Malamulo Olanda Osowa
Asuri ndi ndodo m'dzanja la Atate wathu ndipo sakudziwa zimenezo — nkhwangwa yodzitama pamaso pa amene akuigwiritsa ntchito — choncho kudzikuza kwa chida kukuweruzidwanso. Ulendo wa wolowayo ukutsatiridwa mzinda ndi mzinda mpaka akukwezera chibakera chake Yerusalemu.
10 1Tsoka kwa iwo amene amakhazikitsa zilamulo zosalungama, kwa olemba amene amapereka malamulo opondereza, 2kumana osauka chiweruzo cholungama, ndi kulanda osowa pakati pa anthu anga ufulu wawo, nasandutsa akazi amasiye kukhala chofunkha chawo, ndi ana amasiye kukhala nyama yawo. 3Kodi mudzatani pa tsiku la chiweruzo, pamene chiwonongeko chidzadza kuchokera kutali? Kodi mudzathawira kwa yani kuti akuthandizeni? Kodi mudzasiya chuma chanu kuti? 4Palibe chotsala koma kugwada pakati pa ogwidwa, kapena kugwa pakati pa ophedwa. Komabe pa zonsezi mkwiyo wake sunabwerere; dzanja lake likadali lotambasuka.
Asuri, Ndodo ya m'Dzanja Lake
5“Tsoka kwa Asuri, ndodo ya mkwiyo wanga, amene m'dzanja lake muli chibonga cha ukali wanga! 6Ndikumtuma kukalimbana ndi mtundu wopanda Mulungu; ndikumlamula kuti akalimbane ndi anthu amene ndawakwiyira, kuti akalande zofunkha ndi kutenga katundu wawo, kuti awapondereze ngati matope a m'misewu.”
7Koma iye sakuganiza chomwechi; mtima wake sukufuna zimenezi. Cholinga chake nkuwononga, kuwononga mitundu, imodzi pambuyo pa inzake. 8Pakuti iye anati, “Kodi atsogoleri anga a nkhondo onse si mafumu? 9Kodi Kalino sunali ngati Karikemisi? Kodi Hamati sunali ngati Arapadi? Kodi Samariya sunali ngati Damasiko? 10Monga momwe dzanja langa linagwirira maufumu a mafano, amene mafano awo osema anaposa a Yerusalemu ndi Samariya, 11kodi sindidzachitira Yerusalemu ndi mafano ake monga momwe ndinachitira Samariya ndi mafano ake?”
12Pamene Ambuye Atate adzatsiriza ntchito yake yonse yolimbana ndi Phiri la Ziyoni ndi Yerusalemu, ndidzalanga chipatso cha mtima wodzitukumula wa mfumu ya Asuri, ndi kunyada kwa maso ake odzikuza.
13Pakuti iye anati, “Ndachita izi ndi mphamvu ya dzanja langa, ndi nzeru zanga, pakuti ndili wozindikira. Ndinachotsa malire a mitundu ya anthu, nalanda chuma chawo; ndinagwetsa amene anakhala pa mipando yaufumu ngati munthu wamphamvu. 14Dzanja langa linafikira chuma cha mitundu ya anthu ngati chisa cha mbalame; monga munthu amatola mazira osiyidwa, ndinasonkhanitsa dziko lonse lapansi. Palibe chimodzi chimene chinakupiza phiko kapena kutsekula mlomo wake kulira. 15Kodi nkhwangwa ingadzikuze kuposa amene akuyigwiritsa ntchito? Kodi mkwakwa ungadzitamandira kuposa amene akuugwiritsa ntchito? Ngati kuti ndodo ingagwedeze amene akuyinyamula, ngati kuti chibonga chinganyamule chimene sichili chamtengo!” 16Chifukwa chake Ambuye Atate, Atate wa makamu akumwamba, adzatumiza matenda owondetsa pakati pa ankhondo ake amphamvu, ndipo pansi pa ulemerero wake padzayaka moto ngati lawi loyaka. 17Kuwala kwa Israeli kudzasanduka moto, Woyera wathu adzakhala lawi; tsiku limodzi lokha udzatentha ndi kupsereza minga yake ndi zitsamba zaminga zake. 18Ulemerero wa nkhalango yake ndi wa munda wake wachonde, Atate wathu adzawononga, moyo ndi thupi; zidzakhala ngati pamene wodwala akuwonda nafowoka. 19Mitengo yotsala ya nkhalango yake idzakhala yochepa kwambiri kotero kuti mwana angathe kuyiwerenga.
Kutsamiranso Atate Wathu
20Tsiku limenelo otsalira a Israeli ndi opulumuka a nyumba ya Yakobo sadzatsamiranso amene anawakantha iwo, koma adzatsamiradi Atate wathu, Woyera wa Israeli. 21Otsala adzabwerera— otsala a Yakobo—kwa Mulungu Wamphamvu. 22Ngakhale anthu anu a Israeli akhale ngati mchenga wa ku nyanja, otsala okha ndiwo adzabwerera. Chiwonongeko chakhazikitsidwa, chosefukira ndi chilungamo. 23Pakuti Ambuye Atate, Atate wa makamu akumwamba, adzachita chiwonongeko chokhazikitsidwa mu dziko lonse.
24Chifukwa chake Ambuye Atate, Atate wa makamu akumwamba, akuti, “Anthu anga amene mukukhala mu Ziyoni, musaope Asuri, amene amakukanthani ndi ndodo nakweza chibonga kulimbana nanu monga anachitira Aigupto. 25Pakuti patatsala kanthawi kochepa kwambiri ukali wanga udzatha, ndipo mkwiyo wanga udzatembenukira ku chiwonongeko chawo.” 26Atate wa makamu akumwamba adzakweza chikwapu kulimbana nawo, monga pamene anakantha Midiyani pa thanthwe la Orebi; adzakweza ndodo yake pamwamba pa nyanja monga anachitira ku Aigupto. a a v26 Thanthwe la Orebi ndi pamene ankhondo a Gideoni anapha atsogoleri a Midiyani (Oweruza 7:25). 27Tsiku limenelo katundu wawo adzachotsedwa pa phewa lanu, goli lawo pa khosi lanu; goli lidzathyoledwa.
28Iye wafika kudzalimbana ndi Aiyati, wadutsa mu Migironi, wasunga katundu wake ku Mikimasi. 29Awoloka pa njira ya m'mapiri: “Tidzamanga misasa ku Geba.” Rama akunjenjemera; Gibeya wa Sauli akuthawa. 30Fuwula, mwana wamkazi wa Galimu! Tcherani khutu, Laisa! Iwe Anatoti wosauka! 31Madimena akuthawa; anthu a Gebimu akubisala. 32Lero lino iye akuyima ku Nobu, akugwedeza dzanja lake kulimbana ndi phiri la mwana wamkazi wa Ziyoni, chitunda cha Yerusalemu. 33Taonani, Ambuye Atate, Atate wa makamu akumwamba, adzadula nthambi ndi mphamvu zochititsa mantha; mitengo yayitali kwambiri idzagwetsedwa, ya patali idzatsitsidwa. 34Adzadula zitsamba zowirira za nkhalango ndi nkhwangwa, ndipo Lebano adzagwa pamaso pa Wolemekezeka.