Masalimo

78 Inu anthu anga, mvetserani chilamulo changa.+

Tcherani khutu ku mawu a pakamwa panga.+

 2 Ndidzatsegula pakamwa panga ndi kunena mwambi.+

Ndidzanena mawu ophiphiritsa akalekale,+

 3 Amene tinamva ndipo tikuwadziwa,+

Komanso amene makolo athu anatifotokozera.+

 4 Mbadwa zawo sitikuzibisira mawu ophiphiritsawa,+

Ndipo tidzawasimba ngakhale ku mibadwo ya m’tsogolo.+

Tidzasimba ntchito zotamandika za Yehova ndi mphamvu zake,+

Komanso zinthu zodabwitsa zimene wachita.+

 5 Mulungu anaika chikumbutso pakati pa ana a Yakobo,+

Iye anaika chilamulo mu Isiraeli,+

Zinthu zimene analamula makolo athu,+

Kuti auze ana awo.+

 6 Kuti m’badwo wa m’tsogolo, ana amene adzabadwe m’tsogolo, adzadziwe zimenezi,+

Kuti nawonso adzanyamuke ndi kusimbira ana awo.+

 7 Kuti anawo azidzadalira Mulungu,+

Ndi kuti asadzaiwale zochita za Mulungu+ koma kuti azidzasunga malamulo ake.+

 8 Ndipo asadzakhale ngati makolo awo,+

M’badwo wosamva ndi wopanduka,+

M’badwo umene sunakonze mtima wawo,+

Ndipo maganizo awo sanali okhulupirika kwa Mulungu.+

 9 Ana a Efuraimu, ngakhale kuti anali ndi mivi ndi mauta,+

Anathawa pa tsiku lankhondo.+

10 Iwo sanasunge pangano la Mulungu,+

Ndipo anakana kutsatira chilamulo chake.+

11 Iwo anayambanso kuiwala zochita zake,+

Ndi ntchito zake zodabwitsa zimene anawaonetsa.+

12 Mulungu anachita zodabwitsa pamaso pa makolo awo+

M’dziko la Iguputo,+ m’dera la Zowani.+

13 Iye anagawa nyanja kuti iwo awoloke,+

Ndipo anaimitsa madzi kukhala ngati khoma.+

14 Iye anapitiriza kuwatsogolera ndi mtambo masana,+

Ndipo usiku wonse anali kuwatsogolera ndi kuwala kwa moto.+

15 Iye anang’amba miyala m’chipululu+

Kuti awapatse madzi akumwa ochuluka ngati a m’nyanja.+

16 Iye anatulutsa madzi ambiri pathanthwe,+

Ndipo anachititsa madzi kutsika ngati mitsinje.+

17 Koma iwo anapitiriza kumuchimwira+

Mwa kupandukira Wam’mwambamwamba m’dera lopanda madzi.+

18 Iwo anapitiriza kuyesa Mulungu m’mitima yawo+

Mwa kupempha chakudya china chimene mtima wawo unalakalaka.+

19 Pamenepo anayamba kulankhula mawu oipa kwa Mulungu.+

Iwo anati: “Kodi Mulungu angathe kutipatsa chakudya m’chipululu muno?”+

20 Taonani! Kodi Mulungu si uja anamenya thanthwe+

Kuti madzi atuluke, kutinso patuluke mitsinje yodzaza madzi?+

Koma iwo anati: “Kodi angathenso kutipatsa chakudya,+

Kapena kodi angakonzere anthu ake chakudya?”+

21 Choncho Yehova anamva zimenezo ndipo anakwiya.+

Moti moto unayakira Yakobo,+

Ndipo mkwiyo unatsikira pa Isiraeli.+

22 Pakuti iwo sanakhulupirire Mulungu.+

Sanakhulupirire kuti iye adzawapulumutsa.+

23 Pamenepo Mulungu analamula mitambo ya m’mlengalenga,

Ndipo anatsegula zitseko zakumwamba.+

24 Ndipo anapitiriza kuwagwetsera mana ngati mvula kuti adye.+

Iye anawapatsa tirigu wochokera kumwamba.+

25 Anthu anadya chakudya cha amphamvu.+

Iye anawatumizira chakudya chokwanira.+

26 Anachititsa mphepo ya kum’mawa kuwomba m’mlengalenga,+

Ndipo mwa mphamvu zake anachititsa mphepo ya kum’mwera kuwomba.+

27 Iye anagwetsa chakudya pa iwo ngati fumbi.+

Anawagwetsera zolengedwa zamapiko zouluka, zochuluka ngati mchenga wakunyanja.+

28 Anapitiriza kuwagwetsera zimenezi mumsasa wake,+

Kuzungulira mahema ake onse.+

29 Iwo anadya ndi kukhuta kwambiri.+

Iye anawabweretsera zimene anali kulakalaka.+

30 Iwo anafunabe chakudya china,

Pamene china chinali m’kamwa.+

31 Nthawi yomweyo, mkwiyo wa Mulungu unatsikira pa iwo.+

Iye anayamba kupha anthu awo amphamvu.+

Ndipo anakomola anyamata a mu Isiraeli.

32 Ngakhale zinali choncho, iwo anawonjezera machimo awo,+

Ndipo sanakhulupirire ntchito zake zodabwitsa.+

33 Choncho anathetsa masiku a moyo wawo ngati mpweya wotuluka m’mphuno.+

Anadula zaka za moyo wawo ndi masoka.

34 Nthawi zonse akayamba kuwapha, iwo anali kumufunafuna.+

Anali kutembenuka ndi kuyamba kufunafuna Mulungu.+

35 Iwo anali kukumbukira kuti Mulungu anali Thanthwe lawo,+

Ndiponso kuti Mulungu Wam’mwambamwamba anali Wowabwezerera.+

36 Koma iwo anali kufuna kum’pusitsa ndi pakamwa pawo.+

Ndi lilime lawo anali kufuna kunena bodza kwa iye.+

37 Mtima wawo sunali wokhulupirika kwa iye.+

Ndipo iwo sanakhulupirike ku pangano lake.+

38 Koma anawamvera chifundo.+ Anali kukhululukira* machimo awo+ ndipo sanali kuwawononga.+

Nthawi zambiri anali kubweza mkwiyo wake,+

Ndipo sanali kuwasonyeza ukali wake wonse.

39 Iye anali kukumbukira nthawi zonse kuti iwo ndi anthu athupi la nyama,+

Anali kukumbukira kuti moyo wawo umachoka ndipo subwereranso.+

40 Iwo analitu kumupandukira kawirikawiri m’chipululu,+

Anali kumukhumudwitsa m’chipululumo!+

41 Mobwerezabwereza, anali kumuyesa Mulungu,+

Ndipo anali kumvetsa chisoni Woyera wa Isiraeli.+

42 Iwo sanakumbukire dzanja la Mulungu,+

Sanakumbukire tsiku limene anawawombola kwa mdani wawo,+

43 Iwo sanakumbukire mmene anaikira zizindikiro zake mu Iguputo,+

Ndi zozizwitsa zimene anachita m’dera la Zowani,+

44 Mmene anasinthira mitsinje ing’onoing’ono yotuluka mumtsinje wa Nailo kukhala magazi,+

Moti sanathe kumwa madzi ake.+

45 Mulungu anawatumizira tizilombo toyamwa magazi kuti tiwadye,+

Ndi achule kuti awawononge.+

46 Anapereka zokolola zawo kwa mphemvu,

Ndipo ntchito yawo yolemetsa anaipereka kwa dzombe.+

47 Anapha mitengo yawo ya mpesa ndi mvula yamatalala.+

Anapha mitengo yawo ya mkuyu ndi matalala.+

48 Anaphanso nyama zawo zonyamula katundu ndi matalala,+

Ndiponso ziweto zawo ndi mliri wakupha.

49 Anawasonyeza mkwiyo wake woyaka moto,+

Ukali, ziweruzo zamphamvu ndi masautso.+

Anawatumizira makamu a angelo obweretsa masoka.+

50 Mkwiyo wake anaulambulira njira.+

Sanawabweze kuwachotsa ku imfa.

Ndipo anawapha ndi mliri.+

51 Pamapeto pake anapha ana onse oyamba kubadwa mu Iguputo,+

Amene ndi chiyambi cha mphamvu zawo zobereka m’mahema a Hamu.+

52 Kenako anachititsa anthu ake kuchoka m’dzikolo ngati gulu la nkhosa,+

Anawayendetsa m’chipululu ngati gulu la ziweto.+

53 Anapitiriza kuwatsogolera ndi kuwateteza ndipo iwo sanachite mantha.+

Nyanja inamiza adani awo.+

54 Kenako anawalowetsa m’dziko lake lopatulika,+

M’dera lamapiri ili limene dzanja lake lamanja linatenga.+

55 Chifukwa cha iwo anachotsa mitundu ina pang’onopang’ono m’dzikoli,+

Ndipo anayesa dzikoli ndi kuligawa kwa iwo kukhala cholowa chawo,+

Moti anachititsa mafuko a Isiraeli kukhala m’nyumba zawozawo.+

56 Koma iwo anayamba kuyesa Mulungu Wam’mwambamwamba ndi kum’pandukira,+

Ndipo sanasunge zikumbutso zake.+

57 Iwo anali kubwerera ndi kuchita zinthu mwachinyengo ngati makolo awo.+

Anapotoka maganizo ngati uta wosakunga kwambiri.+

58 Iwo anapitiriza kumukhumudwitsa ndi malo awo okwezeka,+

Ndipo anamuchititsa nsanje ndi zifaniziro zawo zogoba.+

59 Mulungu anamva+ ndipo anakwiya kwambiri.+

Chotero ananyansidwa kwambiri ndi Isiraeli.+

60 Pamapeto pake anasiya chihema chopatulika cha ku Silo,+

Hema limene anali kukhalamo pakati pa anthu ochokera kufumbi.+

61 Analola kuti chizindikiro cha mphamvu zake chitengedwe ndi adani ake,+

Iye analola kuti chizindikiro cha kukongola kwake chikhale m’manja mwa adani.+

62 Iye anapereka anthu ake ku lupanga,+

Ndipo anakwiyira cholowa chake.+

63 Anyamata ake ananyeka ndi moto,

Ndipo anamwali ake sanatamandidwe.+

64 Ansembe ake anagwa ndi lupanga,+

Ndipo akazi awo amasiye sanalire.+

65 Pamenepo Yehova anagalamuka ngati akudzuka kutulo,+

Ngati munthu wamphamvu amene akugalamuka pambuyo pomwa vinyo wambiri.+

66 Iye anathamangitsa adani ake ndi kuwapha.+

Anawachititsa kuti akhale akutonzedwa mpaka kalekale.+

67 Iye anakana hema wa Yosefe,+

Ndipo sanasankhe fuko la Efuraimu.+

68 Koma anasankha fuko la Yuda,+

Phiri la Ziyoni limene analikonda.+

69 Anayamba kumanga malo opatulika ngati malo okwera a paphiri,+

Ngati dziko lapansi limene analikhazikitsa mpaka kalekale.+

70 Choncho anasankha Davide mtumiki wake,+

Ndipo anamuchotsa kumakola a nkhosa.+

71 Anamutenga kumene anali kuweta nkhosa zoyamwitsa,+

Anamutenga kuti akhale m’busa wa ana a Yakobo amene ndi anthu ake,+

Ndi Isiraeli, amene ndi cholowa chake.+

72 Iye anayamba kuwaweta malinga ndi mtima wake wosagawanika,+

Ndipo anayamba kuwatsogolera mwaluso.+