Ya m’Bukhu la Mateu 18:1-35
18 Pa nthawe imweyo, anyakupfunza wa Jezu adamufenderera acimubvunza kuti: “Kodi mbani mkulu kwene-kwene mu Umambo bwa kudzulu?”
2 Tenepo iye adacemera kamwana, acikaimisa pakati pawo
3 ndipo adati: “Cadidi ndikukuuzani kuti, mukasaya kucinja mucikhala ninga wana ang’ono, mun’dzapita lini mu Umambo bwa kudzulu.
4 Thangwe ali-wentse omwe an’bzicepesa ninga kamwanaka, umweyo ndiye mkulu kwene-kwene mu Umambo bwa kudzulu;
5 ndipo ali-wentse omwe an’tambira mwana mng’ono ninga uyu mu dzina langu, watambirambo ine.
6 Tsono ali-wentse omwe an’kalipisa m’bodzi mwa wanthu omwe ali ninga tuwana tomwe tumbandikhulupiratu, bzingakhale bwino kwa iye kumumangirira cimwala cakupeyera m’khosi mwace, ninga cire comwe cimbazungulirisidwa na bulu, acimizidwa m’nyanza ikulu.
7 “Tsoka dziko la pantsi thangwe limbacitisa wanthu kucita pikado! N’cadidi kuti bzinthu bzomwe bzimbacitisa pikado* bzin’dzabweradi, koma tsoka kwa munthu omwe ambacitisa winango kucita pikado!
8 Penu boko lako ayai mwendo wako umbakucitisa pikado, ugwate uciutaya kutali. Bziri bwino kuti udzagumane moyo ulibe ciwalo cibodzi ayai udapunduka, kuposa kuti udzathusidwe pa moto wakusaya kumala una manja yentse mawiri ayai minyendo yentse miwiri.
9 Ndipo penu diso lako limbakuphonyesa, ulikolowole ucilitaya kutali na iwepo. Thangwe bziri bwino kuna iwepo kuti ukagumane moyo una diso libodzi, kuposa kuti ukathusidwe m’Gehena* una maso yentse mawiri.
10 Citani mphole kuti muleke kunyoza wanthu omwe ali ninga tuwanatu, thangwe ndikukuuzani kuti, anjo wawo omwe ali kudzulu, nthawe zentse ambawona nkhope ya Baba wangu omwe ali kudzulu.
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12 “Mukuwona tani? Munthu acikhala na mabira yace 100 ndipo bira m’bodzi acitaika, kodi angaleke kusiya mabira 99 m’mapiri aciyenda kukanyang’ana bira m’bodzi omwe wataikayo?
13 Ndipo akamugumana, iye ambakomedwa kwene-kwene na bira m’bodziyo kuposa mabira 99 yomwe yakhalibe kutaikayo.
14 Mwakundendemerana na bzimwebzi, Baba wangu* wakudzulu an’funa lini kuti m’bodzi mwa wanthu omwe ali ninga tuwanawa ataike.
15 “Kuthumizira bzimwebzi, penu m’bale wako wakuphonyera, ndoko ukamufotokozere kuphonya* kwaceko pamwekha, iwepo na iye basi. Iye akakubvera, ndiye kuti wathandiza m’bale wakoyo kucita bzomwe mpsabwino.
16 Tsono penu ankubvera lini, tenga munthu m’bodzi ayai awiri, kuti bzentse bzimale pamaso pa mboni* ziwiri ayai zitatu.
17 Tsono iye akasaya kuwabvera, kauze gwere. Ndipo akasaya kubverambo gwerelo, kwa iwepo akhale ninga munthu wa ku dziko na nyakukhomesa mtsonkho.
18 “Cadidi ndikukuuzani kuti, ciri-centse comwe mun’dzamanga pantsi pano, cin’dzakhala camangidwambo kale kudzulu, ndipo ciri-centse comwe mun’dzatsudzula pantsi pano, cin’dzakhala catsudzulidwambo kale kudzulu.
19 Cadidi ndikukuuzani pomwe kuti, awiri wa imwepo pantsi pano akabverana kukumbira cinthu cakufunika, Baba wangu wakudzulu an’dzawapasa bzomwe akumbirabzo.
20 Thangwe kuli-kwentse komwe wanthu awiri ayai atatu an’tsonkhana mu dzina langu, ine nin’dzakhala pakati pawo.”
21 Tenepo Pedru adafenderera Jezu acimubvunza kuti: “Mbuya, kodi m’bale wangu angandiphonyere kangasi inepano ndicimbamulekerera? Mpaka kanomwe?”
22 Jezu adamutawira kuti: “Ndikukuuza kuti, sikuti kanomwe kokha, koma mpaka maulendo 77.
23 “Ndipopa Umambo bwa kudzulu buli ninga mambo* omwe akhafuna kuti akapolo wace amubwezere mangawa yomwe akhanayo kwa iye.
24 Pomwe adayamba kutambira mangawayo, anyabasa wace adamubweresera kapolo omwe akhadamufiyali matalento 10 000 [yomwe ni madinario yakukwana mamidyau 60].
25 Tsono, pakuti iye akhalibe cinthu ciri-centse kuti abwezere mangawayo, mbuya wace adatonga kuti kapoloyo, mkazace, wana wace na bzentse bzomwe akhanabzo bzigulisidwe kuti abwezere mangawayo.
26 Tenepo, kapoloyo adamugodamira acilewa kuti: ‘Ndibverenimbo ntsisi, nin’dzakubwezerani bzinthu bzentse.’
27 Mbuya waceyo adamubveradi ntsisi acimusiya ndipo adamulekerera mangawa yaceyo.
28 Tsono kapoloyo adacoka aciyenda kukagumana na kapolo mwanzace, omwe akhadamufiyalimbo madinario 100. Iye adamuphata aciyamba kumuxipa acimbalewa kuti: ‘Ndibwezere mangawa yangu.’
29 Tenepo kapolo mwanzaceyo adamugodamira aciyamba kumudandaulira kuti: ‘Ndibverenimbo ntsisi, nin’dzakubwezerani mangawa yanu.’
30 Tsono iye alibe kubvuma. M’mbuto mwace adamupitisa m’kawoko, mpaka pomwe angadadzabwezera mangawayo.
31 Pomwe akapolo anzace adawona bzomwe bzidacitikabzo, iwo adasunama kwene-kwene ndipo adayenda kukauza mbuya wawo bzentse bzomwe bzikhadacitikabzo.
32 Tenepo mbuya waceyo adamucemeresa acimuuza kuti: ‘Kapolo wakuipawe, ndakulekerera mangawa yentse pomwe udandidandaulira.
33 Kodi ukhafunikambo lini kubvera ntsisi kapolo mwanzako ninga momwe inepano ndakubverambo ntsisi?’
34 Thangwe ra bzimwebzi, mbuya waceyo adakalipa kwene-kwene ndipo adamupitisa m’kawoko* mpaka pomwe angadadzabwezera mangawayo.
35 Baba wangu wakudzulu an’dzacitambo bzibodzi-bodzi na ali-wentse wa imwepo akasaya kulekerera m’bale wace na mtima wentse.”
Mafala ya m'nyantsi
^ Mafala yace caiyo: “mwala wakukhukhumudwisa.”
^ Gehena ikhali mbuto yomwe ikhakhala kunja kwa Jeruzalemu yomwe akhakatenthera lixo. Onani Kafotokozedwe ka Mafala Manango.
^ Ayai pinango, “Baba wanu.”
^ Mafala yace caiyo: “ukamutsimule.”
^ Mafala yace caiyo: “mulomo.”
^ Ayai, “mpfumu.”
^ Mafala yace caiyo: “adamupereka kwa anyakunyang’anira m’kawoko.”
