Chizindikiro cha Kufunkha Mofulumira
Yesaya akupatsa mwana wake dzina lotanthauza zofunkha zikubwera mofulumira, ndipo chigumula cha Asuri chikukwera mpaka m'khosi mwa Yuda. Akuuzidwa kuti asagawane nawo mantha a anthu kapena kutcha chilichonse chiwembu. M'malo mofunsira kwa akufa, akudikira Atate amene pakadali pano akubisa nkhope yake.
8 1Atate wathu anati kwa ine, “Tenga chikwangwani chachikulu, ndipo ulembepo momveka bwino kuti: ‘Cha Mahere-salala-hasi-bazi.’” a a v1 Mahere-salala-hasi-bazi amatanthauza kuti “wofulumira ku kufunkha, waliwiro ku kulanda” — chizindikiro chamoyo chakuti Asiriya posachedwapa adzatenga Damasiko ndi Samariya.
2Choncho ndinaitana mboni zodalirika kuti zindichitire umboni—Uriya wansembe ndi Zekariya mwana wa Yeberekiya.
3Ndipo ndinapita kwa mneneri wamkazi; iye anatenga pakati nabala mwana wamwamuna, ndipo Atate wathu anati kwa ine, “Umtche dzina lakuti Mahere-salala-hasi-bazi. 4Mwana asanadziwe kunena kuti ‘Bambo anga’ kapena ‘Mayi anga,’ chuma cha Damasiko ndi zofunkha za Samariya zidzatengedwa pamaso pa mfumu ya Asiriya.”
5Atate wathu anayankhulanso kwa ine, nati:
6“Chifukwa anthu awa akana madzi oyenda mofatsa a Siloa, nakondwera ndi Rezini ndi mwana wa Remaliya, b b v6 Siloa unali mtsinje wawung’ono, wofatsa woyenda pafupi ndi Yerusalemu — woyerekezedwa mwadala ndi chigumula champhamvu cha Firate m’vesi 7. 7nchifukwa chake Atate Wolamulira ali pafupi kuwabweretsera madzi amphamvu a chigumula a Mtsinje—mfumu ya Asiriya ndi ulemerero wake wonse. Adzakwera pamwamba pa ngalande zake zonse, nasefukira m’mphepete mwake monse, 8ndipo adzadutsa mpaka ku Yuda, nasefukira nadutsamo, nafika mpaka pakhosi; ndipo mapiko ake otambasuka adzadzaza m’lifupi mwa dziko lako, Imanueli.”
9Phwanyidwani, inu mitundu ya anthu, ndipo swedwani! Mverani, inu nonse a mayiko akutali! Valani zida zanu, ndipo swedwani; valani zida zanu, ndipo swedwani! 10Konzani chikonzero chanu, koma chidzalephera; nenani mau anu, koma sadzakhazikika— chifukwa Atate wathu ali ndi ife.
11Pakuti Atate wathu anandiuza motere, dzanja lake lamphamvu lili pa ine, nandichenjeza kuti ndisayende m’njira ya anthu awa:
12“Musamatchule kuti ndi chiwembu chilichonse chimene anthu awa amachitcha chiwembu; musamaope chimene iwo amaopa, ndipo musamanjenjemere. 13Atate wa magulu ankhondo a kumwamba—Iye ndiye amene muyenera kumupatula. Iye akhale mantha anu; Iye akhale chowopsa chanu. 14Iye adzakhala malo opatulika; koma kwa nyumba zonse ziwiri za Israeli adzakhala mwala wowapunthwitsa ndi thanthwe lowagwetsa, ndipo kwa okhala mu Yerusalemu msampha ndi diwa. c c v14 Petro ndi Paulo onse awiri amatchula Yesu kuti ndi mwala umenewu — 1 Pet 2:8; Rom 9:33. 15Ambiri mwa iwo adzapunthwa; adzagwa naswedwa, adzakodwa nagwidwa.”
16Sungani umboni; sindikizani chiphunzitso pakati pa ophunzira anga. 17Ine ndidzadikira Atate wathu, amene akubisa nkhope yake kwa nyumba ya Yakobo; ndidzayembekezera mwa Iye. 18Taonani, ndili pano ine ndi ana amene Atate wathu anandipatsa—zizindikiro ndi zodabwitsa mu Israeli zochokera kwa Atate wa magulu ankhondo a kumwamba, amene akhala pa Phiri la Ziyoni. d d v18 Ahebri 2:13 amaika mau awa m’kamwa mwa Yesu — ana amene Iye amawatchula ndi amene Atate wathu amamupatsa.
19Pamene adzakuuzani kuti, “Funsani kwa asangoma ndi owombeza mizimu, amene amanong’oneza ndi kubwebweta,” kodi anthu sayenera kufunsa kwa Atate wawo? Kodi angafunse akufa m’malo mwa amoyo? 20Kupita ku chiphunzitso ndi ku umboni! Ngati sanena monga mwa mau awa, alibe kuwala kwa m’bandakucha. 21Ali ovutika ndi anjala, adzayendayenda m’dziko; akadzagwidwa ndi njala, adzapsa mtima natemberera mfumu yawo ndi Atate wawo, nayang’ana kumwamba. 22Adzayang’ana pa dziko lapansi, naona zovuta ndi mdima zokhazokha, mdima wandiweyani wa masautso; ndipo adzathamangitsidwira mu mdima wakuda.