Revised Common Lectionary (Semicontinuous)

³ Yosefe anati kwa abale ake, “Ine ndine Yosefe! Kodi abambo anga akanali ndi moyo?” Koma abale ake sanathe kumuyankha chifukwa anali ndi mantha kwambiri pamaso pake.

⁴ Ndipo Yosefe anati kwa abale ake, “Senderani pafupi nane.” Atasendera iye anati, “Ine ndine mʼbale wanu Yosefe amene munamugulitsa ku Igupto! ⁵ Ndipo tsopano, musawawidwe mtima kapena kudzipsera mtima chifukwa choti munandigulitsa ine kuno, popeza Mulungu ananditsogoza ine kuti adzapulumutse miyoyo yanu. ⁶ Kwa zaka ziwiri tsopano, kwakhala kuli njala mʼdziko muno, ndipo kwa zaka zisanu zikubwerazi, anthu sadzalima kapena kukolola. ⁷ Koma Mulungu ananditsogoza kuti adzakusungeni ndi moyo ndi kuti mudzakhale ndi zidzukulu pa dziko lapansi.

⁸ “Motero, si inu amene munanditumiza kuno koma Mulungu. Iye anandisandutsa kukhala nduna yayikulu ya Farao, ndipo zonse za mʼnyumba mwake zili mʼmanja mwangamu. Komanso amene akulamulira dziko lonse la Igupto ndi ine. ⁹ Tsono fulumirani mubwerere kwa abambo anga ndi kuwawuza kuti, ‘Mwana wanu Yosefe akuti, Mulungu anandisandutsa kukhala mbuye wa dziko lonse la Igupto. Ndiye bwerani kuno musachedwe. ¹⁰ Ndipo inu, ana anu, zidzukulu zanu, pamodzi ndi nkhosa ndi ngʼombe zanu ndi antchito anu amene muli nawo muzidzakhala mʼdziko la Goseni pafupi ndi ine. ¹¹ Ine ndizidzakupatsani zakudya kumeneko chifukwa zaka zisanu za njala zikubwera ndithu. Kupanda kutero, inu ndi mabanja anu pamodzi ndi anthu anu onse mudzasowa chakudya.’

¹⁵ Atatero, Yosefe anapsompsona abale ake onse aja, akulira. Pambuyo pake abale ake aja anacheza ndi Yosefe.

Salimo la Davide.

Kuukitsidwa kwa Thupi

³⁵ Koma wina akhoza kufunsa kuti, “Kodi akufa amaukitsidwa motani? Adzauka ndi thupi la mtundu wanji?” ³⁶ Wopusa iwe! Chimene mudzala sichikhala ndi moyo pokhapokha chitayamba chafa. ³⁷ Mukadzala, simudzala thupi limene lidzamere, koma mbewu chabe, mwina ya tirigu kapena ya china chake. ³⁸ Koma Mulungu amayipatsa thupi monga Iye wafunira, ku mbewu ya mtundu uliwonse amapereka thupi lakelake.

⁴² Zidzaterenso pamene akufa adzauka. Thupi loyikidwa mʼnthaka ngati mbewu limavunda, koma likadzauka lidzakhala losavunda. ⁴³ Limayikidwa mʼmanda mopanda ulemu, koma likadzaukitsidwa lidzakhala ndi ulemerero. Limayikidwa mʼmanda lili lofowoka, koma likadzaukitsidwa lidzakhala ndi mphamvu. ⁴⁴ Limayikidwa mʼmanda thupi la mnofu chabe, koma likadzaukitsidwa lidzakhala lauzimu.

Ngati pali thupi la mnofu, palinso thupi lauzimu. ⁴⁵ Kwalembedwa kuti, “Munthu woyamba Adamu anakhala wamoyo,” Adamu wotsiriza anakhala wopatsa moyo. ⁴⁶ Zauzimu sizinabwere koyambirira, koma zachilengedwe, pambuyo pake zauzimu. ⁴⁷ Munthu woyamba anali wa dziko lapansi, wochokera mʼnthaka koma munthu wachiwiri anali wochokera kumwamba. ⁴⁸ Monga analili munthu wa dziko lapansi, momwemonso anthu onse amene ndi a dziko lapansi. Ndipo monga alili munthu wakumwamba, momwemonso anthu onse amene ndi akumwamba. ⁴⁹ Ndipo monga momwe tinabadwa ofanana ndi munthu wa dziko lapansi uja, momwemonso tidzakhala ofanana ndi munthu wakumwamba.

⁵⁰ Ndikunenetsa, abale, kuti thupi ndi magazi sizingathe kulowa mu ufumu wa Mulungu, ndipo zimene zimavunda sizingathe kulowa kumene zinthu sizivunda.

Kukonda Adani

²⁷ “Koma Ine ndikuwuza inu amene mukundimva: Kondani adani anu, chitirani zabwino amene amakudani. ²⁸ Dalitsani amene amakutembererani, apempherereni amene amakusautsani. ²⁹ Ngati wina akumenyani patsaya limodzi mupatseninso tsaya linalo. Ngati wina akulanda mwinjiro wako, umulole atenge ndi mkanjo omwe. ³⁰ Mupatseni aliyense amene akupemphani kanthu ndipo ngati wina atenga chinthu chanu, musamulamule kuti akubwezereni. ³¹ Inu muwachitire anthu ena, zomwe mukanafuna kuti iwo akuchitireni.

³² “Ngati mukonda okhawo amene amakukondani, mwapindula chiyani? Ngakhale ‘ochimwa’ amakonda amene amawakondanso. ³³ Ndipo ngati muchita zabwino kwa amene ndi abwino kwa inu, mwapindula chiyani? Ngakhale ‘ochimwa’ amachita izi. ³⁴ Ndipo ngati mukongoza amene mukuyembekeza kuti abweza, mwapindula chiyani? Ngakhale ‘ochimwa’ amabwereketsa kwa ochimwa anzawo, ndipo amayembekezera kubwezeredwa zonse. ³⁵ Koma kondani adani anu, achitireni zabwino, akongozeni koma osayembekezera kulandira kanthu. Pamenepo mphotho yanu idzakhala yayikulu ndipo inu mudzakhala ana a Wammwambamwamba, chifukwa ndi wokoma mtima kwa anthu osayamika ndi oyipa. ³⁶ Khalani achifundo, monga momwe Atate anu ali achifundo.”

Za Kuweruza Ena

³⁷ “Musaweruze, ndipo inu simudzaweruzidwa. Musatsutse ndipo inu simudzatsutsidwa. Khululukirani ena ndipo mudzakhululukidwa. ³⁸ Perekani ndipo mudzapatsidwa. Adzakupatsani mʼthumba mwanu muyeso wabwino, wotsenderezeka, wokhutchumuka ndi wosefukira. Pakuti muyeso umene mumagwiritsa ntchito, ndi omwewo adzakuyeserani.”