Nehemiya Ateteza Abale Ake Oponderezedwa
Nthawi ino choopsa chili mkati: njala ndi misonkho zakakamiza mabanja kupereka minda yawo ngati chikole ndi kugulitsa ana awo, pamene akuluakulu achiyuda alipiritsa chiwongola dzanja kwa abale awo omwe. Mkwiyo wa Nehemiya, ndi kuopa Atate wathu, zikakamiza kubweza, ndipo iye akana chakudya choyenera bwanamkubwa zaka khumi ndi ziwiri.
5 1Ndipo kunabuka kulira kwakukulu kwa anthu ndi akazi awo motsutsana ndi Ayuda anzawo. 2Ena anati, “Ife, pamodzi ndi ana athu aamuna ndi aakazi, ndife ambiri; tiyeni tipeze tirigu kuti tidye, tikhale ndi moyo.” 3Ena anati, “Tikupereka ngati chikole minda yathu, minda yathu ya mpesa, ndi nyumba zathu, kuti tipeze tirigu pa njala iyi.” 4Ena anati, “Tabwereka ndalama kuti tipereke msonkho wa mfumu pa minda yathu ndi minda yathu ya mpesa. 5Ife ndife thupi limodzi ndi abale athu, ndipo ana athu ali ngati ana awo—komabe tikukakamiza ana athu aamuna ndi aakazi kukhala akapolo. Ana athu ena aakazi akhala kale akapolo, ndipo tilibe mphamvu, pakuti minda yathu ndi minda yathu ya mpesa ili m'manja mwa ena.”
6Ndinakwiya kwambiri pamene ndinamva kulira kwawo ndi mau awa. 7Ndinalingalira mu mtima mwanga, ndipo ndinadzudzula akuluakulu ndi atsogoleri, ndati, “Aliyense wa inu akulipiritsa chiwongoladzanja pa ngongole kwa abale ake!” Choncho ndinaitanitsa msonkhano waukulu kuti uwatsutse. 8Ndinawauza, ndati, “Ife tachita zonse zotheka kuti tiwombole abale athu Ayuda amene anagulitsidwa kwa anthu a mitundu ina. Koma tsopano inu mukugulitsa abale anu, kuti akagulitsidwenso kwa ife!” Iwo anakhala chete, alibe choti anene. 9Choncho ndinati, “Chimene mukuchita sichabwino. Kodi simuyenera kuyenda moopa Atate wathu, kuti mupewe chipongwe cha mitundu ya adani athu? 10Inenso, abale anga, ndi antchito anga, timawabwereketsa ndalama ndi tirigu. Tiyeni tisiye chiwongoladzanja ichi. 11Abwezereni lero minda yawo, minda yawo ya mpesa, minda yawo ya maolivi, ndi nyumba zawo, pamodzi ndi chiwongoladzanja chimene munawalipiritsa pa ndalama, tirigu, vinyo watsopano, ndi mafuta.”
12Iwo anayankha, nati, “Tidzazibweza ndipo sitidzawafunanso kanthu. Tidzachita monga mwanenera.” Choncho ndinaitana ansembe, ndipo ndinawalumbiritsa akuluakulu kuti asunge lonjezo ili.
13Ndinagwedezanso nsonga ya mkanjo wanga, ndati, “Atate wathu amgwedeze chotere, kumuchotsa m'nyumba mwake ndi m'chuma chake, munthu aliyense amene sasunga lonjezo ili—agwedezedwe ndi kutsalira wopanda kanthu.” Msonkhano wonse unati, “Ameni,” nalemekeza Atate wathu. Ndipo anthu anachita monga analonjeza.
14Kuyambira tsiku limene ndinasankhidwa kukhala bwanamkubwa wa Yuda—kuyambira chaka cha makumi awiri cha mfumu Aritasasita mpaka chaka chake cha makumi atatu ndi chiwiri, zaka khumi ndi ziwiri—ine kapena abale anga sitinadye chakudya choperekedwa kwa bwanamkubwa. 15Koma abwanamkubwa oyamba amene analipo ine ndisanadze anasenzetsa anthu katundu wolemera, nawalanda chakudya ndi vinyo, kuwonjezera pa pafupifupi pawundi imodzi ya siliva. Ngakhale antchito awo ankalamulira anthu. Koma ine sindinachite zimenezo, chifukwa ndinaopa Atate wathu. 16Inenso ndinagwiritsitsa ntchito ya pa khoma ili; sitinagule munda uliwonse. Antchito anga onse anasonkhana pamenepo kuti agwire ntchito. 17Ayuda ndi atsogoleri okwana 150 anadyanso pa tebulo langa, kuwonjezera pa amene anachokera ku mitundu ya anthu otizungulira. 18Zakudya za tsiku lililonse zinali izi: ng'ombe imodzi, nkhosa zabwino zisanu ndi imodzi, ndi mbalame—zonse zinkakonzedwa ndi ndalama zanga; masiku khumi aliwonse, vinyo wa mtundu uliwonse wochuluka. Komabe, sindinafune chakudya choperekedwa kwa bwanamkubwa, pakuti ntchito inkalemera kwambiri pa anthu awa. 19Mundikumbukire ndi zabwino, Atate wanga, chifukwa cha zonse zimene ndachitira anthu awa.
