Wokondedwa ndi Chikondi Chosatha
Kubwerera kwawo kwa Israeli wobalalitsidwa: kulira kwa Rakele kwayankhidwa, Efraimu wabwezedwa ngati mwana woyamba kubadwa, maliro asanduka kuvina, ndipo pangano latsopano lolembedwa m'mitima osati pamiyala, kumene tchimo likhululukidwa ndipo aliyense akudziwa Atate mwachindunji, kuyambira wamng'ono mpaka wamkulu.
31 1“Pa nthawi imeneyo,” ati Atate wathu, “Ndidzakhala Atate wa mabanja onse a Israeli, ndipo iwo adzakhala ana anga.”
2Atate wathu akunena kuti: Anthu amene anapulumuka ku lupanga anapeza chisomo m'chipululu; Israeli anapita kukapeza mpumulo.
3Kuchokera kutali Atate wathu anandionekera: “Ndakukonda ndi chikondi chosatha; motero ndakukokera kwa Ine ndi chikondi chokhulupirika.”
4“Ndidzakumanganso, ndipo udzamangidwa, iwe namwali wa Israeli! Udzatenganso matambolini ako ndi kutuluka m'gule la osangalala. 5Udzawokanso minda ya mphesa pa mapiri a Samariya; owoka adzawoka ndi kusangalala ndi zipatso zake.” 6Pakuti padzafika tsiku pamene alonda adzafuula m'dziko la mapiri la Efraimu: “Nyamukani, tiyeni tikwere ku Ziyoni, kwa Atate wathu!”
7Pakuti Atate wathu akunena kuti: Imbani mwachimwemwe chifukwa cha Yakobo, fuulani chifukwa cha mtundu waukulu kuposa onse; lengezani, tamandani, ndi kunena kuti, ‘Atate wathu, pulumutsani anthu anu, otsala a Israeli!’ 8“Taonani, ndidzawabweretsa kuchokera ku dziko la kumpoto ndi kuwasonkhanitsa kuchokera kumalekezero a dziko lapansi—pakati pawo pali osaona ndi olumala, mkazi woyembekezera ndi amene ali pafupi kubereka. Pamodzi adzabwerera kuno, gulu lalikulu. 9Ndi kulira adzabwera, ndipo ndi mapemphero opempha chifundo ndidzawatsogolera; ndidzawayendetsa m'mbali mwa mitsinje ya madzi, pa njira yosalala pamene sadzapunthwa, pakuti ndakhala atate wa Israeli, ndipo Efraimu ndiye mwana wanga woyamba kubadwa.”
10Imvani mau a Atate wathu, inu mitundu ya anthu, ndipo lengezani m'mphepete mwa nyanja zakutali; nenani, “Amene anabalalitsa Israeli adzamsonkhanitsa, ndipo adzamsunga monga m'busa amasunga gulu lake la nkhosa.” 11Pakuti Atate wathu wamwombola Yakobo ndi kumpulumutsa m'manja mwa wamphamvu kuposa iye. 12Adzabwera ndi kuyimba mokweza pa phiri la Ziyoni, ndipo adzawala ndi chimwemwe chifukwa cha ubwino wa Atate wathu—chifukwa cha tirigu, vinyo watsopano, ndi mafuta, ndi chifukwa cha ana a nkhosa ndi a ng'ombe. Moyo wawo udzakhala ngati munda wothiriridwa, ndipo sadzatopanso ndi chisoni.
13“Pamenepo anamwali adzasangalala povina, ndi anyamata pamodzi ndi okalamba. Ndidzasandutsa maliro awo kukhala chimwemwe; ndidzawatonthoza ndi kuwapatsa chisangalalo m'malo mwa chisoni chawo. 14Ndidzakhutitsa ansembe ndi zochuluka, ndipo ana anga adzakhutitsidwa ndi ubwino wanga,” ati Atate wathu.
15Atate wathu akunena kuti: Mawu akumveka ku Rama—kubuma ndi kulira kowawa. Rakele akulirira ana ake; akukana kutonthozedwa chifukwa cha ana ake, chifukwa kulibenso. a a v15 Mateyu akuona kulira uku kukukwaniritsidwa pakulira kwa ku Betelehemu pamene Herode anapha ana (Mateyu 2:18) — ndipo lonjezo la Atate wathu la kubwerera m'mavesi otsatira likuloza ku chiyembekezo choposa chisoni.
16Atate wathu akunena kuti: Letsa mawu ako kulira, maso ako kutulutsa misozi, pakuti ntchito yako ili ndi mphoto, ati Atate wathu; iwo adzabwerera kuchokera ku dziko la mdani. 17“Pali chiyembekezo cha tsogolo lako, ati Atate wathu, ndipo ana ako adzabwerera ku dziko lawo. 18Ndamva ndithu Efraimu akudandaula: ‘Munandilanga, ndipo ndinalangidwa, ngati mwana wa ng'ombe wosaphunzitsidwa; mundibweze kuti ndibwerere, pakuti Inu ndinu Atate wanga.’ 19Pakuti nditatembenuka, ndinalapa; nditalangizidwa, ndinamenya ntchafu yanga. Ndinachita manyazi ndi kunyozeka, chifukwa ndinasenza manyazi a unyamata wanga. b b v19 Kumenya ntchafu kunali chizindikiro chakale chosonyeza chisoni chachikulu kapena mantha. 20Kodi Efraimu ndi mwana wanga wokondedwa? Kodi iye ndi mwana wanga wa pamtima? Pakuti nthawi zonse ndikamayankhula zotsutsana naye, ndimamkumbukirabe. Choncho mtima wanga ukumva chifundo pa iye; ndidzamuchitira chifundo ndithu,” ati Atate wathu. 21“Dziikire zizindikiro za njira iwe; dzipangire zikwangwani. Ganizira mwachidwi msewu waukulu, njira imene unayenda. Bwerera, iwe namwali wa Israeli, bwerera ku mizinda yako. 22Kodi udzazengereza mpaka liti, iwe mwana wamkazi wosakhulupirika? Pakuti ndalenga chinthu chatsopano pa dziko lapansi: mkazi adzazungulira mwamuna.”
23Atate wa makamu a kumwamba, Atate wa Israeli, akunena kuti: Ndikadzabwezeretsa zinthu zawo, iwo adzanenanso mawu awa m'dziko la Yuda ndi m'mizinda yake: ‘Atate wathu akudalitse, iwe khomo la chilungamo, phiri loyera!’ 24Yuda ndi mizinda yake yonse adzakhala pamodzi kumeneko—alimi ndi amene amayendayenda ndi ziweto zawo. 25“Pakuti ndidzatsitsimutsa moyo wotopa ndi kukhutitsa moyo uliwonse wofooka ndi chisoni.”
26Pamenepa ndinadzuka ndi kuyang'ana, ndipo tulo tanga tinali tokoma kwa ine.
27“Masiku akubwera, ati Atate wathu, pamene ndidzafesa nyumba ya Israeli ndi nyumba ya Yuda ndi mbewu ya munthu ndi ya nyama. 28Monga ndinawayang'anira kuti ndizule, ndigumule, ndigwetse, ndiwononge, ndi kubweretsa tsoka, momwemonso ndidzawayang'anira kuti ndimange ndi kudzala,” ati Atate wathu. 29“Masiku amenewo sadzanenanso kuti: ‘Makolo anadya mphesa zowawa, ndipo mano a ana awo anyala.’”
30“Munthu aliyense adzafa chifukwa cha tchimo lake. Aliyense amene adzadya mphesa zowawa, mano ake adzanyala.”
31“Masiku akubwera, ati Atate wathu, pamene ndidzachita pangano latsopano ndi nyumba ya Israeli ndi nyumba ya Yuda. c c v31 Yesu anakhazikitsa pangano latsopanoli pa Mgonero Wotsiriza, mwa mwazi wake (Luka 22:20); buku la Ahebri likumtcha iye nkhoswe amene akutsimikizira lonjezo la Atate wathu (Ahebri 8:8-12). 32Silidzakhala ngati pangano limene ndinachita ndi makolo awo pa tsiku limene ndinawagwira dzanja kuti ndiwatulutse m'dziko la Igupto—pangano langa limene anaswa, ngakhale Ine ndinali mwamuna wawo,” ati Atate wathu. 33“Koma ili ndilo pangano limene ndidzachita ndi nyumba ya Israeli pambuyo pa masiku amenewo, ati Atate wathu: Ndidzayika malangizo anga mkati mwawo, ndipo ndidzawalemba pa mitima yawo. Ndidzakhala Atate wawo, ndipo iwo adzakhala ana anga. 34Palibenso amene adzaphunzitsa mnansi wake kapena m'bale wake, kuti, ‘Dziwa Atate wathu,’ pakuti onse adzandidziwa Ine, kuyambira wamng'ono kwambiri mwa iwo mpaka wamkulu, ati Atate wathu. Pakuti ndidzakhululukira zolakwa zawo, ndipo sindidzakumbukiranso machimo awo.”
35Atate wathu akunena kuti, Iye amene amapereka dzuwa kuti liwunikire masana ndi dongosolo lokhazikika la mwezi ndi nyenyezi kuti ziwunikire usiku, amene amavundula nyanja kotero kuti mafunde ake amakokoma— Atate wa makamu a kumwamba ndilo dzina lake:
36“Ngati dongosolo lokhazikika ili lingachoke pamaso panga, ati Atate wathu, pamenepo ana a Israeli adzaleka kukhala mtundu pamaso panga kwamuyaya.” 37Atate wathu akunena kuti: Ngati kumwamba kumtunda kungayesedwe ndi maziko a dziko lapansi pansi afufuzidwe, pamenepo ndidzawakana ana onse a Israeli chifukwa cha zonse zimene achita, ati Atate wathu.
38“Masiku akubwera, ati Atate wathu, pamene mzindawu udzamangidwanso kwa Ine, kuyambira ku Nsanja ya Hananeli mpaka ku Chipata cha Ngodya. 39Chingwe choyezera chidzapitirira patsogolo, kulunjika ku phiri la Garebu, kenaka kutembenukira ku Gowa. 40Chigwa chonse cha mitembo ndi phulusa, ndi minda yonse mpaka ku Chigwa cha Kidironi, mpaka ku ngodya ya Chipata cha Akavalo kummawa, chidzakhala choyera kwa Atate wathu—sichidzazulidwanso kapena kugwetsedwa.”
