Solemnity of Saint Joseph
Second Samuel 7: 4- 5, 12- 14, 16
| 7:4 | But it happened in that night, tawonani, the word of the Lord came to Nathan, kunena: |
| 7:5 | “Pitani, and say to my servant David: ‘Atero Yehova: Should you build a house for me as a dwelling place? |
| 7:12 | And when your days will have been fulfilled, and you will sleep with your fathers, I will raise up your offspring after you, who will go forth from your loins, and I will make firm his kingdom. |
| 7:13 | He himself shall build a house to my name. And I will establish the throne of his kingdom, ngakhale kwanthawizonse. |
| 7:14 | I will be a father to him, and he shall be a son to me. And if he will commit any iniquity, I will correct him with the rod of men and with the wounds of the sons of men. |
| 7:16 | And your house shall be faithful, and your kingdom shall be before your face, kwa muyaya, and your throne shall be secure continuously.’ ” |
Aroma 4: 13, 16- 18, 22
| 4:13 | Kwa Lonjezo kwa Abrahamu, ndi kwa mbadwa zake, kuti adzalandira dziko lapansi, sizinali kudzera mwa lamulo, koma mwa chilungamo cha chikhulupiriro. |
| 4:16 | Chifukwa cha izi, ndi kuchokera ku chikhulupiriro molingana ndi chisomo kuti Lonjezo latsimikizika kwa mibadwo yonse, osati kwa iwo okha a lamulo, komanso kwa iwo amene ali a chikhulupiriro cha Abrahamu, amene ali atate wa ife tonse pamaso pa Mulungu, |
| 4:17 | amene adakhulupirira, amene amaukitsa akufa ndi amene amatcha zinthu zimene kulibeko kuti zikhaleko. Pakuti kwalembedwa: “Ndakukhazika iwe monga atate wa mitundu yambiri. |
| 4:18 | Ndipo adakhulupirira, ndi chiyembekezo choposa chiyembekezo, kuti akhale atate wa mitundu yambiri, monga mwa zonenedwa kwa iye: “Chomwecho chidzakhala mbadwa zako.” |
| 4:22 | Ndipo chifukwa cha ichi, kudawerengedwa kwa iye chilungamo. |
Mateyu 1: 16, 18- 21, 24
| 1:16 | And Jacob conceived Joseph, the husband of Mary, of whom was born Jesus, amene atchedwa Khristu. |
| 1:18 | Now the procreation of the Christ occurred in this way. After his mother Mary had been betrothed to Joseph, before they lived together, she was found to have conceived in her womb by the Holy Spirit. |
| 1:19 | Kenako Yosefe, her husband, since he was just and was not willing to hand her over, preferred to send her away secretly. |
| 1:20 | But while thinking over these things, tawonani, an Angel of the Lord appeared to him in his sleep, kunena: “Joseph, son of David, do not be afraid to accept Mary as your wife. For what has been formed in her is of the Holy Spirit. |
| 1:21 | And she shall give birth to a son. And you shall call his name JESUS. For he shall accomplish the salvation of his people from their sins.” |
| 1:24 | Kenako Yosefe, arising from sleep, did just as the Angel of the Lord had instructed him, and he accepted her as his wife. |