Mutu 7
1Ndipo Afarisi ndi ena mwa alembi, pochokera ku Yerusalemu anasonkhanira pamodzi kwa Iye, 2ndipo poona ena mwa ophunzira ake akudya mkate mwa umve, ndiko kuti, osasamba m'manja, 3(pakuti Afarisi ndi Ayuda onse, pokhapokha ngati asamba m'manja bwino lomwe1, samayenera kudya kanthu, kusamalira chimene chinaperekedwa ndi makolo2; 4ndipo [pobwera] kuchokera ku msika, pokhapokha ngati asamba mthupi, iwo sakuyenera kudya; ndipo pali zinthu zina zambiri zimene iwo anazilandira kuzigwiritsitsa, matsukidwe a zikho ndi mitsuko, ndi ziwiya komanso zotengera za mkuwa), 5pamenepo Afarisi ndi alembi anamfunsa Iye, Chifukwa chiyani ophunzira anu samayenda kolingana ndi zimene zinaperekedwa ndi makolo3 kale, koma amadya mkate ndi m'manja mwakuda? 6Koma Iye poyankha anati kwa iwo, Mneneri Yesaya analosera molondola zokhudza inu achinyengo, monga kunalembedwa4, Anthu awa andilemekeza Ine ndi milomo yawo, koma mitima yawo ili kutali ndi Ine. 7Komatu mwachabe iwo andipembedza ine, kuphunzitsa [monga] aphunzitsa malamulo a anthu. 8 [Pakuti], pakusiya malamulo a Mulungu, mugwiritsitsa chimene chaperekedwa ndi anthu [kuchisunga] - kuchapa ziwiya ndi zikho, ndi zinthu zina zambiri monga zimene muchita. 9Ndipo Iye anati kwa iwo, Bwino lomwe musiya kumbali lamulo la Mulungu, kuti mukasamale zimene zaperekedwa ndi inu eni5 [kukazisunga]. 10Pakuti Mose anati6, Lemekeza atate wako ndi7 amako; ndipo, iye amene alankhula zoipa za8 atate wake kapena amake, ameneyo aphedwe ndithu. 11Koma inu munena, Ngati munthu anena kwa atate wake kapena amake, [kunena kuti] Korban9 (ndimo mosonkhera, mphatso), chilichonse chimene uzapindula nacho kuchokera kwa ine mwa ... 12Ndipo simulolanso kumchitira kanthu iye kakuchitira atate wake ndi amake; 13kunyalapsa mau a Mulungu mwa chiphunzitso cha mwambo wanu chimene munachipereka; ndi zinthu zina zotere zimene muzichita. 14Ndipo pakuitananso khamu, Iye anati kwa iwo, Mverani Ine [inu nonse], ndipo zindikirani: 15Palibe chinthu chakuchokera kunja ndi kulowa mwa munthu chimene chingamudetse; koma zinthu zimene zituluka mwa iye, zimenezo ndi zomwe zimadetsa munthu. 16Ngati wina ali nawo makutu akumva, amve.
17Ndipo pamene Iye analowa mnyumba kusiyana ndi khamulo, ophunzira ake anamufunsa zokhudza fanizolo. 18Ndipo Iye anati kwa iwo, Kodi inunso ndinu opanda nzeru? Kodi inu simudziwa kuti zonse zochokera kunja ndi kulowa mwa munthu sizikhoza kumudetsa iye, 19chifukwa kuti sizilowa mumtima mwake koma m'mimba mwake, ndipo zimapita kuthengo, kutulutsa nyama yonse? 20Ndipo Iye anati, Chimene chimatuluka mwa munthu, chimenecho chimamudetsa munthu. 21Pakuti kuchokera mkati, kutuluka mumtima mwa munthu, mutuluka malingaliro oipa, za chigololo, za chiwerewere, za kupha, 22za kuba, kusilira10, zoipa, chinyengo, chinyanso, diso loipa, malankhulidwe11 oipa, kudzikuza, kupusa; 23zinthu zonse zoipa izi zimatuluka mkati ndi kumudetsa munthu.
24Ndipo Iye anauka ndi kupita ku malire a Turo ndi Sidoni; ndipo atalowa m'nyumba sanafune wina aliyense adziwe za [ichi], ndipo Iye sanathe kubisala. 25Koma pomwepo mkazi, amene mwana wake anali ndi mzimu woipa, pakumva za Iye, anabwera nagwa pamazi ake 26(ndipo mkaziyu anali Mhelene, wa mtundu wa chi Surofonika), ndipo anamupempha kuti atulutse chiwanda mwa mwana wake. 27Koma [Yesu] anati kwa iye, Balola kuti ana akhute kaye; pakuti sikwabwino kuti titenge mkate wa ana12 ndi kuponyera kwa agalu13. 28Ndipo anayankha nati kwa Iye, Inde14, Ambuye; ngakhale agalu pansi pa gome amadya nyenyeswa za ana15. 29Ndipo anati kwa iye, Chifukwa cha mawu awa, pita panjira yako, chiwanda chatuluka mwa mwana wako wamkazi. 30Ndipo atapita panjira yake kunyumba kwake iye anapeza chiwanda chitatuluka, ndipo mwana wake wa mkazi wakukhala pa kama.
31Ndipo atachokanso kumalire a Turo ndi Sidoni, Iye anafika kunyanja ya Galileya, kupyola mkatikati mwa magombe aku Dekapoli16. 32Ndipo iwo anabweretsa kwa Iye [munthu] wogontha amenenso anali wachibwibwi, ndipo iwo anampempha kuti ayike dzanja lake pa iye. 33Ndipo atamuchotsa iye pakati pa khamulo, anayika dzala zake m'makutu mwake; ndipo atalavula, Iye anakhudza lilime lake; 34ndipo pakuyang'ana kumwamba anabuula17, nanena naye, Efata, kutanthauza kuti, Tseguka. 35Ndipo pomwepo makutu ake anatseguka, ndipo chomangira lilime lake chinamasuka ndipo analankhula bwino lomwe. 36Ndipo anawalamulira iwo kuti asauze wina aliyense [za ichi]. Koma pamene Iye anawalamulitsa iwo, pomweponso iwo analankhulirabe za ichi; 37 ndipo iwo anali ozizwa koposa muyeso, nanena, Iyeyu amapanga18 zinthu zonse bwino lomwe; amapangitsa osamva kumva, ndi osalankhula kulankhula.
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1 bwino lomwe: Kapena 'kawirikawiri.' Kwenikweni 'ndi manja,' mau amene ali osatsimikizika kwenikweni ndipo tanthauzo lake limatsutsidwa.
2 Kapena 'chikhalidwe cha akuluakulu.'
3 Kapena 'chikhalidwe cha akuluakulu.'
4 Yes. 29.13.
5 Kapena 'chikhalidwe chanu.'
6 Eks. 20.12.
7 Eks. 21.17.
8 Kapena 'minyozo,' 'matemberero.'
9 Onani Mfundo pa Mat. 27.6.
10 Kwenikweni 'masiliro.' Monga 'kusakhutitsidwa kuchita zonyansa,' Aef. 4.19. Onani Mfundo pa, Aef. 5.3.
11 Kwenikweni 'kuchita mwano,' monga Aef. 4.31.
12 Teknon. 'ana' munjira yakuti kubadwira m'banja, anagwiritsidwa ntchito ndi Yohane kusonyezera chiyanjano chimenechi mwa Akhristu, monga obadwa mwa Mulungu; onani 1 Yoh. 3.1. Kusiyana ndi huios, 'ana amuna.'
13 Onani Mat. 15.26,27
14 Onani Mat. 15.26,27
15 Paidion, or 'ana ang'ono' (kuchepsa), popanda kufanizira kwenikweni ndi kubanja limene akuchokera. Onani 1 Yoh. 2.13.
16 Monga mutu 5.20.
17 Stenazo. Monga Aroma 8.23; 2 Akor. 5.2-4.
18 Kapena 'wachita.' Zinthu zimene zachitika.