Old/New Testament
Kwa mtsogoleri wa mayimbidwe. Salimo la Davide.
13 Mpaka liti Yehova? Kodi mudzandiyiwala mpaka kalekale?
Mpaka liti mudzandibisira nkhope yanu?
2 Ndidzalimbana ndi maganizo anga
ndi kukhala ndi chisoni mu mtima mwanga tsiku lililonse mpaka liti?
Mpaka liti adani anga adzandipambana?
3 Ndiyangʼaneni ndi kundiyankha, Inu Yehova Mulungu wanga.
Walitsani maso anga kuti ndingafe;
4 mdani wanga adzati, “Ndamugonjetsa,”
ndipo adani anga adzakondwera pamene ine ndagwa.
5 Koma ndikudalira chikondi chanu chosasinthika;
mtima wanga umakondwera ndi chipulumutso chanu.
6 Ine ndidzayimbira Yehova
pakuti wandichitira zokoma.
Kwa mtsogoleri wa mayimbidwe. Salimo la Davide.
14 Chitsiru chimati mu mtima mwake,
“Kulibe Mulungu.”
Oterewa ndi oyipa ndipo ntchito zawo ndi zonyansa;
palibe amene amachita zabwino.
2 Yehova kumwamba wayangʼana pansi,
kuyangʼana anthu onse
kuti aone ngati alipo wina wanzeru,
amene amafunafuna Mulungu.
3 Onse atembenukira kumbali,
onse pamodzi asanduka oyipa;
palibe amene amachita zabwino,
palibiretu ndi mmodzi yemwe.
4 Kodi anthu ochita zoyipawa sadziwa chilichonse?
Akudya anthu anga ngati chakudya chawo
ndipo satamanda Yehova?
5 Awo ali apowo, agwidwa ndi mantha aakulu,
pakuti Mulungu ali mʼgulu la olungama.
6 Inu ochita zoyipa mumalepheretsa chikonzero cha anthu osauka,
koma Yehova ndiye pothawirapo pawo.
7 Ndithu, chipulumutso cha Israeli chidzachokera ku Ziyoni!
Pamene Yehova abwezeretsa ufulu wa anthu ake,
Yakobo akondwere ndipo Israeli asangalale!
Salimo la Davide.
15 Yehova, ndani angathe kukhala mʼmalo anu opatulika?
Kodi ndani angathe kukhala mʼphiri lanu loyera?
2 Munthu wa makhalidwe abwino,
amene amachita zolungama,
woyankhula choonadi chochokera mu mtima mwake,
3 ndipo mʼkamwa mwake simutuluka mawu osinjirira,
amene sachitira choyipa mnansi wake
kapena kufalitsa mbiri yoyipa ya munthu mnzake,
4 amene sapereka ulemu kwa munthu woyipa.
Koma amalemekeza amene amaopa Yehova,
amene amakwaniritsa zomwe walonjeza
ngakhale pamene zikumupweteka,
5 amene amakongoletsa ndalama zake popanda chiwongoladzanja
ndipo salandira chiphuphu pofuna kutsutsa anthu osalakwa.
Iye amene amachita zinthu zimenezi
sadzagwedezeka konse.
21 Zonsezi zitachitika Paulo anatsimikiza zopita ku Yerusalemu kudzera ku Makedoniya ndi ku Akaya. Iye anati, “Kuchokera kumeneko, ndiyenera kukafikanso ku Roma.” 22 Iye anatuma anthu awiri amene amamuthandiza, Timoteyo ndi Erasto ku Makedoniya, pamene iye anakhalabe ku Asiya kwa kanthawi.
Chipolowe ku Efeso
23 Pa nthawi yomweyo panachitika chipolowe chachikulu chifukwa cha Njira ya Ambuye. 24 Mmisiri wantchito zasiliva, dzina lake Demetriyo, amene amapanga mafano asiliva a Atemi ankabweretsa phindu lalikulu kwa amisiri a kumeneko. 25 Iye anasonkhanitsa pamodzi amisiriwo, pamodzinso ndi anthu ena ogwira ntchito yomweyo ndipo anati, “Anthu inu, mukudziwa kuti ife timapeza chuma chathu kuchokera pa ntchito imeneyi. 26 Ndipo inu mukuona ndi kumva kuti munthu uyu Paulo wakopa ndi kusokoneza anthu ambiri a ku Efeso ndiponso pafupifupi dziko lonse la Asiya. Iye akunena kuti milungu yopangidwa ndi anthu si milungu ayi. 27 Choopsa ndi chakuti sikungowonongeka kwa ntchito yathu yokha ayi, komanso kuti nyumba ya mulungu wamkulu wamkazi Atemi idzanyozedwa ndipo mulungu wamkazi weniweniyo amene amapembedzedwa ku Asiya konse ndi dziko lapansi, ukulu wake udzawonongekanso.”
28 Atamva zimenezi, anakwiya kwambiri ndipo anayamba kufuwula kuti, “Wamkulu ndi Atemi.” 29 Nthawi yomweyo mu mzinda wonse munabuka chipolowe. Anthu anagwira Gayo ndi Aristariko, anzake a Paulo a ku Makedoniya, ndipo anathamangira nawo ku bwalo la masewero. 30 Paulo anafuna kulowa pakati pa gulu la anthu, koma ophunzira anamuletsa. 31 Ngakhale olamulira ena aderalo, amene anali abwenzi a Paulo, anatumiza uthenga kumuletsa kuti asayesere kulowa mʼbwalomo.
32 Munali chisokonezo mʼbwalomo pakuti ena amafuwula zina, enanso zina. Anthu ambiri sanadziwe ngakhale chomwe anasonkhanira. 33 Ayuda anamukankhira Alekisandro kutsogolo, ndipo ena anafuwula kumulangiza iye. Iye anatambasula dzanja kuti anthu akhale chete kuti afotokozere anthu nkhaniyo. 34 Koma pamene anthuwo anazindikira kuti ndi Myuda, onse pamodzi kwa maora awiri anafuwula kuti, “Wamkulu ndi Atemi wa ku Efeso!”
35 Mlembi wa mzindawo anakhazikitsa bata gulu la anthuwo ndipo anati, “Anthu a ku Efeso, kodi ndani pa dziko lonse lapansi amene sadziwa kuti mzinda wa Efeso umayangʼanira nyumba ya mulungu wamkulu Atemi ndi fanizo lake, limene linagwa kuchokera kumwamba? 36 Chifukwa chake popeza zinthu izi palibe amene angazikane, inu mukuyenera kukhala chete osachita kanthu kalikonse mofulumira. 37 Inu mwabweretsa anthu awa pano, ngakhale kuti iwo sanabe mʼnyumba zathu zamapemphero kapena kunenera chipongwe mulungu wathu wamkazi. 38 Ngati tsono Demetriyo ndi amisiri anzake ali ndi nkhani ndi munthu wina aliyense, mabwalo a milandu alipo, oweruza aliponso. Akhoza kukapereka nkhaniyo kwa oweruza milanduwo. 39 Ngati mukufuna kubweretsa kanthu kali konse, ziyenera kukatsimikizidwa ndi bwalo lovomerezeka. 40 Monga mmene zililimu, ife titha kuzengedwa mlandu woyambitsa chipolowe chifukwa cha zimene zachitika lerozi. Motero ife sitingathe kufotokoza za chipolowechi popeza palibe nkhani yake.” 41 Iye atatha kunena zimenezi anawuza gulu la anthulo kuti libalalike.
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