Dheuteronomyo
26 “Ungapita mu dziko yakuti Yahova Mulungu wako ali kukupasa toera ikhale unthaka wako, ungaikwata toera ikhale yako mbukhala mwenemu, 2 mwa misapo ya mitundu yonsene inafuna kutoma kutokota mʼmunda mwako mu dziko inafuna kukupasa Yahova Mulungu wako, usafunika ukwate misapo mingasi, uiikhe mu sestu mbuenda nayo pa mbuto inafuna kusankhula Yahova Mulungu wako toera kupasa mbiri dzina yace.+ 3 Usafunika kuenda kuna nyantsembe anatumikira mu ntsiku zenezi, mbumpanga: ‘Lero ndiri kulonga kuna Yahova Mulungu wanu, kuti ndapita mu dziko idatipasa Yahova, mwakubverana na pidapikira iye kuna ambuyathu.’+
4 “Buluka penepo, nyantsembe anakwata sestu iri mʼmanja mwako mbaiikha pa guwa ya Yahova Mulungu wako. 5 Pontho iwe usafunika ulonge pamaso pa Yahova Mulungu wako kuti: ‘Pai wanga akhali wa ku Arani+ wakuti akhandzendza-ndzendza; iye aenda ku Ejitu+ mbakhala kweneko ninga mulendo na anthu angasi basi a pabanja pace.+ Mbwenye kweneko iye adzakhala dzindza ikulu, yamphambvu na yakunjipa.+ 6 Aejitu atitsalakana mwakuipa, atithabusa, mbatiphatisa basa mwakuwanga ninga mabitcu.+ 7 Natenepa ife tatoma kulirira Yahova Mulungu wa ambuyathu, penepo Yahova abva kukhuwa kwathu mbaona nyatwa zathu, kuthabuka kwathu na kupondererwa kwathu.+ 8 Pakumalisa Yahova atibulusa mu Ejitu na mphambvu ya djanja yace, pontho na nkono wace wamphambvu,+ pidacita iye pinthu pyakudzumisa, pidzindikiro na pirengo.+ 9 Iye atibweresa ku mbuto ino mbatipasa dziko ino, dziko ya nkaka na uci.+ 10 Cincino ine ndabweresa misapo yakutoma ya pinthu pidalima ine mu dziko idandipasa Yahova.’+
“Penepo usafunika kuikha sestu ineyi pamaso pa Yahova Mulungu wako, mbugodama pamaso pa Yahova Mulungu wako. 11 Iwe, Mulevi na munthu wa dziko inango wakuti asakhala pakati panu, munadzatsandzaya na pinthu pyadidi pyonsene pidapereka Yahova Mulungu wako kuna iwe na anthu a panyumba pako.+
12 “Ungamala kubulusa khundu yacikhumi+ ya pinthu pyonsene pidabulusa iwe mʼmunda mwako pa caka cacitatu, cakuti ndi caka cakupereka khundu yacikhumi, unadzapereka pinthu pyenepi kuna Mulevi, kuna munthu wa dziko inango anakhala pakati panu, kuna mwana waumphawi* na nzice, penepo iwo anadzadya pinthu pyenepi mʼmizinda yako+ mpaka kukhuta. 13 Buluka penepo unadzalonga pamaso pa Yahova Mulungu wako: ‘Ine ndabulusa panyumba panga pinthu ipi pyakucena mbandipipasa Mulevi, munthu wa dziko inango anakhala pakati pathu, mwana waumphawi na nzice,+ mwakubverana na pidandipanga imwe. Ine nee ndakhonda kubvera peno kupwaza mitemo yanu. 14 Ine nee ndapidya mu ndzidzi ukhali ine wakutsukwala thangwi yakuferwa, nee ndapiphata pikhali ine wakukhonda cena, pontho nee ndapipereka toera kuphedza anyakufa. Ndabvera fala ya Yahova Mulungu wanga, mbandicita pyonsene pidandipanga imwe. 15 Cincino yangʼanani pantsi pano kubulukira kudzulu, ku mbuto yanu yakucena inakhala imwe, pontho pasani nkhombo mbumba yanu Izraeli na dziko idatipasa imwe,+ dziko ya nkaka na uci,+ mwakubverana na pidapikira imwe kuna ambuyathu.’+
16 “Lero, Yahova Mulungu wanu ali kukupangani toera mubvere mitemo ineyi na matongero anewa. Imwe musafunika kubvera mbamutoweza pyenepi na ntima wanu+ onsene na umaso wanu onsene. 17 Lero mwabva mafala a Yahova akuti iye anadzakhala Mulungu wanu, mungapitiriza kufamba munjira zace, mbamubvera pitsogolero pyace,+ mitemo yace+ na matongero ace+ mu ndzidzi unapitiriza imwe kubvera fala yace. 18 Pontho lero Yahova abva mafala anu akuti imwe munadzakhala mbumba yace, anthu ace akufunika kakamwe,+ ninga mudapikira iye kuna imwe; kuti imwe munadzabvera matongero ace onsene, 19 iye alonga kuti anadzakukuzani pakati pa madzindza onsene adacita iye,+ mwakubverana na pidapikira iye; pontho anakusimbani, anakucitisani kuti mubvekere, mbakupasani mbiri mungapitiriza kukhala mbumba yakucena pamaso pa Yahova Mulungu wanu.”+