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Yakobo Akonzekera Kukumana ndi Esau
32 Nayenso Yakobo analowera njira yake, ndipo angelo a Mulungu anakumana naye. 2 Pamene Yakobo anawaona anati, “Ili ndi gulu la Mulungu.” Choncho anawatcha malowo Mahanaimu.
3 Yakobo anatumiza amithenga ake kwa mʼbale wake Esau ku dera la Seiri, dziko la Edomu. 4 Anawalangiza kuti, “Zimene mukanene ndi izi kwa mbuye wanga Esau: ‘Mtumiki wanu Yakobo akuti, Ine ndakhala ndi kukhala ndi Labani mpaka tsopano. 5 Ndili ndi ngʼombe, abulu, nkhosa ndi mbuzi, antchito aamuna ndi aakazi. Tsopano ndikutumiza mawu amenewa kwa mbuye wanga, kuti mundikomere mtima.’ ”
6 Pamene amithenga aja anabwerera kwa Yakobo, anati, “Tinapita kwa mʼbale wanu Esau, ndipo tsopano iye akubwera kudzakumana nanu. Ali ndi anthu 400.”
7 Yakobo anali ndi mantha ndi nkhawa yayikulu kwambiri. Tsono anagawa anthu onse amene anali naye, ndiponso nkhosa, mbuzi, ngʼombe ndi ngamira mʼmagulu awiri. 8 Mʼmaganizo ake iye ankanena kuti, “Ngati Esau atabwera ndi kuthira nkhondo gulu limodzi, gulu lina lotsalalo likhoza kupulumuka.”
9 Pamenepo Yakobo anapemphera, “Haa, Mulungu wa kholo langa Abrahamu, Mulungu wa abambo anga Isake, Aa Yehova amene munati kwa ine, ‘Bwerera ku dziko la kwanu ndi kwa abale ako, ndipo ndidzakuchitira zabwino.’ 10 Ine siwoyenera kulandira kukoma mtima kwanu ndi kukhulupirika kwanu kumene mwaonetsa wantchito wanu. Ndinali ndi ndodo yokha pamene ndinawoloka Yorodani uyu koma tsopano ndili ndi magulu awiri. 11 Ndipulumutseni mʼdzanja la mʼbale wanga Esau, popeza ndikuopa kuti mwina akubwera kudzandithira nkhondo pamodzi ndi akazi ndi ana omwe. 12 Paja Inu munandilonjeza kuti simudzalephera kundichitira zabwino ndi kuti zidzukulu zanga zidzakhala zosawerengeka ngati mchenga wa ku nyanja.”
13 Iye anagona pomwepo usiku umenewo. Pambuyo pake anasankhula pa chuma chimene anali nacho zinthu izi ngati mphatso za Esau, mʼbale wake: 14 Anasankhula mbuzi zazikazi 200 ndi atonde makumi awiri, nkhosa zazikazi 200 ndi nkhosa zazimuna makumi awiri, 15 ngamira za mkaka 30 ndi ana awo, ngʼombe zazikazi 40 ndi zazimuna khumi, ndipo abulu aakazi makumi awiri ndi abulu aamuna khumi. 16 Iye anazipereka kwa antchito ake kuti azikuse, gulu lililonse pa lokha, ndipo anati kwa antchito akewo, “Tsogolani ndipo muonetsetse kuti pali mpata pakati pa gulu ndi gulu linzake.”
17 Anawuza mnyamata wa gulu loyamba kuti, “Ngati ukumana naye mʼbale wanga Esau nakufunsa kuti, ‘Ndinu antchito a yani, ndipo mukupita kuti? Nanga ziweto zonse zili patsogolo pakozi ndi za yani?’ 18 Pamenepo ukayankhe kuti, ‘Zimenezi ndi za wantchito wanu, Yakobo, ndipo wazipereka kwa inu, Esau, mbuye wake ngati mphatso. Mtumiki wanuyu akubwera mʼmbuyo mwathumu.’ ”
19 Anawuza mawu omwewo kwa wachiwiri, wachitatu ndi ena onse amene ankayenda motsogoza ziwetozo kuti, “Inunso munene zomwezo kwa Esau mukakumana naye. 20 Muzikanena kuti, ‘Wantchito wanu Yakobo akubwera mʼmbuyo mwathumu.’ ” Popeza anaganiza kuti, “Ndidzamutsitsa mtima ndi mphatso ndazitsogozazi. Apo tsono ndikadzakumana naye, mwina adzandilandira bwino.” 21 Choncho mphatso za Yakobo zinatsogola, koma iye mwini anagona pa msasa pomwepo usiku umenewo.
Yakobo Alimbana ndi Mulungu
22 Usiku umenewo Yakobo anauka natenga akazi ake awiri, antchito ake awiri ndi ana ake aamuna khumi ndi mmodzi nawoloka pa dooko la mtsinje wa Yaboki. 23 Atatha kuwawolotsa pa mtsinjewo anawolotsanso katundu wake yense. 24 Tsono Yakobo anatsala yekha. Tsono munthu wina anadzalimbana naye mpaka mʼmbandakucha. 25 Pamene munthuyo anaona kuti sangathe kumugonjetsa, anakhudza nyungʼunyu ya pa ntchafu ya Yakobo ndipo inaguluka polimbanapo. 26 Kenaka munthuyo anati, “Ndisiye ndizipita, popeza kunja kukucha.”
Koma Yakobo anayankha, “Sindikulolani kupita pokhapokha mutandidalitsa.”
27 Munthu uja anamufunsa Yakobo kuti, “Kodi dzina lako ndiwe yani?”
Iye anayankha, “Ndine Yakobo.”
28 Pamenepo munthuyo anati, “Dzina lako silidzakhalanso Yakobo koma Israeli, chifukwa walimbana ndi Mulungu ndi anthu ndipo wapambana.”
29 Yakobo anati, “Chonde, uzeni dzina lanu.”
Koma munthuyo anati, “Chifukwa chiyani ukundifunsa dzina?” Kenaka anamudalitsa pomwepo.
30 Choncho Yakobo anawatcha malowo Penueli, popeza anati, “Ndinaonana ndi Mulungu maso ndi maso koma sindinafe.”
31 Dzuwa linamutulukira Yakobo pamene amachoka pa Penueli. Tsono ankayenda chotsimphina chifukwa cha nyungʼunyu yake ija. 32 Nʼchifukwa chake mpaka lero Aisraeli sadya nyama ya pa nyungʼunyu chifukwa Yakobo anakhudzidwa pa nyungʼunyu.
Yesu Achiritsa Wolumala Dzanja
3 Nthawi inanso analowa mʼsunagoge, ndipo munthu wa dzanja lolumala anali momwemo. 2 Ena a iwo anafunafuna chifukwa chakuti akamuneneze Yesu, potero anamuyangʼanitsitsa kuti aone ngati angamuchiritse tsiku la Sabata. 3 Yesu anati kwa munthu wolumala dzanjayo, “Imirira, bwera kuno kutsogolo.”
4 Ndipo Yesu anawafunsa kuti, “Kodi chololedwa ndi chiyani pa tsiku la Sabata: kuchita chabwino kapena kuchita choyipa, kupulumutsa moyo kapena kupha?” Koma iwo anakhala chete.
5 Yesu anawayangʼana ndi mkwiyo ndipo powawidwa mtima chifukwa cha mitima yawo yowuma anati kwa munthuyo, “Wongola dzanja lako.” Iye analiwongola, ndipo dzanja lake linachira. 6 Kenaka Afarisi anatuluka nayamba kukonza chiwembu ndi Aherode mmene angamuphere Yesu.
Magulu a Anthu Amutsata Yesu
7 Yesu anachoka pamodzi ndi ophunzira ake napita ku nyanja, ndipo gulu lalikulu la anthu lochokera ku Galileya linamutsata. 8 Atamva zonse zimene amachita, anthu ambiri anabwera kwa Iye kuchokera ku Yudeya, Yerusalemu, Idumeya ndi madera a ku tsidya kwa mtsinje wa Yorodani ndi ozungulira Turo ndi Sidoni. 9 Chifukwa cha gulu la anthu, anawuza ophunzira ake kuti apezeretu bwato likhale, kuti anthu angamupanikize. 10 Pakuti anachiritsa ambiri, kotero kuti iwo amene anali ndi matenda amakankhana kutsogolo kuti amukhudze. 11 Nthawi iliyonse mizimu yoyipa ikamuona, imagwa pansi pamaso pake ndi kufuwula kuti, “Inu ndinu Mwana wa Mulungu!” 12 Koma anayichenjeza mwamphamvu kuti isanene kuti Iye anali ndani.
Yesu Asankha Ophunzira Khumi ndi Awiri
13 Yesu anakwera ku phiri ndipo anayitana amene anawafuna, ndipo anabwera kwa Iye. 14 Iye anasankha khumi ndi awiri, nawayika akhale atumwi; pokhala ndi Iye aziwatuma kukalalikira 15 ndi kuti akhale ndi ulamuliro wotulutsa ziwanda. 16 Awa ndi khumi ndi awiri amene anawasankha: Simoni (amene anapatsidwa dzina lakuti Petro); 17 Yakobo mwana wa Zebedayo, ndi mʼbale wake Yohane (iwowa anawapatsa dzina lakuti Bowanege, ndiye kuti ana a bingu); 18 Andreya, Filipo, Bartumeyu, Mateyu, Tomasi, Yakobo mwana wa Alufeyo, Tadeyo, Simoni Zelote, 19 ndi Yudasi Isikarioti, amene anamupereka Iye.
Yesu ndi Belezebabu
20 Pambuyo pake Yesu analowa mʼnyumba, ndipo gulu la anthu linasonkhananso, kotero kuti Iye pamodzi ndi ophunzira ake sanapeze mpata kuti adye. 21 Anthu a ku banja lake atamva zimenezi, anapita kuti akamutenga, pakuti ankanena kuti, “Wazungulira mutu.”
22 Ndipo aphunzitsi amalamulo omwe anachokera ku Yerusalemu anati, “Iye wagwidwa ndi Belezebabu! Ndi ulamuliro wa mkulu wa ziwanda akutulutsa ziwanda.”
23 Pamenepo Yesu anawayitana nawayankhula mʼmafanizo nati: “Kodi Satana angatulutse bwanji Satana? 24 Ngati ufumu ugawanikana mwa iwo okha, ufumu umenewo sungakhalitse. 25 Ngati nyumba igawanikana mwa iyo yokha, nyumba imeneyo singathe kuyima. 26 Ndipo ngati Satana adzitsutsa yekha sangathe kuyima; ulamuliro wake watha. 27 Kunena zoona, palibe munthu angalowe mʼnyumba ya munthu wamphamvu ndi kutenga katundu wake pokhapokha atayamba wamumanga munthu wamphamvuyo. Pamenepo akhoza kumubera. 28 Ndikukuwuzani zoona kuti machimo onse ndi zamwano zonse za anthu zidzakhululukidwa, 29 koma aliyense amene achitira mwano Mzimu Woyera sadzakhululukidwa pakuti wachita tchimo losatha.”
30 Ananena izi chifukwa anati, “Ali ndi mzimu woyipa.”
Amayi ndi Abale ake a Yesu
31 Pamenepo amayi ndi abale ake a Yesu anafika. Atayima kunja, anatuma wina kuti akamuyitane Iye. 32 Gulu la anthu linakhala momuzungulira Iye, ndipo anamuwuza kuti, “Amayi ndi abale anu ali panja akukufunani.”
33 Iye anafunsa kuti, “Amayi ndi abale anga ndi ndani?”
34 Pamenepo anayangʼana anthu amene anakhala momuzungurira ndipo anati, “Awa ndi amayi anga ndi abale anga! 35 Aliyense amene achita chifuniro cha Mulungu ndi mʼbale wanga ndi mlongo wanga ndi amayi anga.”
Lamulo la Mfumu Lothandiza Ayuda
8 Tsiku lomwelo mfumu Ahasiwero anamupatsa mfumukazi Estere nyumba ya Hamani, mdani wa Ayuda. Ndipo Mordekai anafika pamaso pa mfumu, popeza Estere anamuwuza ubale wawo. 2 Mfumu inavula mphete yake yodindira imene analanda kwa Hamani ndipo Estere anamusankha Mordekai kukhala woyangʼanira nyumba ya Hamani.
3 Estere anayankhulanso ndi mfumu ndipo anadzigwetsa pa mapazi ake. Uku akulira iye anapempha mfumu kuti iletse choyipa, makamaka chiwembu chimene Hamani Mwagagi anakonza kuti awononge a Yuda. 4 Ndipo mfumu inamuloza Estere ndi ndodo yake yagolide ndipo Estere anadzuka ndi kuyima pamaso pake.
5 Iye anati, “Ngati chikomera mfumu ndi kukukondweretsani, ngati pempho langa muliona kuti ndi loyenera ndi kuti mukondwera nane tsono mfumu ilole kuti lamulo lilembedwe kusintha mawu a mʼmakalata amene Hamani mwana wa Hamedata, Mwagagi, anatumiza ku zigawo zonse za mfumu. Paja Hamani analemba kuti Ayuda onse awonongedwe. 6 Kodi ndingapirire bwanji pamene ndi kuona tsoka likugwera anthu a mtundu wanga? Ndingapirire bwanji pamene abale anga akuwonongedwa?”
7 Mfumu Ahasiwero anamuyankha mfumukazi Estere ndi Mordekai Myuda kuti, “Ndapereka nyumba ya Hamani kwa Estere ndipo Hamaniyo amupachika kale pa mtanda chifukwa anafuna kuwononga Ayuda. 8 Tsono inu awiri, lembani za Ayudawo monga mufunira. Mulembe mʼdzina la mfumu ndipo musindikize chizindikiro cha mphete ya mfumu popeza kuti cholembedwa mʼdzina la mfumu ndi kusindikizidwa ndi chizindikiro cha mphete ya mfumu sichingasinthidwe.”
9 Nthawi yomweyo, pa tsiku la 23 la mwezi wachitatu wa Sivani, mfumu inayitana alembi ake. Analemba zonse zokhudza Ayuda monga ananenera Mordekai. Analembera akazembe, abwanamkubwa ndi nduna za zigawo 127 kuyambira ku India mpaka ku Kusi. Zimene analamula Mordekai zinalembedwa mʼzilembo za chigawo chilichonse ndi chiyankhulo cha mtundu uliwonse wa anthu. Ayudanso anawalembera mʼmalemba awo ndi chiyankhulo chawo. 10 Mordekai analemba makalatawo mʼdzina la mfumu Ahasiwero, nawadinda ndi chizindikiro cha mphete ya mfumu. Ndipo anawatumiza ndi anthu amithenga amene anakwera pa akavalo a ufumu othamanga kwambiri obadwa mu khola la ufumu.
11 Mʼmakalata amenewa mfumu inalola kuti Ayuda okhala mu mzinda uliwonse akhale ndi ufulu wokumana ndi kudzitchinjiriza komanso kuwononga, kupha ndi kufafaniziratu gulu lililonse la nkhondo la anthu a mtundu uliwonse kapena chigawo chimene chingawathire nkhondo. Ayudawo analoledwa kuwononga gulu lankhondo lija, ana awo ndi akazi awo komanso kuti afunkhe katundu wawo. 12 Ayuda analoledwa kuchita zimenezi mʼzigawo zonse za Mfumu Ahasiwero pa tsiku limodzi lokha la 13 la mwezi wa 12, mwezi wa Adara. 13 Mawu a mʼmakalatawo anayenera kudziwitsidwa kwa anthu a mtundu uliwonse mu chigawo chilichonse kuti ndi lamulo ndithu kwa anthu a mtundu uliwonse ndi kuti Ayuda adzakhale okonzeka pa tsikulo kulipsira kwa adani awo.
14 Atawalamulira a mfumu, amithenga aja anapita nawo makalata mwachangu, atakwera pa akavalo a mfumu. Ndipo lamulolo analiperekanso ku likulu la mzinda wa Susa.
15 Mordekai anachoka pamaso pa mfumu atavala zovala zaufumu zooneka ngati mtambo ndi zofewa zoyera, chipewa chachikulu cha golide ndi mkanjo wapepo. Ndipo mzinda wa Susa unafuwula mokondwa. 16 Kwa Ayuda inali nthawi ya nkhope zowala ndi za chimwemwe, chikondwerero ndi ulemu. 17 Mʼchigawo chilichonse ndi mu mzinda uliwonse, kumene mawu a mfumu onena za lamulo lake anafika, kunali chimwemwe ndi chikondwerero pakati pa Ayuda. Linali tsiku la phwando ndi chikondwerero. Ndipo anthu ambiri a mitundu ina anazitcha Ayuda chifukwa anachita mantha ndi Ayudawo.
Kukhulupirika kwa Mulungu
3 Nanga kodi pali ubwino wotani pokhala Myuda, kapena muli ubwino wanjinso mu mdulidwe? 2 Ubwino wake ndi wambiri mʼnjira zonse! Choyambirira iwo anapatsidwa Mawu a Mulungu kuti awasunge.
3 Nanga zili bwanji ngati ena analibe chikhulupiriro? Kodi kupanda chikhulupiriro kwawo kukanalepheretsa kukhulupirika kwa Mulungu? 4 Ayi. Mʼnjira iliyonse ayi! Mulungu akhale woona, ndi munthu aliyense akhale wonama. Monga kwalembedwa kuti,
“Kotero kuti inu mwapezeka kuti ndinu wolungama pamene muyankhula
ndi kupambana pamene muweruza.”
5 Koma ngati kuyipa mtima kwathu kuonetsa poyera kuti Mulungu ndi wolungama, ife tinganene chiyani? Kodi tinganene kuti Mulungu ndi wosalungama pamene aonetsa mkwiyo wake pa ife? (Ine ndikuyankhula monga mmene anthu ena amayankhulira). 6 Ayi. Mʼnjira iliyonse ayi! Ngati zikanakhala zotero, kodi Mulungu akanaweruza bwanji dziko lapansi? 7 Wina atanena kuti, “Ngati kunama kwanga kukuonetsa koposa kuti Mulungu ndi woona, ndi kuwonjezera pa ulemerero wake, nanga nʼchifukwa chiyani ndikuweruzidwa kuti ndine wochimwa?” 8 Nʼchifukwa chiyani osanena kuti, monga ena amanena mosasamala kuti, “Tiyeni tichite zoyipa kuti zabwino zionekere?” Anthu onena zoterewa kulangidwa kwawo ndi koyenera.
Palibe Munthu Wolungama
9 Kodi timalize bwanji? Kodi Ayuda ndife oposa anthu ena? Ayi. Mʼnjira iliyonse ayi! Ife tinanena kale kuti Ayuda ndi a mitundu ina omwe ndi ochimwa. 10 Monga kwalembedwa kuti,
“Palibe munthu wolungama, inde palibe ndi mmodzi yemwe.
11 Palibe ndi mmodzi yemwe amene amazindikira,
palibe amene amafunafuna Mulungu.
12 Onse apatukira kumbali,
onse pamodzi asanduka opandapake.
Palibe ndi mmodzi yemwe amene amachita zabwino,
palibe ngakhale mmodzi.”
13 “Kummero kwawo kuli ngati manda apululu;
ndi lilime lawo amayankhula zachinyengo.”
“Ululu wa mamba uli pa milomo yawo.”
14 “Mʼkamwa mwawo ndi modzaza ndi zotemberera ndi mawu owawa.”
15 “Mapazi awo afulumira kukakhetsa magazi.
16 Kusakaza ndi chisoni kumaonekera mʼnjira zawo,
17 ndipo njira ya mtendere sayidziwa.”
18 “Saopa Mulungu ndi pangʼono pomwe.”
19 Tsopano tikudziwa kuti chilichonse Malamulo amanena, amanena kwa amene amalamulidwa ndi Malamulowo, ndi cholinga chakuti aliyense asowe chonena, ndipo dziko lonse lidzayimbidwa mlandu ndi Mulungu. 20 Chifukwa chake palibe mmodzi amene adzayesedwa wolungama pamaso pake chifukwa chosunga Malamulo, kuti ife timazindikira tchimo kupyolera mu Malamulo.
Kulungama Mwachikhulupiriro
21 Koma tsopano chilungamo chochokera kwa Mulungu, osati chochokera ku Malamulo, chaonetsedwa. Ichi ndi chimene Malamulo ndi Aneneri amachitira umboni. 22 Timakhala olungama pamaso pa Mulungu pamene takhulupirira Yesu Khristu. Mulungu amachitira zimenezi anthu onse amene akhulupirira Khristu. Palibe kusiyana pakati pa Myuda ndi a mitundu ina, 23 pakuti onse anachimwa naperewera pa ulemerero wa Mulungu 24 ndipo onse alungamitsidwa mwaulere mwa chisomo chake chifukwa cha Khristu Yesu amene anawawombola. 25 Mulungu anamupereka Iyeyu kuti pokhetsa magazi ake, akhale nsembe yokhululukira machimo. Mulungu anachita zimenezi kufuna kuonetsa chilungamo chake. Chifukwa cha kuleza mtima kwake, sanalange anthu chifukwa cha machimo amene anachita kale. 26 Iye anachita izi kuti aonetse chilungamo chake lero lino. Anthu azindikire kuti Iye ndi wolungama ndipo amalungamitsa aliyense amene akhulupirira Yesu.
27 Nanga tsono pamenepa munthu anganyadenso? Kunyadatu kwachotsedwa. Chifukwa cha Malamulo? Kodi Malamulo samafuna ntchito za munthu? Ayi, koma mwachikhulupiriro. 28 Ife tikunenabe kuti munthu amalungamitsidwa mwachikhulupiriro osati mwakusunga Malamulo. 29 Kodi Mulungu ndi Mulungu wa Ayuda okha? Kodi si Mulungu wa a mitundu inanso? Inde wa a mitundu inanso, 30 popeza ndi Mulungu mmodzi yemweyo amene adzalungamitsa mwachikhulupiriro ochita mdulidwe ndi osachita mdulidwe kudzera mʼchikhulupiriro chomwecho. 31 Kodi tsono ife, tikutaya Malamulo pamene tikunena kuti pafunika chikhulupiriro? Ayi. Mʼnjira iliyonse ayi! Komatu ife tikukwaniritsadi Malamulo.
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