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14 Yahova anadzabvera ntsisi Yakobe,+ iye anadzasankhula pontho Izraeli.+ Iye anadzaakhazikisa mu dziko yawo,+ pontho anthu a madziko anango anadzagumanyikana na iwo mbaphatana na dzindza ya Yakobe.+ 2 Anthu a madzindza anango anadzakwata Aizraeli mbabwerera nawo kwawo, pontho dzindza ya Izraeli inadzakwata anthu anewa mbakhala anyabasa awo amuna na akazi+ mu dziko ya Yahova; Aizraeli anadzacitisa ale adaakwata ninga mabitcu kukhala mabitcu awo, pontho iwo anadzatonga ale akhaaphatisa basa mwakukakamiza.
3 Pa ntsiku inafuna kukupulumusani Yahova mu nyatwa zanu, mu pinthu pinakudzudzumisani na basa yakuwanga ikhaphatiswa imwe ku ubitcu,+ 4 imwe munadzalonga nsangani uyu kuna* mambo wa ku Bhabhilonya:
“Ule akhakakamiza anango toera kuphata basa asiya kucita pyenepi!
Kupondererana kwamala!+
5 Yahova akhumula ntcamu wa nyakucita pyakuipa,
Akhumula ndodo ya atongi,+
6 Iye afudza ule wakuti ndzidzi onsene akhamenya mbumba mwakuipirwa na mitcamu,+
Ule wakuti mwakuipirwa akhakunda madzindza, mbaatcinga ndzidzi onsene.+
7 Cincino dziko yonsene yapantsi yapuma, nkhabebve cakudzudzumisa.
Anthu akukhuwa mwakutsandzaya.+
8 Ngakhale miti ya junipero na miti ya sedhro ya ku Libhano,
Yatsandzaya thangwi ya pidakucitikira.
Iyo isalonga: ‘Bulukira pa ntsiku idagwa iwe,
Nkhabepo nyakutema miti adabwera kudzatigwisa.’
9 Ngakhale Nthumbi* pantsi kakamwe, yadzudzumika
Toera kukutambira mu ndzidzi ukhabwera iwe.
Thangwi ya iwe, iyo yalamusa anthu akufa,
Yalamusa atsogoleri* onsene anaponderera anthu pa dziko yapantsi.
Yacitisa amambo onsene a madzindza anango kulamuka mʼmipando yawo yaumambo.
10 Iwo onsene asalonga:
‘Wakhalambo wakusowa mphambvu ninga ife?
Wadzakhala ninga ife?
11 Kudzikuza kwako na nyimbo zikhaimbirwa iwe
Mpfunye zamwazika pantsi pako ninga talimba,
Pontho cakufinika cako ndi unyoka.’
12 Wagwa kubulukira kudzulu,
Iwe wakuyetimira, mwana wa mʼbambakuca!
Iwe wagwiswa pa dziko yapantsi,
Iwe wakuti ukhakunda madzindza!+
13 Iwe walonga muntima mwako: ‘Ine ndinadzakwira kudzulu.+
Ndinadzakwiza mpando wanga waumambo+ padzulu pa nyenyezi za Mulungu,
Pontho ndinadzakhala nawa paphiri ya nsonkhano,
Mbuto zakutali kakamwe za kunkwiriro.+
14 Ndinadzaenda kudzulu kakamwe kwa mitambo;
Ndinacitisika kukhala ninga Wakudzulu Kakamwe.’
15 Mʼmbuto mwa pyenepi, iwe unadzaponywa Munthumbi,*
Nʼdjenje yakuzika kakamwe.
16 Ale anafuna kukuona anadzakuyangʼana mwakudzumatirwa;
Iwo anadzakuyangʼana mwadidi mbalonga:
‘Kodi ndi uyu mamuna akhatekenyesa dziko yapantsi,
Ule akhacitisa maumambo kutetemera,+
17 Ule adacitisa dziko kukhala ninga thando
Mbafudza mizinda,+
Ule wakuti akakhonda kusudzula anyakaidi ace toera abwerere kunyumba?’+
18 Amambo anango onsene a madzindza,
Inde, onsene, aikhwa munthumbi munjira yakulemedzeka,
Mʼbodzi na mʼbodzi munthumbi* yace.
19 Mbwenye iwe waponywa kunja mbukhonda kuikhwa munthumbi,
Ninga nthawi yakusowa basa;
Manungo ako aphimbirwa na anthu akufa akuti aphiwa na supada,
Akuti asaponywa nʼdjenje ya miyala,
Ninga manungo akufa akuti amala pondwa-pondwa.
20 Iwe nee unakhala pabodzi na iwo munthumbi,
Thangwi iwe wafudza dziko yako,
Wapha mbumba yako.
Madzina a dzindza ya anyakucita pyakuipa nee anadzalongwabve.
21 Sasanyani mbuto toera kuphera anace
Thangwi ya mulando wa ambuyawo,
Toera iwo akhonde kulamuka mbakwata dziko yapantsi,
Pontho toera akhonde kuidzadza na mizinda yawo.”
22 “Ine ndinadzacita pinthu kuna iwo,”+ alonga Yahova wa anyankhondo.
“Pontho mʼBhabhilonya ndinadzafudza dzina yace, ya ale adasalikira, dzindza yace na anafuna kukhala patsogolo pace,”+ alonga Yahova.
23 Yahova wa anyankhondo alonga: “Ndinadzacitisa Bhabhilonya kukhala mbuto ya nungu na ya matope, pontho ndinadzampswaira na mpswairo wakufudza nawo.”+
24 Yahova wa anyankhondo adumbira:
“Pinthu pinadzacitika ninga munapifunira ine,
Pontho pinthu pidatonga ine toera kucita, pinadzakwanirisika.
25 Ndinadzanyedza mu dziko yanga munthu wa ku Asirya,
Pontho ndinadzamponda-ponda mʼmapiri anga.+
Ine ndinadzabulusa goli yace kuna mbumba yanga,
Pontho ndinadzabulusa ntolo wace mʼmapewa mwawo.”+
26 Pyenepi ndipyo pidatonga iye kucita pa dziko yonsene yapantsi,
Pontho ineyi ndi djanja idafuthula iye toera kufudza madzindza onsene.
27 Nakuti adatonga kucita pyenepi ndi Yahova wa anyankhondo,
Mbani anafuna kupicimwanisa?+
Iye afuthula djanja yace,
Mbani anafuna kuifunya?+
28 Mu caka cidafa Mambo Ahazi,+ Mulungu atumiza mphangwa izi:
29 “Filistiya, nee mʼbodzi wa iwe asafunika kukhala wakutsandzaya,
Basi ene thangwi ntcamu wa ule akhakumenya wakhumulwa.
Thangwi pa ntcitci wa nyoka+ panadzabuluka nyoka yakugopswa,+
Pontho mwanace anadzakhala nyoka ya venenu.
30 Ana a anthu akucepeseka anadzadya mbakhuta,
Pontho ana a anyakutcerenga anadzagona mwakutsidzikizika,
Mbwenye ine ndinadzapha mbumba yako na njala,
Pontho ale anafuna kusala pakati panu anadzaphiwa.+
31 Imwe anthu a pansuwo ukulu, tsukwalani! Imwe anthu a mu nzinda, khuwani!
Iwe Filistiya, anthu ako onsene anadzasowa cidikhiro!
Thangwi ukubwera nsoka ukulu wa anyankhondo bulukira kunkwiriro,
Iwo akhala ninga utci, pontho nee nyankhondo mʼbodzi asabuluka pa mbuto yace.”
32 Iwo anatawira tani anthu a madzindza anango adabweresa mphangwa?
Iwo anadzaatawira kuti Yahova aikha miyala yakutoma ya Sioni,+
Pontho kuti anthu akucepeseka a mbumba yace anadzathawira mwenemu.