Atate Wanu Amakumenyerani Nkhondo
Nkhondo isanayambe wansembe amauza ankhondo kuti asaope, chifukwa Atate wawo amapita nawo. Kenako amuna ena amabwezedwa kwawo — nyumba yatsopano, munda wa mphesa watsopano, mkazi wotomeredwa, kapena mantha chabe. Mizinda imapatsidwa mtendere poyamba, ndipo ngakhale ankhondo ozinga mzinda sayenera kudula mitengo ya zipatso.
20 1Pamene mupita kukamenya nkhondo ndi adani anu, ndi kuona akavalo, magareta, ndi gulu lankhondo lalikulu kuposa lanu, musawaope, pakuti Atate wanu ali ndi inu—Iye amene anakutulutsani m'dziko la Igupto. 2Ndipo pamene muyandikira kulowa m'nkhondo, wansembe asendere patsogolo nalankhula kwa anthu. 3Iye adzanena kwa iwo kuti, “Tamvani, Israeli: lero mukupita kukamenya nkhondo ndi adani anu. Musataye mtima, musaope, musanjenjemere, musachite mantha ndi iwo, 4pakuti Atate wanu akupita nanu, kukamenyerani adani anu nakupatsani chigonjetso.”
5Ndipo akulu a nkhondo adzawuza anthu kuti, “Kodi alipo wina amene wamanga nyumba yatsopano koma sanaipatulire? Abwerere kwawo, kuopera kuti angafere ku nkhondo ndipo wina naipatula. 6Kodi alipo wina amene wadzala munda wa mpesa koma sanadyeko zipatso zake? Abwerere kwawo, kuopera kuti angafere ku nkhondo ndipo wina nazidya. 7Kodi alipo wina amene wachita chinkhoswe ndi mkazi koma sanamkwatire? Abwerere kwawo, kuopera kuti angafere ku nkhondo ndipo mwamuna wina namkwatira.” 8Akulu a nkhondo adzapitiriza kunena kwa anthu kuti, “Kodi alipo wina amene akuchita mantha ndipo wataya mtima? Abwerere kwawo, kuti mitima ya abale ake isasungunuke ngati mtima wake.” 9Ndipo pamene akulu a nkhondo atamaliza kulankhula ndi anthu, adzaika atsogoleri a magulu ankhondo kuti awatsogolere.
10Pamene muyandikira mudzi kuti muchite nawo nkhondo, muwupatse mtendere. 11Ngati wuyankha mwamtendere nuwutsegulira zipata zake, anthu ake onse adzakutumikirani monga antchito ogwidwa. 12Koma ngati wukana mtendere, nuchita nanu nkhondo, pamenepo muwuzinge. 13Ndipo pamene Atate wanu awupereka m'manja mwanu, amuna ake onse muwaphe ndi lupanga. 14Koma akazi, ana, ziweto, ndi zonse zili m'mudzimo—zofunkha zake zonse—mukhoza kudzifunkhira kuti zikhale zanu, ndipo musangalale ndi zofunkha za adani anu, zimene Atate wanu wakupatsani. 15Umu ndi mmene muzichitira ndi mizinda yonse yakutali, yomwe si mizinda ya mitundu imeneyi. 16Koma m'mizinda ya mitundu imeneyi imene Atate wanu akukupatsani kukhala cholowa chanu, musasiye chamoyo chilichonse chopuma. 17M'malo mwake, muwawononge kotheratu—Ahiti, Aamori, Akanaani, Aperezi, Ahivi, ndi Ayebusi—monga momwe Atate wanu anakulamulirani, 18kuti asakuphunzitseni kutsanzira zonyansa zonse zimene amachitira milungu yawo, nukuchimwitsani kwa Atate wanu.
19Pamene muzinga mudzi masiku ambiri, mukuchita nawo nkhondo kuti muwulande, musawononge mitengo yake poidula ndi nkhwangwa. Mukhoza kudya zipatso zake, koma musaidule. Pakuti mitengo ya kuthengo si anthu, kuti muyizinge ngati mdani wanu. 20Mitengo imene mukudziwa kuti si ya chakudya yokha ndi imene mukhoza kudula, kuti mumange zida zozingira mudzi umene ukuchita nanu nkhondo, kufikira utagwa.
