Chenjezo Kuchokera Mʼmbiri ya Israeli

10 Pakuti sindikufuna kuti inu mukhale osadziwa zenizeni, abale, kuti makolo athu anatsogozedwa ndi mtambo ndikuti onse anawoloka nyanja. ² Ndipo onse anabatizidwa mwa Mose mu mtambo ndi mʼnyanja. ³ Onse anadya chakudya chimodzi chauzimu ⁴ ndipo anamwa chakumwa chimodzi chauzimu; popeza anamwa kuchokera mʼthanthwe lomwe anayenda nalo, ndipo thanthwe limeneli linali Khristu. ⁵ Ngakhale zinali choncho, Mulungu sanakondwere ndi ambiri a iwo, motero ambiri mwa iwo anafera mʼchipululu.

⁶ Tsono zinthu izi zinachitika kuti zikhale chitsanzo, kuti ife tisayike mitima yathu pa zinthu zoyipa monga anachitira makolo athuwo. ⁷ Musakhale anthu opembedza mafano, monga analili ena mwa iwo. Pakuti zalembedwa kuti, “Anthuwo anakhala pansi nayamba kudya ndi kumwa. Kenaka anayimirira nayamba kuvina mwachilendo.” ⁸ Tisachite chigololo monga ena mwa iwo anachitira ndipo tsiku limodzi anafapo anthu 23,000. ⁹ Tisamuyese Khristu, monga ena mwa iwo anachitira ndipo anaphedwa ndi njoka. ¹⁰ Ndipo osamawiringula, monga ena mwa iwo anachitira naphedwa ndi mngelo wowononga.

¹¹ Zinthu izi zinawachitikira kuti zikhale chitsanzo ndipo zinalembedwa kuti zikhale chenjezo kwa ife, amene tiyandikira nthawi ya kutha kwa zonse. ¹² Choncho, ngati mukuganiza kuti mwayima mwamphamvu, samalani mungagwe! ¹³ Palibe mayesero amene mwakumana nawo oposa amene anthu ena onse anakumana nawo. Mulungu ngokhulupirika; sadzalola kuti inu muyesedwe koposa muyeso umene mutha kupirira. Koma pamene mwayesedwa, Iyenso adzakupatsani njira yopambanira mayeserowo.

Maphwando a Mafano ndi Mgonero wa Ambuye

¹⁴ Choncho abwenzi anga okondedwa, lekani kupembedza mafano. ¹⁵ Ndikuyankhula kwa a anthu anzeru zawo, nokha muweruze pa zimene ndikunenazi. ¹⁶ Pamene tidalitsa chikho cha Mgonero wa Ambuye, mothokoza Mulungu, kodi sitikugawana magazi a Khristu? Nanga buledi amene timanyemayo, kodi sitikugawana thupi la Khristu? ¹⁷ Pakuti buledi ndi mmodzi yekha, ifenso ngakhale tili ambiri, ndife thupi limodzi, popeza tonse timagawana buledi mmodzi yemweyo.

¹⁸ Taganizirani zimene amachita Aisraeli. Kodi onse amene amadya zoperekedwa nsembe, samachita nawo miyambo ya pa guwapo? ¹⁹ Kodi ndikutanthauza kuti nsembe zoperekedwa kwa mafano ndi kanthu konse, kapena kuti mafano ndi kanthu konse? ²⁰ Ayi. Nsembe za osakhulupirira zimaperekedwa kwa ziwanda, osati kwa Mulungu, ndipo sindikufuna kuti muziyanjana ndi ziwandazo. ²¹ Simungamwe chikho cha Ambuye, ndi kukamweranso chikho cha ziwanda. Simungadyere pa tebulo la Ambuye ndiponso la ziwanda. ²² Kodi tikufuna kuwutsa mkwiyo wa Ambuye? Kodi ndife amphamvu kuposa Iye?

Ufulu wa Munthu Wokhulupirira

²³ Mutha kunena kuti, “Zinthu zonse nʼzololedwa,” komatu si zonse zili za phindu. “Zinthu zonse nʼzololedwa,” komatu si zonse zimathandiza. ²⁴ Munthu aliyense asafunefune zokomera iye yekha, koma zokomeranso ena.

²⁵ Idyani nyama iliyonse imene amagulitsa pa msika, osafunsa mafunso okhudzana ndi chikumbumtima chanu. ²⁶ Popeza kuti, “Dziko lapansi ndi la Ambuye ndi zonse za mʼmenemo ndi zake.”

²⁷ Ngati wosakhulupirira akuyitanani kuti mukadye naye, inuyo ndi kuvomera kupitako, mukadye chilichonse chimene akakupatseni ndipo musakafunse mafunso okhudzana ndi chikumbumtima chanu. ²⁸ Koma ngati wina akuwuzani kuti, “Izi zaperekedwa nsembe,” musadye zimenezo, pofuna kuthandiza amene wakuwuzaniyo komanso chifukwa cha chikumbumtima. ²⁹ Ndikunena za chikumbumtima cha winayo osati chanu. Tsono mungafunse kuti, nʼchifukwa chiyani ufulu wanga ukuphwanyidwa chifukwa cha chikumbumtima cha munthu wina? ³⁰ Ngati ndikuyamika Mulungu chifukwa cha chakudya, nanga munthu angandinyoze bwanji pa zinthu zomwe ndayamikira nazo Mulungu?

³¹ Nʼchifukwa chake chilichonse mungadye kapena kumwa, kapena chimene mungachite, chitani zonse ku ulemerero wa Mulungu. ³² Musakhumudwitse aliyense, kaya ndi Myuda, Mgriki, kapena mpingo wa Mulungu. ³³ Mu zonse ndikuyesetsa kukondweretsa aliyense mʼnjira iliyonse. Popeza sindikufunafuna zokondweretsa ine ndekha koma zokomera ambiri kuti apulumutsidwe.