Arekabu Alemekeza Bambo Wawo

Yeremiya akupatsa vinyo Arekabu, amene akukana chifukwa kholo lawo Yonadabu anawaletsa. Kumvera kwawo bambo wa munthu amene anamwalira kalekale kukusiyana ndi kukana kwa Yuda kumvera Atate wathu, amene wayankhula mobwerezabwereza. Mzere wa Yonadabu ukulonjezedwa malo okhazikika.

Chaputala 35.

Mau amene anadza kwa Yeremiya kuchokera kwa Atate wathu m'masiku a Yehoyakimu mwana wa Yosiya, mfumu ya Yuda, anali akuti:

“Pita ku nyumba ya Arekabu, uyankhule nawo, nuwabweretse m'chipinda cha m'mbali cha nyumba yanga, nuwapatse vinyo kuti amwe.”

Choncho ndinatenga Yaazaniya mwana wa Yeremiya, mwana wa Habaziniya, ndi abale ake ndi ana ake onse ndi nyumba yonse ya Arekabu, ndipo ndinawabweretsa ku nyumba ya Atate wathu, m'chipinda cha ana a Hanani mwana wa Igidaliya, munthu wa Atate wathu, chapafupi ndi chipinda cha akuluakulu, pamwamba pa chipinda cha Maaseya mwana wa Salumu, wosunga chipata. Ndipo ndinaika mbale zodzala ndi vinyo ndi zikho pamaso pa ana a nyumba ya Arekabu, nditi, “Imwani vinyo.”

Koma iwo anati, “Ife sitidzamwa vinyo, pakuti bambo wathu Yonadabu mwana wa Rekabu anatilamula, ‘Inu ndi ana anu simudzamwa vinyo ku nthawi zonse. Musamange nyumba, kufesa mbewu, kapena kudzala munda wa mpesa; musakhale ndi chilichonse. Mukhale m'mahema masiku anu onse, kuti mukhale masiku ambiri m'dziko limene mukukhalamo.’ Choncho tamvera Yonadabu mwana wa Rekabu, bambo wathu, pa zonse zimene anatilamula: kuti tisamwe vinyo masiku athu onse—ife, akazi athu, ana athu aamuna, ndi ana athu aakazi, ndi kusamanga nyumba zokhalamo. Tilibe munda wa mpesa kapena munda kapena mbewu, koma takhala m'mahema, timvera ndi kuchita zonse zimene bambo wathu Yonadabu anatilamula. Koma pamene Nebukadinezara mfumu ya Babulo anaukira dziko, tinati, ‘Bwerani, tiye ku Yerusalemu kuti tithawe magulu ankhondo a Ababulo ndi a Aaramu.’ Choncho tikukhala mu Yerusalemu.”

Ndipo mau a Atate wathu anadza kwa Yeremiya, kuti:

Umu ndi mmene Atate wa magulu ankhondo a Kumwamba, Atate wa Isiraeli, akuti: Ukawuze anthu a Yuda ndi okhala mu Yerusalemu: Kodi simudzalandira chilango ndi kumvera mau anga? ati Atate wathu. Lamulo la Yonadabu mwana wa Rekabu lakuti ana ake asamwe vinyo lasungidwa; mpaka lero samwa vinyo, chifukwa anamvera lamulo la bambo wawo. Koma Ine ndinayankhula kwa inu kawirikawiri, ndipo inu simunandimvere.

Mobwerezabwereza ndinatumiza kwa inu atumiki anga onse, aneneri, ndinena, ‘Yense wa inu abwerere kuchoka ku njira yake yoyipa ndi kukonza machitidwe ake. Musatsatire milungu ina kuti muyitumikire, ndipo mudzakhala m'dziko limene ndinapatsa inu ndi makolo anu.’ Koma inu simunamvere kapena kulabadira Ine. Zidzukulu za Yonadabu mwana wa Rekabu zinasunga lamulo la bambo wawo, koma anthu awa sanandimvere Ine.

“Choncho Atate wa magulu ankhondo a Kumwamba, Atate wa Isiraeli, ati: ‘Ndikubweretsa pa Yuda ndi pa onse okhala mu Yerusalemu masautso onse amene ndinawalengezera, chifukwa ndinayankhula kwa iwo koma sanamvere, ndinawaitana koma sanayankhe.’”

Yeremiya anati kwa nyumba ya Arekabu, “Umu ndi mmene Atate wa magulu ankhondo a Kumwamba, Atate wa Isiraeli, akuti: Chifukwa munamvera lamulo la bambo wanu Yonadabu, munasunga malangizo ake onse, ndi kuchita zonse zimene anakulamulani, chotero ati Atate wa magulu ankhondo a Kumwamba, Atate wa Isiraeli: Yonadabu mwana wa Rekabu sadzasowa munthu woimirira pamaso panga ku nthawi zonse.”