Revised Common Lectionary (Semicontinuous)
Kwa mtsogoleri wa mayimbidwe zoyimbira za zitoliro. Salimo la Davide.
5 Tcherani khutu ku mawu anga, Inu Yehova,
ganizirani za kusisima kwanga
2 Mverani kulira kwanga kofuna thandizo,
Mfumu yanga ndi Mulungu wanga,
pakuti kwa Inu, ine ndikupemphera.
3 Mmawa, Yehova mumamva mawu anga;
Mmawa ndimayala zopempha zanga pamaso panu
ndi kudikira mwachiyembekezo.
4 Inu si Mulungu amene mumasangalala ndi zoyipa;
choyipa sichikhala pamaso panu.
5 Onyada sangathe kuyima pamaso panu;
Inu mumadana ndi onse ochita zoyipa.
6 Mumawononga iwo amene amanena mabodza;
anthu akupha ndi achinyengo,
Yehova amanyansidwa nawo.
7 Koma Ine, mwa chifundo chanu chachikulu,
ndidzalowa mʼNyumba yanu;
mwa ulemu ndidzaweramira pansi
kuyangʼana ku Nyumba yanu yoyera.
8 Tsogolereni Inu Yehova, mwa chilungamo chanu
chifukwa cha adani anga ndipo
wongolani njira yanu pamaso panga.
23 Nthawi imeneyi, akuluakulu a mfumu ya Aramu anamulangiza kuti, “Milungu ya anthu a ku Israeli ndi milungu ya mʼmapiri. Nʼchifukwa chake anali ndi mphamvu zotipambana ife. Koma ngati tidzamenyana nawo ku chigwa, ndithudi ife tidzakhala ndi mphamvu kuposa iwo. 24 Inu chitani izi: chotsani mafumu onse pa maudindo awo ndipo mʼmalo mwawo muyikemo atsogoleri a ankhondo. 25 Musonkhanitsenso gulu lankhondo lofanana ndi lomwe linaphedwa lija, akavalo monga omwe anaphedwa aja, ndi magaleta monga omwe anawonongedwa aja, kuti tikamenyane ndi Israeli ku chigwa. Pamenepo, ife tidzapambana iwowo.” Beni-Hadadi anagwirizana nawo ndipo anachita momwemo.
26 Chaka chinacho Beni-Hadadi anasonkhanitsa Aaramu, napita ku Afeki kukamenyana ndi Israeli. 27 Aisraeli atasonkhananso, napatsidwa zakudya zawo anapita kukakumana nawo. Aisraeli anamanga misasa yawo moyangʼanana ndi Aaramu ndipo ankaoneka ngati timagulu tiwiri ta mbuzi, pomwe Aaramu anali atakuta dera lonselo.
28 Munthu wa Mulungu anabwera, nawuza mfumu ya Israeli kuti, “Yehova akuti, ‘Popeza Aaramu akuganiza kuti Yehova ndi mulungu wa ku mapiri, osati wa ku zigwa, Ine ndidzapereka chigulu chonsechi kwa iwe, ndipo iwe udzadziwa kuti Ine ndine Yehova.’ ”
29 Kwa masiku asanu ndi awiri anakhala moyangʼanana mʼmisasa yawo, ndipo pa tsiku lachisanu ndi chiwiri nkhondo inayambika. Aisraeli anapha Aaramu okwana 100,000 tsiku limodzi lokha. 30 Ena onse otsala anathawira ku Afeki, kumene khoma linagwera anthu 27,000. Ndipo Beni-Hadadi anathawira mu mzinda, nakabisala mʼchipinda chamʼkati.
31 Atumiki ake anamuwuza kuti, “Taonani, ife tamva kuti mafumu a fuko la Israeli ndi achifundo. Tiyeni tipite kwa mfumu ya ku Israeli titavala ziguduli mʼchiwuno mwathu ndi kumanga zingwe mʼmakosi mwathu. Mwina iye sakakuphani.”
32 Atavala ziguduli mʼchiwuno mwawo ndi kumanga zingwe mʼmakosi mwawo, anapita kwa mfumu ya ku Israeli ndipo anayiwuza kuti, “Mtumiki wanu Beni-Hadadi akunena kuti, ‘Chonde loleni kuti ndikhale moyo.’ ”
Mfumu inayankha kuti, “Kodi iye akanali ndi moyo? Iye ujatu ndi mʼbale wanga.”
33 Anthuwo ankaganiza kuti mawuwo anali abwino ndipo anavomereza mawuwa mofulumira. Iwo anati, “Inde, Beni-Hadadi ndi mʼbale wanu!”
Mfumu inati, “Pitani kamutengeni.” Beni-Hadadi atatuluka, Ahabu anamukweza mʼgaleta lake.
34 Beni-Hadadi anawuza Ahabu kuti, “Ndidzabweza mizinda imene abambo anga analanda abambo anu. Ndipo mutha kumanga nyumba zanu zamalonda mu Damasiko, monga anachitira abambo anga ku Samariya.”
Ahabu anati, “Chifukwa cha mgwirizano umenewu, ine ndidzakumasula.” Choncho anachita naye mgwirizano, ndipo anamulola kuti apite.
Aisraeli Otsala
11 Ine ndikufunsa kuti kodi Mulungu anakana anthu ake? Ayi. Ndi pangʼono pomwe! Inenso ndine Mwisraeli, mmodzi mwa zidzukulu za Abrahamu, ndiponso wa fuko la Benjamini. 2 Mulungu sanawakane anthu ake amene Iye anawadziwiratu. Kodi inu simukudziwa zimene Malemba akunena pa ndime imene Eliya akudandaula kwa Mulungu kuneneza Aisraeli? Iye anati, 3 “Ambuye, anthuwa apha aneneri anu ndi kugwetsa maguwa anu ansembe. Ndatsala ine ndekha wamoyo ndipo akufuna kundipha?” 4 Ndipo yankho la Mulungu linali lotani? “Ine ndadzisungira ndekha anthu 7,000 amene sanapembedzepo Baala.” 5 Chimodzimodzinso lero lino, alipo Aisraeli pangʼono osankhidwa mwachisomo. 6 Ndipo ngati ndi mwachisomo, sikungakhalenso mwa ntchito. Ngati zikanatero, chisomo sichikanakhalanso chisomo ayi.
7 Nʼchiyani tsopano? Chimene Aisraeli anachifuna ndi mtima wonse sanachipeze koma osankhidwawo anachipeza. Enawo anawumitsidwa mtima 8 monga kwalembedwa kuti,
“Mulungu anawapatsa mzimu wosatha kumvetsa zinthu,
maso osatha kupenya;
makutu osatha kumva
mpaka lero lino.”
9 Ndipo Davide akuti,
“Maphwando awo asanduke msampha ndi diwa lowakola
ndi chopunthwitsa kuti alandire chilango.
10 Maso awo atsekedwe kuti asaone,
ndi misana yawo ikhale yokhota nthawi zonse.”
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