Mau Afika kwa Yoeli
Mliri woopsa wa dzombe ukukhala chithunzi cha Tsiku la Ambuye limene likubwera, ndi kuitana kwachangu kuti anthu abwerere. Atate sakupempha kuti ang'ambe zovala koma kuti mitima itembenuke.
1 1Mau a Atate wathu amene anafika kwa Yoeli mwana wa Petueli. a a v1 Aneneri enieniwo anatchula Atate — Yesaya 63:16, Yeremiya 31:9, Malaki 2:10 — motero FHB akumasulira YHWH kuti "Atate wathu" pano, kuonetsa zimene anavumbula. 2Imvani zimenezi, inu akulu; tcherani khutu, nonse amene mumakhala m'dziko lino. Kodi chinthu chonga ichi chinachitikapo m'masiku anu, kapena m'masiku a makolo anu? 3Auzeni ana anu za izi, ndipo ana anu auze ana awo, ndipo ana awo auze mbadwo wotsatira. 4Chimene dzombe lodula linasiya, dzombe la gulu linadya; chimene dzombe la gulu linasiya, dzombe lolumphalumpha linadya; ndipo chimene dzombe lolumphalumpha linasiya, dzombe lowononga linadya. b b v4 Mau anayi awa akutchula magulu kapena mitundu yolandizana ya dzombe; Chihebri akuwaunjika kuti aonetse chiwonongeko chotheratu — chimene gulu lina linasiya, lotsatira linadya. 5Dzukani, inu zidakwa, ndipo lirani; fuwulani, nonse inu akumwa vinyo, chifukwa cha vinyo wokoma, pakuti wachotsedwa pa milomo yanu.
6“Pakuti mtundu wa anthu walowa m'dziko langa, wamphamvu ndi wosawerengeka; mano ake ndi mano a mkango, ndipo uli ndi mano akulu a mkango waikazi. 7Lawononga mpesa wanga ndipo lathyola mkuyu wanga; lasenda makungwa ake nawaponya pambali, nasiya nthambi zake zopanda chikopa ndi zoyera.”
8Lirani ngati namwali wovala chiguduli chifukwa cha mwamuna wa unyamata wake. 9Nsembe yachakudya ndi nsembe yachakumwa zachotsedwa m'nyumba ya Atate wathu; ansembe, atumiki a Atate wathu, akulira. c c v9 "Nyumba ya Atate wathu" yalowa m'malo mwa "nyumba ya Yehova" ya Matembenuzidwe ena a Chingelezi kuti ibwezeretse tanthauzo laubale — nyumba ya Mulungu ndi kwawo kwa Atate. 10Munda wawonongeka, nthaka ikulira; pakuti tirigu wawonongeka, vinyo watsopano waphwa, mafuta atheratu. 11Chitani manyazi, inu alimi; fuwulani, inu olima mpesa, chifukwa cha tirigu ndi balere, pakuti zokolola za m'munda zawonongeka. 12Mpesa wauma, ndipo mkuyu wafota; mkankhamba, mgwalangwa, ndi apulo—mitengo yonse ya m'munda yauma. Zoonadi chimwemwe chafota nachoka pakati pa anthu onse.
Bwererani kwa Atate Wanu
13Valani ziguduli ndipo lirani mwachisoni, inu ansembe; fuwulani, inu atumiki a guwa lansembe. Bwerani, gonani usiku wonse muli ndi ziguduli, inu atumiki a Atate wanga; pakuti nsembe yachakudya ndi nsembe yachakumwa zaletsedwa m'nyumba ya Atate wanu. 14Lengezani kusala kudya; itanani msonkhano woyera. Sonkhanitsani akulu ndi onse amene amakhala m'dziko kunyumba ya Atate wathu, ndipo fuwulani kwa Atate wathu. 15Tsoka kwa tsiku limenelo! Pakuti tsiku la Atate wathu layandikira, ndipo lidzadza ngati chiwonongeko chochokera kwa Wamphamvuzonse. d d v15 Matembenuzidwe ena amati "tsiku la Yehova." FHB akutchula Munthu amene tsiku ili ndi lake: Atate wathu, amene adza kudzateteza ndi kubwezeretsa ana ake. 16Kodi chakudya sichachotsedwa pamaso pathu penipeni—chimwemwe ndi chisangalalo zachoka m'nyumba ya Atate wathu? 17Mbewu zafota pansi powuma; nyumba zosungira zawonongeka, nkhokwe zagwetsedwa, pakuti tirigu wauma. 18Taonani mmene nyama zikubuwulira! Makamu a ng'ombe akuyendayenda mosokonezeka chifukwa alibe msipu; ngakhale magulu a nkhosa akuvutika. 19Kwa Inu, Atate wathu, ndikuitana, pakuti moto wanyeketsa msipu wa m'chipululu, ndipo lawi la moto latentha mitengo yonse ya m'munda. 20Ngakhale nyama zakutchire zikulirira kwa Inu, pakuti mitsinje yauma, ndipo moto wanyeketsa msipu wa m'chipululu.
