Revised Common Lectionary (Semicontinuous)
Nyimbo. Salimo la Davide.
108 Mtima wanga ndi wokhazikika, Inu Mulungu;
ndidzayimba nyimbo, inde ndidzayimba nyimbo zotamanda ndi moyo wanga wonse.
2 Dzukani, zeze ndi pangwe!
Ine ndidzadzutsa mʼbandakucha.
3 Ndidzakutamandani Yehova, pakati pa anthu a mitundu ina;
ndidzayimba za Inu pakati pa anthu a mitundu ina.
4 Pakuti chikondi chanu nʼchachikulu, kutalika kwake kuposa kumwamba;
kukhulupirika kwanu kumafika mlengalenga.
5 Kwezekani Inu Mulungu, kuposa mayiko akumwamba,
ndipo ulemerero wanu uphimbe dziko lonse lapansi.
6 Tipulumutseni ndi kutithandiza ndi dzanja lanu lamanja
kuti iwo amene mumawakonda apulumutsidwe.
7 Mulungu wayankhula kuchokera ku malo ake opatulika:
“Mwachipambano Ine ndidzagawa Sekemu
ndipo ndidzayesa chigwa cha Sukoti.
8 Giliyadi ndi wanga, Manase ndi wanganso;
Efereimu ndi chipewa changa chodzitetezera,
Yuda ndi ndodo yanga yaufumu.
9 Mowabu ndi mbale yanga yosambiramo
ndidzaponya nsapato zanga pa Edomu;
ndidzafuwula mopambana pa Filisitiya.”
10 Ndani adzandifikitsa ku mzinda wotetezedwa?
Ndani adzanditsogolera ku Edomu?
11 Kodi sindinu Mulungu, Inu amene mwatikana
ndipo simuperekezanso magulu athu ankhondo?
12 Tithandizeni ife kulimbana ndi mdani,
pakuti thandizo la munthu ndi lopanda pake.
13 Chifukwa cha Mulungu wathu, ife tidzapeza chipambano,
ndipo adzapondereza pansi adani athu.
Aisraeli Apempha kuti Akhale ndi Mfumu
8 Samueli atakalamba anasankha ana ake kuti akhale oweruza Aisraeli. 2 Mwana wake woyamba anali Yoweli, wachiwiri anali Abiya, ndipo ankaweruza ku Beeriseba. 3 Koma ana akewo sanatengere makhalidwe ake abwino. Iwo ankapotokera ku zoyipa namatsata phindu mwachinyengo. Ankalandira ziphuphu ndi kumaweruza mwachinyengo.
4 Tsono akuluakulu onse a Israeli anasonkhana pamodzi ndipo anabwera kwa Samueli ku Rama. 5 Iwo anati kwa iye “Taonani, inu mwakula tsopano ndipo ana anu sakutsata makhalidwe anu abwino. Tsono mutipatse mfumu kuti izitilamulira, monga momwe ikuchitira mitundu ina yonseyi.”
6 Koma mawu oti, “Mutipatse mfumu kuti izitilamulira,” sanakondweretse Samueli. Choncho anapemphera kwa Yehova. 7 Yehova anamuyankha nati, “Mvera zonse zimene anthuwa akukuwuza. Si ndiwe amene akumukana, koma akukana Ine kuti ndikhale mfumu yawo. 8 Kuyambira tsiku limene ndinawatulutsa mʼdziko la Igupto mpaka lero zochita zawo zakhala zondikana Ine nʼkumatumikira milungu ina. Tsopano akukukananso iwe. 9 Tsono amvere zimene akunena, koma uwachenjeze kwambiri ndipo uwawuzitse za khalidwe la mfumu imene idzawalamulire.”
10 Samueli anawawuza anthu amene amamupempha mfumu aja mawu onse a Yehova. 11 Iye anati, “Zimene mfumu imene idzakulamulireniyo idzachite ndi izi: Izidzatenga ana anu aamuna kuti akhale ankhondo ake; ena pa magaleta ake, ena pa akavalo ake ndipo ena othamanga patsogolo pa magaleta akewo. 12 Ena adzawayika kukhala olamulira asilikali 1,000, ena olamulira asilikali makumi asanu, ndi ena otipula minda yake, ndi kukolola ndiponso ena adzakhala osula zida zankhondo ndi zida za magaleta ake. 13 Iyo idzatenga ana anu akazi kuti akhale oyenga mafuta onunkhira, ophika chakudya ndi kupanga buledi. 14 Idzatenga minda yanu yabwino ya mpesa ndi ya mitengo ya olivi ndipo adzayipereka kwa antchito ake. 15 Idzatenga gawo lakhumi la tirigu wanu ndi mphesa zanu ndi kupereka kwa nduna zake ndi akapitawo ake. 16 Mfumuyo idzatenga antchito anu aamuna ndi aakazi. Idzatenganso ngʼombe zanu zabwino ndi abulu anu nʼkumazingwiritsa ntchito. 17 Iyo idzatenga gawo lakhumi la zoweta zanu, ndipo inu eni mudzakhala akapolo ake. 18 Nthawi imeneyo ikadzafika inu mudzalira momvetsa chisoni chifukwa cha mfumu imene mwadzisankhira, koma Yehova sadzakuyankhani.”
19 Koma anthu anakana kumumvera Samueli. Iwo anati, “Ayi! Ife tikufuna mfumu yotilamulira. 20 Kotero ifenso tidzakhala ngati mayiko ena. Mfumu yathu idzatiweruza ndiponso idzatuluka nafe kutitsogolera kukamenya nkhondo.”
21 Samueli atamva zonse zimene anthuwo ananena, iye anakazifotokozanso kwa Yehova. 22 Yehova anamuyankha nati, “Amvere zimene akunena ndipo apatse mfumu.”
Ndipo Samueli anati kwa Aisraeli aja, “Bwererani aliyense kwawo.”
Kugonjetsedwa kwa Satana
7 Zaka 1,000 zikadzatha, Satana adzamasulidwa ku ndende yake 8 ndipo adzapita kukanyenga mitundu ya anthu kumbali zonse zinayi za dziko lapansi, Gogi ndi Magogi, kuwasonkhanitsa kuti akachite nkhondo. Kuchuluka kwawo kudzakhala ngati mchenga wa mʼmbali mwa nyanja. 9 Iwo anayenda ponseponse pa dziko lapansi nazinga msasa wa anthu a Mulungu, mzinda umene Iye amawukonda. Koma moto unatsika kuchokera kumwamba ndi kuwanyeketsa. 10 Ndipo Mdierekezi amene anawanyenga, anaponyedwa mʼnyanja ya sulufule wotentha, kumene kunaponyedwa chirombo chija ndi mneneri wonama uja. Iwo adzazunzika usiku ndi usana kwamuyaya.
Chiweruzo Chotsiriza
11 Kenaka ndinaona Mpando Waufumu waukulu woyera ndi Iye amene anakhalapo. Dziko lapansi ndi kumwamba zinathawa pamaso pake ndipo panalibenso malo awo. 12 Ndipo ndinaona akufa, aakulu ndi aangʼono omwe atayimirira patsogolo pa Mpando Waufumu ndipo mabuku anatsekulidwa. Buku lina linatsekulidwa limene linali Buku Lamoyo. Akufa anaweruzidwa monga mwa zimene anachita monga mmene zinalembedwera mʼmabuku. 13 Nyanja inapereka amene anaferamo ndipo imfa ndi Hade zinapereka akufa ake ndipo munthu aliyense anaweruzidwa monga mwa ntchito zake. 14 Kenaka imfa ndi Hade zinaponyedwa mʼnyanja ya moto. Nyanja yamoto ndiyo imfa yachiwiri. 15 Ngati dzina la wina aliyense silinapezeke mʼBuku Lamoyo, anaponyedwa mʼnyanja yamoto.
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