Atate wathu Afunsa Nyumba Yake Mlandu
Pa chipata cha Nyumba ya Mulungu Atate wathu akuuza opembedza kuti kubwerezabwereza dzina la nyumbayo sikuteteza aliyense. Silo nayonso inali malo ake, ndipo anaiwononga. Chimene iye ankafuna chinali chilungamo kwa mlendo, mwana wamasiye ndi mkazi wamasiye. Yeremiya akuuzidwa kuti asapempherere anthu awa.
7 1Awa ndi mau amene anadza kwa Yeremiya kuchokera kwa Atate wathu:
2Imirira pa chipata cha nyumba ya Atate wathu, nulengeze kumeneko, kuti: Imvani mau a Atate wathu, inu nonse a Yuda amene mukulowa pa zipata izi kudzapembedza Iye. 3Atate wa makamu akumwamba, Atate wathu wa Israeli, akuti: Sinthani njira zanu ndi ntchito zanu, ndipo Ine ndidzakulolani kukhala pa malo ano.
4Musadalire mau onyenga awa, akuti: ‘Kachisi wa Atate wathu! Kachisi wa Atate wathu! Kachisi wa Atate wathu!’ 5Mukadzasintha ndithu njira zanu ndi ntchito zanu, ndi kuchitirana ndithu chilungamo wina ndi mnzake, 6ngati simudzapsinja mlendo, wamasiye, kapena mkazi wamasiye, kapena kukhetsa magazi a munthu wosalakwa pa malo ano, ndipo ngati simudzatsata milungu ina kuti mudzivulaze nokha, 7pamenepo ndidzakulolani kukhala pa malo ano, dziko limene ndinalipatsa makolo anu kalekale, ku nthawi zonse. 8Koma taonani, mukudalira mau onyenga amene alibe phindu. 9Kodi mudzaba, kupha, kuchita chigololo, kulumbira monama, kupereka nsembe kwa Baala, ndi kutsata milungu ina imene simunaidziwe, 10ndiyeno mudzabwera kudzaimirira pamaso panga m'nyumba ino imene ili ndi dzina langa, nunena kuti, ‘Tapulumuka!’ — kuti mupitirize kuchita zonyansa zonsezi? 11Kodi nyumba ino imene ili ndi dzina langa yasanduka phanga la achifwamba pamaso panu? Ine ndaona ndekha, ati Atate wathu.
12Tsopano pitani ku malo anga amene anali ku Silo, kumene ndinayika dzina langa poyamba, nuone chimene ndinachita kumeneko chifukwa cha zoipa za anthu anga a Israeli. 13Tsopano, popeza munachita zonsezi, ati Atate wathu — Ine ndinakuyankhulani mobwerezabwereza koma simunamve, ndinakuitanani koma simunayankhe,
14ndidzachita ku nyumba yotchedwa ndi dzina langa, imene mukudalira, ndi ku malo amene ndinakupatsani inu ndi makolo anu, monga ndinachitira ku Silo. 15Ndidzakuchotsani pamaso panga, monga ndinachotsera abale anu onse, ana onse a Efraimu. a a v15 Efraimu ndi dzina lachidule la ufumu wa kumpoto wa Israeli, umene Asiriya anautenga ku ukapolo pafupifupi chaka cha 722 B.C.
16Iwe, usapempherere anthu awa; usawakwezere kulira kapena pemphero; usandidandaulire Ine, pakuti sindidzakumvera. 17Kodi suona zimene akuchita m'mizinda ya Yuda ndi m'misewu ya Yerusalemu? 18Ana amatola nkhuni, atate amayatsa moto, akazi amakanda ufa kuti apange makeke a mfumukazi ya kumwamba; amathira nsembe za chakumwa kwa milungu ina kuti andikwiyitse Ine. b b v18 Mfumukazi ya kumwamba inali mulungu wamkazi wachikunja wa chonde amene ankapembedzedwa ku dziko lakale la Kum'mawa — mabanja ankapereka kupembedza kwa iye m'malo mwa Atate wathu. 19Koma kodi ndine amene akundikwiyitsa? ati Atate wathu. Kodi si iwo eni, kuti adzichititse manyazi okha?
20Choncho Atate Wamphamvuyonse akuti: mkwiyo wanga ndi ukali wanga zidzatsanuliridwa pa malo ano — pa anthu ndi nyama, pa mitengo ya m'munda ndi zipatso za nthaka — kuyaka, kosazimitsidwa.
21Atate wa makamu akumwamba, Atate wathu wa Israeli, akuti: Onjezerani nsembe zanu zopsereza pa nsembe zanu zina, nudye nyama nokha! 22Pakuti pa tsiku limene ndinatulutsa makolo anu m'dziko la Igupto, sindinangoyankhula nawo kapena kuwalamula za nsembe zopsereza ndi nsembe zina. 23Koma ichi ndi chimene ndinawalamula, kuti: Mverani mau anga, ndipo Ine ndidzakhala Atate wanu, ndipo inu mudzakhala ana anga. Yendani mokwanira m'njira imene ndikukulamulirani, kuti zikuyendereni bwino.
24Koma sanamve kapena kutchera khutu; anayenda motsata malingaliro awo eni, mitima yawo yoipa ili yowuma, nayenda chammbuyo osati chatsogolo. 25Kuchokera tsiku limene makolo anu anachoka ku Igupto mpaka lero, ndakutumizirani atumiki anga onse, aneneri, mobwerezabwereza, tsiku ndi tsiku. 26Komabe sanandimvere kapena kumvetsera, koma anawumitsa mitima yawo, nachita zoipa kuposa makolo awo.
27Udzawuza iwo mau onsewa, koma sadzakumvera; udzawaitana, koma sadzakuyankha.
28Uwauze kuti: Uwu ndi mtundu umene sunamvere mau a Atate wathu kapena kulandira chilango; choonadi chatha, chadulidwa pa milomo yawo. 29Meta tsitsi lako nulitaye; lira mokweza pa zitunda zopanda kanthu, pakuti Atate wathu wakana ndi kusiya mbadwo wa mkwiyo wake.
Chigwa cha Kupha
30A Yuda achita zoipa pamaso panga, ati Atate wathu. Anayika mafano awo onyansa m'nyumba imene ili ndi dzina langa, naiipitsa. 31Anamanga malo okwera a Tofeti m'Chigwa cha Beni-Hinomu kuti awotche ana awo aamuna ndi aakazi pa moto — zimene Ine sindinalamule konse, ndipo sizinandilowe mu maganizo anga konse. c c v31 Tofeti anali malo m'Chigwa cha Beni-Hinomu kum'mwera kwa Yerusalemu kumene ana ankaperekedwa nsembe; chigwachi pambuyo pake chinayambitsa mau akuti ‘Gehena.’ 32Choncho masiku akubwera, ati Atate wathu, pamene malowa sadzatchedwanso Tofeti kapena Chigwa cha Beni-Hinomu, koma Chigwa cha Kupha; adzaika maliro ku Tofeti mpaka kusadzakhalanso malo. 33Mitembo ya anthu awa idzakhala chakudya cha mbalame za mlengalenga ndi nyama za dziko lapansi, popanda wina woziopseza. 34Ndidzaletsa m'mizinda ya Yuda ndi m'misewu ya Yerusalemu phokoso la chimwemwe ndi chisangalalo, mau a mkwati ndi mkwatibwi, pakuti dziko lidzasanduka bwinja.