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Yehosafati Mfumu ya Yuda

17 Yehosafati mwana wake analowa ufumu mʼmalo mwake ndipo anadzilimbitsa pofuna kulimbana ndi Israeli. ² Iye anayika magulu a asilikali mʼmizinda yonse yotetezedwa ya Yuda, ndipo anamanga maboma mu Yuda ndi mʼmizinda yonse ya Efereimu imene Asa abambo ake analanda.

³ Yehova anali ndi Yehosafati chifukwa mʼzaka zoyambirira anatsatira makhalidwe a Davide abambo ake. Iye sanafunsire kwa Abaala. ⁴ Koma anafunafuna Mulungu wa abambo ake ndipo anatsatira malamulo ake osati zochita za Israeli. ⁵ Yehova anakhazikitsa kolimba ufumuwo mʼmanja mwake ndipo Ayuda onse anabweretsa mphatso kwa Yehosafati, kotero kuti anali ndi chuma ndi ulemu wambiri. ⁶ Mtima wake anawupereka kutsatira Yehova, kuwonjezera apo, anachotsa malo onse achipembedzo ndi mafano a Asera mu Yuda.

⁷ Mʼchaka chachitatu cha ufumu wake, iye anatuma akuluakulu ake Beni-Haili, Obadiya, Zekariya, Netaneli ndi Mikaya kukaphunzitsa mʼmizinda ya Yuda. ⁸ Pamodzi ndi iwo panali Alevi ena: Semaya, Netaniya, Zebadiya, Asaheli, Semiramoti, Yonatani, Adoniya, Tobiya ndi Tobu-Adoniya ndiponso ansembe Elisama ndi Yehoramu. ⁹ Iwo anaphunzitsa mu Yuda monse atatenga Buku la Malamulo a Yehova iwo anayenda mʼmizinda yonse ya ku Yuda ndipo anaphunzitsa anthu.

¹⁰ Kuopsa kwa Yehova kunali pa maufumu onse a mayiko oyandikana ndi Yuda, kotero kuti sanachite nkhondo ndi Yehosafati. ¹¹ Afilisti ena anabweretsa kwa Yehosafati mphatso ndi siliva ngati msonkho, ndipo Aarabu anabweretsa ziweto: nkhosa zazimuna 7,700 ndi mbuzi 7,700.

¹² Mphamvu za Yehosafati zinkakulirakulira. Iye anamanga malo otetezedwa ndi mizinda yosungiramo chuma mu Yuda ¹³ ndipo anali ndi katundu wambiri mʼmizinda ya Yuda. Iye anayikanso asilikali odziwa bwino nkhondo mu Yerusalemu. ¹⁴ Chiwerengero chawo potsata mabanja awo chinali chotere:

¹⁹ Awa ndi anthu amene ankatumikira mfumu osawerengera amene anawayika mʼmizinda yotetezedwa mʼdziko lonse la Yuda.

Kutsekulidwa kwa Zimatiro Zisanu ndi Chimodzi

6 Ndinaona pamene Mwana Wankhosa anatsekula chomatira choyamba cha zomatira zisanu ndi ziwiri zija. Ndipo ndinamva chimodzi mwa zamoyo zinayi zija chikunena liwu lomveka ngati bingu kuti, “Bwera!” ² Nditayangʼana patsogolo pake ndinaona kavalo woyera! Wokwerapo wake anali ndi uta ndipo anapatsidwa chipewa chaufumu, ndipo anatuluka kupita kukagonjetsa anthu ena.

³ Mwana Wankhosa atatsekula chomatira chachiwiri, ndinamva chamoyo chachiwiri chija chikuti, “Bwera!” ⁴ Pamenepo kavalo wina wofiira anatulukira. Wokwerapo wake anapatsidwa mphamvu yochotsa mtendere pa dziko lapansi ndi kuchititsa anthu kuti aziphana wina ndi mnzake. Iyeyu anapatsidwa lupanga lalikulu.

⁵ Mwana Wankhosa atatsekula chomatira chachitatu, ndinamva chamoyo chachitatu chikuti, “Bwera!” Nditayangʼana patsogolo panga ndinaona kavalo wakuda! Wokwerapo wake anali ndi masikelo awiri mʼmanja mwake. ⁶ Ndinamva ngati liwu kuchokera pakati pa zamoyo zinayi zija likuti, “Kilogalamu imodzi ya tirigu mtengo ndi malipiro a tsiku limodzi ndipo makilogalamu atatu a barele mtengo wake ndi malipiro a tsiku limodzi koma usawononge mafuta ndi vinyo!”

⁷ Mwana Wankhosa atatsekula chomatira chachinayi, ndinamva chamoyo chachinayi chija chikunena kuti, “Bwera!” ⁸ Nditayangʼana patsogolo panga ndinaona kavalo wotuwa! Wokwerapo wake dzina lake linali Imfa ndipo Hade inali kumutsatira pambuyo pake. Anapatsidwa ulamuliro pa gawo limodzi la magawo anayi a dziko lapansi kuti aphe ndi lupanga, njala, mliri, ndi zirombo zakuthengo za mʼdziko lapansi.

⁹ Mwana Wankhosa atatsekula chomatira chachisanu, ndinaona kunsi kwa guwa lansembe kunali mizimu ya anthu amene anaphedwa chifukwa cha Mawu a Mulungu ndi chifukwa chochitira umboni. ¹⁰ Iwo anafuwula kuti, “Mudzawaleka mpaka liti, Inu Ambuye wamkulu, woyera ndi woona, osawaweruza anthu okhala mʼdziko lapansi ndi kulipsira magazi athu?” ¹¹ Pamenepo aliyense wa anthuwo anapatsidwa mwinjiro woyera ndipo anawuzidwa kuti adikire pangʼono kufikira chiwerengero cha anzawo ndi abale awo amene anayeneranso kuphedwa ngati iwo, chitakwanira.

¹² Ndinayangʼanitsitsa pamene ankatsekula chomatira chachisanu ndi chimodzi. Ndipo panachitika chivomerezi champhamvu. Dzuwa linada ngati chiguduli chopanga ndi bweya wambuzi wakuda. Mwezi wonse unafiira ngati magazi, ¹³ ndipo nyenyezi zakuthambo zinagwa pa dziko lapansi ngati muja zimagwera nkhuyu zotsalira mu mtengo mphepo yamphamvu ikawomba. ¹⁴ Thambo linachoka ngati amayalulira mphasa ndipo phiri lililonse ndi chilumba chilichonse zinachotsedwa pa malo pake.

¹⁵ Kenaka, mafumu a pa dziko lapansi, ana a mafumu, atsogoleri a ankhondo, olemera, amphamvu, kapolo aliyense, ndi mfulu aliyense anakabisala kumapanga ndi pakati pa matanthwe a ku mapiri. ¹⁶ Iwo anafuwulira mapiri ndi matanthwe kuti, “Tigwereni ndi kutivundikira kuti asatione wokhala pa mpando waufumuyo ndi kupulumuka ku mkwiyo wa Mwana Wankhosa! ¹⁷ Pakuti tsiku lalikulu la mkwiyo wawo lafika ndipo ndi ndani angathe kulimbapo?”

Munthu ndi Chingwe Choyezera

2 Kenaka ndinayangʼananso, ndipo ndinaona munthu atanyamula chingwe choyezera mʼmanja mwake. ² Ndipo ndinafunsa kuti, “Kodi ukupita kuti?”

Anandiyankha kuti, “Akukayeza Yerusalemu kuti ndidziwe mulifupi mwake ndi mulitali mwake.”

³ Taonani, mngelo amene amayankhula nane uja akuchoka, mngelo wina anabwera kudzakumana naye ⁴ ndipo anamuwuza kuti, “Thamanga, kamuwuze mnyamatayo kuti, ‘Yerusalemu udzakhala mzinda wopanda malinga chifukwa mudzakhala anthu ambiri ndiponso ziweto zochuluka. ⁵ Ndipo Ine mwini ndidzakhala linga lamoto kuteteza mzindawo,’ akutero Yehova, ‘ndipo ndidzakhala ulemerero mʼkati mwake.’

⁶ “Tulukani! Tulukani! Thawaniko ku dziko la kumpoto,” akutero Yehova, “pakuti ndinakumwazirani ku mphepo zinayi zamlengalenga,” akutero Yehova.

⁷ “Tuluka, iwe Ziyoni! Thawa, iwe amene umakhala mʼdziko la mwana wamkazi wa Babuloni!” ⁸ Pakuti Yehova Wamphamvuzonse akuti, “Atatha kundilemekeza wanditumiza kwa anthu a mitundu ina amene anakufunkhani; pakuti aliyense wokhudza inu wakhudza mwanadiso wanga. ⁹ Ndithu Ine ndidzawamenya anthuwo ndi dzanja langa ndipo amene anali akapolo awo ndiye adzawalande zinthu. Pamenepo mudzadziwa kuti Yehova Wamphamvuzonse ndiye wandituma.

¹⁰ “Iwe mwana wamkazi wa Ziyoni, fuwula ndipo sangalala. Pakuti taona ndikubwera, ndipo ndidzakhala pakati pako,” akutero Yehova. ¹¹ “Nthawi imeneyo anthu a mitundu yambiri adzabwera kwa Yehova ndipo adzasanduka anthu anga. Ndidzakhala pakati pako ndipo iwe udzadziwa kuti Yehova Wamphamvuzonse wandituma kwa iwe. ¹² Yehova adzachititsa kuti Yuda akhale chuma chake mʼdziko lopatulika ndipo adzasankhanso Yerusalemu. ¹³ Khalani chete pamaso pa Yehova anthu nonse, chifukwa Iye wavumbuluka kuchoka ku malo ake opatulika.”

Yesu Achiritsa Munthu pa Sabata

5 Patapita nthawi Yesu anakwera kupita ku Yerusalemu ku phwando la Ayuda. ² Ndipo ku Yerusalemuko pafupi ndi chipata cha Nkhosa kuli dziwe limene mʼChihebri limatchedwa Betisaida ndipo ndi lozunguliridwa ndi makumbi asanu. ³ Mʼmenemo munkagonamo gulu lalikulu la anthu odwala, osaona, olumala ndi ofa ziwalo. ⁴ Pakuti nthawi zina mngelo wa Ambuye ankatsikira mʼdziwemo nʼkuvundula madziwo. Woyamba kulowamo madzi atavundulidwa, ankachira ngakhale akhale ndi nthenda yanji. ⁵ Mmodzi wa amene anali pamenepo anali atadwala zaka 38. ⁶ Yesu atamuona ali chigonere, nadziwa kuti anakhala chotero kwa nthawi yayitali, anamufunsa iye kuti, “Kodi ukufuna kuchira?”

⁷ Wodwalayo anayankha kuti, “Ambuye, ndilibe wina aliyense woti angandithandize kulowa mʼdziwe pamene madzi avundulidwa. Pamene ndikuyesera kuti ndilowemo, wina amalowamo ine ndisanalowemo.”

⁸ Ndipo Yesu anati kwa iye, “Imirira! Nyamula mphasa yako yamba kuyenda.” ⁹ Nthawi yomweyo munthuyo anachiritsidwa. Iye ananyamula mphasa yake nayamba kuyenda.

Tsiku limene izi zinachitika linali la Sabata. ¹⁰ Ndipo Ayuda anati kwa munthu amene anachiritsidwayo, “Lero ndi la Sabata; lamulo silikulola iwe kunyamula mphasa yako.”

¹¹ Koma iye anayankha kuti, “Munthu amene wandichiritsa anati kwa ine, ‘Nyamula mphasa yako yamba kuyenda.’ ”

¹² Pamenepo anamufunsa iye kuti, “Kodi munthu ameneyo ndani amene wakuwuza kuti, ‘Nyamula mphasa yako ndipo yenda?’ ”

¹³ Munthu amene anachiritsidwayo sanadziwe kuti anali ndani, pakuti Yesu anangolowera mʼgulu la anthu ndi kupita.

¹⁴ Patapita nthawi Yesu anamupeza ku Nyumba ya Mulungu ndipo anati kwa iye, “Taona uli bwino tsopano. Usakachimwenso kuti choyipa choposa ichi chingakugwere.” ¹⁵ Munthu uja anachoka ndi kukawawuza Ayuda kuti anali Yesu amene anamuchiritsa iye.

Yesu Adziwulula kuti ndi Mwana wa Mulungu

¹⁶ Ndipo popeza Yesu amachita zinthu izi tsiku la Sabata, Ayuda anayamba kumulondalonda. ¹⁷ Yesu anawawuza kuti, “Atate anga amagwira ntchito nthawi zonse mpaka lero lino, ndipo Inenso ndili pa ntchito.” ¹⁸ Chifukwa cha ichi Ayuda anawirikiza kufuna kumupha; osati chifukwa chakuswa Sabata kokha komanso chifukwa ankanena kuti Mulungu ndi Atate ake, nadziyesa Iye wofanana ndi Mulungu.

¹⁹ Yesu anawapatsa yankho ili: “Zoonadi, Ine ndikukuwuzani kuti Mwana sangathe kuchita kanthu pa Iye yekha. Iye amachita zokhazo zimene amaona Atate ake akuchita, chifukwa chilichonse chimene Atate amachita Mwana amachitanso. ²⁰ Pakuti Atate amakonda Mwana, amamuonetsa zonse zimene Iwo amachita. Inde, Atate adzamuonetsa zinthu zazikulu kuposa zimenezi ndipo mudzadabwa. ²¹ Pakuti monga Atate amaukitsa akufa nawapatsa moyo, momwemonso Mwana amapereka moyo kwa amene Iye akufuna. ²² Komanso, Atate saweruza aliyense koma wapereka kwa Mwana ulamuliro woweruzawo, ²³ kuti aliyense alemekeze Mwanayo monga momwe amalemekezera Atate. Munthu amene salemekeza Mwana salemekezanso Atate amene anamutuma Mwanayo.

²⁴ “Zoonadi, Ine ndikukuwuzani kuti aliyense amene amamva mawu anga ndi kukhulupirira Iye amene ananditumiza Ine, ali ndi moyo wosatha ndipo sadzaweruzidwa. Iye wachoka mu imfa ndipo walowa mʼmoyo. ²⁵ Zoonadi, Ine ndikukuwuzani kuti nthawi ikubwera ndipo yafika kale tsopano, pamene akufa adzamva mawu a Mwana wa Mulungu ndipo iwo amene amva adzakhala ndi moyo. ²⁶ Pakuti monga Atate ali gwero la moyo, momwemonso anapereka mphamvu zopereka moyo mwa Mwana. ²⁷ Ndipo wamupatsa Iye ulamuliro woweruza chifukwa ndi Mwana wa Munthu.

²⁸ “Musadabwe ndi zimenezi. Pakuti nthawi ikubwera pamene onse amene ali mʼmanda adzamva mawu ake ²⁹ ndi kutuluka. Iwo amene anachita zabwino adzauka ndi kupita ku moyo wosatha ndipo amene anachita zoyipa adzauka ndi kupita ku chilango chamuyaya. ³⁰ Pakuti sindingathe kuchita kena kalikonse pa ndekha. Ine ndimaweruza molingana ndi zomwe Mulungu wandiwuza ndipo kuweruza kwanga ndi kolungama. Ine sindifuna kudzikondweretsa ndekha koma Iye amene anandituma.

Maumboni Onena za Yesu

³¹ “Ngati ndidzichitira umboni ndekha, umboni wanga si woona. ³² Alipo wina amene amandichitira umboni wabwino. Ine ndikudziwa kuti umboni wake wonena za Ine ndi woona.

³³ “Inu munatumiza amithenga kwa Yohane ndipo iye anachitira umboni choona. ³⁴ Sikuti Ine ndikudalira umboni wa munthu; koma ndikunena zimenezi kuti mupulumutsidwe. ³⁵ Yohane anali ngati nyale imene imayaka ndi kuwala, ndipo inu kwa kanthawi munasankha kusangalala ndi kuwala kwakeko.

³⁶ “Koma Ine ndili ndi umboni woposa uja wa Yohane. Pakuti ntchito imene Atate andipatsa kuti ndiyikwaniritse ndi imene ndikugwira, ndipo ikundichitira umboni kuti Atate andituma Ine. ³⁷ Ndipo Atate amene anandituma Ine, Iye mwini wandichitira umboni. Inu simunamvepo mawu ake kapena kuona maonekedwe ake, ³⁸ kapena mawu ake kukhala mwa inu, pakuti simukhulupirira Iye amene anamutuma. ³⁹ Inu mumasanthula malemba chifukwa mumaganiza kuti mʼmalembamo muli moyo wosatha. Awa ndi malemba amene akundichitira umboni. ⁴⁰ Koma inu mukukana kubwera kwa Ine kuti mukhale ndi moyo.

⁴¹ “Ine sindilandira ulemu kuchokera kwa anthu ⁴² koma Ine ndikukudziwani. Ndikudziwa kuti mʼmitima mwanu mulibe chikondi cha Mulungu. ⁴³ Ine ndabwera mʼdzina la Atate anga, ndipo inu simukundirandira Ine; koma wina wake akabwera mʼdzina la iye mwini, inu mudzamulandira. ⁴⁴ Kodi inu mudzakhulupirira bwanji ngati mumapatsana ulemu wina ndi mnzake, ndipo simufuna kulandira ulemu kuchokera kwa Mulungu yekhayo?

⁴⁵ “Koma inu musaganize kuti Ine ndidzakunenezani kwa Atate. Wokunenezani ndi Mose, amene inu mwayikapo chiyembekezo chanu. ⁴⁶ Ngati mukanakhulupirira Mose, mukanakhulupiriranso Ine, pakuti iye analemba za Ine. ⁴⁷ Koma ngati simukhulupirira zimene iye analemba, mudzakhulupirira bwanji zimene Ine ndikunena?”