Restoration of Israel
1This is the word that came to Jeremiah from the Lord: 2“This is what the Lord, the God of Israel, says: ‘Write in a book all the words I have spoken to you. 3The days are coming,’ declares the Lord, ‘when I will bring my people Israel and Judah back from captivity30:3 Or will restore the fortunes of my people Israel and Judah and restore them to the land I gave their ancestors to possess,’ says the Lord.”
4These are the words the Lord spoke concerning Israel and Judah: 5“This is what the Lord says:
“ ‘Cries of fear are heard—
terror, not peace.
6Ask and see:
Can a man bear children?
Then why do I see every strong man
with his hands on his stomach like a woman in labor,
every face turned deathly pale?
7How awful that day will be!
No other will be like it.
It will be a time of trouble for Jacob,
but he will be saved out of it.
8“ ‘In that day,’ declares the Lord Almighty,
‘I will break the yoke off their necks
and will tear off their bonds;
no longer will foreigners enslave them.
9Instead, they will serve the Lord their God
and David their king,
whom I will raise up for them.
10“ ‘So do not be afraid, Jacob my servant;
do not be dismayed, Israel,’
declares the Lord.
‘I will surely save you out of a distant place,
your descendants from the land of their exile.
Jacob will again have peace and security,
and no one will make him afraid.
11I am with you and will save you,’
declares the Lord.
‘Though I completely destroy all the nations
among which I scatter you,
I will not completely destroy you.
I will discipline you but only in due measure;
I will not let you go entirely unpunished.’
12“This is what the Lord says:
“ ‘Your wound is incurable,
your injury beyond healing.
13There is no one to plead your cause,
no remedy for your sore,
no healing for you.
14All your allies have forgotten you;
they care nothing for you.
I have struck you as an enemy would
and punished you as would the cruel,
because your guilt is so great
and your sins so many.
15Why do you cry out over your wound,
your pain that has no cure?
Because of your great guilt and many sins
I have done these things to you.
16“ ‘But all who devour you will be devoured;
all your enemies will go into exile.
Those who plunder you will be plundered;
all who make spoil of you I will despoil.
17But I will restore you to health
and heal your wounds,’
declares the Lord,
‘because you are called an outcast,
Zion for whom no one cares.’
18“This is what the Lord says:
“ ‘I will restore the fortunes of Jacob’s tents
and have compassion on his dwellings;
the city will be rebuilt on her ruins,
and the palace will stand in its proper place.
19From them will come songs of thanksgiving
and the sound of rejoicing.
I will add to their numbers,
and they will not be decreased;
I will bring them honor,
and they will not be disdained.
20Their children will be as in days of old,
and their community will be established before me;
I will punish all who oppress them.
21Their leader will be one of their own;
their ruler will arise from among them.
I will bring him near and he will come close to me—
for who is he who will devote himself
to be close to me?’
declares the Lord.
22“ ‘So you will be my people,
and I will be your God.’ ”
23See, the storm of the Lord
will burst out in wrath,
a driving wind swirling down
on the heads of the wicked.
24The fierce anger of the Lord will not turn back
until he fully accomplishes
the purposes of his heart.
In days to come
you will understand this.
Kubwezeretsedwa kwa Israeli
1Yehova anawuza Yeremiya kuti, 2“Ine Yehova, Mulungu wa Israeli ndikuti, ‘Lemba mʼbuku mawu onse amene ndakuwuza. 3Nthawi ikubwera pamene ndidzachotse anthu anga, Israeli ndi Yuda kuchokera ku ukapolo ndi kuwabwezera dziko limene ndinapatsa makolo awo,’ akutero Yehova.”
4Nawa mawu amene Yehova anayankhula ndi anthu a ku Israeli ndi Yuda: 5“Yehova akuti:
“Ndamva kulira chifukwa cha nkhawa,
ndamva kulira kwa mantha popeza palibe mtendere.
6Tsono khalani pansi ndi kudzifunsa kuti:
Kodi munthu wamwamuna angathe kubereka mwana?
Nanga nʼchifukwa chiyani ndikuona munthu aliyense wamwamuna
atagwira manja ake pa mimba pake ngati mayi pa nthawi yake yochira?
Chifukwa chiyani nkhope iliyonse ili yakugwa?
7Mayo ine! Tsiku limeneli ndi lalikulu kwambiri!
Sipadzakhala lina lofanana nalo.
Idzakhala nthawi ya masautso kwa Yakobo,
koma adzapulumuka ku masautsowo.”
8Yehova Wamphamvuzonse akuti, “Pa tsiku limenelo,
ndidzathyola goli la ukapolo mʼkhosi mwawo
ndipo ndidzadula zingwe zowamanga;
Aisraeli sadzakhalanso akapolo a alendo.
9Mʼmalo mwake, adzatumikira Yehova Mulungu wawo
ndiponso Davide mfumu yawo,
amene ndidzawasankhira.
10“ ‘Tsono usachite mantha, iwe mtumiki wanga Yakobo;
usade nkhawa, iwe Israeli,’
akutero Yehova.
‘Ndithu ndidzakupulumutsa kuchokera ku dziko lakutali,
zidzukulu zako kuchokera ku dziko la ukapolo wawo.
Yakobo adzabwerera ndipo adzakhala modekha pa mtendere,
ndipo palibe amene adzamuchititsa mantha.
11Ine ndili nanu ndipo ndidzakupulumutsani,’
akutero Yehova.
‘Ngakhale ndidzawononga kotheratu mitundu yonse ya anthu
kumene ndinakubalalitsirani,
koma inu sindidzakuwonongani kotheratu.
Sindidzakulekani kuti mukhale osalangidwa.
Koma ndidzakulangani mwachilungamo.’ ”
12Yehova akuti,
“Chilonda chanu nʼchosachizika,
bala lanu ndi lonyeka.
13Palibe amene angathe kukutetezani pa mlandu wanu,
palibe chiyembekezo choti inu nʼkuchira,
palibe mankhwala ochiritsa inu.
14Abwenzi anu onse akuyiwalani;
sasamalanso za inu.
Ndakukanthani ngati mmene mdani akanachitira.
Ndipo ndakulangani mwa nkhanza,
chifukwa machimo anu ndi ambiri,
ndipo kulakwa kwanu ndi kwakukulu.
15Chifukwa chiyani mukulira nacho chilonda chanu?
Bala lanu silingapole ayi.
Ine ndakuchitani zimenezi chifukwa machimo anu ndi ambiri
ndipo kulakwa kwanu nʼkwakukulu.
16“Tsono onse amene anakuwonongani, nawonso adzawonongedwa;
adani anu onse adzapita ku ukapolo.
Iwo amene anafunkha zinthu zanu, zinthu zawo zidzafunkhidwanso;
onse amene anakusakazani nawonso adzasakazidwa.
17Ndidzachiza matenda anu
ndi kupoletsa zilonda zanu,
akutero Yehova,
‘chifukwa mukutchedwa anthu otayika.
Amati, ndi anthu a ku Ziyoni awa amene alibe wowasamala.’ ”
18Yehova akuti,
“Ndidzabwera nalo banja la Yakobo ku dziko lawo
ndipo ndidzachitira chifundo malo ake okhalamo;
mzinda wa Yerusalemu udzamangidwanso pa bwinja pake,
nyumba yaufumu idzamangidwanso pa malo pake penipeni.
19Anthuwo adzayimba nyimbo zoyamika Yehova
ndipo kudzamveka phokoso lachisangalalo.
Ndidzawachulukitsa,
ndipo chiwerengero chawo sichidzatsika;
ndidzawapatsa ulemerero,
ndipo sadzanyozedwanso.
20Ana awo adzakhalanso monga mmene analili kale,
ndipo gulu lawo ndidzalikhazikitsa pamaso panga;
ndidzalanga onse owazunza.
21Mtsogoleri wawo adzakhala mmodzi mwa iwo.
Wodzawalamulira adzachokera pakati pawo.
Choncho ndidzawakokera kufupi ndi Ine ndipo iye adzandiyandikira.
Ndani angalimbe mtima payekha kuyandikana nane
popanda kuyitanidwa?”
akutero Yehova.
22“Choncho inu mudzakhala anthu anga,
ndipo Ine ndidzakhala Mulungu wanu.”
23Taonani ukali wa Yehova wowomba
ngati mphepo ya mkuntho.
Mphepo ya namondwe
ikuwomba pa mitu ya anthu oyipa.
24Mkwiyo woopsa wa Yehova sudzachoka
mpaka atakwaniritsa zolinga
za mu mtima mwake.
Mudzamvetsa zimenezi
masiku akubwerawo.
