Mthenga wa Atate wathu ku Bokimu
Mthenga wa Atate wathu akudzudzula Aisraeli ku Bokimu chifukwa chochita mtendere ndi anthu a m'dzikolo, ndipo iwo akulira. M'badwo wa Yoswa ukutha, ndipo ukudzuka m'badwo umene sudziwa Atate wathu. Njira ya bukuli ikukhazikika: kusiya, achifwamba, woweruza woukitsidwa mwachifundo, ndi kuipa koposa pambuyo pake.
2 1Mthenga wa Atate wathu anakwera kuchokera ku Giligala kupita ku Bokimu, nati, “Ine ndinakutulutsani ku Igupto, ndikukufikitsani ku dziko limene ndinalumbira kwa makolo anu. Ndinati, ‘Sindidzaswa konse pangano langa ndi inu. 2Simudzachita pangano ndi anthu a dziko ili; gumulani maguwa awo ansembe.’ Koma inu simunamvera mau anga. Kodi mwachita chiyani?” 3“Chifukwa chake tsopano ndinena kuti: Sindidzawathamangitsa pamaso panu; adzakhala ngati minga m'mbali mwanu, ndipo milungu yawo idzakhala msampha kwa inu.”
4Pamene mthenga wa Atate wathu ananena mau awa kwa Aisraeli onse, anthu analira mokweza mau. 5Ndipo anatcha malo amenewo Bokimu, ndipo kumeneko anapereka nsembe kwa Atate wathu. a a v5 Dzina lakuti Bokimu limatanthauza “olira” — anthu anatcha malo amenewo chifukwa cha kulira kumene kunabuka pamene anazindikira momwe anali atapatuka kutali ndi Atate wathu.
Mbadwo wa Yoswa Wapita
6Pamene Yoswa anawalola anthu kuti apite, Aisraeli aliyense anapita kukatenga cholowa chake cha dziko. 7Anthu anatumikira Atate wathu masiku onse a Yoswa, ndi a akulu amene anakhalabe ndi moyo atamwalira Yoswa, amene anaona ntchito yonse yaikulu imene Atate wathu anachitira Israeli. 8Yoswa mwana wa Nuni, mtumiki wa Atate wathu, anamwalira ali ndi zaka 110. 9Anamkwirira m'dziko la cholowa chake ku Timunati-heresi, m'dziko la mapiri la Efuraimu, kumpoto kwa phiri la Gaasi.
Mbadwo Wayiwala Atate
10Mbadwo wonsewo nawonso anasonkhanitsidwa kwa makolo awo, ndipo mbadwo wina unauka pambuyo pawo umene sunadziwa Atate wathu, kapena ntchito imene anachitira Israeli. 11Aisraeli anachita zoipa pamaso pa Atate wathu, natumikira Abaala. 12Anasiya Atate wathu, Mulungu wa makolo awo, amene anawatulutsa m'dziko la Igupto. Anatsatira milungu ina ya anthu owazungulira, nayigwadira, nakwiyitsa Atate wathu. 13Anasiya Atate wathu, natumikira Baala ndi Asiteroti. 14Chifukwa chake mkwiyo wa Atate wathu unayaka pa Israeli, ndipo anawapereka m'manja mwa ofunkha amene anawafunkha, nawagulitsa kwa adani owazungulira, kotero kuti sanathenso kulimbana nawo. 15Kulikonse kumene anapita, dzanja la Atate wathu linali pa iwo powononga, monga momwe anawawuza ndi kuwalumbirira. Iwo anali pa masautso aakulu kwambiri.
16Pamenepo Atate wathu anawutsa oweruza amene anawapulumutsa m'manja mwa ofunkha awo. 17Koma sanamvera ngakhale oweruza awo. Anachita chiwerewere ndi milungu ina, nayigwadira, napatuka msanga pa njira imene makolo awo anayendamo, amene anamvera malamulo a Atate wathu; iwo sanachite chimodzimodzi. 18Pamene Atate wathu anawutsa oweruza, anakhala ndi woweruza aliyense, nawapulumutsa m'manja mwa adani awo masiku onse a woweruzayo; pakuti Atate wathu anagwidwa ndi chifundo chifukwa cha kubuula kwawo pansi pa oponderezawo. 19Koma woweruza akamwalira, anabwerera m'mbuyo, naonongeka kuposa makolo awo, potsatira milungu ina kuti aitumikire ndi kuigwadira. Sanasiye konse zochita zawo kapena njira zawo zamakani.
20Chifukwa chake mkwiyo wa Atate wathu unayaka pa Israeli, ndipo anati, “Popeza mtundu uwu waswa pangano langa limene ndinalamula makolo awo, ndipo sunamvera mau anga, 21Inenso sindidzathamangitsanso mtundu uliwonse umene Yoswa anausiya pamene anamwalira, 22kuti ndiyese Israeli kudzera mwa iwo, ngati adzasunga njira ya Atate wathu, kuyendamo monga makolo awo anachitira, kapena ayi.”
23Chifukwa chake Atate wathu anasiya mitundu imeneyo, osaithamangitsa msanga, ndipo sanaipereke m'manja mwa Yoswa.
