Malakiya
3 “Ona! Ine ndiri kutumiza ntumiki wanga, pontho iye anadzandisasanyira njira.+ Penepo pene, Mbuya wandimomwene anasaka imwe anadzabwera mu templo yace;+ pontho ntumiki wa cibverano anakomerwa na imwe anadzabwera. Mwakukhonda penula, iye anadzabwera,” alonga Yahova wa anyankhondo.
2 “Mbani anafuna kupirira pa ntsiku yakubwera kwace, pontho mbani anakwanisa kukhala dzololo pakuonekera kwace? Thangwi iye anadzakhala ninga moto wa nyakunyungulusa utale, pontho ninga sabau+ yakufula nayo nguwo. 3 Pontho iye anadzakhala pantsi ninga nyakunyungulusa utale na nyakucenesa parata+ mbacenesa ana a Levi; iye anadzaacenesa ninga ouro, pontho ninga parata; mwandimomwene, kuna Yahova iwo anadzakhala ninga mbumba yakuti isapereka ntsembe ninga miyoni yaulungami. 4 Ntsembe zinapereka Yuda na Yerusalemu zinadzakhala zakutsandzayisa kakamwe kuna Yahova ninga pikhacita iwo mu ntsiku zakale.+
5 “Ine ndinadzabwera toera kudzakutongani, ndinadzabwera mwakucimbiza kakamwe toera kutcunyusa mangʼanga,+ anyakucita upombo, anyakudumbira mwauthambi,+ ale anabera nyabasa,+ ale anabera nzice* na mwana waumphawi*+ na onsene anakhonda kuphedza munthu wa dziko inango.+ Anthu anewa nee asandigopa,” alonga Yahova wa anyankhondo.
6 “Thangwi ine ndine Yahova; ine nkhabe cinja.*+ Pontho imwe ndimwe ana a Yakobe; ndi thangwi yace imwe mudzati kufudzwa. 7 Kutomera mu ntsiku za ambuyanu, imwe musapasira nkhodolo mitemo yanga mbamukhonda kuibvera.+ Bwererani kuna ine, ine ndinadzabwererambo kuna imwe,”+ alonga Yahova wa anyankhondo.
Mbwenye imwe musalonga: “Kodi tinabwerera tani kuna imwe?”
8 “Kodi munthu pyace anakwanisa kubera Mulungu? Mbwenye imwe musandibera.”
Pontho imwe musalonga: “Ife tisakuberani tani?”
“Imwe musandibera mungakhonda kubweresa khundu yacikhumi na pyakupereka. 9 Mwandimomwene imwe muli na dzedze* thangwi musandibera, inde, dzindza yonsene isandibera. 10 Bweresani khundu yacikhumi yonsene nʼnyumba yakukoyera pinthu+ toera nʼnyumba mwanga mukhale na cakudya;+ ndaphata miyendo, ndiyesereni munjira ineyi,” alonga Yahova wa anyankhondo, “toera muone khala ine nee ndinakufungulirani misuwo yakudzulu+ mbandikukhuthulirani nkhombo mpaka pakhonde kusoweka pinthu.”+
11 “Ndinadzasandika anyadzombe, pontho iwo nee anadzadyabve misapo ya mʼmunda mwanu, pontho minda yanu ya mauva nee inadzakhalabve yakusowa misapo,”+ alonga Yahova wa anyankhondo.
12 “Anthu a madzindza onsene anadzalonga kuti ndimwe akutsandzaya,+ thangwi imwe munadzakhala dziko yakutsandzayisa,” alonga Yahova wa anyankhondo.
13 “Mafala adalonga imwe kuna ine akhali amphambvu,” alonga Yahova.
Pontho imwe musalonga: “Ndi mafala api akuipa adalonga ife kuna imwe?”+
14 “Imwe musalonga: ‘Kutumikira Mulungu nkhwakusowa basa.+ Tinawinanji tingacita pinatipanga iye mbatikhala akutsukwala pamaso pa Yahova wa anyankhondo? 15 Cincino anthu akudzikuza tisaaona ninga akutsandzaya. Pontho anyakucita pyakuipa pinthu pisaafambira mwadidi.+ Iwo asayesera Mulungu, mbwenye nkhabe kutcunyuswa.’”
16 Pa ndzidzi unoyu, ale akhagopa Yahova akhalonga unango na ndzace, mʼbodzi na mʼbodzi akhalonga na xamwali wace, pontho Yahova akhapitiriza kubvesera mwadidi pikhalonga iwo. Bukhu yatoma kulembwa pamaso pace+ yakuti iri na madzina a ale anafunika kukumbukirwa akuti asagopa Yahova na ale ananyerezera dzina yace.+
17 “Iwo anadzakhala anthu anga+ pa ntsiku inafuna ine kudzaasankhula toera akhale mbumba yanga yakupambulika,”*+ alonga Yahova wa anyankhondo. “Ine ndinadzaabvera ntsisi ninga ntsisi zinapangiza baba kuna mwanace anambvera.+ 18 Imwe munadzaona pontho kusiyana pakati pa munthu wakulungama na munthu wakucita pyakuipa,+ pakati pa ule anatumikira Mulungu na ule anakhonda kuntumikira.”