Revised Common Lectionary (Semicontinuous)
Salimo la Davide.
35 Inu Yehova, mulimbane nawo amene akulimbana nane;
mumenyane nawo amene akumenyana nane.
2 Tengani chishango ndi lihawo;
dzukani ndipo bwerani mundithandize.
3 Tengani mkondo ndi nthungo,
kulimbana ndi iwo amene akundithamangitsa.
Uzani moyo wanga kuti,
“Ine ndine chipulumutso chako.”
4 Iwo amene akufunafuna moyo wanga
anyozedwe ndi kuchita manyazi;
iwo amene akukonza kuti moyo wanga uwonongeke
abwerere mʼmbuyo mochititsa mantha.
5 Akhale ngati mankhusu owuluka ndi mphepo
pamene mngelo wa Yehova akuwapirikitsa.
6 Njira yawo ikhale ya mdima ndi yoterera
pamene mngelo wa Yehova akuwathamangitsa.
7 Popeza ananditchera ukonde popanda chifukwa
ndipo popanda chifukwa andikumbira dzenje,
8 chiwonongeko chiwapeza modzidzimutsa
ukonde umene iwo abisa uwakole,
agwere mʼdzenje kuti awonongedwe.
9 Pamenepo moyo wanga udzakondwera mwa Yehova
ndi kusangalala ndi chipulumutso chake.
10 Thupi langa lidzafuwula mokondwera,
“Ndani angafanane nanu Yehova?
Mumalanditsa osauka kwa amene ali ndi mphamvu zambiri,
osauka ndi osowa kwa iwo amene amawalanda.”
Balaki Ayitana Balaamu
22 Aisraeli anayenda kupita ku zigwa za Mowabu nakamanga misasa yawo tsidya lina la Yorodani moyangʼanana ndi Yeriko.
2 Tsono Balaki mwana wa Zipori anaona zonse zimene Aisraeli anachitira Aamori, 3 ndipo Amowabu anaopa anthuwo chifukwa analipo ambiri. Amowabuwo anachita mantha kwambiri mpaka ananjenjemera chifukwa cha Aisraeli.
4 Iwo anati kwa akuluakulu a ku Midiyani, “Gulu ili lidzabudula zonse zimene zatizungulira monga momwe ngʼombe yothena imathera udzu wa ku tchire.”
Tsono Balaki mwana wa Zipori, yemwe anali mfumu ya Mowabu pa nthawi imeneyo, 5 anatumiza amithenga kwa Balaamu mwana wa Beori, yemwe anali ku Petori, pafupi ndi mtsinje, mʼdziko la kwawo kuti akamuyitane. Balaki anati:
“Taonani, anthu ochokera ku Igupto abwera, adzaza dziko lonse ndipo akufuna kuchita nane nkhondo. 6 Tsopano bwera, utemberere anthu amenewa chifukwa ndi amphamvu kwambiri kuposa ine. Mwina ndingadzawagonjetse ndi kuwatulutsira kunja kwa dzikoli chifukwa ndikudziwa kuti amene umawadalitsa amadalitsika, ndipo amene umawatemberera amatembereredwa.”
7 Akuluakulu a Mowabu ndi akuluakulu a Midiyani ananyamuka atatenga ndalama zokalipirira mawula. Atafika kwa Balaamu, anamuwuza zomwe Balaki ananena.
8 Balaamu anawawuza kuti, “Mugone konkuno usiku uno, ndipo ndikuyankhani zomwe Yehova andiwuze.” Choncho akuluakulu a Amowabu anagona kwa Balaamu.
9 Mulungu anabwera kwa Balaamu namufunsa kuti, “Kodi anthu ali ndi iwewa ndani?”
10 Balaamu anayankha Mulungu kuti, “Balaki mwana wa Zipori, mfumu ya Mowabu, ananditumizira uthenga uwu: 11 ‘Taonani, anthu amene achokera ku dziko la Igupto adzaza dziko lonse. Tsopano bwera udzawatemberere mʼmalo mwanga. Mwina ndidzatha kumenyana nawo ndi kuwatulutsa.’ ”
12 Koma Mulungu anawuza Balaamu kuti, “Usapite nawo. Usawatemberere anthu amenewo chifukwa ndi odalitsika.”
13 Mmawa mwake Balaamu anadzuka ndi kuwuza akuluakulu a Balaki aja kuti, “Bwererani ku dziko la kwanu chifukwa Yehova sanandilole kuti ndipite nanu.”
14 Kotero akuluakulu a Mowabu anabwerera kwa Balaki ndi kukanena kuti, “Balaamu wakana kubwera nafe.”
15 Kenaka Balaki anatumanso akuluakulu ena ambiri ndi olemekezeka kwambiri kuposa oyamba aja ndipo 16 anafika kwa Balaamu nati;
“Zomwe Balaki mwana wa Zipori akunena ndi izi: ‘Usalole kuti china chilichonse chikulepheretse kubwera kwa ine, 17 chifukwa ndidzakulipira bwino kwambiri ndipo ndidzakuchitira chilichonse chimene unganene. Bwera ndipo uwatemberere anthu amenewa mʼmalo mwanga.’ ”
18 Koma Balaamu anayankha atumiki a Balaki kuti, “Ngakhale Balaki atandipatsa nyumba yaufumu yodzaza ndi siliva ndi golide sindingachite chilichonse chachikulu kapena chachingʼono kuposa kuchita lamulo la Yehova Mulungu wanga. 19 Tsopano mukhale kuno usiku uno monga ena anachitira, ndidzaona chimene Yehova adzandiwuza.”
20 Usiku umenewo Mulungu anabwera kwa Balaamu ndipo anati, “Popeza anthu awa abwera kudzakuyitana, nyamuka, pita nawo koma ukachite zokhazo zimene ndikuwuze.”
Bulu Ayankhula
21 Balaamu anadzuka mmawa, namanga bulu wake wamkazi ndipo anapita ndi akuluakulu a Mowabu.
Paulo Afika ku Yerusalemu
17 Titafika ku Yerusalemu, abale anatilandira mwachimwemwe. 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.
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