Chilengezo cha Mngelo
Kugwa kwa Babulo kukulengezedwa, ndipo mawu akuitana anthu a Atate wathu kuti atuluke mwa iye miliri yake isanagwe. Mafumu, amalonda ndi oyendetsa sitima akuonera ali patali ndi kulira — osati chifukwa cha iye, koma chifukwa cha malonda amene ataya. Nyimbo, kuwala kwa nyale ndi mawu a ukwati zatha kumeneko mpaka kalekale.
18 1Zitatha izi ndinaona mngelo wina akutsika kuchokera kumwamba, ali ndi ulamuliro waukulu; ndipo dziko linawala ndi ulemerero wake. 2Anafuwula kwambiri nati, “Wagwa, wagwa Babuloni wamkulu! Wasanduka nyumba ya ziwanda, pobisalira mzimu uliwonse wodetsedwa, pobisalira mbalame iliyonse yodetsedwa, pobisalira nyama iliyonse yodetsedwa ndi yonyansidwa. 3Pakuti mitundu yonse yamwa vinyo wa chilakolako cha dama lake; mafumu a dziko lapansi anachita naye dama, ndipo amalonda a dziko lapansi analemera ndi mphamvu ya zapamwamba zake.”
4Ndipo ndinamva mau ena ochokera kumwamba, akuti, “Tulukani mwa iye, anthu anga, kuti musagawane nawo machimo ake, kapena kulandira miliri yake;
5pakuti machimo ake aunjikana mpaka kumwamba, ndipo Atate wathu wakumbukira zoipa zake. 6Mubwezereni monga iye anabwezera, ndipo mumbwezere kuwirikiza kawiri pa zimene anachita; mu chikho chimene anasakaniza, msakanizireni kawiri. 7Monga iye anadzilemekeza yekha nakhala moyo wapamwamba, mumpatse muyeso womwewo wa mazunzo ndi chisoni; pakuti mumtima mwake amati, ‘Ndakhala pampando waufumu monga mfumukazi; sindine wamasiye, ndipo sindidzaona chisoni konse.’ 8Chifukwa chake miliri yake idzafika tsiku limodzi—imfa ndi chisoni ndi njala— ndipo adzatenthedwa ndi moto; pakuti ndi wamphamvu Atate wathu, amene wamuweruza.”
9Mafumu a dziko lapansi amene anachita naye dama nakhala naye moyo wapamwamba adzamlirira ndi kubuma, poona utsi wa kutentha kwake. 10Ataimirira patali, akuopa mazunzo ake, adzati, “Tsoka, tsoka, mzinda waukulu, Babuloni, mzinda wamphamvu! Pa nthawi imodzi chiweruzo chako chafika.” 11Amalonda a dziko lapansi akulira ndi kumulirira, pakuti palibe amene akugulanso katundu wawo. 12Katundu wa golide, siliva, miyala yamtengo wapatali, ngale, nsalu zabwino, zofiirira, silika, zofiira; mitengo yonse yonunkhira, zinthu zonse za minyanga ya njovu, matabwa amtengo wapatali, mkuwa, chitsulo, mwala wa marabulo. 13Sinamoni, zokometsera, zofukiza, mure, lubani, vinyo, mafuta a azitona, ufa wosalala, tirigu, ng'ombe, nkhosa, akavalo, magaleta, ndi matupi ndi miyoyo ya anthu.
14“Zipatso zakupsa zimene moyo wako unkhumba zachoka kwa iwe; chuma chako chonse ndi ulemerero zatayika, sizidzapezekanso.” 15Amalonda a zinthu izi amene analemera ndi iye adzaimirira patali, akuopa mazunzo ake, akulira ndi kulirira, 16nafuwula, “Tsoka, tsoka pa mzinda waukulu, umene unavala nsalu zabwino, zofiirira, ndi zofiira, nukongoletsedwa ndi golide, miyala yamtengo wapatali, ndi ngale! Pa nthawi imodzi chuma chotere chawonongeka.” 17Ndipo mkulu aliyense wa sitima, ndi aliyense woyenda panyanja, oyendetsa sitima, ndi onse amene amapeza zofunika zawo panyanja anaimirira patali, 18nafuwula poona utsi wa kutentha kwake, akuti, “Kodi ndi mzinda uti unafanana ndi mzinda waukulu?” 19Anadziwaza fumbi pamitu yawo, nafuwula, akulira ndi kulirira, akuti, “Tsoka, tsoka kwa mzinda waukulu, umene onse amene anali ndi sitima panyanja analemera ndi chuma chake! Pa nthawi imodzi wawonongeka.” 20Kondwera chifukwa cha iye, iwe kumwamba, ndi inu oyera mtima ndi atumwi ndi aneneri! Pakuti Atate wathu waweruza mlandu wanu ndi iye.
21Mngelo wamphamvu anatenga mwala ngati mwala waukulu wa mphero naugwetsera munyanja, nati, “Umu ndi mmene Babuloni mzinda waukulu adzaponyedwera mwamphamvu, ndipo sadzapezekanso. 22Mau a oimba azeze ndi oimba nyimbo, a oimba zitoliro ndi a oyimba malipenga, sadzamvekanso mwa iwe. Palibe wamisiri wa luso lililonse amene adzapezekanso mwa iwe. Mau a mphero sadzamvekanso mwa iwe. 23Kuwala kwa nyale sikudzawalanso mwa iwe. Mau a mkwati ndi mkwatibwi sadzamvekanso mwa iwe. Pakuti amalonda ako anali akuluakulu a dziko lapansi, ndipo mitundu yonse inanyengedwa ndi matsenga ako. 24Mwa iye munapezeka mwazi wa aneneri ndi oyera mtima, ndi wa onse amene anaphedwa pa dziko lapansi.”