Pashuri Amenya Mneneri
Wansembe Pashuri akumenya Yeremiya ndi kumutsekera m'zitsulo usiku wonse. Atamasulidwa, Yeremiya akumutcha dzina latsopano Mantha Mbali Zonse, kenako akutembenukira kwa Atate wake: mwandigonjetsa, ndipo mawu amene ndiyesa kuwameza akuyaka m'mafupa anga. Akutamanda, kenako akutemberera kubadwa kwake.
20 1Pashuri mwana wa Imeri, wansembe ndiponso mkulu woyang'anira m'nyumba ya Atate wathu, anamva Yeremiya akunenera zinthu izi. 2Pashuri anamenya Yeremiya mneneri, namuika m'zitsulo pa Chipata chapamwamba cha Benjamini, m'nyumba ya Atate wathu. 3M'mawa mwake, Pashuri anamasula Yeremiya m'zitsulo. Yeremiya anati, “Atate wathu sanakutche dzina lakuti Pashuri, koma Magori-Misabibu—Mantha Mbali Zonse. a a v3 Magori-Misabibu amatanthauza “mantha mbali zonse” — dzina latsopanoli likutchula mantha amene zisankho za Pashuri yekha zidzamubweretsera.
4Atate wathu akuti: ‘Ndidzakusandutsa iwe kukhala choopsa kwa iwe mwini ndi kwa anzako. Adzagwa ndi lupanga la adani awo pamaso pako. Ndidzapereka Yuda yonse m'manja mwa mfumu ya Babeloni; iye adzawatengera ku ukapolo ku Babeloni, nawakantha ndi lupanga. 5Ndidzapereka chuma cha mzinda uwu, katundu, ndi zinthu zamtengo wapatali, ndi chuma cha mafumu a Yuda kwa adani awo, amene adzazilanda, nazitenga, nazinyamulira ku Babeloni. 6Iwe, Pashuri, ndi onse a m'nyumba mwako mudzapita ku ukapolo, mudzafika ku Babeloni, ndipo mudzafera komweko ndi kuikidwa m'manda—iwe ndi anzako onse amene unawanenera zabodza.’”
Yeremiya Afuula kwa Atate Wake
7Inu munandinyenga, Atate wanga, ndipo ndinanyengedwa; munandiposa mphamvu, ndi kundigonjetsa. Ndasanduka choseketsa tsiku lonse; aliyense akundinyoza. 8Nthawi zonse ndikamalankhula, ndimafuula, ndikukuwa kuti, “Chiwawa ndi chiwonongeko!” Pakuti mau a Atate wathu andibweretsera chipongwe ndi mnyozo tsiku lonse. 9Koma ndikati, “Sindidzamtchulanso Iye kapena kuyankhulanso m'dzina lake,” pamenepo mu mtima mwanga muli chinthu chooneka ngati moto woyaka wotsekeredwa m'mafupa mwanga. Ndatopa kuwugwira mkati, ndipo sindingathe. 10Pakuti ndikumva kunong'ona kwa anthu ambiri: “Mantha mbali zonse! Mnenezeni! Tiyeni timneneze!” Anzanga onse okhulupirika akuyembekezera kugwa kwanga: “Mwina adzanyengedwa, ndipo pamenepo tidzamugonjetsa ndi kumulipsira.” 11Koma Atate wathu ali ndi ine ngati wankhondo woopsa; choncho ondizunza anga adzapunthwa, osadzapambana. Adzachititsidwa manyazi kwambiri, pakuti sanaphule kanthu; manyazi awo amuyaya sadzaiwalika konse. 12Inu Atate wa makamu akumwamba, Inu amene mumayesa wolungama ndi kupenya mtima ndi maganizo, mundilole ndione chiweruzo chanu pa iwo, pakuti ndapereka mlandu wanga kwa Inu. 13Imbirani Atate wathu! Tamandani Atate wathu! Pakuti wapulumutsa moyo wa osauka m'manja mwa anthu oipa. 14Tsiku limene ndinabadwa litembereredwe! Tsiku limene amayi anga anandibala lisadalitsidwe konse. 15Munthu uja amene anabweretsa uthenga kwa bambo anga, kuti, “Wabadwa mwana wamwamuna kwa iwe!” atembereredwe—popeza anamkondweretsa kwambiri. 16Munthu ujayo akhale ngati mizinda imene Atate wathu anaigwetsa wosaleka. Amve kulira m'mawa ndi mfuu ya nkhondo masana, 17chifukwa sanandiphe ndili m'mimba, kuti amayi anga akanakhala manda anga, mimba yawo malo anga opumulira kwamuyaya. 18Chifukwa chiyani ndinatuluka m'mimba kudzaona mavuto ndi chisoni, ndi kumaliza masiku anga mu manyazi?