Ti bana be Ndzimu
1 Setakapotelekwa nge mbunga nkulu we batendeki, ngatilasheni tjimwe ne tjimwe tjingatipinganyidza, kose ne tjibi tjinotinamatila, ngono tilabuke takasimisila mu lubilo gu mbeli kwedu, 2 takalinga Jesu ntangisi ne mpeleledzi we kugalamoyo kwedu, iye wakati abona kushatha kunonzhila kadzikitadzila tjileyanyo eshayila hanya kulengudziwa, ngono ngwenu ugele ku luboko gwe luji gwe tjigalo tje Ndzimu.
3 Kumbulani Jesu wakadzikitadzila kunyanyayidziwa nge babi, kuti ndizo musinyalemoyo mukadwa mutoboka. 4 Mu kugwisana kwenyu ne tjibi akuthu kukaswika mu tjimo tjekuti mu gwe kungathama kuti lopa lenyu litebugwe. 5 Apa makakangang'wa dama linokulumbidza se bakololo kene? Dama linoti,
“Nkololo wangu, usikutole kuli kulelu lelu kutjemegwa ndi She
kakale usinyalemoyo ha She bekuloba,
6 ngobe She banotjemela iye wabanoda,
bakabuya bakaloba mmwe ne mmwe mwana wabanoamutjila.”
7 Dzikitadzilani kutjemegwa, Ndzimu unomutola se bakololo. Ndiupi mwana usingatjemegwe ndi tate babe kene? 8 Ha musingatjemegwe se bana bose, kodwa kuti mu bana be bupombgwe. Ate muli bana be malebeswa. 9 Tina botate bedu mu shango ino banotitjemela, koga tobateta nge kwako. Apa atizofanila kuzwiyisa pasi kupindisa, kuna Tate bedu banotipa meya ne butjilo kene? 10 Botate bedu bakabe betitjemela kwe tjibaka tjifupi, sekwa banobona kufanila, koga Ndzimu unotitjemela kutibhatsha iswi, kuti ndizo tishanganyile nawo kuyengemala kwawo. 11 Ngobe ha utjemegwa, mu tjibaka itjetjo akutozipa kogwadza, shule kwe kutjemegwa ndiko kunozha zwizwalo zwe kunyalala kwe ndulamo kuna bakadiyiwa ngotjemegwa.
Ndayo ne kutjenjedza
12 Ndizo simisani maboko enyu akalembeleka ne zwidwi zwenyu zwakanyala! 13 “Thamilani makumbo enyu zijana dzakatambunuka,” kuti ndizo una gumbo linogwadza lisilemale, koga lipodziwe.
14 Gwisani kube ne mbakiso ne bathu bose nenge kuti muyengemale, ngobe akuna unowobona She kuzhe kwe kuyengemala. 15 Muyite kuti kushete unowokong'wa kuwana ngoni dze Ndzimu, ndizo kusibe ne unowomela pakati kwenyu se ndzi unobaba, kazhisa phipiti, katjinya banjinji, 16 ibeni ne njele kuti kusibe ne phombgwe, kene nthu usina hanya ne Ndzimu sa Esau, iye wakatengesa kube mbano kukwe nge ndilo ye zojiwa. 17 Moziba kuti kwakati shule woshaka makombolelo kalambiwa; ngobe kwakabe kusitjina sekwa angashanduka muna tjaakathama, nenguba akabe eashaka nge mishodzi.
18 Amuzozha ku zwithu zwamungabhata nge maboko, ku bhuba le moto, ku zhalima, pakati zwititi ne dutu. 19 Amuzozha ku nlidzo we lunyanga kene ku hwi lakati lilebeleka bathu bakakumbila kuti lisidwilile. 20 Ngobe bakabe basingatubule kumilana ne ndaulo yabakapiwa inoti, “Ha kene phuka ingakutha dombo ilelo, yakafanila kikithidziwa nge mabgwe.” 21 Kwakabe kutjisa kwazo kubona tjithu tjakajalo Mushe kwaakadzina kati, “Ndotetema nge lutjo.”
22 Koga imwi mazha ku Dombo le Ziyoni ne ku nzi nkulu we Ndzimu unotjila, Jerusalema we kudzimu ne ku batumwa be kudzimu mu nshangano we kushatha, 23 ku nshangano we mbano dzakakwagwa mazina kudzimu, mazha ku nsumikilisi iwo Ndzimu wa bose ne ku meya ye bathu bakalulwama ngono bakalulwamisiwa kwakapelela. 24 Mazha kuna Jesu tjibanga tje Tjidumano tjitshwa, mazha ku malopa akanyasiwa, anolebeleka zwithu zwinoyita pana a Abele.
25 Ibeni nge njele, musilambe kuhwilila iye unolebeleka. Ngobe ibabo bakalamba kuhwilila iye wakatjemela ali mu shango, bakasheta madzetelo. Ngono apa iswi ha tilamba iye unotjemela edwa kudzimu, towodzeta tjini? 26 Ipapo, hwi lile likazunguza shango, koga ngwenu wakagadzabgwe eti, “Ndowopapha kang'ompela koga azunguza zhuzhugwi kose ne shango.” 27 Matama anoti, “Ndowopapha, kang'ompela koga” anolakidza kuti kowozunguziwa kukadusiwa zwithu zose muna zwakathamiwa, kuti ndizo kusale zwisingazunguzike.
28 Ndizo ngatibokeni Ndzimu, ngobe toamutjila bushe gusingake gukazunguziwa, ngono namata Ndzimu nge zila inoushathisa, nge kuteta nenge kutja, 29 ngobe Ndzimu wedu moto unolobesa.
Ti bana be Ndzimu
1 Setakapotelekwa nge mbunga nkulu we batendeki, ngatilasheni tjimwe ne tjimwe tjingatipinganyidza, kose ne tjibi tjinotinamatila, ngono tilabuke takasimisila mu lubilo gu mbeli kwedu, 2 takalinga Jesu ntangisi ne mpeleledzi we kugalamoyo kwedu, iye wakati abona kushatha kunonzhila kadzikitadzila tjileyanyo eshayila hanya kulengudziwa, ngono ngwenu ugele ku luboko gwe luji gwe tjigalo tje Ndzimu.
3 Kumbulani Jesu wakadzikitadzila kunyanyayidziwa nge babi, kuti ndizo musinyalemoyo mukadwa mutoboka. 4 Mu kugwisana kwenyu ne tjibi akuthu kukaswika mu tjimo tjekuti mu gwe kungathama kuti lopa lenyu litebugwe. 5 Apa makakangang'wa dama linokulumbidza se bakololo kene? Dama linoti,
“Nkololo wangu, usikutole kuli kulelu lelu kutjemegwa ndi She
kakale usinyalemoyo ha She bekuloba,
6 ngobe She banotjemela iye wabanoda,
bakabuya bakaloba mmwe ne mmwe mwana wabanoamutjila.”
7 Dzikitadzilani kutjemegwa, Ndzimu unomutola se bakololo. Ndiupi mwana usingatjemegwe ndi tate babe kene? 8 Ha musingatjemegwe se bana bose, kodwa kuti mu bana be bupombgwe. Ate muli bana be malebeswa. 9 Tina botate bedu mu shango ino banotitjemela, koga tobateta nge kwako. Apa atizofanila kuzwiyisa pasi kupindisa, kuna Tate bedu banotipa meya ne butjilo kene? 10 Botate bedu bakabe betitjemela kwe tjibaka tjifupi, sekwa banobona kufanila, koga Ndzimu unotitjemela kutibhatsha iswi, kuti ndizo tishanganyile nawo kuyengemala kwawo. 11 Ngobe ha utjemegwa, mu tjibaka itjetjo akutozipa kogwadza, shule kwe kutjemegwa ndiko kunozha zwizwalo zwe kunyalala kwe ndulamo kuna bakadiyiwa ngotjemegwa.
Ndayo ne kutjenjedza
12 Ndizo simisani maboko enyu akalembeleka ne zwidwi zwenyu zwakanyala! 13 “Thamilani makumbo enyu zijana dzakatambunuka,” kuti ndizo una gumbo linogwadza lisilemale, koga lipodziwe.
14 Gwisani kube ne mbakiso ne bathu bose nenge kuti muyengemale, ngobe akuna unowobona She kuzhe kwe kuyengemala. 15 Muyite kuti kushete unowokong'wa kuwana ngoni dze Ndzimu, ndizo kusibe ne unowomela pakati kwenyu se ndzi unobaba, kazhisa phipiti, katjinya banjinji, 16 ibeni ne njele kuti kusibe ne phombgwe, kene nthu usina hanya ne Ndzimu sa Esau, iye wakatengesa kube mbano kukwe nge ndilo ye zojiwa. 17 Moziba kuti kwakati shule woshaka makombolelo kalambiwa; ngobe kwakabe kusitjina sekwa angashanduka muna tjaakathama, nenguba akabe eashaka nge mishodzi.
18 Amuzozha ku zwithu zwamungabhata nge maboko, ku bhuba le moto, ku zhalima, pakati zwititi ne dutu. 19 Amuzozha ku nlidzo we lunyanga kene ku hwi lakati lilebeleka bathu bakakumbila kuti lisidwilile. 20 Ngobe bakabe basingatubule kumilana ne ndaulo yabakapiwa inoti, “Ha kene phuka ingakutha dombo ilelo, yakafanila kikithidziwa nge mabgwe.” 21 Kwakabe kutjisa kwazo kubona tjithu tjakajalo Mushe kwaakadzina kati, “Ndotetema nge lutjo.”
22 Koga imwi mazha ku Dombo le Ziyoni ne ku nzi nkulu we Ndzimu unotjila, Jerusalema we kudzimu ne ku batumwa be kudzimu mu nshangano we kushatha, 23 ku nshangano we mbano dzakakwagwa mazina kudzimu, mazha ku nsumikilisi iwo Ndzimu wa bose ne ku meya ye bathu bakalulwama ngono bakalulwamisiwa kwakapelela. 24 Mazha kuna Jesu tjibanga tje Tjidumano tjitshwa, mazha ku malopa akanyasiwa, anolebeleka zwithu zwinoyita pana a Abele.
25 Ibeni nge njele, musilambe kuhwilila iye unolebeleka. Ngobe ibabo bakalamba kuhwilila iye wakatjemela ali mu shango, bakasheta madzetelo. Ngono apa iswi ha tilamba iye unotjemela edwa kudzimu, towodzeta tjini? 26 Ipapo, hwi lile likazunguza shango, koga ngwenu wakagadzabgwe eti, “Ndowopapha kang'ompela koga azunguza zhuzhugwi kose ne shango.” 27 Matama anoti, “Ndowopapha, kang'ompela koga” anolakidza kuti kowozunguziwa kukadusiwa zwithu zose muna zwakathamiwa, kuti ndizo kusale zwisingazunguzike.
28 Ndizo ngatibokeni Ndzimu, ngobe toamutjila bushe gusingake gukazunguziwa, ngono namata Ndzimu nge zila inoushathisa, nge kuteta nenge kutja, 29 ngobe Ndzimu wedu moto unolobesa.