Revised Common Lectionary (Semicontinuous)
148 Tamandani Yehova.
Tamandani Yehova, inu a kumwamba,
mutamandeni Iye, inu a mlengalenga.
2 Mutamandeni, inu angelo ake onse,
mutamandeni, mutamandeni, inu zolengedwa za mmwamba.
3 Mutamandeni, inu dzuwa ndi mwezi,
mutamandeni, inu nonse nyenyezi zowala.
4 Mutamandeni, inu thambo la kumwambamwamba
ndi inu madzi a pamwamba pa thambo.
5 Zonse zitamande dzina la Yehova
pakuti Iye analamula ndipo zinalengedwa.
6 Iye anaziyika pa malo ake ku nthawi za nthawi;
analamula ndipo sizidzatha.
7 Tamandani Yehova pa dziko lapansi,
inu zolengedwa zikuluzikulu za mʼnyanja, ndi nyanja zonse zakuya,
8 inu zingʼaningʼani ndi matalala, chipale ndi mitambo,
mphepo yamkuntho imene imakwaniritsa mawu ake,
9 inu mapiri ndi zitunda zonse,
inu mitengo ya zipatso ndi mikungudza yonse,
10 inu nyama zakuthengo ndi ngʼombe zonse,
inu zolengedwa zingʼonozingʼono ndi mbalame zowuluka.
11 Inu mafumu a dziko lapansi ndi anthu a mitundu yonse,
inu akalonga ndi olamulira a dziko lapansi.
12 Inu anyamata ndi anamwali,
inu nkhalamba ndi ana omwe.
13 Onsewo atamande dzina la Yehova
pakuti dzina lake lokha ndi lolemekezeka;
ulemerero wake ndi woopsa pa dziko lapansi pano ndi kumwamba komwe.
14 Iye wakwezera nyanga anthu ake,
matamando a anthu ake onse oyera mtima,
Aisraeli, anthu a pamtima pake.
Tamandani Yehova.
Kuyipa kwa Yowasi
17 Atamwalira Yehoyada, akuluakulu a Yuda anabwera kudzapereka ulemu kwa mfumu, ndipo mfumu inawamvera. 18 Iwo anasiya Nyumba ya Yehova, Mulungu wa makolo awo ndipo anapembedza Asera ndi mafano. Chifukwa cha kulakwa kwawo, mkwiyo wa Yehova unabwera pa Yuda ndi Yerusalemu. 19 Ngakhale Yehova anatumiza aneneri kwa anthuwo kuti awabweze kwa Iye, ngakhale aneneri ananenera mowatsutsa, anthuwo sanamvere.
20 Kenaka Mzimu wa Mulungu unabwera pa Zekariya mwana wa wansembe Yehoyada. Iye anayimirira pamaso pa anthu ndipo anati, “Zimene Mulungu akunena ndi Izi: ‘Chifukwa chiyani simukumvera Malamulo a Yehova? Simudzapindula. Chifukwa mwasiya Yehova, Iyenso wakusiyani.’ ”
21 Koma anthuwo anamuchitira chiwembu molamulidwa ndi mfumu ndipo anamugenda miyala ndi kumupha mʼbwalo la Nyumba ya Mulungu. 22 Mfumu Yowasi sinakumbukire zabwino zimene Yehoyada abambo ake a Zekariya anamuchitira, koma anapha mwana wake. Pamene amafa, iye ananena kuti, “Yehova aone zimenezi ndipo abwezere chilango.”
23 Pakutha kwa chaka, gulu lankhondo la Aramu linadzamenyana ndi Yowasi. Linalowa mu Yuda ndi mu Yerusalemu ndi kupha atsogoleri onse a anthu. Zonse zimene analanda anazitumiza kwa mfumu ya ku Damasiko. 24 Ngakhale kuti gulu lankhondo la Aramu linabwera ndi anthu ochepa okha, Yehova anapereka mʼmanja mwawo gulu lalikulu lankhondo. Chifukwa Yuda anasiya Yehova Mulungu wa makolo awo, chiweruzo chinachitika pa Yowasi.
Asankha Atumiki Asanu ndi Awiri
6 Mʼmasiku amenewo pamene chiwerengero cha ophunzira chinkachuluka, Ayuda a Chihelene pakati pawo anadandaula chifukwa cha Ayuda a Chihebri chifukwa amasiye awo samawagawira chakudya cha tsiku ndi tsiku. 2 Tsono Atumwi khumi ndi awiriwo anasonkhanitsa ophunzira onse pamodzi ndipo anati, “Nʼkosayenera kuti ife tisiye kulalikira Mawu a Mulungu ndi kuyangʼanira za chakudya. 3 Choncho abale, sankhani pakati panu anthu asanu ndi awiri a mbiri yabwino, odzazidwa ndi Mzimu Woyera ndi anzeru. Ife tidzawapatsa udindo oyangʼanira. 4 Koma ife tidzadzipereka kuti tizipemphera ndi kulalikira mawu.”
5 Mawu amenewa anakondweretsa gulu lonse la anthu. Iwo anasankha, Stefano, munthu wodzazidwa ndi chikhulupiriro ndiponso Mzimu Woyera; anasankhanso Filipo, Prokoro, Nikanora, Timo, Parmena ndi Nikolao amene anatembenuka mtima ndi kulowa Chiyuda kuchokera kwa Antiokeya. 6 Iwo anapereka anthuwa kwa atumwi amene anawapempherera ndi kuwasanjika manja.
7 Ndipo Mawu a Mulungu anapitirira kufalikira. Chiwerengero cha ophunzira mu Yerusalemu chinakula mofulumira ndipo ansembe ochuluka anakhulupirira.
51 “Anthu wokanika inu, osachita mdulidwe wa mu mtima ndi a makutu ogontha! Inu ofanana ndi makolo anu. Nthawi zonse mumakana kumvera Mzimu Woyera: 52 Kodi analipo mneneri amene makolo anu sanamuzunze? Iwo anapha ngakhale amene ananeneratu za kubwera kwa Wolungamayo. Ndipo tsopano inu munamupereka ndi kumupha Iye. 53 Inu amene munalandira Malamulo amene anaperekedwa ndi angelo ndipo simunawamvere.”
Kuphedwa kwa Stefano
54 Atamva zimenezi, iwo anakwiya kwambiri ndipo anamukukutira mano. 55 Koma Stefano, wodzaza ndi Mzimu Woyera, anayangʼana kumwamba ndipo anaona ulemerero wa Mulungu ndiponso Yesu atayimirira ku dzanja lamanja la Mulungu. 56 Stefano anati, “Taonani, ndikuona kumwamba kotsekuka ndiponso Mwana wa Munthu atayimirira ku dzanja la manja la Mulungu.”
57 Koma iwo anatseka mʼmakutu mwawo, ndipo anafuwula kolimba, onse anathamangira kwa iye, 58 anamukokera kunja kwa mzinda ndipo anayamba kumugenda miyala. Mboni zinasungitsa zovala zawo kwa mnyamata otchedwa Saulo.
59 Akumugenda miyala, Stefano anapemphera kuti, “Ambuye Yesu, landirani mzimu wanga.” 60 Ndipo anagwada pansi nafuwula mwamphamvu kuti, “Ambuye musawawerengere tchimoli.” Atanena mawu amenewa anamwalira.
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