Revised Common Lectionary (Semicontinuous)

²⁷ “Masiku akubwera,” akutero Yehova, “pamene ndidzachulukitsa anthu pamodzi ndi ziweto mʼdziko la Israeli ndi la Yuda. ²⁸ Monga momwe ndinasamalira powazula, powagwetsa, powagumula, powawononga ndi powachita zoyipa, momwemonso ndidzasamala powamanga ndi powadzala” akutero Yehova. ²⁹ “Mʼmasiku amenewo anthu sadzanenanso kuti,

³⁰ Mʼmalo wake, munthu aliyense adzafa chifukwa cha tchimo lake. Iye amene adzadye mphesa zosapsazo ndiye amene mano ake adzachite dziru.”

Memu

¹⁴ Koma iwe pitiriza zimene waziphunzira ndi kuzivomereza, chifukwa ukudziwa amene anakuphunzitsa zimenezi. ¹⁵ Kuyambira uli wamngʼono wakhala ukudziwa Malemba Oyera, amene akhoza kukupatsa nzeru zokupulumutsa kudzera mʼchikhulupiriro cha mwa Yesu Khristu. ¹⁶ Malemba onse anawalembetsa ndi Mulungu, ndipo othandiza pophunzitsa, podzudzula, pokonza cholakwika ndi polangiza za chilungamo ¹⁷ kuti munthu wa Mulungu akonzekere bwino lomwe kugwira ntchito iliyonse yabwino.

4 Pamaso pa Mulungu ndi pamaso pa Khristu Yesu, amene adzaweruza amoyo ndi akufa omwe pamene adzaonekera ndi ufumu wake, ndikukulamula kuti: ² Lalikira Mawu; khala wokonzeka pa nthawi yake, ngakhale pamene si pa nthawi yake. Konza zolakwa zawo, dzudzula ndipo limbikitsa moleza mtima kwambiri ndi malangizo osamalitsa. ³ Pakuti idzafika nthawi imene anthu adzakana chiphunzitso choona. Mʼmalo mwake, chifukwa chokhumba kumva zowakomera zokha, adzasonkhanitsa aphunzitsi ambiri omawawuza zimene iwo akufuna kumva. ⁴ Sadzafuna kumva choona koma adzafuna kumva nthano chabe. ⁵ Koma iwe, khala tcheru nthawi zonse, pirira mʼzovuta, gwira ntchito ya mlaliki, gwira ntchito zonse za utumiki wako.

Fanizo la Mayi Wakhama pa Kupempha

18 Kenaka Yesu anawuza ophunzira ake fanizo kuwaonetsa kuti iwo ayenera kumapemphera nthawi zonse ndikuti asafowoke. ² Iye anati, “Mʼmudzi wina munali woweruza wosaopa Mulungu ngakhalenso kulabadira za anthu. ³ Ndipo panali mkazi wamasiye mʼmudzimo amene ankabwerabwera kwa iye ndi dandawulo lake kuti, ‘Mundiweruze mlandu mwachilungamo pakati pa ine ndi otsutsana nane.’

⁴ “Kwa nthawi yayitali woweruzayo ankakana. Koma pa mapeto analingalira nati, ‘Ngakhale kuti sindiopa Mulungu kapena kulabadira za anthu, ⁵ koma chifukwa chakuti mkazi wamasiyeyu akundivutitsa, ine ndimuweruzira mlandu wake mwachilungamo kuti asanditopetse ndi kubwerabwera kwakeko!’ ”

⁶ Ndipo Ambuye anati, “Tamvani zimene woweruza wopanda chilungamoyu wanena. ⁷ Tsono chingamuletse nʼchiyani Mulungu kubweretsa chilungamo kwa osankhika ake, amene amalira kwa Iye usana ndi usiku? Kodi adzapitirirabe osawalabadira? ⁸ Ine ndikukuwuzani inu, adzaonetsetsa kuti alandire chilungamo, ndiponso mofulumira. Komabe, pamene Mwana wa Munthu akubwera, kodi adzapeza chikhulupiriro pa dziko lapansi?”