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Zaka Zotsiriza za Asa

16 Mʼchaka cha 36 cha ufumu wa Asa, Baasa mfumu ya Israeli inapita kukathira nkhondo dziko la Yuda. Anamangira mpanda mzinda wa Rama kuletsa aliyense kutuluka kapena kulowa mʼdziko la Asa mfumu ya Yuda.

² Ndipo Asa anatenga siliva ndi golide ku malo osungirako a mʼNyumba ya Mulungu ndi ku nyumba yake yaufumu ndi kuzitumiza kwa Beni-Hadadi mfumu ya Aramu imene inkakhala mu Damasiko. ³ Iye anati, “Pakhale pangano pakati pa inu ndi ine, monga zinalili pakati pa abambo anu ndi abambo anga. Taonani, ine ndikutumiza kwa inu siliva ndi golide. Tsopano thetsani mgwirizano wanu ndi Baasa mfumu ya Israeli kuti achoke kwa ine.”

⁴ Beni-Hadadi anagwirizana ndi mfumu Asa ndipo anatumiza olamulira nkhondo ake kukathira nkhondo mizinda ya Israeli. Iwo anagonjetsa Iyoni, Dani, Abeli-Maimu ndi mizinda yonse yosungira chuma ya Nafutali. ⁵ Baasa atamva izi, anasiya kumanga Rama ndipo anayimitsa ntchito yakeyo. ⁶ Ndipo mfumu Asa anabwera ndi Ayuda onse, ndipo anachotsa miyala ndi matabwa ku Rama amene Baasa amagwiritsa ntchito. Ndi zimenezi Asa ankamangira Geba ndi Mizipa.

⁷ Nthawi imeneyi mlosi Hanani anabwera kwa Asa mfumu ya Yuda ndipo anati kwa iye, “Chifukwa chakuti munadalira mfumu ya Aramu osati Yehova Mulungu wanu, gulu la ankhondo la mfumu ya ku Aramu lapulumuka mʼmanja mwanu. ⁸ Kodi Akusi ndi Alibiya sanali gulu lankhondo lamphamvu lokhala ndi magaleta ochuluka ndi okwera magaleta ake? Koma pamene inu munadalira Yehova, Iye anawapereka mʼdzanja lanu. ⁹ Pakuti Yehova amayangʼana uku ndi uku pa dziko lonse lapansi kuti alimbikitse iwo amene mitima yawo ayipereka kwathunthu kwa Iye. Inu mwachita chinthu chopusa ndipo kuyambira lero mudzakhala pa nkhondo.”

¹⁰ Asa anamupsera mtima mlosi uja chifukwa cha izi mwakuti anakwiya kwambiri namuyika mʼndende. Pa nthawi yomweyonso Asa anazunza mwankhanza anthu ena.

¹¹ Ntchito zina za mfumu Asa, kuyambira pachiyambi mpaka kumapeto zalembedwa mʼbuku la mafumu a Yuda ndi Israeli. ¹² Mʼchaka cha 39 cha ufumu wake, Asa anayamba kudwala nthenda ya mapazi. Ngakhale nthendayo inali yaululu kwambiri, komabe iye sanafunefune Yehova, koma anafuna thandizo kwa asingʼanga. ¹³ Ndipo mʼchaka cha 41 cha ufumu wake, Asa anamwalira ndipo anayikidwa mʼmanda pamodzi ndi makolo ake. ¹⁴ Iye anayikidwa mʼmanda amene anadzisemera yekha mu Mzinda wa Davide. Anagoneka mtembo wake pa chithatha chimene anayikapo zonunkhira zamitundumitundu, ndipo anasonkha chimoto chachikulu pomuchitira ulemu.

Buku la Mwana Wankhosa

5 Kenaka ndinaona buku mʼdzanja la wokhala pa mpando waufumu uja. Bukulo linali lolembedwa mbali zonse ndipo linali lomatidwa ndi zomatira zisanu ndi ziwiri. ² Ndipo ndinaona mngelo wamphamvu akulengeza ndi mawu okweza kuti, “Ndani ali woyenera kumatula zomatira ndi kufutukula bukuli?” ³ Koma panalibe ndi mmodzi yemwe kumwamba kapena pa dziko lapansi kapena kunsi kwa dziko lapansi woti afutukule bukulo kapena kuona zamʼkati mwake. ⁴ Ndinalira kwambiri chifukwa panalibe amene anapezeka woyenera kufutukula bukuli kapena kuona zamʼkati mwake. ⁵ Tsono mmodzi mwa akuluakulu aja anati kwa ine, “Usalire! Taona, Mkango wa fuko la Yuda, Muzu wa Davide, wapambana. Iye angathe kufutukula bukuli ndi kumatula zomatira zisanu ndi ziwirizo.”

⁶ Kenaka ndinaona Mwana Wankhosa akuoneka ngati wophedwa atayimirira pakatikati pa mpando waufumu uja ndi zamoyo zinayi zija ndi akuluakulu aja. Mwana Wankhosayo anali ndi nyanga zisanu ndi ziwiri ndi maso asanu ndi awiri omwe ndi Mizimu isanu ndi iwiri ya Mulungu yomwe anayitumiza ku dziko lonse lapansi. ⁷ Iye anabwera natenga buku lija limene linali mʼdzanja lamanja la wokhala pa mpando waufumuyo. ⁸ Ndipo atalitenga, zamoyo zinayi zija ndi akuluakulu 24 aja anadzigwetsa pansi pamaso pa Mwana Wankhosa. Aliyense wa akuluakuluwo anali ndi zeze ndiponso mbale zagolide zodzaza ndi lubani. Lubaniyo ndi mapemphero a oyera mtima. ⁹ Ndipo ankayimba nyimbo yatsopano yakuti,

¹¹ Kenaka nditayangʼananso ndinamva mawu a angelo ambiri, miyandamiyanda kuchulukitsa ndi miyandamiyanda. Anazungulira mpando waufumu pamodzi ndi zamoyo zija ndi akuluakulu aja. ¹² Ndipo angelowo anayimba ndi mawu ofuwula akuti,

¹³ Kenaka ndinamva mawu a cholengedwa chilichonse kumwamba, pa dziko lapansi, kunsi kwa dziko lapansi, pa nyanja ndi zonse zili mʼmenemo zikuyimba kuti,

¹⁴ Zamoyo zinayi zija zinati: “Ameni,” ndipo akuluakulu aja anadzigwetsa pansi napembedza.

Yuda Abwerera kwa Yehova

1 Mwezi wachisanu ndi chitatu, mʼchaka chachiwiri cha ulamuliro wa Dariyo, Yehova anayankhula ndi mneneri Zekariya mwana wa Berekiya, mwana wa Ido, kuti:

² “Yehova anakwiya kwambiri ndi makolo anu. ³ Choncho awuze anthuwa kuti, ‘Yehova Wamphamvuzonse akuti, ‘Bwererani kwa Ine,’ akutero Yehova Wamphamvuzonse. ‘Ndipo Ine ndidzabwerera kwa inu,’ akutero Yehova Wamphamvuzonse. ⁴ Musakhale ngati makolo anu, amene aneneri akale anawalalikira kuti: Yehova Wamphamvuzonse akuti, ‘Tsopano lekani njira zanu zoyipa ndi machitidwe anu oyipawo.’ Koma iwo sanamvere kapena kulabadira za Ine, akutero Yehova. ⁵ Kodi makolo anuwo ali kuti tsopano? Nanga aneneri, kodi amakhalapo mpaka muyaya? ⁶ Kodi mawu anga ndi malangizo anga, amene ndinawawuza atumiki anga aneneri, suja anawachitira makolo anu?

“Tsono iwo analapa ndi kunena kuti, ‘Yehova Wamphamvuzonse watichitira zomwe zikuyenera njira zathu ndi machitidwe athu, monga anatsimikiza kuti adzachita.’ ”

Munthu Pakati pa Mitengo ya Mchisu

⁷ Tsiku la 24 la mwezi wa 11, mwezi wa Sebati, chaka chachiwiri cha ulamuliro wa Dariyo, Yehova anayankhula ndi Zekariya mwana wa Berekiya, mwana wa Ido.

⁸ Nthawi ya usiku ndinaona masomphenya. Ndinaona munthu atakwera pa kavalo wofiira. Iye anayima pakati pa mitengo ya mchisu mʼchigwa. Kumbuyo kwake kunali akavalo ofiira, akhofi ndi oyera.

⁹ Ine ndinafunsa kuti, “Mbuye wanga, kodi zimenezi ndi chiyani?”

Mngelo amene amayankhula nane anayankha kuti, “Ndidzakuonetsa kuti zimenezi ndi chiyani.”

¹⁰ Pamenepo munthu amene anayima pakati pa mitengo ya mchisu anafotokoza kuti, “Amenewa ndiwo amene Yehova wawatuma kuti ayendere dziko lonse lapansi.”

¹¹ Ndipo okwera pa akavalo enawo anafotokoza kwa mngelo wa Yehova, amene anayima pakati pa mitengo ya mchisu kuti, “Ife tayendera dziko lonse lapansi ndipo tapeza kuti dziko lonselo lili pa bata ndi mtendere.”

¹² Tsono mngelo wa Yehova anati, “Yehova Wamphamvuzonse, kodi mpaka liti mudzakhala osaonetsa chifundo chanu kwa Yerusalemu ndi mizinda ya Yuda, amene mwawakwiyira kwa zaka izi 70?” ¹³ Choncho Yehova anayankhula mawu abwino ndi achitonthozo kwa mngelo amene ankayankhula nane.

¹⁴ Pamenepo mngelo amene ankayankhula nane anati, “Lengeza mawu awa: Yehova Wamphamvuzonse akuti, ‘Ine ndikuchitira nsanje Yerusalemu ndi Ziyoni, ¹⁵ koma ndakwiya kwambiri ndi anthu a mitundu ina amene akuganiza kuti ali pa mtendere. Ndinakwiyira anthu anga pangʼono pokha, koma iwo anawonjeza kuzunza anthu angawo.’

¹⁶ “Choncho, Yehova akuti, ‘Ndidzabwerera ku Yerusalemu ndi mtima wachifundo, nyumba yanga adzayimanganso kumeneko. Ndipo adzatenganso chingwe choyezera kuti amange Yerusalemu,’ akutero Yehova Wamphamvuzonse.

¹⁷ “Lengezanso kuti, Yehova Wamphamvuzonse akuti, ‘Mizinda yanga idzakhalanso ndi zokoma zosefukira ndipo Yehova adzatonthoza Ziyoni ndi kusankhanso Yerusalemu.’ ”

Nyanga Zinayi ndi Amisiri Azitsulo Anayi

¹⁸ Kenaka ndinayangʼananso, ndipo patsogolo panga panali nyanga zinayi. ¹⁹ Ndinamufunsa mngelo amene amayankhula nane kuti, “Kodi zimenezi ndi chiyani?”

Iye anandiyankha kuti, “Izi ndi nyanga zimene zinabalalitsa Yuda, Israeli ndi Yerusalemu.”

²⁰ Kenaka Yehova anandionetsa amisiri azitsulo anayi. ²¹ Ndinafunsa kuti, “Amisiri a zitsulowa akudzachita chiyani?”

Iye anayankha kuti, “Izi ndi nyanga zimene zinabalalitsa Yuda kotero kuti panalibe wina amene akanalimbana nazo, koma amisiri a zitsulowa abwera kudzaziopseza ndi kugwetsa nyanga zimenezi za mitundu ya anthu amene analimbana ndi dziko la Yuda ndi kubalalitsa anthu ake.”

Yesu Acheza ndi Mayi wa ku Samariya

4 Yesu atazindikira kuti Afarisi amva zoti Iye ankapeza ndi kubatiza ophunzira ambiri kupambana Yohane, ² (ngakhale kuti Yesuyo sankabatiza, koma ophunzira ake). ³ Iye anachoka ku Yudeya ndi kubwereranso ku Galileya.

⁴ Ndipo Iye anayenera kudutsa mu Samariya. ⁵ Iye anafika mʼmudzi wa Asamariya wotchedwa Sukari, pafupi ndi malo amene Yakobo anapatsa mwana wake Yosefe. ⁶ Chitsime cha Yakobo chinali pamenepo ndipo Yesu atatopa ndi ulendo anakhala pansi pambali pa chitsimecho. Nthawi inali pafupifupi ora lachisanu ndi chimodzi masana.

⁷ Mayi wa Chisamariya atabwera kudzatunga madzi, Yesu anati kwa iye, “Kodi ungandipatse madzi akumwa.” ⁸ (Ophunzira ake nʼkuti atapita mʼmudzi kukagula chakudya).

⁹ Mayiyo anati kwa Iye, “Inu ndinu Myuda ndipo ine ndine Msamariya. Bwanji mukundipempha madzi akumwa?” (Popeza Ayuda ndi Asamariya sankayanjana).

¹⁰ Yesu anamuyankha kuti, “Koma iwe ukanadziwa mphatso ya Mulungu ndi Iye amene akukupempha madzi akumwa, ukanamupempha ndipo akanakupatsa madzi amoyo.”

¹¹ Mayiyo anati, “Ambuye, Inu mulibe kanthu kotungira madzi ndipo chitsime ndi chakuya. Kodi madzi amoyowo mungawatenge kuti? ¹² Kodi Inu ndinu wamkulu kuposa kholo lathu Yakobo, amene anatipatsa chitsimechi ndipo iye ankamwanso monga anachita ana ake ndi ziweto zake?”

¹³ Yesu anayankha kuti, “Aliyense amene amamwa madzi awa amamvanso ludzu, ¹⁴ koma aliyense amene adzamwa madzi amene Ine ndidzamupatsa sadzamvanso ludzu. Ndithudi, madzi amene ndidzamupatsa adzakhala kasupe wamadzi wotumphukira ku moyo wosatha.”

¹⁵ Mayiyo anati kwa Iye, “Ambuye, patseni madzi amenewo kuti ndisadzamvenso ludzu ndi kumabwerabe kuno kudzatunga madzi.”

¹⁶ Iye anamuwuza kuti, “Pita kayitane mwamuna wako ndipo ubwere naye.”

¹⁷ Iye anayankha kuti, “Ine ndilibe mwamuna.”

Yesu anati kwa iye, “Wakhoza ponena kuti ulibe mwamuna. ¹⁸ Zoona nʼzakuti iwe wakhala pa banja ndi amuna asanu, ndipo mwamuna amene uli naye tsopano si wako. Zimene wanenazi ndi zoona.”

¹⁹ Mayiyo anati, “Ambuye, ine ndazindikira kuti Inu ndinu mneneri. ²⁰ Makolo athu ankapembedza mʼphiri ili koma inu Ayuda mumati malo amene tiyenera kupembedzera ali ku Yerusalemu.”

²¹ Yesu anati, “Mayi inu khulupirira Ine. Nthawi ikubwera pamene inu simudzapembedza Atate mʼphiri ili kapena mu Yerusalemu. ²² Inu Asamariya mumapembedza chimene simukuchidziwa. Ife timapembedza chimene tikuchidziwa, pakuti chipulumutso nʼchochokera kwa Ayuda. ²³ Koma nthawi ikubwera ndipo yafika kale tsopano pamene opembedza woona adzapembedza Atate mu mzimu ndi mʼchoonadi, pakuti opembedza otere ndiwo amene Atate akuwafuna. ²⁴ Mulungu ndi Mzimu, ndipo omupembedza Iye ayenera kumupembedza mu mzimu ndi mʼchoonadi.”

²⁵ Mayiyo anati, “Ine ndikudziwa kuti Mesiya (wotchedwa Khristu) akubwera. Akabwera, Iye adzafotokoza zonse kwa ife.”

²⁶ Ndipo Yesu anamuwuza kuti, “Amene ndikukuyankhulane, ndine amene.”

Ophunzira Abweranso kwa Yesu

²⁷ Pa nthawi yomweyo ophunzira ake anabwerera ndipo anadabwa kupeza Iye akuyankhula ndi mayi. Koma palibe amene anamufunsa kuti, “Kodi mukufuna chiyani?” kapena, “Nʼchifukwa chiyani mukuyankhula naye?”

²⁸ Kenaka mayiyo anasiya mtsuko wamadzi, nabwerera ku mzinda ndipo anati kwa anthu, ²⁹ “Tiyeni mukaone munthu amene wandiwuza ine zilizonse zimene ndinazichita. Kodi ameneyu sangakhale Khristu?” ³⁰ Iwo anatuluka mʼmudziwo ndi kupita kumene kunali Iye.

³¹ Pa nthawi imeneyi ndi kuti ophunzira ake akumukakamiza kuti, “Rabi idyani.”

³² Koma Iye anawawuza kuti, “Ine ndili ndi chakudya choti ndidye chimene inu simukuchidziwa.”

³³ Ndipo ophunzira ake anafunsana wina ndi mnzake kuti, “Kodi alipo wina amene anamubweretsera Iye chakudya?”

³⁴ Yesu anati, “Chakudya changa ndikuchita chifuniro cha Iye amene anandituma Ine ndi kumaliza ntchito yake. ³⁵ Kodi inu simunena kuti, ‘Kwatsala miyezi inayi ndipo kenaka kukolola?’ Ine ndikukuwuzani kuti, tsekulani maso anu ndipo muyangʼane mʼminda! Mbewu zacha kale kuti zikololedwe. ³⁶ Ngakhale tsopano amene akukolola akulandira malipiro ake, ndipo akututa mbewu ku moyo wosatha kuti wofesa ndi wokolola asangalale pamodzi. ³⁷ Nʼchifukwa chake mawu akuti, ‘Wina amafesa ndipo wina amakolola’ ndi woona. ³⁸ Ine ndinakutumani kukakolola zimene simunagwirire ntchito. Ena anagwira ntchito yolemetsa ndipo inu mwatuta phindu la ntchito yawo.”

Asamariya Ambiri Akhulupirira

³⁹ Asamariya ambiri ochokera mʼmudziwo anakhulupirira Iye chifukwa cha umboni wa mayiyo wakuti, “Iye anandiwuza ine zonse ndinazichita.” ⁴⁰ Choncho Asamariya atabwera kwa Iye, anamuwumiriza Iye kuti akhale nawo, ndipo Iye anakhala nawo masiku awiri. ⁴¹ Ndipo chifukwa cha mawu ake, ena ambiri anakhulupirira.

⁴² Iwo anati kwa mayiyo, “Ife sitikukhulupirira chifukwa cha mawu ako okha, koma tsopano ife tadzimvera tokha, ndipo tikudziwa kuti munthu uyu ndithu ndi Mpulumutsi wa dziko lapansi.”

Yesu Achiritsa Mwana wa Nduna ya Mfumu

⁴³ Patatha masiku awiri Iye anachoka napita ku Galileya. ⁴⁴ (Tsopano Yesu mwini ananena kale kuti mneneri salandira ulemu mʼdziko lake). ⁴⁵ Iye atafika ku Galileya, Agalileya anamulandira. Iwo anali ataona zonse zimene anazichita mu Yerusalemu pa phwando la Paska, pakuti iwonso anali komweko.

⁴⁶ Iye anakafikanso ku Kana wa ku Galileya, kumene anasanduliza madzi kukhala vinyo. Ndipo kumeneko kunali nduna ina ya mfumu imene mwana wake wamwamuna anali chigonere akudwala ku Kaperenawo. ⁴⁷ Munthu uyu atamva kuti Yesu wafika ku Galileya kuchokera ku Yudeya, anapita kwa Iye, namupempha kuti apite akachiritse mwana wakeyo, amene anali pafupi kufa.

⁴⁸ Yesu anawawuza iwo kuti, “Anthu inu pokhapokha mutaona zizindikiro zodabwitsa, simudzakhulupirira.”

⁴⁹ Nduna ya mfumuyo inati, “Ambuye tiyeni mwana wanga asanafe.”

⁵⁰ Yesu anayankha kuti, “Pita. Mwana wako adzakhala ndi moyo.”

Munthuyo anakhulupirira mawu a Yesu ndipo ananyamuka. ⁵¹ Iye ali pa njira, antchito ake anakumana naye, namuwuza kuti mwana wanu uja wachira. ⁵² Iye atafunsa kuti ndi nthawi yanji imene mwana wake anapeza bwino, iwo anati kwa iye, “Malungo anamusiya iye dzulo pa ora lachisanu ndi chiwiri.”

⁵³ Ndipo bamboyo anazindikira kuti iyi inali nthawi yomweyo imene Yesu anati kwa iye, “Mwana wako adzakhala ndi moyo.” Choncho iye ndi onse a pa banja lake anakhulupirira.

⁵⁴ Ichi ndiye chinali chizindikiro chodabwitsa chachiwiri chimene Yesu anachita atafika ku Galileya kuchokera ku Yudeya.