“Mulungu ndiye chikondi” (1 Yohane 4:8)
Monga kubisika. Kodi mukuwona ndikusunga chilichonse? Bwanji, ife sitikuwoneka. Mukutiona tonse? Koma Inu, Mulungu wanga, simudziwa onse amene Mukuwaona, koma m’kukonda Inu mukudziwa okha amene amakukondani, ndipo kwa iwo okha Mumadziwonetsera nokha. Kukhala Dzuwa lobisika kwa chilengedwe chilichonse chachivundi. Mukukwera mwa akapolo Anu, tikuwona kukhala iwo, ndipo akuwuka mwa Inu, amene kale munadetsedwa: achiwerewere, achigololo, omasuka, ochimwa, okhometsa msonkho. Kupyolera mu kulapa iwo amakhala ana a Kuwala Kwanu Kwauzimu. Kupatula apo, Kuwala kumabala kuwala, kotero iwonso amakhala kuwala, ana a Mulungu, monga kwalembedwa (Sal. 81, 6), ndi milungu mwa chisomo, iwo amene amakana dziko lopanda pake ndi lachinyengo, amadana ndi makolo awo ndi abale popanda udani, akudziyesa okha ngati oyendayenda ndi alendo m’moyo; iwo amene adzadzimana chuma ndi chuma, kukana kotheratu kuzolowera nazo; iwo amene, chifukwa cha ulemerero wakumwamba, kuchokera m’miyoyo yawo amanyansidwa ndi ulemerero wopanda pake ndi matamando a anthu; amene anadula chifuno chawo, nakhala ngati abusa, ngati nkhosa zopanda kanthu; iwo amene anakhala akufa m’thupi ku ntchito iliyonse yoipa, akuvutikira kutuluka thukuta pa kulima zabwino ndi kutsogozedwa m’moyo mwa chifuniro cha wotsogolera yekha, akufa mwa kumvera ndi kuwukanso; amene, chifukwa cha kuopa Mulungu ndi chikumbukiro cha imfa, amakhetsa misozi usana ndi usiku, nagwa pa mapazi a Yehova mochenjera, napempha chifundo ndi chikhululukiro cha machimo. Oterowo, kupyolera mu ntchito iliyonse yabwino, amafika pa mkhalidwe wabwino, ndipo, monga aja amene amalira tsiku ndi tsiku ndi kugogoda mwachangu, amadzikokera chifundo. Ndi mapemphero afupipafupi, kuusa moyo kosaneneka ndi mitsinje ya misozi, amayeretsa moyo ndipo, powona kuyeretsedwa kwake, amawona moto wa chikondi ndi moto wofuna kuuwona woyeretsedwa kwathunthu. Koma popeza kuti n’kosatheka kuti iwo apeze mapeto a dziko, kuyeretsedwa kwawo n’kosatha. Pakuti ngakhale ine, wachisoni, ndayeretsedwa ndi kuunikiridwa, ziribe kanthu momwe ndikuwona Mzimu Woyera ukundiyeretsa, nthawi zonse zidzawoneka kwa ine kuti ichi ndi chiyambi chabe cha kuyeretsedwa ndi masomphenya, chifukwa mukuya kopanda malire. ndi pa msinkhu wosayerekezeka, ndani adzapeza pakati kapena mapeto? Ndikudziwa kuti pali Kuwala kochuluka, koma sindikudziwa kuti ndi zochuluka bwanji. Pofuna kuchulukirachulukira, ndimadandaula nthawi zonse kuti ndapatsidwa pang'ono (ngakhale zikuwoneka kwa ine zambiri) poyerekeza ndi zomwe, monga ndikuganizira, zili kutali ndi ine, zomwe ndimalakalaka ndikawona ndikuganiza kuti palibe chomwe sindichita. Ndilibe nazo, chifukwa sindikumva chuma chopatsidwa kwa ine nkomwe, ngakhale ndimaliwona Dzuwa, sindimaliona ngati choncho. Munjira yotani? mverani ndi kukhulupirira. Chomwe ndikuwona ndi Dzuwa, Limene limasangalatsa mosadziwika bwino; Zimakokera mzimu ku Chikondi chosaneneka komanso chaumulungu. Moyo, pakuwona Iye, umayaka ndikuyaka ndi chikondi, kulakalaka kukhala ndi mkati mwawokha chomwe chiri, koma sungatheke, ndipo chifukwa chake ndichisoni ndipo sichiwonanso kuti ndi chabwino kumuwona ndi kumumva Iye. Pamene amene ndimamuwona ndipo sangathe kukhala ndi wina aliyense, monga wosagonjetseka, amayesa kuchitira chifundo moyo wanga wolapa ndi wodzichepetsa, ndiye pamene amawonekera kwa ine, akuwala pamaso panga, amakhala yemweyo wowala mwa ine, kundidzaza ine kwathunthu, kudzichepetsa, ndi chisangalalo chonse, chikhumbo chilichonse ndi kukoma kwaumulungu. Uku ndikusintha kwadzidzidzi ndi kusintha kodabwitsa, ndipo zomwe zikuchitika mwa ine sizimamveka m'mawu. Pambuyo pake, ngati wina awona kuti dzuŵa ili, lowonekera kwa onse, limalowa mu mtima mwake ndipo zonse zidakhazikika mwa iye, ndipo zidzawala, kodi sakanafa chifukwa cha chozizwitsa ndikukhala wosalankhula, ndipo onse omwe adawona izi sakanakhala? Koma ngati wina awona Mlengi wa dzuŵa, monga chounikira, akuwala mwa iye mwini, akuchita ndi kulankhula, sangadabwe bwanji ndi kunjenjemera ndi masomphenya otere? Kodi sangakonde bwanji Wopatsa Moyo wake? Anthu amakonda anthu monga iwo eni akamaoneka abwinoko kuposa ena; Mlengi wa zonse, wosakhoza kufa ndi wamphamvuyonse yekha, amene, atamuona, sadzakonda? Ngati ambiri, akukhulupirira pakumva, anamkonda Iye, ndipo oyera mtima adafera Iye, ndipo akadali ndi moyo, ndiye iwo amene agawana nawo masomphenya a Iye ndi Kuwala, kodziwika ndi Iye ndikumudziwa Iye, sadzamukonda bwanji Iye. ? Ndiuzeni bwanji, chifukwa cha Iye, sadzalira kosalekeza? Sadzapeputsa bwanji dziko ndi za m’dziko lapansi? Kodi iwo sadzataya ulemerero ndi ulemerero wonse, amene, atakwera pamwamba pa ulemerero wonse ndi ulemu wapadziko lapansi, ndi kukonda Ambuye, adapeza Iye amene ali kuseri kwa dziko lapansi ndi zowoneka, amene adalenga zonse zooneka ndi zosaoneka, adalandira ulemerero wosakhoza kufa, pokhala nawo, Kodi chabwino chiri chonse sichisowa? Komanso, chikhululukiro chilichonse cha machimo ndi chikhumbo chilichonse cha madalitso osatha ndi zinthu za umulungu, monga mtundu wina wa chuma, iwo anachokera ku gwero la moyo wosatha lomwelo, lomwe limatipatsa ife, Ambuye, ndi onse amene akufunafuna ndi kukukondani mwachidwi, kuti ife ndiponso ndi oyera mtima Madalitso anu amuyaya akhala akusangalala ku nthawi za nthawi.
Ndani anganene za Inu, Ambuye?
Iwo amene sadziwa Inu anyengedwa, osadziwa kanthu;
Iwo amene adziwa mwa chikhulupiriro umulungu Wanu
Iwo ali ndi mantha aakulu ndipo ali ndi mantha ndi kunjenjemera.
Osadziwa choti ndinene nawo za Inu, chifukwa ndinu wopyola nzeru,
Ndipo Chilichonse chomwe chili ndi Inu sichingatheke m'malingaliro ndi chosamvetsetseka:
Ntchito ndi ulemerero Wanu, ndi chidziwitso Chanu.
Ife tikudziwa kuti Inu ndinu Mulungu, ndipo ife tikuwona kuwala kwanu,
Koma chomwe inu muli ndi mtundu wanji, palibe amene akudziwa motsimikiza.
Komabe, tili ndi chiyembekezo, tili ndi chikhulupiriro
Ndipo tikudziwa chikondi chomwe mudatipatsa,
Zopanda malire, zosaneneka, zosamvetsetseka,
chomwe ndi Kuwala,
Kuwala sikungatheke ndipo kumachita chilichonse.
Nthawi zina amatchedwa dzanja Lanu, nthawi zina diso,
Tsopano ndi milomo yoyera, kenako ndi Mphamvu, kenako mwa Ulemerero;
Imeneyi imadziwika kuti nkhope yokongola kwambiri.
Iye ndi dzuŵa losalowa kwa amene ali pamwamba pa chidziwitso cha Mulungu.
Iye ndi nyenyezi yowalira kwamuyaya kwa iwo
zomwe ziribe kanthu kena.
Ndi chosiyana ndi chisoni, chimathamangitsa chidani
Ndipo kumawonongeratu nsanje ya satana.
Pachiyambi Iye amafewetsa ndipo, kuyeretsa, kuyenga,
Amachotsa malingaliro ndikuchepetsa kuyenda.
Amaphunzitsa mobisa kukhala wodzichepetsa
Ndipo samalola kubalalika ndikuzandima.
Mbali inayi. Zimasiyana momveka bwino ndi dziko
Ndipo zimakupangitsani inu kuyiwala zomvetsa chisoni zonse m'moyo.
Amadyetsa ndi kuthetsa ludzu m'njira zosiyanasiyana;
Ndipo amapereka mphamvu kwa amene akugwira ntchito bwino.
Amabwezera mkwiyo ndi chisoni cha mtima;
Kusalora kukwiya kapena kukwiya.
Pamene athawa, iwo ovulazidwa ndi Iye amamtsata Iye.
Ndipo ndi chikondi chachikulu chochokera mu mtima akumufunafuna Iye.
Akabweranso, kuwonekera, ndi kuwala mwachikondi;
Ikuwalimbikitsa iwo amene akulondola kuti apatuke kwa Iye ndi kudzichepetsa.
Ndipo, kufunidwa mobwerezabwereza, kumalimbikitsa kuchoka ku mantha
Osayenerera chotani nanga chabwino chotere, choposa cholengedwa chilichonse.
O Mphatso yosaneneka komanso yosamvetsetseka!
Pakuti chimene Iye sachita ndi chimene sichichitika!
Iye ndi chisangalalo ndi chisangalalo, kufatsa ndi mtendere,
Chifundo chilibe malire, phompho la chifundo.
Iye amawonedwa mosawoneka, kumalowa mmalo mwake
Ndipo zili m'maganizo mwanga mosasinthika komanso mosawoneka.
Kukhala naye Iye, sindikulingalira, koma kulingalira mpaka Iye atachoka,
Ndimayesetsa kumugwira mwachangu, koma amawuluka.
Nditadodometsedwa ndi kupsa mtima, ndimaphunzira kufunsa
Ndipo mufunefuneni molira ndi kudzichepetsa kwakukulu
Ndipo musaganize kuti zauzimu ndi zotheka
Chifukwa cha mphamvu yanga kapena umunthu wanga,
Koma—chifukwa cha ubwino wa Mulungu ndi chifundo chopanda malire.
Kuwonekera kwa nthawi yochepa ndikubisala. Iye
Mmodzi ndi mmodzi, amachotsa zilakolako mu mtima.
Pakuti munthu sangagonjetse chilakolako,
Ngati sabwera kudzapulumutsa;
Ndipo kachiwiri, sikuti zonse zimathamangitsidwa nthawi yomweyo,
Pakuti sikutheka kuzindikira Mzimu wonse nthawi imodzi
Munthu wamoyo komanso kukhala wopanda chidwi.
Koma akachita zonse zomwe angathe:
Kusapeza, kusakondera, kuchotsedwa kwa iwe mwini,
Kuchotsa chifuniro ndi kukana dziko lapansi,
Kupirira kwa mayesero, pemphero ndi kulira;
Umphawi ndi kudzichepetsa, momwe alili ndi mphamvu;
Ndiye kwa kanthawi kochepa, titero, Kuwala kochenjera ndi kocheperako,
Chodabwitsa chozungulira malingaliro ake, amamupangitsa kuti azipenga,
Koma kuti asafe, adzamusiya posachedwa
Ndi liwiro lalikulu chotere, ziribe kanthu zomwe mukuganiza,
Sizingatheke kuti munthu woona akumbukire kukongola kwa Kuwala;
kuti iye, pokhala mwana, angalawe chakudya cha anthu angwiro
Ndipo pomwepo iye sanasungunuka kapena kuvulazidwa ndi kumutaya.
Kotero, kuyambira pamenepo, Kuwala kumatsogolera, kumalimbitsa ndi kulangiza;
Pamene ife tikumufuna Iye
Akuwonekera ndikuthawa;
Osati pamene tifuna, pakuti iyi ndi ntchito ya angwiro;
Koma tikakhala m'mavuto ndi opanda mphamvu konse,
Abwera kudzapulumutsa, akunyamuka kutali;
Ndipo zimandipangitsa kumva mu mtima mwanga
Wokanthidwa, wopanda mpweya, ndikufuna kumugwira Iye.
Koma kuzungulira ndi usiku. Ndi manja opanda kanthu ndi achisoni,
Kuyiwala zonse, ndimakhala ndikulira
Osayembekeza kuti nthawi ina ndidzamuwonanso chimodzimodzi.
Ndikalira mokwanira, ndikufuna kusiya,
Ndiye Iye, akubwera, modabwitsa akhudza korona wanga,
Ndinagwetsa misozi, osadziwa kuti ndani;
Ndiyeno Iye amawalitsa malingaliro anga ndi Kuwala kokoma kwambiri.
Ndidzadziwa liti. Kodi ndi ndani. Nthawi yomweyo amawuluka
Kusiya mwa ine moto wa chikondi chaumulungu kwa Iyemwini,
Zomwe sizikulolani kuseka kapena kuyang'ana anthu,
Kapena kuvomereza chikhumbo cha chilichonse chowoneka.
Pang'ono ndi pang'ono, kupyolera mu chipiriro, imayaka ndi kutupa,
Kukhala lawi lalikulu lofikira Kumwamba.
Imathetsedwa ndi kupumula ndi zosangalatsa ndi ntchito zapakhomo,
Pakuti pa chiyambi palinso kulabadira za dziko;
Kubwezera chete ndi udani ku ulemerero wonse
Kuyendayenda padziko ndi kudzipondaponda ngati ndowe;
Pakuti m’menemo Akondwera nako, nakondwera kukhalapo;
Mwa kuphunzitsa kudzichepetsa kwakukulu kumeneku.
Ndiye ndikapeza ndikukhala wodzichepetsa,
Kenako sasiyanitsidwa ndi ine.
Amalankhula ndi ine, amandiwunikira,
Amayang'ana pa ine, ndipo ine ndimayang'ana pa Iye.
Iye ali mu mtima mwanga ndipo ali Kumwamba.
Amandifotokozera malembo ndi kundionjezera chidziwitso.
Amandiphunzitsa zinsinsi zomwe sindingathe kuzinena.
Amasonyeza mmene anandichotsera m’dziko,
Ndipo amandilamula kuti ndichitire chifundo onse amene ali padziko lapansi.
Choncho makoma amandigwira ndipo thupi limandigwira
Koma ine ndiri moona, mosakaika, kunja kwa iwo.
Sindimamva mawu komanso sindimva mawu.
Imfa sindiyiopa, chifukwa inenso ndaiposa.
Sindikudziwa kuti chisoni n’chiyani, ngakhale kuti aliyense amandimvetsa chisoni.
Zosangalatsa ndi zowawa kwa ine, zilakolako zonse zindithawa
Ndipo ndimawona Kuwala nthawi zonse usiku ndi usana,
Usana ndi usiku kwa ine ndipo usiku ndi usana.
Sindikufuna ngakhale kugona, chifukwa ichi ndi chitayiko kwa ine.
Pamene mavuto amtundu uliwonse andizinga
Ndipo, zikanati adzapasuka, nadzandilaka;
Ndiye ine, mwadzidzidzi kudzipeza ndekha ndi Kuwala kuposa chirichonse
Zosangalatsa ndi zachisoni, ndi zosangalatsa za dziko,
Ndimasangalala ndi chisangalalo chosaneneka komanso chaumulungu,
Ndimakondwera ndi kukongola kwake, nthawi zambiri ndimamukumbatira,
Ndipsompsona ndi kuwerama ndi chiyamiko chachikulu
Kwa iwo omwe adandipatsa mwayi wowona zomwe ndimafuna,
Ndipo gawanani Kukuunika kosaneneka, ndi kukhala kuunika.
Ndi mphatso yake yoti alowe nawo kuchokera pano,
Ndipo pezani Wopatsa madalitso onse.
Komanso kuti asalandidwe mphatso zauzimu.
Ndani anandikopa ndi kunditsogolera ku madalitso amenewa?
Ndani ananditulutsa mu kuya kwa chinyengo cha dziko?
Amene anandilekanitsa ine ndi atate wanga ndi abale anga, abwenzi
Ndi achibale, zosangalatsa ndi zosangalatsa za dziko?
Yemwe adandionetsa njira yakulapa ndi kulira;
Zomwe ndapeza tsiku losatha?
Anali mngelo, osati munthu, * Komabe, munthu woteroyo.
Amene amaseka dziko ndi kupondereza chinjoka;
amene kupezeka kwake ziwanda zimanjenjemera.
Monga ndikuuzani, m’bale, zimene ndinaziona ku Iguputo.
Za zizindikiro ndi zodabwitsa zimene anachita?
Ndikuuzani chinthu chimodzi tsopano, chifukwa sindingathe kukuuzani zonse.
+ Iye anatsika n’kundipeza ndili kapolo ndi mlendo ku Iguputo.
Bwerani kuno, mwana wanga, anati, ndidzakutsogolerani kwa Mulungu.
Ndipo ine ndidamuyankha chifukwa cha kusakhulupirira kwake.
Mudzandionetsa chizindikiro chotani kuti munditsimikizire
Kuti inu nokha mukhoza kundimasula ku Igupto
Ndi kuba m’manja mwa Farawo wosyasyalika.
Kuti potsatira inu, ndisakhale pachiwopsezo choposa?
Anati kotsani moto waukulu kuti ndilowe pakati.
Ndipo ngati sindikhala wosapsa, musanditsate.
Mawu amenewa anandikhudza mtima kwambiri. Ndinachita zimene anandilamula.
Lawi lamoto linayaka, ndipo iye anaima pakati.
Motetezedwa, anandiitananso.
Ndiwopa, Ambuye, ndinati, pakuti ndine wochimwa.
Atatuluka m’motomo, anadza kwa ine ndi kundipsompsona.
Ucitanji mantha, anati kwa ine, ucitanji mantha ndi kunjenjemera?
Chachikulu ndi choyipa ndi chozizwitsa ichi? - mudzawona zoposa izi.
Ndichita mantha, bwana, ndinanena, ndipo sindingathe kuyandikira kwa inu.
Osafuna kukhala wolimba mtima kuposa moto,
Pakuti ndikuona kuti ndinu munthu woposa munthu.
Ndipo sindingayerekeze kukuyang'anani inu, amene moto ukuchita manyazi.
Anandikokera pafupi ndikundikumbatira
Ndipo adandipsompsonanso ndi kupsompsona kopatulika;
Iye yekha kununkhira kununkhira konse kwa moyo wosafa.
Pambuyo pake ndinakhulupirira ndipo ndinamtsatira mwachikondi.
Kufuna kukhala kapolo wa iye yekha.
Farao anandigwira m’manja mwake. ndi omuthandizira ake owopsa
Anandikakamiza kuti ndisamalire njerwa ndi udzu
Ine ndekha sindikanatha kuthawa, chifukwa ndinalibe chida.
Mose* anapempha Mulungu kuti amuthandize
Khristu akukantha Igupto ndi miliri khumi.
Koma Farawo sanagonjere, ndipo sanandimasula.
Atate anapemphera, ndipo Mulungu amamva kwa iye, nauza mtumiki wake kuti agwire dzanja langa
Kudzilonjeza Yekha kuti adzapita nafe;
Kuti andilanditse kwa Farao ndi ku matsoka a Aigupto.
Anaika kulimba mtima mu mtima mwanga
Ndipo zinandilimbitsa mtima kuti ndisachite mantha ndi farao.
Adateronso mtumiki wa Mulungu:
Atandigwira dzanja, ananditsogolera
Kenako tinayamba ulendo.
Ndipatseni. Ambuye, kupyolera mu mapemphero a abambo anga, kumvetsa
Ndi mawu oti ndifotokoze zodabwitsa za dzanja lanu;
zomwe mudandichitira ine, otayika ndi olowerera;
Ndi dzanja la mtumiki wanu kunditulutsa m'Aigupto.
Nditamva za kuchoka kwanga, mfumu ya Aigupto
Anandinyalanyaza ngati mmodzi, ndipo sanatuluke yekha.
Koma anatumiza akapolo omumvera.
Anathamanga nandipeza m’malire a Iguputo.
Koma onse anabwerera wopanda kanthu, nathyoka;
Anathyola malupanga, kugwedeza mivi yawo;
Manja awo ali olefuka, kutichitira ife;
Ndipo tinali osavulazidwa konse.
Mzati wamoto unayaka pamaso pathu, ndi mtambo pamwamba pathu;
Ndipo ife tokha tinadutsa kudziko lachilendo
Pakati pa achifwamba, mwa anthu akuluakulu ndi mafumu.
Mfumu nayonso itamva za kugonjetsedwa kwa anthu ake.
Kenako anakwiya kwambiri, ndipo ankaona kuti ndi manyazi aakulu
Kuchitiridwa nkhanza ndi kugonjetsedwa ndi munthu mmodzi.
Anamanga magareta ake, nakweza anthu
Ndipo adadzithamangitsa yekha ndi kudzitamandira kwakukulu.
Atafika, anandipeza ndili ndekhandekha chifukwa cha kutopa;
Mose anali maso ndi kulankhula ndi Mulungu.
Anandilamula kuti amange manja ndi miyendo.
Ndipo, pondisunga m'maganizo, adayesa kuluka;
Ine, ndinagona pansi, kuseka, ndi zida ndi pemphero
Ndipo ndi chizindikiro cha mtanda, iye anawanyezimiritsa iwo onse.
Osalimba mtima kukhudza kapena kuyandikira kwa ine,
Iwo, atayima penapake, anaganiza kundiopseza ine.
Atagwira moto m’manja mwawo, anandiopseza kuti andiwotcha
Iwo anakweza kulira kwakukulu ndi kupanga phokoso.
Kuti angadzitamandire kuti adachita zazikulu;
Iwo adawona kuti inenso ndidakhala kuwala, kudzera mu mapemphero a bambo anga.
Ndipo mwamanyazi, iwo mwadzidzidzi anachoka pamodzi.
Mose anaturuka kwa Mulungu, nandipeza ine wolimba mtima;
Wokondwa komanso kunjenjemera ndi zodabwitsa izi,
Anafunsa kuti chachitika ndi chani? Ndinamuuza zonsezi:
Kuti panali Farao, mfumu ya Aigupto;
Ndikubwera tsopano ndi anthu osawerengeka,
Iye sakanakhoza kundimanga ine; ankafuna kundiwotcha
Ndipo onse amene anadza naye anasanduka lawi lamoto;
Kutulutsa moto pakamwa pake pa ine;
Koma popeza adandiwona kuti ndakhala kuwala, kudzera mu mapemphero anu.
Ndiye chirichonse chinasanduka mdima; ndipo tsopano ndili ndekha.
Taonani, Mose anandiyankha, musadzikuza;
Osayang'ana zodziwikiratu, makamaka kuopa chinsinsi.
Fulumirani! tiyeni titengere mwayi wothawa, monga Mulungu akutilamulira;
Ndipo Khristu adzagonjetsa Aigupto m’malo mwa ife.
Bwerani, bwana, ndinati, sindidzalekanitsidwa ndi inu.
Sindidzaphwanya malamulo anu, koma ndidzasunga zonse. Amene.
* Pano St. Simeoni akulankhula za atate wake wauzimu, Simeoni Wophunzira, kapena Wolemekezeka. — Onani.
** Ameneŵa ndiwo atate wauzimu wa St.
Chitsime: Saint Simeon The New Theology (59, 157-164). - Nyimbo 37. Kuphunzitsa ndi zamulungu za machitidwe a Chikondi Choyera, ndiko kuti, Kuwala kwenikweni kwa Mzimu Woyera.
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