasiye kanthu kamene sikali mu ulamuliro wake. Koma nthawi ino sitikuona zinthu pansi pa ulamuliro wake. ⁹ Koma tikuona Yesu, amene kwa kanthawi kochepa anamuchepetsa pangʼono kwa angelo, koma tsopano wavala ulemerero ndi ulemu chifukwa anamva zowawa za imfa, kuti mwachisomo cha Mulungu, Iye afere anthu onse.

¹⁰ Mulungu amene analenga zinthu zonse ndipo zinthu zonse zilipo chifukwa cha Iye ndi mwa Iye, anachiona choyenera kubweretsa ana ake ambiri mu ulemerero. Kunali koyenera kudzera mʼnjira ya zowawa, kumusandutsa Yesu mtsogoleri wangwiro, woyenera kubweretsa chipulumutso chawo. ¹¹ Popeza iye amene ayeretsa ndi oyeresedwa onse ndi abanja limodzi. Nʼchifukwa chake Yesu sachita manyazi kuwatcha iwo abale ake. ¹² Iye akuti,

¹³ Ndiponso,

Ndiponso Iye akuti,

¹⁴ Tsono popeza kuti anawo ndi anthu, okhala ndi mnofu ndi magazi, Yesu nayenso anakhala munthu ngati iwowo kuti kudzera mu imfa yake awononge Satana amene ali ndi mphamvu yodzetsa imfa. ¹⁵ Pakuti ndi njira yokhayi imene Iye angamasule amene pa moyo wawo wonse anali ngati akapolo chifukwa choopa imfa. ¹⁶ Pakuti tikudziwanso kuti sathandiza angelo, koma zidzukulu za Abrahamu. ¹⁷ Chifukwa cha zimenezi, Iye anayenera kukhala wofanana ndi abale ake pa zonse, kuti akhale mkulu wa ansembe wachifundo ndi wokhulupirika potumikira Mulungu, kuti potero achotse machimo a anthu. ¹⁸ Popeza Iye mwini anamva zowawa pamene anayesedwa, Iyeyo angathe kuthandiza amene akuyesedwanso.

Yesu ndi Wamkulu Kuposa Mose

3 Nʼchifukwa chake abale oyera mtima, amenenso munayitanidwa ndi kumwamba, lingalirani za Yesu amene ndi Mtumwi ndi Mkulu wa ansembe wa chikhulupiriro chimene timavomereza. ² Iye anali wokhulupirika kwa Mulungu amene anamupatsa udindowo, monga momwe Mose anali wokhulupirika mʼnyumba yonse ya Mulungu. ³ Yesu anapezeka woyenera kulandira ulemu waukulu kuposa Mose, monga momwemonso womanga nyumba amalandira ulemu waukulu kuposa nyumbayo. ⁴ Pakuti nyumba iliyonse imamangidwa ndi munthu wina, koma amene anapanga zonse ndi Mulungu. ⁵ Mose anali wokhulupirika monga mtumiki mʼnyumba yonse ya Mulungu, kuchitira umboni zimene zidzayankhulidwe mʼtsogolo. ⁶ Koma Khristu ndi wokhulupirika monga mwana pa nyumba ya Mulungu. Ndipo ndife nyumba yake ngati tipitirire kulimbika mtima ndi kunyadira zomwe tikuyembekerazo.

Chenjezo pa Kusakhulupirira

⁷ Tsono monga Mzimu Woyera akuti,

¹² Abale samalani, kuti pasapezeke wina aliyense mwa inu wokhala ndi mtima woyipa ndi wosakhulupirira, womulekanitsa ndi Mulungu wamoyo. ¹³ Koma muzilimbikitsana tsiku ndi tsiku, ikanalipo nthawi imene imatchedwa kuti “Lero” kuti aliyense wa inu mtima wake usawumitsidwe ndi chinyengo cha tchimo. ¹⁴ Pakuti timakhala anzake a Khristu, ngati tigwiritsitsa mpaka potsiriza chitsimikizo chimene tinali nacho pachiyambi. ¹⁵ Monga kunanenedwa kuti,

¹⁶ Nanga amene anamva ndi kuwukira anali ndani? Kodi si onse amene Mose anawatulutsa mu Igupto? ¹⁷ Nanga amene Mulungu anawakwiyira zaka makumi anayi anali ndani? Kodi si anthu amene anachimwa, amene mitembo yawo inatsala mʼchipululu muja? ¹⁸ Nanga Mulungu ankanena za ndani kuti sadzalowa mu mpumulo wake? Pajatu ankanena za anthu amene sanamvere aja. ¹⁹ Tsono ife tikuona kuti sanalowe chifukwa cha kusakhulupirika kwawo.

Mpumulo wa Anthu a Mulungu

4 Popeza lonjezo lakuti tidzalowe mu mpumulo umene anatilonjeza lilipobe, tiyeni tisamale kuti pasakhale wina aliyense mwa inu wodzalephera kulowamo. ² Pakuti Uthenga Wabwino unalalikidwa kwa ife, monganso iwo aja; koma iwo sanapindule nawo uthengawo chifukwa anangomva koma osakhulupirira. ³ Tsono ife amene takhulupirira talowa mu mpumulo, monga momwe Mulungu akunenera kuti,

Ananena zimenezi ngakhale anali atatsiriza kale ntchito yolenga dziko lapansi. ⁴ Pena pake wayankhula za tsiku lachisanu ndi chiwiri mʼmawu awa: “Pa tsiku lachisanu ndi chiwiri, Mulungu anapumula ku ntchito zake zonse.” ⁵ Pa ndime inonso akunena za zomwezo pamene akuti, “Iwo sadzalowa konse mu mpumulo wanga.”

⁶ Popeza kwatsalabe kuti ena adzalowe mu mpumulowo, koma aja anayamba kumva Uthenga Wabwino sanalowe chifukwa cha kusamvera kwawo. ⁷ Nʼchifukwa chake Mulungu anayikanso tsiku lina limene analitcha “Lero.” Patapita nthawi yayitali Iye anayankhula za tsiku lomweli kudzera mwa Davide, monga ndinanena kale kuti,

⁸ Ngati Yoswa akanalowetsa anthu mu mpumulo, Mulungu sakananena pambuyo pake za tsiku lina. ⁹ Kotero tsono kwatsala mpumulo wa Sabata kwa anthu a Mulungu; ¹⁰ Pakuti aliyense amene analowa mu mpumulo wa Mulungu anapuma pa ntchito zake, monga momwe Mulungu anachitira. ¹¹ Tiyeni tsono tiyesetse kulowa mu mpumulo, kuti pasapezeke wina aliyense wolephera potsatira chitsanzo chawo cha kusamvera.

¹² Paja Mawu a Mulungu ndi amoyo ndi amphamvu. Ndi akuthwa koposa lupanga lakuthwa konsekonse. Amalowa mpaka molumikizirana moyo ndi mzimu, ndiponso molumikizirana fundo ndi mafuta a mʼmafupa. Amaweruza malingaliro ndi zokhumba za mʼmitima. ¹³ Palibe kanthu kobisika pamaso pa Mulungu. Zinthu zonse zili poyera ndi zovundukuka pamaso pa Iye amene tiyenera kumufotokozera zonse zimene tachita.

Yesu Mkulu wa Ansembe Wopambana

¹⁴ Popeza kuti tili ndi Mkulu wa ansembe wopambana, amene analowa kale kumwamba, Yesu Mwana wa Mulungu, tiyeni tigwiritsitse chikhulupiriro chathu chimene timavomereza. ¹⁵ Pakuti sitili ndi Mkulu wa ansembe amene sangathe kutimvera chifundo chifukwa cha zofowoka zathu. Koma tili naye amene anayesedwa mʼnjira zonse monga ife, koma sanachimwe. ¹⁶ Tiyeni tsono tiyandikire ku mpando waufumu, wachisomo mopanda mantha, kuti tilandire chifundo ndi kupeza chisomo chotithandiza pa nthawi yeniyeni.

5 Mkulu wa ansembe aliyense amasankhidwa kuchokera pakati pa anthu ndipo amayikidwa kuti aziwayimirira pamaso pa Mulungu, kuti azipereka mphatso ndi nsembe chifukwa cha machimo. ² Popeza kuti iye mwini ali ndi zofowoka zake, amatha kuwalezera mtima amene ali osadziwa ndi osochera. ³ Chifukwa cha ichi, iye amadziperekera nsembe chifukwa cha machimo ake omwe ndiponso chifukwa cha machimo a anthu ena.

⁴ Palibe amene amadzipatsa yekha ulemu wotere, koma amachita kuyitanidwa ndi Mulungu monga momwe anayitanidwira Aaroni. ⁵ Nʼchifukwa chake Khristu sanadzipatse yekha ulemu wokhala Mkulu wa ansembe. Koma Mulungu anamuwuza kuti,

⁶ Ndipo penanso anati,

⁷ Yesu, pa nthawi imene anali munthu pa dziko lapansi pano, anapereka mapemphero ake ndi zopempha mofuwula ndi misozi kwa Iye amene akanamupulumutsa ku imfa, ndipo anamumvera chifukwa anagonjera modzipereka. ⁸ Ngakhale Iye anali Mwana wa Mulungu anaphunzira kumvera pomva zowawa. ⁹ Atasanduka wangwiro kotheratu, anakhala gwero la chipulumutso chosatha kwa onse omvera Iye. ¹⁰ Ndipo Mulungu anamuyika kukhala Mkulu wa ansembe, monga mwa dongosolo la unsembe wa Melikizedeki.

Awachenjeza kuti Asataye Chikhulupiriro

¹¹ Tili ndi zambiri zoti tinganene pa zimenezi, koma ndi zovuta kukufotokozerani chifukwa ndinu ochedwa kuphunzira. ¹² Ngakhale kuti pa nthawi ino munayenera kukhala aphunzitsi, pakufunikabe munthu wina kuti abwerezenso kudzakuphunzitsani maphunziro oyambira a choonadi cha Mulungu. Ndinu ofunika mkaka osati chakudya cholimba! ¹³ Aliyense amene amangodya mkaka okha, akanali mwana wakhanda, sakudziwa bwino chiphunzitso cha chilungamo. ¹⁴ Koma chakudya cholimba ndi cha anthu okhwima msinkhu, amene pogwiritsa ntchito nzeru zawo, aphunzira kusiyanitsa chabwino ndi choyipa.

6 Tsono tiyeni tisangoyima pa maphunziro oyambirira enieni a Khristu koma tipitirire kuti mukule msinkhu. Tisaphunzitsenso zinthu zomwe zili ngati maziko, monga za kutembenuka mtima kusiya ntchito zosapindulitsa pa moyo wosatha, za kukhulupirira Mulungu, ² za maubatizo, za kusanjika manja, za kuuka kwa akufa ndi za chiweruzo chotsiriza. ³ Ndipo Mulungu akalola, tidzaterodi.

⁴ Nʼkosatheka kuwabwezanso anthu amene nthawi ina anawunikiridwa. Iwowa analawapo mphatso yochokera kumwamba, nʼkulandira nawo Mzimu Woyera. ⁵ Analawa kukoma kwa mawu a Mulungu ndi mphamvu za nthawi ikubwera. ⁶ Popeza anabwerera mʼmbuyo, nʼkosatheka kuti atembenukenso mtima chifukwa akupachikanso Mwana wa Mulungu ndi kumunyozetsa poyera.

⁷ Nthaka yolandira mvula kawirikawiri nʼkubala mbewu zopindulitsa oyilima, Mulungu amayidalitsa. ⁸ Koma nthaka yobereka minga ndi nthula ndi yopanda phindu ndipo ili pafupi kutembereredwa. Matsiriziro ake idzatenthedwa mʼmoto.

⁹ Okondedwa anga, ngakhale tikuyankhula zimenezi, ife tikudziwa kuti muli nazo zinthu zabwino zomwe zimabwera pamodzi ndi chipulumutso. ¹⁰ Mulungu ndi wolungama, sangayiwale ntchito zanu ndi chikondi chanu chimene munamuonetsa pothandiza anthu ake monga mmene mukuchitirabe tsopano. ¹¹ Ife tikufuna kuti aliyense wa inu aonetse changu chomwechi mpaka kumapeto, kuti zichitikedi zomwe mukuyembekezera. ¹² Ife sitikufuna kuti inu mukhale aulesi, koma mutsatire anthu amene, pokhulupirira ndi kupirira, akulandira zimene zinalonjezedwa.

Kukhazikika kwa Malonjezo a Mulungu

¹³ Pamene Mulungu ankamulonjeza Abrahamu, popeza panalibe wamkulu womuposa, amene akanamutchula ndikulumbira mwa Iye, analumbira mwa Iye yekha kuti, ¹⁴ “Ine ndidzakudalitsa ndithu, ndipo ndidzakupatsa zidzukulu zambiri.” ¹⁵ Ndipo Abrahamu atayembekezera mofatsa, analandira zimene anamulonjezazo.

¹⁶ Anthu amalumbira mʼdzina la wina amene akuwaposa, ndipo lumbiro lotere limatsimikizira zomwe zayankhulidwa ndi kuthetsa mikangano yonse. ¹⁷ Momwemonso Mulungu pofuna kutsimikizira anthu amene adzalandire lonjezo, kuti Iye sangasinthe maganizo, anatsimikiza lonjezo lakelo ndi lumbiro. ¹⁸ Mulungu anachita zinthu ziwiri, lonjezo ndi lumbiro, zimene sizingathe kusintha ndipo Mulungu sangathe kunama. Choncho Mulungu akutilimbikitsa mtima ife amene tinathawira kwa Iye kuti tichigwiritsitse chiyembekezo chimene tinalandira. ¹⁹ Chiyembekezo chimenechi tili nacho ngati nangula wa moyo wathu. Nʼchokhazikika ndi chosagwedezeka ndipo chimalowa mʼkatikati mwa malo opatulika, kuseri kwa chinsalu chotchinga. ²⁰ Yesu anatitsogolera kupita kumeneko, nalowako mʼmalo mwathu. Iye anasanduka Mkulu wa ansembe onse wamuyaya, monga mwa dongosolo la unsembe wa Melikizedeki.