Atate Aweruza Mitundu ya Anthu
Mitundu ya anthu imene inagulitsa ana a Yuda ndi kutenga chuma cha m'Kachisi ikuitanidwa kutsika ku Chigwa cha Yehosafati kuti iweruzidwe. Atate wathu akubangula kuchokera ku Ziyoni, komabe iye ndi pothawirapo pa anthu ake; mapiri akuyenda vinyo, ndipo iye akukhala mu Ziyoni.
3 1“Pakuti taonani, m'masiku amenewo ndi pa nthawi imeneyo, pamene ndidzabwezeretsa zinthu za Yuda ndi Yerusalemu, 2Ndidzasonkhanitsa mitundu yonse ya anthu ndi kuwatsitsira ku Chigwa cha Yehosafati. Kumeneko ndidzawaweruza chifukwa cha anthu anga, cholowa changa Israeli, amene anawamwaza pakati pa mitundu ya anthu; pakuti anagawana dziko langa, a a v2 Yehosafati amatanthauza kuti “Atate aweruza” — dzina la chigwa chija limalengeza chiweruzo chomwecho chimene chimachitika kumeneko. 3ndipo anachita maere pa anthu anga. Anasinthanitsa mnyamata ndi mkazi wadama, ndipo anagulitsa mtsikana kuti apeze vinyo womwa.
4“Tsono muli ndi mlandu wotani ndi Ine, inu Turo ndi Sidoni, ndi inu zigawo zonse za Filisiti? Kodi mukundibwezera chifukwa cha chinthu chimene ndinachita? Ngati mukundibwezera, mwamsanga ndi mofulumira ndidzabwezera zochita zanu pa mitu yanu yomwe. 5Pakuti munatenga siliva wanga ndi golide wanga, ndi kunyamulira chuma changa chamtengo wapatali kwambiri m'makachisi anu. 6Munagulitsa anthu a Yuda ndi Yerusalemu kwa Agiriki, kuti muwachotse kutali ndi dziko lawo.
7“Koma taonani, Ine ndikuwadzutsa kuchokera ku malo amene munawagulitsirako, ndipo ndidzabwezera zochita zanu pa mitu yanu yomwe. 8Ndidzagulitsa ana anu aamuna ndi aakazi kwa anthu a Yuda, ndipo iwo adzawagulitsa kwa Aseba, ku mtundu wa anthu wakutali— pakuti Atate wathu wayankhula.”
9Lengezani zimenezi pakati pa mitundu ya anthu: Konzekerani nkhondo! Dzutsani ankhondo amphamvu! Anthu onse ankhondo ayandikire ndi kukwera. 10Sulani makasu anu kukhala malupanga ndi zida zanu zodulira kukhala mikondo; munthu wofooka anene kuti, “Ndine wankhondo.” 11Fulumirani ndi kubwera, inu mitundu yonse ya anthu yozungulira, ndipo musonkhane kumeneko. Tsitsani ankhondo anu, Atate wathu.
12“Mitundu ya anthu idzidzutse ndi kukwera ku Chigwa cha Yehosafati; pakuti kumeneko ndidzakhala pansi kuti ndiweruze mitundu yonse ya anthu yozungulira. 13Gwetsani chikwakwa, pakuti zokolola zapsa. Bwerani, pondani mphesa, pakuti chopondera mphesa chadzala ndipo mitsuko yasefukira— pakuti kuipa kwawo nkwakukulu.”
14Makamu a anthu, makamu a anthu m'chigwa cha chigamulo! Pakuti tsiku la Atate wathu layandikira m'chigwa cha chigamulo. 15Dzuwa ndi mwezi zidzadetima, ndipo nyenyezi zidzabisa kuwala kwake. 16Atate wathu akubangula kuchokera ku Ziyoni ndipo akukweza mawu ake kuchokera ku Yerusalemu; kumwamba ndi dziko lapansi zikugwedezeka. Koma Atate wathu ndiye pothawira pa anthu ake, linga la ana a Israeli.
Atate Abwezeretsa Anthu Ake
17“Pamenepo mudzadziwa kuti Ine ndine Atate wanu, wokhala mu Ziyoni, phiri langa loyera. Yerusalemu adzakhala woyera, ndipo alendo sadzadutsamonso mu mzindamo.
18“Ndipo tsiku limenelo mapiri adzadontha vinyo wotsekemera, zitunda zidzatulutsa mkaka, ndipo mitsinje yonse ya Yuda idzayenda ndi madzi. Kasupe adzatuluka m'nyumba mwanga ndi kuthirira Chigwa cha Mitengo ya Minga. 19Igupto adzasanduka bwinja ndipo Edomu adzakhala chipululu chowonongeka, chifukwa cha nkhanza zochitidwa kwa anthu a Yuda, m'dziko mwawo amene anakhetsamo magazi a anthu osalakwa. 20Koma mu Yuda mudzakhala anthu kwamuyaya, ndipo Yerusalemu kwa mibadwo yonse. 21Ndidzayeretsa mlandu wa magazi amene anakhetsedwa pa iwo—umene sindinawuyeretse—pakuti Atate wathu amakhala mu Ziyoni.” b b v21 Pamene Mabaibulo ena amati “bwezerani magazi awo,” Atate wathu akuteteza ana ake kwa iwo amene anakhetsa magazi awo — kubweretsa chilungamo, osati kubwezera kwankhanza.
