Revised Common Lectionary (Semicontinuous)

Kubwera kwa Mzimu Woyera

2 Litafika tsiku la chikondwerero cha Pentekosite, onse anali pamodzi. ² Mwadzidzidzi kunamveka mkokomo kuchokera kumwamba ngati wa mphepo yamphamvu, ndipo inadzaza nyumba yonse imene amakhala. ³ Iwo anaona zinthu zokhala ngati malilime amoto ogawikana ndipo anakhala pa aliyense wa iwo. ⁴ Ndipo onse anadzazidwa ndi Mzimu Woyera, nayamba kuyankhula mu ziyankhulo zina, monga Mzimu Woyerayo anawayankhulitsa.

⁵ Ayuda woopa Mulungu ochokera ku mayiko onse a dziko lapansi ankakhala mu Yerusalemu nthawi imeneyi. ⁶ Utamveka mkokomo uja, gulu la anthu linasonkhana. Anthuwo anadabwa chifukwa aliyense anawamva atumwiwo akuyankhula ziyankhulo zosiyanasiyana. ⁷ Mothedwa nzeru anafunsana kuti, “Kodi anthu onse amene akuyankhulawa si Agalileya? ⁸ Nanga bwanji aliyense wa ife akuwamva iwo mu chinenero cha kwawo? ⁹ Apanti, Amedi ndi Aelami; okhala ku Mesopotamiya, ku Yudeya ndi ku Kapadokiya, ku Ponto ndi ku Asiya, ¹⁰ ku Frugiya ndi Pamfiliya, ku Igupto ndi ku madera a ku Libiya kufupi ndi ku Kurene; alendo ochokera ku Roma, ¹¹ Ayuda ndi otsatira chipembedzo cha Chiyuda onse pamodzi; Akrete ndi Aarabu, ife tonse tikuwamva akuyankhula za ntchito zodabwitsa za Mulungu mu ziyankhulo zathu.” ¹² Modabwa ndi mothedwa nzeru anafunsana wina ndi mnzake kuti, “Zimenezi zikutanthauzanji?”

¹³ Koma ena anawaseka nati, “Aledzera vinyo watsopano.”

Uthenga wa Petro

¹⁴ Koma Petro anayimirira pamodzi ndi atumwi khumi ndi mmodziwo ndipo anakweza mawu ake nayankhula kwa gulu la anthu nati: “Ayuda anzanga, ndi nonse amene muli mu Yerusalemu, mvetsetsani izi ndipo tcherani khutu ku zimene ndikunena. ¹⁵ Kunena zoona, anthu awa sanaledzere ayi, monga momwe mukuganizira, pakuti ino ndi 9 koloko mmawa! ¹⁶ Koma izi ndi zimene ananena Mneneri Yoweli kuti:

Chigwa cha Mafupa Owuma

37 Dzanja la Yehova linali pa ine, ndipo Mzimu wa Yehova unandinyamula nʼkukandikhazika pakati pa chigwa. Chigwacho chinali chodzaza ndi mafupa. ² Yehova anandiyendetsa uku ndi uku pakati pa mafupawo. Mafupawo anali ochuluka kwambiri mʼchigwa monsemo ndipo anali owuma kwambiri. ³ Tsono Yehova anandifunsa kuti, “Iwe mwana wa munthu, kodi mafupa amenewa angakhalenso ndi moyo?”

Ndinayankha kuti, “Inu Ambuye Yehova, Inuyo nokha ndiye mukudziwa.”

⁴ Pamenepo anandiwuza kuti, “Lengeza kwa mafupa amenewa ndi kuwawuza kuti amve mawu a Ine Yehova! ⁵ Uwawuze kuti zimene Ine Ambuye Yehova ndikunena kwa mafupa ndi izi: Ndidzawuzira mpweya mwa inu, ndipo mudzakhalanso ndi moyo. ⁶ Ndidzakupatsani mitsempha ndi mnofu. Ndiponso ndidzakukutani ndi khungu. Pambuyo pake ndidzawuzira mpweya mwa inu ndipo mudzakhalanso ndi moyo. Pamenepo mudzadziwa kuti Ine ndine Yehova.”

⁷ Ndipo ndinanenera monga anandilamulira. Ndipo pamene ndinkanenera, ndinamva gobedegobede, ndipo mafupa aja anayamba kulumikizana, fupa ku fupa linzake. ⁸ Ine ndinayangʼana, ndipo mitsempha ndi mnofu zinabwera pa mafupawo ndipo khungu linaphimba pamwamba pake, koma munalibe mpweya mwa iwo.

⁹ Tsono Yehova anandiwuza kuti, “Nenera kwa mpweya, nenera iwe mwana wa munthu ndi kuwuza mpweya mawu a Ine Ambuye Yehova kuti, ‘Bwera kuno iwe mpweya. Bwera kuchokera ku mbali zonse zinayi ndi kudzawuzira anthu ophedwawa kuti akhalenso ndi moyo.’ ¹⁰ Choncho ndinanenera monga anandilamulira ndipo mpweya unalowa mwa iwo; apo anthu akufawo anakhala ndi moyo, nayimirira ndipo linali gulu lalikulu lankhondo.”

¹¹ Kenaka Yehova anandiwuza kuti, “Iwe mwana wa munthu, mafupa awa ndi nyumba yonse ya Israeli. Iwo amanena kuti, ‘Mafupa athu awuma ndipo chiyembekezo chathu chatayika, ife tawonongeka!’ ¹² Nʼchifukwa chake nenera ndi kuwawuza kuti, ‘Ine Ambuye Yehova ndikuti: Inu anthu anga, ndidzafukula manda anu, ndipo ndidzakutulutsanimo ndi kukubwezerani ku dziko la Israeli. ¹³ Ndipo inu, anthu anga, mudzadziwa kuti Ine ndine Yehova, pamene ndidzafukula manda anu ndikukutulutsanimo. ¹⁴ Ine ndidzayika Mzimu wanga mwa inu ndipo mudzakhalanso ndi moyo. Pambuyo pake ndidzakulowetsani mʼdziko lanulanu. Choncho mudzadziwa kuti Ambuye Yehova ndayankhula zimenezi, ndipo ndidzazichitadi. Ndikutero Ine Yehova!’ ”

²² Ife tikudziwa kuti chilengedwe chonse chakhala chikubuwula ndi ululu ngati ululu wa nthawi yobereka mwana mpaka tsopano lino. ²³ Si zokhazo ayi, ngakhale ife tomwe, amene tili ndi zipatso zoyamba za Mzimu, tikubuwulira mʼkati mwathu pomwe tikudikira mwachidwi kusankhidwa kwathu ngati ana, kuwomboledwa kwa matupi athu. ²⁴ Pakuti ife tinapulumutsidwa mʼchiyembekezo ichi. Koma chiyembekezo chimene chimaoneka si chiyembekezo ayi. Kodi ndani amene amayembekezera chimene ali nacho kale? ²⁵ Koma ngati ife tiyembekeza chimene tikanalibe, ndiye kuti tikuyembekeza modekha mtima.

²⁶ Momwemonso, Mzimu amatithandiza ife mʼkufowoka kwathu. Ife sitidziwa momwe tiyenera kupempherera koma Mzimu mwini amatipempherera mobuwula ndi mawu osafotokozedwa. ²⁷ Koma Iye amene amasanthula mitima yathu amadziwa maganizo a Mzimu, chifukwa Mzimu amapempherera oyera mtima molingana ndi chifuniro cha Mulungu.

Kubwera kwa Mzimu Woyera

2 Litafika tsiku la chikondwerero cha Pentekosite, onse anali pamodzi. ² Mwadzidzidzi kunamveka mkokomo kuchokera kumwamba ngati wa mphepo yamphamvu, ndipo inadzaza nyumba yonse imene amakhala. ³ Iwo anaona zinthu zokhala ngati malilime amoto ogawikana ndipo anakhala pa aliyense wa iwo. ⁴ Ndipo onse anadzazidwa ndi Mzimu Woyera, nayamba kuyankhula mu ziyankhulo zina, monga Mzimu Woyerayo anawayankhulitsa.

⁵ Ayuda woopa Mulungu ochokera ku mayiko onse a dziko lapansi ankakhala mu Yerusalemu nthawi imeneyi. ⁶ Utamveka mkokomo uja, gulu la anthu linasonkhana. Anthuwo anadabwa chifukwa aliyense anawamva atumwiwo akuyankhula ziyankhulo zosiyanasiyana. ⁷ Mothedwa nzeru anafunsana kuti, “Kodi anthu onse amene akuyankhulawa si Agalileya? ⁸ Nanga bwanji aliyense wa ife akuwamva iwo mu chinenero cha kwawo? ⁹ Apanti, Amedi ndi Aelami; okhala ku Mesopotamiya, ku Yudeya ndi ku Kapadokiya, ku Ponto ndi ku Asiya, ¹⁰ ku Frugiya ndi Pamfiliya, ku Igupto ndi ku madera a ku Libiya kufupi ndi ku Kurene; alendo ochokera ku Roma, ¹¹ Ayuda ndi otsatira chipembedzo cha Chiyuda onse pamodzi; Akrete ndi Aarabu, ife tonse tikuwamva akuyankhula za ntchito zodabwitsa za Mulungu mu ziyankhulo zathu.” ¹² Modabwa ndi mothedwa nzeru anafunsana wina ndi mnzake kuti, “Zimenezi zikutanthauzanji?”

¹³ Koma ena anawaseka nati, “Aledzera vinyo watsopano.”

Uthenga wa Petro

¹⁴ Koma Petro anayimirira pamodzi ndi atumwi khumi ndi mmodziwo ndipo anakweza mawu ake nayankhula kwa gulu la anthu nati: “Ayuda anzanga, ndi nonse amene muli mu Yerusalemu, mvetsetsani izi ndipo tcherani khutu ku zimene ndikunena. ¹⁵ Kunena zoona, anthu awa sanaledzere ayi, monga momwe mukuganizira, pakuti ino ndi 9 koloko mmawa! ¹⁶ Koma izi ndi zimene ananena Mneneri Yoweli kuti:

Ntchito ya Mzimu Woyera

²⁶ “Nkhoswe ikadzabwera imene Ine ndidzakutumizireni kuchokera kwa Atate, ndiye Mzimu Woyera wachoonadi amene achokera kwa Atate, Iyeyo adzandichitira umboni Ine. ²⁷ Inunso mudzandichitira umboni Ine, popeza mwakhala nane kuchokera pachiyambi.”

⁴ Ine ndakuwuzani izi kuti nthawi ikadzafika mudzakumbukire kuti Ine ndinakuchenjezani kale. Ine sindinakuwuzeni izi poyamba paja chifukwa ndinali nanu.”

Ntchito ya Mzimu Woyera

⁵ “Tsopano Ine ndikupita kwa Iye amene anandituma koma palibe wina mwa inu akundifunsa kuti, ‘Kodi mukupita kuti?’ ⁶ Muli ndi chisoni kwambiri chifukwa ndakuwuzani zimene. ⁷ Komatu ndakuwuzani zoona. Ine ndikuti kuli bwino kwa inu kuti ndichoke. Ngati sindichoka, Nkhosweyo sidzabwera kwa inu, koma ngati Ine ndipita, ndidzamutumiza kwa inu. ⁸ Iye akabwera, adzatsutsa dziko lapansi za uchimo, zachilungamo ndi zachiweruzo. ⁹ Za uchimo, chifukwa anthu sakhulupirira Ine. ¹⁰ Za chilungamo, chifukwa Ine ndi kupita kwa Atate, kumene simudzandionanso. ¹¹ Za chiweruzo, chifukwa wolamulira dziko lino lapansi waweruzidwa tsopano.

¹² “Ine ndili ndi zambiri zoti ndiyankhule nanu, koma simungathe kuzilandira tsopano. ¹³ Koma pamene Iye, Mzimu wachoonadi, abwera, adzakutsogolerani mʼchoonadi chonse. Iye sadzayankhula mwa Iye yekha, adzayankhula zokhazo zimene wamva ndipo Iye adzakuwuzani zimene zikubwera. ¹⁴ Iye adzalemekeza Ine chifukwa adzatenga za Ine nadzakudziwitsani. ¹⁵ Zonse za Atate ndi zanga. Ichi nʼchifukwa chake Ine ndanena kuti Mzimu Woyera adzatenga kwa Ine zanga kuti muzidziwe.”