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Kuthandiza wakusauka
1 “Khalani wancheru lakuleka kucita ‘mabasa yanu ya cirungamo’ patsogolo pa wanthu kuti muwonedwe na iwo, mungacita bzimwebzi, mun'dzakhala lini na mabai-bai kwa baba wanu wa kudzulu.
2 “Na tenepo, iwe ukapereka bzinthu kuna wakusauka leka kubzikuwirira na cimbututu ninga bzomwe ambacita wacipha-maso munyumba za mapembo na munjira, kuti alemekezedwe na wanthu. Cadidi nin'kuuzani kuti iwo atambira kale mabai-bai yawo. 3 Tsono iwe ungapereka bzinthu kuna wakusauka, boko lako lamadzere lireke kudziwa bzomwe bzirikucita boko lamadidi, 4 kuti cakupereka cako cicitike mwakubisala. Ndipo Baba wako, omwe ambawona bzomwe bzin'citika mwakubisala, an'dzakubaira.
Bza kupemba
5 “Ndipo imwe mukambapemba, lekani kucita ninga wacipha-maso. Iwo ambafuna kupemba adaima munyumba za mapembo na m'phambano za njira kuti awonedwe na wanthu. Cadidi nin'kuuzani kuti iwo atambira kale mabai-bai yawo. 6 Tsono iwepo pomwe un'pemba, ndoko mucipinda cako ufunge m'suwo ndipo upembe kuna Baba wako omwe ali mwakubisala. Pamwepo Baba wako omwe ambawona bzakubisala an'dzakupasa mabai-bai. 7 Pomwe mun'pemba, lekani kumbabwerezera bzibodzi-na-bzibodzi, ninga bzomwe ambacita wakusaya kupemba Mulungu. Thangwe iwo ambakumbuka kuti akacita mpembo wakupitiriza an'dzabveredwa. 8 Na tenepo lekani kundendemera na iwo, thangwe Baba wanu an'dziwa bzomwe imwe mulibe, mukanati kumukumbira. 9 Ndipo imwepo pembani tenepayu:
“Baba wathu muli kudzulu!
Dzina lanu liremekezedwe.
10 Umambo bwanu bubwere,
kufuna kwanu kucitike
pa dziko la pantsi pano ninga momwe bzimbacitikira kudzulu.
11 Tipaseni lero
cakudya cathu ca ntsiku na ntsiku.
12 Tirekerereni bzakuphonya bzathu,
ninga momwe ife timbalekererambo
omwe ambatiphonyera.
13 Ndipo lekani kutirekerera ticigwa
mukuyezedwa,
tsono mutipulumuse kwa bzakuipa* Ayai kwa Wakuipa.,
thangwe bwanu ni Umambo, mphambvu na mbiri kwakuyenda na kuyenda.
14 Thangwe imwepo mukalekerera wanthu bzakuphonya bzawo, Baba wanu wa kudzulu an'dzakulekereranimbo. 15 Tsono mukasaya kulekerera wanthu bzakuphonya bzawo, Baba wanu an'dzakulekererani lini bzakuphonya bzanu.
Kubziretsa kudya
16 “Pomwe mun'bziretsa kudya, lekani kubziwonesa nkhope yakudodoma ninga wacipha-maso, nakuti iwo ambacinja nkhope kuti wanthu awawone kuti iwo alikubziretsa kudya. Ine nin'kuuzani mwacadidi kuti iwo atambira kale mabai-bai yawo. 17 Pomwe iwe un'bziretsa kudya, samba m'maso ndipo pukusira mafuta tsisi lako, 18 kuti wanthu aleke kudziwa kuti iwe uli kubziretsa kudya, tsono Baba wako yekha omwe ali mwakubisala. Ndipo Baba wako, omwe ambawona mwakubisala, an'dzakubaira.
Cuma ca kudzulu
19 “Lekani kukoya cuma canu padziko la pantsi, pomwe pana manthedza na ngula bzomwe bzimbadzonga ndipo pana mbava zomwe zimbachola ziciba. 20 Tsono koyani cuma canu kudzulu, komwe manthedza na ngula bzin'dzonga lini, ndipo komwe mbava zin'chola lini ziciba. 21 Pakuti komwe kuna cuma cako, komwekombo ndiko kun'dzakhala m'tima wako.
Ciphani-phani ca thupi
22 “Maso ndiyo ciphani-phani ca thupi. Penu maso yako ni yabwino, thupi rako lentse lin'khala na ceza. 23 Tsono penu maso yako ni yakuipa, thupi lako lentse lin'khala na m'dima. Na tenepo penu ceza comwe ciri m'kati mwa iwe casanduka m'dima, m'dima umweyu ngwakugosva kwene-kwene!
24 “Palibe omwe angaphatire basa azimbuya awiri, nakuti an'dzawenga m'bodzi acifuna winango, ayai an'dzaphatira basa m'bodzi acinyoza winango. Imwepo mun'kwanisa lini kutumikira Mulungu na kobiri‡ MuciGiriki adati Mamoni..
Kuneseka na moyo
25 “Na tenepo Ine nin'kuuzani kuti: Lekani kuneseka na moyo wanu, kuti mun'dzadya ciyani ayai mun'dzamwa ciyani. Ngakhale na thupi lanu, kuti mun'dzabvala ciyani. Kodi moyo ndiwo lini wakufunika kuposa cakudya? Ndipo thupi ndakufunika lini kuposa bzakubvala? 26 Nyang'anani mbalame za kudzulu, zimbabzala lini, zimbabvuna lini napo kukoya m'magwangwa. Tsono Baba wanu wa kudzulu ambazidyesa. Kodi imwepo ndimwe lini wakufunika kwene-kwene kuposa mbalame? 27 Kodi mbani wa imwe angathumizire ntsiku za moyo wace thangwe ra kuneseka?
28 “Thangwe ranyi imwepo mun'neseka na bzakubvala? Nyang'anani maluwa ya m'thengo momwe yamba kulira. Iyo yambaphata lini basa ngakhale kubzirukira bzakubvala. 29 Na tenepo Ine nin'kuuzani kuti ngakhale Solomoni muulemerero bwace bwentse alibe kubvala ninga libodzi la maluwaya. 30 Penu Mulungu an'bvazika usva bwa m'thengo, bomwe lero bulipo ndipo mangwana bun'thusidwa kumoto, angadzataze kubvazika imwepo, wanthu wa cikhulupiriro cakucepamwe? 31 Na tenepo lekani kuneseka muciti ‘tin'dzadyanyi?’ ‘Tin'dzamwanyi?’ Ayai ‘tin'dzabvalanyi?’ 32 Nakuti wakusaya kupemba Mulungu ndiwo ambanyang'ana bzinthu bzimwebzi. Tsono Baba wanu wa kudzulu an'dziwa kuti imwepo bzentsenebzi mun'bzifuna. 33 Tsono cakutoma, nyang'anani Umambo bwa Mulungu na cirungamo cace ndipo bzinango bzentsenebzi mun'dzabzipasidwa. 34 Na tenepo, lekani kuneseka na ntsiku ya mangwana, nakuti ntsiku ya mangwana in'bwera na bzakuneseka bzayene. Ntsiku ibodzi na ibodzi ina bzakuipa bzace bzakukwana.