Revised Common Lectionary (Semicontinuous)
113 Tamandani Yehova.
Mutamandeni, inu atumiki a Yehova,
tamandani dzina la Yehova.
2 Yehova atamandidwe,
kuyambira tsopano mpaka muyaya.
3 Kuyambira ku matulukiro a dzuwa mpaka ku malowero ake,
dzina la Yehova liyenera kutamandidwa.
4 Yehova wakwezeka pa anthu a mitundu yonse,
ulemerero wake ndi woposa mayiko akumwamba.
5 Ndani wofanana ndi Yehova Mulungu wathu,
Iye amene amakhala mwaufumu mmwamba?
6 amene amawerama pansi kuyangʼana
miyamba ndi dziko lapansi?
7 Iye amakweza munthu wosauka kuchoka pa fumbi
ndi kutukula munthu wosowa kuchoka pa dzala;
8 amawakhazika pamodzi ndi mafumu,
pamodzi ndi mafumu a anthu ake.
9 Amakhazikitsa mayi wosabereka mʼnyumba yake
monga mayi wa ana wosangalala.
Tamandani Yehova.
30 Rakele ataona kuti sakumuberekera Yakobo ana, anayamba kumuchitira nsanje mʼbale wake. Choncho anati kwa Yakobo, “Undipatse ana kapena apo ayi ndingofa!”
2 Yakobo anapsera mtima Rakele ndipo nati, “Kodi ine ndalowa mʼmalo mwa Mulungu amene wakulepheretsa iwe kukhala ndi ana?”
3 Pamenepo Rakele anati kwa Yakobo, “Mdzakazi wanga Biliha nayu. Lowana naye kuti mwina nʼkundibalira mwana, ndipo kudzera mwa iyeyu nanenso nʼkukhala ndi ana.”
4 Ndipo anamupatsa Yakobo wantchito wake Biliha kuti alowane naye. Choncho Yakobo analowana ndi Biliha, 5 ndipo Bilihayo anatenga pathupi namubalira Yakobo mwana wamwamuna. 6 Pamenepo Rakele anati, “Mulungu waweruza mondikomera mtima, wamva kupempha kwanga ndipo wandipatsa mwana wa mwamuna.” Choncho anamutcha Dani.
7 Biliha, wantchito wa Rakele, anatenganso pathupi nabalira Yakobo mwana wa mwamuna wachiwiri. 8 Pamenepo Rakele anati, “Ndakhala ndikulimbana kwambiri ndi mʼbale wanga ndipo ndapambana.” Choncho anamutcha Nafutali.
9 Pamene Leya anaona kuti waleka kubereka ana, iye anatenga wantchito wake Zilipa namupereka kwa Yakobo kuti alowane naye. 10 Zilipa, wantchito wa Leya, anaberekera Yakobo mwana wamwamuna. 11 Pamenepo Leya anati, “Mwayi wangawo!” Choncho anamutcha Gadi.
12 Zilipa, wantchito wa Leya anamubalira Yakobo mwana wa mwamuna wachiwiri. 13 Pamenepo Leya anati, “Ndakondwa bwanji! Amayi adzanditcha ine wokondwa.” Choncho anamutcha Aseri.
14 Pa nthawi yokolola tirigu, Rubeni anapita ku munda ndipo anapezako zipatso za mankhwala wobereketsa. Tsono anatengerako mayi wake Leya. Rakele anati kwa Leya, “Chonde patseko mankhwala wakupezera mwana wakowo.”
15 Koma iye anati kwa Rakele, “Kodi sizinakukwanire kulanda mwamuna wanga? Ukuti utengenso mankhwala a mwana wangawa.”
Iye anati, “Chabwino, agone ndi iwe usiku uno kuti tisinthane ndi mankhwala a mwana wakowo.”
16 Choncho pamene Yakobo ankabwera kuchokera ku munda madzulo, Leya anapita kukakumana naye nati, “Lero mukagona ku nyumba chifukwa ndakubwerekani ndi mankhwala wobereketsa a mwana wanga.” Choncho usiku umenewo Yakobo anakalowa kwa Leya.
17 Mulungu anamva pemphero la Leya ndipo anatenga pathupi nabalira Yakobo mwana wa mwamuna wachisanu. 18 Pamenepo Leya anati, “Mulungu wandipatsa mphotho chifukwa chopereka wantchito wanga kwa mwamuna wanga.” Choncho anamutcha Isakara.
19 Leya anatenganso pathupi nabalira Yakobo mwana wa mwamuna wachisanu ndi chimodzi. 20 Pamenepo Leya anati, “Mulungu wandipatsa mphatso yapamwamba. Tsopano mwamuna wanga adzandilemekeza chifukwa ndamubalira ana aamuna asanu ndi mmodzi.” Choncho anamutcha Zebuloni.
21 Patapita nthawi Leya anabereka mwana wamkazi ndipo anamutcha Dina.
22 Kenaka, Mulungu anakumbukira Rakele namva pemphero lake ndi kulola kuti akhale ndi mwana. 23 Rakele anatenga pathupi nabala mwana wamwamuna ndipo anati, “Mulungu wandichotsera manyazi anga.” 24 Iye anamutcha mwanayo Yosefe, ndipo anati, “Mulungu andipatsenso mwana wina.”
Ulemerero wa Mʼtsogolo
18 Ine ndiganiza kuti masautso amene tikuwamva nthawi ino, sakufanana ndi ulemerero umene udzaonetsedwa mwa ife. 19 Pakuti chilengedwe chikudikira ndi chiyembekezo kuonetsedwa poyera kwa ana a Mulungu. 20 Pakuti chilengedwe sichinasankhe kugonjera zopanda pake, koma mwachifuniro cha Iye amene analola kuti chigonjere. Koma chili ndi chiyembekezo 21 chakuti chidzamasulidwa ku ukapolo wa chivundi ndi kulandiranso ufulu ndi ulemerero wa ana a Mulungu.
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.
Oposa Agonjetsi
28 Ndipo ife tikudziwa kuti zinthu zonse zimathandizana kuwachitira ubwino amene amakonda Mulungu, amene anayitanidwa monga mwa cholinga chake. 29 Pakuti amene Mulungu anawadziwiratu, anawasankhiratunso kuti akonzedwe mʼchifanizo cha Mwana wake, kuti Iye akhale Mwana woyamba kubadwa mwa abale ambiri. 30 Iwo amene anawasankhiratu, anawayitananso. Amene Iye anawayitana anawalungamitsanso ndipo amene anawalungamitsa anawapatsanso ulemerero.
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