Kalonga pa Chipata Chakum'mawa
Chipata cha kummawa chimatsegulidwa pa masabata ndi pa mwezi watsopano wokha, kalonga amaima pa mphuthu yake pamene nsembe zake kwa Atate wathu zikuperekedwa, ndipo opembedza ayenera kutuluka pa chipata choyang'anizana ndi chimene analowera. Kalonga sangalande dziko la banja. Ezekieli akuonetsedwa makhitchini.
46 1Atate Wolamulira akuti: Chipata chakum'mawa cha bwalo lamkati chikhale chotsekedwa masiku asanu ndi limodzi a ntchito, koma chizitsegulidwa pa sabata ndipo chizitsegulidwa pa mwezi watsopano. 2“Kalonga adzalowa kudzera m'chipinda cha pakhomo cha chipata kuchokera kunja, nayima pafupi ndi mzati wa pakhomo, pamene ansembe akupereka nsembe yake yopsereza ndi nsembe zake za mtendere. Adzalambira pa chiwundo cha chipata, kenako natuluka; koma chipata chikhale chotseguka mpaka madzulo. 3Anthu a m'dziko adzalambira pa pakhomo pa chipata chimenecho pamaso pa Atate wathu pa masabata ndi pa miyezi yatsopano. 4Nsembe yopsereza ya kalonga kwa Atate wathu pa sabata: ana ankhosa asanu ndi mmodzi opanda chilema ndi nkhosa yamphongo yopanda chilema. 5Nsembe ya ufa: pafupifupi magaloni asanu ndi limodzi a ufa pamodzi ndi nkhosa yamphongo; ndi ana ankhosa, chilichonse chimene angathe kupereka; ndi pafupifupi galoni limodzi la mafuta pa magaloni asanu ndi limodzi. 6Pa tsiku la mwezi watsopano: ng'ombe yamphongo yaing'ono, ana ankhosa asanu ndi limodzi, ndi nkhosa yamphongo, zonse zopanda chilema. 7Monga nsembe ya ufa adzapereka pafupifupi magaloni asanu ndi limodzi pamodzi ndi ng'ombe yamphongo, magaloni asanu ndi limodzi pamodzi ndi nkhosa yamphongo, ndi ana ankhosa monga mmene angathere, ndiponso pafupifupi galoni limodzi la mafuta pa magaloni asanu ndi limodzi. 8Pamene kalonga akulowa, adzalowa kudzera m'chipinda cha pakhomo cha chipata, natulukira njira imodzimodziyo.
9Pamene anthu a m'dziko akudza pamaso pa Atate wathu pa zikondwerero zoikika, aliyense amene alowa pa chipata chakumpoto kudzalambira adzatulukira chakum'mwera, ndipo aliyense amene alowa chakum'mwera adzatulukira chakumpoto. Palibe munthu adzabwerera kudzera pa chipata chimene analowera; aliyense adzatuluka molunjika. 10Kalonga adzakhala pakati pawo—akulowa pamene iwo akulowa, natuluka pamene iwo akutuluka. 11Pa zikondwerero ndi pa nthawi zoikika, nsembe ya ufa ndi magaloni asanu ndi limodzi a ufa pamodzi ndi ng'ombe yamphongo, magaloni asanu ndi limodzi pamodzi ndi nkhosa yamphongo, ndi ana ankhosa monga mmene angathere kupereka, ndi galoni limodzi la mafuta pa magaloni asanu ndi limodzi. 12Pamene kalonga akupereka kwa Atate wathu nsembe yaufulu—nsembe yopsereza kapena nsembe za mtendere—chipata choyang'ana kum'mawa chidzamutsegulira. Adzapereka nsembe yake yopsereza ndi nsembe zake za mtendere monga pa sabata, kenako natuluka, ndipo chipata chidzatsekedwa iye atatuluka.
13Perekani mwana wankhosa wa chaka chimodzi wopanda chilema monga nsembe yopsereza ya tsiku ndi tsiku kwa Atate wathu, yokonzedwa m'mawa uliwonse. 14M'mawa uliwonse perekani nsembe ya ufa pamodzi nayo: pafupifupi galoni limodzi la ufa wosalala ndi kota imodzi ya mafuta yowunyowetsa ufawo, nsembe ya ufa kwa Atate wathu—lamulo losatha, mpaka muyaya. 15Adzapereka mwana wankhosa, nsembe ya ufa, ndi mafuta m'mawa uliwonse, nsembe yopsereza yosalekeza.”
16Atate Wolamulira akuti: “Ngati kalonga apereka mphatso kwa mmodzi wa ana ake aamuna, idzakhala cholowa cha mwana ameneyo, chikhala cha ana ake monga chuma chawo. 17Koma ngati apereka mbali ya cholowa chake kwa kapolo, chidzakhala cha kapolo mpaka chaka chomasula, kenako chidzabwerera kwa kalonga. Cholowa chake ndi cha ana ake okha—ndi chawo. 18Kalonga asalande cholowa cha anthu, nawakakamiza kuwachotsa pa chuma chawo. Adzapatsa ana ake cholowa kuchokera pa katundu wake, kuti palibe mmodzi wa anthu anga adzachotsedwe pa chuma chawo.”
Malo Ophikira Opatulika a Kachisi
19Ndipo ananditsogolera kudzera pa pakhomo pomwe panali m'mbali mwa chipata kupita m'zipinda zopatulika za ansembe zoyang'ana kumpoto; kumeneko, kumadzulo kotheratu, kunali malo.
20Anandiuza nati, “Pano ansembe amawiritsa nsembe ya kupalamula ndi nsembe ya machimo, nawotcha nsembe ya ufa, kuti asazinyamulire ku bwalo lakunja nafalitsa chiyero kwa anthu.” a a v20 Mu kupembedza kwa Israyeli, zinthu zopatulika zinkaonedwa ngati zamphamvu mwauzimu; kukhudzana nazo kukanaika pangozi anthu wamba amene sanakonzekere mwa mwambo, choncho kuphika kunkachitika mkati mwa dera lopatulika.
21Ananditulutsira ku bwalo lakunja, nandidutsa pa ngodya zake zinayi; pa ngodya iliyonse panali bwalo. 22Pa ngodya zinayi za bwalolo panali mabwalo otsekedwa, a kutalika kwa pafupifupi mapazi makumi asanu ndi awiri ndi kupingasa kwa mapazi makumi asanu; onse anayi anali a kukula kofanana. 23Mkati mwa onse anayi munkazungulira mzere wa miyala, ndipo maoto ophikira anamangidwa pansi pa mizere mozungulira.
24Ndipo anandiuza nati, “Awa ndi malo ophikira kumene atumiki a kachisi amawiritsa nsembe za anthu.”