James MUTU 1 1 Yakobo, kapolo wa Mulungu ndi wa Ambuye Yesu Khristu, kwa mafuko khumi ndi awiri obalalika, moni. 2 Abale anga, muchiyese chimwemwe chokha pamene mugwa m’mayesero a mitundu mitundu; 3 Podziwa kuti chiyesedwe cha chikhulupiriro chanu chichita chipiriro. 4 Koma chipiriro chikhale nacho ntchito yake yangwiro, kuti mukakhale angwiro ndi amphumphu, osasowa kanthu. 5 Ngati wina wa inu akusowa nzeru, apemphe kwa Mulungu, amene apatsa kwa onse modzala manja, wosatonza; ndipo chidzapatsidwa kwa iye. 6 Koma apemphe ndi chikhulupiriro, wosagwedezeka konse; Pakuti wokayikayo afanana ndi funde la nyanja lotengeka ndi mphepo ndi kuwinduka nayo. 7 Pakuti asayese munthu uyu kuti adzalandira kanthu kwa Ambuye. 8 Munthu wa mitima iwiri ndi wosakhazikika m’njira zake zonse. 9 M’bale wonyozeka akondwere chifukwa chakuti wakwezedwa. 10 Koma wolemera m’mene adatsitsidwa; pakuti monga duwa la udzu adzapita. 11 Pakuti dzuwa limatuluka ndi kutentha kwakukulu, koma liumitsa udzu, ndipo duwa lake limagwa, ndipo kukoma kwake kwa maonekedwe ake kumawonongeka; koteronso mwini chuma adzafota m'njira zake. 12 Wodala munthu wakupirira poyesedwa: pakuti pamene wayesedwa, adzalandira korona wa moyo, amene Yehova analonjeza kwa iwo akumkonda Iye. 13 Munthu poyesedwa asanene kuti, Ndiyesedwa ndi Mulungu; 14 Koma munthu aliyense ayesedwa pamene chilakolako chake cha iye mwini chimkokera, nichimnyenga. 15 Pamenepo chilakolakocho chitaima, chibala uchimo; 16 Musanyengedwe, abale anga okondedwa. 17 Mphatso iliyonse yabwino ndi yangwiro imachokera kumwamba, imatsika kuchokera kwa Atate wa zounikira, amene alibe kusinthika, kapena mthunzi wa kutembenuka. 18 Mwa kufuna kwake Iye yekha anatibala ife ndi mawu a choonadi, kuti tikhale ngati zipatso zoundukula za zolengedwa zake. 19 Chifukwa chake, abale anga okondedwa, munthu aliyense akhale wofulumira kumva, wodekha polankhula, wodekha pakupsa mtima; 20 Pakuti mkwiyo wa munthu suchita chilungamo cha Mulungu. 21 Chifukwa chake taya zonyansa zonse ndi kuchuluka kwa choyipacho, ndipo landirani mofatsa mawu obzalidwa pansi, okhoza kupulumutsa miyoyo yanu. 22 Koma khalani akuchita mawu, osati akumva okha, ndi kudzinyenga nokha. 23 Pakuti ngati wina ali wakumva mawu, wosakhala wakuchita, iyeyu afanana ndi munthu wakuyang’anira nkhope yake ya chibadwidwe chake m’kalirole; 24 Pakuti wadziyang’anira yekha, nachoka, nayiwala pomwepo kuti anali munthu wotani.
25 Koma amene ayang’ana m’lamulo langwiro laufulu, nakhalabe mmenemo, amene sali wakumva woiŵala, koma wochita ntchito, ameneyo adzakhala wodalitsika m’zochita zake. 26 Ngati wina akudziyesa kuti ndi wopembedza, koma samanga lilime lake, koma amadzinyenga mtima wake, kupembedza kwa munthu ameneyu n’kopanda pake. 27 Kupembedza koyera ndi kosadetsa pamaso pa Mulungu ndi Atate ndi ichi, kuchezera ana amasiye ndi akazi amasiye m’chisautso chawo, ndi kudzisunga yekha wosachitidwa mawanga ndi dziko lapansi. MUTU 2 1 Abale anga, musakhale nacho chikhulupiriro cha Ambuye wathu Yesu Khristu, Ambuye wa ulemerero, pochita tsankho. 2 Pakuti ngati anadza ku msonkhano wanu munthu wobvala mphete yagolidi ndi chobvala chokoma, ndipo akalowanso wosauka wobvala zonyansa; 3 Ndipo mulemekeza iye wabvala zobvala zonyezimira, ndi kunena naye, Khala pano pa malo abwino; ndi kunena kwa wosaukayo, Imirira iwe apo, kapena khala pansi pa chopondapo mapazi anga; 4 Kodi simuli atsankho mwa inu nokha, ndipo mukhala oweruza a maganizo oipa? 5 Tamverani, abale anga okondedwa, kodi Mulungu sanasankhe osauka a dziko lapansi kukhala olemera m’chikhulupiriro, ndi olowa nyumba a ufumu umene anaulonjeza iwo akumkonda iye? 6 Koma inu mwanyoza aumphawi. Kodi si anthu olemera sakusautsani inu, ndi kukukokerani inu ku mipando yoweruza? 7 Kodi iwo sachitira mwano dzina loyenera limene mutchedwa nalo? 8 Ngati mukwaniritsa lamulo lachifumu monga mwa malembo, Uzikonda mnzako monga udzikonda iwe mwini, mukuchita bwino; 9 Koma ngati muli ndi tsankho, mukuchita tchimo, ndipo mutsutsidwa ndi lamulo monga olakwa. 10 Pakuti aliyense wosunga chilamulo chonse, koma akalakwa pa chimodzi, wapalamula onse. 11 Pakuti iye amene adati, Usachite chigololo, adatinso, Usaphe. Koma ngati suchita chigololo, koma ukapha, wakhala wolakwira lamulo. 12 Nenani, ndi kuchita monga iwo adzaweruzidwa ndi lamulo laufulu. 13 Pakuti iye amene sanachite chifundo adzalandira chiweruzo chopanda chifundo; ndipo chifundo chikondwera ndi chiweruzo. 14 Kupindula chiyani, abale anga, munthu akanena kuti ali ndi chikhulupiriro, koma alibe ntchito? kodi chikhulupiriro chingamupulumutse? 15 Ngati mbale kapena mlongo ali wamaliseche, nasowa chakudya chatsiku ndi tsiku, 16 Ndipo mmodzi wa inu anena nao, Mukani mu mtendere, mukafunde ndi kukhuta; koma musawapatsa iwo zofunika za thupi; apindulanji? 17 Momwemonso chikhulupiriro, ngati chiribe ntchito, chiri chakufa pachokha. 18 Inde, munthu anganene kuti, Iwe uli nacho chikhulupiriro, ndipo ine ndiri nazo ntchito: undisonyeze ine chikhulupiriro chako chopanda ntchito zako, ndipo ine
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ndidzakusonyeza iwe chikhulupiriro changa mwa ntchito zanga. 19 Ukhulupirira kuti kuli Mulungu mmodzi; uchita bwino: ziwanda zikhulupiliranso, ndipo zimanjenjemera. 20 Koma kodi ufuna kudziwa, munthu wopanda pake iwe, kuti chikhulupiriro chopanda ntchito chiri chakufa? 21 Kodi Abrahamu atate wathu sanayesedwe wolungama ndi ntchito kodi, pamene anapereka mwana wake Isake nsembe pa guwa la nsembe? 22 Upenya kuti chikhulupiriro chidachita pamodzi ndi ntchito zake, ndi ntchito zake chikhulupiriro chidakhala changwiro? 23 Ndipo lemba linakwaniritsidwa limene limati, Abrahamu anakhulupirira Mulungu, ndipo kudawerengedwa kwa iye chilungamo; ndipo anatchedwa bwenzi la Mulungu. 24 Mupenya tsono kuti munthu ayesedwa wolungama ndi ntchito zake, osati ndi chikhulupiriro chokha. 25 Momwemonso, kodi Rahabi wadamayo sanayesedwa wolungama ndi ntchito kodi, pamene adalandira amithenga, nawatulutsa adzere njira ina? 26 Pakuti monga thupi lopanda mzimu liri lakufa, choteronso chikhulupiriro chopanda ntchito chiri chakufa. MUTU 3 1 Abale anga, musakhale aphunzitsi ambiri, podziwa kuti tidzalandira kutsutsidwa kwakukulu. 2 Pakuti timakhumudwa tonse pa zinthu zambiri. Ngati wina sakhumudwa pa mawu, yemweyo ndiye munthu wangwiro, wokhozanso kulamulira thupi lonse. 3 Tawonani, tiyika matomu m’kamwa mwa akavalo, kuti atimvere; ndipo timatembenuza thupi lawo lonse. 4 Taonaninso zombo, zimene ziri zazikulu chotero, ndi kutengeka ndi mphepo zamphamvu, koma zimatembenuzidwira ndi mutsogole waung’ono kwambiri, kulikonse kumene bwanamkubwa afuna. 5 Momwemonso lilime liri chiwalo chaching’ono, ndipo lidzitamandira zazikulu. Taonani, kamoto kakang'ono kamayatsa kamoto kakang'ono bwanji! 6 Lilime ndi moto, dziko la kusayeruzika; ndipo uyatsidwa ku Gehena. 7 Pakuti mitundu yonse ya nyama, ndi mbalame, ndi ya njoka, ndi ya m’nyanja, ndi yowetedwa, ndipo yazoloweretsedwa ndi anthu; 8 Koma lilime palibe munthu akhoza kuliweta; uli woipa wosalamulirika, wodzala ndi ululu wakupha. 9 Momwemo tilemekeza Mulungu, Atate; ndi m’menemo titemberera anthu, opangidwa monga mwa fanizo la Mulungu. 10 M’kamwa momwemo mumatuluka dalitso ndi temberero. Abale anga, izi siziyenera kutero. 11 Kodi kasupe atulutsa madzi okoma ndi owawa pa malo amodzi? 12 Kodi mkuyu ungabale zipatso za azitona, abale anga? kapena mpesa, nkhuyu? momwemonso kasupe sadzatulutsa madzi amchere ndi abwino. 13 Ndani mwa inu amene ali wanzeru ndi wodziwa zambiri? asonyeze ndi mayendedwe abwino ntchito zake ndi chifatso chanzeru.
14 Koma ngati muli ndi kaduka kowawa ndi ndewu m’mitima yanu, musadzitamandire, ndipo musamanama chotsutsana nacho. 15 Nzeru iyi siitsika kumwamba, koma ndi yapadziko lapansi, yachibadwidwe, yauchiwanda. 16 Pakuti pamene pali kaduka ndi ndewu, pali chisokonezo ndi ntchito iliyonse yoipa. 17 Koma nzeru yochokera kumwamba iyamba kukhala yoyera, kenako yamtendere, yofatsa, yomasuka kumvera malamulo, yodzaza ndi chifundo ndi zipatso zabwino, yopanda tsankho komanso yopanda chinyengo. 18 Ndipo cipatso ca cilungamo cifesedwa mu mtendere mwa iwo akupanga mtendere. MUTU 4 1 Zichokera kuti nkhondo ndi zolimbana mwa inu? Kodi sizichokera pano, kuzilakolako zanu zomwe zikuchita nkhondo m'ziwalo zanu? 2 Mumakhumbira, koma mulibe; mupha, nimulakalaka kukhala nazo, koma simukhoza kupeza; 3 Mupempha, ndipo simulandira, chifukwa mupempha molakwa, kuti mukadye pa zilakolako zanu. 4 Achigololo inu, kodi simudziwa kuti ubwenzi wa dziko lapansi uli udani ndi Mulungu? chifukwa chake yense amene afuna kukhala bwenzi la dziko lapansi ali mdani wa Mulungu. 5 Kodi muyesa kuti lemba linena pachabe, Mzimu wakukhala mwa ife ukulakalaka kuchita nsanje? 6 Koma apatsa chisomo chochuluka. Chifukwa chake anena, Mulungu akaniza odzikuza, koma apatsa chisomo kwa odzichepetsa. 7 Chifukwa chake mverani Mulungu. Kanizani mdierekezi, ndipo adzakuthawani inu. 8 Yandikirani kwa Mulungu, ndipo adzayandikira kwa inu. Sambani m'manja, ochimwa inu; ndipo yeretsani mitima yanu, a mitima iwiri inu. 9 Khalani osautsidwa, lirani, lirani misozi: kuseka kwanu kusanduke kulira, ndi chimwemwe chanu chisanduke chisoni. 10 Dzichepetseni pamaso pa Ambuye, ndipo adzakukwezani. 11 Musanenerana zoipa wina ndi mzake, abale. Iye amene anenera mbale wace zoipa, naweruza mbale wace, anenera zoipa cilamulo, naweruza cilamulo; 12 Wopatsa malamulo alipo m’modzi, ndiye wokhoza kupulumutsa ndi kuwononga: ndiwe yani wakuweruza wina? 13 Tsono, inu amene munena kuti, Lero kapena mawa tidzapita kumzinda wotere, ndi kukhala komweko chaka chimodzi, tidzagula ndi kugulitsa, ndi kupindula; 14 Koma simudziwa chimene chidzagwa mawa. Pakuti moyo wanu ndi wotani? Ungakhale nthunzi, uwoneka kwa kanthawi, ndi kutha. 15 Pakuti muyenera kunena kuti, Akalola Ambuye, tidzakhala ndi moyo, ndi kuchita ichi, kapena icho. 16 Koma tsopano mukondwera m’kudzitamandira kwanu: kudzitamandira konse kotero kuli koipa. 17 Chifukwa chake kwa iye amene adziwa kuchita zabwino, koma osazichita, kwa iye kuli tchimo.
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MUTU 5 1 Tiyeni tsopano, eni chuma inu, lirani ndi kulira chifukwa cha masautso anu amene adzakugwerani. 2 Chuma chanu chavunda, ndi zovala zanu zadyedwa ndi njenjete. 3 Golidi wanu ndi siliva wanu zachita dzimbiri; ndipo dzimbiri la izo lidzakhala mboni yakutsutsa inu, ndipo lidzadya nyama yanu ngati moto. Mwakundika chuma m’masiku otsiriza. 4 Taonani, mphotho ya anchito amene adakolola m’minda yanu, imene mwaisunga mwacinyengo, ipfuula; 5 Munakhala m’zokondweretsa za dziko, ndi kuchita zonyansa; mwadyetsa mitima yanu, monga tsiku lakupha. 6 Mudatsutsa ndi kupha wolungama; ndipo iye satsutsana nanu. 7 Chifukwa chake pirirani, abale, kufikira kudza kwake kwa Ambuye. Taonani, mlimi alindirira chipatso cha mtengo wake cha dziko, nachipirira nacho kufikira atalandira mvula ya masika ndi ya masika. 8 Khalani oleza mtima inunso; khazikitsani mitima yanu: pakuti kudza kwake kwa Ambuye kuyandikira. 9 Abale, musakwiyirane wina ndi mnzake, kuti mungatsutsidwe; 10 Tengani chitsanzo, abale anga, aneneri amene adalankhula m’dzina la Ambuye, akhale chitsanzo cha kumva zowawa, ndi kuleza mtima. 11 Tawonani, tiwayesa wodala iwo akupirira. Munamva za chipiriro cha Yobu, ndipo mwawona chitsiriziro cha Ambuye; kuti Ambuye ali wachifundo chachikulu, ndi wachifundo. 12 Koma koposa zonse, abale anga, musalumbire, kapena kutchula kumwamba, kapena dziko lapansi, kapena lumbiro lina lililonse; ndi wanu ayi; kuti mungagwe m’kutsutsika. 13 Kodi wina wa inu akumva zowawa? msiyeni iye apemphere. Kodi pali chisangalalo? ayimbe masalimo. 14 Kodi pali wina adwala mwa inu? aitane akulu a Mpingo; ndipo apemphere pa iye, atamdzoza ndi mafuta m’dzina la Yehova; 15 Ndipo pemphero la chikhulupiriro lidzapulumutsa wodwala, ndipo Ambuye adzamuukitsa; ndipo ngati adachita machimo, adzakhululukidwa kwa iye. 16 Vomerezani zolakwa zanu wina ndi mzake, ndi kupemphererana wina ndi mzake, kuti muchiritsidwe. Pemphero lochokera pansi pa mtima la munthu wolungama lichita zambiri. 17 Eliya anali munthu wa zilakolako zonga ife, ndipo anapemphera molimbika kuti isagwe mvula: ndipo sikunagwa mvula pa dziko lapansi zaka zitatu ndi miyezi isanu ndi umodzi. 18 Ndipo anapempheranso, ndipo kumwamba kunagwetsa mvula, ndipo dziko lapansi linabala zipatso zake. 19 Abale, ngati wina wa inu asochera kusiya chowonadi, ndipo wina akambweza; 20 Adziwe kuti iye amene abweza wochimwa kunjira yolakwika adzapulumutsa moyo wake ku imfa, ndipo adzabisa unyinji wa machimo.