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Yowasi Akonzanso Nyumba ya Mulungu

24 Yowasi anali wa zaka zisanu ndi ziwiri pamene anakhala mfumu, ndipo analamulira mu Yerusalemu kwa zaka makumi anayi. Dzina la amayi ake linali Zibiya wa ku Beeriseba. ² Yowasi anachita zolungama pamaso pa Yehova nthawi yonse ya moyo wa wansembe Yehoyada. ³ Yehoyada anamupezera iye akazi awiri, ndipo anabereka ana aamuna ndi aakazi.

⁴ Patapita nthawi Yowasi anatsimikiza zokonzanso Nyumba ya Yehova. ⁵ Iye anayitanitsa pamodzi ansembe ndi Alevi ndipo anawawuza kuti, “Pitani ku mizinda ya Yuda ndi kukasonkhetsa ndalama za pa chaka kwa Aisraeli onse zokonzera Nyumba ya Mulungu wanu. Chitani zimenezi tsopano.” Koma Alevi sanachite zimenezi mwachangu.

⁶ Choncho mfumu inayitanitsa Yehoyada, mkulu wa ansembe ndipo inati kwa iye, “Kodi nʼchifukwa chiyani simunawuze Alevi kuti asonkhetse ndalama ku Yuda ndi Yerusalemu, msonkho umene anakhazikitsa Mose mtumiki wa Yehova ndiponso gulu lonse la Aisraeli mu tenti yaumboni?”

⁷ Ana a mkazi woyipa, Ataliya, anathyola chitseko cha Nyumba ya Mulungu ndipo anagwiritsa ntchito zinthu zopatulika popembedza Baala.

⁸ Mfumu italamulira, bokosi linapangidwa ndipo linayikidwa panja pa chipata cha Nyumba ya Yehova. ⁹ Ndipo analengeza kwa anthu a mu Yuda ndi mu Yerusalemu kuti abweretse kwa Yehova msonkho umene Mose mtumiki wa Mulungu analamulira Aisraeli mʼchipululu. ¹⁰ Akuluakulu onse ndi anthu onse anabweretsa zopereka zawo mokondwera ndipo anaziponya mʼbokosi mpaka linadzaza. ¹¹ Nthawi ina iliyonse imene Alevi abweretsa bokosilo kwa akuluakulu a mfumu ndipo akaona kuti muli ndalama zambiri, mlembi waufumu ndi nduna yayikulu ya mkulu wa ansembe amabwera ndi kuchotsa ndalama mʼbokosi muja ndipo amalitenga kukaliyika pamalo pake. Iwo amachita izi nthawi ndi nthawi ndipo anapeza ndalama zambiri. ¹² Mfumu pamodzi ndi Yehoyada anapereka ndalamazo kwa anthu oyangʼanira ntchito ku Nyumba ya Yehova. Analemba ntchito amisiri a miyala ndi a matabwa kuti akonzenso Nyumba ya Yehova. Analembanso ntchito amisiri a zitsulo ndi mkuwa kuti akonze Nyumba ya Mulungu.

¹³ Anthu amene ankagwira ntchito anali odziwa bwino, ndipo ntchitoyo inagwiridwa bwino ndi manja awo. Iwo anamanganso Nyumba ya Mulungu motsatira mapangidwe ake oyamba ndipo anayilimbitsa. ¹⁴ Atamaliza, iwo anabweretsa ndalama zotsala kwa mfumu ndi Yehoyada, ndipo anazigwiritsira ntchito popangira zida za mʼNyumba ya Yehova: ziwiya zogwiritsa ntchito potumikira ndi popereka nsembe zopsereza, komanso mbale ndi ziwiya zagolide ndi siliva. Nthawi yonse ya moyo wa Yehoyada, nsembe zopsereza zinkaperekedwa mosalekeza mʼNyumba ya Yehova.

¹⁵ Tsono Yehoyada anakalamba ndipo anali ndi zaka zambiri. Pambuyo pake iye anamwalira ali ndi zaka 130. ¹⁶ Iyeyo anayikidwa mʼmanda pamodzi ndi mafumu mu mzinda wa Davide chifukwa cha zabwino zimene anachita mu Israeli, kuchitira Mulungu ndi Nyumba yake.

Kuyipa kwa Yowasi

¹⁷ Atamwalira Yehoyada, akuluakulu a Yuda anabwera kudzapereka ulemu kwa mfumu, ndipo mfumu inawamvera. ¹⁸ Iwo anasiya Nyumba ya Yehova, Mulungu wa makolo awo ndipo anapembedza Asera ndi mafano. Chifukwa cha kulakwa kwawo, mkwiyo wa Yehova unabwera pa Yuda ndi Yerusalemu. ¹⁹ Ngakhale Yehova anatumiza aneneri kwa anthuwo kuti awabweze kwa Iye, ngakhale aneneri ananenera mowatsutsa, anthuwo sanamvere.

²⁰ Kenaka Mzimu wa Mulungu unabwera pa Zekariya mwana wa wansembe Yehoyada. Iye anayimirira pamaso pa anthu ndipo anati, “Zimene Mulungu akunena ndi Izi: ‘Chifukwa chiyani simukumvera Malamulo a Yehova? Simudzapindula. Chifukwa mwasiya Yehova, Iyenso wakusiyani.’ ”

²¹ Koma anthuwo anamuchitira chiwembu molamulidwa ndi mfumu ndipo anamugenda miyala ndi kumupha mʼbwalo la Nyumba ya Mulungu. ²² Mfumu Yowasi sinakumbukire zabwino zimene Yehoyada abambo ake a Zekariya anamuchitira, koma anapha mwana wake. Pamene amafa, iye ananena kuti, “Yehova aone zimenezi ndipo abwezere chilango.”

²³ Pakutha kwa chaka, gulu lankhondo la Aramu linadzamenyana ndi Yowasi. Linalowa mu Yuda ndi mu Yerusalemu ndi kupha atsogoleri onse a anthu. Zonse zimene analanda anazitumiza kwa mfumu ya ku Damasiko. ²⁴ Ngakhale kuti gulu lankhondo la Aramu linabwera ndi anthu ochepa okha, Yehova anapereka mʼmanja mwawo gulu lalikulu lankhondo. Chifukwa Yuda anasiya Yehova Mulungu wa makolo awo, chiweruzo chinachitika pa Yowasi. ²⁵ Pamene Aaramu amachoka, anasiya Yowasi atavulazidwa kwambiri. Akuluakulu ake anamuchitira chiwembu chifukwa anapha mwana wa wansembe Yehoyada, ndipo anamupha ali pa bedi pake. Choncho anafa ndipo anayikidwa mʼmanda mu mzinda wa Davide, koma osati manda a mafumu.

²⁶ Iwo amene anamuchitira chiwembu anali Zabadi mwana wa Simeati, mkazi wa ku Amoni, ndi Yehozabadi mwana wa Simiriti, mkazi wa ku Mowabu. ²⁷ Za ana ake aamuna, uneneri wonena za iye, mbiri ya kumanganso Nyumba ya Mulungu, zalembedwa mʼbuku lofotokoza za mafumu. Ndipo Amaziya mwana wake analowa ufumu mʼmalo mwake.

Mboni Ziwiri

11 Ndinapatsidwa bango longa ndodo yoyezera ndipo ndinawuzidwa kuti, “Pita, kayeze Nyumba ya Mulungu ndi guwa lansembe, ndipo ukawerenge anthu opembedza mʼNyumbamo. ² Koma bwalo lakunja ulisiye, usaliyeze chifukwa linaperekedwa kwa a mitundu ina. Iwo adzawupondereza mzinda woyerawo kwa miyezi 42. ³ Ndipo ndidzapereka mphamvu kwa mboni zanga ziwiri, zitavala ziguduli, ndipo kwa masiku 1,260 zidzakhala zikulalikira.” ⁴ Mboni ziwirizo ndi mitengo iwiri ya olivi ndi zoyikapo nyale ziwiri zija zimene zili pamaso pa Ambuye wa dziko lapansi. ⁵ Ngati wina atafuna kuzipweteka mbonizo, moto umatuluka mʼkamwa mwawo ndikuwononga adani awo. ⁶ Mbonizo zili ndi mphamvu yomanga mvula kuti isagwe pa nthawi imene akulalikirayo; ndipo zili ndi mphamvu yosanduliza madzi kukhala magazi ndi yokantha dziko lapansi ndi miliri ya mitundumitundu nthawi iliyonse imene zingafune.

⁷ Tsono zikadzatsiriza umboni wawowo, chirombo chotuluka mʼChidzenje chakuya chija chidzachita nawo nkhondo nʼkuzigonjetsa mpaka kuzipha. ⁸ Mitembo yawo idzakhala ili gone pabwalo la mu mzinda waukulu umene mozimbayitsa umatchedwa Sodomu ndi Igupto, kumenenso Ambuye wawo anapachikidwako. ⁹ Kwa masiku atatu ndi theka, anthu ochokera ku mtundu uliwonse, fuko lililonse, chiyankhulo chilichonse ndi dziko lililonse, azidzayangʼanitsitsa mitembo yawoyo koma adzakana kuyikwirira. ¹⁰ Anthu okhala pa dziko lapansi adzasangalala nazo zimenezi. Adzachita chikondwerero ndi kutumizirana mphatso, chifukwa aneneri awiri amenewa ankasautsa anthu okhala pa dziko lapansi.

¹¹ Koma patapita masiku atatu ndi theka aja, mpweya wopatsa moyo wochoka kwa Mulungu unalowa mwa aneneriwo, ndipo anayimirira, ndipo amene anawaona anachita mantha aakulu. ¹² Kenaka aneneri aja anamva mawu ofuwula ochokera kumwamba owawuza kuti, “Bwerani kuno.” Ndipo anapitadi kumwamba mu mtambo adani awo aja akuwaona.

¹³ Nthawi yomweyo panachitika chivomerezi choopsa mwakuti chigawo chimodzi cha magawo khumi a mzinda chinagwa. Anthu 7,000 anaphedwa ndi chivomerezicho, ndipo opulumukawo anachita mantha kwambiri nayamba kutamanda Mulungu wakumwamba.

¹⁴ Tsoka lachiwiri lapita; koma tsoka lachitatu likubwera posachedwapa.

Lipenga Lachisanu ndi Chiwiri

¹⁵ Mngelo wachisanu ndi chiwiri anawomba lipenga lake, ndipo kumwamba kunamveka mawu ofuwula amene anati,

¹⁶ Ndipo akuluakulu 24 aja okhala pa mipando yawo yaufumu pamaso pa Mulungu, anadzigwetsa chafufumimba napembedza Mulungu ¹⁷ Iwo anati,

¹⁹ Pamenepo anatsekula Nyumba ya Mulungu kumwamba ndipo mʼkati mwake munaoneka Bokosi la Chipangano. Kenaka kunachita mphenzi, phokoso, mabingu, chivomerezi ndipo kunachita mkuntho wamatalala akuluakulu.

Chiweruzo Cholungama ndi Chifundo, Osati Kusala Zakudya

7 Pa chaka chachinayi cha Mfumu Dariyo, pa tsiku lachinayi la Kisilevi, mwezi wachisanu ndi chinayi, Yehova anayankhula ndi Zekariya. ² Anthu a ku Beteli anali atatuma Sarezeri ndi Regemu-Meleki pamodzi ndi anthu awo, kuti akapemphe chifundo kwa Yehova ³ pokafunsa kwa ansembe a ku Nyumba ya Yehova Wamphamvuzonse ndi aneneri kuti, “Kodi ine ndizilira ndi kusala zakudya pa mwezi wachisanu, monga mmene ndakhala ndikuchitira pa zaka zambiri?”

⁴ Pamenepo Yehova Wamphamvuzonse anayankhula nane kuti, ⁵ “Funsa anthu onse a mʼdziko ndi ansembe kuti, ‘Pamene munkasala zakudya pa mwezi wachisanu ndi wachisanu ndi chiwiri pa zaka 70 zapitazi, kodi munkasala chifukwa cha Ine? ⁶ Ndipo pamene munkadya ndi kumwa, kodi simunkachita zimenezi podzisangalatsa nokha? ⁷ Kodi awa si mawu amene Yehova ankanena kudzera mwa aneneri oyamba aja pamene Yerusalemu ndi mizinda yake yozungulira anali pa mtendere ndi pa ulemerero, ndi pamene Negevi ndi ku madera akumadzulo a mʼmbali mwa phiri munali anthu?’ ”

⁸ Ndipo Yehova anayankhulanso ndi Zekariya kuti, ⁹ “Yehova Wamphamvuzonse akuti, ‘Muziweruza molungama; muzichitirana chifundo ndi kumverana chisoni. ¹⁰ Musamazunze akazi amasiye kapena ana amasiye, alendo kapena osauka. Musamaganizirane zoyipa mʼmitima mwanu.’

¹¹ “Koma makolo anu anakana kumvera uthenga umenewu; anawumitsa mtima nandifulatira, natseka makutu awo kuti asamve. ¹² Anawumitsa mitima yawo ngati mwala wa sangalabwi ndipo sanamvere lamulo kapena mawu amene Yehova Wamphamvuzonse anawatumiza mwa Mzimu wake kudzera mwa aneneri oyamba aja. Kotero Yehova Wamphamvuzonse anakwiya kwambiri.

¹³ “ ‘Pamene ndinawayitana, iwo sanamvere; choncho pamene iwo anandiyitana, Ine sindinamverenso,’ akutero Yehova Wamphamvuzonse. ¹⁴ ‘Ndinawamwaza ndi kamvuluvulu pakati pa mitundu yonse ya anthu, kumene anali alendo. Dziko lawo linatsala litasakazidwa kwambiri kotero kuti palibe amene amabwera kapena kupitamo. Umu ndi mmene anasandutsira dziko labwino kukhala chipululu.’ ”

Mʼbusa Wabwino ndi Nkhosa Zake

10 “Zoonadi, Ine ndikukuwuzani inu Afarisi, kuti munthu amene salowera pa khomo mʼkhola la nkhosa, koma amalowera pena pake ndi wakuba ndi wachifwamba. ² Munthu amene amalowera pa khomo ndi mʼbusa wankhosazo. ³ Mlonda amamutsekulira khomo, ndipo nkhosa zimamvera mawu ake. Iye amaziyitana mayina nkhosa zakezo, nazitulutsa. ⁴ Akazitulutsa nkhosa zake zonse, iye amazitsogolera, ndipo nkhosa zakezo zimamutsata chifukwa zimadziwa mawu ake. ⁵ Koma nkhosazo sizidzatsatira mlendo. Izo zidzamuthawa chifukwa sizizindikira mawu a mlendo.” ⁶ Yesu ananena mawu ophiphiritsawa, koma Afarisi sanazindikire zimene ankawawuza.

⁷ Choncho Yesu anatinso, “Zoonadi, Ine ndikukuwuzani kuti Ine ndine khomo la nkhosa. ⁸ Onse amene anadza ndisanabwere Ine ndi akuba ndi achifwamba, ndipo nkhosa sizinawamvere. ⁹ Ine ndine khomo, aliyense amene alowa kudzera mwa Ine adzapulumuka. Iye adzalowa ndi kutuluka ndi kupeza msipu. ¹⁰ Mbala sibwera chabe koma kuti idzabe, kupha ndi kuwononga. Ine ndabwera kuti iwo akhale ndi moyo, ndi kukhala nawo wochuluka.

¹¹ “Ine ndine Mʼbusa wabwino. Mʼbusa wabwino amataya moyo wake chifukwa cha nkhosa zake. ¹² Wantchito ndi mʼbusa amene nkhosazo si zake. Choncho, pamene aona mmbulu ukubwera, iye amazisiya nkhosazo ndi kuthawa. Ndipo mmbulu umagwira nkhosazo ndikuzibalalitsa. ¹³ Munthuyo amathawa chifukwa ndi wantchito ndipo sasamalira chilichonse cha nkhosazo.

¹⁴ “Ine ndine mʼbusa wabwino. Ine ndimazidziwa nkhosa zanga ndipo nkhosa zangazo zimandidziwa, ¹⁵ monga momwe Atate amandidziwa Ine, ndiponso Ine kudziwira Atatewo. Ndimapereka moyo wanga chifukwa cha nkhosa. ¹⁶ Ine ndili ndi nkhosa zina zimene sizili za gulu ili. Ine ndiyenera kuzibweretsanso. Izonso zidzamvera mawu anga, ndipo zidzakhala gulu limodzi ndi mʼbusa mmodzi. ¹⁷ Nʼchifukwa chake Atate anga amandikonda, popeza Ine ndikupereka moyo wanga kuti ndiwutengenso. ¹⁸ Palibe amene angawuchotse mwa Ine, koma ndikuwupereka mwakufuna kwanga. Ine ndili ndi ulamuliro wa kuwupereka ndi ulamuliro wakuwutenganso. Lamulo ili ndinalandira kwa Atate anga.”

¹⁹ Pa mawu awa Ayuda anagawikananso. ²⁰ Ambiri a iwo anati, “Iye ndi wogwidwa ndi ziwanda ndi wamisala. Chifukwa chiyani mukumvera Iye?”

²¹ Koma ena anati, “Awa si mawu a munthu wogwidwa ndi ziwanda. Kodi ziwanda zingathe bwanji kutsekula maso a wosaona?”

Kusakhulupirira kwa Ayuda

²² Ku Yerusalemu kunali chikondwerero chokumbukira kupatulidwa kwa Nyumba ya Mulungu. Inali nthawi yozizira, ²³ ndipo Yesu ankayenda mʼbwalo la Nyumbayo ku malo a Solomoni. ²⁴ Ayuda anamuzungulira Iye akunena kuti, “Kodi iwe udzazunguza malingaliro athu mpaka liti? Ngati iwe ndi Khristu, tiwuze momveka.”

²⁵ Yesu anayankha kuti, “Ine ndimakuwuzani, koma inu simukhulupirira. Ntchito zimene ndikuchita mʼdzina la Atate anga zikundichitira umboni, ²⁶ koma inu simukhulupirira chifukwa simuli a gulu lankhosa zanga. ²⁷ Nkhosa zanga zimamva mawu anga, Ine ndimazidziwa, ndipo zimanditsata Ine. ²⁸ Ine ndimazipatsa moyo wosatha ndipo sizidzawonongeka. Palibe amene adzazikwatula mʼdzanja langa. ²⁹ Atate anga, amene anandipatsa Ine, ndi akulu kuposa onse. Palibe amene angazikwatule mʼdzanja la Atate anga. ³⁰ Ine ndi Atate ndife amodzi.”

³¹ Ayuda anatolanso miyala kuti amugende Iye, ³² koma Yesu anawawuza kuti, “Ine ndakuonetsani zinthu zambiri zabwino zodabwitsa kuchokera kwa Atate. Nʼchifukwa chiti mwa izi chimene mukundigendera?”

³³ Ayuda anayankha kuti, “Ife sitikukugenda chifukwa cha izi, koma popeza ukunyoza Mulungu, chifukwa iwe, munthu wamba, ukuti ndiwe Mulungu.”

³⁴ Yesu anawayankha kuti, “Kodi sizinalembedwa mʼmalamulo anu kuti, ‘Ine ndanena kuti ndinu milungu?’ ³⁵ Ngati anawatcha milungu anthu amene analandira mawu a Mulungu, pajatu Malemba sangasweke, ³⁶ nanga bwanji uyu amene Atate anamuyika padera monga wake weniweni ndi kumutuma ku dziko lapansi? Nanga ndi chifukwa chiyani mukundinena Ine kuti ndikuchita chipongwe? Kodi nʼchifukwa choti ndanena kuti, ‘Ine ndine Mwana wa Mulungu?’ ³⁷ Musandikhulupirire Ine ngati sindichita ntchito za Atate anga. ³⁸ Koma ngati Ine ndikuchita zimenezi, ngakhale kuti simundikhulupirira, khulupirirani ntchito zodabwitsazo, ndipo mudziwe ndi kuzindikira kuti Atate ali mwa Ine, ndiponso Ine ndili mwa Atate.” ³⁹ Iwo anafuna kumugwiranso koma anawapulumuka mʼmanja mwawo.

⁴⁰ Kenaka Yesu anabwereranso kutsidya la mtsinje wa Yorodani kumalo kumene Yohane ankabatiza mʼmasiku akale. Iye anakhala kumeneko ⁴¹ ndipo anthu ambiri anabwera kwa Iye. Iwo anati, “Ngakhale kuti Yohane sanachite chizindikiro chodabwitsa, zonse zimene Yohane ananena za munthu uyu zinali zoona.” ⁴² Ndipo pamalo amenewo ambiri anakhulupirira Yesu.