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12 Tenepo, pakuti tidazunguliridwa na mtambo ukulu wa mboniyu, mbaticoseni cinthu ciri-centse cakulemera na pikado yomwe ingatigwese mwakusaya kunesa, ndipo bwerani tithamange mwakupirira pa kuthamanga komwe kwaikhidwaku, 2 ticimbanyang’anisisa Jezu omwe ambatsogolera cikhulupiro cathu. Thangwe ra cikondweso comwe cikhali patsogolo pace, iye adapirira pa muti wakuzunzidwira* ndipo akhalibe basa na kupasidwa manyazi, ndipo adakhala kumbali ya madidi ya mpando wa umambo bwa Mulungu. 3 Tsono, kumbukirani bwino-bwino bza ciratizo ca ule omwe adapirira mafala yakunyoza ya wanthu wa pikado, omwe akhacita bzinthu pakufuna kubzikondwesa okha kuti imwepo muleke kuneta, mucibwerera m’mbuyo.
4 Pa nkhondo yomwe mukucita kuti mukunde pikadoyi, imwepo mukanati kupirira mpaka kufika pakufa. 5 Ndipo mudayebweratu malango yomwe yadaperekedwa kwa imwepo ninga wana yakuti: “Mwanangu, leka kunyozera malango ya Yahova ndipo leka kuneta kutsimulidwa na iye, 6 pakuti Yahova ambalanga ule omwe iye ambamufuna ndipo kulewa cadidi, iye ambatcanga ali-wentse omwe ambam’tambira ninga mwana wace.”
7 Imwepo mun’funika kupirira ninga mbali ya kulangidwa* kwanu. Mulungu ambacita namwe bzinthu ninga wana wace. Kodi ni mwana uponi omwe ambalangidwa lini na pai wace? 8 Tsono penu ni mwentse lini omwe mukutambira cirangoci, ndiye kuti ndimwe wana wa panjira, sikuti wana wace caiwo. 9 Kuthumizira bzimwebzi, abereki wathu* akhambatilanga ndipo ifepano tikhambawalemekeza. Kodi tin’funikambo lini kubvera na mtima wentse Baba omwe ambatsogolera moyo wathu na mphanvu yace yakucena? 10 Pakuti iwo adatilanga kwa nthawe yakucepa, mwakubverana na bzomwe iwo akhawona kuti bziri bwino, tsono iye ambacita bzimwebzi kuti bzinthu bzitifambire bwino, kuti tikhalembo wakucena ninga momwe iye aliri. 11 Kulewa cadidi, ifepano timbakomedwa lini* pa nthawe yomwe tikupasidwa malango thangwe bzimbawawa, tsono napo bziri tenepo, wale omwe ambabvuma kupfunzisidwako, na kupita kwa nthawe malangoyo yambabala bzisapo bza mtendere mwakubverana na cirungamo.
12 Tenepo, limbisani manja yomwe njakutepa na mabondo yakusaya mphanvu, 13 ndipo pitirizani kulungamiza njira za nzayo zanu, kuti ciwalo comwe capwetekeka cileke kuthumizirikiratu, m’mbuto mwace cipole. 14 Citani nyongo yakukhala pa mtendere na wanthu wentse ndipo citanimbo nyongo kuti mukhale wakucena, thangwe palibe munthu omwe an’dzawona Mbuya akasaya kucita bzimwebzi. 15 Khalani tceru kuti paleke kugumanika munthu omwe asaye kutambira kudeka mtima kukulu kwa Mulungu, kuti paleke kuphukira muzi wa veneno,* omwe un’bweresa mabvuto ndipo azinji acidzongedwa* naye. 16 Ndipo khalanimbo tceru kuti pakati panu paleke kugumanika munthu omwe akucita upombo ayai uputa ne munthu omwe ambanyoza bzinthu bzakupambulika, ninga momwe adacitira Esau omwe adagulisa ugo bwace bwakukhala mwana wakuyamba kubadwa, mwa kucinjanisa na palato ibodzi ya cakudya. 17 Pakuti imwepo mukudziwa kuti na kupita kwa nthawe pomwe akhafuna kutambira utaka, iye adalambidwa ndipo napo iye adadandaula mwakucita kulira kuti pai wace acinje makumbukidwe yawo, bziribe kukwanisika.*
18 Pakuti imwepo mulibe kufenderera phiri lomwe mungadakwanisa kulikhuya, lakugaka moto, lomwe likhana mtambo upswipa, mdima ukulu na conzi, 19 ndipo pa phiriro pakhabveka kulira kwa cimbututu na fala lomwe lidacokera kudzulu licilewalewa na wanthu, tsono pomwe wanthuwo adabva falalo, adadandaulira Mozeji kuti falalo lireke kudzalewalewa pomwe na iwo. 20 Pakuti iwo angadakwanisa lini kubvera lamulo lakuti: “Cirombo ciri-centse cikakhuya phiriro, cin’funika kuthusiridwa minyala.” 21 Ndipo bzomwe adawona kumwekobzo bzikhali bzakugopswa kwene-kwene, mpaka Mozeji adalewa kuti: “Ndikutetemera na mantha.” 22 Koma imwepo mwafenderera phiri la Ziyoni na mzinda wa Mulungu wamoyo, Jeruzalemu wakudzulu, na anjo azinji kwene-kwene 23 pa mtsonkhano wawo ukulu, na gwere la wana wakuyamba kubadwa omwe madzina yawo yadanembedwa kudzulu, na Mulungu omwe ni Mtongi wa wentse, na moyo wauzimu wa anyakulungama omwe adacitisidwa kukhala wakusaya pikado, 24 na Jezu omwe ni mkhala-pakati wa mpangano mupsa, ndipo na mulopa omwe iye adawazira ifepano omwe umbalewalewa bwino kwene-kwene kuposa mulopa wa Abeli.
25 Samalani kuti muleke kukhala wanthu wakusaya kutetekera ule omwe akulewalewa, pakuti penu wale omwe alibe kubvera ule omwe adapereka cenjezo la Mulungu pa dziko la pantsi alibe kupulumuka, ndiye kuti ifepanombo tin’dzapulumuka lini tikasaya kubvera ule omwe akulewalewa kucokera kudzulu. 26 Pa nthawe imweyire, fala lace lidatekenyesa dziko la pantsi koma tsapano, iye adaleweratu kuti: “Nin’dzatekenyesa pomwe dziko la pantsi na kudzulu kubodzi.” 27 Fala lakuti “pomwe” likulatiza kuti Mulungu an’dzacosa bzinthu bzomwe bzimbatekenyeka, bzomwe bziribe kulengedwa na Mulunguyo ndipo iye an’dzacita bzimwebzo kuti bzinthu bzomwe bzimbatekenyeka lini bzipitirize kukhala. 28 Tenepo, pakuti tatambira Umambo bomwe bungatekenyeke lini, mbatipitirizeni kutambira kudeka mtima kukulu kwa Mulungu, komwe kun’tithandiza kutumikira Mulunguyo mu njira yakubvumizika ndipo ticite bzimwebzi mwa kumugopa na kumulemekeza. 29 Pakuti Mulungu wathu ali ninga moto omwe umbapfudza.