Aseri, mwanawakhumiwaYakobondi Zilipa. Kufotokozera za umunthu wapawiri. Nkhani yoyamba ya Jekyll ndi Hyde. Kuti mupeze mawu a Lamulo la Malipiro omwe Emerson akanasangalalanawo,onaniVesi27.
8 Koma ngati chitsamira kuchilakolako choipa, zochita zake zonse zili m’choipa, ndipo chimathamangitsa chabwino, ndi kumamatira ku choipa, ndi kulamulidwa ndi Beliyali; ingakhale ichitachabwino,amaipotozandikuipa.
1Mauacipanganokwa Aseri, zimene ananena kwa ana ace caka ca zana limodzi mphambu makumi awiri kudzacisanucamoyowace.
2 Pakuti pokhala iye wabwino, anati kwa iwo, Mverani, inu ana a Aseri, kwa atate wanu, ndipo ndidzakuuzani zonsezoongokapamasopaYehova.
3 Mulungu anapatsa ana a anthu njira ziwiri, ndi zilakolako ziwiri, ndi machitidwe awiri, ndi machitidwe awiri,ndinkhaniziwiri.
4 Chotero zinthu zonse ziŵiriziŵiri, chimodzichopenyanandichinzake.
5 Pakuti pali njira ziwiri za chabwino ndichoipa,ndipondiizipalimaganizo awirim’zifuwamwathukusala.
6 Choncho ngati moyo usangalala ndi zabwino, zochita zake zonse ndi zolungama. ndipo ngati chitachimwa, ulapapomwepo.
7Pakuti,pokhalandimaganizoakepa chilungamo, ndi kutaya zoipa, nthawi yomweyo amawononga choipa ndi kuzulatchimo.
9 Pakuti pamene chiyamba kuchita chabwino, iye amamukakamiza kuti atulukem’choipa,powonakutichuma cha m’mtima mwake chidzadzazidwa ndimzimuwoipa.
10 Pamenepo munthu ndi mawu angathandize zabwino chifukwa cha choipa, koma nkhani ya zochita imabweretsazoipa.
11 Pali munthu amene sachitira chifundo munthu amene amatumikira m’njira yoipa; ndipo chinthu ichi chitha mbali ziwiri, koma chonsecho ndichoipa.
12 Ndipo pali munthu amene akonda iye wakuchita zoipa, chifukwa afuna ngakhale kufa m’zoipa chifukwa cha iye; Ndipo pazimenezi ndi zoonekeratu kuti Zili m’mbali ziwiri, komazonsezondintchitoyoipa.
13 Ngakhale kuti ali ndi chikondi, ndi woipa amene amabisa zoipa chifukwa cha dzina labwino, + koma mapeto a zochitazakeamatengerazoipa.
14 Wina amaba, achita chosalungama, alanda, alanda, nachitira chifundo aumphawi;
15 Wobera mnzake mwachinyengo amanyansidwa ndi Mulungu,
nalumbira monama motsutsana ndi Wam’mwambamwamba, + koma amachitira chifundo anthu osauka: + Yehova amene analamula chilamulo amapeputsa + ndi kuputa, + koma amatsitsimulaosauka.
16 Iye aipitsa moyo, napatsa thupi; apha ambiri, nachitira chifundo owerengeka;
17 Wina achita chigololo ndi dama, ndi kusadya, ndipo pamene asala kudya achita zoipa, ndipo ndi mphamvu ya chuma chake agonjetsa ambiri; ndipo ngakhale kuipa kwake kopambanitsa achita malamulo: ichinso chiri ndi mbali ziwiri, koma zonsezozirizoipa.
18 Anthu wotere ndi akalulu; zoyera, monga ziboda zogawanika, koma ndithundizodetsedwa.
19 Pakuti Mulungu m’magome a malamuloananenacotero.
20 Koma inu, ana anga, musavale nkhope ziwiri zonga izo, za ubwino ndi zoipa; koma sungani ubwino wokha, pakuti Mulungu ali ndi malo ake okhalamo, ndipo anthu amalakalaka.
21 Koma thawani choyipa, ndi kuononga zizolowezi zoyipa ndi ntchito zanu zabwino; pakuti iwo a nkhope ziwiri satumikira Mulungu, koma zilakolako za iwo eni, kuti akondweretse anthu opanda pake, ndi anthumongaiwoeni.
22 Pakuti anthu abwino, ngakhale a nkhope imodzi, angakhale ayesedwa nkhope ziwiri ku uchimo, ali olungamapamasopaMulungu.
23Pakutiambiripakuphawoipaachita ntchito ziwiri, zabwino ndi zoipa; koma chonsecho ndi chabwino, chifukwa adachizula ndi kuwononga choyipa.
24 Munthu m’modzi amada munthu wachifundo ndi wosalungama, ndi munthuwachigololondikusalakudya: ichinso chiri ndi mbali ziwiri, koma ntchito yonse ndi yabwino, chifukwa atsata chitsanzo cha Ambuye, popeza salandira chokomera. ngati chabwino kwenikweni.
25 Wina safuna kuona tsiku labwino pamodzi ndi iwo amene alibe, kuti angadetsethupilakendikuipitsamoyo wake; ichinso ndi cha nkhope ziwiri, komazonsendizabwino.
26 Anthu otere ali ngati nswala ndi nswala, + chifukwa m’maonekedwe a zilombo zakuthengo amawoneka ngati odetsedwa, + koma onse ndi oyera. chifukwa akuyenda modzipereka kwa Yehova, ndikudzipatula kuzimenenso Mulungu adadana nazo ndi kuziletsa ndi malamulo Ake, ndikupewa zabwinondizoipa.
27 Mwaona, ana anga, kuti ali awiri m’zinthu zonse, wina kutsutsana ndi wina ndi mnzake, ndi chimodzi chibisidwa ndi chinzake: m’chuma muli kusirira kobisika, m’kuledzera, m’kusekera,m’chigololo.
28 Imfa ipeza moyo, manyazi ku ulemerero,usikundiusana,ndimdima kwa kuwala; ndipo zinthu zonse ziri pansi pa tsiku, zolungama za pansi pa moyo, zosalungama pansi pa imfa; chifukwa chakenso moyo wosatha ulindiraimfa.
29 Kapena sikunganenedwe kuti chowonadi ndi bodza, kapena chabwino cholakwika; pakuti chowonadi chonse chiri pansi pa kuunika,mongansozonsezilipansipa Mulungu.
30 Cifukwa cace ndinayesa zonse izi m’moyo wanga, ndipo sindinasokera pacoonadi ca Yehova; ndipo ndinasanthula malamulo a Wam’mwamba-mwamba,ndikuyenda monga mwa mphamvu zanga zonse. Ambuye, kutsatira chowonadi ndi nkhopeimodzi.
32 Pakuti iwo a nkhope ziwiri ali wochimwa kawiri; pakuti onse awiri achita choipa, nakondwera ndi iwo akuchichitacho, potsata chitsanzo cha mizimu yachinyengo, ndi kulimbana ndianthu.
33Chifukwa chake,anaanga,sungani chilamulo cha Ambuye, ndipo musayang’anire zoipa monga pa zabwino; koma yang’anirani chinthu chimene chili chabwino ndithu, ndi kuchisunga m’malamulo onse a Yehova, ndi kukhala ndi mayendedwe anu m’menemo, ndi kupumula m’menemo.
34 Pakuti malekezero otsiriza a anthu amasonyeza chilungamo chawo
kapena kusalungama kwawo, pamene akumana ndi angelo a Ambuye ndi a Satana.
35 Pakuti pamene moyo uchoka, umazunzidwa ndi mzimu woyipa, umene udatumikiranso m'zilakolako ndintchitozoyipa.
36 Koma ngati ali ndi mtendere ndi chisangalalo, akumana ndi mngelo wa mtendere, ndipo amamutsogolera ku moyowosatha.
37Anaanga,musakhalengatiSodomu amene adachimwira angelo a Yehova, nawonongekakosatha.
38Pakutindidziwakutimudzachimwa, ndikuperekedwam’manjamwaadani anu; ndipo dziko lanu lidzakhala bwinja, ndi malo anu opatulika apasulidwa, ndipo mudzabalalika kumakonaanayiadzikolapansi.
39 Ndipo mudzakhala opanda pake m’mbalaliko, akuthangatimadzi.
40 Kufikira Wam’mwambamwamba adzachezera dziko lapansi, nadza Iye mongamunthu,ndikudyandikumwa, ndi kuthyola mutu wa chinjoka m’madzi.
41 Iye adzapulumutsa Israeli ndi amitundu onse, Mulungu akulankhula pamasopamunthu.
42 Chifukwa chake inunso, ana anga, muuze ana anu zinthu izi, kuti angakanekumveraIye.
43Pakutindikudziwakutimudzakhala osamvera + ndipo mudzakhala osaopa Mulungu,+osatikulabadirachilamulo cha Mulungu, + koma malamulo a anthu amene aipitsidwa chifukwa cha kuipa.
44 Cifukwa cace mudzabalalika monga Gadi ndi Dani abale anga, ndipo simudzadziwa maiko anu, ndi fuko,ndichinenedwechanu.
45KomaYehovaadzakusonkhanitsani pamodzi m’chikhulupiriro mwa chifundo chake, ndi chifukwa cha Abrahamu,Isake,ndiYakobo.
46 Ndipo pamene adanena nawo izi, adawalamulira,kuti,Mundiyikeineku Hebroni.
47 Ndipo adagona tulo, nafa m’ukalambawakewabwino.
48 Ndipo ana ake aamuna anachita monga adawalamulira, nakwera naye ku Hebroni, namuika pamodzi ndi makoloake.