Ya m’Bukhu la Mateu

7 “Lekani kutonga anzanu kuti muleke kudzatongedwambo; 2 pakuti momwe mun’tongera winango, ni momwe mundzatongedwerambo, ndipo mphimo yomwe mun’pimira nayo winango, ndiyo yomwe iwo an’dzakupimiranimbo nayo. 3 Tsono, thangwe ranyi iwepo ukunyang’anisa kacitsotso komwe kali m’diso la m’bale wako, pomwe iwepo ukuzindikira lini cimuti comwe ciri m’diso lako?4 Ayai, kodi ungauze tani m’bale wako kuti: ‘Leka ndikucose kacitsotso m’diso lako,’ pomwe iwepo una cimuti m’diso lako? 5 Wacinyengowe! Yamba wacosa cimuti comwe ciri m’diso lako, ndipo ukamala un’dzawona bwino momwe ungacosere kacitsotso komwe kali m’diso la m’bale wako.

6 “Lekani kupasa mbwaya bzinthu bza Mulungu ayai kuthusira nkhumba minyala yakufunika, kuti izo zireke kuponda-ponda minyala yakufunikayo, patsogolo pace zicikuzungunukirani na kukulumani.

7 “Pitirizani kukumbira ndipo mun’dzapasidwa; pitirizani kunyang’ana, ndipo mun’dzagumana; pitirizani kugogodza, ndipo mun’dzafunguliridwa; 8 pakuti munthu ali-wentse omwe an’kumbira an’dzapasidwa, ali-wentse omwe aninyang’ana an’dzagumana, ndipo ali-wentse omwe an’gogodza an’dzafunguliridwa. 9 Kulewa cadidi, mbani wa imwepo, omwe mwanace acimukumbira pau, angamupase mwala? 10 Ayai acimukumbira ntsomba, angamupase nyoka? 11 Tenepo, penu imwepo, napo ndimwe wanthu wakuipa mumbadziwa kupasa bzinthu bzabwino wana wanu, ndiye tani Baba wanu wa kudzulu, omwe ambapasa bzinthu bzabwino kwa wentse omwe ambamukumbira!

12 “Bzinthu bzentse bzomwe mukufuna kuti wanthu akucitireni, imwepo muwacitirembo bzibodzi-­bodzibzo, pakuti ndibzo bzomwe Lamulo limbalewa na bzomwe apolofeta adanemba.

13 “Pitani na pa msuwo wakupapatiza, pakuti msuwo wakhwankhwa likulu na mseu ukulu umbatsogolera ku infa, ndipo mbazinji omwe akufamba m’mwemo; 14 tsono msuwo wakupapatiza na mseu wakupsindiza, ndiwo umbayendesa ku moyo ndipo mbang’ono-ng’ono omwe ambaugumana.

15 “Khalani tceru na apolofeta wakunama omwe ambabwera kwa imwe adabvala khanda la bira, koma mkati mwawo ni mphumphi zakulusa. 16 Imwepo mun’dzawazindikira thangwe ra bzisapo bzawo. Kulewa cadidi, palibe munthu omwe ambatcola uva ayai nkhuyu pa muti wa minga. 17 Mpsibodzi-bodzimbo, muti uli-wentse wabwino umbabala bzisapo bzabwino, ndipo muti ­uli-wentse wakuipa* umbabalambo bzisapo bzakuipa. 18 Muti wabwino ungabale lini bzisapo bzakuipa, ndipo muti wakuipa ungabale lini bzisapo bzabwino. 19 Ndipo muti ­uli-wentse omwe umbabala lini bzisapo bzabwino, umbagwatidwa ucithusidwa pa moto. 20 Kulewa cadidi, wanthu amwewa mun’dzawazindikira thangwe ra bzisapo bzawo.

21 “Ni wentse lini omwe an’dzalewa kuti: ‘Mbuya, Mbuya’ an’dzapita mu Umambo bwa kudzulu, koma ule omwe an’cita kufuna kwa Baba wangu omwe ali kudzulu. 22 Pa ntsiku imweyo azinji an’dzandiuza kuti: ‘Mbuya, Mbuya’, kodi tiribe kukhala apolofeta m’dzina lanu? Tiribe kucosa bziwanda na kucita mabasa mazinji yakudabwisa m’dzina lanu? 23 Tsono inepano nin’dzawauza kuti: ‘Inepano ninkudziwani lini! Cokani pamaso pangu, wanthu wakucita mabasa mwakusaya kubvera malamulo!’

24 “Na tenepo, munthu ali­-wentse wakubva mafala yanguya na kuyaphatisa basa, an’dzakhala ninga munthu wakucenjera omwe adamanga nyumba yace pa mwala. 25 Ndipo kudabvumba cinvula camphanvu, madzi yadadzala, kucibwerambo conzi camphanvu cicigwinya nyumbayo, koma iribe kugwa thangwe ikhadamangidwa pa mwala. 26 Tsono, ali-wentse omwe anibva mafala yanguya acisaya kuyaphatisa basa, an’dzakhala ninga tsiru omwe adamanga nyumba yace pa mcenga. 27 Ndipo kudabvumba cinvula camphanvu, madzi yadadzala, kucibwerambo conzi camphanvu cicigwinya nyumbayo ndipo iyo idagwa icipfudzikiratu yentse.”

28 Pomwe Jezu adamala kulewalewa mafalaya, mathimu ya wanthuyo yadatokonyedwa ndipo yadadabwa kwene-kwene na kapfunzisidwe kace, 29 thangwe bzomwe iye akhapfunzisabzo bzikhacokeradi kwa Mulungu,* mwakusiyana na momwe anembi wawo akhawapfunzisira.