Baba Asalembera Banja Yace Iri ku Utapwa
Tsamba la Yeremiya kuna ale adatengwa kale ku ukapolo lisanyamula mafala a Baba wathu: khalani ku Babilonya, mangani nyumba, lowolani, na phemberani mzinda, thangwi pyaka makumi manomwe pinafunika kupita. Pikiro la ntsogolo na ciyembekezo lisalongwa kuna anthu akuuzwa kuti afungule mitolo yawo, nee kuyembekeza kupulumuswa tayu.
29 1Awa ndi mafala a tsamba idatumiza Yeremiya mprofeta, kubuluka ku Yerusalemu, mbaituma kuna akulu adasala a anyakutapwa, anyantsembe, aprofeta, na mbumba yonsene idatapwa na Nebhukadhinezari kubuluka ku Yerusalemu kuenda ku Bhabhilonya. 2Pidabuluka mambo Yekoniya ku Yerusalemu, pabodzi na mai wace mambokazi, na akulu a nyumba ya umambo, na akulu a Yuda na a Yerusalemu, na anyabasa a manja na anyakupfula utale. 3Iye atuma tsamba ineyi kubulukira kuna Eleasa mwana wa Safani na Gemariya mwana wa Hilikiya, adatumwa na Zedhekiya mambo wa Yuda kuenda kuna mambo Nebhukadhinezari ku Bhabhilonya. Tsamba ikhalonga tenepa:
4Izi ndi pinalonga Baba wa nkhondo za kudzulu, Baba wathu wa Izarayeli, kuna anyakutapwa onsene adatumiza Ine kubuluka ku Yerusalemu kuenda ku Bhabhilonya: 5“Mangani nyumba mbamukhala mwenemo; limani minda mbamudya misapo yace. 6Lowolani, mbamubala ana amuna na ana akazi. Sakirani akazi ana anu a amuna, perekani ana anu a akazi kuna amuna, toera abale ana amuna na ana akazi. Thimizikani kweneko, lekani kucepa. 7Sakani ntendere wa nzinda udakutumizani Ine ku utapwa, mbamundiphembera thangwi ya iwo, thangwi mu ntendere wa iwo, imwe munadzagumana ntendere wanu.” 8Izi ndi pinalonga Baba wa nkhondo za kudzulu, Baba wathu wa Izarayeli: Lekani kutawirisa aprofeta anu na anyakuombeza ali pakati panu akunyengezeni; lekani kubvesera maloto anapitiriza iwo kulota. 9Iwo asakuprofeterani uthambi mu dzina yanga; Ine sidaatuma tayu, alonga Baba wanu. 10Thangwi Baba wanu asalonga: Pyaka makumanomwe pya ku Bhabhilonya pingakwana, Ine ndinabwera kuna imwe mbandikwanirisa pikiro yanga yadidi yakukubweseserani pano. 11Thangwi Ine ndisadziwa manyerezero anakucitirani Ine, alonga Baba wanu—manyerezero a ntendere, tayu a nyatwa, toera kukupasani ntsogolo yadidi na cidikhiro. 12“Penepo imwe munandicemera, munabwera, mbamundiphembera, Ine ndinakubveserani. 13Munandisaka mbamundigumana, mungandisaka na ntima wanu onsene. 14Munandigumana, alonga Baba wanu. Ine ndinabwezera mpfuma zanu, mbandikugumanyani kubuluka ku madziko onsene na mbuto zonsene zidakuthamangisani Ine, alonga Baba wanu, mbandikubweseserani ku mbuto kudakutapsa Ine.”
15Thangwi imwe mwalonga: “Baba wathu atilamusira aprofeta ku Bhabhilonya,”
16izi ndi pinalonga Baba wanu thangwi ya mambo anakhala pa mpando wa umambo wa Dhavidhi, na thangwi ya mbumba yonsene iri mu nzinda uno—abale anu adakhonda kuenda ku utapwa pabodzi na imwe,
17izi ndi pinalonga Baba wa nkhondo za kudzulu: Ine ndinatumiza supada, njala, na mliri kuna iwo, mbandiacita ninga makuyu akubvunda, akukhonda kudyeka thangwi yakuipa kwawo. 18Ndinaathamangira na supada, njala, na mliri, mbandiacita cinthu cakugopswa ku maumambo onsene a pantsi pano—ntemberero, kufudzika, cinyodyo, na manyadzo pakati pa madziko onsene kudaathamangisa Ine, 19thangwi iwo hadabvesera mafala anga tayu, alonga Baba wanu—mafala adatumiza Ine kazinji kene kubulukira kuna atumiki anga aprofeta—mbwenye imwe hamudabva tayu, alonga Baba wanu.
20Na tenepo imwe anyakutapwa, bverani fala ya Baba wanu—yonsene idatumiza Ine kubuluka ku Yerusalemu kuenda ku Bhabhilonya. 21Izi ndi pinalonga Baba wa nkhondo za kudzulu, Baba wathu wa Izarayeli, thangwi ya Ahabhi mwana wa Kolaya na Zedhekiya mwana wa Maaseya, anakuprofeterani uthambi mu dzina yanga: Ine ndinaapereka m'manja mwa Nebhukadhinezari mambo wa Bhabhilonya, iye anadzaapha pa maso panu. 22Kubulukira kuna iwo, anyakutapwa onsene a Yuda ali ku Bhabhilonya anadzaphatisira ntemberero uyu: “Baba wathu akucitani ninga Zedhekiya na Ahabhi, adaocwa pa moto na mambo wa Bhabhilonya,” 23thangwi iwo acita pinthu pyakupasa manyadzo mu Izarayeli: mbacita upombo na akazi a anyakuendekana nawo, mbalonga uthambi mu dzina yanga, pinthu pidakhonda kuapanga Ine. Ine ndisadziwa, pontho ndine mboni, alonga Baba wanu.
Baba Asasandika Semaya
24Panga Semaya wa ku Nehelami tenepa:
25Izi ndi pinalonga Baba wa nkhondo za kudzulu, Baba wathu wa Izarayeli: Mu dzina yako iwe watumiza matsamba kuna mbumba yonsene iri mu Yerusalemu, kuna Zefaniya mwana wa Maaseya nyantsembe, na kuna anyantsembe onsene:
26“Mbuya akuikha iwe nyantsembe m'mbuto mwa Yehoyadha nyantsembe, toera ukhale nkulu wa nyumba ya Mbuya, wakuyang'anira munthu onsene wamphulu anacita ninga mprofeta, toera kumumanga m'magwere na n'cidindo ca pantsingo.” 27Na tenepo, thangwi yanji iwe hudasandika Yeremiya wa ku Anatoti tayu, anadzicita mprofeta kuna imwe? 28Thangwi iye atitumizira mafala kuno ku Bhabhilonya: “Pinadzatenga n'dzidzi uzinji. Mangani nyumba mbamukhala mwenemo; limani minda mbamudya misapo yace.”
29Zefaniya nyantsembe aleri tsamba ineyi mwakubveka kuna Yeremiya mprofeta. 30Penepo fala ya Baba wathu yabwera kuna Yeremiya:
31Tumiza mafala kuna anyakutapwa onsene: Baba wanu asalonga thangwi ya Semaya wa ku Nehelami: Thangwi Semaya akuprofeterani, mbwenye Ine sidamutuma tayu, pontho iye akucitisani kuti mukhulupire uthambi, 32na tenepo Baba wanu asalonga: Ine ndinatcunyusa Semaya wa ku Nehelami pabodzi na dzindza yace. Nkhabe munthu wace anakhala pakati pa mbumba iyi, nee kuona pinthu pyadidi pinafuna Ine kucitira mbumba yanga, alonga Baba wanu, thangwi iye apfundzisa kundipandukira Ine.