Yeremiya
18 Awa ndi mafala adalonga Yahova kuna Yeremiya: 2 “Lamuka, ndoko kunyumba ya nyakuumba pyombo pya dongo,+ kweneko ine ndinadzakudziwisa mafala anga.”
3 Natenepa, ine ndaenda kunyumba ya nyakuumba, mbandinʼgumana ali kuumba combo ca dongo. 4 Mbwenye combo cikhaumba iye mʼmanja mwace nee cabuluka mwadidi. Na thangwi ineyi, nyakuumba akanya pontho dongo ineyi mbacita combo cinango mwakubverana na pikhafuna iye.
5 Buluka penepo Yahova andipanga: 6 “‘Imwe dzindza ya Izraeli, kodi ine nee ndinakwanisambo kucita na imwe ninga pidacita nyakuumba uyu?’ alonga Yahova. ‘Imwe mbumba ya Izraeli, mʼmanja mwanga, imwe ndimwe ninga dongo mʼmanja mwa nyakuumba.+ 7 Ndzidzi onsene unalonga ine kuti ndinadula, ndinagomola peno ndinafudza mbumba peno umambo,+ 8 mbumba ineyi ingasiya kucita pinthu pyakuipa pidandicitisa kuasandika napyo, inembo ndinadzabwerera nduli, mbandikhonda kuathabusa na nyatwa idalonga ine kuti mbidaabweresera.+ 9 Mbwenye ndzidzi onsene unalonga ine kuti ndinawangisa peno ndinacita mbumba peno umambo, 10 iwo angacita pinthu pyakuipa pamaso panga, mbakhonda kubvera fala yanga, inembo ndinadzacinja manyerezero anga, mbandikhonda kucita pinthu pyadidi pidalonga ine kuti mbidaacitira.’
11 “Cincino ndaphata miyendo, panga amuna a ku Yuda na anthu anakhala mu Yerusalemu kuti: ‘Ipi ndi pidalonga Yahova: “Ine ndiri kukhunganya nyatwa, pontho ndiri kunyerezera kuti ndinakutcunyusani tani. Ndaphata miyendo, siyani njira zanu zakuipa, pontho sasanyirani njira zanu na macitiro anu.”’”+
12 Mbwenye iwo atawira: “Walemba mʼmadzi!+ Thangwi ife tinapitiriza kucita pinanyerezera ife, pontho mʼbodzi na mʼbodzi wa ife anapitiriza kucita pinthu mwakubverana na ntima wace wakuipa.”+
13 Natenepa, ipi ndi pidalonga Yahova:
“Ndaphata miyendo, bvundzisani anthu a madzindza anango.
Mbani adabva kale pinthu ninga pyenepi?
Mbumba ya Izraeli yacita pinthu pyakuipa kakamwe.+
14 Kodi neve inazambazika pa miyala ya nʼkhundu mwa phiri ya ku Libhano?
Kodi madzi akutonthola anabuluka kutali anauma?
15 Mbwenye mbumba yanga yandiduwala.+
Thangwi iwo asapereka ntsembe kuna alungu akusowa basa,+
Pontho asacitisambo kuti anango agwe munjira zawo, munjira zakale.+
Asafamba munjira zacigwandira zakuti nee zazerezwa,
16 Toera kucitisa dziko yawo kukhala cinthu cakugopesa,+
Cinthu cakuti ndzidzi onsene munthu angaciona anaimba ciruzwi.+
Anthu onsene anafuna kupita na kweneko anaiona, anagopa, mbasukusa nsolo.+
17 Ine ndinadzakhala ninga mphepo yakumabulukiro a dzuwa, mbandiabalalisa pamaso pa anyamalwa awo.
Ine ndinadzaapasira nkhodolo, mbandikhonda kuyangʼana kuna iwo pa ntsiku ya nyatwa yawo.”+
18 Penepo iwo alonga: “Tendeni tibverane pinthu pyakuipa pinafuna ife kucitira Yeremiya,+ thangwi mwambo wa anyantsembe athu, uphungu wa anyakudziwisa athu na mafala a aprofeta athu nkhabe kudzamala. Tendeni timpambizire, pontho mbatilekeni kubvesera pinalonga iye.”
19 Yahova, ndibvesereni;
Pontho bveserani pinalonga anyamalwa anga.
20 Kodi munthu angacita pinthu pyadidi asafunika kucitirwa pinthu pyakuipa?
Thangwi iwo andikumbira djenje toera kundipha.+
Kumbukani kuti ine ndikhali pamaso panu toera kuabvunulira,
Toera ukali wanu ukhonde kuagwera.
21 Natenepa, siyani kuti anawo afe na njala,
Asiyeni aphiwe na supada.+
Akazawo mbaferwe na anawo, pontho mbaferwe na amunawo.+
Amunawo mbafe na utenda wakugopswa,
Aphale awo mbaphiwe na supada kunkhondo.+
22 Mʼmanyumba mwawo mbamubveke kukhuwa,
Mungaabweresera anyakutapata mwakututumusa.
Iwo andikumbira djenje toera kundiphata,
Pontho anditeyera nsampha toera kumanga miyendo yanga.+
23 Mbwenye imwe Yahova,
Imwe musadziwa mwadidi pinthu pyonsene pyakuipa pinabverana iwo toera kundicitira, toera kundipha.+