Revised Common Lectionary (Semicontinuous)

Kwa mtsogoleri wa mayimbidwe. Potsata mayimbidwe a “Kakombo wa Pangano.” Salimo la Asafu.

Lonjezo la Mulungu kwa Davide

7 Mfumu itakhazikika mʼnyumba yake yaufumu, Yehova atayipatsa mpumulo kwa adani ake onse woyizungulira, ² mfumuyo inawuza mneneri Natani kuti, “Ine pano ndikukhala mʼnyumba yomanga ndi mitengo ya mkungudza, pomwe Bokosi la Mulungu lili mu tenti.”

³ Natani anayankha mfumu kuti, “Chitani chilichonse chimene chili mu mtima mwanu chifukwa Yehova ali nanu.”

⁴ Usiku umenewo mawu a Yehova anafika kwa Natani ndipo anati,

⁵ “Pita kamuwuze mtumiki wanga Davide kuti, ‘Yehova akunena kuti: kodi ndiwe amene udzandimangira Ine nyumba yokhalamo? ⁶ Ine sindinakhalepo mʼnyumba kuyambira tsiku limene ndinatulutsa Aisraeli mʼdziko la Igupto mpaka lero lino. Ndakhala ndikuyenda uku ndi uku ndipo mokhala mwanga munali mu tenti. ⁷ Konse ndakhala ndikuyenda ndi Aisraeli onse, kodi ndinanenapo kwa wina aliyense atsogoleri awo, amene ndinamulamula kuweta anthu anga Aisraeli kuti, nʼchifukwa chiyani simunandimangire nyumba ya mitengo ya mkungudza?’ ”

⁸ “Ndipo tsopano umuwuze mtumiki wanga Davide kuti, ‘Yehova Wamphamvuzonse akuti: Ine ndinakutenga ku busa ukuweta nkhosa kuti ukhale mtsogoleri wa anthu anga Aisraeli. ⁹ Ineyo ndinali nawe kulikonse kumene unkapita, ndipo ndachotsa adani ako onse pamaso pako. Tsopano ndidzakuza dzina lako kuti likhale mʼgulu la mayina a anthu otchuka kwambiri pa dziko lapansi. ¹⁰ Ndipo ndidzawapatsa malo anthu anga Aisraeli ndipo ndidzawadzala pamalo awoawo kuti asadzavutitsidwenso. Anthu oyipa sadzawazunzanso monga ankachitira poyamba paja, ¹¹ monga akhala akuchitira kuchokera nthawi imene ndinasankha atsogoleri a anthu anga Aisraeli. Ine ndidzakupatsaninso mpumulo kwa adani anu onse.

“ ‘Yehova akulengeza kwa iwe kuti Iye mwini adzakhazikitsa banja lako: ¹² Masiku ako akadzatha ndipo ukadzakapuma ndi makolo ako, Ine ndidzawutsa mphukira yako imene idzalowa mʼmalo mwako, imene idzachokera mʼthupi mwako, ndipo ndidzakhazikitsa ufumu wake. ¹³ Iye ndiye amene adzamangire nyumba Dzina langa, ndipo Ine ndidzakhazikitsa ufumu wake kwamuyaya. ¹⁴ Ine ndidzakhala abambo ake, ndipo iye adzakhala mwana wanga. Akadzachita choyipa, Ineyo ndidzamulanga ndi ndodo ndi zikwapu za anthu. ¹⁵ Koma sindidzasiya kumukonda, monga ndinachitira ndi Sauli, amene ndinamuchotsa iwe usanakhale mfumu. ¹⁶ Nyumba yako ndi ufumu wako zidzakhala zamuyaya pamaso panga. Mpando wako waufumu udzakhazikika kwamuyaya!’ ”

¹⁷ Natani anafotokozera Davide mawu onse avumbulutso limene analandira.

²³ Chikhulupiriro ichi chisanabwere, ife tinali mʼndende ya lamulo, otsekeredwa mpaka pamene chikhulupiriro chikanavumbulutsidwa. ²⁴ Choncho lamulo linayikidwa kukhala lotiyangʼanira kuti lititsogolere kwa Khristu kuti tilungamitsidwe mwachikhulupiriro. ²⁵ Tsopano pakuti chikhulupiriro chabwera, ife sitilinso mu ulamuliro wa lamulo.

Ana a Mulungu

²⁶ Nonse ndinu ana a Mulungu kudzera mʼchikhulupiriro mwa Khristu Yesu, ²⁷ pakuti nonse amene munalumikizana ndi Khristu mu ubatizo munavala Khristu. ²⁸ Palibe Myuda kapena Mgriki, kapolo kapena mfulu, mwamuna kapena mkazi, pakuti nonse ndinu amodzi mwa Khristu Yesu. ²⁹ Ngati inu muli ake a Khristu, ndiye kuti ndinu mbewu ya Abrahamu, ndi olowamʼmalo molingana ndi lonjezo.