Chifundo cha Yakobo
Atapatsidwa mpumulo ndi Atate wathu, Israeli akuimba nyimbo yonyoza wopondereza amene wagwa: dziko lapansi lili chete, ngakhale mikungudza yapeza mpumulo. Amene ananena kuti adzakwera pamwamba pa nyenyezi wagona pakati pa mphutsi, wosapatsidwa manda. Kenako Afilisti akuchenjezedwa kuti asakondwere.
14 1Pakuti mtima wa Atate wathu udzachitira Yakobo chifundo; adzasankhanso Israeli nawakhazika m'dziko lawo. Mlendo adzaphatikana nao, nadziphatika ku nyumba ya Yakobo. 2Mitundu ya anthu idzawatenga nawabweretsa ku malo awo, ndipo nyumba ya Israeli idzakhala nao ngati akapolo aamuna ndi aakazi m'dziko la Atate wathu. Adzagwira amene anawagwira iwo, nalamulira amene anawapondereza.
3Pa tsiku limene Atate wathu adzakupatsani mpumulo ku zowawa zanu, chisokonezo, ndi ntchito yolemetsa imene anakukakamizani kuigwira, 4mudzatenga nyimbo yachipongwe iyi yotsutsa mfumu ya Babeloni, kuti: Taonani mmene wopondereza wasiyira! Taonani mmene ukali wake wasiyira! 5Atate wathu wathyola ndodo ya anthu oyipa, ndodo yaufumu ya olamulira, 6imene inkakantha mitundu ya anthu mwaukali ndi makofi osalekeza, imene inkalamulira anthu a mitundu mwamkwiyo ndi chizunzo chosalekeza. 7Dziko lonse lapansi lili pampumulo ndi bata; anthu ayimba mokondwa. 8Ngakhale mitengo ya payini ikukondwera chifukwa cha iwe, ndi mikungudza ya ku Lebanoni, kuti: “Chiyambire pamene unagwetsedwa pansi, palibe wodula mitengo wobwera kudzatiukira.” 9Manda a kumunsi asokonezeka kukulandira pamene ukubwera; akudzutsa mizimu kuti ikulonjere, onse amene anali atsogoleri a dziko lapansi; akudzutsa pa mipando yawo yaufumu onse amene anali mafumu a mitundu ya anthu. 10Onsewo adzayankha nati kwa iwe: “Iwenso wakhala wofooka monga mmene ife tilili! Wakhala ngati ife! 11Ulemerero wako watsitsidwa ku manda, pamodzi ndi nyimbo za azeze ako; mphutsi zayalidwa kukhala pogona pako pansi pako, ndipo nyongolotsi ndiwo chofunda chako.” 12Wagwa bwanji kuchokera kumwamba, iwe Nyenyezi ya Mbandakucha, mwana wa mbandakucha! Wagwetsedwa bwanji pansi, iwe amene unagwetsa mitundu ya anthu pansi! a a v12 Nyenyezi ya Mbandakucha imene inagwayo inamdziwa Atate wathu, koma inamkana Iye, niyesera kutenga malo a Atate wathu m'malo molandira malo ake monga cholengedwa chimene Atate wathu anachilenga. 13Iwe unanena mumtima mwako, kuti: “Ndidzakwera kumwamba; ndidzakweza mpando wanga waufumu pamwamba pa nyenyezi za Mulungu; ndidzakhala pa phiri la msonkhano, kumalekezero a kumpoto. 14Ndidzakwera pamwamba pa mitambo yayitali; ndidzadziyesa wofanana ndi Wam'mwambamwamba.” 15Koma watsitsidwa ku manda, kumalekezero a dzenje. 16Amene akukuona adzakuyang'anitsitsa, nadabwa, kuti: “Kodi uyu ndi munthu amene anachititsa dziko lapansi kunjenjemera, amene anagwedeza maufumu, 17amene anasandutsa dziko lonse kukhala chipululu, nagwetsa mizinda yake, amene sanalole akapolo ake kubwerera kwawo?” 18Mafumu onse a mitundu ya anthu agona mwaulemerero, aliyense m'manda ake; 19koma iwe wataidwa kutali ndi manda ako, ngati nthambi yonyansa, wophimbidwa ndi ophedwa, amene anabayidwa ndi lupanga, amene atsikira ku miyala ya dzenje, ngati mtembo woponderezedwa. 20Sudzaikidwa pamodzi nao m'manda, chifukwa unawononga dziko lako, unapha anthu ako. Mbewu ya ochita zoyipa isatchulidwenso dzina mpaka muyaya! 21Konzani malo ophera ana ake aamuna chifukwa cha machimo a makolo awo, kuti asadzuke kulanda dziko lapansi, nadzaza dziko lonse ndi mizinda.
22“Ndidzawukira iwo, ati Atate wa magulu ankhondo akumwamba, ndipo ndidzachotsa ku Babeloni dzina ndi otsalira, mbewu ndi zidzukulu, ati Atate wathu. 23Ndidzalisandutsa kukhala pokhala nungu ndi maiwe a madzi, ndipo ndidzalisesa ndi tsache lowononga, ati Atate wa magulu ankhondo akumwamba.”
Zimene Atate Anatsimikiza
24Atate wa magulu ankhondo akumwamba walumbira, kuti: “Zoonadi monga ndakonza, momwemo zidzakhalira; monga ndatsimikiza, momwemo zidzachitika. 25Ndidzaphwanya Mwasuri m'dziko langa, ndipo pa mapiri anga ndidzamupondereza pansi; goli lake lidzachotsedwa pa iwo, ndi katundu wake adzachotsedwa pa phewa lawo. 26Ichi ndi cholinga chimene chatsimikizidwa kutsutsa dziko lonse lapansi, ndipo uwu ndi mkono umene watambasulidwa pa mitundu yonse ya anthu. 27Pakuti Atate wa magulu ankhondo akumwamba watsimikiza, ndani angachisinthe? Mkono wake watambasulidwa, ndani angaubweze?”
Pamene Mfumu Ahazi Inamwalira
28M'chaka chimene Mfumu Ahazi inamwalira, uthenga uwu unadza: 29Musakondwere, inu nonse a ku Filisitiya, kuti ndodo imene inakukanthani yathyoka; pakuti ku muzu wa njoka kudzatuluka songo, ndipo chipatso chake chidzakhala njoka yamoto youluka. 30Osauka koposa adzadya mwamtendere, ndipo osowa adzagona mwachitetezo; koma ndidzapha muzu wako ndi njala, ndipo idzawononga otsalira ako. 31Lira, iwe chipata; fuula, iwe mzinda; sungunuka ndi mantha, inu nonse a ku Filisitiya! Pakuti utsi ukutuluka kumpoto, ndipo palibe msilikali ndi mmodzi yemwe amene amatsalira m'mizere yake. 32Kodi yankho lanji lidzaperekedwa kwa amithenga a mtundu? “Atate wathu anakhazikitsa Ziyoni, ndipo mwa iye ozunzika a anthu ake amapeza pothawira.”