Mkwatibwi Wosochera wa Atate

Mlandu wa Atate wathu motsutsana ndi mkazi wosakhulupirika, woimira Israeli: amvula, atseke njira yake, alande tirigu ndi ubweya umene ankati unachokera kwa zibwenzi zake. Kenako mawu akusintha kotheratu. Adzamutsogolera kuchipululu, kulankhula ndi mtima wake, ndi kumukwatiranso.

Chaputala 2.

Nenani kwa abale anu, “Anthu Anga,” ndi kwa alongo anu, “Wochitiridwa Chifundo.” Dandaulirani amayi anu, dandaulirani—pakuti iye si mkazi wanga, ndipo Ine sindine mwamuna wake—kuti achotse uhule wake pa nkhope yake, ndi chigololo chake pakati pa mawere ake, mwina ndidzamuvula, namusiya wamaliseche monga tsiku limene anabadwa; ndidzamusandutsa ngati chipululu, namusintha kukhala dziko lowuma, namulola kuti afe ndi ludzu. Ana ake sindidzawachitira chifundo, pakuti ndi ana a uhule. Amayi awo adachita uhule; iye amene anawabereka anachita zochititsa manyazi. Iye anati, “Ndidzathamangira zibwenzi zanga, zimene zimandipatsa buledi wanga ndi madzi anga, ubweya wanga wa nkhosa ndi thonje langa, mafuta anga ndi chakumwa changa.”

Chifukwa chake ndatsala pang'ono kutsekereza njira yake ndi minga; ndidzamuzinga ndi khoma kuti asapeze njira zake. Adzathamangira zibwenzi zake koma sadzazigwira; adzazifunafuna koma sadzazipeza. Pamenepo adzati, “Ndidzabwerera kwa mwamuna wanga woyamba, pakuti zinthu zinali bwino kwa ine nthawi imeneyo kuposa tsopano.” Iye sanazindikire kuti ndinali Ine amene ndinamupatsa tirigu, vinyo watsopano, ndi mafuta, Ine amene ndinamuchulukitsira siliva ndi golide— zimene iwo anazigwiritsa ntchito pa Baala. ^a

Chifukwa chake ndidzatenganso tirigu wanga pamene wapsa ndi vinyo wanga watsopano pa nyengo yake; ndidzatenganso ubweya wanga wa nkhosa ndi thonje langa, zimene zinaperekedwa kuphimba umaliseche wake. Tsopano ndidzaonetsa poyera manyazi ake pamaso pa zibwenzi zake, ndipo palibe amene adzamupulumutsa m'dzanja langa. Ndidzathetsa chisangalalo chake chonse—madyerero ake, Mwezi Watsopano wake, Masabata ake, madyerero ake onse oikika. Ndidzawononga mipesa yake ndi mitengo ya mkuyu, imene iye anati, “Iyi ndi malipiro anga amene zibwenzi zanga zinandipatsa.” Ndidzayisandutsa chithukuluzi, ndipo zilombo zakuthengo zidzayidya. Ndidzamulanga chifukwa cha masiku amene anafukiza nsembe kwa Baala, pamene anadzikongoletsa ndi mphete ndi zodzikometsera nathamangira zibwenzi zake— koma Ine anandiiwala, ati Atate wathu.

“Chifukwa chake, taonani, Ine ndidzamubweza: ndidzamutsogolera kupita kuchipululu, ndipo ndidzalankhula mofatsa ku mtima wake. Kumeneko ndidzamubwezera minda yake ya mpesa, ndi kusandutsa Chigwa cha Akori khomo la chiyembekezo. Kumeneko iye adzayankha monga masiku a unyamata wake, monga tsiku limene anatuluka m'dziko la Igupto.” ^b

Tsiku limenelo, ati Atate wathu, udzanditcha “mwamuna wanga,” ndipo sudzanditchanso “Baala wanga.” ^c Ndidzachotsa mayina a Baala m'kamwa mwake; sadzatchulidwanso ndi mayina awo. Tsiku limenelo ndidzapanga pangano chifukwa cha iwo ndi zilombo zakuthengo, mbalame za mlengalenga, ndi zolengedwa zokwawa pa nthaka; ndidzachotsa uta ndi lupanga ndi nkhondo m'dziko, kuti onse agone mwamtendere. Ndidzakutoma kuti ukhale wanga kwamuyaya; ndidzakutoma kuti ukhale wanga mwa chilungamo ndi chiweruzo cholungama, mwa chikondi cha pangano ndi chifundo. Ndidzakutoma kuti ukhale wanga mwa kukhulupirika, ndipo udzadziwa Atate wako.

Tsiku limenelo ndidzayankha, ati Atate wathu—ndidzayankha kumwamba, ndipo kumwamba kudzayankha dziko lapansi; ndipo dziko lapansi lidzayankha tirigu, vinyo watsopano, ndi mafuta, ndipo izo zidzayankha Yezireeli. ^d Ndidzamubzala kuti akhale wanga m'dziko. Ndidzachitira chifundo “Wopanda Chifundo,” ndipo ndidzati kwa “Osati Anthu Anga,” “Inu ndinu ana anga”; ndipo iwo adzati, “Inu ndinu Atate wanga.” ^e

Zolemba pansi

^aHoseya 2:8 — Kusintha kupita ku 'iwo' kukutsatira Chihebri—anthu a Isiraeli anatenga mphatso zimene anapatsidwa iye ndi kuzigwiritsa ntchito potumikira Baala.
^bHoseya 2:15 — Chigwa cha Akori chikutanthauza “mavuto”—malo a kulephera kwakale amene Atate wathu amawasandutsa khomo lenileni lolowera ku chiyembekezo ndi kubwezeretsedwa.
^cHoseya 2:16 — Cholinga cha Atate wathu ndi ubwenzi, osati ulamuliro—kuti atchedwe “mwamuna wanga,” osati “mbuye wanga.” “Baala” linali liwu la tsiku ndi tsiku lotanthauza “mbuye” komanso dzina la fano limene Isiraeli anathamangira; Iye sadzagawananso naye mtima wake.
^dHoseya 2:22 — Yezireeli akutanthauza “Mulungu amafesa.” Dzina limene kale linkasonyeza kubalalika ndi chiweruzo, tsopano likukhala lonjezo—Atate wathu akubzala anthu ake m'dziko lawo monga ake.
^eHoseya 2:23 — Kusintha kwatheratu: iwo amene kale anatchedwa “Osati Anthu Anga” tsopano ndi ana ake, ndipo akumuyankha osati ngati mulungu wakutali koma ngati Atate—ubale umene buku lonse lakhala likuyembekezera.