Mwandabula we jila
1 Yahwe bakandidwa bakati, “Yenda unotenga mwandabula we jila, ngono usunge thunji dzidzo ndiwo, usitongo udubika mu vula.” 2 Ndizo ndikanotenga mwandabula koga dama la Yahwe sekwa lakabe laleba ngono asunga thunji dzangu nawo. 3 Dama la Yahwe lakazha kundili gwe bubili liti, 4 “Tola mwandabula wawatenga, iwo wawakasunga thunji dzidzo ndiwo ngono milika, yenda ku Yufuratesi unowusumbika ikoku mu phaswa dze shongwe.” 5 Ndizo ayenda anousumbika ku Yufuratesi Yahwe koga sekwa bakandidwa.
6 Shule kwe mazhuba manjinji Yahwe bakandidwa beti, “Milika, yenda ku Yufuratesi unotola mwandabula wandakakudwa kuti unowusumbika ko.” 7 Ipapo ndakayenda ku Yufuratesi atsha ngono atola mwandabula pathu pandakabe ndausumbika. Ngono bonani, mwandabula wakabe washakala usitjina nshingo.
8 Ipapo dama la Yahwe likazha kundili liti, 9 “Yahwe bakati, ‘Nge zila inofanana na iyeyi ndowokolomola mazwikudzo e Juda ne mazwikudzo e Jerusalema. 10 Bathu ibaba babiibi, banolamba kuhwa matama angu, banotobela bukomba gwe mimoyo yabo, betobela midzimu ipoga kakale beishingila, basala benga mwandabula iwoyu, basina ndodwa ne nshingo! 11 Koga se mwandabula usungigwa mu thunji dze nthu ndosungila ng'umba ye Iziraela ne ng'umba yose ye Juda kundili,’ koleba Yahwe, ‘kuti babe bathu bangu ne zina ne dendo ne gudzo, koga abangandihwilile.’
Makukhwa e nkumbi we zhambi
12 “Lebeleka nabo ubadwe dama eli uti, ‘Yahwe Ndzimu we Iziraela bakati, “Hali imwe ne imwe inowozhadziwa ne nkumbi we zhambi.” ’ Ngono ibo banowoti kukuli, ‘Apa atitoziba kuti hali imwe ne imwe inowozhadziwa ne nkumbi we zhambi kene?’ 13 Ipapo ubadwe uti, ‘Yahwe bakati, “Bonani, ndowogutsha bagali bose be shango iyeyi ngolaladza ibo bomambo banogala mu tjigalo tja Dafite tje bumambo ne bapirisiti ne balebesambeli ne bagali bose be Jerusalema. 14 Ngono ndowobakwiya mmwe mu mmwe, botate ne bakololo ngofanana, kojalo Yahwe. Anditowoletjedza mahwilongoni kene ngoni kene mahwilozogwadza kundidziba kuti ndisibalobese.” ’ ”
Busungwa
15 Ihwani ngono muzhule zebe,
musizwikudze,
ngoti Yahwe balebeleka.
16 Ipani Yahwe Ndzimu wenyu dendo,
basathu bakazhisa zhalima,
makumbo enyu asathu kasodzoloka,
mu matuthu kubhata,
muti mutjashaka tjedza,
bebe tjishandula tjibe lima.
17 Koga amusingawoteedza,
meya yangu inowomulilila mu ikohwa
ngekwe mazwikudzo enyu,
mesho angu anowolila kwazo katebula mishodzi,
ngoti Yahwe be ngubi batapiwa.
18 Leba kuna mambo na mmeyabe uti,
“Delukani mu zwigalo zwenyu zwe bumambo,
ngoti zwiala zwenyu zwakanaka,
zowowa mu misholo yenyu.”
19 Mizi mikulu ye Negebu inowozhaligwa,
ngono akuna unowoizhula.
Juda yose inowotapiwa,
ikatolegwa yose ku butapiwa.
20 “Milidza mesho awo ubone,
ibabo banodwa ku bunandzwa.
Ingayi ngubi yawakabe wapiwa,
ngubi iyo yakanaka kene?
21 Unowotini ha bebiga botetshi mukuli,
ibabo iwe bawakadiya kuti babe bakwinya babo?
Apa zogwadza ha zwingakuwile,
se nkadzi umu zwibhayo zwe kutshibama kene?
22 Ngono auzwibhuzwa uti,
‘Ini ikoku kundishingikalila kene?’
Ndi ngekwe bukulu gwe jinyo lilo,
kwayita kuti thako dzidzo dzipaluke,
mbili uwo ulengudzike.
23 Apa Nkhushi ungazwishandula mbala we ganda lile,
kene ngwe mabala ayo kene?
Namwibo ha mungathame tjibuya,
imwi matjiwolobela thama tjakabipa.
24 “Ndowomupaladza se bunye,
gututudziwa nge phepo inodwa mu tjilambanyika.
25 Ndiyo thaka iyo,
gobe landakulizanyila,” koleba Yahwe,
“ngoti wakandikangang'wa
ukagalabgwe midzimu isi ye malebeswa.
26 Ndowokuambula thako iyo ndizwimba buso gugo,
kuti ndizo ubhakhwe nge shoni.
27 Ndakabona zwithu zwizo zwinoshimisa mu minda
bupongwe gugo gunobhatisa shoni,
Yee mme wee wapalala iwe Jerusalema!
Kowotola tjibaka tjingapani kuti utjenapadziwe kene?”
Mwandabula we jila
1 Yahwe bakandidwa bakati, “Yenda unotenga mwandabula we jila, ngono usunge thunji dzidzo ndiwo, usitongo udubika mu vula.” 2 Ndizo ndikanotenga mwandabula koga dama la Yahwe sekwa lakabe laleba ngono asunga thunji dzangu nawo. 3 Dama la Yahwe lakazha kundili gwe bubili liti, 4 “Tola mwandabula wawatenga, iwo wawakasunga thunji dzidzo ndiwo ngono milika, yenda ku Yufuratesi unowusumbika ikoku mu phaswa dze shongwe.” 5 Ndizo ayenda anousumbika ku Yufuratesi Yahwe koga sekwa bakandidwa.
6 Shule kwe mazhuba manjinji Yahwe bakandidwa beti, “Milika, yenda ku Yufuratesi unotola mwandabula wandakakudwa kuti unowusumbika ko.” 7 Ipapo ndakayenda ku Yufuratesi atsha ngono atola mwandabula pathu pandakabe ndausumbika. Ngono bonani, mwandabula wakabe washakala usitjina nshingo.
8 Ipapo dama la Yahwe likazha kundili liti, 9 “Yahwe bakati, ‘Nge zila inofanana na iyeyi ndowokolomola mazwikudzo e Juda ne mazwikudzo e Jerusalema. 10 Bathu ibaba babiibi, banolamba kuhwa matama angu, banotobela bukomba gwe mimoyo yabo, betobela midzimu ipoga kakale beishingila, basala benga mwandabula iwoyu, basina ndodwa ne nshingo! 11 Koga se mwandabula usungigwa mu thunji dze nthu ndosungila ng'umba ye Iziraela ne ng'umba yose ye Juda kundili,’ koleba Yahwe, ‘kuti babe bathu bangu ne zina ne dendo ne gudzo, koga abangandihwilile.’
Makukhwa e nkumbi we zhambi
12 “Lebeleka nabo ubadwe dama eli uti, ‘Yahwe Ndzimu we Iziraela bakati, “Hali imwe ne imwe inowozhadziwa ne nkumbi we zhambi.” ’ Ngono ibo banowoti kukuli, ‘Apa atitoziba kuti hali imwe ne imwe inowozhadziwa ne nkumbi we zhambi kene?’ 13 Ipapo ubadwe uti, ‘Yahwe bakati, “Bonani, ndowogutsha bagali bose be shango iyeyi ngolaladza ibo bomambo banogala mu tjigalo tja Dafite tje bumambo ne bapirisiti ne balebesambeli ne bagali bose be Jerusalema. 14 Ngono ndowobakwiya mmwe mu mmwe, botate ne bakololo ngofanana, kojalo Yahwe. Anditowoletjedza mahwilongoni kene ngoni kene mahwilozogwadza kundidziba kuti ndisibalobese.” ’ ”
Busungwa
15 Ihwani ngono muzhule zebe,
musizwikudze,
ngoti Yahwe balebeleka.
16 Ipani Yahwe Ndzimu wenyu dendo,
basathu bakazhisa zhalima,
makumbo enyu asathu kasodzoloka,
mu matuthu kubhata,
muti mutjashaka tjedza,
bebe tjishandula tjibe lima.
17 Koga amusingawoteedza,
meya yangu inowomulilila mu ikohwa
ngekwe mazwikudzo enyu,
mesho angu anowolila kwazo katebula mishodzi,
ngoti Yahwe be ngubi batapiwa.
18 Leba kuna mambo na mmeyabe uti,
“Delukani mu zwigalo zwenyu zwe bumambo,
ngoti zwiala zwenyu zwakanaka,
zowowa mu misholo yenyu.”
19 Mizi mikulu ye Negebu inowozhaligwa,
ngono akuna unowoizhula.
Juda yose inowotapiwa,
ikatolegwa yose ku butapiwa.
20 “Milidza mesho awo ubone,
ibabo banodwa ku bunandzwa.
Ingayi ngubi yawakabe wapiwa,
ngubi iyo yakanaka kene?
21 Unowotini ha bebiga botetshi mukuli,
ibabo iwe bawakadiya kuti babe bakwinya babo?
Apa zogwadza ha zwingakuwile,
se nkadzi umu zwibhayo zwe kutshibama kene?
22 Ngono auzwibhuzwa uti,
‘Ini ikoku kundishingikalila kene?’
Ndi ngekwe bukulu gwe jinyo lilo,
kwayita kuti thako dzidzo dzipaluke,
mbili uwo ulengudzike.
23 Apa Nkhushi ungazwishandula mbala we ganda lile,
kene ngwe mabala ayo kene?
Namwibo ha mungathame tjibuya,
imwi matjiwolobela thama tjakabipa.
24 “Ndowomupaladza se bunye,
gututudziwa nge phepo inodwa mu tjilambanyika.
25 Ndiyo thaka iyo,
gobe landakulizanyila,” koleba Yahwe,
“ngoti wakandikangang'wa
ukagalabgwe midzimu isi ye malebeswa.
26 Ndowokuambula thako iyo ndizwimba buso gugo,
kuti ndizo ubhakhwe nge shoni.
27 Ndakabona zwithu zwizo zwinoshimisa mu minda
bupongwe gugo gunobhatisa shoni,
Yee mme wee wapalala iwe Jerusalema!
Kowotola tjibaka tjingapani kuti utjenapadziwe kene?”