Atate Aika Mlonda
Munthu wothawa afika ndi uthenga wakuti mzinda wagwa, ndipo kukhala chete kwa nthawi yaitali kwa Ezekieli kukutha. Izi zisanachitike, ntchito ya mlonda imene Atate athu anamupatsa ikubwerezedwa ndipo khomo likusiyidwa lotseguka, popeza aliyense amene watembenuka adzakhala ndi moyo. Omvera ake akutenga mawu ake ngati nyimbo yokoma ndipo sakuchitapo kanthu.
33 1Mau a Atate wathu anadza kwa ine kuti:
2“Mwana wa munthu, yankhula ndi anthu a mtundu wako, uwawuze kuti: Ndikadzetsa lupanga pa dziko, anthu a dzikolo amatenga munthu mmodzi pakati pawo, namuika kukhala mlonda wawo, 3ndipo iye akaona lupanga likudza pa dzikolo, naliza lipenga kuchenjeza anthu, 4pamenepo ngati wina akamva lipenga koma osalabadira chenjezo, ndipo lupanga likadza namutenga, mwazi wake uli pa mutu wake. 5Anamva lipenga koma sanalabadire chenjezo; mwazi wake uli pa iye. Akanalabadira chenjezolo, akanapulumutsa moyo wake. 6Koma ngati mlonda akaona lupanga likudza, koma saliza lipenga, ndipo anthu sanachenjezedwe, ndipo lupanga likadza natenga mmodzi wa iwo, ameneyo amafa chifukwa cha kulakwa kwake, koma mwazi wake ndidzaufunsa kwa mlondayo.
7Iwe, mwana wa munthu, ndakuika kukhala mlonda wa nyumba ya Israeli. Pamene ukamva mau kuchokera pakamwa panga, uwachenjeze iwo kuchokera kwa Ine.” 8Pamene ndikati kwa woipayo, “Iwe woipa, udzafa ndithu,” koma iwe suyankhula kumuchenjeza kuti atembenuke ku njira yake, iye adzafa chifukwa cha kulakwa kwake, koma mwazi wake ndidzaufunsa kwa iwe. 9Koma ngati iwe umuchenjeza woipayo kuti atembenuke ku njira yake, koma iye sanatembenuke, iye amafa chifukwa cha tchimo lake; koma iwe wapulumutsa moyo wako.
Tembenukani Mukhale ndi Moyo
10“Ndipo iwe, mwana wa munthu, uwuze nyumba ya Israeli kuti: Inu munena kuti: ‘Zolakwa zathu ndi machimo athu zili pa ife, ndipo tikuvunda nazo. Kodi tingakhale ndi moyo bwanji?’” 11Uwawuze kuti: Pali Ine ndi moyo, ati Atate Ambuye, Ine sindikondwera ndi imfa ya woipa, koma kuti woipa atembenuke ku njira yake, nakhale ndi moyo. Tembenukani, tembenukani ku njira zanu zoipa! Mudzaferanji, inu nyumba ya Israeli?
12“Ndipo iwe, mwana wa munthu, uwuze anthu a mtundu wako kuti: Chilungamo cha wolungama sichidzamupulumutsa tsiku limene adzawukira, ndipo kuipa kwa woipa sikudzamugwetsa tsiku limene adzatembenuka ku kuipako; wolungama sangathe kukhala ndi moyo ndi chilungamo chake tsiku limene adzachimwa. 13Ngati ndikati kwa wolungama, ‘Udzakhala ndi moyo ndithu,’ koma iye akhulupirira chilungamo chake, nachita zoipa, palibe ntchito yake iliyonse ya chilungamo idzakumbukika; iye adzafa chifukwa cha choipa chimene anachita. 14Ngati ndikati kwa woipa, ‘Udzafa ndithu,’ koma iye atembenuka ku tchimo lake, nachita chomwe nchachilungamo ndi cholungama, 15ngati woipayo abweza chikole, nabweza chimene anaba, natsatira malamulo a moyo, osachita choipa chilichonse—iye adzakhala ndi moyo ndithu; sadzafa. 16Palibe tchimo limene anachita lidzakumbukika pa iye. Anachita chomwe nchachilungamo ndi cholungama; iye adzakhala ndi moyo ndithu.
17Anthu a mtundu wako akuti, ‘Njira ya Atate Ambuye siyolungama’—koma ndi njira yawo yomwe siyolungama. 18Pamene wolungama atembenuka ku chilungamo chake, nachita zoipa, adzafa chifukwa cha zimenezo. 19Ndipo pamene woipa atembenuka ku kuipa kwake, nachita chomwe nchachilungamo ndi cholungama, adzakhala ndi moyo chifukwa cha zimenezo. 20Komabe inu munena kuti, ‘Njira ya Atate Ambuye siyolungama.’ Ine ndidzaweruza yense wa inu monga mwa njira zake, inu nyumba ya Israeli.”
Yerusalemu Wagwa
21M'chaka cha khumi ndi chiwiri cha ukapolo wathu, mwezi wa khumi, tsiku lachisanu, munthu wothawa wochokera ku Yerusalemu anadza kwa ine, nati, “Mzindawu wagwa.” 22Dzanja la Atate wathu linali pa ine madzulo, munthu wothawayo asanafike, ndipo Atate wathu anatsegula pakamwa panga, munthuyo asanadze kwa ine m'mawa. Pakamwa panga panatsegulidwa, ndipo sindinakhalenso chete.
23Ndipo mau a Atate wathu anadza kwa ine kuti:
24Mwana wa munthu, anthu amene akukhala m'mabwinja awa m'dziko la Israeli akunena kosalekeza kuti, “Abrahamu anali munthu mmodzi yekha, komabe analandira dzikoli kukhala lake; ife ndife ambiri—ndithudi dzikoli lapatsidwa kwa ife kukhala lathu.” 25Choncho uwawuze kuti: Atate Ambuye akuti: Inu mumadya nyama ili ndi mwazi, mumakweza maso anu ku mafano anu, ndipo mumakhetsa mwazi—kodi inu mungalandire dzikoli? 26Inu mumadalira malupanga anu, mumachita zonyansa, ndipo yense wa inu amachita chigololo ndi mkazi wa mnansi wake—kodi tsono inu mungalandire dzikoli?
27Uwawuze kuti: Atate Ambuye akuti: “Pali Ine ndi moyo, amene ali m'mabwinja adzagwa ndi lupanga, amene ali kuthengo ndidzawapereka kwa zirombo kuti ziwadye, ndipo amene ali m'malinga ndi m'mapanga adzafa ndi mliri. 28Ndidzasandutsa dzikoli chipululu ndi bwinja; mphamvu yake yodzikuza idzatha; mapiri a Israeli adzakhala chipululu, popanda wina wowadutsa. 29Pamenepo iwo adzadziwa kuti Ine ndine Atate wawo, pamene ndidzasandutsa dzikoli chipululu ndi bwinja chifukwa cha zonyansa zonse zimene anachita.”
30Iwe, mwana wa munthu: anthu a mtundu wako amayankhula za iwe m'mbali mwa makoma ndi pa makomo a nyumba, wina ndi mnzake, yense ndi m'bale wake, kuti: “Idzani tsopano, timve mau amene akuchokera kwa Atate wathu.” 31Iwo amadza kwa iwe monga mmene anthu amachitira, nakhala pamaso pako monga anthu anga, namva mau ako—koma saachita. Pakuti ndi pakamwa pawo amayankhula zachikondi, pamene mitima yawo ikuthamangira phindu lawo lokha. 32Taona, kwa iwo iwe uli ngati nyimbo ya chikondi, ya mawu okongola, yoimbidwa mwaluso; amamva mau ako koma saachita. 33Ndipo zikadzachitika—ndipo zidzachitika ndithu—adzadziwa kuti mneneri anali pakati pawo.