Chipata Chotsekedwa Chosungiridwa Kalonga
Chipata cha kummawa chatsekedwa kwamuyaya chifukwa Atate wathu analowa kudzera mʼmenemo. Alendo osadulidwa mtima aletsedwa kulowa mʼmalo opatulika. Alevi amene anasochera kutsata mafano azisunga zipata koma osati guwa lansembe, pamene mzere wa Zadoki ukutumikira. Malamulo akunena za nsalu yabafuta, tsitsi, ukwati ndi maliro.
44 1Ndipo anandibweza ku chipata chakunja cha malo opatulika, chakuyang'ana kummawa, ndipo chinali chotsekedwa. 2Anati kwa ine, “Chipata ichi chikhala chotsekedwa. Sichiyenera kutsegulidwa, ndipo palibe munthu adzalowa kudzera mʼmenemo, chifukwa Atate wathu analowa kudzera mʼmenemo; choncho chikhala chotsekedwa. 3Kalonga yekha—kalonga mwiniwake—ndiye adzakhale pamenepo kudya buledi pamaso pa Atate wathu. Ayenera kulowa kudzera mʼkhonde lolowera la chipata, natulukira njira yomweyo.”
4Ndipo anandilowetsa kudzera pa chipata chakumpoto kufika kutsogolo kwa kachisi. Ndinayang'ana, ndipo ulemerero wa Atate wathu unadzaza nyumba yake; ndipo ndinagwa pansi chafufumimba.
5Ndipo Atate wathu anati kwa ine, “Mwana wa munthu, samala, yang'ana ndi maso ako namvetsera ndi makutu ako zonse zimene ndikukuuza za zikhazikitso ndi malamulo a nyumba yanga. Zindikira khomo lolowera la kachisi ndi malo onse otulukira a malo opatulika.”
6Uza nyumba yowukira ya Israeli kuti: Atate Wolamulira akuti, “Zakwana zonyansa zanu zonse, inu nyumba ya Israeli! 7Munalowetsa alendo, osadulidwa mtima ndi thupi, kuti akhale mu malo anga opatulika, kuyipitsa nyumba yanga, pamene munkapereka buledi wanga, mafuta, ndi magazi. Munaswa pangano langa ndi zonse zonyansa zanu. 8Simunasamalire zinthu zanga zopatulika; mʼmalo mwanu munayika ena kuti aziyang'anira malo anga opatulika. 9Atate Wolamulira akuti, “Palibe mlendo, wa mtima wolimba ndi wosadulidwa thupi, pakati pa alendo onse okhala pakati pa anthu a Israeli, adzalowa mu malo anga opatulika.
10Koma Alevi amene anandichokera patali pamene Israeli anasochera, amene anandisiya ndi kutsatira mafano awo, adzasenza mlandu wawo. 11Adzatumikira mu malo anga opatulika, kuyang'anira zipata za kachisi ndi kutumikira mʼkati. Adzapha nsembe yopsereza ndi nsembe ya anthu, nayima okonzeka kuwatumikira. 12Anatumikira anthu pamaso pa mafano awo nachititsa Israeli kupunthwa kugwa mu mlandu; choncho ndinalumbira kuwatsutsa, ati Atate Wolamulira, ndipo adzasenza mlandu wawo. 13Sadzayandikira kwa Ine kuti anditumikire monga ansembe, kapena kuyandikira chilichonse cha zinthu zanga zopatulika kapena zinthu zopatulika koposa; adzasenza manyazi a zinthu zonyansa zimene anazichita. 14Komatu ndidzawayika kuti aziyang'anira kachisi, ntchito yake yonse ndi zonse zochitidwa mʼmenemo.
15Koma ansembe a Chilevi, ana a Zadoki, amene anasunga malo anga opatulika pamene Israeli anandichokera—iwo adzayandikira kuti anditumikire, nayima pamaso panga kundipatsa mafuta ndi magazi, ati Atate Wolamulira. 16“Iwo adzalowa mu malo anga opatulika, nayandikira patebulo panga kuti anditumikire, nasunga zimene ndikufuna.
17Polowa pa zipata za bwalo lamʼkati, ayenera kuvala nsalu yabafuta; asavale ubweya wa nkhosa pamene akutumikira pa zipata za bwalo lamʼkati ndi mʼkati. 18Ayenera kuvala nduwira za bafuta pa mitu yawo ndi zovala zamʼkati za bafuta mʼchiuno mwawo, osavala kanthu kowathukutsa. 19Pamene atuluka kupita kwa anthu ku bwalo lakunja, ayenera kuvula zovala zimene anatumikira nazo, nazisiya mʼzipinda zopatulika, navala zovala zina, kuti asapatsire anthu chiyero kudzera muzovala zawo.
20Asamete mitu yawo kapena kuleka tsitsi kukula kutalika; ayenera kusunga tsitsi lawo lometedwa bwino. 21Palibe wansembe adzamwe vinyo pamene akulowa mu bwalo lamʼkati. 22Asakwatire mkazi wamasiye kapena mkazi wosudzulidwa, koma anamwali okha a mbumba ya Israeli, kapena mkazi wamasiye wa wansembe. 23Ayenera kuphunzitsa anthu anga kusiyana pakati pa chopatulika ndi chamba, nawaonetsa kusiyanitsa pakati pa chodetsedwa ndi choyera.
24Pa mkangano adzaweruza mogwirizana ndi ziweruzo zanga. Adzasunga malamulo anga ndi zikhazikitso zanga pa madyerero anga onse oikidwa, nasunga Masabata anga kukhala opatulika.
25Wansembe asayandikire mtembo nadzidetsa yekha; koma chifukwa cha abambo, amayi, mwana wamwamuna, mwana wamkazi, mʼbale, kapena mlongo wosakwatiwa, akhoza. 26Atayeretsedwa, adzamuwerengera masiku asanu ndi awiri. 27Pa tsiku limene adzalowe ku malo opatulika, ku bwalo lamʼkati, kuti atumikire kumeneko, adzapereka nsembe yake yamachimo, ati Atate Wolamulira.
28“Cholowa chawo ndi ichi: Ine ndine cholowa chawo. Musawapatse chuma mu Israeli—Ine ndine chuma chawo. 29Adzadya nsembe yaufa, nsembe yamachimo, ndi nsembe yopalamula, ndipo chilichonse choperekedwa kwathunthu mu Israeli chidzakhala chawo. 30Zabwino koposa za zipatso zoyamba za mtundu uliwonse, ndi chopereka chilichonse chimene mubweretsa, zidzakhala za ansembe. Mupatse ansembe choyamba cha ufa wanu wokandidwa, kuti madalitso akhazikike pa nyumba yanu. 31Ansembe asadye mbalame kapena nyama iliyonse yakufa yokha kapena yophedwa ndi zirombo.”