Yoswa Aitana Aisraeli Kuti Agwiritsitse
Yoswa, atakalamba, akusonkhanitsa atsogoleri ndipo akupereka chenjezo losavuta: gwiritsitsani, musakwatirane ndi mitundu yotsalayo kapena milungu yawo. Akulankhula kuchokera m'zimene adaziona — palibe lonjezo ngakhale limodzi la Atate wathu limene lalephera — ndipo akuti mawu ochenjeza nawonso adzakwaniritsidwa chimodzimodzi.
23 1Patapita nthawi yaitali, Atate wathu atawapatsa Aisraeli mpumulo kwa adani awo onse owazungulira, Yoswa anali wokalamba, wa zaka zambiri. 2Yoswa anaitana Aisraeli onse, akulu awo, atsogoleri, oweruza, ndi akuluakulu, nati, “Ine ndakalamba, ndili wa zaka zambiri. 3Inu mwaona zonse zimene Atate wanu anazichita kwa mitundu yonse iyi chifukwa cha inu; pakuti Atate wanu anakumenyerani nkhondo. 4Taonani, ndakugawirani, kukhala cholowa cha mafuko anu, mitundu yotsala iyi, ndi mitundu yonse imene ndinaidula, kuchokera ku Yorodani mpaka ku Nyanja Yaikulu kumadzulo. 5Atate wanu Iyemwini adzawakankhira kumbuyo ndi kuwapirikitsa pamaso panu, ndipo inu mudzalandira dziko lawo, monga Atate wanu anakulonjezani.
6Limbani mtima kwambiri kuti musunge ndi kuchita zonse zolembedwa m'buku la lamulo la Mose, osapatuka pa ilo kudzanja lamanja kapena lamanzere. 7Musasakanikirane ndi mitundu yotsala iyi imene ili pakati panu. Musatchule mayina a milungu yawo kapena kulumbira m'dzina lawo; musawatumikire kapena kuwagwadira. 8Koma gwiritsitsani Atate wanu, monga mwachitira mpaka lero.
9Atate wanu wapirikitsa mitundu yaikulu ndi yamphamvu pamaso panu; palibe munthu amene wakuimirani mpaka lero. 10Munthu mmodzi wa inu amathamangitsa anthu 1,000, pakuti Atate wanu Iyemwini amakumenyerani nkhondo, monga anakulonjezani. 11Chifukwa chake dziyang'anireni mosamala, kuti mukonde Atate wanu. 12Koma ngati inu mubwerera m'mbuyo ndi kukakamira mitundu yotsala iyi imene yatsala pakati panu, nukwatirana nawo, nusakanikirana nawo, iwonso ndi inu, 13dziwani ndithu kuti Atate wanu sadzapirikitsanso mitundu iyi pamaso panu. Idzakhala msampha ndi diwa kwa inu, chikwapu m'mbali mwanu ndi minga m'maso mwanu, mpaka mudzawonongeke kuchoka m'dziko labwino ili limene Atate wanu anakupatsani.
14Tsopano ine ndikupita njira ya anthu onse a pa dziko lapansi. Inu mukudziwa ndi mtima wanu wonse ndi moyo wanu wonse kuti palibe chinthu chimodzi cha zinthu zabwino zimene Atate wanu anakulonjezani chimene chalephera—zonse zakwaniritsidwa kwa inu; palibe ngakhale chimodzi chimene chalephera. 15Monga momwe mau onse abwino amene Atate wanu anakuuzani anakwaniritsidwira, momwemonso Iye adzabweretsa pa inu chinthu chilichonse choipa, mpaka adzakuwonongeni kuchoka m'dziko labwino ili limene anakupatsani. 16Ngati inu muphwanya pangano la Atate wanu, limene anakulamulirani, nupita kukatumikira milungu ina ndi kuigwadira, mkwiyo wa Atate wanu udzakuyakirani, ndipo inu mudzawonongeka msanga kuchoka m'dziko labwino limene anakupatsani.”
