¹ Ndani uyu akuchokera ku Edomu, atavala zovala zofiira, wochokera ku Bozira? Ndani uyu, wobvala mwanzeru, nayenda mu ukulu wa mphamvu yake? "Ndine amene, ndiyankhula mwachilungamo, ndi wamphamvu kupulumutsa." ² Chifukwa chiyani zovala zako zili zofiira, ndipo bwanji zikuwoneka ngati ukuponda mphesa moponderamo mphesa? ³ "Ndaponda mphesa moponderamo mphesa ndekha, ndipo palibe m'modzi wa amitundu amene adadza nane. Ndinawapondaponda mu mkwiyo wanga ndi kuwapondereza mu ukali wanga. Magazi awo awazidwa pa zovala zanga ndi kuipitsa zovala zanga zonse. ⁴ Pakuti ndinkayembekezera tsiku lobwezera, ndi chaka chowomboledwa changa chidafika. ⁵ Ndinayang'ana, ndipo panalibe wondithandiza. Ndinadabwa kuti panalibe wondithandizira, koma dzanja langa linandibweretsera chigonjetso, ndipo mkwiyo wanga wamphamvu udandipangitsa. ⁶ Ndinapondereza anthu ndi mkwiyo wanga, ndipo ndinawaledzeretsa ndi mkwiyo wanga, ndipo ndinatsanulira magazi awo pansi. " ⁷ Ndidzalongosola za kudalirana kwa pangano la Yehova, ndi zotamandika za Yehova. Ndilongosola vyose ivyo Yehova wakutichitira, na uwemi wake ukuru ku nyumba ya Israyeli. Chifundo ichi watisonyeza chifukwa cha chifundo chake, komanso ndi ntchito zambiri zakukhulupirika pangano. ⁸ Pakuti anati, "Ndithu iwo ndi anthu anga, ana osakhulupirika." Iye anakhala Mpulumutsi wawo. ⁹ M'mazunzo awo onse, Iyenso anazunzika, ndipo mngelo wochokera pamaso pake anawapulumutsa. Mwachikondi chake ndi chifundo adawapulumutsa, ndipo adawakweza ndikuwanyamula nthawi zonse zakale. ¹⁰ Koma anapanduka ndi kumvetsa chisoni Mzimu Woyera. Kotero iye anakhala mdani wawo namenyana nawo. ¹¹ Anthu ake amaganiza za nthawi zakale za Mose. Anati, Ali kuti Mulungu, amene anawaturutsa m'nyanja pamodzi ndi abusa a zoweta zace? Ali kuti Mulungu, amene anaika Mzimu Woyera pakati pao? ¹² Ali kuti Mulungu, yemwe adapanga mphamvu yake yaulemerero ndi dzanja lamanja la Mose, nagawa madzi pamaso pawo, kuti adzipangire dzina likhale kosatha? ¹³ Ali kuti Mulungu, amene adawatsogolera kuwoloka m'madzi akuya? Monga kavalo akuthamanga pamtunda, sanapunthwe. ¹⁴ Ng'ombe zomwe zikupita kuchigwa, mzimu wa Yehova udawapumitsa. Chifukwa chake mudatsogolera anthu anu, kuti mudzipangire mbiri yakuyamika. ¹⁵ Yang'anani pansi kuchokera kumwamba ndi kuzindikira kuchokera mokhala kwanu woyera ndi waulemerero. Changu chako chiri kuti, ndi ntchito zako zamphamvu zili kuti? Chifundo chanu ndi zochita zanu zachifundo zimasungidwa kwa ife. ¹⁶ Pakuti inu ndinu atate wathu, ngakhale Abrahamu sanatidziwe ife, ndipo Israyeli sanatizindikire ife, inu, Yehova, ndinu atate wathu. 'Mombolo wathu' lakhala dzina lanu kuyambira kale. ¹⁷ Yehova, nchifukwa ninji mukutipangitsa kusochera panjira zanu ndi kuumitsa mitima yathu, kuti tisakumvereni? Bwererani chifukwa cha anyamata anu, mafuko a cholowa chanu. ¹⁸ Anthu anu anatenga malo anu opatulika kwakanthawi, koma adani athu anaupondereza. ¹⁹ Takhala ngati iwo amene simunawalamulire, kapena iwo amene sanatchulidwe dzina lanu.