Nkhondo Ikulu Isafendedzera
Nkhondo ya madzombe isasanduka ntsiku ya Baba wathu, pontho cenjezo isalirisiwa. Mbwenye kucemera ndi kubwerera na mitima yakung'ambika, tayu na pyakubvala pyakung'ambika, thangwi iye ndi wa ntsisi pontho asasandukira. Iye asatawira na mbewu, mvula, magole akubwezerwa, na Nzimu wace wakutsanulirwa pa onsene.
2 1Lirisani nyanga ya bira mu Sioni; lirisani cenjezo pa phiri yanga yakucena! Onsene ale anakhala m'dziko mbatetemere, thangwi ntsiku ya Baba wathu isafika— iri cifupi: a a v1 Ntsiku ya Baba wathu, inagumanika konsene m'bukhu ya Djoeli, ndi ntsiku inacita Baba wathu basa yace — nkhondo yace isafamba thangwi ya fala yace, kutonga kwace kusagwa, kupulumusa kwace kusatowerera. Aprofeta asapereka ndzeru ibodzi ene ninga kupita kwa Baba wathu mwaphinga m'mbiri ya pinthu.
2Ntsiku ya cidima na kutsukwala, ntsiku ya makole na cidima cikulu. Ninga kucena kwamacibese kunamwazika pa mapiri, nkhondo ikulu yamphambvu isafika—cinthu ninga iyo nkhabe kuoneka kale, pontho nkhabe cinadzaoneka ninga iyo.
3Patsogolo pawo moto usapisa, na kunyuma kwawo malimi a moto asayaka. Dziko patsogolo pawo ndi ninga munda wa Edheni, mbwenye kunyuma kwawo ndi thando yakusiyiwa—nee cinthu cinapulumuka m'manja mwawo. 4Iwo asaoneka ninga makavalo; ninga makavalo a nkhondo asathamanga. 5Ninga kuduma kwa magareta a nkhondo asadumphira pa misolo ya mapiri, ninga kuthethemuka kwa moto unapisa udzu wakuuma, ninga nkhondo ikulu yakhunganyika toera kumenya nkhondo.
6Patsogolo pawo mitundu ya anthu isabva kupha; nkhope zonsene zisacinja maonekero. 7Ninga anyankhondo asathamanga; ninga asilikari asakwira mpanda. M'bodzi na m'bodzi asafamba mwaudidi, nkhabe kupambuka njira yace. 8Iwo nkhabe kukankhana unango na ndzace; m'bodzi na m'bodzi asafamba mu njira yace. Asapwaza pyombo pya nkhondo mbakhonda kuletcedwa. 9Asathamangira nzinda; asathamanga pa mpanda. Asakwira mbapita m'nyumba; asapita na pa majanela ninga mbava. 10Patsogolo pawo dziko isatekenyeka, kudzulu kusatetemera. Dzuwa na mwezi pisadzima, na nyenyezi nkhabe kuceza pontho.
11Baba wathu asakuza fala yace patsogolo pa nkhondo yace; nkonkhwa yace ndi ikulu kakamwe, na ale anacita fala yace ndi amphambvu. Ntsiku ya Baba wathu ndi ikulu na yakugopswa kakamwe—mbani anakwanisa kuipirira?
Bwererani kuna Baba Wanu
12“Mbwenye maseze cincino,” asalonga Baba wathu, “bwererani kuna Ine na ntima wanu onsene, na kucimwana cakudya, na kulira, na kutsukwala. b b v12 Baba ene ndiye anacemera. “Bwererani kuna Ine na ntima wanu onsene” nkhabe kupanga kuti anafuna miyambo basi, mbwenye ndi cifuno cikulu ca Baba wathu toera mitima ya anace ibwerere kunyumba.
13“Pandulani mitima yanu, nee nguwo zanu. Bwererani kuna Baba wanu, thangwi Iye ndi wakukoma ntima na wantsisi, wakunonopa kuipirwa na wakudzala na kufuna kwa cibverano, pontho Iye asacinja ntima toera kukhonda kubweresa nyatwa. 14Mbani anadziwa? Panango Iye anabwerera mbacinja ntima mbasiya nkhombo— ntsembe ya mbeu na ntsembe yakumwa toera Baba wanu.”
15Lirisani nyanga mu Sioni; cenesani kucimwana cakudya; cemerani gungano yakucena. 16Gumanyani mbumba; cenesani gungano; tsonkhanisani akulu; gumanyani ana, ngakhale anang'ono anamwa nkaka. Mamuna wa malowozi mbabuluke m'kwartu mwace, na nkazi wa malowozi abuluke m'kwartu mwace. 17Anyantsembe ale anatumikira patsogolo pa Baba wathu mbalire pakati pa khonde na guwa ya ntsembe. Mbalonge tenepa: “Lekererani mbumba yanu, imwe Baba wathu, lekani kucitisa unthaka wanu kukhala cinthu cakusekwa, cakusingirirwa pakati pa mitundu ya anthu. Thangwi yanji anthu alonge pakati pawo, ‘Mulungu wawo ali kupi?’” c c v17 Anyantsembe akhaima n'khati mwa bwalo yankati ya templo ya Yerusalemu, pakati pa khonde yakupfimbwa na guwa ya ntsembe zakupiswa — ntima wa mbuto yakulambira.
Baba Wathu Asabwezera Mbumba Yace
18Na tenepo Baba wathu abva nsanje thangwi ya dziko yace, mbabvera ntsisi mbumba yace.
19Baba wathu atawira mbumba yace: “Onani, Ine ndinakutumizirani tirigu, vinyu ipsa, na mafuta, pontho imwe munadzakhuta na pyenepi. Nkhabe kudzakucitisani pontho kukhala cinthu cakusekwa pakati pa mitundu ya anthu.”
20“Ine ndinadzathamangisa nkhondo yakubulukira kumpoto kutali na imwe, mbandiikankhira m'dziko yakuuma na yakusiyiwa—anatsogolera analowa m'Bara Yakufa, na anatowera kunyuma analowa m'Bara ya Mediterraneo. Khunzi yace inadzakwira; nuntho yace yakuipa inadzakwira kudzulu, thangwi yacita pinthu pyakugopswa kakamwe.
21Leka kugopa, iwe dziko; sekera na kutsandzaya, thangwi Baba wathu acita pinthu pikulu! 22Lekani kugopa, imwe pinyama pya kuthengo, thangwi mabvu a nthando asacita uwisi; miti isabala misapo yace; nsambvu na muti wa mauva zisabala mwanjipa. 23Tsandzayani, imwe ana a Sioni, mbamusekera Baba wanu, thangwi Iye akupasani vula yakutoma toera kupangiza kukhulupirika kwace; Iye asakubvumbisirani vula zizinji, vula yakutoma na vula yakumalisa, ninga kale. 24Mabwalo akupwayira tirigu anadzadzala na tirigu; mitsuko inadzasefukira na vinyu ipsa na mafuta.
25Ine ndinadzakubwezerani pyaka pidadyiwa na dzombe —dzombe yakumwaza, dzombe yang'ono, dzombe yakufudza, na dzombe yakugwanda—nkhondo yanga ikulu idatumwa na Ine pakati panu. 26Imwe munadzadya mpaka kukhuta, mphapo munadzasimba dzina ya Baba wanu, ule adakucitirani pinthu pyakudzumatirisa; nee pontho mbumba yanga inadzapaswa manyadzo tayu. d d v26 Mu fala ya Baba wathu, mbumba yace isacemerwa anace — dzina ya banja ikhakwata ntima wace kale na kale. 27Penepo imwe munadzadziwa kuti Ine ndiri pakati pa Izarayeli, na kuti Ine ndine Baba wanu, nkhabepo unango; nee pontho mbumba yanga inadzapaswa manyadzo tayu.
Baba Asatsanula Nzimu Wace
28“Buluka penepo, Ine ndinadzatsanula Nzimu wanga pa anthu onsene. Ana anu acimuna na acikazi anadzalonga uprofeta, akhalamba anu anadzalota maloto, aphale anu anadzaona masomphenya. e e v28 Baba wathu asatsanula Nzimu wace — Nzimu Wakucena — pa ana ace acimuna na acikazi; Baba, Nzimu, na ana ndi banja ibodzi. 29Ngakhale pa anyabasa acimuna na anyabasa acikazi mu ntsiku zenezi, Ine ndinadzatsanula Nzimu wanga.
30Ine ndinadzapangiza pirengo kudzulu na pa dziko—ciropa na moto na mizati ya utsi. 31Dzuwa rinadzacinja kukhala cidima na mwezi unadzacinja kukhala ciropa, nkhanati kufika ntsiku ikulu na yakugopswa ya Baba wathu.”
32Na pinthu ipi pinadzacitika: munthu onsene anacemera dzina ya Mbuya anadzapulumuswa; thangwi pa Phiri ya Sioni na mu Yerusalemu panadzakhala cipulumuso, ninga mudalonga Baba wathu, pakati pa ale adapulumuka ale anacemerwa na Baba wathu. f f v32 Pedhru asalonga pikiro iyi pa ntsiku ya Pentekoste (Mabasa 2:21), na Paulu asaiphatanisa mwakukhonda kupenula na Yezu — “munthu onsene anacemera dzina ya Mbuya wathu Yezu anadzapulumuswa” (Aroma 10:9-13). Dzina inaticemera ife toera kupulumuswa ndi Yezu, cemeso cakufunguka ca Baba wathu toera kubwerera kunyumba.