¹ Atero Yehova kwa wodzozedwa wake, kwa Koresi, amene ndagwira dzanja lake lamanja, kuti ndigonjetse mitundu pamaso pake, kulanda mafumu zida, ndi kutsegula zitseko pamaso pake, kuti zipata zikhale zotseguka: ² "Ndidzakutsogolera ndi kuyeza mapiri; ndidzathyola zitseko zamkuwa ndikuduladula mipiringidzo yawo yachitsulo, ³ ndipo ndidzakupatsa chuma cha mdima ndi chuma chobisika, kuti udziwe kuti ine ndine Inu Yehova, amene mumatchula dzina lanu, Ine ndine Mulungu wa Israyeli. ⁴ Chifukwa cha Yakobo mtumiki wanga, ndi Israyeli wosankhidwa wanga, ndakutchula dzina lako, ndakupatsa ulemu, ngakhale sunandidziwa. ⁵ Ine ndine Yehova, palibenso wina; palibenso Mulungu wina koma Ine ndekha. Ndikumangira nkhondo, ngakhale sunandidziwe; ⁶ kuti anthu adziwe kuturukira dzuwa ndi kumadzulo, kuti palibe mulungu wina koma Ine; Ine ndine Yehova, ndipo palibenso wina. ⁷ Ndimapanga kuwala ndikupanga mdima; Ndimabweretsa mtendere ndi kubweretsa tsoka; Ine ndine Yehova, amene ndimachita zonsezi. ⁸ Inu kumwamba, mugwetse mvula kuchokera kumwamba! Thambo ligwetse chilungamo. Lolani kuti dziko lapansi lizame, kuti chipulumutso chikule, ndi chilungamo kuti chimere pamodzi nacho. Ine Yehova ndinazilenga zonsezi. ⁹ Tsoka kwa aliyense amene angatsutsane ndi amene adamupanga, iye amene ali ngati mphika uliwonse wa dothi pakati pa miphika yadothi ili yonse padziko lapansi! Kodi dongo limanena ndi woumba kuti, 'Mukupanga chiyani?' kapena 'Ntchito yanu ilibe choyang'anira'? ¹⁰ Tsoka kwa iye amene ati kwa atate wake, 'Mukulera chiyani?' kapena kwa mkazi, 'Ubala mwana uti?' ¹¹ Atero Yehova Woyera wa Israyeli, Mlengi wace, Ufunsiranji mafunso pazimene ndidzacitira ana anga? Kodi mundiuza choti ndichite ndi ntchito ya manja anga? ' ¹² 'Ndidapanga dziko lapansi ndikulengera munthu mmenemo. Anali manja anga amene anatambasula thambo, ndipo ndinalamula nyenyezi zonse kuti ziwonekere. ¹³ Ndinautsa Koresi m'chilungamo, ndipo ndidzasalaza njira zake zonse. Iye adzamanga mzinda wanga; adzalola anthu anga am'nsinga amuke kwawo, osati chifukwa cha mtengo waululu kapena ziphuphu, ati Yehova wa makamu. ¹⁴ Atero Yehova, Malipiro a Aigupto, ndi malonda a Kusi, pamodzi ndi Asabeya, amuna amsinkhu utali, adzabwera kwa iwe; kwa iwe ndikukuchonderera kuti, 'Zoonadi Mulungu ali ndi inu, ndipo palibenso wina kupatula iye.' ¹⁵ "Zowonadi ndinu Mulungu amene amabisala, Mulungu wa Israeli, Mpulumutsi. ¹⁶ Onse adzachita manyazi ndi manyazi pamodzi; iwo osema mafano adzayenda monyozeka. ¹⁷ Koma Israyeli adzapulumutsidwa ndi Yehova ndi cipulumutso cosatha; sudzachitanso manyazi kapena kunyozeka. ¹⁸ Atero Yehova, amene adalenga kumwamba, Mulungu woona amene adalenga dziko lapansi, nalipanga, nalikhazikitsa. Adalilenga, osati ngati bwinja, koma adalikonza kuti likhalemo: "Ine ndine Yehova, ndipo palibenso wina. ¹⁹ Sindinayankhule mseri, m'malo obisika; Sindinati kwa zidzukulu za Yakobo, 'Ndifuneni pachabe!' Ine ndine Yehova, amene ndinena zowona; Ndikulengeza zinthu zolondola. ²⁰ Sonkhanani ndipo bwerani! Sonkhanani pamodzi, inu othawa pakati pa amitundu! Alibe chidziwitso, iwo amene anyamula zifaniziro zogoba ndikupemphera kwa milungu yosakhoza kupulumutsa. ²¹ Bwerani pafupi mudzandidziwitse, bweretsani umboni! Aloleni iwo achite chiwembu pamodzi. Ndani waonetsa izi kalekale? Ndani adalengeza? Kodi sindine Yehova? Palibe Mulungu koma Ine, Mulungu wolungama, ndi Mpulumutsi; palibenso wina koma Ine ndekha. ²² Tembenukirani kwa ine ndi kupulumutsidwa, malekezero onse a dziko lapansi; pakuti Ine ndine Mulungu, ndipo palibenso wina. ²³ Ndikulumbira pa ine ndekha, ndikulankhula za chiweruzo changa, ndipo sichidzatembenuka: 'Ine ndidzapembedza mawondo onse, lirime lirilonse lidzalumbira. ²⁴ Adzanena za Ine, mwa Yehova mokha muli chipulumutso ndi mphamvu. ”'” Onse amene akumukwiyira adzachita manyazi. ²⁵ Mwa Yehova mbeu yonse ya Israyeli idzalungamitsidwa; adzadzitama mwa Iye.