Revised Common Lectionary (Semicontinuous)
Pemphero la Davide.
17 Imvani Inu Yehova pempho langa lachilungamo;
mverani kulira kwanga.
Tcherani khutu kuti mumve pemphero langa
popeza silikuchokera pakamwa pachinyengo.
2 Kusalakwa kwanga kuchokera kwa inu;
maso anu aone chimene ndi cholungama.
3 Ngakhale Inu mutafufuza mtima wanga ndi kundisanthula usiku,
ngakhale mutandiyesa, simudzapeza kanthu;
Ine ndatsimikiza kuti pakamwa panga sipadzachimwa.
4 Kunena za ntchito za anthu,
monga mwa mawu a pakamwa panu,
Ine ndadzisunga ndekha
posatsata njira zachiwawa.
5 Mayendedwe anga akhazikika pa njira zanu;
mapazi anga sanaterereke.
6 Ine ndikuyitana Inu, Mulungu wanga, pakuti mudzandiyankha;
tcherani khutu lanu kwa ine ndipo mumve pemphero langa.
7 Onetsani kudabwitsa kwa chikondi chanu chachikulu,
Inu amene mumapulumutsa ndi dzanja lanu lamanja
iwo amene amathawira kwa inu kuchoka kwa adani awo.
15 Ndipo ine mʼchilungamo ndidzaona nkhope yanu;
pamene ndidzadzuka, ndidzakondwera kwambiri poonana nanu.
Yakobo Athawa Labani
31 Yakobo anamva zimene ana aamuna a Labani ankanena kuti, “Yakobo watenga chilichonse cha abambo athu ndipo wapeza chuma chonsechi pogwiritsa ntchito chuma cha abambo athu.” 2 Choncho Yakobo anaona kuti Labani sankamuonetsanso nkhope yabwino monga kale.
3 Pamenepo Yehova anati kwa Yakobo, “Bwerera ku dziko la makolo ako ndi kwa abale ako, ndipo Ine ndidzakhala nawe.”
4 Choncho Yakobo anatumiza mawu kukayitana Rakele ndi Leya kuti abwere ku busa kumene ankaweta ziweto zake. 5 Iye anawawuza kuti, “Abambo anu sakundionetsanso nkhope yabwino monga kale, koma Mulungu wa makolo anga wakhala ali nane. 6 Inu mukudziwa kuti ndagwirira ntchito abambo anu ndi mphamvu zanga zonse, 7 chonsecho abambo anu akhala akundinyenga posintha malipiro anga kakhumi konse. Komabe Mulungu sanalole kuti andichitire choyipa 8 Pamene abambo anu anati, ‘Zamawangamawanga zidzakhala malipiro ako,’ ziweto zonse zinaswa ana amawangamawanga; ndipo pamene anati, ‘Zamichocholozi zidzakhala malipiro ako,’ ziweto zonse zinaswa ana a michocholozi. 9 Motero Mulungu walanda abambo anu ziweto zawo ndi kundipatsa.
10 “Pa nthawi imene ziweto zimatenga mawere ndinalota maloto, ndipo ndinaona kuti atonde onse amene ankakwerawo anali amichocholozi, amawangamawanga kapena amathothomathotho 11 Kutulo komweko, mngelo wa Mulungu anati, ‘Yakobo.’ Ine ndinayankha, ‘Ee, Ambuye.’ 12 Ndipo iye anati, ‘Tayangʼana ndipo taona kuti atonde onse okwerana ndi ziweto ali amichocholozi, amawangamawanga kapena a mathothomathotho, popeza ndaona zonse zimene Labani wakhala akukuchitira. 13 Ine ndine Mulungu amene ndinadza kwa iwe pa Beteli paja. Beteli ndi kumalo kuja kumene unayimika mwala ndi kuwudzoza mafuta, komanso kulumbira kwa Ine. Tsopano choka mʼdziko lino msanga ndi kubwerera ku dziko la kwanu.’ ”
14 Pamenepo Rakele ndi Leya anayankha, “Kodi ngati ife tilinso ndi gawo ngati cholowa pa chuma cha abambo athu? 15 Kodi abambo athu samationa ife ngati alendo? Iwo anatigulitsa ndi kuwononga ndalama zonse anazipeza pa ifezo. 16 Chuma chonse chimene Mulungu walanda abambo athu, ndi chathu ndi ana athu. Tsono inu chitani zimene Mulungu wakuwuzani.”
17 Pamenepo Yakobo anakonzeka nakweza ana ake ndi akazi ake pa ngamira, 18 anakusa ziweto zake zonse patsogolo natenga katundu wake yense amene anamupeza ku Padanaramu, ndipo ananyamuka kupita ku Kanaani, ku dziko la abambo ake, Isake.
19 Labani atachoka pa khomo kupita kukameta nkhosa, mʼmbuyomu Rakele anaba timafano ta milungu ta abambo ake. 20 Komanso nthawi iyi nʼkuti Yakobo atamunamiza Labani Mwaramu posamuwuza zoona kuti afuna kuthawa. 21 Choncho anathawa ndi zonse anali nazo. Ananyamuka nawoloka mtsinje wa Yufurate kupita cha ku Giliyadi, dziko la mapiri.
Pemphani, Funafunani, Gogodani
7 “Pemphani ndipo mudzapatsidwa; funafunani ndipo mudzapeza; gogodani ndipo adzakutsekulirani. 8 Pakuti wopempha aliyense amalandira; ndi wofuna amapeza; ndipo iye amene agogoda, adzamutsekulira.
9 “Ndani mwa inu, mwana wake akamupempha buledi amamupatsa mwala? 10 Kapena ngati mwana apempha nsomba, kodi amamupatsa njoka? 11 Tsono ngati inu woyipitsitsa mumadziwa kupatsa ana anu mphatso zabwino, nanga Atate anu akumwamba sadzapereka mphatso zabwino kwa iwo amene amupempha?
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