1Yehova akuti, “ ‘Pa nthawi imeneyo, mafupa a mafumu ndi a akuluakulu a ku Yuda, mafupa a ansembe ndi a aneneri, ndiponso mafupa a anthu a ku Yerusalemu adzafukulidwa. 2Adzawamwaza pa nthaka kuyangʼana dzuwa, mwezi ndi nyenyezi zonse zamlengalenga, zimene ankazikonda, kuzitumikira ndi kuzitsatira, kupemphako nzeru ndiponso kuzilambira. Mafupawo sadzawasonkhanitsa kapena kuwakwirira, koma adzakhala ngati ndowe pamwamba pa nthaka. 3Otsala onse a mtundu woyipawu adzafuna imfa kopambana moyo kulikonse kumene ndidzawapirikitsirako, akutero Yehova Wamphamvuzonse.’ ”
Tchimo ndi Chilango Chake
4“Tsono awuze anthuwa, ‘Yehova akuti:
“ ‘Kodi anthu akagwa sangadzukenso?
Munthu akasochera kodi sangathe kubwereranso?
5Chifukwa chiyani nanga anthu awa akupitirirabe kuchimwa, osabwerera?
Chifukwa chiyani Yerusalemu akubwerera mʼmbuyo?
Iwo akangamira chinyengo;
akukana kubwerera.
6Ine ndinatchera khutu kumvetsera
koma iwo sanayankhulepo zoona.
Palibe woyipa amene analapapo zoyipa zake,
nʼkumati, ‘Ine ndachita chiyani?’
Aliyense akutsatira njira yake
ngati kavalo wothamangira nkhondo.
7Mbalame yotchedwa kakowa ija imadziwa
nthawi yake mlengalenga.
Koma nkhunda, namzeze ndi chingalu
zimadziwa nthawi yonyamukira ulendo,
koma anthu anga sadziwa
malamulo a Yehova.
8“ ‘Inu mukunena bwanji kuti,
‘Ndife anzeru ndipo timasunga malamulo a Yehova?’
Koma ndi alembi anu
amene akulemba zabodza.
9Anthu anzeru achita manyazi;
athedwa nzeru ndipo agwidwa.
Iwo anakana mawu a Yehova.
Nanga tsono nzeru zawo ziwapinduliranji?
10Nʼchifukwa chake akazi awo ndidzawapereka kwa amuna ena
ndipo minda yawo ndidzayipereka kwa amene adzawagonjetse.
Kuyambira wamngʼono mpaka wamkulu,
onse ali ndi khalidwe lofuna kupeza chuma mwakuba.
Aneneri pamodzi ndi ansembe omwe,
onse amachita zachinyengo.
11Iwo amapoletsa zilonda za anthu anga
pamwamba chabe
nʼkumati, ‘Mtendere, mtendere,’
pamene palibe mtendere.
12Kodi amachita manyazi akamachita zonyansazi?
Ayi, alibe manyazi ndi pangʼono pomwe;
iwo sadziwa nʼkugwetsa nkhope komwe.
Choncho iwo adzagwera pakati pa anzawo amene agwa kale;
adzagwa pansi tsiku limene ndidzawalanga,
akutero Yehova.
13“ ‘Ndidzatenga zokolola zawo,
Sipadzakhalanso mphesa pa mpesa
kapena nkhuyu pa mkuyu,
ndipo masamba ake adzawuma.
Zinthu zimene ndinawapatsa
ndidzawachotsera.’ ”
14Koma amati, “Tikukhala pano chifukwa chiyani?
Tiyeni tonse pamodzi
tithawire ku mizinda yotetezedwa
ndi kukafera kumeneko.
Pakuti Yehova Mulungu wathu watsimikiza kuti tiyenera kufa.
Watipatsa madzi aululu kuti timwe,
chifukwa tamuchimwira.
15Tinkayembekezera mtendere
koma palibe chabwino chomwe chinachitika,
tinkayembekezera kuchira
koma tinakumana ndi zoopsa zokhazokha.
16Kulira kwa ngʼombe zazimuna za mdani
kukumveka kuchokera ku Dani;
dziko lonse likunjenjemera
chifukwa cha kulira kwa akavalowo.
Akubwera kudzawononga dziko
ndi zonse zimene zili mʼmenemo.
Adzawononga mzinda ndi onse okhalamo.”
17Yehova akuti, “Onani, ndikukutumizirani njoka zaululu,
mphiri zimene munthu sangathe kuzilodza,
ndipo zidzakulumani,”
18Ndadzazidwa ndi chisoni kwambiri,
mtima wanga walefukiratu.
19Imvani kulira kwa anthu anga
kuchokera ku dziko lakutali:
akuti, “Kodi Yehova sali ku Ziyoni?
Kodi mfumu yake sili kumeneko?”
“Chifukwa chiyani akundiputa ndi mafano awo osema,
ndi milungu yawo yachilendo?”
20“Nthawi yokolola yapita,
chilimwe chapita,
koma sitinapulumuke.”
21Chifukwa cha mavuto a anthu anga, ine ndikumva kuwawa;
ndikungolira ndipo mantha aakulu andigwira.
22Kodi ku Giliyadi kulibe mankhwala ochiritsa?
Kodi kumeneko kulibe singʼanga?
Nanga chifukwa chiyani mabala
a anthu anga sanapole?
