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3 Anthu asabvundza: “Khala mamuna akhonda nkazace, nkazi unoyu mbasembwa na mamuna unango, kodi iye asafunika kubwererana naye pontho?”
Kodi dziko iyi nee yamala kupswipiswa?+
Yahova alonga: “Iwe wacita uputa na amuna azinji,+
Mphapo cincino usafunika kubwerera kuna ine?”
2 “Lamusa maso ako mbuyangʼana ku mapiri akusowa tsanga toera uone.
Ndi papi padakhonda iwe kugonwa na amuna?
Iwe ukakhala pantsi nʼkhundu mwa miseu mbuadikhira,
Ninga munthu anafuluka-fuluka nʼthando.
Iwe usapitiriza kupswipisa dziko,
Thangwi ya uputa unacita iwe na uipi wako.+
3 Na thangwi ineyi, madzi nee asabvumba,+
Pontho madzi nee asabvumba mu ndzidzi wa malimwe.
Makhaliro ako ndi ninga a nkazi anacita uputa;
Iwe wakhonda kupasika manyadzo.+
4 Mbwenye cincino iwe usandicemera, mbulonga:
‘Pai wanga, imwe ndimwe xamwali wanga kutomera mu uwana wanga!+
5 Kodi musafunika kupitiriza kukhala wakuipirwa kwenda na kwenda,
Peno kukoya kuipirwa muntima ndzidzi onsene?’
Pyenepi ndi pinalonga iwe,
Mbwenye iwe usapitiriza kucita pinthu pyonsene pyakuipa pinakwanisa iwe kucita.”+
6 Mu ntsiku za mambo Yosiya,+ Yahova andipanga: “‘Kodi waona pidacita Izraeli wakukhonda kukhulupirika? Iye akwira paphiri ibodzi na ibodzi yakulapha, mbaenda pantsi pa miti mikulu yonsene ya masamba akubithimira toera kucita uputa.+ 7 Maseze iye acita pinthu pyenepi pyonsene, ine ndapitiriza kumpanga toera abwerere kuna ine,+ mbwenye iye nee abwerera; pontho Yuda akhaona pikhacita mʼbale wace wankazi wakukhonda kubvera.+ 8 Pidaona ine pyenepi, ndapasa Izraeli wakukhonda kukhulupirika tsamba inapangiza kuti ndakhondana naye+ thangwi ya upombo wace, mbandinʼthamangisa.+ Mbwenye Yuda wakuti ndi mʼbale wace wankazi wakukhonda bvera nee agopa; iye atomambo kucita uputa.+ 9 Iye aona kuti uputa wace nee ndi cinthu cakuipa, apswipisa dziko, mbacita upombo thangwi yakulambira miyala na miti.+ 10 Mwakukhonda tsalakana pyonsene pidacitika, Yuda wakuti ndi mʼbale wace wankazi wakukhonda bvera nee abwerera kuna ine na ntima wace onsene, mbwenye abwerera mwaciphamaso,’ alonga Yahova.”
11 Yahova andipanga: “Izraeli wakukhonda kukhulupirika apangiza kukhala wakulungama kakamwe kupiringana Yuda wakukhonda bvera.+ 12 Ndoko ukalonge mafala awa kunkwiriro:+
“‘“Bwerera kuna ine iwe Izraeli wakukhonda bvera,” alonga Yahova.’+ ‘“Nee ndinadzakuyangʼanani mwakuipirwa,+ thangwi ndine wakukhulupirika,” alonga Yahova.’ ‘“Nee ndinadzakoya kuipirwa muntima ndzidzi onsene. 13 Basi ene dzindikira mulando wako, thangwi wasiya kubvera Yahova Mulungu wako. Pantsi pa miti mikulu yonsene ya masamba akubithimira, iwe ukhapitiriza kugona na amuna a madziko anango. Imwe mwakhonda kubvera fala yanga,” alonga Yahova.’”
14 “Bwererani kuna ine imwe ana akukhonda bvera,” alonga Yahova. “Thangwi ine ndadzakhala mwanaciro wanu wandimomwene;* ndinadzakwata mʼbodzi mu nzinda ubodzi na ubodzi, ndinadzakwata awiri pabanja ibodzi na ibodzi mbandikubweresani ku Sioni.+ 15 Ndinadzakupasani akumbizi akuti anadzacita pinthu mwakubverana na pinafuna ine,+ iwo anadzakudyesani na cidziwiso pabodzi na luso yakubvesesa. 16 Mu ntsiku zenezi, imwe munadzabala ana mbamunjipa mu dziko ineyi,” alonga Yahova.+ “Anthu nkhabe kudzalongabve kuti: ‘Bokosi ya Cibverano ca Yahova!’ Iwo nkhabe kudzainyerezera nee kuikumbuka, nee kuitsuwa, pontho iyo nee inadzacitwabve. 17 Mu ndzidzi unoyu, Yerusalemu anadzacemerwa mpando waumambo wa Yahova;+ anthu a madzindza onsene anadzagumanyikana mu Yerusalemu toera kusimba dzina ya Yahova,+ iwo nee anapitirizabve kucita pinthu pinafuna mitima yawo yakuipa.”
18 “Mu ntsiku zenezi, anthu a ku Yuda na anthu a ku Izraeli anadzafamba pabodzi pene,+ iwo anadzabuluka pabodzi pene ku dziko yakunkwiriro mbaenda ku dziko idapasa ine ambuyanu ninga unthaka.+ 19 Ine ndalonga: ‘Ndakomerwa pidakuikha ine pakati pa ananga mbandikupasa dziko yadidi, unthaka wadidi kakamwe pakati pa madzindza anango!’+ Inembo ndanyerezera kuti imwe mbamudandicemera, ‘Pai wanga,’ pontho kuti nee mbamudasiya kunditowera. 20 ‘Mbwenye mwandimomwene, ninga nkazi wakukhonda kukhulupirika anacita upombo mbasiya mamunace, imwembo mbumba ya Izraeli nee mwakhala wakukhulupirika kuna ine,’+ alonga Yahova.”
21 Mʼmapiri akusowa tsanga muli kubveka fala,
Kulira na kudembetera kwa mbumba ya Izraeli,
Thangwi iwo agongonyesa njira zawo;
Iwo aduwala Yahova Mulungu wawo.+
22 “Bwererani kuna ine imwe ana akukhonda bvera.
Ine ndinadzakuwangisani, mbamukhonda kukhala pontho anthu akukhonda bvera.”+
“Ife tiri pano! Ife tabwera kuna imwe,
Thangwi imwe Yahova, ndimwe Mulungu wathu.+
23 Mwandimomwene, ife tanyengezeka tekhene pidakhuwa ife nʼnthunda na mʼmapiri.+
Mwandimomwene, Yahova Mulungu wathu ndi mpulumusi wa Izraeli.+