Revised Common Lectionary (Semicontinuous)

Salimo la Asafu.

Yeroboamu Awukira Solomoni

²⁶ Yeroboamu, mwana wa Nebati anawukiranso mfumu. Iye anali mmodzi mwa akuluakulu a Solomoni wa fuko la Efereimu, wa ku Zeredi, ndipo amayi ake anali Zeruya, mkazi wamasiye.

²⁷ Nkhani ya kuwukira kwa Yeroboamu inali yotere: Solomoni anamanga malo a chitetezo a Milo ndipo anakonza khoma logumuka la mzinda wa Davide, abambo ake. ²⁸ Tsono Yeroboamu anali munthu wamphamvu kwambiri ndipo Solomoni ataona kuti mnyamatayo amadziwa kugwira ntchito bwino, anamuyika kukhala woyangʼanira anthu a ntchito onse a nyumba ya Yosefe.

²⁹ Tsiku lina Yeroboamu ali pa ulendo kuchokera ku Yerusalemu, anakumana ndi mneneri Ahiya pa msewu, ndipo Ahiyayo anali atavala mwinjiro watsopano. Awiriwo anali okha kuthengoko, ³⁰ ndipo Ahiya anagwira mwinjiro watsopano umene anavala ndi kuwungʼamba zidutswa 12. ³¹ Tsono iye anati kwa Yeroboamu, “Tenga zidutswa khumi, pakuti Yehova Mulungu wa Israeli akuti, ‘Taona, Ine ndidzachotsa ufumu mʼdzanja la Solomoni ndipo ndidzakupatsa iwe mafuko khumi. ³² Koma chifukwa cha mtumiki wanga Davide ndiponso mzinda wa Yerusalemu, umene ndinawusankha pakati pa mafuko a Israeli, iye adzakhala ndi fuko limodzi lokha. ³³ Ndidzachita zimenezi chifukwa wandisiya Ine ndi kupembedza Asitoreti mulungu wamkazi wa Asidoni, Kemosi mulungu wa Amowabu ndiponso Moleki mulungu wa Aamoni, ndipo sanayende mʼnjira yanga, kapena kusunga mawu anga ndi malamulo anga monga anachitira Davide abambo ake.

³⁴ “ ‘Koma sindidzalanda ufumu wonse mʼdzanja la Solomoni. Ine ndamuyika kukhala wolamulira masiku onse a moyo wake chifukwa cha mtumiki wanga Davide, amene ndinamusankha ndiponso amene anamvera malamulo anga ndi mawu anga. ³⁵ Ndidzalanda ufumu mʼdzanja la mwana wake ndipo ndidzakupatsa iwe mafuko khumi. ³⁶ Ndidzapereka fuko limodzi kwa mwana wake ndi cholinga choti Davide mtumiki wanga adzakhale nyale nthawi zonse pamaso panga mu Yerusalemu, mzinda umene ndinawusankha kuyikamo Dzina langa. ³⁷ Koma kunena za iwe, ndidzakutenga ndipo udzalamulira chilichonse chimene mtima wako ukukhumba; udzakhala mfumu ya Israeli. ³⁸ Ngati udzamvera zonse zimene ndidzakulamula ndi kuyenda mʼnjira yanga ndi kuchita zabwino pamaso panga, posunga malamulo anga ndi mawu anga monga anachitira Davide mtumiki wanga, Ine ndidzakhala nawe. Ndidzakupatsa ufumu umene udzakhala wokhazikika monga ndinamupatsira Davide, ndipo Ine ndidzakupatsa Israeli. ³⁹ Ine ndidzalanga zidzukulu za Davide chifukwa cha zimenezi, koma osati kwamuyaya.’ ”

⁴⁰ Solomoni anafunitsitsa kupha Yeroboamu, koma Yeroboamu anathawira ku Igupto, kwa Sisaki mfumu ya Igupto ndipo anakhala kumeneko mpaka Solomoni atamwalira.

Atumiki a Pangano Latsopano

¹² Tsono nditafika ku Trowa kuti ndilalikire Uthenga Wabwino wa Khristu, nʼkupeza kuti Ambuye anditsekulira khomo, ¹³ ndinasowa mtendere mu mtima mwanga, chifukwa sindinapezeko mʼbale wanga Tito. Choncho ndinatsanzikana ndi anthu kumeneko nʼkupita ku Makedoniya.

¹⁴ Koma tithokoze Mulungu amene amatitsogolera nthawi zonse monga ogwidwa ku nkhondo a Khristu pa chipambano chake. Tsono amatigwiritsa ntchito yofalitsa ponseponse nzeru zodziwira Khristu ngati fungo labwino. ¹⁵ Pakuti kwa Mulungu ndife fungo labwino la Khristu pakati pa iwo amene akupulumutsidwa ndi amene akuwonongeka. ¹⁶ Kwa amene akuwonongeka ndife fungo la imfa, limawapha. Ndipo kwa amene akupulumuka ndife fungo lamoyo, limawapatsa moyo. Ndani angayithe ntchito yotereyi? ¹⁷ Kusiyana ndi ena ambiri, ife sitilalikira Mawu a Mulungu kuti tipeza phindu. Mʼmalo mwake, ife mwa Khristu timayankhula pamaso pa Mulungu moona mtima, monga anthu otumidwa ndi Mulungu.