Mpaka Lini, Baba Wanga?
Mprofeti asumana mwakukhulupirika na Baba wace thangwi yanji uipi ukhala mbukuthimbwa—mbapita kubulukira ku kudandaula mpaka ku kulonga kunango kwa kuthemba kwakulimba kakamwe m'Malemba.
1 1Mphangwa ire adaiona Habhakuki profeta. 2Mpaka lini, Baba wanga, ndinakhuwa kuphemba ciphedzo, mbwenye Imwe nkhabe kubva? Ndisakhuwira Imwe: “Uwanga!” mbwenye Imwe nkhabe kupulumusa.
Uwanga pa Nkhundu Zonsene
3Thangwi yanji musandicitisa kuona kuipa kweneku, pontho thangwi yanji musaona basi pakucitwa pyakuipa? Kufudza na uwanga piri patsogolo panga; makani asalamuka, kumenyana kusamwazika nkhundu zonsene. 4Natenepa mwambo waleka kuphata basa, pontho cilungamo nkhabe kucitwa. Thangwi anyakuipa asazungulira anyakulungama; natenepa cilungamo cisabuluka cakupotoka.
Onani Pinacita Ine
5“Onani pakati pa madzindza, mbamuyang'ana—dzumatirwani kakamwe! Thangwi Ine ndisacita basa mu ntsiku zanu, yakuti nee munadzaikhulupira mungapangwa. 6Thangwi onani—Ine ndisalamusa Ababhilonya, dzindza ire yakukalipa na yakucimbiza, anafamba mbapita m'mbali zonsene za dziko, toera kukwata mbuto zakukhala zakuti nee ndi zawo. 7Iwo ndi akugopswa na akuopsa; cilungamo cawo na ulemu wawo pisabuluka basi mwa iwo ene, nee kwa munthu unango. 8Makavalo awo ndi akuthamanga kupiringana ingwe, akukalipa kupiringana nkhandwe za namaulo. Akukwira makavalo awo asathamanga patsogolo; akukwira makavalo awo asabwera buluka kutali, mbauluka ninga mphungu inacimbiza kudya nyama. 9Onsene asabwera toera kucita uwanga, nkhope zawo zonsene zakuyang'ana kutsogolo; asagumanya amphole ninga nsenga. 10Asanyoza amambo, atsogoleri ndi akusekwa kuna iwo. Asaseka malinga onsene; asamanga mitunda ya dothi mbaakwata. 11Buluka penepo asapita ninga mphepo mbaenda—iwo ndi akudawa, anthu akuti mphambvu zawo ndi mulungu wawo.”
Kodi Imwe Si Ndimwe Wa Kale-kale Tayu?
12Kodi Imwe si ndimwe wakukhala kutomera kale-kale tayu, Baba wanga, Wakucena wanga? Ife nkhabe kudzafa. Baba wanga, Imwe mwaasankhula iwo toera kutonga; Thanthwe yanga, Imwe mwaakhazikisa iwo toera kusandika. a a v12 Thanthwe ndi dzina limbodzi mwa madzina akutoma a ndakatulo a Testamente Yakale akucemera Baba wathu — yakuwanga, yakukhonda kugukuswa, yakukhulupirika mu cibverano. Habhakuki asatembenukira kuna Thanthwe toera kugumana cinyindiro, mu'dzidzi wakuti ciruzo cisagwa. 13Maso anu ndi akucena kakamwe mwakuti nkhabe kwanisa kuyang'ana pyakuipa, pontho Imwe nkhabe kwanisa kuyang'anisisa kuphonya. Thangwi yanji tsono musayang'ana anyakunyengeza mbamukhala dzii mu'dzidzi unameza nyakuipa ule wakulungama kupiringana iye? 14Imwe mwacita anthu ninga ntsomba za m'bara, ninga pinyama pyakukwakwaira pyakuti nkhabe ntsogoleri. 15Iye asaakwedza onsene na mbedza; asaakwekweredza na ukonde wace; asaagumanya mu ukonde wace ukulu, na tenepo iye asakomerwa mbatsandzaya. 16Natenepa iye asapereka ntsembe kuna ukonde wace mbapereka mphaso kuna ukonde wace ukulu; thangwi na ipyo iye asapfuma, pontho cakudya cace ndi cizinji. 17Kodi iye anapitiriza kutsanulula ukonde wace, mbapha madzindza mwakusowa ntsisi kwenda na kwenda?
