Lakuyenda kwa Ahebereu
2 Pa thangwe limweri, tin’funika kukhala tceru kwene-kwene pa bzinthu bzomwe tidabva kuposa momwe tikhacitira kale, kuti tileke kupambuka pa cikhulupiro. 2 Pakuti penu fala lomwe lidalewedwa na anjo lidawonedwa kukhala lacadidi ndipo munthu ali-wentse wakucita pikado na wakusaya kubvera adatambira cirango mwakubverana na cirungamo, 3 kodi tingadzapulumuke tani penu tininyoza cipulumuso cikulu ninga cimweci? Pakuti cipulumuso cimweci cidayamba kulewedwa na Mbuya wathu ndipo cidatsimikizidwa kwa ife na kwa wale omwe adacibva. 4 Mulungu adaperekambo umboni mwakucita bzizindikiro, bzinthu bzakudabwisa na mabasa yakusiyana-siyana yamphanvu pabodzi na mzimu wakucena, omwe udaperekedwa mwakubverana na kufuna kwace.
5 Pakuti Mulungu alibe kupasa ugo anjo kuti ambatonge dziko la pantsi lakukhalidwa na wanthu lomwe likubweralo, lomwe ife tikulilewa. 6 Tsono munthu munango adacitira umboni, acilewa kuti: “Kodi munthu ni mbani kuti mumukumbukire? Ayai kodi mwana wa munthu ni mbani kuti mumusamalire? 7 Imwepo mudamucepesa pang’ono kuposa anjo; mudamupasa ulemerero na citumbizo ndipo mudamusankhula kuti anyang’anire mabasa ya manja yanu. 8 Imwepo mudaikha bzinthu bzentse pantsi pa nzayo zace.” Ndipo pakuikha bzinthu bzentse pantsi pa nzayozo, Mulungu alibe kusiya cinthu ciri-centse comwe ciribe kukhala pantsi pa nzayo zacezo. Tsono ifepano tikanati kuwona kuti bzinthu bzentse bziri pantsi pa nzayo zace. 9 Koma tikuwona Jezu omwe adacepesedwa pang’ono kuposa anjo, omwe tsapano mwam’pasa ulemerero na citumbizo thangwe ra kubonera mpaka infa, kuti thangwe ra kudeka mtima kukulu kwa Mulungu iye afere wanthu wentse.
10 Bzinthu bzentse bziripo kuti bzipase ulemerero Mulungu, ndipo bziripo thangwe ra iye. Na tenepo, kuti apase ulemerero wana azinji, iye adawona kuti mpsakuthemera kuti Mtumiki Mkulu akhale wakulungamiratu thangwe ra kubonera. Tenepo, Mulungu adawapulumusa mwakuphatisa basa Mtumiki Mkuluyo. 11 Jezu pabodzi na wale omwe iye adawacenesa, wentse Baba wawo ni m’bodzi. Pa thangwe limweri, iye ambabva lini manyazi kulewa kuti ni abale wace 12 pakulewa kuti: “Nin’dzadziwisa dzina lanu kwa abale wangu ndipo pakati pa gwere nin’dzakutumbizani na nyimbo.” 13 Ndipo iye adalewambo kuti: “Nin’dzamukhulupira.” Kuthumizira bzimwebzi iye adalewa pomwe kuti: “Onani! Ine pabodzi na wana omwe Yahova adandipasa.”
14 Pakuti wana amwewa ni wanthu wa mulopa na thupi,* iye adakhalambo munthu wa mulopa na thupi,* kuti thangwe ra infa yace iye apfudze Dyabu, omwe ambacitisa kuti wanthu afe. 15 Iye adacita bzimwebzi kuti adzapulumuse wanthu wentse omwe akhali pa ukapolo kwa moyo wawo wentse, thangwe ra mantha na infa. 16 Pakuti kulewa cadidi, iye akuthandiza lini anjo, koma akuthandiza wana wa* Abalahamu. 17 Ndipopa iye akhafunika kundendemerana na “abale” wace pa bzinthu bzentse, kuti akhale mkulu wa antsembe wantsisi na wakukhulupirika pa bzinthu bza Mulungu. Mwa njira imweyi, iye adacitisa kuti wanthu abverane pomwe na Mulungu, mwakupereka moyo wace thangwe ra pikado za wanthuwo. 18 Pakuti adabonera pomwe akhayezedwa, iye ambathandiza wale omwe akuyezedwambo.