Chenjezo la Atate wathu kwa Ayuda a ku Igupto
Polankhula ndi Ayuda okhala ku Igupto konse, Atate wathu akufunsa chifukwa chake akubwereza zimene zinapululutsa Yuda. Iwo akuyankha mosabisa kuti moyo unali bwino pamene ankafukizira lubani mfumukazi yakumwamba, ndipo akukana kusiya. Chizindikiro choperekedwa ndi kugwa kwa Farao Hofira.
44 1Mau amene anafika kwa Yeremiya onena za Ayuda onse amene ankakhala m'dziko la Igupto, ku Migidoli, ku Tapanesi, ku Mefisi, ndi ku Patirosi, akuti:
2Atate wa magulu ankhondo akumwamba, Atate wathu wa Isiraeli, akuti: Munaona tsoka lonse limene ndinabweretsa pa Yerusalemu ndi pa mizinda yonse ya Yuda. Lero yasanduka mabwinja, mopanda munthu wokhalamo, 3chifukwa cha zoipa zimene anazichita kundikwiyitsa—kufukiza nsembe, kutumikira milungu ina imene iwo, inu, ngakhale makolo anu simunaidziwe. 4Komabe ndinatumiza kwa inu atumiki anga onse aneneri, mobwerezabwereza, ndikuti, ‘Musachite chinthu chonyansa ichi chimene ndimadana nacho! 5Koma iwo sanamvere, kapena kusiya zoipa zawo, kuleka kufukiza lubani kwa milungu ina. 6Choncho ukali wanga ndi mkwiyo wanga zinatsanuka, zinayaka m'mizinda ya Yuda ndi m'misewu ya Yerusalemu; ndipo zinasanduka chipululu ndi bwinja monga zilili lero.
7Atate wa magulu ankhondo akumwamba, Atate wathu wa Isiraeli, akuti: Chifukwa chiyani mukudzipweteka nokha kwambiri chotere, kudzichotsera mwamuna, mkazi, mwana, ndi khanda mu Yuda, osadzisiyira otsala?
8“Mukundikwiyitsa ndi ntchito za manja anu, kufukiza nsembe kwa milungu ina m'dziko la Igupto, kumene munabwera kudzakhala—kudzichotsa nokha, kukhala temberero ndi chitonzo pakati pa mitundu yonse ya anthu pa dziko lapansi. 9Kodi mwayiwala zoipa za makolo anu, za mafumu a Yuda, za akazi awo, zanu nokha, ndi za akazi anu—zimene zinachitika m'dziko la Yuda ndi m'misewu ya Yerusalemu? 10Mpaka lero sanadzichepetse, kapena kuopa, kapena kutsatira malamulo anga ndi malangizo anga amene ndinawayika pamaso panu ndi pamaso pa makolo anu.”
11Chifukwa chake Atate wa magulu ankhondo akumwamba, Atate wathu wa Isiraeli, akuti: Ndatembenizira nkhope yanga kwa inu kuti ndikubweretsereni tsoka, kuchotsa Yuda yonse. 12“Ndidzatenga otsala a Yuda amene atsimikiza kupita kukakhala m'dziko la Igupto: onse adzawonongeka, adzagwera komweko ndi lupanga ndi njala, kuyambira wamng'ono mpaka wamkulu, adzafa ndi lupanga ndi njala, nasanduka temberero, chinthu chochititsa mantha, chitonzo, ndi chonyozedwa. 13Ndidzalanga iwo okhala m'dziko la Igupto monga ndinalanga Yerusalemu—ndi lupanga, njala, ndi mliri. 14Palibe ndi mmodzi yemwe wa otsala a Yuda amene anabwera kudzakhala m'dziko la Igupto adzapulumuka kapena kutsala kuti abwerere ku Yuda, kumene akulakalaka kukakhalanso—palibe koma ochepa opulumuka amene adzabwerera.”
15Ndipo amuna onse amene ankadziwa kuti akazi awo amafukiza nsembe kwa milungu ina, ndi akazi onse amene anaimirira pamenepo—gulu lalikulu—ndi anthu onse okhala m'dziko la Igupto, ku Patirosi, anayankha Yeremiya, nati: 16“Mau amene mwayankhula kwa ife m'dzina la Atate wathu—sitidzakumverani inu. 17Ayi—tidzachitadi zonse zimene tinalumbira: kufukiza nsembe kwa mfumukazi yakumwamba, kuyitsanulira nsembe za chakumwa, monga tinkachitira—ife, makolo athu, mafumu athu, akuluakulu athu—m'mizinda ya Yuda ndi m'misewu ya Yerusalemu. Pa nthawi imeneyo tinali ndi chakudya chochuluka, tinapindula, ndipo sitinaone tsoka. a a v17 Mfumukazi Yakumwamba inali mulungu wamkazi wachonde wotchuka wa ku Near East wakale, mwinamwake Asitarote kapena Isitara, amene ankalambiridwa kwambiri mu Yuda. 18Koma kuyambira pamene tinaleka kufukiza lubani ndi kutsanulira nsembe za chakumwa kwa mfumukazi yakumwamba, takhala tikusowa kanthu kalikonse ndipo tawonongeka ndi lupanga ndi njala.”
19Akazi anawonjezera, nati, “Pamene tinkafukiza nsembe kwa mfumukazi yakumwamba, nkumayitsanulira nsembe za chakumwa, kodi tinkapanga makeke ofanana ndi chithunzi chake ndi kutsanula nsembe za chakumwa popanda amuna athu kudziwa?”
20Ndipo Yeremiya anati kwa anthu onse, amuna ndi akazi, amene anamyankha motero. 21“Nsembe zimene munkafukiza m'mizinda ya Yuda ndi m'misewu ya Yerusalemu—inu, makolo anu, mafumu anu, akuluakulu anu, ndi anthu a dziko—kodi Atate wathu sanazikumbukire? Kodi sizinafike pa mtima pake? 22Chotero Atate wathu sanathenso kupirira ntchito zanu zoipa ndi zinthu zanu zonyansa; ndipo dziko lanu linasanduka bwinja, chinthu chochititsa mantha, temberero, mopanda wokhalamo, monga zilili lero. 23Chifukwa munafukiza nsembe, nuchimwira Atate wathu, ndipo simunamvere mau ake kapena kuyenda m'malamulo ake, m'malangizo ake, ndi m'maumboni ake, tsoka ili linakugwerani, monga zilili lero.”
24Yeremiya anati kwa anthu onse ndi akazi onse, “Imvani mau a Atate wathu, inu Yuda yense amene muli m'dziko la Igupto.
25Atate wa magulu ankhondo akumwamba, Mulungu wa Isiraeli, akuti: Inu ndi akazi anu munayankhula ndi pakamwa panu, nuchichita ndi manja anu, kuti: ‘Tidzasunga malumbiro athu amene tinapanga—kufukiza lubani kwa mfumukazi yakumwamba ndi kutsanulira nsembe za chakumwa kwa iyo.’ Sungani malumbiro anu, tsono! Achiteni!”
26“Imvani mau a Atate wathu, inu Yuda yense amene mukukhala m'dziko la Igupto: Taonani, ndalumbira ndi dzina langa lalikulu, akutero Iye, kuti palibe munthu wa Yuda m'dziko lonse la Igupto amene adzatchulanso dzina langa, akuti, ‘Pali Atate Wolamulira wamoyo.’ 27Taonani, ndikuwayang'anira kuti ndiwabweretsere tsoka, osati zabwino. Amuna onse a Yuda amene ali m'dziko la Igupto adzafa ndi lupanga ndi njala kufikira kutha kwawo. 28Opulumuka ku lupanga ochepa adzabwerera kuchokera ku Igupto kupita ku Yuda; ndipo otsala onse a Yuda amene anapita ku Igupto kukakhala komweko adzadziwa kuti mau a yani adzima—anga kapena awo.”
29Ichi ndi chizindikiro kwa inu, akutero Atate wathu: Ndidzakulangani pa malo ano, kuti mudziwe kuti mau anga otsutsana nanu adzakwaniritsidwadi—kuti akubweretsereni tsoka. 30Atate wathu akuti: Ndidzapereka Farao Hofira mfumu ya Igupto m'manja mwa adani ake amene akufuna kumupha, monga ndinapereka Zedekiya mfumu ya Yuda m'manja mwa Nebukadinezara mfumu ya Babeloni, mdani wake amene anafuna kumupha.’