Kulanga kwa Atate Sikulabadiridwa
Akazi okhala bwino amene akulamula zakumwa ndi makamu ofulumira kupita ku Beteli ndi nsembe zaukhondo onse akuimbidwa mlandu. Kasanu Atate wawo akutchula vuto — njala, chilala, chinoni, mliri, kugwetsedwa — ndipo kasanu mawu obwerezabwereza: komabe simunabwerere kwa ine. Choncho konzekerani kukumana naye.
4 1Imvani mau awa, inu ng'ombe za Basani zimene zili pa phiri la Samariya, inu amene mumapondereza osauka, amene mumaphwanya osowa, amene mumati kwa ambuye anu, “Mutibweretsere chakumwa!” a a v1 “Ng'ombe za Basani” zinali ziweto zamtengo wapatali, zonenepa bwino za dera lachonde limenelo — apa ndi chithunzi chakuthwa cha akazi okondweretsedwa, odzikonda a ku Samariya, amene anadyera pa osauka.
2Atate Wolamulira analumbira pa chiyero chake, nati, “Masiku akubwera pa inu pamene adzakukokani ndi zikhadabo, ndi otsiriza a inu ndi mbedza za nsomba. b b v2 Magulu ankhondo a Asuri anatsogolera akapolo ali m'maunyolo, ndi zikhadabo kapena mphete zoboola m'mphuno kapena m'nsagwada — chithunzichi chikuonetsa ukapolo wankhanza ndi wochititsa manyazi. 3Mudzatuluka kudzera pa mabowo a mpanda, aliyense molunjika patsogolo, ndipo mudzaponyedwa kunja kuloza ku Harimoni,” ati Atate wathu.
4“Bwerani ku Beteli ndipo mupanduke; ku Giligala, ndipo mupandukenso koposa! Bweretsani nsembe zanu m'mawa uliwonse, chakhumi chanu pa masiku atatu aliwonse. 5Wotchani buledi wofufumitsidwa monga nsembe yoyamika, lengezani zopereka zanu zodzipereka, zilalikeni mofuula—pakuti ichi ndi chimene mumakonda kuchita, inu anthu a Isiraeli!” ati Atate Wolamulira.
6“Ine ndinakupatsani mimba zopanda kanthu mu mzinda uliwonse ndi kusowa kwa buledi pa malo aliwonse, komabe simunabwerere kwa Ine,” ati Atate wathu.
7“Inenso ndinaletsa mvula kwa inu pamene panali miyezi itatu yotsala kuti nthawi yokolola ifike. Ndinkagwetsa mvula pa mzinda umodzi, ndipo ndinkauletsa pa winanso; munda umodzi unkagwa mvula, koma munda umene sunagwe mvula unkauma. 8Choncho mizinda iwiri kapena itatu inkadzandira kupita ku mzinda wina kukafuna madzi, koma osapeza okwanira kumwa, komabe simunabwerere kwa Ine,” ati Atate wathu.
9“Ndinakukanthani ndi chinoni ndi chiwawu; dzombe linadya minda yanu yambiri ndi minda yanu ya mpesa, mitengo yanu ya mkuyu ndi mitengo yanu ya maolivi, komabe simunabwerere kwa Ine,” ati Atate wathu.
10“Ndinatumiza mliri pa inu ngati uja wa ku Igupto; ndinapha anyamata anu ndi lupanga ndipo ndinatenga akavalo anu. Ndinachititsa fungo loipa la msasa wanu kukwera m'mphuno mwanu, komabe simunabwerere kwa Ine,” ati Atate wathu.
11“Ndinawononga ena a inu monga ndinawononga Sodomu ndi Gomora, ndipo munali ngati chikuni chochotsedwa pa moto, komabe simunabwerere kwa Ine,” ati Atate wathu.
12“Chifukwa chake ichi ndi chimene ndidzachita kwa iwe, Isiraeli; ndipo chifukwa ndidzachita ichi kwa iwe, konzeka kukumana ndi Atate wako, iwe Isiraeli!”
13Pakuti ndiye amene amawumba mapiri ndi kulenga mphepo, amene amawululira maganizo ake kwa anthu, amene amasandutsa m'bandakucha kukhala mdima ndipo amaponda pa malo okwera a dziko lapansi— Atate wa magulu ankhondo akumwamba ndilo dzina lake.
