¹ Imvani izi, inu a nyumba ya Yakobo, otchedwa ndi dzina loti Israeli, ndipo mwachokera ku umuna wa Yuda; inu amene mulumbira pa dzina la Yehova, ndi kupembedza Mulungu wa Israyeli, koma osati moona mtima kapena molongosoka. ² Chifukwa amadzitcha okha anthu a mzinda wopatulika ndipo amakhulupirira Mulungu wa Israeli. Yehova wa makamu ndiye dzina lake. ³ "Ine ndanena kale zinthu izi; zinatuluka m'kamwa mwanga, ndipo ndaziwitsa izo; ndipo mwadzidzidzi ndinazichita, ndipo zinachitika. ⁴ Popeza ndinadziwa kuti iwe uli wopulupudza, khosi lako lolimba ngati chitsulo, ndi chipumi chako ngati mkuwa, ⁵ chifukwa chake ndidayankhula izi kwa inu kale; zisanachitike ndidakuwuzani, kotero simunganene kuti, 'fano langa lazichita,' kapena 'Chithunzi changa chosema ndi chitsulo changa chosungika chakhazikitsa izi. . ' ⁶ Mudamva za izi; onani umboni wonsewu; ndipo inu, kodi simudzavomereza kuti zomwe ndanena ndizowona? Kuyambira tsopano, ndikuwonetsa zatsopano, zobisika zomwe simunadziwe. ⁷ Tsopano, osati kuyambira kale, zidakhalapo, ndipo lisanakhale lero sunamvepo za iwo, chifukwa chake sudzatha kunena, 'Inde, ndimadziwa za iwo.' ⁸ Simunamvepo; simunadziwe; izi sizinawululidwe kale. Pakuti ndinadziwa kuti ndiwe wonyenga kwambiri, ndi kuti wapanduka kuyambira ndili mwana. ⁹ Chifukwa cha dzina langa ndichedwetsa mkwiyo wanga, ndipo chifukwa cha ulemu wanga ndidzaletsa kukuwononga. ¹⁰ Taona ndinakuyenga koma osati ngati siliva; Ndakuyeretsani m'ng'anjo yamasautso. ¹¹ Chifukwa cha Ine mwini, chifukwa cha Ine ndekha ndidzachita; Kodi ndingalole bwanji kuti dzina langa liipitsidwe? Sindidzapereka ulemu wanga kwa wina aliyense. ¹² Ndimvereni, Yakobo, ndi Israyeli, amene ndidamuyitana, Ndine; Ine ndine woyamba, ndipo inenso ndili womaliza. ¹³ Inde, dzanja langa linayala maziko a dziko lapansi, ndipo dzanja langa lamanja linayala kumwamba. ndikawaitana, aimirira pamodzi. ¹⁴ Sonkhanani pamodzi, nonse, kuti mumvetsere! Ndani mwa inu adalengeza zinthu izi? Mgwirizano wa Yahweh udzakwaniritsa cholinga chake chotsutsana ndi Babulo. Iye adzachita chifuniro cha Yehova pa Akasidi. ¹⁵ Ine, ndanena, ndamuyitana, ndabwera naye, ndipo apambana. ¹⁶ Yandikirani kwa ine, mverani ichi: Kuyambira pachiyambi sindinayankhula chobisika; zikachitika, ndidzakhala komweko. Tsopano Ambuye Yehova wandituma ine ndi Mzimu wake. ¹⁷ Atero Yehova, Mombolo wako, Woyera wa Israyeli, Ine ndine Yehova Mulungu wako, amene ndikuphunzitsa kuchita bwino, amene akukutsogolera ndi njira yoyenera kuyendamo, ¹⁸ ukadamvera malamulo anga; mtendere ndi chitukuko zikadayenda ngati mtsinje, ndi chipulumutso chako ngati mafunde a nyanja. ¹⁹ Atero Yehova, Mombolo wako, Woyera wa Israyeli, Ine ndine Yehova Mulungu wako, amene ndikuphunzitsa kuchita bwino, amene akukutsogolera ndi njira yoyenera kuyendamo, ukadamvera malamulo anga; mtendere ndi chitukuko zikadayenda ngati mtsinje, ndi chipulumutso chako ngati mafunde a nyanja. ²⁰ Tulukani ku Babulo! Thawirani kwa Akasidi! Ndi mawu akulira kufuulira! Dziwitsani izi, zipangeni kufikira malekezero adziko lapansi! Nenani, Yehova wawombola mtumiki wake Yakobo; ²¹ Iwo sanamve ludzu pamene iye anawatsogolera iwo kudutsa m'zipululu; adawatulutsira madzi thanthwe; anang'amba thanthwe, ndi madzi anaturuka. ²² Palibe mtendere kwa oipa, ati Yehova.