Aneneratu za Kubadwa kwa Yohane Mʼbatizi

5Mʼmasiku a Herode, mfumu ya Yudeya, kunali wansembe dzina lake Zakariya wa gulu la ansembe la Abiya; mkazi wake Elizabeti analinso wa fuko la Aaroni. 6Onse awiri anali olungama pamaso pa Mulungu, ndipo amasunga malamulo ndi malangizo onse a Ambuye osalakwa konse. 7Koma analibe ana chifukwa Elizabeti anali wosabereka; ndipo onse anali okalamba.

8Nthawi yogwira ntchito yotumikira ansembe a gulu la Zekariya, Zekariya ankatumikira ngati wansembe pamaso pa Mulungu, 9Zakariyayo anasankhidwa mwa maere, monga mwa mwambo wa unsembe, kupita mʼNyumba ya Ambuye kukafukiza lubani. 10Ndipo nthawi yofukiza lubani itafika, gulu lonse lopembedza linkapemphera kunja.

11Kenaka mngelo wa Ambuye anaonekera kwa iye, atayimirira ku dzanja lamanja la guwa lofukizira. 12Zakariya ataona mngeloyo, anadzidzimuka ndipo anagwidwa ndi mantha. 13Koma mngeloyo anati kwa iye: “Usachite mantha, Zakariya; pemphero lako lamveka. Mkazi wako Elizabeti adzakuberekera iwe mwana wamwamuna ndipo udzamutche dzina loti Yohane. 14Ndipo adzakhala chimwemwe ndi chisangalalo kwa iwe, ndipo ambiri adzasangalala chifukwa cha kubadwa kwake, 15chifukwa adzakhala wamkulu pamaso pa Ambuye. Iye sadzamwa vinyo kapena chakumwa choledzeretsa, ndipo adzazadzidwa ndi Mzimu Woyera kuyambira pa kubadwa. 16Iye adzabweretsanso Aisraeli ambiri kwa Ambuye Mulungu wawo. 17Ndipo iye adzabwera Ambuye asanabwere mu mzimu ndi mphamvu ya Eliya. Adzatembenuzira mitima ya abambo kwa ana awo ndi osamvera ku nzeru ya olungama, kuthandiza anthu kuti akonzekere kubwera kwa Ambuye.”

18Zakariya anamufunsa mngeloyo kuti, “Kodi ndingatsimikize bwanji zimenezi? Ine ndine wokalamba ndipo mkazi wanga ali ndi zaka zambiri.”

19Mngeloyo anayankha kuti, “Ine ndine Gabrieli. Ndimayima pamaso pa Mulungu, ndipo ndatumidwa kwa iwe kudzakuwuza uthenga wabwinowu. 20Ndipo kuyambira tsopano sudzatha kuyankhula kufikira izi zitachitika chifukwa sunakhulupirire mawu awa, amene adzakwaniritsidwe pa nthawi yake yoyenera.”

21Pa nthawiyi, anthu ankadikira Zakariya ndipo anadabwa chifukwa anatenga nthawi yayitali ali mʼNyumba ya Mulungu. 22Atatuluka sanathe kuyankhulana nawo. Anazindikira kuti anaona masomphenya mʼNyumbamo, chifukwa ankasonyeza zizindikiro kwa iwo koma sankatha kuyankhula.

23Nthawi yake yotumikira itatha, anabwerera kwawo. 24Zitatha izi, mkazi wake Elizabeti anakhala ndi pakati ndipo anadzibisa kwa miyezi isanu. 25Iye anati, “Ambuye wandichitira izi, kuti mʼmasiku ano wandionetsera kukoma mtima kwake ndi kuchotsa manyazi anga pakati pa anthu.”

Makolo a Yesu Khristu Monga mwa Thupi

1Buku lofotokoza za mʼbado wa Yesu Khristu mwana wa Davide, mwana wa Abrahamu:

2Abrahamu anabereka Isake,

Isake anabereka Yakobo,

Yakobo anabereka Yuda ndi abale ake.

3Yuda anabereka Perezi ndi Zara, amene amayi awo anali Tamara.

Perezi anabereka Hezironi,

Hezironi anabereka Aramu.

4Aramu anabereka Aminadabu,

Aminadabu anabereka Naasoni,

Naasoni anabereka Salimoni.

5Salimoni anabereka Bowazi amene amayi ake anali Rahabe,

Bowazi anabereka Obedi amene amayi ake anali Rute,

Obedi anabereka Yese.

6Yese anabereka Mfumu Davide.

Ndipo Davide anabereka Solomoni, amene amayi ake anali mkazi wa Uriya.

7Solomoni anabereka Rehabiamu,

Rehabiamu anabereka Abiya,

Abiya anabereka Asa,

8Asa anabereka Yehosafati,

Yehosafati anabereka Yoramu,

Yoramu anabereka Uziya.

9Uziya anabereka Yotamu,

Yotamu anabereka Ahazi,

Ahazi anabereka Hezekiya.

10Hezekiya anabereka Manase,

Manase anabereka Amoni,

Amoni anabereka Yosiya.

11Yosiya anali atabala Yekoniya ndi abale ake pamene Ayuda anatengedwa ukapolo kupita ku Babuloni.

12Ali ku ukapolo ku Babuloni,

Yekoniya anabereka Salatieli,

Salatieli anabereka Zerubabeli.

13Zerubabeli anabereka Abiudi,

Abiudi anabereka Eliakimu,

Eliakimu anabereka Azoro.

14Azoro anabereka Zadoki,

Zadoki anabereka Akimu,

Akimu anabereka Eliudi.

15Eliudi anabereka Eliezara,

Eliezara anabereka Matani,

Matani anabereka Yakobo.

16Yakobo anabereka Yosefe, mwamuna wa Mariya. Mariyayu ndiye anabereka Yesu wotchedwa Khristu.

17Kuyambira pa Abrahamu mpaka pa Davide, pali mibado khumi ndi inayi. Ndipo kuyambira pa Davide mpaka pamene Ayuda anatengedwa kupita ku ukapolo ku Babuloni, pali mibado khumi ndi inayi. Ndiponso kuyambira nthawi ya ukapolo ku Babuloni mpaka pamene Khristu anabadwa, palinso mibado khumi ndi inayi.

Salimo 100

1Fuwulani kwa Yehova mwachimwemwe, inu dziko lonse lapansi.

2Mulambireni Yehova mosangalala;

bwerani pamaso pake ndi nyimbo zachikondwerero.

3Dziwani kuti Yehova ndi Mulungu.

Iye ndiye amene anatipanga ndipo ife ndife ake;

ndife anthu ake, nkhosa za pabusa pake.

4Lowani ku zipata zake ndi chiyamiko

ndi ku mabwalo ake ndi matamando;

muyamikeni ndi kutamanda dzina lake.

5Pakuti Yehova ndi wabwino ndipo chikondi chake ndi chamuyaya;

kukhulupirika kwake nʼkokhazikika pa mibado ndi mibado.

Eksodo 34:28

Mose anakhala kumeneko pamodzi ndi Yehova masiku 40, usana ndi usiku, wosadya kanthu kapena kumwa madzi. Ndipo iye analemba pa miyala ija mawu a pangano, malamulo khumi.

Machitidwe 27:9

Tinataya nthawi yayitali, ndipo kuyenda pa nyanja kunali koopsa chifukwa nʼkuti tsopano nthawi yosala kudya itapita kale. Choncho Paulo anawachenjeza kuti,

Mateyu 26:36-46

36Kenaka Yesu anapita ku malo otchedwa Getsemani, ndipo anawawuza kuti, “Khalani pano pamene Ine ndikukapemphera apo.” 37Anatenga Petro ndi ana awiri a Zebedayo, ndipo anayamba kumva chisoni ndi kuvutika mu mtima. 38Pamenepo anawawuza kuti, “Moyo wanga uli ndi chisoni chofa nacho. Khalani pano ndipo dikirani pamodzi ndi Ine.”

39Atapita patsogolo pangʼono, anagwa pansi chafufumimba napemphera kuti, “Atate anga, ngati ndikotheka, chikho ichi chichotsedwe kwa Ine. Koma osati monga mmene ndifunira, koma monga mufunira Inu.”

40Kenaka anabwera kwa ophunzira ake nawapeza ali mtulo. Iye anafunsa Petro kuti, “Kodi anthu inu, simukanakhala maso pamodzi ndi Ine kwa ora limodzi lokha? 41Khalani maso ndi kupemphera kuti musagwe mʼmayesero. Mzimu ukufuna koma thupi ndi lofowoka.”

42Anachokanso nakapemphera kachiwiri kuti, “Atate anga, ngati chikhochi sichingandichoke, mpaka nditamwa, kufuna kwanu kuchitike.”

43Atabweranso anawapeza ali mtulo chifukwa zikope zawo zinalemedwa ndi tulo. 44Choncho anawasiya napitanso kukapemphera kachitatu nanenanso chimodzimodzi.

45Kenaka anabwera kwa ophunzira ake nati kwa iwo, “Kodi mukanagonabe ndi kupumula? Taonani, ora layandikira ndipo Mwana wa Munthu akuperekedwa mʼmanja mwa ochimwa. 46Imirirani, tiyeni tizipita! Wondipereka Ine wafika!”

9 “Chifukwa chake pempherani motere:

“ ‘Atate athu akumwamba,

dzina lanu lilemekezedwe,

10 Ufumu wanu ubwere,

chifuniro chanu chichitike

pansi pano monga kumwamba.

11 Mutipatse chakudya chathu chalero.

12 Mutikhululukire mangawa athu,

monga ifenso tawakhululukira amangawa athu.

13 Ndipo musatitengere kokatiyesa;

koma mutipulumutse kwa woyipayo.’

Mateyu 6:9-13

9 “Chifukwa chake pempherani motere:

“ ‘Atate athu akumwamba,

dzina lanu lilemekezedwe,

10 Ufumu wanu ubwere,

chifuniro chanu chichitike

pansi pano monga kumwamba.

11 Mutipatse chakudya chathu chalero.

12 Mutikhululukire mangawa athu,

monga ifenso tawakhululukira amangawa athu.

13 Ndipo musatitengere kokatiyesa;

koma mutipulumutse kwa woyipayo.’

Salimo 145:1-3

1Ndidzakukwezani Mulungu wanga, Mfumu yanga;

ndidzatamanda dzina lanu ku nthawi za nthawi.

2Ndidzakutamandani tsiku ndi tsiku

ndi kulemekeza dzina lanu ku nthawi za nthawi.

3Yehova ndi wamkulu ndi woyenera matamando onse;

ukulu wake palibe angawumvetsetse.

Machitidwe 2:42-47

42Iwo ankasonkhana pamodzi kuphunzitsidwa ndi atumwi, pachiyanjano, pachakudya ndi popemphera. 43Aliyense ankachita mantha chifukwa cha zodabwitsa ndi zizindikiro zambiri zimene atumwi ankachita. 44Okhulupirira onse anali pamodzi ndipo aliyense ankapereka zinthu zake kuti zikhale za onse. 45Ankagulitsa minda yawo ndi katundu wawo, ndi kugawira kwa aliyense molingana ndi zosowa zake. 46Tsiku ndi tsiku ankasonkhana pamodzi pa bwalo la pa Nyumba ya Mulungu. Ankadya pamodzi mʼnyumba zawo mwasangala ndi mtima woona. 47Ankayamika Mulungu ndipo anthu onse ankawakomera mtima. Ndipo tsiku ndi tsiku Ambuye ankawonjezera ena pa chiwerengero cha olandira chipulumutso.

Yesu Aphunzitsa za ku Pemphera

1Tsiku lina Yesu amapemphera pamalo ena. Atamaliza, mmodzi wa ophunzira ake anati kwa Iye, “Ambuye tiphunzitseni kupemphera, monga momwe Yohane anaphunzitsira ophunzira ake.”

2Yesu anawawuza kuti, “Pamene mukupemphera muzinena kuti:

“ ‘Atate,

dzina lanu lilemekezedwe,

ufumu wanu ubwere.

3 Mutipatse chakudya chathu chalero,

4 mutikhululukire machimo athu,

monga ifenso timakhululukira aliyense amene watilakwira.

Ndipo musalole kuti tigwe mʼmayesero.’ ”