Chichewa Contemporary BibleBerean Standard Bible

1. 1CCLNthawi yomweyo, anthu miyandamiyanda atasonkhana, ndi kumapondanapondana, Yesu anayamba kuyankhula poyamba kwa ophunzira ake, nati, “Chenjereni ndi yisiti wa Afarisi, amene ndi chinyengo.BSBBSB: In the meantime, a crowd of many thousands had gathered, so that they were trampling one another. Jesus began to speak first to His disciples: “Beware of the leaven of the Pharisees, which is hypocrisy.
2. 2CCLPalibe chinthu chophimbika chimene sichidzawululika, kapena chobisika chimene sichidzadziwika.BSBBSB: There is nothing concealed that will not be disclosed, and nothing hidden that will not be made known.
3. 3CCLChimene mwanena mu mdima chidzamveka dzuwa likuwala, ndipo zimene mwanongʼona mʼkhutu mʼchipinda chamʼkati, zidzayankhulidwa pa denga la nyumba.BSBBSB: What you have spoken in the dark will be heard in the daylight, and what you have whispered in the inner rooms will be proclaimed from the housetops.
4. 4CCL“Ine ndikuwuzani, abwenzi anga, musachite mantha ndi amene amapha thupi chifukwa akatero sangachitenso kanthu.BSBBSB: I tell you, My friends, do not be afraid of those who kill the body and after that can do no more.
5. 5CCLKoma Ine ndidzakuonetsani amene muyenera kumuopa: Wopani Iye, amene pambuyo pakupha thupi, ali ndi mphamvu yakukuponyani ku gehena. Inde, Ine ndikuwuzani, muopeni Iye.BSBBSB: But I will show you whom you should fear: Fear the One who, after you have been killed, has authority to throw you into hell. Yes, I tell you, fear Him!
6. 6CCLKodi atimba asanu samagulidwa ndi ndalama ziwiri? Ngakhale zili chomwecho palibe imodzi ya izo imene imayiwalika ndi Mulungu.BSBBSB: Are not five sparrows sold for two pennies? Yet not one of them is forgotten by God.
7. 7CCLNdithudi, tsitsi lonse la mʼmutu mwanu ndi lowerengedwa. Musachite mantha; inu ndi oposa kwambiri mpheta zambiri.BSBBSB: And even the very hairs of your head are all numbered. So do not be afraid; you are worth more than many sparrows.
8. 8CCL“Ine ndikukuwuza kuti, aliyense amene avomereza Ine pamaso pa anthu, Mwana wa Munthu adzamuvomerezanso pamaso pa angelo a Mulungu.BSBBSB: I tell you, everyone who confesses Me before men, the Son of Man will also confess him before the angels of God.
9. 9CCLKoma iye amene andikana Ine pamaso pa anthu adzakanidwanso pamaso pa angelo a Mulungu.BSBBSB: But whoever denies Me before men will be denied before the angels of God.
10. 10CCLNdipo aliyense amene ayankhulira Mwana wa Munthu mawu oyipa adzakhululukidwa, koma iye wochitira mwano Mzimu Woyera sadzakhululukidwa.BSBBSB: And everyone who speaks a word against the Son of Man will be forgiven, but whoever blasphemes against the Holy Spirit will not be forgiven.
11. 11CCL“Akadzakutengerani ku masunagoge pamaso pa oweruza ndi a maulamuliro, musadere nkhawa mmene mudzadzitchinjirizire nokha kapena chimene mudzayankhule,BSBBSB: When you are brought before synagogues, rulers, and authorities, do not worry about how to defend yourselves or what to say.
12. 12CCLpakuti Mzimu Woyera nthawi imeneyo adzakuphunzitsani zoyenera kunena.”BSBBSB: For at that time the Holy Spirit will teach you what you should say.”
13. 13CCLMunthu wina mʼgulu la anthu anati kwa Iye, “Aphunzitsi, muwuzeni mʼbale wanga andigawireko chuma chamasiye.”BSBBSB: Someone in the crowd said to Him, “Teacher, tell my brother to divide the inheritance with me.”
14. 14CCLYesu anayankha kuti, “Munthu iwe, ndani anandiyika Ine kukhala woweruza kapena wogawa chuma pakati panu?”BSBBSB: But Jesus replied, “Man, who appointed Me judge or executor between you?”
15. 15CCLKenaka Iye anawawuza kuti, “Chenjerani! Khalani tcheru ndi makhalidwe onse adyera; moyo wa munthu sukhala chifukwa cha kuchuluka kwa zimene ali nazo.”BSBBSB: And He said to them, “Watch out! Guard yourselves against every form of greed, for one’s life does not consist in the abundance of his possessions.”
16. 16CCLNdipo Iye anawawuza fanizo ili, “Munda wa munthu wina wachuma unabereka kwambiri.BSBBSB: Then He told them a parable: “The ground of a certain rich man produced an abundance.
17. 17CCLIye anaganiza kuti, ‘Ndichite chiyani? Ndilibe malo osungiramo mbewu zanga.’BSBBSB: So he thought to himself, ‘What shall I do, since I have nowhere to store my crops?’
18. 18CCL“Ndipo Iye anati, ichi ndi chimene ndidzachite: Ndidzaphwasula nkhokwe zanga zonse ndi kumanga zokulirapo, ndipo ndidzasungira mʼmenemo mbewu ndi katundu.BSBBSB: Then he said, ‘This is what I will do: I will tear down my barns and will build bigger ones, and there I will store up all my grain and my goods.
19. 19CCLNdipo ndidzawuza moyo wanga kuti, ‘Uli nazo zinthu zabwino zambiri zimene zikhalepo zaka zambiri, usapupulume; idya, imwa ndi kukondwera.’ ”BSBBSB: Then I will say to myself, “You have plenty of good things laid up for many years. Take it easy. Eat, drink, and be merry!”’
20. 20CCL“Koma Mulungu anati kwa iye, ‘Iwe wopusa! Usiku womwe uno moyo wako udzachotsedwa kwa iwe, ndipo ndi ndani amene adzatenge zimene iwe wadzikonzera?’BSBBSB: But God said to him, ‘You fool! This very night your life will be required of you. Then who will own what you have accumulated?’
21. 21CCL“Umu ndi mmene zidzakhalire ndi aliyense amene amadziwunjikira chuma, koma si wachuma pamaso pa Mulungu.”BSBBSB: This is how it will be for anyone who stores up treasure for himself but is not rich toward God.”
22. 22CCLKenaka Yesu anati kwa ophunzira ake, “Choncho Ine ndikuwuzani kuti musadere nkhawa za moyo wanu, zimene mudzadya; kapena za thupi lanu, zimene mudzavala.BSBBSB: Then Jesus said to His disciples, “Therefore I tell you, do not worry about your life, what you will eat, or about your body, what you will wear.
23. 23CCLMoyo uposa chakudya, ndi thupi liposa chovala.BSBBSB: For life is more than food, and the body more than clothes.
24. 24CCLTaonani makwangwala: iwo safesa kapena kukolola, alibe nyumba zosungamo zinthu kapena nkhokwe; komabe, Mulungu amawadyetsa. Koposa kotani inu amene ndi ofunikira kuposa mbalame.BSBBSB: Consider the ravens: They do not sow or reap, they have no storehouse or barn; yet God feeds them. How much more valuable you are than the birds!
25. 25CCLNdi ndani wa inu akhoza kuwonjeza ora pa moyo wake chifukwa cha kudandaula?BSBBSB: Who of you by worrying can add a single hour to his life?
26. 26CCLPopeza simungathe kuchita kanthu kakangʼono aka, nʼchifukwa chiyani mumadandaula ndi zinazi?BSBBSB: So if you cannot do such a small thing, why do you worry about the rest?
27. 27CCL“Taonani mmene maluwa amakulira. Iwo sagwira ntchito kapena kusoka zovala. Koma Ine ndikuwuzani kuti, ngakhale Solomoni muulemelero wake wonse sanavalepo ngati limodzi la awa.BSBBSB: Consider how the lilies grow: They do not labor or spin. Yet I tell you, not even Solomon in all his glory was adorned like one of these.
28. 28CCLNgati umu ndi mmene Mulungu amavekera udzu wakuthengo, umene lero ulipo ndipo mawa uponyedwa pa moto, nanga Iye adzakuvekani inu motani. Haa! Inu achikhulupiriro chochepa!BSBBSB: If that is how God clothes the grass of the field, which is here today and tomorrow is thrown into the furnace, how much more will He clothe you, O you of little faith!
29. 29CCLNdipo musayike mtima wanu pa zimene mudzadye kapena kumwa; musade nazo nkhawa.BSBBSB: And do not be concerned about what you will eat or drink. Do not worry about it.
30. 30CCLPakuti anthu akunja amathamanga kufunafuna zinthu zotere, ndipo Atate amadziwa kuti mumazifuna zimenezi.BSBBSB: For the Gentiles of the world strive after all these things, and your Father knows that you need them.
31. 31CCLKoma funafunani ufumu wake, ndipo mudzapatsidwa zonsezi.BSBBSB: But seek His kingdom, and these things will be added unto you.
32. 32CCL“Musachite mantha, inu kagulu kankhosa, pakuti zinakondweretsa Atate anu kuti akupatseni ufumu.BSBBSB: Do not be afraid, little flock, for your Father is pleased to give you the kingdom.
33. 33CCLGulitsani zonse zimene muli nazo, ndipo ndalama zake mupereke kwa osauka. Dzipezereni zikwama zandalama zimene sizidzatha, ndi kudzikundikira chuma chomwe sichidzatha kumwamba, kumene mbala sizingafikeko, ndipo dzimbiri silingawononge.BSBBSB: Sell your possessions and give to the poor. Provide yourselves with purses that will not wear out, an inexhaustible treasure in heaven, where no thief approaches and no moth destroys.
34. 34CCLPopeza kumene kuli chuma chanu, mtima wanunso udzakhala komweko.”BSBBSB: For where your treasure is, there your heart will be also.
35. 35CCL“Khalani okonzekeratu ndipo nyale zanu ziziyaka,BSBBSB: Be dressed for service and keep your lamps burning.
36. 36CCLngati anthu oyembekezera kubwera kwa mbuye wawo kuchokera kuphwando la ukwati, kuti pamene afika ndi kugogoda akhoza nthawi yomweyo kumutsekulira chitseko.BSBBSB: Then you will be like servants waiting for their master to return from the wedding banquet, so that when he comes and knocks, they can open the door for him at once.
37. 37CCLZidzakhala bwino kwa antchitowo amene mbuye wawo pobwera adzawapeze akudikira. Zoonadi, Ine ndikuwuzani kuti adzakonzekera kuwatumikira, adzakhala nawo pa tebulo ndipo adzabwera ndi kuwatumikira.BSBBSB: Blessed are those servants whom the master finds on watch when he returns. Truly I tell you, he will dress himself to serve and will have them recline at the table, and he himself will come and wait on them.
38. 38CCLZidzakhala bwino kwa antchitowo amene mbuye wawo adzawapeze ali okonzeka, ngakhale iye atabwera pa ora lachiwiri kapena lachitatu usiku.BSBBSB: Even if he comes in the second or third watch of the night and finds them alert, those servants will be blessed.
39. 39CCLKoma zindikirani izi: Ngati mwini nyumba akanadziwa ora limene mbala ibwera, sakanalola kuti nyumba yake ithyoledwe.BSBBSB: But understand this: If the homeowner had known at what hour the thief was coming, he would not have let his house be broken into.
40. 40CCLInunso muyenera kukhala okonzeka, chifukwa Mwana wa Munthu adzabwera pa ora limene simukumuyembekezera Iye.”BSBBSB: You also must be ready, because the Son of Man will come at an hour you do not expect.”
41. 41CCLPetro anafunsa kuti, “Kodi mukunena fanizoli kwa ife, kapena kwa aliyense?”BSBBSB: “Lord,” said Peter, “are You addressing this parable to us, or to everyone else as well?”
42. 42CCLAmbuye anayankha kuti, “Kodi tsono woyangʼanira wokhulupirika ndi wanzeru ndani? Kodi ndi amene mbuye wake wamuyika kukhala oyangʼanira antchito ake kuti aziwapatsa ndalama yachakudya pa nthawi yake yoyenera?BSBBSB: And the Lord answered, “Who then is the faithful and wise manager, whom the master puts in charge of his servants to give them their portion at the proper time?
43. 43CCLZidzamukhalira bwino wantchito amene mbuye wake adzamupeza akuchita zimene pamene iye abwera.BSBBSB: Blessed is that servant whose master finds him doing so when he returns.
44. 44CCLZoonadi, Ine ndikukuwuzani kuti adzamuyika kukhala woyangʼanira katundu wake yense.BSBBSB: Truly I tell you, he will put him in charge of all his possessions.
45. 45CCLKoma tiyerekeze kuti wantchitoyo aziganiza mu mtima mwake kuti, ‘Bwana wanga akuchedwa kwambiri kubwera,’ ndipo kenaka ndi kuyamba kumenya antchito aamuna ndi aakazi ndi kudya, kumwa ndi kuledzera.BSBBSB: But suppose that servant says in his heart, ‘My master will be a long time in coming,’ and he begins to beat the menservants and maidservants, and to eat and drink and get drunk.
46. 46CCLMbuye wake adzabwera tsiku limene iye sakumuyembekezera ndi ora limene iye sakudziwa. Iye adzamulanga ndi kumusiya kumalo kumene kuli osakhulupirira.BSBBSB: The master of that servant will come on a day he does not expect and at an hour he does not anticipate. Then he will cut him to pieces and assign him a place with the unbelievers.
47. 47CCL“Wantchito amene amadziwa chifuniro cha mbuye wake koma wosakonzeka kapena wosachita chimene mbuye wake akufuna adzakwapulidwa zikwapu zambiri.BSBBSB: That servant who knows his master’s will but does not get ready or follow his instructions will be beaten with many blows.
48. 48CCLKoma wantchito amene sadziwa koma nʼkuchita zinthu zoyenera chilango, adzakwapulidwa zikwapu zochepa. Aliyense amene anapatsidwa zambiri, adzayenera kubwezanso zambiri; ndipo amene anamusungitsa zambiri, adzamulamula kuti abweze zambirinso.”BSBBSB: But the one who unknowingly does things worthy of punishment will be beaten with few blows. From everyone who has been given much, much will be required; and from him who has been entrusted with much, even more will be demanded.
49. 49CCL“Ine ndabwera kudzayatsa moto pa dziko lapansi, ndipo ndikanakonda ukanayaka kale.BSBBSB: I have come to ignite a fire on the earth, and how I wish it were already kindled!
50. 50CCLKoma Ine ndiyenera kubatizidwa, ndipo ndikusautsika mu mtima mpaka utachitika!BSBBSB: But I have a baptism to undergo, and how distressed I am until it is accomplished!
51. 51CCLKodi mukuganiza kuti Ine ndinabwera kudzabweretsa mtendere pa dziko lapansi? Ayi, Ine ndikukuwuzani kuti, ndinabweretsa kugawikana.BSBBSB: Do you think that I have come to bring peace to the earth? No, I tell you, but division.
52. 52CCLKuyambira tsopano mpaka mʼtsogolo mʼbanja limodzi mudzakhala anthu asanu ndipo adzawukirana wina ndi mnzake, atatu kuwukira awiri, ndipo awiri kuwukira atatu.BSBBSB: From now on, five in one household will be divided, three against two and two against three.
53. 53CCLAnthu adzawukirana. Abambo kudzawukira mwana wawo wamwamuna, mwana wawoyo adzawukira abambo ake. Amayi adzawukira mwana wawo wamkazi, mwana wawoyo adzawukira amayi ake. Amayi adzawukira mpongozi wawo wamkazi, mpongoziyo adzawukira amayiwo.”BSBBSB: They will be divided, father against son and son against father, mother against daughter and daughter against mother, mother-in-law against daughter-in-law and daughter-in-law against mother-in-law.”
54. 54CCLIye anati kwa gulu la anthu, “Pamene mukuona mtambo ukukwera kummawa, nthawi yomweyo inu mumati, ‘kugwa mvula,’ ndipo imagwadi.BSBBSB: Then Jesus said to the crowds, “As soon as you see a cloud rising in the west, you say, ‘A shower is coming,’ and that is what happens.
55. 55CCLNdipo pamene mphepo yakummwera ikuwomba, inu mumati ‘kutentha’ ndipo kumaterodi.BSBBSB: And when the south wind blows, you say, ‘It will be hot,’ and it is.
56. 56CCLAchiphamaso inu! Inu mumadziwa kutanthauzira maonekedwe a dziko lapansi ndi thambo. Zikutheka bwanji kuti simukudziwa kumasulira kwa nthawi ino?BSBBSB: You hypocrites! You know how to interpret the appearance of the earth and sky. Why don’t you know how to interpret the present time?
57. 57CCL“Bwanji simukuzindikira nokha zoyenera kuchita?BSBBSB: And why don’t you judge for yourselves what is right?
58. 58CCLPamene mukupita kwa woweruza ndi amene munalakwirana naye, yesetsani kwambiri kuti muyanjane naye mʼnjiramo, chifukwa mukapanda kutero akhoza kukutengerani ku bwalo la milandu ndipo woweruzayo adzakuperekani kwa woyangʼanira ndende, ndipo woyangʼanira ndendeyo adzakuponyani mʼndende.BSBBSB: Make every effort to reconcile with your adversary while you are on your way to the magistrate. Otherwise, he may drag you off to the judge, and the judge may hand you over to the officer, and the officer may throw you into prison.
59. 59CCLIne ndikuwuzani kuti, simudzatulukamo mpaka mutalipira ndalama zonse.”BSBBSB: I tell you, you will not get out until you have paid the very last penny.”