Atate Achenjeza: Thawani ku Yerusalemu
Yeremiya akuona kuzingidwa kukuyandikira ndipo akumva atsogoleri akulonjeza mtendere pa bala limene sanalichiritse. Atate wathu akupereka njira imodzi yotulukira: imani pa mphambano, funsani za njira yakale, muyende m'menemo. Anthu akuyankha kuti sadzatero. Iye akuwatcha siliva wokanidwa.
6 1“Thawani kuti mupulumuke, inu ana a Benjamini, mutuluke mu Yerusalemu! Lizani lipenga ku Tekowa, ndipo kwezani chizindikiro pa Beti-hakeremu, pakuti tsoka likuonekera kuchokera kumpoto, chiwonongeko chachikulu. 2Mwana wamkazi wokongola ndi wofewa wa Ziyoni—ndidzamuwononga iye. 3Abusa ndi ziweto zawo adzabwera kudzalimbana naye; adzamanga mahema awo momuzungulira iye, aliyense akudya gawo lake.”
4Konzekani nkhondo yolimbana naye! Bwerani, tiukire masana! Koma tsoka kwa ife, pakuti tsiku likutha ndipo mithunzi ya madzulo ikutalika. 5Bwerani, tiukire usiku ndipo tiwononge malinga ake!
6Pakuti Atate wa magulu ankhondo a kumwamba akuti: Gwetsani mitengo yake ndipo mangani mtumbira wolimbana ndi Yerusalemu. Mzinda uwu uyenera kulangidwa; mkati mwake mulibe kanthu koma chipsinjo. 7“Monga chitsime chimasunga madzi ake atsopano, momwemo iye amasunga kuyipa kwake kwatsopano. Chiwawa ndi chiwonongeko zikumveka mkati mwake; matenda ndi mabala zili pamaso panga nthawi zonse. 8Landira chenjezo, iwe Yerusalemu, ukapanda, ndidzakufulatira iwe mwanyansi, ndi kukusandutsa chipululu, dziko losakhalamo munthu aliyense.”
9Atate wa magulu ankhondo a kumwamba akuti: Adzakunkha otsalira a Isiraeli mokwanira monga mphesa imakunkhidwa. Bweza dzanja lako pa nthambi kachiwiri, ngati wokolola mphesa.
10“Kodi ndingalankhule ndi yani ndi kumuchenjeza, kuti amve? Makutu awo ndi otsekeka, kotero sangathe kumva. Mau a Atate wathu ndi onyansa kwa iwo; sasangalala nawo.
11Koma ine ndadzaza ndi mkwiyo wa Atate wathu; ndatopa kuusunga mkati. Uthire pa ana a m'misewu, pa anyamata osonkhana pamodzi; mwamuna ndi mkazi adzatengedwa onse, nkhalamba ndi okalamba kwambiri.” 12Nyumba zawo zidzaperekedwa kwa ena, minda yawo ndi akazi awo pamodzi, pakuti ndidzatambasula dzanja langa kulimbana ndi okhala m'dzikomo, ati Atate wathu. 13Pakuti kuchokera kwa wamng'ono mpaka wamkulu, onse ali ndi umbombo wa phindu lachinyengo; kuchokera kwa mneneri mpaka wansembe, onse amachita chinyengo. 14Amapaka mankhwala pa chilonda cha anthu anga ngati kuti sichachikulu. ‘Mtendere, mtendere,’ amatero, pamene palibe mtendere. 15Kodi anachita manyazi ndi machitidwe awo onyansa? Ayi, sanachite manyazi n'pang'ono pomwe; sanadziwe n'komwe kugwetsa nkhope. Choncho adzagwa pakati pa anthu ogwa; adzagwetsedwa pamene ndidzawalanga, ati Atate wathu.
16Atate wathu akuti: Imani pa mphambano ndipo penyani; funsani za njira zakale, pomwe pali njira yabwino, ndipo yendani m'menemo, ndipo mudzapeza mpumulo wa miyoyo yanu. Koma iwo anati, ‘Sitidzayenda m'menemo.’ 17Ndinaika alonda pa inu ndipo ndinati, ‘Mverani kulira kwa lipenga!’ Koma iwo anati, ‘Sitidzamvera.’ 18“Choncho imvani, inu mitundu ya anthu; dziwani, inu mboni, zimene zidzawachitikira. 19Tamva, iwe dziko lapansi: ndikubweretsa tsoka pa anthu awa, chipatso cha machenjerero awo, chifukwa sanamvere mau anga ndipo anakana malangizo anga. 20Kodi ndisamalira chiyani za lubani wochokera ku Seba kapena bango lokoma lochokera ku dziko lakutali? Nsembe zanu zopsereza sizolandirika; nsembe zanu sizindikondweretsa.”
21Choncho Atate wathu akuti: Ndidzayika zokhumudwitsa pamaso pa anthu awa. Makolo ndi ana omwe adzapunthwa pa izo; anansi ndi abwenzi adzawonongeka.
22Atate wathu akuti: Taonani, gulu lankhondo likubwera kuchokera ku dziko lakumpoto; mtundu waukulu wa anthu ukunyamuka kuchokera kumalekezero a dziko lapansi. 23Agwira uta ndi mkondo; ndi ankhanza ndipo alibe chifundo. Phokoso lawo likung'ung'udza ngati nyanja akakwera pa akavalo, atakonzekera nkhondo kulimbana ndi iwe, mwana wamkazi wa Ziyoni.
24Tamva mbiri yawo, ndipo manja athu alefuka. Masautso agwira ife, ululu ngati wa mkazi pa nthawi yobereka. 25Musatuluke kupita kuminda kapena kuyenda m'misewu, pakuti mdani ali ndi lupanga, ndipo mantha ali ponseponse. 26Mwana wamkazi wa anthu anga, vala zovala zamaliro ndipo gubuduka mu phulusa; lira ndi kubuma kowawa ngati wolira mwana wobadwa yekha, pakuti mwadzidzidzi wowononga adzatigwera.
27“Ndakuika iwe kukhala woyesa zitsulo pakati pa anthu anga, kuti uzipenya ndi kuyesa njira zawo. 28Onse ndi owukira ouma mitima, akuyendayenda kufalitsa miseche. Ndi mkuwa ndi chitsulo; onse amachita zoipa. 29Mivuvu ikuuzira mwamphamvu kuti itenthe mtovu ndi moto, koma kuyenga kulibe phindu; oyipa sanachotsedwe. 30Amatchedwa siliva wokanidwa, chifukwa Atate wathu wawakana.”