Revised Common Lectionary (Semicontinuous)
Salimo la Davide.
29 Perekani kwa Yehova, inu anthu amphamvu,
perekani kwa Yehova ulemerero ndi mphamvu.
2 Perekani kwa Yehova ulemerero woyenera dzina lake,
pembedzani Yehova mwa kukongola kwa chiyero chake.
3 Liwu la Yehova lili pamwamba pa madzi;
Mulungu waulemerero abangula,
Yehova abangula pamwamba pa madzi amphamvu.
4 Liwu la Yehova ndi lamphamvu;
liwu la Yehova ndi laulemerero.
5 Liwu la Yehova limathyola mikungudza;
Yehova amathyolathyola mikungudza ya ku Lebanoni.
6 Iye amachititsa Lebanoni kulumphalumpha ngati mwana wangʼombe,
Siriyoni ngati mwana wa njati:
7 Liwu la Yehova limakantha
ngati kungʼanima kwa mphenzi.
8 Liwu la Yehova limagwedeza chipululu;
Yehova amagwedeza chipululu cha Kadesi.
9 Liwu la Yehova limapindapinda mibawa
ndi kuyeretsa nkhalango.
Ndipo mʼNyumba mwake onse amafuwula kuti, “Ulemerero!”
10 Yehova amakhala pamwamba pa madzi osefukira,
Yehova ndiye mfumu kwamuyaya.
11 Yehova amapereka mphamvu kwa anthu ake;
Yehova amadalitsa anthu ake ndi mtendere.
3 Ndipo Samueli anati kwa nyumba yonse ya Israeli, “Ngati mukubwerera kwa Yehova ndi mtima wanu wonse, muchotse milungu yachilendo ndi Asiteroti pakati panu ndipo mitima yanu ikhazikike pa Yehova ndi kutumikira Iye yekha. Mukatero Iye adzakupulumutsani mʼmanja mwa Afilisti.” 4 Choncho Aisraeli anachotsa milungu yawo ya Baala ndi Asitoreti ndi kutumikira Yehova yekha.
5 Kenaka Samueli anati, “Sonkhanitsani Aisraeli onse ku Mizipa ndipo ine ndidzakupemphererani kwa Yehova.” 6 Choncho anasonkhana ku Mizipa, ndipo anatunga madzi ndi kuwathira pansi pamaso pa Yehova. Pa tsiku limenelo anasala kudya namanena kuti, “Ife tachimwira Yehova.” Ndipo Samueli anali mtsogoleri wa Israeli ku Mizipa.
7 Afilisti anamva kuti Aisraeli asonkhana ku Mizipa, choncho akalonga awo anabwera kudzawathira nkhondo. Ndipo Aisraeli atamva anachita mantha chifukwa cha Afilisti. 8 Choncho anati kwa Samueli, “Musasiye kutipempherera kwa Yehova Mulungu wathu, kuti atipulumutse mʼdzanja la Afilistiwa.” 9 Ndipo Samueli anatenga mwana wankhosa wamkazi woyamwa ndi kumupereka monga nsembe yopsereza kwa Yehova. Iye anapemphera kwa Yehova mʼmalo mwa Aisraeli, ndipo Yehova anamuyankha.
10 Samueli akupereka nsembe yopsereza, Afilisti anayandikira kuti ayambe kuwathira nkhondo Aisraeli. Koma tsiku limenelo Yehova anawaopseza Afilisti aja ndi mawu aakulu ngati bingu. Choncho anasokonezeka motero kuti Aisraeli anawagonjetsa. 11 Aisraeli anatuluka ku Mizipa kuthamangitsa Afilisti aja nʼkumawapha mʼnjira yonse mpaka kumunsi kwa Beti-Kari.
12 Kenaka Samueli anatenga mwala nawuyika pakati pa Mizipa ndi Seni. Iye anawutcha Ebenezeri, popeza anati, “Yehova watithandiza mpaka pano.” 13 Kotero Afilisti anagonjetsedwa ndipo sanadzalowenso mʼdziko la Israeli.
Yehova analimbana ndi Afilisti masiku onse a Samueli. 14 Mizinda yonse imene Afilisti analanda kuchokera ku Ekroni mpaka ku Gati inabwezedwa kwa Aisraeli. Choncho Aisraeli anapulumutsa dziko lawo. Ndipo panalinso mtendere pakati pa Aisraeli ndi Aamori.
15 Samueli anatsogolera Aisraeli moyo wake wonse. 16 Chaka ndi chaka Samueli ankakonza ulendo wozungulira kuchokera ku Beteli mpaka ku Giligala ndi Mizipa, kuweruza milandu ya Aisraeli mʼmadera onsewa. 17 Koma pambuyo pake ankabwerera ku Rama, kumene kunali nyumba yake. Ankaweruza Aisraeli kumeneko. Ndipo iye anamanga guwa lansembe la Yehova kumeneko.
19 ndipo atadya chakudya, anapezanso mphamvu.
Saulo Alalikira ku Damasiko
Saulo anakhala masiku angapo ndi ophunzira a ku Damasiko. 20 Posakhalitsa anayamba kulalikira mʼsunagoge kuti Yesu ndiye Mwana wa Mulungu. 21 Onse amene anamva iye akulalikira anadabwa ndipo anafunsa kuti, “Kodi uyu si munthu amene anayambitsa kuzunza okhulupirira ku mpingo wa ku Yerusalemu? Kodi siwabwera kuno kuti awamange ndi kuwapereka kwa akulu a ansembe?” 22 Koma mphamvu za Saulo zinali kukulirakulira ndipo anathetsa nzeru Ayuda okhala ku Damasiko powatsimikizira kuti Yesu ndi Mpulumutsi.
23 Patapita masiku ambiri, Ayuda anapangana zoti aphe Saulo, 24 koma iye anadziwa za chiwembucho. Anthu ankadikirira usana ndi usiku pa zipata za mzindawo kuti amuphe. 25 Koma ophunzira ake anamutenga usiku, namutsitsira kunja kwa mpandawo mʼdengu.
Saulo ku Yerusalemu
26 Saulo atafika ku Yerusalemu, anayesetsa kulowa mʼgulu la ophunzira koma onse anamuopa chifukwa sanakhulupirire kuti anali wophunziradi. 27 Koma Barnaba anamutenga napita naye kwa atumwi. Iye anawafotokozera iwo za mmene Saulo anaonera Ambuye pa njira paja, ndi kuti Ambuye anamuyankhula, ndi momwe analalikira ku Damasiko mʼdzina la Yesu mosaopa. 28 Kotero Saulo anakhala nawo nayendayenda mwaufulu mu Yerusalemu akulalikira molimba mtima mʼdzina la Ambuye. 29 Anayankhula ndi kutsutsana ndi Ayuda a Chihelene, koma iwo ankafuna kumupha. 30 Abale atadziwa zimenezi, anamutenga Saulo ndi kupita naye ku Kaisareya, ndipo anamutumiza ku Tarisisi.
31 Pamenepo mpingo wa ku Yudeya konse, ku Galileya ndi ku Samariya unakhala pamtendere, unalimbikitsidwa; ndi kupatsidwa mphamvu ndi Mzimu Woyera, unakula mʼchiwerengero, ndi kukhala moopa Ambuye.
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