Moabe na Yuda Acemerwa Kunyumba
Kutonga kusazungulira kubuluka ku Moabe na ku Yuda mpaka ku Izarayeli ekhene, na mlandu ndi wakubveka: kugulisa wakulungama thangwi ya prata na nyakusauka thangwi ya sapato, kupondereza akusauka, kukhazikisa aprofeta. Baba wathu asakumbukira pidaapasa iye, pakumala asalonga kuti anaaphwanya.
2 1Baba wathu asalonga tenepa: Thangwi ya madawo matatu a Moabe, na thangwi ya manai, Ine nkhabe kubwezera matongero anga tayu—iye apisa magogodo a mambo wa Edhomu mpaka kucita utunzi. 2Natenepa Ine ndinatumiza moto pa Moabe, iwo unapfudza nyumba zakuwanga za Keriyote; Moabe anafa pakati pa cibvumo, na kufuwa pontho na kulira kwa nyanga. 3Ine ndinagwanda ntongi kubuluka pakati pace, mbandipha atsogoleri ace onsene pabodzi na iye, asalonga Baba wathu.
4Baba wathu asalonga tenepa: Thangwi ya madawo matatu a Yuda, na thangwi ya manai, Ine nkhabe kubwezera matongero anga tayu—iwo akhonda mwambo wa Baba wathu mbakhonda kukoya midida yace, pontho mabodo awo aapeusa, mabodo ale adatowezera ambuya awo. 5Natenepa Ine ndinatumiza moto pa Yuda, iwo unapfudza nyumba zakuwanga za Yerusalemi.
Matongero a Baba pa Izarayeli
6Baba wathu asalonga tenepa: Thangwi ya madawo matatu a Izarayeli, na manai, Ine nkhabe kuleka tayu—iwo asagulisa wakulungama thangwi ya parata, na wakusowa thangwi ya ntsapato ziwiri. 7Iwo asaponda misolo ya anyakutcerenga mu pfumbi ya pantsi, mbakhundusa akutambudzika munjira. Mamuna na babace asaenda kuna ntsikana m'bodzi ene, mbanyadisa dzina yanga yakucena. 8Iwo asawandama pa khundu pa maguwa onsene pa nguwo zidatengwa ninga cikole, pontho n'nyumba ya Mulungu wawo iwo asamwa vinyu ya ale adaalipisa iwo. 9Mbwenye ndi Ine ndidapfudza Amori patsogolo pawo, akhali akulapha ninga mikedhru pontho akhali akuwanga ninga mitondo; ndapfudza misapo yace padzulu na midzi yace pantsi. 10Ndi Ine ndidakubulusani ku dziko ya Edjipito mbandikutsogolerani pyaka makumanai n'thando, toera kutambira dziko ya Amori. 11Ndasankhula anango a ana anu toera akhale aprofeta, na anango a aphale anu toera akhale Anaziri. Kodi si tenepo tayu, imwe anthu a Izarayeli? asalonga Baba wathu. a a v11 Anaziri akhali Aizarayeli adacita cipangano cakupambulika cakuperekeka kuna Mulungu, mbakhonda kumwa vinyu na kugunda tsisi yawo (lang'ana Numeru 6). 12Mbwenye imwe mwacitisa Anaziri kumwa vinyu, mwatonga aprofeta, mukalonga tenepa: “Lekani kuprofetesa.” 13Onani, Ine ndinakufinyani pa mbuto yanu, ninga ngolo yakudzala na mitolo inafinya mataka pantsi pace. 14Ngakhale wakuthamanga mwakucimbiza nkhabe kugumana njira yakuthawa tayu, wamphambvu nkhabe kuwanga na mphambvu zace tayu, na nyankhondo nkhabe kupulumusa umaso wace tayu. 15Nyakuponya miseve nkhabe kulimira tayu, wakuthamanga na miyendo nkhabe kuthawa tayu, na wakukwira pa kavalo nkhabe kupulumusa umaso wace tayu. 16Ngakhale wacipapo kakamwe pakati pa anyankhondo anadzathawa mwakukhonda kubvala pa ntsiku ineyo, asalonga Baba wathu.
