dmatekenya/chichewa-machine-translation huggingface dataset:
English:  Chitsanzo chawo chamoyo ndi umboni wakufa zinali
umboni wokhazikika wa chowonadi; ndipo, kumene kunali kosayembekezereka, nzika za Satana zinali
kusiya utumiki wake, nalowa pansi pa mbendera ya Kristu.
Chichewa: Their living example and
dying testimony were a constant witness for the truth; and where least
expected, the subjects of Satan were leaving his service and enlisting
under the banner of Christ.
English: Choncho Satana anaika zolinga zake kuti achite nkhondo mopambana kwambiri ndi boma la Mulungu,
poika mbendera yake mu mpingo wachikhristu.  
Chichewa: Satan therefore laid his plans to war more successfully against the
government of God by planting his banner in the Christian church.
English: Ngati otsatira a Kristu akananyengedwa, ndi
kutsogozedwa ndi kusakondweretsa Mulungu, ndiye kuti mphamvu zawo, kulimba mtima, ndi kulimba
kwawo zikanalephera, ndipo iwo akanagwa mosavuta.
Chichewa: If
the followers of Christ could be deceived and led to displease God, then
their strength, fortitude, and firmness would fail, and they would fall an
easy prey.
English: Mdani wamkuluyo tsopano anayesetsa kupeza mwaluso zimene analephera kuzipeza mwaukali.
.
Chichewa: The great adversary now endeavored to gain by artifice what he
had failed to secure by force.
English: Chizunzo chinatha, ndipo m’malo mwake munaloŵedwa m’malo ndi zokopa zowopsa za kutukuka
kwakanthaŵi ndi ulemu wadziko
Chichewa: Persecution ceased, and in its stead
were substituted the dangerous allurements of temporal prosperity and
worldly honor.
English: Olambira mafano anatsogozedwa kuti alandire mbali ya
chikhulupiriro Chachikristu, pamene iwo anakana chowonadi china chofunika.
Chichewa: Idolaters were led to receive a part of the Christian faith,
while they rejected other essential truths.
English: Iwo anadzinenera
kuvomereza Yesu monga Mwana wa Mulungu, ndi kukhulupirira mu imfa ndi kuuka kwake; koma
analibe kutsutsika kwa uchimo, ndipo sanamve kufunikira kwa kulapa kapena kusintha kwa mtima.
Chichewa: They professed to accept Jesus
as the Son of God and to believe in His death and resurrection, but they
had no conviction of sin and felt no need of repentance or of a change of
heart.
English: Ndi zololera zina kumbali yawo, iwo anapereka lingaliro lakuti Akristu ayenera kulolera, kuti onse
agwirizane pa nsanja ya chikhulupiriro mwa Kristu. 
Chichewa: With some concessions on their part they proposed that Christians
should make concessions, that all might unite on the platform of belief
in Christ.
English: Tsopano mpingo unali m’mavuto aakulu. Kundende, kuzunzidwa, moto, ndi lupanga zinali madalitso
poyerekezera ndi zimenez, nalengeza kuti sangagonje.
Chichewa: Now the church was in fearful peril. Prison, torture, fire, and sword
were blessings in comparison with this. Some of the Christians stood firm, declaring that they could make no compromise.
English: Ena anavomereza
kulolera kapena kuwongolera mbali zina za chikhulupiriro chawo, ndi kugwirizana ndi awo amene
analandira mbali ya Chikristu, akumafulumiza kuti ichi chingakhale njira ya kutembenuka kwawo
kotheratu
Chichewa: Others were in favor of yielding or modifying some
features of their faith and uniting with those who had accepted a part of
Christianity, urging that this might be the means of their full conversion.
English: Imeneyi inali nthawi yowawidwa mtima kwambiri kwa otsatira a Khristu okhulupirika. Mu
chobvala cha Chikhristu chonyengezera, Satana anali kudzilowetsa yekha mu mpingo, kuti aipitse
chikhulupiriro chawo, ndi kutembenuzira malingaliro awo ku Mawu a choonadi.
Chichewa: That was a time of deep anguish to the faithful followers of Christ. Under
a cloak of pretended Christianity, Satan was insinuating himself into the
church, to corrupt their faith and turn their minds from the word of truth.
English: Akristu ambiri pomalizira pake anavomera kutsitsa miyezo yawo, ndipo mgwirizano unapangidwa
pakati pa Chikristu ndi chikunja. 
Chichewa: Most of the Christians at last consented to lower their standard,
and a union was formed between Christianity's and paganism
English: Ngakhale kuti olambira mafano ankadzinenera kukhala
otembenuzidwa, ndi kugwirizana ndi tchalitchi, iwo anakakamirabe ku kulambira kwawo mafano,
akungosintha zinthu zimene amazilambira kukhala mafano a Yesu, ngakhalenso za Mariya ndi oyera
mtima
Chichewa: Although
the worshipers of idols professed to be converted, and united with the
church, they still clung to their idolatry, only changing the objects of
their worship to images of Jesus, and even of Mary and the saints.
English: Chotupitsa chonyansa cha kulambira mafano, chotero chinabweretsedwa m’tchalitchi,
chinapitiriza ntchito yake yonyansa.
Chichewa: The
foul leaven of idolatry, thus brought into the church, continued its baleful
work.
English: Ziphunzitso zosalongosoka, miyambo yachikhulupiriro, ndi
miyambo ya kulambira mafano zinaloŵetsedwa m’chikhulupiriro chake, ndi kulambira kwake. 
Chichewa: Unsound doctrines, superstitious rites, and idolatrous ceremonies
were incorporated into her faith and worship.
English: Pamene
otsatira a Kristu anagwirizana ndi olambira mafano, chipembedzo Chachikristu chinaipitsidwa, ndipo
tchalitchi chinataya chiyero chake ndi mphamvu zake. 
Chichewa: As the followers of Christ
united with idolaters, the Christian religion became corrupted, and the
church lost her purity and power
English: Komabe, panali ena amene sanasocheretsedwe
ndi chinyengo chimenechi
Chichewa: There were some, however, who were
not misled by these delusions
English: Iwo anasungabe kukhulupirika kwawo kwa Mlembi wa choonadi, ndipo
analambira Mulungu yekha
Chichewa: They still maintained their fidelity to the
Author of truth and worshiped God alone.
English: Pakhala pali magulu aŵiri pakati pa odzinenera kukhala otsatira Kristu. 
Chichewa: There have ever been two classes among those who profess to
be followers of Christ.
English: Pamene gulu lina likuphunzira
za moyo wa Mpulumutsi, ndi kufuna mowona mtima kukonza zofooka zawo ndi kugwirizana ndi
Chitsanzo, gulu lina limapewa choonadi chowonekera, chothandiza chimene chimavumbula zolakwa
zawo
Chichewa: While one class study the Saviour’s life and
earnestly seek to correct their defects and conform to the Pattern, the
other class shun the plain, practical truths which expose their errors
English: Ngakhale mu chikhalidwe chake chopambana, ndipo mpingo sunapangidwe kwathunthu owona,
angwiro, ndi owonamtima.
Chichewa: Even in her best estate the church was not composed wholly of the true,
pure, and sincere.
English: Mpulumutsi wathu anaphunzitsa kuti iwo amene amachimwa mwadala
sayenera kulandiridwa mu mpingo; komabe iye anadzigwirizanitsa ndi iyemwini anthu amene ali
olakwa m’makhalidwe, ndipo anawapatsa iwo mapindu a chiphunzitso chake ndi chitsanzo chake, kuti
iwo akakhale ndi mwaŵi wa kuwona zolakwa zawo ndi kuzikonza izo
Chichewa: Our Saviour taught that those who willfully indulge in
sin are not to be received into the church; yet He connected with Himself
men who were faulty in character, and granted them the benefits of His
teachings and example, that they might have an opportunity to see their
errors and correct them
English: Pakati pa atumwi khumi ndi
awiriwo panali wachinyengo.
Chichewa: Among the twelve apostles was a traitor
English: Yudasi adalandiridwa osati chifukwa cha zofooka za chikhalidwe chake,
koma ngakhale zili choncho.
Chichewa: Judas was accepted, not because of his defects of character, but notwithstanding them
English: Iye analumikizidwa ndi ophunzira, kuti, kupyolera mu malangizo ndi
chitsanzo cha Kristu, iye akakhoza kuphunzira chimene chimapanga makhalidwe a Chikristu, ndipo
chotero kutsogozedwa kuwona zolakwa zake, kulapa, ndi, mwa chithandizo cha chisomo
chaumulungu, kuyeretsa moyo wake. “pakumvera choonadi
Chichewa:  He was
connected with the disciples, that, through the instruction and example
of Christ, he might learn what constitutes Christian character, and thus
be led to see his errors, to repent, and, by the aid of divine grace,
to purify his soul “in obeying the truth.
English: Koma Yudasi sanayende m’kuunika
kololedwa mwachisomo kumuunikira
Chichewa: But Judas did not walk in the light so graciously permitted to shine upon him
English: Mwa kudziloŵetsa mu uchimo, iye anaitana ziyeso za Satana.
Makhalidwe ake oipa anadzakula. 
Chichewa: By indulgence in sin he invited the temptations of Satan.His evil traits of character
became predominant.
English: Anapereka maganizo ake ku ulamuliro wa mphamvu za mdima,
anakwiya pamene zolakwa zake zinadzudzulidwa, ndipo motero anatsogozedwa kuchita upandu
woopsa wakupereka Mbuye wake.
Chichewa: He yielded his mind to the control of the powers
of darkness, he became angry when his faults were reproved, and thus
he was led to commit the fearful crime of betraying his Master
English: N’chimodzimodzinso ndi onse amene amayamikira zoipa chifukwa
chodzinenera kuti ndi oopa Mulungu, amadana ndi anthu amene amasokoneza mtendere wawo mwa
kutsutsa njira yawo yauchimo. 
Chichewa: So
do all who cherish evil under a profession of godliness hate those who
disturb their peace by condemning their course of sin
English: Pamene mpata wabwino waperekedwa, iwo, monga Yudasi,
adzapereka awo amene anafuna kuwadzudzula chifukwa cha ubwino wawo
Chichewa: When a favorable
opportunity is presented, they will, like Judas, betray those who for their
good have sought to reprove them.
English: Atumwi anakumana ndi anthu a mu mpingo amene ankadzinenera kuti ndi opembedza pamene iwo
ankakonda zoipa mobisa. 
Chichewa: The apostles encountered those in the church who professed
godliness while they were secretly cherishing iniquity
English: Hananiya ndi Safira anachita mbali ya onyenga, akunamizira kupereka
nsembe yathunthu kwa Mulungu, pamene mwasiriri anali kudzimana gawo lawo
Chichewa:  Ananias and
Sapphira acted the part of deceivers, pretending to make an entire
sacrifice for God, when they were covetously withholding a portion for
themselves
English: Mzimu wa
chowonadi unavumbulutsa kwa atumwi khalidwe lenileni la onyengawa, ndipo ziweruzo za Mulungu zinachotsa mpingo chikangacho pa chiyero chake
Chichewa: The Spirit of truth revealed to the apostles the real character
of these pretenders, and the judgments of God rid the church of this
foul blot upon its purity
English: Umboni wozindikirika uwu wa Mzimu wozindikira wa Khristu mu mpingo unali wowopsa kwa
achinyengo ndi ochita zoipa.
Chichewa: This signal evidence of the discerning Spirit
of Christ in the church was a terror to hypocrites and evildoers
English: Iwo sakanatha kukhalabe motalikirana ndi awo amene anali, m’
chizoloŵezi ndi mkhalidwe, oimira okhazikika a Kristu; ndipo pamene ziyeso ndi chizunzo zinafikira
otsatira ake, awo okhawo amene anali ofunitsitsa kusiya zonse kaamba ka chowonadi anakhumba
kukhala ophunzira ake. 
Chichewa: They
could not long remain in connection with those who were, in habit
and disposition, constant representatives of Christ; and as trials and
persecution came upon His followers, those only who were willing to
forsake all for the truth’s sake desired to become His disciples
English: Chotero, malinga ngati chizunzo chinapitirira, tchalitchicho chinakhalabe
choyera. 
Chichewa: Thus, as
long as persecution continued, the church remained comparatively pure
English: Koma pamene ilo linatha, otembenuka anaonjezedwa amene sanali owona mtima
kwenikweni ndi odzipereka, ndipo njira inatsegulidwa kuti Satana apeze chopondapo
Chichewa: But as it ceased, converts were added who were less sincere and devoted,
and the way was open for Satan to obtain a foothold.
English: Koma palibe mgwirizano pakati pa Kalonga wa kuwala ndi kalonga wa mdima, ndipo sipangakhale
mgwirizano pakati pa otsatira awo
Chichewa: But there is no union between the Prince of light and the prince of
darkness, and there can be no union between their followers.
English: Pamene Akristu anavomera kugwirizana ndi iwo amene anali
atatembenuzidwa theka lachikunja kuchoka ku chikunja, iwo analoŵa m’njira yopita kutali kwambiri
ndi choonadi. 
Chichewa: When
Christians consented to unite with those who were but half converted
from paganism, they entered upon a path which led further and further
from the truth.
English: Satana anasangalala kuti anakwanitsa kusocheretsa otsatira a Khristu ambirimbiri.

Chichewa: Satan exulted that he had succeeded in deceiving so
large a number of the followers of Christ
English: Kenako anabweretsa mphamvu zake kuti zithe kupirira kwambiri zimenezi, ndipo anawauzira kuti
azizunza amene anakhalabe okhulupirika kwa Mulungu. 
Chichewa: He then brought his power
to bear more fully upon these, and inspired them to persecute those
who remained true to God
English: Palibe amene anamvetsetsa bwino lomwe
mmene angatsutse chikhulupiriro chowona Chachikristu monga mmene anachitira aja amene kale
anali kuchitetezera; ndipo Akristu ampatuko ameneŵa, kugwirizana ndi mabwenzi awo omwe sanali
achikunja, analunjikitsa nkhondo yawo motsutsana ndi mbali zofunika kwambiri za ziphunzitso za
Kristu.
Chichewa: None understood so well how to oppose
the true Christian faith as did those who had once been its defenders;
and these apostate Christians, uniting with their half-pagan companions,
directed their warfare against the most essential features of the doctrines
of Christ.
English: Zinafunikira kulimbana kotheratu kwa awo amene akanakhala okhulupirika kuima nji polimbana ndi
chinyengo ndi zonyansa zimene zinali zobisika mu zovala zonyansa ndi kuloŵetsedwa mu mpingo.

Chichewa: It required a desperate struggle for those who would be faithful
to stand firm against the deceptions and abominations which were
disguised in sacerdotal garments and introduced into the church
English: Baibulo silinavomerezedwe kukhala muyezo wa chikhulupiriro. . 
Chichewa: The
Bible was not accepted as the standard of faith.
English: Chiphunzitso cha ufulu
wachipembedzo chinatchedwa mpatuko, ndipo ochichirikiza anali kudedwa ndi kuletsedwa
Chichewa: The doctrine of religious
freedom was termed heresy, and its upholders were hated and proscribed.
English: Pambuyo pa mkangano wautali ndi wowopsa, okhulupirika ochepawo anaganiza zothetsa mgwirizano
wonse ndi mpingo wampatuko ngati akanakanabe kudzimasula ku bodza ndi kupembedza mafano.

Chichewa: After a long and severe conflict, the faithful few decided to dissolve
all union with the apostate church if she still refused to free herself
from falsehood and idolatry.
English: Iwo anawona kuti kulekana kunali kofunika kotheratu ngati akanamvera Mawu a Mulungu.

Chichewa: They saw that separation was an absolute
necessity if they would obey the word of God
English: Sanalimbika mtima kulekerera zolakwa za kupha miyoyo yawo, napereka chitsanzo chimene chidzaika
pachiwopsezo chikhulupiriro cha ana awo ndi ana a ana awo. 
Chichewa: They dared not tolerate
errors fatal to their own souls, and set an example which would imperil
the faith of their children and children’s children
English: Kuti atetezere mtendere ndi umodzi iwo
anali okonzeka kupanga kulolera kulikonse kogwirizana ndi kukhulupirika kwa Mulungu; koma iwo
analingalira kuti ngakhale mtendere ukanagulidwa mopambanitsa pa nsembe ya mfundo
zachikhalidwe. 
Chichewa: To secure peace and
unity they were ready to make any concession consistent with fidelity to
God; but they felt that even peace would be too dearly purchased at the
sacrifice of principle
English: Ngati umodzi ukhoza kutetezedwa kokha mwa kulolerana ndi choonadi ndi
chilungamo, ndiye kuti pakhale kusiyana, ngakhale nkhondo. 
Chichewa: If unity could be secured only by the compromise
of truth and righteousness, then let there be difference, and even war
English: Kukanakhala bwino kwa mpingo ndi dziko lapansi ngati mfundo zimene zinasonkhezera miyoyo
yokhazikika imeneyo zikanatsitsimutsidwa m’mitima ya odzitcha anthu a Mulungu. Pali
kusayanjanitsika kochititsa mantha pankhani ya ziphunzitso zomwe zili mizati ya chikhulupiriro
chachikhristu. 
Chichewa: Well would it be for the church and the world if the principles
that actuated those steadfast souls were revived in the hearts of God’s
professed people
English: Lingaliro likukulirakulira, kuti, pambuyo pa zonse, izi sizofunikira kwenikweni.

Chichewa: There is an alarming indifference in regard to the
doctrines which are the pillars of the Christian faith
English: Akristu oyambirira analidi anthu apadera. 
Chichewa: The early Christians were indeed a peculiar people.
English: Makhalidwe awo opanda cholakwa ndi chikhulupiriro chawo
chosagwedera zinali chidzudzulo chosalekeza chimene chinasokoneza mtendere wa wochimwayo.

Chichewa: Their blameless deportment and unswerving faith were a continual reproof that disturbed
the sinner’s peace
English: Ngakhale kuti anali ochepa m’chiŵerengero, opanda chuma, udindo, kapena maina aulemu, iwo anali
owopsa kwa ochita zoipa kulikonse kumene makhalidwe awo ndi ziphunzitso zinadziwika.
Chichewa: Though few in numbers, without wealth, position, or
honorary titles, they were a terror to evildoers wherever their character
and doctrines were known
English:  Chotero
iwo anadedwa ndi oipa, monganso Abele anadedwa ndi Kaini wosaopa Mulungu
Chichewa: Therefore they were hated by the wicked,
even as Abel was hated by the ungodly Cain
English: Chifukwa chomwe Kaini adapha Abele adachitanso omwe adafuna kutaya choletsa cha Mzimu Woyera, adapha anthu a Mulungu. 
Chichewa:  For the same reason that
Cain slew Abel, did those who sought to throw off the restraint of the
Holy Spirit, put to death God’s people.
English: Ndi chifukwa chomwecho chimene Ayuda anakana ndi kumpachika Mpulumutsi,—chifukwa chiyero ndi chiyero cha khalidwe limeneli chinali chidzudzulo chosalekeza ku kudzikonda kwawo ndi chivundi.
Chichewa:  It was for the same reason
that the Jews rejected and crucified the Saviour—because the purity and
holiness of His character was a constant rebuke to their selfishness and
corruption
English:  Kuyambira m’masiku a Kristu mpaka pano, ophunzira ake okhulupirika akhala akudedwa ndi kutsutsidwa ndi anthu amene amakonda ndi kutsatira njira zauchimo
Chichewa:  From the days of Christ until now His faithful disciples have
excited the hatred and opposition of those who love and follow the ways
of sin
English: Uthenga wabwino ndi uthenga wa mtendere
Chichewa: The gospel is a message of peace.
English: Chikhristu ndi dongosolo, lomwe, litalandira ndi kumvera, likanafalitsa mtendere, mgwirizano, ndi chisangalalo padziko lonse lapansi
Chichewa:  Christianity
is a system which, received and obeyed, would spread peace, harmony,
and happiness throughout the earth.
English: Chipembedzo cha Khristu chidzagwirizanitsa anthu onse amene amavomereza ziphunzitso zake
Chichewa: The religion of Christ will unite in
close brotherhood all who accept its teachings.
English: Inali ntchito ya Yesu kuyanjanitsa anthu ndi Mulungu, ndipo motero kwa wina ndi mzake
Chichewa:  It was the mission of
Jesus to reconcile men to God, and thus to one another.
English: Koma dzikoli likulamulidwa ndi Satana, mdani woipitsitsa wa Kristu. Uthenga wabwino umapereka kwa iwo mfundo za moyo zomwe ziri zosemphana kotheratu ndi zizolowezi ndi zokhumba zawo, ndipo amawuka ndi kuwupandukira.
Chichewa:  But the world
at large are under the control of Satan, Christ’s bitterest foe.
English: Uthenga wabwino umapereka kwa iwo mfundo za moyo zomwe ziri zosemphana kotheratu ndi zizolowezi ndi zokhumba zawo, ndipo amawuka ndi kuwupandukira
Chichewa: The gospel
presents to them principles of life which are wholly at variance with
their habits and desires, and they rise in rebellion against it.
English: Amadana ndi chiyero chomwe chimavumbulutsa ndi kutsutsa machimo awo, ndipo amazunza ndi kuwononga omwe angawalimbikitse zonena zake zolungama ndi zopatulika.
Chichewa: They hate the purity which reveals and condemns their sins, and they persecute and destroy those who would urge upon them its just and holy claims.
English: Ndi m’lingaliro limeneli—chifukwa chowonadi chokwezeka chimene chimabweretsa, chimachititsa chidani ndi mikangano—momwe uthenga wabwino umatchedwa lupanga
Chichewa: It is in this sense—because the exalted truths it brings occasion hatred and strife—that the gospel is called a sword.
English: Ulamuliro wachinsinsi umene umalola olungama kuzunzika ndi anthu oipa, wakhala wosokoneza
kwambiri anthu ambiri amene ali ofooka m’chikhulupiriro
Chichewa: The mysterious providence which permits the righteous to suffer
persecution at the hand of the wicked has been a cause of great perplexity
to many who are weak in faith
English: Ena ali okonzeka kutaya chidaliro chawo mwa Mulungu, chifukwa amavutika ndi anthu otsika kwambiri kuti achite bwino, pomwe abwino ndi oyera amasautsidwa ndi kuzunzidwa ndi mphamvu zawo zankhanza
Chichewa: Some are even ready to cast away their
confidence in God because He suffers the basest of men to prosper, while
the best and purest are afflicted and tormented by their cruel power.
English: Kukufunsidwa kuti, Kodi ndimotani mmene, yemwe ali wolungama ndi wachifundo, amenenso ali ndi mphamvu zopanda malire, angalolere kupanda chilungamo ndi kuponderezana koteroko?
Chichewa: How,
it is asked, can One who is just and merciful, and who is also infinite in
power, tolerate such injustice and oppression?
English: ? Ili ndi funso lomwe tilibe chochita
Chichewa: This is a question with
which we have nothing to do.
English: Mulungu watipatsa umboni wokwanira wa chikondi chake, ndipo sitiyenera kukayikira ubwino wake chifukwa chakuti sitingamvetse mmene Yehova amachitira zinthu.
Chichewa: God has given us sufficient evidence
of His love, and we are not to doubt His goodness because we cannot
understand the workings of His providence.
English: Saiwala kapena kunyalanyaza ana ake; koma amalola oipa kusonyeza makhalidwe awo enieni, kuti aliyense amene akufuna kuchita chifuniro chake asanyengedwe ponena za iwo
Chichewa: He does not forget or neglect His children; but He permits the wicked to reveal their true character, that none who desire to do His will may be deceived concerning them.
English: Ndiponso, olungama aikidwa m'ng'anjo ya masautso, kuti iwo eni ayeretsedwe; kuti chitsanzo chawo chitsimikizire ena za chenicheni cha chikhulupiriro ndi umulungu; ndi kuti mayendedwe awo osalekeza adzudzule osapembedza ndi osakhulupirira
Chichewa:  Again, the righteous are placed in the furnace of affliction, that they themselves may be purified; that their example may convince others of the reality of faith and godliness; and also that their consistent course may condemn the ungodly and unbelieving
English: Mulungu amalola oipa kuti zinthu ziwayendere bwino, ndi kuulula udani wawo pa iye, kuti pamene iwo akadzadzaza muyeso wa mphulupulu zawo, onse adzaone chilungamo chake ndi chifundo chake pakuwononga kwawo kotheratu. .
Chichewa: God permits the wicked to prosper and to reveal their enmity against Him, that when they shall have filled up the measure of their iniquity all may see His justice and mercy in their utter destruction.
English: Tsiku lakubwezera lifulumira, pamene onse amene analakwira chilamulo chake, napondereza anthu ake, adzawachitira zolungama zawo; pamene mchitidwe uliwonse wa nkhanza kapena kupanda chilungamo kwa okhulupirika a Mulungu udzalangidwa ngati kuti unachitidwa kwa Kristu iye mwini.
Chichewa: The day of His vengeance hastens, when all who have transgressed His law and oppressed His people will meet the just recompense of their deeds; when every act of cruelty or injustice toward God’s faithful ones will be punished as though done to Christ Himself
English: Palinso funso lina lofunika kwambiri lomwe liyenera kuchititsa chidwi mipingo yamasiku ano
Chichewa: There is another and more important question that should engage the attention of the churches of today
English: Nangano, n’chifukwa chiyani chizunzo chikuoneka kuti chikugona kwambiri?
Chichewa: Why is it, then, that persecution seems in a great degree to slumber?
English: Chifukwa chokha n’chakuti tchalitchi chatsatira mfundo za dziko, choncho sichikudzutsa chitsutso chilichonse
Chichewa: The only reason is that the church has conformed to the world’s standard and therefore awakens no opposition.
English: Chipembedzo chimene chilipo m’tsiku lathu sichiri cha khalidwe loyera ndi loyera limene linasonyeza chikhulupiriro chachikristu m’masiku a Kristu ndi atumwi ake
Chichewa: The religion which is current in our day is not of the pure and holy character that marked the Christian faith in the days of Christ and His apostles.
English: Ziri kokha chifukwa cha mzimu wonyengerera ndi tchimo, chifukwa Zoonadi zazikulu za Mawu a Mulungu zimaganiziridwa mosasamala, chifukwa muli umulungu wofunikira wochepa mu mpingo, kuti Chikhristu mwachiwonekere chikutchuka kwambiri ndi dziko
Chichewa: It is only because of the spirit of compromise with sin, because the great truths of the word of God are so indifferently regarded, because there is so little vital godliness in the church, that Christianity is apparently so popular with the world.
English: Pakhale chitsitsimutso cha chikhulupiriro ndi mphamvu za mpingo woyamba, ndipo mzimu wa chizunzo udzatsitsimutsidwa, ndipo moto wa chizunzo udzayatsidwanso.
Chichewa: Let there be a revival of the faith and power of the early church, and the spirit of persecution will be revived, and the fires of persecution will be rekindled.
English: Mtumwi Paulo, m’kalata yake yachiŵiri kwa Atesalonika, ananeneratu za mpatuko waukulu umene ukadzetsa kukhazikitsidwa kwa ulamuliro wa papa
Chichewa: The apostle Paul, in his second letter to the Thessalonians, foretold
the great apostasy which would result in the establishment of the papal
power
English: Ngakhale pa tsiku loyambirira limenelo iye anawona, zikuloŵerera m’tchalitchi, zolakwa zimene zikanakonzekeretsa kutukuka kwa upapa.
Chichewa: Even at that early date he saw, creeping into the church, errors that would prepare the way for the development of the papacy
English: Pang'ono ndi pang'ono, poyamba mwachinsinsi ndi mwachete, ndiyeno momveka bwino pamene chinawonjezeka mu mphamvu ndikupeza ulamuliro wa malingaliro a anthu, chinsinsi cha kusayeruzika chinapititsa patsogolo ntchito yake yachinyengo ndi mwano. Mosaoneka bwino, miyambo yachikunja inalowa m’tchalitchi chachikristu. 
Chichewa: Little by little, at first in stealth and silence, and then more openly as it increased in strength and gained control of the minds of men, “the mystery of iniquity” carried forward its deceptive and blasphemous work. Almost imperceptibly the customs of heathenism found their way into the Christian church.
English: Mzimu wonyengerera ndi wofanana unaletsedwa kwa kanthaŵi ndi mazunzo owopsa amene mpingo unapirira pansi pa chikunja
Chichewa: The spirit of compromise and conformity was restrained for a time by the fierce persecutions which the church endured under paganism.
English: Koma pamene chizunzo chinatha, ndipo Chikristu chinaloŵa m’mabwalo amilandu ndi m’nyumba za mafumu, chinaika pambali kuphweka kodzichepetsa kwa Kristu ndi atumwi ake kaamba ka kudzikuza ndi kunyada kwa ansembe ndi olamulira achikunja; ndipo m’malo mwa zofunika za Mulungu, iye analoŵa m’malo nthanthi ndi miyambo ya anthu.
Chichewa: But as persecution ceased, and Christianity entered the courts and palaces of kings, she laid aside the humble simplicity of Christ and His apostles for the pomp and pride of pagan priests and rulers; and in place of the requirements of God, she substituted human theories and traditions.
English: Kutembenuka mwadzina kwa Constantine, kuchiyambi kwa zaka za zana lachinayi, kunadzetsa chisangalalo chachikulu; ndipo dziko, litaphimbidwa ndi mawonekedwe a chilungamo, linayenda kulowa mu mpingo
Chichewa: The nominal conversion of Constantine,in the early part of the fourth century, caused great rejoicing; and
the world, cloaked with a form of righteousness, walked into the
church
English: Tsopano ntchito ya ziphuphu inapita patsogolo mofulumira
Chichewa: Now the work of corruption rapidly progressed.
English: Chikunja, ngakhale chikuwoneka kuti chagonjetsedwa, chinakhala wogonjetsa
Chichewa: Paganism,
while appearing to be vanquished, became the conqueror
English: Mzimu wake unkalamulira mpingo. 
Chichewa: Her spirit controlled the church
English: Ziphunzitso zake, miyambo, ndi zikhulupiriro zake zinaphatikizidwa m’chikhulupiriro ndi kulambira kwa odzitcha otsatira Kristu
Chichewa: Her doctrines, ceremonies, and superstitions were incorporated into the faith and worship of the professed followers of Christ
English: Kugwirizana kumeneku pakati pa chikunja ndi Chikristu kunatulukapo m’kutukuka kwa “munthu wauchimo” wonenedweratu mu ulosi kukhala wotsutsa ndi kudzikweza pamwamba pa Mulungu
Chichewa: This compromise between paganism and Christianity resulted in the
development of “the man of sin” foretold in prophecy as opposing and
exalting himself above God. .
English: Dongosolo lalikulu la chipembedzo chonyenga limenelo ndi ntchito yaikulu ya mphamvu ya Satana, —chionetsero cha zoyesayesa zake zakukhala pampando wachifumu kuti alamulire dziko lapansi mogwirizana ndi chifuniro chake
Chichewa: That gigantic system of false religion is a masterpiece of Satan’s power—a monument of his efforts to seat himself upon the throne to rule the earth according to his will.
English: Nthaŵi ina Satana anayesa kupanga pangano ndi Kristu
Chichewa: Satan once endeavored to form a compromise with Christ.
English: Anadza kwa Mwana wa Mulungu m’chipululu cha mayesero, ndipo, namuwonetsa maufumu onse a dziko lapansi ndi ulemerero wawo, anadzipereka kupereka zonse m’manja mwake ngati iye akanavomereza ukulu wa kalonga wa mdima
Chichewa: He came to the Son of God in the wilderness of temptation, and showing Him all the kingdoms of the world and the glory of them, offered to give all into His hands if He would but acknowledge the supremacy of the prince of darkness.
English: Kristu anadzudzula woyesa wodzikuza, namkakamiza kuchoka
Chichewa: Christ rebuked the presumptuous tempter and forced him to depart.
English: Koma Satana amakumana ndi chipambano
chokulirapo popereka ziyeso zofananazo kwa munthu
Chichewa:  But Satan meets with greater success in presenting the same temptations to man.
English: Kuti upeze zopindula za dziko ndi ulemu, tchalitchicho chinatsogozedwa kufunafuna chiyanjo ndi chichirikizo cha anthu aakulu a dziko lapansi, ndipo pokhala atakana Kristu motero, anasonkhezeredwa kugonjera woimira Satana, bishopu wa Roma.
Chichewa: To secure worldly gains and honors, the church was led to seek the favor and support of the great men of earth; and having thus rejected Christ, she was induced to yield allegiance to the representative of Satan—the bishop of Rome
English: Chiri chimodzi cha ziphunzitso zazikulu za Chiroma chakuti papa ndiye mutu wowonekera wa mpingo wapadziko lonse wa Kristu, wopatsidwa ulamuliro waukulu pa mabishopu ndi abusa m’madera onse a dziko lapansi.Kuposa pamenepo, papa wadzikuza ndi maina aulemu a Umulungu.
Chichewa: It is one of the leading doctrines of Romanism that the pope is the visible head of the universal church of Christ, invested with supreme authority over bishops and pastors in all parts of the world. More than this, the pope has been given the very titles of Deity
English: Chotero kudzinenera komweko kosonkhezeredwa ndi Satana m’chipululu cha mayesero kukusonkhezeredwabe ndi iye kupyolera mu Mpingo wa Roma, ndipo ziŵerengero zazikulu ziri zokonzeka kumpereka iye ulemu
Chichewa: The same claim urged by Satan in the wilderness of temptation is still urged by him through the Church of Rome, and vast numbers are ready to yield him homage.
English: Mulungu sanaperekepo umboni m’ Mawu ake kuti wasankha mwamuna aliyense kukhala mutu wa mpingo
Chichewa: God has never given a hint in His word that He has appointed any man to be the head of the church.
English: Chiphunzitso cha ulamuliro wa apapa chimatsutsana mwachindunji ndi ziphunzitso za m’Malemba
Chichewa: The doctrine of papal supremacy is directly opposed to the teachings of the Scriptures
English: Papa sangakhale ndi mphamvu pa mpingo wa Khristu kupatula mwa kulanda
Chichewa: The pope can have no power over Christ’s church except by usurpation
English: Achiroma alimbikira kubweretsa motsutsana ndi Aprotestanti mlandu wa mpatuko, ndi kulekanitsidwa mwadala ndi mpingo woona. Koma milandu imeneyi ikukhudza iwo okha
Chichewa: Romanists have persisted in bringing against Protestants the charge of heresy and willful separation from the true church
English: Koma milandu imeneyi ikukhudza iwo okha
Chichewa: But these accusations apply rather to themselves.
English: Satana ankadziwa bwino lomwe kuti Malemba Opatulika akathandiza anthu kuzindikira chinyengo chake ndi kupirira mphamvu zake
Chichewa: Satan well knew that the Holy Scriptures would enable men to discern his deceptions and withstand his power.
English: Zinali mwa Mawu kuti ngakhale Mpulumutsi wa dziko lapansi anakana kuukira kwake. Pa kuukiridwa kulikonse, Kristu anapereka chishango cha choonadi chamuyaya, nati, “Kwalembedwa.
Chichewa:  It was by the word that even the Saviour of the world had resisted his attacks.
English: Pa kuukiridwa kulikonse, Kristu anapereka chishango cha choonadi
chamuyaya, nati, “Kwalembedwa.” Ku ganizo lirilonse la mdaniyo, iye anatsutsa nzeru ndi mphamvu
ya Mawu. 
Chichewa:  At every assault, Christ presented the shield of eternal truth, saying, “It is written.” To every suggestion of the adversary, He opposed the wisdom and power of the word.
English: Kuti Satana apitirizebe kulamulira anthu, ndiponso kuti akhazikitse ulamuliro wa papa, ayenera kuwasunga m’chimbulimbuli cha Malemba
Chichewa:  In order for Satan to maintain his sway over men, and establish the authority of the papal usurper, he must keep them in ignorance of the Scriptures.
English: a. Baibulo likanakweza Mulungu, ndi kuika anthu omalirira pamalo awo enieni; chotero chowonadi chake chopatulika chiyenera kubisidwa ndi kuponderezedwa.
Chichewa: The Bible would exalt God and place finite men in their true position; therefore its sacred truths must be concealed and suppressed.
English: Mfundo imeneyi inatengedwa ndi mpingo wa Roma. Kwa zaka mazana ambiri kufalitsidwa kwa Baibulo kunali koletsedwa
Chichewa: This logic was adopted by the Roman Church. For hundreds of years the circulation of the Bible was prohibited.
English: Anthu analetsedwa kuliŵerenga kapena kuliika m’nyumba zawo, ndipo ansembe opanda makhalidwe abwino ndi ansembe ankamasulira ziphunzitso zake kuchirikiza zikhulupiriro zawo
Chichewa: The people were forbidden to read it or to have it in their houses, and unprincipled priests and prelates interpreted its teachings to sustain their pretensions.
English: Chotero papa anafikira pa kuzindikiridwa pafupifupi padziko lonse kukhala wachiŵiri kwa Mulungu padziko lapansi, wopatsidwa ulamuliro pa Tchalitchi ndi Boma
Chichewa: Thus the pope came to be almost universally acknowledged as the vicegerent of God on earth, endowed with authority over church and state.
English: Wozindikira zolakwa atachotsedwa, Satana anagwira ntchito mogwirizana ndi chifuniro chake. 
Chichewa: The detector of error having been removed, Satan worked according
to his will
English: Ulosi unalengeza kuti upapa uyenera “kulingalira kusintha nthaŵi ndi malamulo.” [ Danieli 7:25 .] Ntchito imeneyi sinachedwe kuyesa
Chichewa: Prophecy had declared that the papacy was to “think to change times and laws.
English: Kuti apatse otembenuka kuchokera kuchikunja kukhala choloŵa m’malo cha kulambira mafano, ndipo motero kuchirikiza kuvomereza kwawo mwadzina kwa Chikristu, kulambira mafano ndi zotsalira za mafano kunaloŵetsedwa m’kulambira kwachikristu
Chichewa: To afford converts from heathenism a substitute for the worship of idols, and thus to promote their nominal acceptance of Christianity, the adoration of images and relics was gradually introduced into the Christian worship
English: pomalizira pake linakhazikitsa dongosolo limeneli la kulambira mafano. Kuti amalize ntchito yonyansayo, Roma anaganiza zochotsa m’ chilamulo cha Mulungu lamulo lachiŵiri, loletsa kulambira mafano, ndi kugawa lamulo lakhumi, kuti asungitse chiŵerengerocho.
Chichewa: To
complete the sacrilegious work, Rome presumed to expunge from the
law of God the second commandment, forbidding image worship, and
to divide the tenth commandment, in order to preserve the number.
English: Mzimu wololera ku chikunja unatsegula njira yopitirizabe kunyalanyaza ulamuliro wa Kumwamba. 
Chichewa: The spirit of concession to paganism opened the way for a still further disregard of Heaven’s authority
English: Kusintha kumeneku sikunayesedwe poyera poyamba.
M’nthawi ya atumwi, Akhristu onse ankasunga Sabata loona
Chichewa: This change was not at first attempted openly. In the first centuries the true Sabbath had been kept by all Christians.
English: Anachitira nsanje ulemu wa Mulungu, ndipo, pokhulupirira kuti lamulo lake silingasinthe, anasunga mwachangu kupatulika kwa malangizo ake
Chichewa: They were jealous for the honor of God, and, believing that His law is immutable, they zealously guarded the sacredness of its precepts.
English: Koma mochenjera kwambiri, Satana anagwiritsa ntchito anthu ake kuti akwaniritse cholinga chakecho
Chichewa: But with great subtlety Satan worked through his agents to bring about his object.
English: Kuti chidwi cha anthu chitchulidwe ku Lamlungu, chinapangidwa chikondwerero cholemekeza kuuka kwa Khristu
Chichewa: That the attention of the people might be called to the Sunday, it was made a festival in honor of the resurrection of Christ.
English: Utumiki wachipembedzo unkachitikira pa icho; komabe linalingaliridwa kukhala tsiku lachisangalalo, Sabata lochitidwabe mopatulika
Chichewa: Religious services were held upon it; yet it was regarded as a day of recreation, the Sabbath being still sacredly observed.
English: Kuti akonzeretu njira ya ntchito imene anaikonza kuti ikwaniritse, Satana anatsogolera Ayuda, Kristu asanabwere, kuti asenzetse Sabata ndi zigamulo zokhwima kwambiri, kupangitsa kusunga kwake kukhala cholemetsa.
Chichewa: To prepare the way for the work which he designed to accomplish, Satan had led the Jews, before the advent of Christ, to load down the Sabbath with the most rigorous exactions, making its observance a burden.
English: Tsopano, atapezerapo mwayi pa kuwala konyenga kumene iye anachititsa kuti ichi chiwonekere, iye anachinyoza icho monga bungwe lachiyuda
Chichewa: Now, taking advantage of the false light in which he had thus caused it to be regarded, he cast contempt upon it as a Jewish institution.
English: Pamene Akristu anapitiriza kusunga Lamlungu monga phwando lachisangalalo, iye anawatsogolera, pofuna kusonyeza kudana kwawo ndi Chiyuda, kuti achite Sabata kukhala kusala kudya, tsiku lachisoni ndi lachisoni
Chichewa: While Christians generally continued to observe the Sunday as a joyous festival, he led them, in order to show  their hatred of Judaism, to make the Sabbath a fast, a day of sadness and
gloom
English: Kumayambiriro kwa zaka za m’ma 300, mfumu Constantine inapereka lamulo lakuti Lamlungu likhale phwando la anthu onse mu Ufumu wonse wa Roma
Chichewa: In the early part of the fourth century the emperor Constantine issued a decree making Sunday a public festival throughout the Roman Empire.
English: Tsiku la dzuŵa linali kulemekezedwa ndi anthu ake achikunja, ndipo linali kulemekezedwa ndi Akristu; inali lamulo la mfumu kugwirizanitsa zinthu zosemphana zachikunja ndi Chikristu
Chichewa: The day of the sun was reverenced by his pagan subjects and was honored by Christians; it was the emperor’s policy to unite the conflicting interests of heathenism and Christianity.
English: Analimbikitsidwa kuchita zimenezi ndi mabishopu a tchalitchicho, amene, mosonkhezeredwa ndi chikhumbo, ndi ludzu lamphamvu, anazindikira kuti ngati tsiku limodzimodzilo likasungidwa ndi onse aŵiri Akristu ndi akunja, zikanalimbikitsa kuvomereza mwadzina kwa Chikristu kwa akunja; ndipo motero kupititsa patsogolo mphamvu ndi ulemerero wa mpingo
Chichewa: He was urged to do this by the bishops of the church, who, inspired by ambition and thirst for power, perceived that if the same day was observed by both Christians and heathen, it would promote the nominal acceptance of Christianity by pagans and thus advance the power and glory of the church.
English: Koma pamene kuli kwakuti Akristu anatsogozedwa pang’onopang’ono kuona Lamlungu kukhala ndi mlingo wa kupatulika, iwo amasungabe Sabata loona monga lopatulika la Yehova, nalisunga momvera lamulo lachinayi
Chichewa: But while many God-fearing Christians were gradually led to regard Sunday as possessing a degree of sacredness, they still held the true Sabbath as the holy of the Lord and observed it in obedience to the fourth commandment.
English: Wonyenga wamkuluyo anali asanamalize ntchito yake. Anatsimikiza mtima kusonkhanitsa dziko lachikristu pansi pa mbendera yake, ndi kugwiritsa ntchito mphamvu zake kupyolera mwa wachiwiri wake, papa wonyada amene anadzinenera kukhala woimira Kristu.
Chichewa: The archdeceiver had not completed his work. He was resolved to gather the Christian world under his banner and to exercise his power through his vicegerent, the proud pontiff who claimed to be the representative of Christ. T
English: Kupyolera mwa akunja otembenuzidwa theka, ansembe ofuna kutchuka, ndi atsogoleri a matchalitchi okonda dziko, iye anakwaniritsa chifuno chake. 
Chichewa: Through half-converted pagans, ambitious prelates, and world-loving churchmen he accomplished his purpose.
English: Mu lamulo
lachinayi, Mulungu wavumbulutsidwa monga Mlengi wa kumwamba ndi dziko lapansi, ndipo
mwakutero amasiyanitsidwa ndi milungu yonse yabodza
Chichewa: In the fourth commandment, God is revealed as the Creator of the heavens and the earth, and is thereby distinguished from all false gods.
English: Chinali ngati chikumbutso cha ntchito yolenga kuti tsiku lachisanu ndi chiwiri linayeretsedwa monga tsiku lopuma kwa munthu
Chichewa:  It was as a memorial of the work of creation that the seventh day was sanctified as a rest day for man.
English: Linalinganizidwira kusunga Mulungu wamoyo nthaŵi zonse pamaso pa anthu monga magwero a moyo ndi chinthu cholemekezedwa ndi kulambiridwa
Chichewa: It was designed to keep the living God ever before the minds of men as the source of being and the object of reverence and worship.
English: Satana amayesetsa kutembenuza anthu kusiya kumvera Mulungu, ndi kumvera malamulo ake; chotero iye amatsogolera zoyesayesa zake makamaka motsutsana ndi lamulo lija limene limasonya kwa Mulungu monga Mlengi
Chichewa: Satan strives to turn men from their allegiance to God, and from rendering obedience to His law; therefore he directs his efforts especially against that commandment which points to God as the Creator.
English: Apulotesitanti tsopano akulimbikitsa kuti kuuka kwa Khristu Lamlungu kunapangitsa kuti likhale Sabata lachikhristu.
Chichewa: Protestants now urge that the resurrection of Christ on Sunday made
it the Christian Sabbath.
English: Koma umboni wa m’Malemba ulibe.Palibe ulemu wotero umene Kristu kapena
atumwi ake anapatsidwa panthaŵiyo
Chichewa: But Scripture evidence is lacking. No such honor was given to the day by Christ or His apostles.
English: M’zaka za zana lachisanu ndi chimodzi upapa unali utakhazikika
Chichewa: In the sixth century the papacy had become firmly established.
English: Mpando wake wa mphamvu unakhazikitsidwa mu mzinda wachifumu, ndipo bishopu wa Roma analengezedwa kukhala mutu wa mpingo wonse. Chikunja chinali chitapereka malo kwa upapa
Chichewa: Its seat of power was fixed in the imperial city, and the bishop of Rome was declared to be the head over the entire church. Paganism had given place to the papacy.
English: Akristu anakakamizika kusankha, kaya kusiya kukhulupirika kwawo ndi kuvomereza miyambo ya papa ndi kulambira, kapena kutaya miyoyo yawo m’ndende kapena kuphedwa ndi chikwanje, chikwanje, kapena nkhwangwa ya mdindo
Chichewa: Christians were forced to choose either to yield their integrity and accept the papal ceremonies and worship, or to wear away their lives in dungeons or suffer death by the rack, the fagot, or the headsman’s ax.
English: Kwa zaka mazana ambiri mpingo wa Khristu udapeza pothawirako paokha komanso mobisika
Chichewa: For hundreds of years the church of Christ found refuge in seclusion and obscurity
English: Kulowa kwa Mpingo wa Roma ku ulamuliro kunasonyeza chiyambi cha Mibadwo Yamdima. 
Chichewa: The accession of the Roman Church to power marked the beginning of the Dark Ages.
English: Pamene mphamvu zake zinkawonjezeka, mdima unakula. Chikhulupiriro chinasamutsidwa kuchoka kwa Kristu, maziko enieni, kupita kwa papa wa Roma. 
Chichewa: As her power increased, the darkness deepened. Faith was transferred from Christ, the true foundation, to the pope of Rome.
English: M’malo modalira Mwana wa Mulungu kaamba ka chikhululukiro cha machimo ndi chipulumutso chamuyaya, anthu anadalira papa, ndi kwa ansembe ndi ansembe amene iye anawapatsa ulamuliro.
Chichewa: Instead of trusting in the Son of God for forgiveness of sins and for eternal salvation, the people looked to the pope, and to the priests and prelates to whom he delegated authority.
English: Iwo anaphunzitsidwa kuti papa anali mkhalapakati wawo wapadziko lapansi, ndi kuti palibe amene akanafikira Mulungu koma kupyolera mwa iye, ndipo, kupitirira, kuti iye anaima m’malo a Mulungu kwa iwo, ndipo chotero anayenera kumvera kotheratu. 
Chichewa: They were taught that the pope was their earthly mediator and that none could approach God except through him; and, further, that he stood in the place of God to them and was therefore to be implicitly obeyed.
English: Kupatuka pazifukwa zake kunali chifukwa chokwanira kaamba ka chilango chowawa kwambiri kuchezeredwa pa matupi ndi miyoyo ya olakwa. 
Chichewa: A deviation from his requirements was sufficient cause for the severest punishment to be visited upon the bodies and souls of the offenders.
English: Chotero maganizo a anthu anapatutsidwa kuchoka kwa Mulungu kupita kwa anthu ochimwa, olakwa, ndi ankhanza, osatinso, kwa kalonga wa mdima iyemwini, amene anagwiritsa ntchito mphamvu yake kupyolera mwa iwo. Tchimo lidabisika ndi chovala chachiyero. 
Chichewa: Thus the minds of the people were turned away from God to fallible, erring, and cruel men, nay, more, to the prince of darkness himself, who exercised his power through them. Sin was disguised in a garb of sanctity.
English: Malemba akaponderezedwa, ndipo munthu amadziona ngati wamkulu, tiyenera kuyang'ana kokha chinyengo, chinyengo, ndi kusaweruzika konyozeka. Ndi kukwezedwa kwa malamulo a anthu ndi miyambo, kunawonekera chivundi chimene chimatulukapo chifukwa choika pambali chilamulo cha Mulungu.
Chichewa: When the Scriptures are suppressed, and man comes to regard himself as supreme, we need look only for fraud, deception, and debasing iniquity. With the elevation of human laws and traditions was manifest the corruption that ever results from setting aside the law of God.
English: Amenewo anali masiku angozi kwa mpingo wa Khristu. Onyamulira miyezo okhulupirika analidi ochepa
Chichewa: Those were days of peril for the church of Christ. The faithful standard-bearers were few indeed.
English: Ngakhale kuti chowonadi sichinasiyidwe popanda mboni, komabe panthaŵi zina zinkawoneka kuti zolakwa ndi zikhulupiriro zidzafalikira kotheratu, ndipo chipembedzo chowona chidzathamangitsidwa padziko lapansi.
Chichewa: Though the truth was not left without witnesses, yet at times it seemed that error and superstition would wholly prevail, and true religion would be banished from the earth.
English: Uthenga Wabwino sunawonekere, koma mitundu yachipembedzo idachulukitsidwa, ndipo anthu adalemedwa ndi ziletso zokhwima
Chichewa: The gospel was lost sight of, but the forms of religion were multiplied, and the people were burdened with rigorous exactions.
English: Iwo anaphunzitsidwa osati kungoyang’ana kwa papa monga mkhalapakati wawo, koma kudalira ntchito zawo zawo kutetezera uchimo. Maulendo aatali opembedza, kulapa, kulambira mafano, kumanga matchalitchi, tiakachisi, ndi maguwa ansembe, kupereka ndalama zambiri ku tchalitchi—ntchito zimenezi ndi zina zambiri zofanana nazo zinalamulidwa kutsitsimula mkwiyo wa Mulungu kapena kupeza chiyanjo chake. ; monga ngati kuti Mulungu ali ngati anthu, kukwiyitsidwa ndi zing’onozing’ono, kapena kutonthozedwa ndi mphatso kapena machitidwe a kulapa!
Chichewa: They were taught not only to look to the pope as their mediator, but to trust to works of their own to atone for sin. Long pilgrimages, acts of   penance, the worship of relics, the erection of churches, shrines, and altars, the payment of large sums to
the church—these and many similar acts were enjoined to appease the
wrath of God or to secure His favor; as if God were like men, to be
angered at trifles, or pacified by gifts or acts of penance!