FROM CHINAMWALI TO CHILANGIZO:

Adzichitira ulemu nyumba ya Mulungu.
To respect God's house.
Alangizi apitirize kulimbikitsa kuti kubvinidwa kotereku kukukhadzikitsa uChewa wake
komanso chiKhristu chake. Ndipo khalidwe lake losinthika lidzakhala umboni kwa atsikana
ena kuti nawonso afune kubwera kwa Yesu ndi ku mpingo wake.
The instructresses need to emphasize to the initiate that going through this Christian chinamwali establishes her
identity as a Chewa woman, and as a Christian. Her changed behavious should be a testimony to her friends so
that they will also desire to come to Jesus, to join his church, and to go through the Christian chinamwali.
Potsiriza peni peni apempherere namwali kuti Mulungu amuteteze ndi kumuthandiza
adzisunge mpaka akalowe m'banja. Wopemphera amusanjike manja namwaliyo
pomupempherera. Kudya ndi kumwa onse pamodzi ndi kubalalikana zitseke zonse.
Alangizi ndi aphungu amuperekeze namwaliyo kwawo nthawi yakurnmawa, ndipo amwaliyo
atafundira nsalu kumutu kwache. Adziyimba nyimbo iyi:
At the end the initiate should be prayed for that God should protect her and help her to remain pure until
marriage. The one praying should lay hands on the initiate. Eating and drinking together should end the
ceremony after which people can disperse. The instructresses and the tutors should escort the girl home while
singing:
18. Mtetezi wanga Yesu
Mtetezi wanga
My protector is Jesus
My protector
Wotsogolera nyimbo adzisintha sintha mawu ndikuikira wena monga 'momboli wanga, ,
'mchiritsi wanga,' 'ndimbuye wanga.' Akalandiridwa kunyumba alangizi apemphererenso
mtsikana pamodzi ndi makolo ake, kuyamika Mulungu chifukwa cha mwambo wonse
umene mtsikana walandira.
The leader should be mentioning all that Jesus is, such as 'my saviour,' 'my healer,' my lord,' and so on. At
home the instructress should pray with the girl and her parents thanking God for the ceremony and the
instruction the girl has received.
Sabata yotsatira, panthawi yamapemphero payenera kukhala kamwambo kochepa
kumulandira mtsikana ku mpingo. Amfurnu aitanidwe kudzaonerera. Potsiriza mapemphero
pakhale chiyanjano ndi kumwa thobwa pamodzi kusonyeza umodzi wa anthu.
The following Sunday, during the worship service, there could be a small ceremony to introduce and
incorporate the young woman to the wider society. The chief or his representative should be invited to the
worship. A drink of sweet beer should be served at the end of the service to symbolize an act of fellowship
while embracing into the corporate body offaith.
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