Revised Common Lectionary (Semicontinuous)

¹⁶ Anthu ena a fuko la Benjamini ndi ena ochokera ku Yuda anabweranso kwa Davide pamene anali ku linga lake. ¹⁷ Davide anapita kukakumana nawo ndipo anati, “Ngati mwabwera kwa ine mwamtendere, kuti mundithandize, ndakonzeka kugwirizana nanu. Koma ngati mwabwera kudzandipereka kwa adani anga, ngakhale kuti sindinalakwe, Mulungu wa makolo anthu aone izi ndipo akuweruzeni.”

¹⁸ Kenaka Mzimu anabwera pa Amasai, mtsogoleri wa anthu makumi atatu aja ndipo anati:

Kotero Davide anawalandira ndipo anawayika kukhala atsogoleri a magulu ake a ankhondo.

¹⁹ Anthu ena a fuko la Manase anathawira kwa Davide pamene anapita ndi Afilisti kukamenyana ndi Sauli. (Iye ndi anthu ake sanathandize Afilisti chifukwa, atsogoleri awo atakambirana, anamubweza Davide. Iwo anati, “Ife tidzawonongedwa ngati uyu adzabwerera kwa mbuye wake Sauli).” ²⁰ Davide atapita ku Zikilagi, anthu a fuko la Manase amene anathawira kwa iye anali awa: Adina, Yozabadi, Yediaeli, Mikayeli, Yozabadi, Elihu ndi Ziletai; atsogoleri a magulu a anthu 1,000 a ku Manase. ²¹ Iwowa anathandiza Davide kulimbana ndi magulu achifwamba, pakuti onsewa anali asilikali olimba mtima ndipo anali atsogoleri mʼgulu lake la ankhondo. ²² Tsiku ndi tsiku anthu amabwera kudzathandiza Davide, mpaka anakhala ndi gulu lalikulu la ankhondo, ngati gulu la ankhondo a Mulungu.

⁵ Amene anakhala pa mpando waufumuyo anati, “Ndikulenga zinthu zonse zikhale zatsopano!” Ndipo anati, “Lemba izi, pakuti mawu awa ndi okhulupirika ndi woona.”

⁶ Iye anandiwuza kuti, “Kwatha. Ine ndine Alefa ndi Omega, Woyamba ndi Wotsiriza. Kwa onse akumva ludzu, ndidzawapatsa zakumwa zaulere zochokera ku kasupe wamadzi amoyo. ⁷ Iye amene adzapambane adzalandira zonsezi, ndipo ndidzakhala Mulungu wake ndi Iye adzakhala mwana wanga. ⁸ Koma amantha, osakhulupirira, okonda zonyansa, opha anthu, achiwerewere, amatsenga, opembedza mafano ndi abodza, malo awo adzakhala nyanja yamoto ya sulufule wotentha. Iyi ndi imfa yachiwiri.”

Mzinda wa Yerusalemu Watsopano

⁹ Mmodzi wa angelo asanu ndi awiri aja, anali ndi mbale zisanu ndi ziwiri zodzaza ndi miliri yotsiriza isanu ndi iwiri anandiwuza kuti, “Bwera, ine ndidzakuonetsa mkwatibwi wa Mwana Wankhosa.” ¹⁰ Ndipo anandinyamula mwa Mzimu Woyera kupita nane ku phiri lalikulu ndi lalitali nandionetsa mzinda wopatulika, Yerusalemu ukutsika kuchokera kumwamba kwa Mulungu. ¹¹ Unawala ndi ulemerero wa Mulungu, ndipo kuthwanima kwake kunali ngati mwala wamtengowapatali, ngati jasipa; woyera ngati krustalo. ¹² Mzindawo unali ndi mpanda waukulu ndi wautali, unali ndi zipata khumi ndi ziwiri, ndipo panali angelo khumi ndi awiri. Pa chipata chilichonse panayima mngelo. Pa chipata chilichonse panalembedwa dzina la fuko la Israeli. ¹³ Kummawa kunali zipata zitatu, kumpoto zitatu, kummwera zitatu ndi kumadzulo zitatu. ¹⁴ Mpanda wa mzindawu unali ndi maziko khumi ndi awiri ndipo pa mazikopo panali mayina khumi ndi awiri a atumwi a Mwana Wankhosa.