Atate Wathu Alankhula Chiyembekezo kwa Mapiri
Ezekieli akulankhula ndi dziko lenilenilo: mapiri onyozedwa ndi mitundu ya anthu adzalimidwanso ndi kudzaza anthu. Atate athu akunena momveka bwino kuti akuchita chifukwa cha dzina lawo, osati chifukwa cha kuyenera kwa anthuwo, ndi madzi oyera, mtima wa mnofu m'malo mwa mwala, ndi Mzimu wake mwa iwo.
36 1Ndipo iwe, mwana wa munthu, nenera kwa mapiri a Israeli, uti, Inu mapiri a Israeli, imvani mau a Atate wathu. 2Atate Wolamulira akuti, Chifukwa mdani ananena za inu kuti, “Aha! Mapiri akale tsopano ndi athu,” 3chifukwa chake nenera, uti, Atate Wolamulira akuti, Chifukwa anakusandutsani bwinja ndi kukuponderezani mbali zonse, kotero munakhala chuma cha mitundu ina yotsala, ndi chinthu cha miseche ndi chipongwe cha anthu,
4chifukwa chake, inu mapiri a Israeli, imvani mau a Atate Wolamulira. Atate Wolamulira akunena izi kwa mapiri ndi zitunda, kumitsinje ndi zigwa, mabwinja osiyidwa ndi mizinda yosiyidwa imene inakhala chofunkha ndi chonyozeka kwa mitundu ina yotsala yozungulira:
5chifukwa chake Atate Wolamulira akuti, Mu nsanje yanga yoyaka ndayankhula motsutsana ndi mitundu ina yotsala ndi Edomu yense, amene ndi mtima wonse wachimwemwe ndi chipongwe chonse anatenga dziko langa kukhala lawo, kuti afunkhe msipu wake. 6Choncho nenera za dziko la Israeli; uti kwa mapiri ndi zitunda, kumitsinje ndi zigwa, Atate Wolamulira akuti, Ndayankhula mu nsanje yanga ndi mkwiyo wanga, chifukwa mwasenza chipongwe cha mitundu. 7Choncho Atate Wolamulira akuti, Ndakweza dzanja langa polumbira, kuti mitundu yokuzungulirani idzasenza chipongwe chake.
8Koma inu, mapiri a Israeli, mudzatulutsa nthambi ndi kubala chipatso chifukwa cha anthu anga Israeli, pakuti ali pafupi kubwera kwawo. 9Pakuti Ine ndili kumbali yanu; ndidzatembenukira kwa inu, ndipo mudzalimidwa ndi kufesedwa. 10Ndidzachulukitsa anthu pa inu, nyumba yonse ya Israeli, yense. Mizinda idzakhalidwa ndipo mabwinja adzamangidwanso. 11Ndidzachulukitsa anthu ndi ziweto pa inu; zidzachuluka ndi kubala. Ndidzakukhazikitsani monga masiku akale, ndipo ndidzakuchitirani zabwino zoposa poyamba. Pamenepo mudzadziwa kuti Ine ndine Atate wanu. 12Ndidzachititsa anthu kuyenda pa inu, ana anga Israeli; adzakulandirani, mudzakhala cholowa chawo, ndipo simudzawasandutsanso opanda ana.
13Atate Wolamulira akuti, Chifukwa akunena kwa inu kuti, “Mumadya anthu, ndipo mumalanda mtundu wanu ana,” 14chifukwa chake simudzadyanso anthu kapena kulanda mtundu wanu ana, ati Atate Wolamulira. 15Sindidzakumvetsaninso chipongwe cha mitundu; simudzasenzanso manyazi a anthu kapena kupunthwitsa mtundu wanu, ati Atate Wolamulira.
16Mau a Atate wathu anadza kwa ine, nati:
17“Mwana wa munthu, pamene nyumba ya Israeli inkakhala m'dziko lawo, analiipitsa ndi njira zawo ndi ntchito zawo. Njira yawo pamaso panga inali ngati kudetsedwa kwa mkazi pa nthawi yake yosamba. 18Choncho ndinakhuthulira mkwiyo wanga pa iwo chifukwa cha magazi amene anakhetsa pa dziko, ndi chifukwa analiipitsa ndi mafano awo. 19Ndinawabalalitsa pakati pa mitundu, nawamwaza m'mayiko; ndinawaweruza molingana ndi njira zawo ndi ntchito zawo.’ 20Koma pakati pa mitundu imene anapita kwa iyo, anayipitsa dzina langa loyera, popeza ananena za iwo kuti, ‘Awa ndi anthu a Yehova, komabe anachoka m'dziko lake.’ 21Koma Ine ndinasamala dzina langa loyera, limene anthu a Israeli anayipitsa pakati pa mitundu imene anapita kwa iyo.
22Choncho uza nyumba ya Israeli, Atate Wolamulira akuti, “Sindichita zimenezi chifukwa cha inu, inu nyumba ya Israeli, koma chifukwa cha dzina langa loyera, limene munayipitsa pakati pa mitundu imene munapita kwa iyo. 23Ndidzayeretsa dzina langa lalikulu, lomwe linayipitsidwa pakati pa mitundu, limene munaliyipitsa pakati pawo. Pamenepo mitundu idzadziwa kuti Ine ndine Atate, ati Atate Wolamulira, pamene ndidzadzionetsa ndine woyera mwa inu pamaso pawo.
24“Ndidzakuchotsani pakati pa mitundu, ndi kukusonkhanitsani kuchokera m'mayiko onse, ndi kukubweretsani m'dziko lanu lomwe. 25Ndidzakuwazani madzi oyera pa inu, ndipo mudzayera; ndidzakuyeretsani ku zodetsa zanu zonse ndi ku mafano anu onse. 26Ndidzakupatsani mtima watsopano ndi mzimu watsopano mkati mwanu. Ndidzachotsa mtima wa mwala m'thupi lanu, ndi kukupatsani mtima wa mnofu. 27Ndidzaika Mzimu wanga mkati mwanu, ndi kukuyendetsani m'malamulo anga, ndipo mudzasunga ziweruzo zanga ndi kuzichita. 28Mudzakhala m'dziko limene ndinapatsa makolo anu; mudzakhala ana anga, ndipo Ine ndidzakhala Atate wanu. 29Ndidzakupulumutsani ku zodetsa zanu zonse. Ndidzaitana tirigu ndi kumuchulukitsa, ndipo sindidzabweretsa njala pa inu. 30Ndidzachulukitsa zipatso za mitengo ndi zokolola za m'minda, kuti musadzavutikenso ndi manyazi a njala pakati pa mitundu.
31“Pamenepo mudzakumbukira njira zanu zoyipa ndi ntchito zanu zimene sizinali zabwino, ndipo mudzadzinyansidwa nokha chifukwa cha machimo anu ndi zonyansa zanu.’ 32Sindichita zimenezi chifukwa cha inu, ati Atate Wolamulira, dziwani zimenezi. Chitani manyazi ndi kunyozeka chifukwa cha njira zanu, inu nyumba ya Israeli.
33Atate Wolamulira akuti, “Pamene ndidzakuyeretsani ku machimo anu onse, ndidzakhazikitsanso mizinda, ndi kumanganso mabwinja. 34Dziko losakhalamo lidzalimidwa, m'malo mokhala bwinja pamaso pa onse odutsa. 35Adzanena kuti, ‘Dziko losakhalamoli lasanduka ngati munda wa Edeni; mizinda yosweka, yosakhalamo, yogwetsedwa tsopano ndi yolimba ndi yokhalidwa.’ 36Pamenepo mitundu imene yatsala yokuzungulirani idzadziwa kuti Ine, Atate, ndinamanganso chimene chinagwetsedwa, ndi kubzalanso dziko losakhalamo. Ine, Atate wanu, ndayankhula ndipo ndidzachita.’
37Atate Wolamulira akuti, “Ichinso ndidzalola kuti nyumba ya Israeli indipemphe kuti ndiwachitire: ndidzachulukitsa anthu awo ngati gulu la nkhosa. 38Monga gulu la nkhosa za nsembe, monga gulu la nkhosa za Yerusalemu pa zikondwerero zake zoikika, momwemo mizinda yosweka idzadzaza ndi magulu a anthu. Pamenepo adzadziwa kuti Ine ndine Atate wanu.”