Atate wathu Akuwumba Anthu ake
Pa gudumu la woumba, mbiya yowonongeka imangoumbidwanso, ndipo Atate wathu akuti mitundu ya anthu imachitidwa chimodzimodzi — tsoka lolengezedwa likhoza kubwezedwa ngati atembenuka. Yuda akuyankha kuti palibe chiyembekezo ndipo adzatsata zolinga zawo. Kenako anthu akupangira Yeremiya chiwembu.
18 1Mau amene anadza kwa Yeremiya kuchokera kwa Atate wathu:
2“Nyamuka, tsikira ku nyumba ya wowumba mbiya, ndipo kumeneko ndidzakumvetsa mau anga.”
3Choncho ndinatsikira ku nyumba ya wowumba mbiya, ndipo taonani, iye anali kugwira ntchito pa gudumu. 4Chiwiya cha dongo chimene anawumba chinawonongeka m'manja mwake, choncho anachiwumbanso kukhala china, monga mmene anaonera kuti nkwabwino.
5Ndipo mau a Atate wathu anadza kwa ine:
6“Kodi Ine sindingathe kuchita ndi inu monga wowumba mbiya uyu, inu a nyumba ya Israeli? ati Atate wanu. Monga dongo m'manja mwa wowumba mbiya, momwemo muli inu m'manja mwanga, inu a nyumba ya Israeli. 7‘Pa nthawi ina iliyonse nditha kunena za mtundu wa anthu kapena ufumu, kuti ndiuzule, ndiugwetse, ndiuwononge, 8koma ngati mtundu umenewo umene ndinaunenera utembenuka kuchoka ku zoipa zake, Ine ndimasintha maganizo anga pa tsoka limene ndinaukonzera. 9Pa nthawi ina iliyonse nditha kunena za mtundu wa anthu kapena ufumu, kuti ndiumange ndi kuudzala, 10koma ngati uchita zoipa pamaso panga, osamvera liwu langa, pamenepo Ine ndidzasintha maganizo anga pa zabwino zimene ndinaufunira.
11“Tsopano uza amuna a Yuda ndi anthu a Yerusalemu, uti: Atate wanu ati: Taonani, ndikuwumba tsoka kutsutsana ndi inu, ndikukonza zotsutsana ndi inu. Aliyense wa inu, tembenukani kuchoka ku njira yanu yoipa; konzani njira zanu ndi zochita zanu kukhala zabwino.’” a a v11 Mau akuti “kuwumba” pano ndi omwewo ogwiritsidwa ntchito pa wowumba mbiya pa gudumu lake — Atate wathu, wowumba mbiya, akuchenjeza kuti tsopano akuwumba zotsatira zimene zisankho za anthu ake zayambitsa.
12Koma iwo anati, “Nkosatheka! Tidzatsatira makonzedwe athuathu, aliyense nachita monga mwa mtima wake wowuma, woipa.”
13Choncho Atate wathu ati: Funsani mitundu ya anthu—ndani anamvapo chinthu chotere? Namwali Israeli wachita chinthu choopsa kwambiri. 14Kodi chipale chofewa cha ku Lebano chimachokapo pa matanthwe? Kodi madzi ozizira otuluka ku akasupe akutali amaphwapo? 15Komabe anthu anga andiyiwala Ine; amafukiza lubani kwa mafano achabechabe, zomwe zikuchititsa anthu anga kupunthwa kuchoka pa njira zakalekale ndi kuyenda pa njira zam'mbali—njira zovuta, zosapondedwa, 16kusandutsa dziko lawo bwinja, chinthu chonyozedwa mpaka muyaya; onse odutsapo adzadabwa ndi kupukusa mitu yawo. 17Ngati mphepo ya kummawa ndidzawamwaza pamaso pa mdani; ndidzawaonetsa msana wanga osati nkhope yanga pa tsiku la tsoka lawo.
18Iwo anati, “Bwerani, timkonzere Yeremiya chiwembu—popeza malangizo sadzatheka kwa wansembe, kapena uphungu kwa wanzeru, kapena mau kwa mneneri. Bwerani, timkanthe ndi lilime; tisasamale zonse zimene iye akunena.” 19Ndimvetserani Ine, Atate wanga, ndipo imvani liwu la otsutsa anga! 20Kodi zoipa zibwezedwe m'malo mwa zabwino? Komabe iwo andikumbira dzenje kuti atenge moyo wanga. Kumbukirani mmene ndinaimira pamaso panu kunena zabwino m'malo mwawo, kuti ndichotse mkwiyo wanu kwa iwo. 21Choncho perekani ana awo ku njala; aperekeni ku mphamvu ya lupanga. Akazi awo akhale opanda ana ndi amasiye; amuna awo aphedwe, anyamata awo akanthidwe ndi lupanga ku nkhondo. 22Kulira kumveke m'nyumba zawo pamene mudzabweretsa mwadzidzidzi anthu owathira nkhondo, pakuti iwo andikumbira dzenje kuti andigwire ndipo abisa misampha ya mapazi anga. 23Koma Inu, Atate wanga, mukudziwa chiwembu chawo chonse chondipha. Musakhululukire zolakwa zawo kapena kufafaniza tchimo lawo pamaso panu. Agwetsedwe pamaso panu; achiteni zinthu pa nthawi ya mkwiyo wanu.
