Pamene Chithandizo Chilichonse Chachotsedwa
Yuda akutaya anthu amene amagwirizanitsa anthu pamodzi, ndipo palibe amene akufuna ntchito yotsogolera bwinja. Atate wathu akubweretsa mlandu wake motsutsana ndi akulu amene anapondereza nkhope za osauka. Zokongoletsa za mzinda zikuwerengedwa chimodzichimodzi, kenako zikuvulidwa. Iye akumaliza atakhala pansi.
3 1Pakuti taonani—Atate wa magulu ankhondo a kumwamba ali pafupi kuchotsa ku Yerusalemu ndi ku Yuda chothandiza chilichonse ndi chopezera chilichonse: chakudya chonse cha mkate ndi madzi onse, 2wankhondo wamphamvu ndi msilikali, woweruza ndi mneneri, wombeza ndi mkulu wa mudzi, 3mkulu wa asilikali makumi asanu ndi munthu wolemekezeka, mlangizi, mmisiri waluso, ndi wamatsenga wochenjera.
4“Ndidzaika anyamata chabe kukhala akuluakulu awo, ndipo chikhumbo cha ubwana chidzawalamulira.
5Anthu adzaponderezana wina ndi mnzake, munthu aliyense pa mnansi wake; wamng'ono adzawukira wokalamba, ndi wonyozeka pa wolemekezeka.” 6Munthu adzagwira m'bale wake m'nyumba ya atate wake nati, “Iwe uli ndi chofunda—iwe ukhale mtsogoleri wathu; uyang'anire mulu wa mabwinja uwu.” 7Koma tsiku limenelo adzafuula, nati, “Sindine wochiritsa! M'nyumba mwanga mulibe mkate ngakhale chofunda—simudzandiika ine mtsogoleri wa anthu.” 8Pakuti Yerusalemu wapunthwa ndipo Yuda wagwa, chifukwa mawu awo ndi ntchito zawo zikutsutsana ndi Atate wathu, akunyoza kukhalapo kwake kwaulemerero. 9Maonekedwe a nkhope zawo akupereka umboni wotsutsa iwo; amaonetsera poyera tchimo lawo ngati Sodomu—sabisa ayi. Tsoka kwa iwo, pakuti adzibweretsera okha tsoka! 10Uzani olungama kuti zidzawayendera bwino iwo, pakuti adzadya zipatso za ntchito zawo. 11Tsoka kwa woipa! Zidzamuyendera moipa, pakuti adzamubwezera zimene manja ake anachita. 12Anthu anga—ana ndiwo akuwapondereza, ndipo akazi akuwalamulira iwo. Anthu anga, atsogoleri anu akukusocheretsani ndipo amiza njira imene munayenera kuyendamo.
13Atate wathu akuimirira kuti abweretse mlandu wake; akuuka kuti aweruze mitundu ya anthu.
14Atate wathu akulowa mu chiweruzo ndi akulu ndi akuluakulu a anthu ake: “Inu ndinu amene mwadya munda wamphesa; zolanda za osauka zili m'nyumba zanu. 15Kodi mukutanthauza chiyani poponda anthu anga ndi kupera nkhope za osauka?” akutero Atate wa magulu ankhondo a kumwamba.
16Atate wathu anati, “Chifukwa ana aakazi a Ziyoni ali odzikuza—akuyenda atatalika makosi awo ndi maso onyengerera, akuyenda monyada ndi mapazi kang'onokang'ono, akulirira zibangili za m'miyendo mwawo, 17choncho Atate Wolamulira adzakantha mitu ya ana aakazi a Ziyoni ndi zilonda, ndipo Atate wathu adzavundukula pamphumi pawo.”
18Tsiku limenelo Atate Wolamulira adzachotsa zokongoletsa zawo: zibangili za m'miyendo, zomangira kumutu, zokongoletsa za mwezi, 19ndolo, zibangili za m'manja, zophimba nkhope, 20zipewa zokongola, maunyolo a m'miyendo, malamba, mabotolo a mafuta onunkhira, zithumwa, 21mphete zodindira, mphete za m'mphuno, 22mikanjo ya pa zikondwerero, zofunda zakunja, mikanjo, zikwama, 23magalasi oyang'anira, zovala za bafuta wabwino, nduwira za kumutu, ndi masalu ophimba mapewa.
24Ndipo, m'malo mwa mafuta onunkhira padzakhala kununkha koipa; m'malo mwa lamba, chingwe; m'malo mwa tsitsi lopesa bwino, dazi; m'malo mwa mikanjo yabwino, chovala cha chiguduli; chilembo cha moto m'malo mwa kukongola. 25Amuna ako adzagwa ndi lupanga, ankhondo ako pa nkhondo. 26Zipata zake zidzalira ndi kubuma; atavulidwa, adzakhala pansi.