Revised Common Lectionary (Semicontinuous)
148 Tamandani Yehova.
Tamandani Yehova, inu a kumwamba,
mutamandeni Iye, inu a mlengalenga.
2 Mutamandeni, inu angelo ake onse,
mutamandeni, mutamandeni, inu zolengedwa za mmwamba.
3 Mutamandeni, inu dzuwa ndi mwezi,
mutamandeni, inu nonse nyenyezi zowala.
4 Mutamandeni, inu thambo la kumwambamwamba
ndi inu madzi a pamwamba pa thambo.
5 Zonse zitamande dzina la Yehova
pakuti Iye analamula ndipo zinalengedwa.
6 Iye anaziyika pa malo ake ku nthawi za nthawi;
analamula ndipo sizidzatha.
7 Tamandani Yehova pa dziko lapansi,
inu zolengedwa zikuluzikulu za mʼnyanja, ndi nyanja zonse zakuya,
8 inu zingʼaningʼani ndi matalala, chipale ndi mitambo,
mphepo yamkuntho imene imakwaniritsa mawu ake,
9 inu mapiri ndi zitunda zonse,
inu mitengo ya zipatso ndi mikungudza yonse,
10 inu nyama zakuthengo ndi ngʼombe zonse,
inu zolengedwa zingʼonozingʼono ndi mbalame zowuluka.
11 Inu mafumu a dziko lapansi ndi anthu a mitundu yonse,
inu akalonga ndi olamulira a dziko lapansi.
12 Inu anyamata ndi anamwali,
inu nkhalamba ndi ana omwe.
13 Onsewo atamande dzina la Yehova
pakuti dzina lake lokha ndi lolemekezeka;
ulemerero wake ndi woopsa pa dziko lapansi pano ndi kumwamba komwe.
14 Iye wakwezera nyanga anthu ake,
matamando a anthu ake onse oyera mtima,
Aisraeli, anthu a pamtima pake.
Tamandani Yehova.
15 Yehova akuti,
“Kulira kukumveka ku Rama,
kulira kwakukulu,
Rakele akulirira ana ake.
Sakutonthozeka
chifukwa ana akewo palibe.”
16 Yehova akuti,
“Leka kulira
ndi kukhetsa misozi
pakuti udzalandira mphotho ya ntchito yako,”
akutero Yehova.
“Iwo adzabwerako ku dziko la adani.
17 Tsono chiyembekezo chilipo pa zamʼtsogolo,”
akutero Yehova.
“Ana ako adzabwerera ku dziko lawo.
Athawira ku Igupto
13 Atachoka, taonani mngelo wa Ambuye anaonekera kwa Yosefe mʼmaloto nati, “Tadzuka, tenga mwanayo pamodzi ndi amayi ake ndipo muthawire ku Igupto. Mukakhale kumeneko mpaka nditakuwuza pakuti Herode adzafunafuna mwanayo kuti amuphe.” 14 Atadzuka, Yosefe anatenga mwanayo ndi amayi ake usiku omwewo napita ku Igupto, 15 nakhala kumeneko mpaka Herode atamwalira. Ndipo zinakwaniritsidwa zomwe ananena Ambuye mwa mneneri kuti, “Ndinayitana mwana wanga kuti atuluke mu Igupto.”
Kuphedwa kwa Ana mʼBetelehemu
16 Herode atazindikira kuti Anzeruwo anamupusitsa, anakwiya kwambiri. Ndipo anatumiza anthu kukapha ana onse aamuna a mʼBetelehemu ndi midzi yozungulira amene anali a zaka ziwiri kapena zocheperapo, molingana ndi nthawi imene Anzeruwo anamuwuza. 17 Pamenepo, zimene ananena mneneri Yeremiya zinakwaniritsidwa:
18 “Kulira kukumveka ku Rama,
kubuma ndi kulira kwakukulu,
Rakele akulirira ana ake;
sakutonthozeka,
chifukwa ana akewo palibe.”
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