Moyo Uliwonse Umayankha kwa Atate
Mwambi wonena kuti ana amalangidwa chifukwa cha mphesa zowawasa za makolo awo ukuthetsedwa. Moyo uliwonse umaima pawokha: munthu woipa amene watembenuka amakhala ndi moyo, munthu wolungama amene watembenuka amafa. Atate wathu akutsindika kuti sakondwera ndi imfa ya aliyense. Tembenukani, akutero, ndipo mukhale ndi moyo.
18 1Mau a Atate wathu anadza kwa ine kuti:
2“Chifukwa chiyani mumabwereza mwambi uwu wonena za dziko la Israeli, wakuti: ‘Makolo anadya mphesa zosasa, koma mano a ana akuwawa’?
3“Pali Ine wamoyo, atero Ambuye Atate, simudzagwiritsanso ntchito mwambi uwu mu Israeli. 4‘Miyoyo yonse ndi yanga: moyo wa makolo ndi moyo wa mwana, zonse ndi zanga. Munthu amene achimwa, ndiye amene adzafa. 5Tiyerekeze kuti kuli munthu wolungama amene amachita zoyenera ndi zolungama. 6Sadya pa malo opembedzera a m'mapiri kapena kuyang'ana mafano a nyumba ya Israeli. Sachita chigololo ndi mkazi wa mnansi wake kapena kugona ndi mkazi pa nthawi ya msambo wake. 7Sapondereza munthu aliyense, koma amabweza chikole chimene anatenga pa ngongole. Salanda zinthu za anzake, koma amapereka chakudya chake kwa anjala naveka zovala wa maliseche. 8Sakongoza ndalama ndi chiwongoladzanja kapena kutenga phindu, koma amapewa zoipa, naweruza molungama pakati pa munthu ndi mnzake.’ 9Amatsata zolamula zanga, nasunga malamulo anga mokhulupirika. Munthu ameneyu ndi wolungama; adzakhala ndi moyo ndithu, atero Ambuye Atate.
10“Tiyerekeze kuti iye ali ndi mwana wankhanza amene amakhetsa magazi, kapena amachita china chilichonse mwa izi. 11(ngakhale bambo wake sanachite zimenezi): amadya pa malo opembedzera a m'mapiri, naipitsa mkazi wa mnansi wake, 12amapondereza osauka ndi osowa, amalanda zinthu za anzake, sabweza chikole chimene anatenga, amayang'ana mafano, nachita zonyansa. 13Amakongoza ndalama ndi chiwongoladzanja, natenga phindu. Kodi munthu wotere adzakhala ndi moyo? Ayi, sadzakhala! Chifukwa anachita zonyansa zonsezi, adzaphedwa ndithu, ndipo magazi ake adzakhala pamutu pake.
14“Koma tiyerekeze kuti mwana ameneyu abereka mwana wamwamuna amene aona machimo onse a bambo wake, ndipo poaona, sachita ngakhale limodzi: 15Sadya pa malo opembedzera a m'mapiri kapena kuyang'ana mafano a nyumba ya Israeli. Sachita chigololo ndi mkazi wa mnansi wake. 16Sapondereza munthu aliyense ndipo satenga chikole pa ngongole. Salanda zinthu za anzake, koma amapereka chakudya chake kwa anjala naveka zovala wa maliseche. 17Amapewa zoipa ndipo satenga chiwongoladzanja kapena phindu. Amasunga malamulo anga, natsata zolamula zanga. Sadzafa chifukwa cha tchimo la bambo wake; adzakhala ndi moyo ndithu.
18“Koma bambo wake adzafa chifukwa cha tchimo lake lomwe: analanda mwachinyengo, naba zinthu za m'bale wake, nachita zoipa pakati pa anthu ake.
19“Komabe inu mumafunsa kuti, ‘Chifukwa chiyani mwana sasenza mlandu wa bambo wake?’ Popeza mwana wachita zoyenera ndi zolungama, nasunga mosamala zolamula zanga zonse, adzakhala ndi moyo ndithu. 20Munthu wochimwa ndiye adzafa. Mwana sadzasenza mlandu wa bambo wake, ngakhale bambo mlandu wa mwana wake. Ubwino wa wolungama udzakhala pa iye yekha; ndipo zoipa za woipa zidzakhala pa iye yekha.
21“Koma ngati munthu woipa atembenuka kuleka machimo ake onse, nasunga zolamula zanga zonse, nachita zoyenera ndi zolungama, adzakhala ndi moyo ndithu, sadzafa. 22Palibe cholakwa chimene anachita chidzakumbukiridwa pa iye; chifukwa cha chilungamo chimene anachita, adzakhala ndi moyo.’ 23Kodi Ine ndimasangalala ndi imfa ya woipa, atero Ambuye Atate, osati kuti atembenuke kuleka njira zake nakhale ndi moyo? a a v23 Atate wathu sasangalala ndi kuwonongeka kwa munthu aliyense. Chilakolako chake chachikulu ndi chakuti amene wasochera atembenuke nabwerere kwawo ku moyo.
24“Koma ngati munthu wolungama atembenuka kuleka chilungamo chake, nachimwa, nachita zonyansa zomwezo zimene woipa amachita, kodi adzakhala ndi moyo? Palibe ntchito zake zolungama zidzakumbukiridwa. Chifukwa cha kusakhulupirika kwake ndi machimo ake, adzafa.
25“Komabe inu mumati, ‘Njira ya Atate wathu si yolungama.’ Tamverani, nyumba ya Israeli: Kodi njira yanga si yolungama? Kodi si njira zanu zomwe sizili zolungama? 26Ngati munthu wolungama atembenuka kuleka chilungamo chake nachita zoipa, adzafera zimenezo; chifukwa cha zoipa zimene anachita, adzafa. 27Koma ngati munthu woipa atembenuka kuleka zoipa zimene anachita, nachita zoyenera ndi zolungama, adzapulumutsa moyo wake. 28Chifukwa amalingalira zolakwa zake zonse natembenuka kuzileka, adzakhala ndi moyo ndithu, sadzafa. 29Komabe nyumba ya Israeli imati, ‘Njira ya Atate wathu si yolungama.’ Kodi njira zanga si zolungama, nyumba ya Israeli? Kodi si njira zanu zomwe sizili zolungama?’
30“Choncho Ine ndidzakuweruzani, nyumba ya Israeli, aliyense monga mwa njira zake, atero Ambuye Atate. Lapani! Tembenukani kuleka zolakwa zanu zonse, kuti tchimo lisakhale chiwonongeko chanu. 31Tayani machimo onse amene munachita; dzipangireni mtima watsopano ndi mzimu watsopano. Chifukwa chiyani mudzafa, nyumba ya Israeli? 32Pakuti Ine sindisangalala ndi imfa ya munthu aliyense, atero Ambuye Atate. Choncho tembenukani, mukhale ndi moyo!”