Yeremiya
7 Awa ndi mafala adalonga Yahova kuna Yeremiya: 2 “Limira pansuwo wa nyumba ya Yahova, mbudziwisa penepo mphangwa izi: ‘Bveserani mafala a Yahova, imwe monsene anthu a ku Yuda, anapita na misuwo iyi toera kugodama pamaso pa Yahova. 3 Ipi ndi pidalonga Yahova wa anyankhondo, Mulungu wa Izraeli: “Sasanyirani makhaliro anu* na macitiro anu, natenepa ine ndinakutawirisani toera mupitirize kukhala mu dziko ino.+ 4 Lekani kunyindira mafala akunyengeza, mbamulonga kuti: ‘Iyi ndi templo ya Yahova, templo ya Yahova, templo ya Yahova!’+ 5 Thangwi mwandimomwene, mungasasanyira makhaliro anu na macitiro anu, mungatonga mwakulungama miseru ya anthu;+ 6 mungakhonda kuponderera anthu a dziko inango, ana aumphawi* na azice;*+ mungakhonda kupha anthu akusowa mulando mu dziko ino; mbamukhonda kulambira alungu anango, pinthu pyakuti pinakubwereserani nyatwa;+ 7 ine ndinakutawirisani kuti mupitirize kukhala kwenda na kwenda mu dziko ino idapasa ine ambuyanu.”’”
8 “Mbwenye imwe musakhulupira mafala akunyengeza;+ pyenepi nee pinakuphedzani, nee pangʼono pene. 9 Kodi imwe munakwanisa kuba,+ kupha munthu, kucita upombo, kudumbira papezi,+ kupereka ntsembe kuna Bhaale+ na kulambira alungu anango akuti nee mukhaadziwa, 10 buluka penepo, mbamubwera pamaso panga nʼnyumba ino inadziwika na dzina yanga, mbamulonga kuti: ‘Ife tinapulumuswa,’ maseze mwacita pinthu pyenepi pyonsene pyakunyanyasa? 11 Kodi nyumba ino inadziwika na dzina yanga yadzakhala dzimba ya mambava kuna imwe?+ Dziwani kuti ine ndiri kuona pyenepi,” alonga Yahova.
12 “‘Natenepa, cincino ndokoni ku Silo,+ ku mbuto idasankhula ine pakutoma+ toera dzina yanga ipaswe mbiri, pontho onani pidacita ine pa mbuto ineyi thangwi ya uipi wa mbumba yanga ya Izraeli.+ 13 Mbwenye imwe mwapitiriza kucita pinthu pyenepi pyonsene,’ alonga Yahova, ‘maseze ine ndikhalonga na imwe mwakubwereza-bwereza, imwe nee mwandibvesera.+ Ine ndikhakucemerani mwakubwereza-bwereza, mbwenye imwe nee mukhanditawira.+ 14 Natenepa, ine ndinadzacita pibodzi pyene ninga pidacita ine ku Silo.+ Ndinacita pyenepi panyumba inadziwika na dzina yanga,+ mbuto ire inanyindira imwe,+ idapereka ine kuna imwe na ambuyanu. 15 Ine ndinakuthamangisani pamaso panga, ninga mudathamangisa ine abale anu onsene, anthu onsene a dzindza ya Efraimu.’+
16 “Mbwenye iwe leka kucita phembero thangwi ya mbumba iyi. Leka kulira, leka kucita phembero peno kudembetera thangwi ya iwo,+ thangwi ine nee ndinakubvesera.+ 17 Kodi iwe nee ukuona pinacita iwo mʼmizinda ya ku Yuda na mʼmiseu ya ku Yerusalemu? 18 Ana asagumanya nkhuni, ababawo asagasa moto, akazawo asamunya ufa toera kucita mikate yakupereka ntsembe kuna Nyanyi Wakudzulu,*+ pontho iwo asapereka ntsembe za pyakumwa kuna alungu anango toera kunditsukwalisa.+ 19 ‘Kodi iwo ali kuthabusa* ine?’ alonga Yahova. ‘Kodi iwo nee ali kuthabusika okhene, mbapasika manyadzo?’+ 20 Mbwenye Yahova Mbuya Wankulu Kakamwe alonga: ‘Onani! kuipirwa kwanga na ukali wanga pinadzagwera mbuto iyi,+ pinadzagwerambo anthu na pinyama, miti ya ntsanga na misapo ya pa dziko yapantsi; iwo unadzagaka, pontho nee unadzathimiswa.’+
21 “Ipi ndi pidalonga Yahova wa anyankhondo, Mulungu wa Izraeli: ‘Pitirizani, bvungazani ntsembe zanu zakupiswa na ntsembe zanu zinango, pontho dyani nyama.+ 22 Thangwi pa ntsiku idabulusa ine ambuyanu mu dziko ya Ejitu, ine nee ndalonga nawo peno kuapanga cinthu thangwi ya ntsembe zakupiswa na ntsembe zinango.+ 23 Mbwenye ine ndaapasa ntemo uyu: “Bverani fala yanga, ine ndinadzakhala Mulungu wanu, imwe mbamukhala mbumba yanga.+ Ndzidzi onsene fambani munjira inafuna ine kukupangizani toera pinthu pyonsene pikufambireni mwadidi.”’+ 24 Iwo nee abvesera peno kubvesesa mwadidi;+ mbwenye akhacita pinthu pikhanyerezera iwo, mbapitiriza kutowezera mitima yawo yakuipa,+ pontho iwo akhabwerera nduli, mbakhonda kuenda kutsogolo, 25 kutomera pa ntsiku idabuluka ambuyanu mu dziko ya Ejitu mpaka lero.+ Na thangwi ineyi, ine ndikhatuma atumiki anga onsene akuti ndi aprofeta mbabwera kuna imwe, ndikhaatuma ntsiku zonsene, pontho ndikhacita pyenepi mwakubwereza-bwereza.*+ 26 Mbwenye iwo akhonda kundibvera, pontho nee atsalakana pikhalonga ine.+ Kusiyapo pyenepi, iwo aumisa mitima yawo, mbacita pinthu pyakuipa kakamwe kupiringana pidacita ambuyawo!
27 “Iwe unadzaapanga mafala anewa onsene,+ mbwenye iwo nee anakubvera; iwe unadzaacemera, mbwenye iwo nee anakutawira. 28 Pontho iwe unadzaapanga kuti: ‘Iyi ndi dzindza yakuti nee yabvera fala ya Yahova Mulungu wawo, mbikhonda kusandikwa. Iwo asiya kukhala akukhulupirika, pontho nkhabebve munthu analonga pya kukhulupirika pakati pawo.’+
29 “Cinga tsisi yako* mbuitaya, pontho imba nyimbo yaciliro mʼmapiri akusowa tsanga, thangwi Yahova akhonda, pontho anadzasiya dzindza iyi idantsukwalisa. 30 ‘Thangwi mbumba ya Yuda yacita pinthu pyakuipa pamaso panga,’ alonga Yahova. ‘Iwo aikha madzimunthu awo akunyanyasa nʼnyumba inadziwika na dzina yanga toera aipswipise.+ 31 Iwo amanga mbuto zaulambiri* ku Tofeti, nʼGowa ya Mwana wa Inoni,*+ toera kupisa pa moto anawo amuna na akazi,+ pinthu pyakuti nee ndaapanga, pontho cipo ndapinyerezera muntima mwanga.’+
32 “‘Natenepa, ziri kufika ntsiku,’ alonga Yahova, ‘zakuti mbuto iyi nee inadzacemerwabve Tofeti peno Gowa ya Mwana wa Inoni,* mbwenye inadzacemerwa Gowa Inapherwa Anthu. Iwo anadzafikira anthu akufa ku Tofeti mpaka kusoweka mbuto toera kuikha anthu akufa.+ 33 Pontho manungo akufa a mbumba ineyi anadzakhala cakudya ca mbalame na ca pinyama pa dziko yapantsi, nkhabe munthu anafuna kupithamangisa.+ 34 Ine ndinadzamatamisa ale anakhuwa mwakutsandzaya na ale anakhuwa mwakukomerwa, pontho ndinadzamatamisa mankhadzi wamamuna na mankhadzi wankazi+ mʼmizinda ya ku Yuda na mʼmiseu ya ku Yerusalemu, thangwi dziko inadzafudzwa, mbisala madembe.’”+