Atate Atumiza Chizindikiro cha Ukapolo
Ezekieli akulongedza katundu ndi kuboola khoma lake lomwe madzulo, nkhope yake ili yophimbidwa, akuchita ukapolo poyera pamaso pa anansi amene akufunsa kuti akuchita chiyani. Motsutsana ndi mwambi wotchuka wakuti masomphenya sakwaniritsidwa konse, Atate wathu akuyankha kuti kudikira kwatha.
12 1Mau a Atate wathu anadza kwa ine, nati:
2“Mwana wa munthu, iwe ukhala pakati pa nyumba yowukira—ali ndi maso oonera koma saona, ndi makutu akumvera koma samva, pakuti ndi nyumba yowukira.
3“Tsono iwe, mwana wa munthu, longa katundu wako wa ukapolo, ndipo upite ku ukapolo masana ali kuona. Choka pa malo ako kupita kwina ali kuona. Mwina adzaona, ngakhale ali nyumba yowukira.
4“Tulutsa katundu wako masana ali kuona, ngati katundu wa ukapolo; ndipo utuluke wekha madzulo ali kuona, ngati amene akupita ku ukapolo.
5“Iwo ali kuona, boola khoma, ndipo utulutse katundu wako kudzera pamenepo.
6“Pamaso pawo unyamule pa phewa lako ndi kumunyamula mu mdima. Phimba nkhope yako kuti usaone dziko, pakuti ndakusandutsa iwe chizindikiro kwa nyumba ya Israeli.”
7Ndipo ndinachita monga ndinalamulidwa. Masana ndinatulutsa katundu wanga, katundu wa ukapolo, ndipo madzulo ndinaboola khoma ndi dzanja langa. Mu mdima ndinamunyamula pa phewa langa, anthu ali kuona.
8M'mawa mau a Atate wathu anadza kwa ine, nati:
9“Mwana wa munthu, kodi nyumba ya Israeli, nyumba yowukira ija, sinakufunse kuti, ‘Ukuchita chiyani?’ 10Nena kwa iwo, ‘Atate Wamphamvuzonse ati: Uthenga uwu ukunena za kalonga wa mu Yerusalemu ndi nyumba yonse ya Israeli amene ali momwemo.’
11Nena, “‘Ine ndine chizindikiro chanu. Monga momwe ndachitira, momwemonso zidzachitika kwa iwo; adzapita ku ukapolo, ku undende. 12Kalonga amene ali pakati pawo adzanyamula katundu wake pa phewa lake mu mdima, ndipo adzatuluka. Adzaboola khoma kuti amutulutse kudzera pamenepo. Adzaphimba nkhope yake kuti asaone dziko ndi maso ake. 13Ndidzayala ukonde wanga pa iye; adzakodwa mu msampha wanga. Ndidzamubweretsa ku Babuloni, dziko la Ababuloni, komabe sadzaliona—ndipo kumeneko adzafa. a a v13 Kalonga ndi Zedekiya, mfumu yomaliza ya Yuda. Anagwidwa akuthawa mu Yerusalemu nachititsidwa khungu asanatengedwe kupita ku Babuloni—choncho anafika mu mzinda koma sanawuone, monga momwe zinaloseredweratu. 14Ndidzamwaza ku mphepo zonse zomuzungulira—athandizi ake ndi gulu lake lonse la nkhondo—ndipo ndidzawalondola ndi lupanga.
15“Adzadziwa kuti Ine ndine Atate wawo pamene ndidzawamwaza pakati pa mitundu ya anthu ndi kuwabalalitsa m'mayiko.
16“Koma ndidzasunga owerengeka ku lupanga, ku njala, ndi ku mliri, kuti akafotokoze zonse zonyansa zawo pakati pa mitundu ya anthu kumene akupita. Pamenepo adzadziwa kuti Ine ndine Atate wawo.”
17Ndipo mau a Atate wathu anadza kwa ine, nati:
18“Mwana wa munthu, idya buledi wako ukunjenjemera, ndipo imwa madzi ako ukunthunthumira ndi kuda nkhawa.
19“Uza anthu a dziko kuti: Atate Wamphamvuzonse ati za amene akukhala mu Yerusalemu m'dziko la Israeli: Adzadya buledi wawo ndi nkhawa ndi kumwa madzi awo mowopa, chifukwa dziko lawo lidzalandidwa chuma chake chonse, chifukwa cha chiwawa cha onse okhalamo.
20“Mizinda imene ili ndi anthu idzasanduka bwinja, ndipo dziko lidzasiyidwa chipululu. Pamenepo mudzadziwa kuti Ine ndine Atate wanu.’”
Atate Athetsa Mwambi Wopanda Pake
21Ndipo mau a Atate wathu anadza kwa ine, nati:
22“Mwana wa munthu, nchiyani mwambi uwu umene uli mu Israeli, wakuti, ‘Masiku akupita, ndipo masomphenya onse akulephera’?
23“Tsono uza iwo kuti, ‘Atate Wamphamvuzonse ati: Ndidzathetsa mwambi uwu; sadzawutchulanso mu Israeli.’ M'malomwake uza iwo kuti, ‘Masiku ayandikira, ndi kukwaniritsidwa kwa masomphenya onse. 24Pakuti palibenso masomphenya abodza kapena kulosera konyengerera kudzatsala mu nyumba ya Israeli.
25“Pakuti Ine ndine Atate wanu; ndidzanena mau amene ndikunena, ndipo adzachitika. Sadzachedwanso—pakuti m'masiku anu, inu nyumba yowukira, ndidzanena mau ndi kuwachita, ati Atate Wamphamvuzonse.’”
26Ndipo mau a Atate wathu anadza kwa ine, nati:
27“Mwana wa munthu, nyumba ya Israeli ikunena kuti, ‘Masomphenya amene iye akuona ndi a zaka zambiri kuchokera tsopano; iye akulosera za nthawi zakutali.’
28“Tsono uza iwo kuti: Atate Wamphamvuzonse ati: Palibe ngakhale limodzi la mau anga lidzachedwanso. Chimene ndikunena chidzachitika, ati Atate Wamphamvuzonse.”