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Mose Akumana ndi Farao

5 Zitachitika izi, Mose ndi Aaroni anapita kwa Farao ndipo anati, “Yehova Mulungu wa Israeli akuti, ‘Aloleni anthu anga apite, kuti akachite chikondwerero cha Ine mʼchipululu.’ ”

² Koma Farao anati, “Yehova ndani kuti ine ndimumvere ndi kulola Aisraeli kuti apite? Ine Yehova sindikumudziwa ndipo sindilola kuti Aisraeli apite.”

³ Ndipo iwo anati, “Mulungu wa Ahebri anakumana nafe. Chonde tiloleni tipite ulendo wa masiku atatu ku chipululu kuti tikapereke nsembe kwa Yehova Mulungu wathu, ngati sititero iye adzatipweteka ndi miliri kapena lupanga.”

⁴ Koma mfumu ya Igupto inati, “Mose ndi Aaroni, chifukwa chiyani mukuchititsa anthuwa kuti asagwire ntchito zawo? Bwererani ku ntchito zanu!” ⁵ Ndiponso Farao anati, “Taonani, anthuwa mʼdziko muno alipo ochuluka, ndipo inu mukuwaletsa kugwira ntchito.”

Njerwa Zopanda Udzu

⁶ Pa tsiku lomwelo Farao analamulira akapitawo a thangata ndi anzawo a Chiisraeli amene ankayangʼanira anthu kuti ⁷ “Inu musawapatsenso udzu wopangira njerwa monga mumachitira kale, iwo azipita ndi kukatenga udzu wawo. ⁸ Koma musawachepetsere chiwerengero cha njerwa chomwe munawalamulira kale kuti aziwumba. Iwowa ndi aulesi. Nʼchifukwa chake akulira kuti, ‘Tiloleni tipite tikapereke nsembe kwa Mulungu wathu.’ ⁹ Muwakhawulitse ndi ntchito anthu amenewa kuti azitanganidwa, asakhale ndi mpata omvera zabodza.”

¹⁰ Choncho akapitawo a thangata ndi anzawo a Chiisraeli amene ankayangʼanira anthu anapita kwa anthu aja nati, “ ‘Farao akuti sadzakupatsaninso udzu. ¹¹ Mʼmalo mwake mupite mukadzimwetere udzu kulikonse kumene mungawupeze. Komabe ntchito yanu sichepetsedwa.’ ” ¹² Kotero anthuwo anamwazikana mʼdziko lonse la Igupto kukamweta udzu. ¹³ Akapitawo a thangata aja anawafulumiza anthu aja nati, “Malizani kugwira ntchito yanu ya tsiku ndi tsiku monga mmene zinalili pamene munkapatsidwa udzu.” ¹⁴ Akapitawo a thangata a Farao ankawamenya oyangʼanira anzawo a Chiisraeli aja nawapanikiza kuti, “Chifukwa chiyani lero simunawumbe chiwerengero chovomerezeka cha njerwa monga chakale chija?”

¹⁵ Pamenepo oyangʼanira anzawo a Chiisraeli aja anapita kukadandaula kwa Farao kuti, “Chifukwa chiyani mwachitira antchito anu zotere? ¹⁶ Antchito anu sakupatsidwa udzu, komabe akutiwuza kuti, ‘Umbani njerwa!’ Antchito anu akumenyedwa, koma cholakwa sichili ndi anthu anu.”

¹⁷ Farao anati, “Ulesi, inu ndinu alesi! Nʼchifukwa chake mukumanena kuti, ‘Mutilole tipite kukapereka nsembe kwa Yehova.’ ¹⁸ Pitani tsopano kuntchito. Simudzapatsidwanso udzu komabe muyenera kuwumba muyeso wanu wovomerezeka wa njerwa.”

¹⁹ Oyangʼanira anzawo a Chiisraeli anazindikira kuti ali pa mavuto pamene anawuzidwa kuti, “Musachepetse chiwerengero cha njerwa chimene muyenera kuwumba tsiku lililonse.” ²⁰ Atachoka pamaso pa Farao, anakumana ndi Mose ndi Aaroni akuwadikira, ²¹ ndipo iwo anati, “Yehova akupenyeni ndi kukuweruzani popeza mwachititsa Farao ndi nduna zake kuti anyansidwe nafe ndipo mwayika lupanga mʼmanja mwawo kuti atiphe.”

Mulungu Alonjeza Chipulumutso

²² Mose anabwerera kwa Yehova ndipo anati, “Chonde Ambuye, chifukwa chiyani mukuzunza anthu anu? Kodi munanditumira zimenezi? ²³ Chipitireni changa kwa Farao kukamuyankhula mʼdzina lanu, iye wakhala akuzunza anthuwa, ndipo inu simunawapulumutse konse anthu anu.”

Fanizo la Wofesa

8 Zitatha izi, Yesu anayendayenda kuchoka mzinda wina kupita wina ndiponso mudzi wina kupita wina, akulalikira Uthenga Wabwino wa ufumu wa Mulungu. Ophunzira ake khumi ndi awiri aja anali naye, ² komanso akazi ena amene anachiritsidwa ku mizimu yoyipa ndi matenda: Mariya, wotchedwa Magadalena, amene mwa iye munatuluka ziwanda zisanu ndi ziwiri; ³ Yohana mkazi wa Kuza, woyangʼanira mʼnyumba ya Herode; Suzana; ndi ena ambiri analinso. Akazi awa ankawathandiza ndi chuma chawo.

⁴ Anthu ambiri ankasonkhana, ndipo pamene anthu ankabwera kwa Yesu kuchokera ku midzi, Iye anawawuza fanizo ili, ⁵ “Mlimi anapita kukafesa mbewu zake. Akufesa mbewuzo, zina zinagwa mʼmbali mwa njira; zinapondedwa, ndipo mbalame zamlengalenga zinadya. ⁶ Zina zinagwa pa thanthwe, ndipo pamene zinamera, zinafota chifukwa panalibe chinyezi. ⁷ Mbewu zina zinagwera pakati pa minga, zinakulira pamodzi ndi mingazo ndipo zinalepheretsa mmerawo kukula. ⁸ Mbewu zina zinagwera pa nthaka yabwino. Zinamera ndipo zinabala mowirikiza 100 kuposa zimene zinafesedwa zija.”

Atanena izi, anafuwula kuti, “Amene ali ndi makutu, amve.”

⁹ Ophunzira ake anamufunsa tanthauzo lake la fanizolo. ¹⁰ Iye anati, “Kudziwa zinsinsi za ufumu wa Mulungu kwapatsidwa kwa inu, koma kwa ena ndimawayankhula mʼmafanizo kuti,

¹¹ “Tanthauzo la fanizoli ndi ili: Mbewu ndi mawu a Mulungu. ¹² Mbewu za mʼmbali mwa njira ndi anthu amene amamva mawu, ndipo kenaka mdierekezi amabwera ndi kuchotsa mawuwo mʼmitima mwawo kuti asakhulupirire ndi kupulumutsidwa. ¹³ Mbewu za pa thanthwe ndi anthu amene amalandira mawu mwachimwemwe pamene akumva, koma mawuwo sazika mizu. Iwo amakhulupirira kwa kanthawi, koma pa nthawi ya mayesero, amagwa. ¹⁴ Mbewu zimene zinagwa pakati pa minga zikuyimira anthu amene amamva mawu, koma akamayenda mʼnjira zawo amatsamwitsidwa ndi zodandaulitsa za moyo uno, chuma ndi zosangalatsa, ndipo iwo samakhwima. ¹⁵ Koma mbewu za pa nthaka yabwino zikuyimira anthu amene ali ndi mtima woona ndi wabwino, amene amamva mawu nawasunga, ndipo amalimbikira mpaka amabala zipatso.

Nyale ndi Choyikapo Chake

¹⁶ “Palibe amayatsa nyale ndi kuyibisa mu mtsuko kapena kuyika pansi pa bedi. Koma mʼmalo mwake, amayika pa choyikapo chake, kuti anthu olowamo aone kuwala. ¹⁷ Pakuti palibe kanthu kobisika kamene sikadzawululika, ndipo palibe kanthu kophimbika kamene sikadzadziwika kapena kuonetsedwa poyera. ¹⁸ Choncho ganizirani mozama. Iye amene ali nazo adzapatsidwa zambiri, iye amene alibe, ngakhale chimene akuganiza kuti ali nacho adzalandidwa.”

Amayi ndi Abale a Yesu

¹⁹ Tsopano amayi ndi abale a Yesu anabwera kudzamuona Iye, koma analephera kuti afike pafupi ndi Iye chifukwa cha gulu la anthu. ²⁰ Wina anamuwuza Iye kuti, “Amayi ndi abale anu ayima kunja, akufuna kukuonani.”

²¹ Yesu anayankha kuti, “Amayi ndi abale anga ndi amene amamva mawu a Mulungu ndi kumachita zimene mawuwo akunena.”

Yesu Aletsa Namondwe

²² Tsiku lina Yesu anati kwa ophunzira ake, “Tiyeni tiwolokere tsidya lina la nyanja.” Ndipo analowa mʼbwato nanyamuka. ²³ Akuwoloka, Iye anagona tulo. Namondwe wamkulu anayamba pa nyanja, ndipo bwatolo linayamba kudzaza ndi madzi ndipo anali pa chiopsezo chachikulu.

²⁴ Ophunzira anapita ndi kukamudzutsa Iye, nati, “Ambuye, Ambuye, ife tikumira!”

Anadzuka ndipo anadzudzula mphepo ndi madzi owindukawo. Namondwe anasiya, ndipo panali bata. ²⁵ Iye anafunsa ophunzira ake kuti, “Chikhulupiriro chanu chili kuti?”

Koma pogwidwa ndi mantha ndi kudabwa anafunsana wina ndi mnzake kuti, “Uyu ndi ndani? Iye alamulira ngakhale mphepo ndi madzi, ndipo zimumvera Iye.”

Achiritsidwa Munthu Wogwidwa ndi Ziwanda

²⁶ Iwo anawolokera ku chigawo cha Gerasa chimene chili tsidya lina la nyanja kuchokera ku Galileya. ²⁷ Yesu ataponda pa mtunda, anakumana ndi munthu wogwidwa ndi ziwanda wochokera mu mzindawo. Kwa nthawi yayitali munthuyu sanavale zovala kapena kukhala mʼnyumba, koma amakhala ku manda. ²⁸ Iye ataona Yesu, anakuwa nagwa pa mapazi ake akufuwula kwambiri kuti, “Mukufuna chiyani ndi ine, Yesu Mwana wa Mulungu Wammwambamwamba? Ndikupemphani Inu, musandizunze ine!” ²⁹ Pakuti Yesu analamula mzimu woyipawo kuti utuluke mwa munthuyo. Kawirikawiri umamugwira iye, ndipo ngakhale anali womangidwa ndi unyolo dzanja ndi mwendo ndi kuti ankamuyangʼanira, koma amadula maunyolo akewo ndipo ziwanda zimamutengera kumalo a yekha.

³⁰ Yesu anamufunsa kuti, “Dzina lako ndani?”

Iye anayankha kuti, “Legiyo,” chifukwa ziwanda zambiri zinalowa mwa iye. ³¹ Ndipo ziwandazo zimamupempha mobwerezabwereza kuti asazitumize ku dzenje la mdima.

³² Gulu lalikulu la nkhumba limadya pamenepo mʼmbali mwa phiri. Ziwandazo zinamupempha Yesu kuti azilole kuti zikalowe mu nkhumbazo ndipo Iye anazilola. ³³ Ziwanda zija zitatuluka mwa munthuyo, zinakalowa mwa nkhumbazo, ndipo gulu lonselo linathamangira ku mtsetse ndi kukalowa mʼnyanja ndi kumira.

³⁴ Oweta nkhumbazo ataona zimene zinachitikazo, anathamanga ndi kukanena izi mu mzinda ndi ku madera a ku midzi. ³⁵ Ndipo anthu anapita kukaona zimene zinachitika. Atafika kwa Yesu, anapeza munthu amene anatulutsidwa ziwanda uja atakhala pa mapazi a Yesu, atavala ndipo ali ndi nzeru zake; ndipo iwo anachita mantha. ³⁶ Amene anaona izi anawuza anthu mmene munthu wogwidwa ndi ziwandayo anachiritsidwira. ³⁷ Kenaka anthu onse a ku chigawo cha Gerasa anamupempha Yesu kuti achoke kwa iwo, chifukwa anadzazidwa ndi mantha. Choncho Iye analowa mʼbwato nachoka.

³⁸ Munthu amene anatulutsidwa ziwanda uja, anapempha Yesu kuti apite nawo, koma Yesu anamubweza nati, ³⁹ “Bwerera kwanu kafotokoze zimene Mulungu wakuchitira.” Ndipo munthuyo anachoka ndi kukanena ku mzinda wonsewo zimene Yesu anamuchitira iye.

Mwana Wamkazi wa Yairo ndi Mayi Wokhudza Chovala cha Yesu

⁴⁰ Yesu atabwerera, gulu lalikulu la anthu linamulandira, chifukwa onse ankamuyembekezera. ⁴¹ Nthawi yomweyo munthu wotchedwa Yairo, woweruza wa mu sunagoge, anabwera ndi kugwa pa mapazi a Yesu, namupempha Iye kuti apite ku nyumba kwake, ⁴² chifukwa mwana wake yekhayo wamkazi, kamtsikana ka zaka khumi ndi ziwiri, kanali pafupi kufa.

Pamene Yesu ankapita gulu la anthu linkamupanikiza. ⁴³ Ndipo pomwepo panali mayi wina amene ankataya magazi kwa zaka khumi ndi ziwiri, koma panalibe wina akanamuchiritsa. ⁴⁴ Iye anafika kumbuyo kwake ndi kukhudza mothera mwa chovala chake, ndipo nthawi yomweyo magazi ake analeka kutuluka.

⁴⁵ Yesu anafunsa kuti, “Wandikhudza ndani?”

Onse atakana, Petro anati, “Anthu akukupanikizani ndi kukukankhani.”

⁴⁶ Koma Yesu anati, “Wina wandikhudza; ndikudziwa chifukwa mphamvu yachoka mwa Ine.”

⁴⁷ Ndipo mayiyo podziwa kuti sanathe kuchoka wosadziwika, anabwera akunjenjemera ndipo anagwa pa mapazi a Yesu. Pamaso pa anthu onse, anafotokoza chifukwa chimene anamukhudzira Iye ndi mmene iye anachiritsidwira nthawi yomweyo. ⁴⁸ Kenaka anati kwa iye, “Mwana wamkazi, chikhulupiriro chako chakuchiritsa. Pita mu mtendere.”

⁴⁹ Pamene Yesu ankayankhulabe, munthu wina anabwera kuchokera ku nyumba ya Yairo, woweruza wa ku sunagoge uja. Iye anati, “Mwana wanu wa mkazi wamwalira, musawavutitsenso Aphunzitsiwa.”

⁵⁰ Atamva zimenezi, Yesu anati kwa Yairo, “Usachite mantha, ingokhulupirira basi ndipo adzachiritsidwa.”

⁵¹ Iye atafika ku nyumba ya Yairo, sanalole wina aliyense kulowa kupatula Petro, Yohane, ndi Yakobo ndi abambo ndi amayi a mwanayo. ⁵² Pa nthawiyi nʼkuti anthu onse akubuma ndi kumulirira iye. Yesu anati, “Lekani kulira, sanafe koma wagona tulo.”

⁵³ Iwo anamuseka podziwa kuti anali atamwalira. ⁵⁴ Koma Iye anamugwira dzanja lake ndipo anati, “Mwana wanga, dzuka!” ⁵⁵ Mzimu wake unabwerera, ndipo nthawi yomweyo anayimirira. Kenaka Yesu anawawuza kuti amupatse chakudya. ⁵⁶ Makolo ake anadabwa, koma Iye anawalamulira kuti asawuze wina aliyense zimene zinachitikazo.

Mawu a Elifazi

22 Pamenepo Elifazi wa ku Temani anayankha kuti,

Paulo Chitsanzo cha Mtumiki wa Uthenga Wabwino

9 Kodi sindine mfulu? Kodi sindine mtumwi? Kodi sindinamuone Ambuye athu Yesu? Kodi inu sindiye zotsatira za ntchito yanga mwa Ambuye? ² Ngakhale kwa ena sindingakhale mtumwi, mosakayika ndine mtumwi kwa inu! Poti inu ndi chizindikiro cha utumwi wanga mwa Ambuye.

³ Kwa iwo wofuna kundizenga milandu ndimawayankha kuti: ⁴ Kodi ife tilibe ulamuliro wakudya ndi kumwa? ⁵ Kodi ife tilibe ulamuliro wotenga mkazi wokhulupirira nʼkumayenda naye monga amachitira atumwi ena ndi abale awo a Ambuye ndiponso Kefa? ⁶ Kodi kapena ine ndekha ndi Barnaba ndiye tikuyenera kugwira ntchito kuti tipeze zotisowa?

⁷ Ndani angagwire ntchito ya usilikali namadzipezera yekha zofunika zonse? Kodi ndani amadzala mpesa koma wosadyako zipatso zake? Ndani amaweta nkhosa koma wosamwako mkaka wake? ⁸ Kodi moti zimene ndikunenazi ndimaganizo a umunthu chabe? Kodi Malamulo sakunena chimodzimodzinso? ⁹ Popeza analemba mʼMalamulo a Mose kuti, “Musamange ngʼombe pakamwa pamene ikupuntha tirigu.” Kodi pamene Mulungu ananena zimenezi ankalabadira za ngʼombe zokha? ¹⁰ Ndithu Iyeyo amanena za ifenso, kodi si choncho? Inde, izi anazilemba chifukwa cha ife, pakuti wolima ndiponso wopuntha, onsewo amagwira ntchito mwachiyembekezo chodzagawana zokololazo. ¹¹ Ngati tidzala mbewu yauzimu pakati panu, kodi ndi chovuta kwambiri kuti tikolole zosowa zathu kuchokera kwa inu? ¹² Ngati ena ali ndi ufulu wothandizidwa ndi inu, kodi ife sitikuyenera kukhala nawo ufulu ochulukirapo?

Koma ife sitinagwiritse ntchito ufulu umenewu. Mʼmalo mwake timangodzichitira chilichonse posafuna kutsekereza ena kumva Uthenga Wabwino wa Khristu.

¹³ Kodi simukudziwa kuti wogwira ntchito mʼNyumba ya Mulungu amapeza chakudya chawo mʼNyumbamo, ndipo kuti otumikira pa guwa lansembe amagawana zimene zaperekedwa pa guwa lansembelo. ¹⁴ Chomwechonso Ambuye akulamula kuti wolalikira Uthenga Wabwino azilandira thandizo lawo polalikira Uthenga Wabwinowo.

¹⁵ Koma ine sindinagwiritse ntchito ufulu woterewu. Sindikulemba izi ndi chiyembekezo choti mundichitire zoterezi. Kuli bwino ndife kusiyana nʼkuti wina alande zomwe ndimazinyadira. ¹⁶ Komatu ndikamalalikira Uthenga Wabwino, sindingadzitamandire popeza ndimawumirizidwa kulalikira. Tsoka kwa ine ngati sindilalikira Uthenga Wabwino! ¹⁷ Ngati ndikugwira ntchitoyi mwakufuna kwanga, ndili ndi mphotho; koma ngati si mwakufuna kwanga, ndiye kuti ntchitoyi ndi Ambuye anandipatsa. ¹⁸ Tsono mphotho yanga ndi chiyani? Ndi iyi: kuti polalikira Uthenga Wabwino ndiwupereke kwaulere komanso kuti ndisagwiritse ntchito ufulu wanga polalikira uthengawo.

Ufulu wa Paulo

¹⁹ Ngakhale ndine mfulu ndipo sindine kapolo wa munthu, ndimadzisandutsa kapolo wa aliyense kuti ndikope ambiri mmene ndingathere. ²⁰ Kwa Ayuda ndimakhala ngati Myuda kuti ndikope Ayuda. Kwa olamulidwa ndi Malamulo ndimakhala ngati wolamulidwa nawo (ngakhale kuti sindine wolamulidwa ndi Malamulowo) kuti ndikope amene amalamulidwa ndi Malamulo. ²¹ Kwa amene alibe Malamulo ndimakhala wopanda Malamulo (ngakhale kuti sindine wopanda Malamulo a Mulungu koma ndili pansi pa ulamuliro wa Khristu) kuti ndikope wopanda Malamulo. ²² Kwa ofowoka ndimakhala wofowoka, kuti ndikope ofowoka. Ndimachita zinthu zilizonse kwa anthu onse kuti mwanjira ina iliyonse ndipulumutse ena. ²³ Ndimachita zonsezi chifukwa cha Uthenga Wabwino, kuti ndigawane nawo madalitso ake.

Kufunika kwa Kudziretsa

²⁴ Kodi simukudziwa kuti pa mpikisano wa liwiro onse amathamanga ndithu, koma mmodzi yekha ndiye amalandira mphotho? Motero thamangani kuti mupate mphotho. ²⁵ Aliyense wochita mpikisano amakonzekera mwamphamvu. Amachita izi kuti alandire mphotho yankhata yamaluwa yomwe imafota. Koma ife timachita izi kuti tilandire mphotho yosafota. ²⁶ Choncho sindithamanga monga wothamanga wopanda cholinga; komanso sindichita mpikisano wankhonya monga munthu amene amangomenya mophonya. ²⁷ Ine ndimazunza thupi langa ndi kulisandutsa kapolo kuti nditatha kulalikira ena, ineyo ndingadzapezeke wosayenera kulandira nawo mphotho.