Revised Common Lectionary (Semicontinuous)
Kwa mtsogoleri wa mayimbidwe. Salimo la Davide.
140 Landitseni Yehova kwa anthu oyipa;
tetezeni kwa anthu ankhanza,
2 amene mu mtima mwawo amakonza zinthu zoyipa
ndi kuyambitsa nkhondo tsiku lililonse.
3 Iwo amanola malilime awo kukhala akuthwa ngati a njoka;
pa milomo yawo pali ululu wa mamba.
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4 Tetezeni Inu Yehova, kwa anthu oyipa;
tchinjirizeni kwa anthu ankhanza
amene amakonza zokola mapazi anga.
5 Anthu odzikuza anditchera msampha mobisika;
iwo atchera zingwe za maukonde awo
ndipo anditchera misampha pa njira yanga.
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6 Inu Yehova, ine ndikuti, “Ndinu Mulungu wanga.”
Imvani kupempha kwanga Yehova.
7 Inu Ambuye Wamphamvuzonse, Mpulumutsi wanga wamphamvu,
mumateteza mutu wanga tsiku lankhondo.
8 Musawapatse anthu oyipa zokhumba zawo, Inu Yehova;
musalole kuti zokonza zawo zitheke,
mwina iwo adzayamba kunyada.
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9 Mitu ya amene andizungulira
iphimbidwe ndi masautso amene milomo yawo yayambitsa.
10 Makala amoto agwere pa iwo;
aponyedwe pa moto,
mʼmaenje amatope, asatulukemonso.
11 Musalole kuti anthu achipongwe akhazikike mʼdziko;
choyipa chilondole anthu ankhanza.
12 Ndikudziwa kuti Yehova amapereka chiweruzo cholungama kwa anthu osauka,
ndipo amateteza zolinga za anthu osowa.
13 Zoonadi anthu olungama adzatamanda dzina lanu,
ndipo anthu owongoka mtima adzakhala pamaso panu.
Pempho la Estere kwa Mfumu
5 Tsiku lachitatu Estere anavala zovala zake zaufumu ndipo anayima mʼbwalo la mʼkati la nyumba yaufumu choyangʼana ku chipinda chachikulu cha mfumu. Mfumu inakhala pa mpando waufumu mʼchipinda chachikulu moyangʼana ku chipata cholowera mʼnyumba yaufumu. 2 Mfumu itaona Estere atayima mʼbwalomo inakondwera naye ndipo anamuloza ndi ndodo yagolide imene inali mʼdzanja lake. Choncho Estere anayandikira ndi kukhudza msonga ya ndodoyo.
3 Kenaka mfumu inati kwa iye, “Kodi mukufuna chiyani, inu mfumukazi Estere? Nanga pempho lanu ndi chiyani? Ngakhale mutapempha theka la ufumu, ndidzakupatsani.”
4 Ndipo Estere anayankha kuti, “Ngati chingakukomereni, mfumu, mubwere lero pamodzi ndi Hamani kuphwando limene ndakonzera inu mfumu.”
5 Mfumu inati, “Muwuzeni abwere Hamani msanga, kotero kuti tichite monga Estere wapempha.”
Choncho mfumu ndi Hamani anafika kuphwando limene Estere anakonza. 6 Akumwa vinyo, mfumu inamufunsano Estere kuti, “Kodi ukupempha chiyani tsopano? Chimene uti upemphe ndikupatsa. Chopempha chako ndi chiti? Ngakhale utafuna mpaka theka la ufumu, ndidzakupatsa.”
7 Estere anayankha kuti, “Pempho langa ndi chofuna changa ndi ichi: 8 Ngati mwandikomera mtima mfumu ndiponso ngati chingakukondweretseni mfumu kundipatsa chimene ndapempha ndi kuchita zimene ndifuna, mubwere mawa inu mfumu ndi Hamani ku phwando limene ndidzakukonzerani. Ndipo ndidzakuyankhani mfumu funso lanu.”
Mkwiyo wa Hamani Ukulabe pa Mordekai
9 Tsiku limenelo Hamani anatuluka wokondwa ndi wosangalala kwambiri. Koma ataona Mordekai pa chipata cha mfumu ndi kuti sanayimirire kapena kumupatsa ulemu pamene iye amadutsa, Hamani anamukwiyira kwambiri, 10 komabe Hamani anadziletsa ndipo anapita ku nyumba kwake.
Anayitana abwenzi ake pamodzi ndi mkazi wake Zeresi. 11 Hamani anawawuza za kuchuluka kwa chuma chake ndi kuti anali ndi ana aamuna ambiri. Anawawuzanso za mmene mfumu inamukwezera ndi kumuyika kukhala woposa nduna ndi olemekezeka onse. 12 Hamani anawonjeza kuti, “Ndipotu si zokhazi. Ndine ndekha amene ndayitanidwa pamodzi ndi mfumu kuphwando limene mfumukazi Estere anatikonzera. Ndipo mawa wandiyitananso pamodzi ndi mfumu. 13 Koma zonsezi sindikhutira nazo ndikamaona nthawi zonse Myuda uja Mordekai atakhala pa chipata cha mfumu.”
14 Mkazi wake Zeresi ndi abwenzi ake onse aja anamuwuza kuti, “Anthu apange mtanda wotalika mamita 23 ndipo mmawa upemphe mfumu kuti anthu akhomerepo Mordekai. Kenaka upite ndi mfumu kuphwando mokondwa.” Hamani anakondwera ndi uphungu umenewu ndipo mtanda unapangidwa.
Anthu Okana Khristu
18 Ana anga, ino ndi nthawi yotsiriza, ndipo monga munamva kale kuti anthu okana Khristu akubwera, ngakhale tsopano okana Khristu ambiri afika kale. Zimenezi zikutisonyeza kuti ino ndi nthawi yotsiriza. 19 Anthu amenewa anachoka pakati pathu, komatu sanali a mʼgulu lathu. Pakuti akanakhala a mʼgulu lathu, akanakhalabe nafe, koma kuchoka kwawo kunatisonyeza kuti sanali a mʼgulu lathu.
20 Koma inu muli ndi kudzoza kochokera kwa Woyerayo, ndipo nonsenu mukudziwa choonadi. 21 Sindikukulemberani chifukwa choti simudziwa choonadi ayi, koma chifukwa choti mumadziwa choonadicho, ndipo mukudziwanso kuti bodza silichokera pa choonadi. 22 Wabodzayo ndani? Ndi munthu aliyense amene amanena kuti Yesu si Mpulumutsi. Munthu woteroyo ndi wokana Khristu, ndiponso amakana Atate, ndi Mwana. 23 Aliyense wokana Mwana alibenso Atate. Wovomereza Mwana alinso ndi Atate.
24 Onetsetsani kuti zimene munazimva kuyambira pachiyambi zikhalebe mwa inu. Ngati zikhala mwa inu, inunso mudzakhala mwa Mwana ndiponso mwa Atate. 25 Ndipo chimene anatilonjeza nʼchimenechi: moyo wosatha.
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