Nyimbo ya Maliro pa Israeli Wogwa
Nyimbo ya maliro ikuimbidwa pa mtundu umene udakali chilili. Njira yotulukira ikubwerezedwa: ndifunefuneni ndipo mukhale ndi moyo, funafunani zabwino, khazikitsani chilungamo pa chipata. Maphwando awo ndi nyimbo zawo Atate wathu akukana kuzimva; chimene akufuna ndi chilungamo choyenda ngati madzi.
5 1Imvani mau awa, amene ndikukuyimbirani nyimbo ya maliro, nyumba ya Israeli: 2Wagwa, osadzaukanso, namwali Israeli; wagona wosiyidwa pa dziko lake, popanda womuukitsa.
3Pakuti Ambuye Atate akuti: Mzinda umene unkatuluka anthu 1,000 udzatsala ndi anthu 100; ndipo umene unkatuluka anthu 100 udzatsala ndi anthu 10—kwa nyumba ya Israeli.
4Pakuti izi ndi zimene Atate wathu akunena kwa nyumba ya Israeli: Ndifuneni Ine ndipo mudzakhala ndi moyo. 5Koma musafune Beteli, musapite ku Giligala, musawoloke kupita ku Beeriseba; pakuti Giligala adzatengedwa ku ukapolo ndithu, ndipo Beteli adzatheratu. a a v5 Dzina lenileni la Giligala limamveka ngati “kugubuduzidwira ku ukapolo” — kachisi amene anthu anamudalira ndiye umasanduka mau onena za ukapolo wawowo.
6Funani Atate wathu ndipo mudzakhala ndi moyo, mukapanda, Iye adzadutsa ngati moto m'nyumba ya Yosefe; udzanyeketsa zonse, popanda wowuzimitsa pa Beteli. 7Inu amene mumasandutsa chiweruzo kukhala ndulu yowawa, ndi kugwetsa chilungamo pansi. 8Iye amene analenga nyenyezi za Pleiadesi ndi Orioni, amene amasandutsa mdima wandiweyani kukhala m'mawa, ndi kudetsa usana kukhala usiku, amene amayitana madzi a m'nyanja ndi kuwakhuthulira pa nkhope ya dziko lapansi— Atate wathu ndilo dzina lake. 9Iye amagwetsa chiwonongeko pa anthu amphamvu, ndipo chiwonongeko chimafika pa linga lolimba. 10Iwo amadana ndi amene amadzudzula pa chipata, ndipo amanyoza amene amalankhula zoona. b b v10 “Chipata” chinali polowera mu mzinda, pamene milandu inkamveka ndi kuweruzidwa mwachilungamo — chinthu chofanana ndi bwalo la milandu la masiku ano. 11Chifukwa chake, popeza mumapondereza osauka ndi kumulipiritsa msonkho wa tirigu, mwamanga nyumba za miyala yosema, koma simudzakhala m'menemo; mwadzala minda yokongola ya mpesa, koma simudzamwa vinyo wake. 12Pakuti ndikudziwa kuchuluka kwa zolakwa zanu ndi kukula kwa machimo anu—inu amene mumazunza olungama ndi kulandira ziphuphu, ndi kupatutsa osowa pa chipata. 13Chifukwa chake munthu wanzeru amakhala chete pa nthawi ngati imeneyi, pakuti ndi nthawi yoyipa. 14Funani zabwino, osati zoyipa, kuti mukhale ndi moyo; ndipo Atate wa magulu ankhondo a kumwamba adzakhala nanu, monga momwe mwanenera. 15Dani zoyipa, ndipo kondani zabwino, ndi kukhazikitsa chiweruzo cholungama pa chipata; mwina Atate wa magulu ankhondo a kumwamba adzachitira chisomo otsalira a Yosefe.
16Choncho Atate wa magulu ankhondo a kumwamba akuti: M'mabwalo onse adzakhala kulira; m'misewu yonse anthu adzanena kuti, “Kalanga! Kalanga!” Adzayitana mlimi ku maliro, ndi odziwa kuyimba maliro kuti abwere kudzalira. 17M'minda yonse ya mpesa mudzakhala kulira, pakuti ndidzadutsa pakati panu, akutero Atate wathu.
Tsiku la Atate wathu ndi Mdima
18Tsoka kwa inu amene mumalakalaka tsiku la Atate wathu! Kodi mufuniranji tsiku la Atate wathu? Ndi mdima, osati kuwala. 19Kudzakhala ngati munthu amene anathawa mkango ndipo anakakumana ndi chimbalangondo, kapena analowa m'nyumba mwake nayika dzanja lake pa khoma ndipo njoka inamuluma. 20Kodi tsiku la Atate wathu silidzakhala mdima, osati kuwala—mdima wandiweyani, wopanda kuwala konse mkati mwake?
21Ndimadana nazo, ndimanyoza madyerero anu; sindikondwera ndi misonkhano yanu yopatulika. 22Ngakhale mukandiperekera nsembe zopsereza ndi nsembe zanu za chakudya, sindidzazilandira; nsembe zachiyanjano za ziweto zanu zonenepa, sindidzaziyang'anitsitsa. 23Chotsani phokoso la nyimbo zanu kwa Ine; sindidzamvetsera nyimbo za azeze anu. 24Koma chiweruzo cholungama chiyende ngati madzi, ndipo chilungamo chikhale ngati mtsinje wosaphwa. 25Kodi munkandibweretsera nsembe ndi zopereka zaka makumi anayi zija mu chipululu, nyumba ya Israeli? 26Mwanyamula Sikuti mfumu yanu ndi Kiyuni mulungu wanu wa nyenyezi, mafano amene munadzipangira nokha. c c v26 Sikuti ndi Kiyuni anali milungu ya nyenyezi ya Asuri ndi Babulo; anthu anali kunyamula mafano amenewa mobisa, ngakhale pamene ankanena kuti amapembedza Mulungu woona. 27Choncho ndidzakutumizani ku ukapolo kutsidya kwa Damasiko, akutero Atate wathu—Atate wa magulu ankhondo a kumwamba ndilo dzina lake.