Ya m’Bukhu la Mateu
23 Patsogolo pace, Jezu adauza mathimu ya wanthu na anyakupfunza wace kuti: 2 “Anembi na Afarizeu adabziikha okha pa udindo bwa kucita basa la Mozeji lomwe likhali la kupfunzisa wanthu. 3 Na tenepo, mbacitani na kuteweza bzentse bzomwe iwo ambalewa, koma lekani kumbacita bzinthu ninga iwo, thangwe ambandolewa koma ambacita lini bzomwe ambalewabzo. 4 Iwo ambamanga mitolo yakulemera aciikha m’mapewa mwa wanthu, koma iwo ambafuna lini ne na kundoikhuyako na cala cawo. 5 Iwo ambacita mabasa yawo yentse kuti awonedwe na wanthu, ndipo ambakuza tumakaxa tomwe tumbakhala na malamulo tomwe ambatuphatisa basa kuti abzikhotcerere, ndipo ambatalimphisa nthere za m’mphepete mwa bzakubvala bzawo. 6 Iwo ambafuna mbuto zabwino kwene-kwene mʼmaphwando na kukhala m’mipando yakutsogolo m’nyumba zakunamatira,* 7 ndipo ambafuna kumusidwa na wanthu m’misika na kucemeredwa Mpfunzisi.* 8 Tsono imwepo lekani kumbacemeredwa Mpfunzisi, thangwe Mpfunzisi wanu ni m’bodzi yekha ndipo mwentsenemwe ndimwe abale. 9 Kuthumizira bzimwebzi, lekani kucemera munthu ali-wentse pa dziko la pantsi pano kuti pai, thangwe Baba wanu ni m’Bodzi yekha basi, omwe ali kudzulu. 10 Lekani kumbacemeredwa atsogoleri, thangwe Mtsogoleri wanu ni m’bodzi yekha, Kristu. 11 Koma mkulu pakati panu an’funika kukhala mtumiki wanu. 12 Munthu ali-wentse omwe an’bzikuza an’dzacepesedwa ndipo ule omwe an’bzicepesa an’dzakuzidwa.
13 “Tsoka kwa imwe anembi na Afarizeu, wanthu wacinyengo! Thangwe mumbafungira wanthu Umambo bwa kudzulu; pakuti imwepo mun’dzapita lini, ndipo mumbaletsa wanthu omwe akufuna kudzapita. 14 ——
15 “Tsoka kwa imwe anembi na Afarizeu, wanthu wacinyengo! Thangwe mumbacita ulendo bwa mtantho utali kuti mukatendeuse wanthu, ndipo mukakwanisa, mumbawacitisa kukhala wakuthemera kuthusidwa mu Gehena* kawiri-kentse kuposa imwepo.
16 “Tsoka kwa imwe, atsogoleri azimola, omwe mumbati: ‘Munthu akalumbirira templo, bziribe mulandu, koma akalumbirira oro ya mu templo, iye an’funika kukwanirisa lumbiro lacero.’ 17 Imwe atsiru na azimola! Kodi cakufunika kwene-kwene n’ciponi, ni oro ayai templo yomwe imbacenesa oroyo? 18 Kuthumizira bzimwebzi, mumbalewa kuti: ‘Munthu omwe anilumbirira guwa la ntsembe, bziribe mulandu; koma akalumbirira mphaso yomwe iri pa guwapo, iye an’funika kukwanirisa lumbiro lace.’ 19 Azimolamwe! N’ciponi cakufunika kwene-kwene, kodi ni mphaso ayai guwa la ntsembe lomwe limbacenesa mphasoyo?20 Tenepo, omwe anilumbirira guwa la ntsembe, ambalumbirira guwalo na bzinthu bzentse bzomwe bziri pa guwapo; 21 ndipo munthu omwe anilumbirira templo, ambalumbirira temployo pabodzi na Ule omwe ambakhala m’mwemo; 22 ndipo munthu omwe anilumbirira kudzulu, ambalumbirira mpando wa Mulungu na Ule omwe ambakhala pa mpandopo.
23 “Tsoka kwa imwe, anembi na Afarizeu, wanthu wacinyengo! Thangwe mumbapereka cakhumi ca tumbeu twa menta, endro na kominyo,* tsono mumbanyoza bzinthu bzakufunika bza m’Malamulo ninga cirungamo, ntsisi na kukhulupirika. Bzinthu bzimwebzi bzimbafunika kutewezedwa, mwakusaya kunyozerambo bzinthu bzinangobzi. 24 Imwe atsogoleri azimola, mumbasusa mbudu mu bzakumwa bzanu, koma mumbakhudyula ngamira!
25 “Tsoka kwa imwe, anembi na Afarizeu, wanthu wacinyengo! Thangwe muli ninga kopo na palato yomwe idacena kunja koma mkati mwace mudapswipa ndipo mudadzala na kupamba* pabodzi na kusaya kubziletsa. 26 Iwe Mfarizeu zimola, yamba wacenesa mkati mwa kopo na palato, kuti kunja kwace kukhalembo kudacena.
27 “Tsoka kwa imwe, anembi na Afarizeu, wanthu wacinyengo! Thangwe muli ninga nthutu* zakuikhidwa mtoto zomwe kunja kwace zimbawoneka ninga zidadeka, koma mkati mwace mudadzala na mafupa ya wanthu wakufa na mtundu uli-wentse wa bzinthu bzakupswipa. 28 Mu njira ibodzi-bodziyi, mumbawoneka wakulungama pamaso pa wanthu, koma mu mtima mwanu mudadzala cinyengo na kusaya kubvera malamulo.
29 “Tsoka kwa imwe, anembi na Afarizeu, wanthu wacinyengo! Thangwe mumbakonza nthutu za apolofeta na kudekesa nthutu za wanthu wakulungama, 30 ndipo mumbalewa kuti: ‘Bzingadakhala kuti tikhalipombo mu ntsiku za makolo yathu yakale, tingadawathandiza lini kupha apolofeta.’ 31 Na bzimwebzi, mumbabzicitira mwekha umboni bwakuti ndimwe wana wa wanthu omwe akhapha apolofeta. 32 Na tenepo, malizisani mabasa yomwe makolo yanu yakale adayayambisa.*
33 “Bzinyoka, wana wa bvumbwe, kodi mun’dzathawa tani cirango ca Gehena?* 34 Na thangwe limweri, ndikukutumizirani apolofeta, wanthu wanzeru na apfunzisi. Winango mwa iwo mun’dzawapha muciwakhomerera pa muti wakuzunzidwira, ndipo winango mun’dzawapfumbula m’nyumba zanu zakunamatira* na kuwazunza m’mizinda yentse, 35 kuti mulandu wa mulopa wa wanthu wentse wakulungama omwe udathululidwa pa dziko la pantsi ukhale pa imwe, kuyambira mulopa wa munthu wakulungama Abeli mpaka mulopa wa Zakariya mwana wa Barakiya omwe mudamupha mu templo pafupi na guwa la ntsembe. 36 Cadidi ndikukuuzani kuti, bzinthu bzentsenebzi bzin’dzabwerera m’badwo uyu.
37 “Jeruzalemu, Jeruzalemu wakupha apolofeta na wakuboma wale omwe adatumizidwa kwa iwe. Kazinji-kentse ndidafuna kutsonkhanisa wana wako ninga momwe nkhuku imbatsonkhanisira tuwana twace m’maphaphidwe mwace! Tsono iwepo ulibe kufuna. 38 Mulungu an’dzasiya nyumba yanu. 39 Ndikukuuzani kuti, kuyambira tsapano, imwepo mun’dzandiwona lini pomwe, mpaka pomwe mudzalewe kuti: ‘Wakusimbidwa ngule omwe ambabwera mu dzina la Yahova!’”