Chenjezo la Atate wathu: Khalani M'dziko
Atsogoleri ankhondo akulumbira kuti adzamvera yankho lililonse limene lidzabwera ndipo akupempha Yeremiya kuti apemphere. Patapita masiku khumi mawu a Atate wathu akufika: khalani, ndipo mudzabzalidwa ndi kutetezedwa; mukapita ku Igupto, lupanga ndi njala zimene mukuopa zidzakutsatirani kumeneko. Iwo anali atasankha kale.
42 1Ndipo atsogoleri onse a magulu ankhondo, pamodzi ndi Yohanani mwana wa Kareya ndi Yezaniya mwana wa Hosaya, ndi anthu onse, kuyambira wamng'ono mpaka wamkulu, anasendera, 2nati kwa Yeremiya mneneri, “Imvani pempho lathu: tipempherereni kwa Atate wanu, chifukwa cha otsala onse awa—popeza ndife ochepa otsala pa ambiri, monga mukuona, 3kuti Atate wanu atisonyeze njira yoyenera kuyenda ndi chinthu choyenera kuchita.”
4Yeremiya mneneri anati kwa iwo, “Ndakumvani. Ndidzapemphera kwa Atate wanu monga mwapempha, ndipo ndidzakuuzani zonse zimene Atate wanu adzayankha, wopanda kubisako kalikonse.”
5Iwo anati kwa Yeremiya, “Atate wathu akhale mboni yoona ndi yokhulupirika yotitsutsa, ngati sitidzachita monga mwa zonse zimene Atate wanu adzakutumani kudzatiuza. 6Kaya zabwino kapena zoyipa, tidzamvera mau a Atate wathu, amene tikukutumani kwa Iye, kuti zitiyendere bwino pamene tidzamvera mau a Atate wathu.”
7Ndipo patatha masiku khumi, mau a Atate wathu anafika kwa Yeremiya. 8Ndipo anaitana Yohanani mwana wa Kareya, atsogoleri onse a magulu ankhondo amene anali naye, ndi anthu onse, kuyambira wamng'ono mpaka wamkulu,
9nati, “Atate wathu wa Isiraeli, amene munandituma kwa Iye kuti ndikapereke pempho lanu, akunena motere:
10Ngati mudzakhaladi m'dziko lino, ndidzakumangani, osakugwetsani; ndidzakudzalani, osakuzulani—pakuti ndalapa pa tsoka limene ndinakubweretserani.
11Musaope mfumu ya Babulo imene mukuiopa tsopano. Musamuope, ati Atate wathu, pakuti Ine ndili ndi inu kuti ndikupulumutseni ndi kukulanditsani m'dzanja lake.
12Ndidzakuchitirani chifundo, kotero kuti mfumu ya Babulo idzakuchitirani chifundo ndi kukubwezerani ku dziko lanu.
13Koma ngati munena kuti, ‘Sitidzakhala m'dziko lino,’ mosamvera mau a Atate wanu, 14nati, ‘Ayi, tidzapita ku Iguputo, kumene sitidzaona nkhondo, kapena kumva kulira kwa lipenga, ngakhale kumva njala ya chakudya, ndipo tidzakhala kumeneko,’ 15pamenepo imvani mau a Atate wathu, inu otsala a Yuda. Atate wa magulu ankhondo akumwamba, Atate wa Isiraeli, akunena motere: Ngati mwatsimikiza mtima kupita ku Iguputo kukakhala kumeneko, 16pamenepo lupanga limene mukuliopa lidzakupezani ku Iguputo, ndipo njala imene mukuiopa idzakutsatirani mpaka ku Iguputo, ndipo kumeneko mudzafera. 17Onse amene atsimikiza mtima kukakhala ku Iguputo adzafa ndi lupanga, njala, ndi mliri; palibe ndi mmodzi yemwe amene adzapulumuke kapena kuthawa tsoka limene ndidzawabweretsera.
18Atate wa magulu ankhondo akumwamba, Atate wa Isiraeli, akunena motere: Monga mkwiyo wanga ndi ukali wanga zinatsanuliridwa pa anthu a Yerusalemu, momwemonso ukali wanga udzatsanuliridwa pa inu pamene mudzalowa ku Iguputo. Mudzasanduka chinthu cha temberero, chochititsa mantha, chonyozeka, ndi chamanyazi, ndipo simudzaonanso malo ano.”
19“Atate wathu anena ndi inu, inu otsala a Yuda: Musapite ku Iguputo. Dziwani ndithu kuti ndakuchenjezani lero. 20Munadzinyenga nokha pa moyo wanu, pakuti munandituma kwa Atate wanu, nati, ‘Tipempherereni kwa Atate wathu; chilichonse chimene adzanena, mutiuze ndipo tidzachita.’ 21Lero ndakuuzani, koma simunamvera mau a Atate wanu pa chilichonse chimene anandituma kudzakuuzani. 22Choncho dziwani ndithu kuti: mudzafa ndi lupanga, njala, ndi mliri m'malo amene mukufuna kukakhalako.”