Old/New Testament
Salimo la Davide.
23 Yehova ndiye mʼbusa wanga, sindidzasowa kanthu.
2 Amandigoneka pa msipu wobiriwira,
amanditsogolera ku madzi akumwa abwino,
3 amatsitsimutsa moyo wanga.
Amanditsogolera mʼnjira zachilungamo
chifukwa cha dzina lake.
4 Ngakhale ndiyende
mʼchigwa cha mdima wakuda bii,
sindidzaopa choyipa,
pakuti Inu muli ndi ine;
chibonga chanu ndi ndodo yanu
zimanditonthoza.
5 Mumandikonzera chakudya
adani anga akuona.
Mumadzoza mutu wanga ndi mafuta;
chikho changa chimasefukira.
6 Zoonadi, zokoma ndi chikondi chosasinthika zidzanditsata
masiku onse a moyo wanga,
ndipo ndidzakhala mʼNyumba ya Yehova
kwamuyaya.
Salimo la Davide.
24 Dziko lapansi ndi la Yehova ndi zonse zimene zili mʼmenemo,
dziko ndi onse amene amakhala mʼmenemo;
2 pakuti Iye ndiye anayika maziko ake pa nyanja
ndi kulikhazika pamwamba pa madzi.
3 Ndani angakwere phiri la Yehova?
Ndani angathe kuyima pa malo ake opatulika?
4 Iye amene ali ndi mʼmanja moyera ndi mtima woyera,
amene sapereka moyo wake kwa fano
kapena kulumbira mwachinyengo.
5 Iyeyo adzalandira madalitso kwa Yehova
ndipo Mulungu mpulumutsi wake adzagamula kuti alibe mlandu.
6 Umenewo ndiwo mʼbado wa amene amafunafuna Yehova;
amene amafunafuna nkhope yanu, Inu Mulungu wa Yakobo.
Sela
7 Tukulani mitu yanu inu zipata;
tsekukani, inu zitseko zakalekalenu,
kuti Mfumu yaulemerero ilowe.
8 Kodi Mfumu yaulemereroyo ndani?
Yehova Wamphamvuzonse,
Yehova ndiye wamphamvu pa nkhondo.
9 Tukulani mitu yanu, inu zipata;
tsekukani, inu zitseko zakalekalenu,
kuti Mfumu yaulemerero ilowe.
10 Kodi Mfumu yaulemereroyo ndani?
Yehova Wamphamvuzonse,
Iye ndiye Mfumu yaulemerero.
Sela
Salimo la Davide.
25 Kwa Inu Yehova, ndipereka moyo wanga.
2 Ndimadalira Inu Mulungu wanga.
Musalole kuti ndichite manyazi
kapena kuti adani anga andipambane.
3 Aliyense amene amayembekezera kwa Ambuye
sadzachititsidwa manyazi
koma achinyengo ndiwo adzachititsidwe manyazi
ndipo sadzakhala ndi chodzitetezera.
4 Ndidziwitseni njira zanu Inu Yehova,
phunzitseni mayendedwe anu;
5 tsogolereni mʼchoonadi chanu ndi kundiphunzitsa,
pakuti Inu ndinu Mulungu mpulumutsi wanga,
ndipo chiyembekezo changa chili mwa Inu tsiku lonse.
6 Kumbukirani Inu Yehova chifundo ndi chikondi chanu chachikulu,
pakuti ndi zakalekale.
7 Musakumbukire machimo a ubwana wanga
ndi makhalidwe anga owukira;
molingana ndi chikondi chanu ndikumbukireni ine,
pakuti Inu Yehova ndinu wabwino.
8 Yehova ndi wabwino ndi wolungama;
choncho Iye akulangiza ochimwa mʼnjira yake.
9 Amatsogolera odzichepetsa kuti achite zolungama
ndipo amawaphunzitsa njira zake.
10 Njira zonse za Yehova ndi zachikondi ndi zokhulupirika
kwa iwo amene amasunga zofuna za pangano lake.
11 Chifukwa cha dzina lanu, Inu Yehova,
khululukireni mphulupulu zanga, ngakhale kuti ndi zochuluka.
12 Tsono ndani munthu amene amaopa Yehova?
Yehova adzamulangiza njira yoti ayitsate.
13 Iye adzakhala pa ulemerero masiku ake onse,
ndipo zidzukulu zake zidzalandira dziko ngati cholowa chawo.
14 Yehova amawulula chinsinsi chake kwa iwo amene amamuopa;
amawulula pangano lake kwa iwowo.
15 Maso anga ali pa Yehova nthawi zonse,
pakuti ndi Iye yekha amene adzawonjola mapazi anga mu msampha.
16 Tembenukirani kwa ine ndipo mundikomere mtima,
pakuti ndili ndekhandekha ndipo ndikuzunzika.
17 Masautso a mu mtima mwanga achulukirachulukira;
masuleni ku zowawa zanga.
18 Penyani mazunzo anga ndi zovuta zanga
ndipo mufafanize machimo anga onse.
19 Onani mmene adani anga achulukira
ndi momwe chidani chawo ndi ine chakulira.
20 Tetezani moyo wanga ndi kundilanditsa;
musalole kuti ndichite manyazi,
pakuti ndimathawira kwa Inu.
21 Kukhulupirika ndi kulungama kwanga kunditeteze,
chifukwa chiyembekezo changa chili mwa Inu.
22 Wombolani Israeli Inu Mulungu,
ku mavuto ake onse!
18 Mmawa mwake Paulo pamodzi ndi ife tonse tinapita kwa Yakobo, ndipo akulu onse a mpingo anali komweko. 19 Paulo anawalonjera ndi kuwafotokozera mwatsatanetsatane zimene Mulungu anachita pakati pa anthu a mitundu ina kudzera mu utumiki wake.
20 Atamva zimenezi, iwo anayamika Mulungu. Kenaka anawuza Paulo kuti, “Mʼbale, ukuona kuti pali Ayuda ambirimbiri amene anakhulupirira, ndipo ndi okhulupirika potsatira Malamulo a Mose. 21 Iwo anawuzidwa kuti iwe umaphunzitsa Ayuda onse amene akukhala pakati pa anthu a mitundu ina kuti asiye kutsatira Mose, kuti asamachite mdulidwe kapena kutsatira miyambo. 22 Nanga pamenepa ife titani? Iwo adzamva ndithu kuti iwe wabwera, 23 tsono iwe chita zimene ife tikuwuze. Tili nawo amuna anayi pano amene anachita lumbiro kwa Mulungu. 24 Muwatenge anthu amenewa, ndipo muchite nawo mwambo wowayeretsa ndipo muwalipirire zoti apereke kuti amete tsitsi lawo. Kotero aliyense adzadziwa kuti palibe choonadi pa zimene anamva za inu, koma kuti inu mwini mumakhala moyo womvera Malamulo. 25 Koma kunena za anthu a mitundu ina amene asandulika okhulupirira, ife tinawalembera zimene tinavomerezana zakuti asadye chakudya choperekedwa ku mafano, asadye magazi, asadye nyama yopotola ndiponso asachite zadama.”
26 Mmawa mwake Paulo anatenga amuna aja ndipo anachita mwambo wodziyeretsa. Kenaka anapita ku Nyumba ya Mulungu nakadziwitsa ansembe za tsiku limene adzatsiriza nthawi ya kudziyeretsa ndi kuperekera nsembe aliyense wa iwo.
Agwira Paulo
27 Ali pafupi kutsiriza masiku asanu ndi awiriwo, Ayuda ena ochokera ku Asiya anaona Paulo mʼNyumba ya Mulungu. Iwo anawutsa gulu lonse la anthu ndipo anamugwira Paulo, 28 akufuwula kuti, “Inu Aisraeli, tithandizeni! Ndi uyu munthu uja amaphunzitsa anthu onse ponseponse kuti azinyoza mtundu wathu ndiponso Malamulo athu ndi malo ano. Kuwonjezera pamenepo, walowetsa Agriki mʼbwalo la Nyumba ino ndipo wadetsa malo opatulika.” 29 Iwo ananena izi chifukwa anali ataona Trofimo wa ku Efeso ali ndi Paulo mu mzindamo ndipo iwo ankaganiza kuti Paulo anamulowetsa mʼbwalo la Nyumba ya Mulungu.
30 Mzinda wonse unasokonezeka, ndipo anthu anabwera akuthamanga kuchokera kumbali zonse. Anamugwira Paulo, namukokera kunja kwa Nyumbayo, ndipo nthawi yomweyo anatseka zipata. 31 Pamene anthuwo ankafuna kupha Paulo, nkhaniyi inamveka kwa mkulu wa magulu a asilikali a Aroma kuti mzinda wonse wa Yerusalemu wasokonezeka. 32 Nthawi yomweyo iye anatenga asilikali ndi atsogoleri a magulu a asilikali ndi kuthamangira kumene kunali anthuwo. Anthuwo ataona mkuluyo ndi asilikali ake analeka kumenya Paulo.
33 Mkulu wa asilikaliyo anabwera nagwira Paulo, ndipo analamula kuti amangidwe ndi maunyolo awiri. Kenaka iye anafunsa kuti ndi ndani ndipo wachita chiyani. 34 Ena mʼgulumo anafuwula chinthu china ndi enanso chinanso. Tsono popeza mkulu wa asilikaliyo sanathe kudziwa choonadi chenicheni chifukwa cha phokoso, analamula kuti Paulo atengedwe kupita ku malo a asilikali. 35 Paulo atafika pa makwerero olowera ku malo a asilikaliwo, ananyamulidwa ndi asilikali chifukwa cha ukali wa anthuwo. 36 Gulu la anthu limene linamutsatira linapitiriza kufuwula kuti, “Ameneyo aphedwe basi!”
Paulo Ayankhula
37 Asilikali ali pafupi kulowa naye ku malo awo, iye anapempha mkulu wa asilikaliyo kuti, “Kodi mungandilole ndiyankhulepo?”
Mkulu wa asilikaliyo anafunsa kuti, “Kodi umayankhula Chigriki? 38 Kodi sindiwe Mwigupto uja amene masiku apitawo unayambitsa kuwukira ndi kutsogolera anthu 4,000 owukira aja nʼkupita nawo ku chipululu?”
39 Paulo anayankha kuti, “Ine ndine Myuda, wa ku Tarisisi ku Kilikiya. Sindine nzika ya mzinda wamba. Chonde loleni ndiyankhule nawo anthuwa.”
40 Ataloledwa ndi mkulu wa asilikaliyo, Paulo anayimirira pa makwereropo nakweza dzanja lake kwa gulu la anthuwo. Onse atakhala chete, iye anayankhula nawo mʼChihebri.
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