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Yeremiya Agula Munda

32 Yehova anayankhula ndi Yeremiya mʼchaka chakhumi cha Zedekiya mfumu ya Yuda, chimene chinalinso chaka cha 18 cha ulamuliro wa Nebukadinezara. ² Pa nthawi imeneyi nʼkuti ankhondo a mfumu ya ku Babuloni atazinga Yerusalemu, ndipo mneneri Yeremiya ndiye anamutsekera mʼbwalo la alonda mʼnyumba yaufumu ya ku Yuda.

³ Tsono Zedekiya mfumu ya Yuda nʼkuti itamutsekera mʼmenemo, ndipo inati, “Nʼchifukwa chiyani ukulosera motero? Iwe ukunena kuti, ‘Yehova akuti: Ndidzapereka mzinda uno kwa mfumu ya ku Babuloni, ndipo idzawulanda. ⁴ Zedekiya mfumu ya Yuda sidzapulumuka mʼmanja mwa Ababuloni, koma idzaperekedwa kwa mfumu ya ku Babuloni. Adzayankhula naye ndi kuonana naye maso ndi maso. ⁵ Zedekiya adzatengedwa kupita naye ku Babuloni, kumene adzakhale mpaka nditamukhawulitsa, akutero Yehova. Ngakhale iye adzamenyane ndi Babuloni, koma sadzapambana.’ ”

⁶ Yeremiya anati, “Yehova wandiwuza kuti: ⁷ Taonani, Hanameli mwana wa Salumu, amalume ako akubwera ndipo adzakuwuza kuti, ‘Gula munda wanga wa ku Anatoti, chifukwa iwe ndiwe mʼbale wanga ndipo ndiwe woyenera kuwuwombola.’ ”

⁸ Ndipo monga momwe Yehova ananenera, Hanameli, msuweni wanga anabweradi ku bwalo la alonda ndipo anati, “Gula munda wanga wa ku Anatoti mʼdziko la Benjamini. Popeza ndiwe woyenera kuwugula ndi kukhala wako, gula munda umenewu kuti ukhale wako.”

“Ine ndinadziwa kuti amenewa anali mawu a Yehova aja; ⁹ choncho ndinagula munda wa ku Anatoti kwa Hanameli msuweni wanga, ndipo ndinamupatsa masekeli asiliva 17. ¹⁰ Ndinasayina panganolo ndikulimata pamaso pa mboni, kenaka ndinayeza ndalama zasilivazo pa sikelo.” ¹¹ Pambuyo pake ndinatenga makalata anga a pangano, imodzi yomatidwa mʼmene munali malamulo onse a panganolo ndi ina yosamatidwa. ¹² Ndinapereka makalatawo kwa Baruki mwana wa Neriya, mdzukulu wa Maseya pamaso pa Hanameli msuweni wanga, pamaso pa mboni zimene zinasayina panganoli ndiponso pamaso pa Ayuda onse okhala mʼbwalo la alonda.

¹³ “Ndinamulangiza Baruki pamaso pa onsewo kuti, ¹⁴ ‘Yehova Wamphamvuzonse, Mulungu wa Israeli akuti: Tenga makalata awa a umboni wapangano, iyi yokhala ndi chizindikiro ndi yopanda chizindikiro, uwasunge mʼmbiya kuti akhale nthawi yayitali. ¹⁵ Pakuti Yehova Wamphamvuzonse, Mulungu wa Israeli akuti: Anthu adzagulanso nyumba, minda ndi mitengo yamphesa mʼdziko lino.’ ”

¹⁶ Nditamupatsa makalata a panganowa Baruki mwana wa Neriya, ndinapemphera kwa Yehova:

¹⁷ “Aa, inu Ambuye Yehova, munalenga dziko lakumwamba ndi dziko lapansi. Munazilenga ndi dzanja lanu lamphamvu ndipo palibe chokulakani. ¹⁸ Mumaonetsa chikondi chanu kwa anthu osawerengeka koma mumalanga ana chifukwa cha machimo a makolo awo. Inu ndinu Mulungu Wamkulu ndi Wamphamvu. Dzina lanu ndinu Yehova Wamphamvuzonse. ¹⁹ Zolinga zanu ndi zazikulu ndipo zochita zanu ndi zamphamvu. Maso anu amaona zonse zimene anthu amachita. Mumapereka mphotho kwa munthu aliyense molingana ndi makhalidwe ake ndi ntchito zake. ²⁰ Inu munachita zizindikiro zozizwitsa ku Igupto, ndipo mwakhala mukuzichita mpaka lero, pakati pa Aisraeli ndiponso pakati pa anthu onse. Choncho mwadzitchukitsa mpaka lero lino. ²¹ Munatulutsa Aisraeli mʼdziko la Igupto ndi dzanja lanu lamphamvu pochita zizindikiro zozizwitsa ndi zodabwitsa zimene zinaopseza adani anu. ²² Munawapatsa dziko lino limene munalonjeza mwalumbiro kulipereka kwa makolo awo, dziko loyenda mkaka ndi uchi. ²³ Iwo analowa nʼkulitenga kukhala lawo, koma sanamvere Inu kapena kutsatira lamulo lanu; ndipo sanachite zomwe munawalamula. Choncho inu mwawagwetsera masautso onsewa.”

²⁴ “Onani momwe adani azingira ndi mitumbira yankhondo mzindawu kuti awulande ndipo akuwuthira nkhondo. Chifukwa cha lupanga, njala ndi mliri. Mzindawu udzaperekedwa kwa Ababuloni anthu atafowoka ndi nkhondo, njala ndi mliri. Zimene munkanena zija zachitikadi monga mukuzionera tsopano. ²⁵ Ngakhale mzindawu udzaperekedwa kwa Ababuloni, komabe Inu Ambuye Yehova, munandiwuza kuti, ‘Gula munda ndi siliva ndipo upereke ndalamazo pali mboni.’ ”

²⁶ Tsono Yehova anawuza Yeremiya kuti, ²⁷ “Taonani, Ine ndine Yehova, Mulungu wa anthu onse. Kodi chilipo chinthu choti Ine nʼkundikanika? ²⁸ Nʼchifukwa chake ine Yehova ndikuti: Ndidzawupereka mzinda uno kwa Nebukadinezara mfumu ya ku Babuloni, amene adzawulanda. ²⁹ Ndipo Ababuloni amene akuwuthira nkhondo mzinda uno adzalowa ndi kuwutentha; adzatentha ndi kugwetsa nyumba zimene pa denga pake anthu ankandipsetsa mtima pofukiza lubani kwa Baala ndi popereka chopereka cha chakumwa kwa milungu ina.

³⁰ “Aisraeli ndi Ayuda akhala akuchita zoyipa zokhazokha pamaso panga kuyambira ubwana wawo. Kunena zoona Aisraeli akumandikwiyitsa ndi ntchito zawo zoyipa, akutero Yehova. ³¹ Kuyambira tsiku limene mzindawu unamangidwa mpaka lero, wakhala ukuwutsa mkwiyo wanga ndi ukali wanga. Nʼchifukwa chake ndiyenera kuwuchotsa pamaso panga. ³² Aisraeli ndi Ayuda, anthu a ku Yuda ndi a ku Yerusalemu, mafumu awo, nduna zawo, ansembe ndi aneneri awo anandikwiyitsa ndi ntchito zawo zoyipa. ³³ Anandifulatira ndipo ngakhale ndinakhala ndikuwaphunzitsa kawirikawiri, sanamve kapena kuphunzirapo kanthu. ³⁴ Iwo anayika mafano awo onyansa mʼnyumba imene imadziwika ndi dzina langa ndipo anayipitsa. ³⁵ Anamanga malo opembedzerapo Baala mʼChigwa cha Hinomu kuti aziperekapo ana awo aamuna ndi aakazi ngati nsembe kwa Moleki. Ine sindinawalamulire kutero, ndipo sindinaganizepo nʼkomwe kuti iwo angachite chinthu chonyansa chotero, ndi kuchimwitsa anthu a ku Yuda.

³⁶ “Anthu ponena za mzindawu akuti udzaperekedwa kwa mfumu ya ku Babuloni mwa nkhondo, njala ndi mliri, koma Yehova Mulungu wa Israeli akuti, ³⁷ Ine ndidzawasonkhanitsadi anthuwa kuchokera ku mayiko onse kumene ndinawapirikitsira ndili wokwiya ndi waukali kwambiri. Ndidzabwera nawo ku malo ano ndipo ndidzawalola kukhala mwamtendere. ³⁸ Iwo adzakhala anthu anga, ndipo Ine ndidzakhala Mulungu wawo. ³⁹ Ndidzawapatsa mtima umodzi ndi khalidwe limodzi kotero kuti azidzandiopa nthawi zonse ndipo iwo pamodzi ndi zidzukulu zawo zinthu zidzawayendera bwino. ⁴⁰ Ndidzachita nawo pangano losatha: sindidzaleka kuwachitira zabwino, ndipo ndidzawapatsa mtima woti azidzandiopa, kuti asadzandisiyenso. ⁴¹ Ndidzakondwera powachitira zabwino, ndipo ndidzawakhazikitsa ndithu mʼdziko lino ndi mtima wanga wonse ndi moyo wanga wonse.

⁴² “Yehova akuti: Monga momwe ndinagwetsera masautso aakulu onsewa pa anthuwa, momwemonso ndidzawapatsa zinthu zonse zabwino zimene ndinawalonjeza. ⁴³ Adzagulanso minda mʼdziko muno, limene inu mukuti, ‘Ndi dziko losiyidwa, lopanda anthu kapena nyama, pakuti linaperekedwa kwa Ababuloni.’ ⁴⁴ Adzagula minda ndi ndalama zasiliva, ndipo achita pangano, ndi kumata pamaso pa mboni. Izi zidzachitika mʼdziko la Benjamini, ku malo ozungulira Yerusalemu, mʼmizinda ya Yuda, mʼmizinda ya ku mapiri, mʼmizinda ya kuchigwa ndi yakummwera ku Negevi. Zoona, ndidzabwezera ufulu wawo, akutero Yehova.”

Lonjezo la Kubwezeretsedwa

33 Yeremiya akanali mʼndende mʼbwalo la alonda, Yehova anayankhula nayenso kachiwiri nati: ² “Yehova amene analenga dziko lapansi, kuliwumba ndi kulikhazikitsa; amene dzina lake ndi Yehova, akuti, ³ ‘Unditame mopemba ndipo ndidzakuyankha. Ndidzakuwuza zinsinsi zazikulu zimene suzidziwa.’ ⁴ Yehova Mulungu wa Israeli akunenapo pa za nyumba za mu mzinda muno ndiponso pa za nyumba za mafumu a Yuda. Zidzagwetsedwa, ndipo palibe chifukwa cholimbana ndi mitumbira ya nkhondo ya Ababuloni. ⁵ Ababuloni akubwera kudzawuthira nkhondo mzindawu ndipo nyumba zake zidzadzaza ndi mitembo ya anthu amene ndidzawapha mokwiya ndi mwaukali. Ndawufulatira mzinda uno chifukwa cha zoyipa zake zonse.

⁶ “ ‘Pambuyo pake mzindawu ndidzawupatsanso moyo ndi kuwuchiritsa; ndidzachiritsa anthu anga ndi kuwapatsa chitetezo ndi mtendere weniweni. ⁷ Ndidzawakhazikanso Ayuda ndi Aisraeli ku dziko lawo, ndipo ndidzawabwezera monga mmene analili poyamba. ⁸ Ndidzawayeretsa pochotsa zoyipa zonse zimene anandichitira, ndiponso ndidzawakhululukira machimo onse amene anachita pondiwukira. ⁹ Mzinda wa Yerusalemu udzandipatsa chimwemwe, chiyamiko ndi ulemerero. Anthu a mitundu yonse adzanditamanda akadzamva za zabwino zonse zimene ndawuchitira mzindawu. Iwo adzachita mantha ndi kunjenjemera poona madalitso ochuluka ndi mtendere zimene ndapereka kwa mzinda umenewu.’

¹⁰ “Yehova akuti, ‘Inu mumanena za malo ano kuti ndi bwinja,’ malo opandamo anthu kapena nyama. Komatu mizinda ya Yuda ndi mʼmisewu ya mu Yerusalemu mʼmene tsopano muli zii mudzamvekanso ¹¹ mfuwu wachimwemwe ndi mawu achisangalalo, mawu a mkwatibwi ndi mkwati. Mʼnyumba ya Mulungu mudzamvekanso nyimbo za anthu amene akudzapereka nsembe zothokoza Yehova. Azidzati,

Pakuti ndidzabwezeretsa zinthu zabwino za dziko lino monga zinalili poyamba, akutero Yehova.

¹² “Yehova Wamphamvuzonse akuti, ‘Malo ano, a chipululu ndi wopanda anthu kapena nyama, mʼmizinda yake yonse mudzakhala msipu umene abusa adzadyetserako nkhosa zawo. ¹³ Ku mizinda ya kumapiri, ya kuchigwa, ya ku Negevi, ya ku dera la Benjamini, ku dziko lozungulira Yerusalemu, ndi ku mizinda ya Yuda, nkhosa zidzadutsanso pamaso pa munthu woziwerenga,’ akutero Yehova.

¹⁴ “ ‘Taonani masiku akubwera,’ akutero Yehova, ‘pamene ndidzachitadi zokoma zimene ndinalonjeza Aisraeli ndi nyumba ya Yuda.

¹⁷ Yehova akunena kuti, ‘Davide sadzasowa mdzukulu wolowa mʼmalo mwake pa mpando waufumu wa Israeli, ¹⁸ ngakhale ansembe, amene ndi Alevi, sadzasowanso munthu woyima pamaso panga nthawi zonse wopereka nsembe zopsereza, nsembe zaufa ndi nsembe zina.’ ”

¹⁹ Yehova anawuza Yeremiya kuti: ²⁰ Mawu anga ndi awa. Ine ndinachita pangano ndi usana ndi usiku kuti zizibwera pa nthawi yake. Pangano limeneli inu simungaliphwanye. ²¹ Ndinachitanso pangano ndi Davide, mtumiki wanga kuti nthawi zonse adzakhala ndi mdzukulu wodzakhala pa mpando wake waufumu. Ndinachitanso pangano ndi Alevi kuti iwonso adzanditumikira nthawi zonse. Mapangano amenewa sadzaphwanyidwa nthawi zonse. ²² Ndidzachulukitsa ngati nyenyezi zamlengalenga ndiponso ngati mchenga wa mʼmbali mwa nyanja zidzukulu za mtumiki wanga Davide ndiponso za Alevi amene amanditumikira Ine.

²³ Yehova anafunsa Yeremiya kuti, ²⁴ “Kodi sunamve mmene anthu ena akumanenera kuti, ‘Yehova wakana maufumu awiriwa amene Iye anawasankha.’ Kotero anthuwo akunyoza anthu anga ndipo sakuwayesanso mtundu wa anthu. ²⁵ ‘Koma Ine Yehova ndinachita pangano ndi usana ndi usiku. Ndinakhazikitsanso malamulo oyendetsa dziko lakumwamba ndi dziko lapansi, ²⁶ monga ndachita zimenezi motsimikiza, choncho ndidzasunga pangano limene ndinachita ndi zidzukulu za Yakobo ndi Davide mtumiki wanga. Ndidzasankha mmodzi mwa ana a Davide kuti alamulire zidzukulu za Abrahamu, Isake ndi Yakobo. Komatu ndidzawamvera chifundo ndi kuwakhazikanso pabwino.’ ”

Chenjezo kwa Zedekiya

34 Nebukadinezara mfumu ya ku Babuloni ndi gulu lake lonse lankhondo, pamodzi ndi maufumu onse a pa dziko lapansi amene ankawalamulira ndiponso anthu a mitundu yonse ankathira nkhondo Yerusalemu ndi mizinda yonse yozungulira Yehova anayankhula ndi Yeremiya kuti, ² “Yehova, Mulungu wa Israeli akuti: Pita kwa Zedekiya mfumu ya Yuda ndipo ukamuwuze kuti Yehova akuti mzinda uno ndidzawupereka mʼmanja mwa mfumu ya ku Babuloni ndipo adzawutentha ndi moto. ³ Iweyo sudzapulumuka mʼmanja mwake koma udzagwidwa ndithu ndipo adzakupereka mʼmanja mwake. Udzayiona mfumu ya ku Babuloni maso ndi maso ako ndipo udzayankhula nayo pakamwa ndi pakamwa. Ndipo udzapita ku Babuloni.

⁴ “Koma iwe Zedekiya mfumu ya Yuda, imva lonjezo ili la Yehova. Izi ndi zimene Yehova akunena za iwe: Sudzaphedwa pa nkhondo; ⁵ udzafera pa mtendere. Monga anthu ankafukiza lubani poyika maliro a makolo ako akale, amene anali mafumu iwe usanalowe ufumu, choncho nawenso podzayika maliro ako adzafukiza lubani ndipo polira azidzati, ‘Kalanga, mbuye wanga!’ Ine mwini ndalonjeza zimenezi, akutero Yehova.”

⁶ Ndipo mneneri Yeremiya anawuza zonsezi Zedekiya mfumu ya Yuda, mu Yerusalemu. ⁷ Nthawi imeneyi nʼkuti gulu lankhondo la mfumu ya ku Babuloni likuthira nkhondo Yerusalemu ndi mizinda ina yotsala ya Yuda, Lakisi ndi Azeka. Imeneyi yokha ndiye inali mizinda yotetezedwa yotsala ya ku Yuda.

Kumasulidwa kwa Akapolo

⁸ Yehova anayankhulanso ndi Yeremiya. Nthawi imeneyi nʼkuti mfumu Zedekiya atachita pangano ndi anthu onse a mu Yerusalemu kuti alengeze zakuti akapolo awo adzawamasule. ⁹ Aliyense amene anali ndi akapolo a Chihebri, aamuna kapena aakazi awamasule; palibe amene ayenera kusunga mu ukapolo Myuda mnzake. ¹⁰ Choncho akuluakulu pamodzi ndi anthu onse amene anachita pangano ili anagwirizana kuti amasule akapolo awo aamuna ndi aakazi ndi kuti asawasungenso mu ukapolo. Iwo anachitadi zimenezi ndipo anawamasuladi. ¹¹ Koma pambuyo pake anasintha maganizo awo ndi kuwatenganso amuna ndi akazi amene anawamasula aja ndipo anawasandutsanso akapolo.

¹² Tsono Yehova anawuza Yeremiya kuti: ¹³ “Yehova Mulungu wa Israeli akuti: Ine ndinachita pangano ndi makolo anu pamene ndinawatulutsa ku Igupto, mʼdziko la ukapolo. Ine ndinati, ¹⁴ ‘Chaka chachisanu ndi chiwiri chilichonse aliyense wa inu ayenera kumasula mʼbale wake wa Chihebri amene anadzigulitsa yekha kwa inuyo. Iyeyo amasulidwe akagwira ntchito zaka zisanu ndi chimodzi, mumulole apite mwaufulu.’ Komatu makolo anu sanandimvere kapena kusamala konse. ¹⁵ Posachedwa pomwepa inu munalapa ndi kuchita zinthu zabwino pamaso panga: Aliyense wa inu anamasula mʼbale wake. Ndipo munachita pangano pamaso panga mʼNyumba imene imadziwika ndi dzina langa kuti mudzachitadi zimenezi. ¹⁶ Koma tsopano mwasintha maganizo anu ndipo mwayipitsa dzina langa. Mwatenganso ukapolo aamuna ndi aakazi amene munawamasula aja kuti apite kumene akufuna. Mwawakakamiza kuti akhalebe akapolo anu.

¹⁷ “Nʼchifukwa chake Yehova akuti: Inu simunandimvere Ine; simunalengeze kuti abale anu amasulidwe. Chabwino! Ine ndidzakupatsani ufulu; ufulu wake ukhala wophedwa ndi nkhondo, mliri ndi njala. Ndidzakusandutsani chinthu chochititsa mantha pakati pa maufumu onse a dziko lapansi. ¹⁸ Inu simunasunge pangano limene munachita ndi Ine. Simunasamale lonjezo limene munachita pamaso panga. Choncho ndidzakusandutsani ngati mwana wangʼombe uja amene ankamudula pawiri napita pakati pa zigawozo. ¹⁹ Amene ankadutsa pakati pa zigawozo anali atsogoleri a Yuda ndi Yerusalemu, akuluakulu a bwalo, ansembe ndi anthu onse a mʼdzikomo. ²⁰ Onsewa ndidzawapereka kwa adani awo amene akufuna kuwapha. Mitembo yawo idzakhala chakudya cha mbalame zamlengalenga ndi zirombo za dziko lapansi.

²¹ “Ndidzapereka Zedekiya mfumu ya Yuda ndi nduna zake kwa adani awo amene akufuna kuwapha, kwa gulu lankhondo la mfumu ya ku Babuloni limene nthawi ino layamba kubwerera mʼmbuyo. ²² Taonani, Ine ndidzawalamula, akutero Yehova, ndipo ndidzawabweretsanso ku mzinda uno. Adzathira nkhondo mzindawu, kuwulanda ndi kuwutentha. Ndipo Ine ndidzasandutsa chipululu mizinda ya Yuda kotero kuti palibe amene adzakhalemo.”