1Righteous art thou, O LORD, when I plead with thee: yet let me talk with thee of thy judgments: Wherefore doth the way of the wicked prosper? wherefore are all they happy that deal very treacherously?12.1 talk…: or, reason the case with thee 2Thou hast planted them, yea, they have taken root: they grow, yea, they bring forth fruit: thou art near in their mouth, and far from their reins.12.2 they grow: Heb. they go on 3But thou, O LORD, knowest me: thou hast seen me, and tried mine heart toward thee: pull them out like sheep for the slaughter, and prepare them for the day of slaughter.12.3 toward…: Heb. with thee 4How long shall the land mourn, and the herbs of every field wither, for the wickedness of them that dwell therein? the beasts are consumed, and the birds; because they said, He shall not see our last end.
5¶ If thou hast run with the footmen, and they have wearied thee, then how canst thou contend with horses? and if in the land of peace, wherein thou trustedst, they wearied thee, then how wilt thou do in the swelling of Jordan? 6For even thy brethren, and the house of thy father, even they have dealt treacherously with thee; yea, they have called a multitude after thee: believe them not, though they speak fair words unto thee.12.6 they have called…: or, they cried after thee fully12.6 fair…: Heb. good things
7¶ I have forsaken mine house, I have left mine heritage; I have given the dearly beloved of my soul into the hand of her enemies.12.7 the dearly…: Heb. the love 8Mine heritage is unto me as a lion in the forest; it crieth out against me: therefore have I hated it.12.8 crieth…: or, yelleth: Heb. giveth out his voice 9Mine heritage is unto me as a speckled bird, the birds round about are against her; come ye, assemble all the beasts of the field, come to devour.12.9 speckled: or, taloned12.9 come to: or, cause them to come to 10Many pastors have destroyed my vineyard, they have trodden my portion under foot, they have made my pleasant portion a desolate wilderness.12.10 pleasant…: Heb. portion of desire 11They have made it desolate, and being desolate it mourneth unto me; the whole land is made desolate, because no man layeth it to heart. 12The spoilers are come upon all high places through the wilderness: for the sword of the LORD shall devour from the one end of the land even to the other end of the land: no flesh shall have peace. 13They have sown wheat, but shall reap thorns: they have put themselves to pain, but shall not profit: and they shall be ashamed of your revenues because of the fierce anger of the LORD.12.13 they shall: or, ye shall
14¶ Thus saith the LORD against all mine evil neighbours, that touch the inheritance which I have caused my people Israel to inherit; Behold, I will pluck them out of their land, and pluck out the house of Judah from among them. 15And it shall come to pass, after that I have plucked them out I will return, and have compassion on them, and will bring them again, every man to his heritage, and every man to his land. 16And it shall come to pass, if they will diligently learn the ways of my people, to swear by my name, The LORD liveth; as they taught my people to swear by Baal; then shall they be built in the midst of my people. 17But if they will not obey, I will utterly pluck up and destroy that nation, saith the LORD.
Madandawulo a Yeremiya
1Yehova, Inu mumakhala wokhoza nthawi zonse
ndikati nditsutsane nanu.
Komabe ndikufuna kuyankhula nanu za mlandu wanga.
Chifukwa chiyani anthu oyipa zinthu zimawayendera bwino?
Chifukwa chiyani anthu achinyengo amakhala pabwino?
2Inu munawadzala ndipo anamera mizu;
amakula ndi kubereka zipatso.
Dzina lanu limakhala pakamwa pawo nthawi zonse,
koma mitima yawo imakhala kutali ndi Inu.
3Koma Inu Yehova, ine mumandidziwa;
mumandiona ndipo mumayesa zolingalira zanga.
Akokeni anthu oyipawo ngati nkhosa zokaphedwa!
Ayikeni padera mpaka tsiku loti akaphedwe!
4Kodi dziko lidzakhala likulirabe mpaka liti
ndipo udzu mʼmunda uliwonse udzakhalabe ofota mpaka liti?
Nyama ndi mbalame kulibiretu
chifukwa anthu amene amakhalamo ndi oyipa.
Iwo amati:
“Yehova sangathe kuona ntchito zathu.”
Yankho la Mulungu
5Yehova anayankha kuti, “Ngati kukutopetsa kuthamanga pamodzi ndi anthu
nanga ungapikisane bwanji ndi akavalo?
Ngati ukupunthwa ndi kugwa pa malo abwino,
udzatha bwanji kuthamanga mʼnkhalango
za ku Yorodani?
6Ngakhale abale ako
ndi anansi akuwukira,
onsewo amvana zokuyimba mlandu.
Usawakhulupirire,
ngakhale ayankhule zabwino ndi iwe.
7“Ine ndawasiya anthu anga;
anthu amene ndinawasankha ndawataya.
Ndapereka okondedwa anga
mʼmanja mwa adani awo.
8Anthu amene ndinawasankha
asanduka ngati mkango wa mʼnkhalango.
Akundibangulira mwaukali;
nʼchifukwa chake Ine ndikudana nawo.
9Anthu anga amene ndinawasankha
asanduka ngati mbalame yolusa yamawangamawanga
imene akabawi ayizinga.
Pitani, kasonkhanitseni nyama zakuthengo.
Mubwere nazo kuti zidzadye mbalameyo.
10Abusa ambiri anawononga munda wanga wa mpesa,
anapondereza munda wanga;
munda wanga wabwino uja
anawusandutsa chipululu.
11Unawusandutsadi chipululu.
Ukanali wokhawokha chomwecho ukundilirira Ine.
Dziko lonse lasanduka chipululu
chifukwa palibe wolisamalira.
12Anthu onse owononga abalalikira
ku zitunda zonse za mʼchipululu.
Yehova watuma ankhondo ake
kudzawatha kuyambira kumalire ena a dziko mpaka ku malire enanso a dziko,
ndipo palibe amene adzakhale pa mtendere.
13Anthu anafesa tirigu koma anatuta minga;
anadzitopetsa kugwira ntchito koma osapeza phindu lililonse.
Choncho mudzachita manyazi ndi zokolola zanu
chifukwa cha mkwiyo wa Yehova.”
14“Anthu oyipa oyandikana ndi anthu anga Aisraeli, akuwalanda Aisraeliwo dziko, cholowa chimene ndinawapatsa. Nʼchifukwa chake ndidzawachotsa mʼdziko limenelo, ndipo ndidzachotsa banja la Yuda pakati pawo. 15Komabe nditawachotsa, ndidzawachitiranso chifundo, ndipo ndidzabwezera aliyense cholowa chake ndi dziko lake. 16Ndipo ngati iwo adzaphunzira bwino njira za anthu anga ndi kulumbira mʼdzina langa, namanena kuti, ‘Pali Yehova wamoyo,’ monga iwo anaphunzitsira anthu anga kulumbira mʼdzina la Baala, Ine ndidzawakhazikitsa pakati pa anthu anga. 17Koma ngati mtundu wina uliwonse sudzamvera, Ine ndidzawuchotsa ndi kuwuwonongeratu,” akutero Yehova.
