Kupeta kwa Babeloni
Babuloni anali chikho chagolide chimene chinaledzeretsa dziko lapansi; tsopano akupetedwa, madooko a mtsinje wake akulandidwa, ankhondo ake ali m'tulo. Atate wathu akuitana ana ake omwe kuti atuluke mwa iye mkwiyo usanagwe. Seraya akuwerenga mpukutu mokweza, kenako akuumiza mu Yufurate.
51 1Atate wathu akuti: Ndikuutsa mzimu wowononga pa Babeloni ndi pa anthu okhala mu Leb-kamai. a a v1 Leb-kamai ndi dzina lobisika la Kaldeya (Babeloni), lopangidwa mwa kutembenuza zilembo zake — njira yophimbika yotchulira ufumu umene uli pa chiweruzo. 2Ndidzatuma opeta ku Babeloni, ndipo adzampeta nasiya dziko lake lopanda kanthu, pakuti adzadza pa iye kuchokera mbali zonse pa tsiku la tsoka. 3Woponya uta asakoke uta wake kapena kuvala zida zake zankhondo. Musalekerere anyamata ake; perekani gulu lake lonse lankhondo ku chiwonongeko. 4Adzagwa ophedwa m'dziko la Ababeloni, obayidwa m'misewu yake.
5Pakuti Israeli ndi Yuda sanasiyidwe ndi Atate wa magulu ankhondo a kumwamba—ngakhale dziko lawo ladzaza ndi kulakwa pamaso pa Woyera wa Israeli. 6Thawani pakati pa Babeloni; aliyense apulumutse moyo wake! Musawonongeke chifukwa cha kulakwa kwake, pakuti iyi ndi nthawi ya chiweruzo cha Atate wathu; akumbwezera iye zimene anachita. 7Babeloni anali chikho cha golidi m'dzanja la Atate wathu, choledzeretsa dziko lonse lapansi. Mitundu ya anthu inamwa vinyo wake; chifukwa chake mitundu inachita misala. 8Mwadzidzidzi Babeloni wagwa naswedwa. Mulireni iye! Bweretsani mankhwala a ululu wake; mwina angachiritsidwe. 9Tinayesa kuchiritsa Babeloni, koma sanachiritsike. Msiyeni iye, ndipo tiyeni tipite, aliyense ku dziko lake, pakuti chiweruzo chake chafika kumwamba nakwera mpaka ku mitambo. 10Atate wathu waonetsa chilungamo chathu; bwerani, tilengeze mu Ziyoni ntchito ya Atate wathu. 11Nolani mivi! Dzazani zotengera mivi! Atate wathu wautsa mzimu wa mafumu a Amedi, chifukwa cholinga chake pa Babeloni ndi kuwononga iye, pakuti ichi ndi chiweruzo cha Atate wathu—chiweruzo cha kachisi wake. 12Kwezani mbendera kulunjika ku malinga a Babeloni; limbitsani olondera, ikani alonda, konzani obisalira— pakuti Atate wathu wakonza ndiponso wachita zimene ananena za anthu a ku Babeloni. 13Iwe wokhala m'mbali mwa madzi ambiri, wolemera ndi chuma chambiri, mapeto ako afika, ulusi wa moyo wako wadulidwa.
14Atate wa magulu ankhondo a kumwamba walumbira mwa Iye yekha, kuti: “Ndithudi ndidzakudzaza ndi anthu ochuluka ngati dzombe, ndipo adzakufuulira mfuu ya nkhondo.”
15Iye analenga dziko lapansi ndi mphamvu zake; anakhazikitsa dziko ndi nzeru zake, ndipo mwa kuzindikira kwake anatambasula miyamba. 16Pamene agunda bingu, madzi a kumwamba amakokoma; amakweza nkhungu kuchokera kumalekezero a dziko lapansi. Amapanga mphenzi za mvula ndipo amatulutsa mphepo kuchokera m'nkhokwe zake. 17Munthu aliyense ndi wopusa, wopanda nzeru; mmisiri aliyense wa golidi wachititsidwa manyazi ndi fano lake, pakuti mafano ake osula ndi abodza—mulibe mpweya mwa iwo. 18Ndi zinthu zachabe, zonyozeka; pa nthawi ya chiweruzo chawo adzawonongeka. 19Gawo la Yakobo silili ngati izi, pakuti Iye ndiye Mlengi wa zinthu zonse, ndipo Israeli ndiye fuko la cholowa chake; Atate wa magulu ankhondo akumwamba ndilo dzina lake.
20“Iwe ndiwe chibonga changa chankhondo, chida changa cha nkhondo: ndi iwe ndimaphwanya mitundu ya anthu, ndi iwe ndimawononga maufumu, 21ndi iwe ndimaphwanya kavalo ndi wokwera wake, ndi iwe ndimaphwanya galeta ndi woyendetsa wake, 22ndi iwe ndimaphwanya mwamuna ndi mkazi, ndi iwe ndimaphwanya wokalamba ndi wamng'ono, ndi iwe ndimaphwanya mnyamata ndi namwali, 23ndi iwe ndimaphwanya m'busa ndi gulu lake la nkhosa, ndi iwe ndimaphwanya mlimi ndi ng'ombe zake zolima, ndi iwe ndimaphwanya olamulira ndi akuluakulu.
24“Koma ndidzawabwezera Babulo ndi onse okhala m'dziko la Babulo, pamaso panu, chifukwa cha zoipa zonse zimene anachita ku Ziyoni,” ati Atate wathu. 25“Taona, Ine ndikutsutsana ndi iwe, phiri lowononga,” ati Atate wathu, “iwe amene umawononga dziko lonse lapansi. Ndidzatambasula dzanja langa kutsutsana ndi iwe, nkukugubuduza kuchoka pamatanthwe, ndi kukusandutsa phiri lopserera. 26Palibe mwala umene udzatengedwa kwa iwe kukhala mwala wa pangodya, palibe mwala wa maziko, pakuti udzakhala bwinja mpaka muyaya,” ati Atate wathu.
27Kwezani mbendera m'dziko! Lizani lipenga pakati pa mitundu ya anthu! Sonkhanitsani mitundu ya anthu kuti imenyane naye; itanani maufumu a Ararati, Mini, ndi Asikenazi kuti alimbane naye. Ikani mtsogoleri wankhondo wolimbana naye; bweretsani akavalo ngati gulu la dzombe loopsa. 28Sonkhanitsani mitundu ya anthu kuti imenyane naye—mafumu a Amedi, abwanamkubwa awo ndi akuluakulu awo onse, ndi dziko lililonse la ulamuliro wawo. 29Dziko likunjenjemera ndi kumva ululu, pakuti zolinga za Atate wathu zotsutsana ndi Babulo zaimika molimba—kusandutsa dziko la Babulo chipululu, mopanda wokhalamo. 30Ankhondo a Babulo aleka kumenya nkhondo; akubisala m'malinga awo. Mphamvu zawo zatha; asanduka ngati akazi. Nyumba zake zatenthedwa; mipiringidzo ya zipata zake yathyoka. 31Wothamanga akuthamanga kukakumana ndi wothamanga mnzake, wamthenga kukakumana ndi wamthenga mnzake, kukauza mfumu ya Babulo kuti mzinda wake wagwidwa kuchokera mbali ina mpaka inzake, 32malo owolokera mtsinje agwidwa, madambo ayatsidwa moto, ndipo asilikali agwidwa ndi mantha.
33Pakuti izi ndi zimene Atate wa magulu ankhondo akumwamba akunena: Mwana wamkazi wa Babulo ali ngati malo opunthira panthawi yake yoponda; posachedwa nthawi yake yokolola ifika.
34“Nebukadinezara mfumu ya Babulo wandidya, wandiphwanya; wandisiya ngati mbiya yopanda kanthu. Wandimeza ngati chirombo, wadzaza mimba yake ndi zinthu zanga zamtengo wapatali, kenaka wandilavula. 35“Chiwawa chochitidwa kwa ine ndi thupi langa chikhale pa Babulo,” akutero wokhala ku Ziyoni. “Magazi anga akhale pa iwo okhala m'dziko la Babulo,” akutero Yerusalemu.
36Chifukwa chake Atate wathu akuti: Taona, ndidzateteza mlandu wako ndi kukubwezera chilungamo. Ndidzaumitsa nyanja yake ndi kuphwetsa kasupe wake. 37Babuloni adzakhala mulu wa bwinja, pokhala nkhandwe, chinthu chochititsa mantha ndi chonyozeka, popanda wokhalamo. 38Pamodzi akubangula ngati mikango yachinyamata, akudzuma ngati ana a mikango. 39Pamene atentha ndi vinyo, Ine ndidzawakonzera phwando ndi kuwaledzeretsa, kuti akondwere—kenaka adzagona tulo tosatha ndi kusadzuka, ati Atate wathu.
40“Ine ndidzawatsitsa ngati ana a nkhosa opita kokaphedwa, ngati nkhosa zazimuna ndi mbuzi. 41Taonani mmene Sesaki wagwidwa, chitamando cha dziko lonse chalandidwa! Babuloni wasanduka chinthu chochititsa mantha pakati pa mitundu ya anthu! b b v41 Sesaki ndi dzina lobisika la Babuloni, kufotokoza chifukwa chake mayina onse awiri akupezeka m'chaputala chino. 42Nyanja yakwera pamwamba pa Babuloni; waphimbidwa ndi mafunde ake okokoma. 43Mizinda yake yasanduka chinthu chochititsa mantha, dziko lowuma ndi lachipululu, dziko limene palibe wokhalamo ndipo palibe wodutsamo.
44“Ine ndidzalanga Beli mu Babuloni ndi kumulavulitsa zimene wameza. Mitundu ya anthu sidzathamangiranso kwa iye, ndipo khoma la Babuloni lidzagwa. c c v44 Beli anali mulungu wamkulu wa Babuloni. Atate wathu akulanda chifanizirochi zonse zimene chinati chimasunga. 45Tulukani mwa iye, ana anga! Aliyense apulumutse moyo wake ku mkwiyo woopsa wa Atate wathu! 46Musafedwe mtima kapena kuchita mantha ndi mphekesera yomveka m'dziko— mphekesera imabwera chaka chimodzi, ndipo ina chaka chotsatira, pali chiwawa m'dziko ndipo wolamulira kulimbana ndi wolamulira mnzake. 47Chifukwa chake, taonani, masiku akubwera pamene Ine ndidzalanga mafano a Babuloni. Dziko lake lonse lidzachititsidwa manyazi, ndipo onse ophedwa ake adzagona atafa mkati mwake. 48Ndipo kumwamba ndi dziko lapansi ndi zonse zili mmenemo zidzafuwula ndi chimwemwe chifukwa cha Babuloni, pakuti owononga adzadza kudzalimbana naye kuchokera kumpoto,” ati Atate wathu.
49Babuloni ayenera kugwa chifukwa cha ophedwa a Israeli, monga momwe ophedwa a dziko lonse anagwera Babuloni. 50Inu amene munapulumuka ku lupanga, pitani, musazengereze! Kumbukirani Atate wathu muli kutali, ndipo Yerusalemu akwere m'mitima yanu. 51“Tachita manyazi, pakuti tamva chitonzo; manyazi aphimba nkhope zathu, chifukwa alendo alowa malo opatulika a nyumba ya Atate wathu.
52Chifukwa chake, taonani, masiku akubwera,” ati Atate wathu, “pamene Ine ndidzalanga mafano ake, ndipo m'dziko lake lonse ovulala adzabuula. 53Ngakhale Babuloni atakwera kumwamba ndi kulimbitsa linga lake lalitali, owononga adzadza kuchokera kwa Ine kudzalimbana naye,” ati Atate wathu.
54Tcheturani—kulira kochokera ku Babuloni, phokoso la chiwonongeko chachikulu kuchokera ku dziko la Ababuloni! 55Pakuti Atate wathu akuwononga Babuloni, kumusandutsa bwinja, ndi kukhalitsa chete mawu ake amphamvu. Mafunde awo akukokoma ngati madzi ambiri; phokoso la mawu awo likumveka. 56Pakuti wowononga wabwera kudzalimbana ndi iyo, ndi Babeloni; ankhondo ake agwidwa, mauta awo aphwanyidwa, pakuti Atate wathu amabwezera—adzabwezeradi kwathunthu.
57“Ndidzaledzeretsa akuluakulu ake ndi anzeru ake, abwanamkubwa ake, atsogoleri a nkhondo, ndi ankhondo ake; adzagona tulo tosatha ndipo sadzaukanso,” atero Mfumu, imene dzina lake ndi Atate wa makamu akumwamba.
58Atate wa makamu akumwamba akuti: Khoma lalikulu la Babeloni lidzagwetsedwa pansi, ndipo zipata zake zazitali zidzatenthedwa ndi moto. Anthu amagwira ntchito pachabe, ndipo mitundu ya anthu imangodzitopetsa chifukwa cha moto basi.
59Yeremiya mneneri anapatsa uthenga uwu kwa Seraya mwana wa Neriya, mwana wa Maseya, pamene anapita ndi Zedekiya mfumu ya Yuda ku Babeloni m'chaka chake chachinayi. Seraya anali mkulu woyang'anira malo ogona. 60Yeremiya anali atalemba m'mpukutu umodzi masautso onse amene adzagwera Babeloni—mau onsewa olembedwa za Babeloni. 61Yeremiya anati kwa Seraya, “Ukafika ku Babeloni, uwonetsetse kuti uwerenge mokweza mau onsewa, 62ndipo unene kuti, ‘Inu Atate wathu, mwanena za malo ano—kuti mudzawononga kotheratu, kuti pasakhalemo kanthu, kaya munthu kapena nyama, koma adzakhala bwinja mpaka muyaya.’ 63Ukamaliza kuwerenga mpukutu uwu, uumangirire mwala, ndipo uuponye pakati pa mtsinje wa Firate, 64ndipo unene kuti, ‘Choncho Babeloni idzamira osadzaukanso, chifukwa cha masautso amene ndikuwabweretsa pa iyo; ndipo anthu ake adzatopa.’” Mau a Yeremiya athera pano.