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6 “Citani mphole kuti cirungamo canu cileke kukhala cakubziwonesera kwa wanthu; pakuti mukacita bzimwebzi, mun’dzatambira lini mabaibai yakucokera kwa Baba wanu wakudzulu. 2 Tenepo, pomwe mukupasa cinthu nyakusauka,* lekani kuliza cimbututu ninga momwe wanthu wacinyengo ambacitira m’nyumba zakunamatira* na m’miseu kuti atumbizidwe na wanthu. Cadidi ndikukuuzani, iwo atambira kale mabaibai yawo. 3 Tsono pomwe mukupereka cinthu kwa nyakusauka, boko lanu ladzere lireke kudziwa bzomwe boko lanu ladidi likucita, 4 kuti mphaso yanu ikhale ya cintsintsi. Ndipo Baba wanu wakudzulu omwe ambawona bzentse, an’dzakubairani.
5 “Ndipo pomwe mukupemba, lekani kucita bzinthu ninga momwe wanthu wacinyengo ambacitira, pakuti iwo ambafuna kupemba m’nyumba zakunamatira na m’mphambano za m’miseu kuti ambawonedwe na wanthu. Cadidi ndikukuuzani kuti iwo atambira kale mabaibai yawo. 6 Tsono pomwe iwepo ukupemba, pita m’cipinda mwako, ucifunga msuwo, ndipo ukamala, pemba kwa Baba wako wakudzulu. Ndipo Baba wako omwe ambawona bzentse, an’dzakubaira. 7 Ndipo pomwe mukupemba, lekani kumbabwerezera-bwerezera mafala ninga momwe wanthu omwe ambadziwa lini Mulungu ambacitira, pakuti iwo ambakumbuka kuti an’bvedwa akaphatisa basa mafala mazinji. 8 Tsono imwepo lekani kukhala ninga iwo, thangwe Baba wanu wakudzulu ambadziwa bzomwe mun’funikira, napo pomwe mukanati kumukumbira.
9 “Tenepo, mbapembani tenepa:
“‘Baba wathu omwe muli kudzulu, dzina lanu licenesedwe.* 10 Umambo bwanu bubwere. Kufuna kwanu kucitike pantsi pano, ninga kudzulu. 11 Tipaseni lero cakudya cathu ca ntsiku ya lero; 12 ndipo tilekerereni bzakuphonya* bzathu, ninga momwe ifepano timbalekererambo bzakuphonya bza anzathu.* 13 Ndipo lekani kulekerera kuti tiyezedwe, koma tipulumuseni kwa nyakuipayo.’
14 “Pakuti mukambalekerera wanthu bzakuphonya bzawo, Baba wanu wakudzulu an’dzalekererambo bzakuphonya bzanu; 15 Tsono mukasaya kulekerera bzakuphonya bza winango, Baba wanu wakudzulu an’dzalekererambo lini bzakuphonya bzanu.
16 “Pomwe mukubzimana kudya,* lekani kumbakhala na nkhope zakudodoma ninga momwe ambacitira wanthu wacinyengo omwe ambacinja mawonekedwe ya nkhope zawo* kuti wanthu awawone kuti akubzimana kudya. Cadidi ndikukuuzani, iwo atambira kale mabaibai yawo. 17 Koma pomwe iwepo ukubzimana kudya, samba m’maso, ucidzola mafuta mu msolo mwako, 18 kuti wanthu aleke kuwona kuti ukubzimana kudya, koma kokha Baba wako wakudzulu omwe ambawona bzinthu bzentse. Ndipo Baba wako wakudzulu omwe ambawona bzinthu bzentseyo, an’dzakubaira.
19 “Lekani kubzigwezekera cuma pa dziko la pantsi, pomwe mcenje na fuluju bzingadzonge ndipo mbava zingatcole ziciba. 20 M’mbuto mwace, gwezekani cuma canu kudzulu komwe mcenje na fuluju bzingadzonge lini ndipo mbava zingatcole lini ziciba. 21 Pakuti komwe kuna cuma cako, mtima wako umbakhalambo uli kumweko.
22 “Ceza ca thupi ni diso. Penu diso lako lininyang’anisisa pa cinthu cibodzi, thupi lako lentse lin’dzakhala na ceza. 23 Tsono penu diso lako ndanjiru,* thupi lako lentse lin’dzakhala na mdima. Ndipo penu ceza comwe unaco ni mdima caiye, mdimayo ngukulu kwene-kwene!
24 “Palibe munthu omwe angakhale kapolo wa ambuya awiri; pakuti an’dzawenga m’bodzi acifuna munango, ayai an’dzabvera m’bodzi acinyoza munangoyo. Imwepo mungakhale lini kapolo wa Mulungu na wa cuma pa nthawe ibodzi-bodziyo.
25 “Ndipopa inepano ndikukuuzani kuti: Lekani kucita thupo na moyo wanu kuti mun’dzadya ciyani, mun’dzamwa ciyani ayai mun’dzabvala ciyani. Kodi moyo ndiwo lini wakufunika kuposa cakudya na cakubvala? 26 Nyang’anisisani mbalame, izo zimbabzala lini mbeu, zimbabvuna lini ne kukoya cakudya m’gwangwa,* koma Baba wanu wakudzulu ambazidyesa. Kodi imwepo ndimwe lini wakufunika kuposa mbalamezo? 27 Kodi mbani omwe angatalimphise moyo wace pang’ono pokha* thangwe ra kukhala na thupo? 28 Ndipo thangwe ranyi mukucita thupo na bzakubvala? Pfunzani na momwe yambakulira maluwa ya m’thengo; iyo yambaphata lini basa ne kusona bzakubvala; 29 Tsono ndikukuuzani kuti napo Salomau mu ulemerero bwace bwentse, iye alibe kubvalira ninga libodzi mwa maluwaya. 30 Tsono penu Mulungu ambabvazika maluwa na mauswa ya m’thengo yomwe yangakhale yalipo lero, mangwana yacithusidwa pamoto, kodi iye angaleke kukubvazikani kuposa pamwepa, wanthu wacikhulupiro cakucepamwe? 31 Tenepo, lekani kumbacita thupo mucimbalewa kuti: ‘Tin’dzadya ciyani?’ ayai, ‘Tin’dzamwa ciyani?’ ayai, ‘Tin’dzabvala ciyani?’ 32 Pakuti bzinthu bzentsenebzi ndibzo bzomwe wanthu omwe ambadziwa lini Mulungu ambabzilinga na nyongo. Tsono Baba wanu wakudzulu ambadziwa kuti mumbafunikira bzinthu bzentsenebzi.
33 “Pitirizani kuikha Umambo bwa Mulungu na cirungamo cace pa mbuto yakuyamba, ndipo bzinthu bzinango bzentse bzin’dzathumiziridwa kwa imwepo. 34 Tenepo, lekani kumbacita thupo na bzinthu bza ntsiku ya mangwana, pakuti ntsiku ya mangwana in’dzakhala na bzinthu bzace bzakucitisa thupo. Ntsiku iri-yentse ina mabvuto yace.