¹ Yehova anapitiriza kulankhula nane kuti: ² “Pita, lengeza m’makutu a Yerusalemu kuti, ‘Yehova wanena kuti: “Ndinakumbukira pangano lokhulupirika pa ubwana wako, ndi chikondi chako pamene tinali kubadwa. Pamene munanditsatira m’chipululu, m’dziko limene silinabzalidwe mbewu.” ³ Isiraeli anapatulidwira Yehova, zipatso zoyamba za zokolola zake.” Aliyense amene ankadya zipatso zoyamba anali ndi mlandu, ndipo tsoka linawagwera, atero Yehova. '" ⁴ Imvani mawu a Yehova, inu nyumba ya Yakobo, inu mabanja onse a nyumba ya Isiraeli. ⁵ Atero Yehova, Cholakwa chanji makolo anu anandipeza, kuti anatalikirana ndi kunditsata Ine? Kuti anatsata mafano opanda pake, nakhala opanda pake iwo eni? Iwo sananene kuti, ‘Ali kuti Yehova amene anatitulutsa m’dziko la Iguputo? ⁶ Ali kuti Yehova amene anatitsogolera m’chipululu, m’dziko la Araba ndi m’maenje, m’dziko lachilala ndi lamdima wandiweyani, dziko losapitamo munthu, lopanda munthu wokhalamo? ⁷ Koma ndinakutengerani ku dziko la Karimeli kuti mudye zipatso zake ndi zinthu zina zabwino. Koma pamene unafika, unadetsa dziko langa, unasandutsa cholowa changa chonyansa. ⁸ Wansembe sanati, Ali kuti Yehova? ndipo akatswili amalamulo sanandisamale! Abusa anandilakwira. Aneneri analosera za Baala ndipo anatsatira zinthu zopanda pake. ⁹ Cifukwa cace ndidzakunenezani, ati Yehova, ndipo ndidzanenera ana aamuna anu. ¹⁰ Pakuti muwoloke m’mphepete mwa nyanja ku Kitimu, ndipo mukaone. Tumizani amithenga ku Kedara, kuti akafufuze, ndipo muone ngati padakhalapo chotere; ¹¹ Kodi mtundu wasinthana milungu, ngakhale iyo sinali milungu? Koma anthu anga asinthanitsa ulemerero wawo ndi chimene sichingawathandize. ¹² njenjemera, miyamba, chifukwa cha ichi! Khalani odabwa ndi kuchita mantha ichi ndicho mawu a Yehova. ¹³ Pakuti anthu anga andichitira zoipa ziwiri: Anasiya akasupe a madzi amoyo, nadzikumbitsira zitsime, zitsime zong'aluka zosakhalamo madzi. ¹⁴ Kodi Israyeli ndi kapolo? Kodi iye anabadwira m’nyumba ya mbuye wake? Nanga wasanduka zofunkha chifukwa chiyani? ¹⁵ Mikango inabangula molimbana naye. Iwo anachita phokoso kwambiri ndipo anachititsa dziko lake kukhala lochititsa mantha. Mizinda yake yawonongedwa popanda wokhalamo. ¹⁶ Komanso anthu a ku Memfisi ndi ku Tapanesi adzameta mutu wako. ¹⁷ Kodi simunadzichitira nokha pamene munasiya Yehova Mulungu wanu, pamene anakutsogolerani m’njira? ¹⁸ Nangano n’cifukwa ciani utengele mseu wopita ku Iguputo ndi kumwa madzi a ku Sihori? N’chifukwa chiyani munatengera njira yopita ku Asuri ndi kumwa madzi a mumtsinje wa Firate? ¹⁹ Kuipa kwako kukudzudzula, ndipo kusakhulupirika kwako kukulanga. Choncho ganizirani zimenezi ndi kuzindikira kuti n’zoipa ndi zowawa pamene mwasiya Yehova Mulungu wanu, osaopa ine, watero Yehova wa makamu. ²⁰ Pakuti ndinathyola goli lako limene unali nalo masiku akale; Ndakuduladula maunyolo. Koma unati, Sindidzatumikira; popeza unawerama pa zitunda zonse zazitali, ndi patsinde pa mtengo uli wonse wamasamba, wacigololo iwe. ²¹ Ndinakuoka ngati mpesa wosankhika, wa mbeu zangwiro; ndipo wasandulika bwanji kukhala mpesa wobvunda, wopanda pake? ²² Pakuti ngakhale ukadziyeretsa mumtsinje, kapena ukasamba ndi sopo wamphamvu, mphulupulu yako idzakhala banga pamaso panga, atero Ambuye Yehova. ²³ Unganene bwanji kuti, Sindinadetsedwe! Kodi sindinatsatire Abaala? Taonani zimene munachita m’zigwa! Taonani cimene mwacita, ndinu ngamila yaikazi yaliwiro yothamanga uku ndi uko, ²⁴ buru wozolowera cipululu, ndi kutentha kwace, kununkha mphepo; Ndani angaletse chilakolako chake? Palibe mwamuna wotopa ndi kulondola iye; pa nthawi yokweretsa adzamupeza. ²⁵ Muyenera kuletsa mapazi anu kuti asakhale opanda kanthu komanso kukhosi kwanu kusakhale ndi ludzu! Koma inu mwati, Palibe chiyembekezo! Ayi, ndimakonda alendo ndipo ndimawatsatira!' ²⁶ Monga manyazi a mbala akapezedwa, momwemonso nyumba ya Israyeli idzacita manyazi iwo, mafumu ao, akalonga ao, ndi ansembe ao, ndi aneneri; ²⁷ Amenewa ndiwo akunena kwa mtengo, ‘Ndinu atate wanga,’ ndi kwa mwala, Inu munandibala Ine; Pakuti msana wawo wayang'ana Ine, osati nkhope zawo; Koma m'nthawi ya masautso amati, Ukani, mutipulumutse! ²⁸ Koma ili kuti milungu imene munadzipangira? Iwo adzuke ngati akufuna kukupulumutsani m’nthawi ya masautso, pakuti mafano anu osema ndi ofanana ndi mizinda yanu, inu Yuda. ²⁹ Nanga n’cifukwa ciani mukundiimba mlandu? Nonse mwandilakwira, atero Yehova. ³⁰ Ndalanga anthu anu pachabe. Iwo sanalandire chilango. Lupanga lanu ladya aneneri anu ngati mkango wowononga! ³¹ Inu amene muli a m’badwo uno! Tamverani mawu anga, mawu a Yehova. Kodi ine ndakhala chipululu kwa Israeli? Kapena dziko la mdima wandiweyani? N’chifukwa chiyani anthu anga anganene kuti, ‘Tiyeni tingoyendayenda, ndipo sitipitanso kwa inu’? ³² Kodi namwali adzaiwala zokometsera zake, ndi mkwatibwi lamba lake? Koma anthu anga andiiwala masiku osawerengeka; ³³ Momwe mungapangire njira yanu kufunafuna chikondi. Waphunzitsanso njira zako kwa akazi oipa; ³⁴ Mwazi umene unali moyo wa anthu osalakwa, osauka wapezeka pa zovala zanu. Anthuwa sanapezeke poba. ³⁵ Koma iwe ukuti, Ine ndine wosacimwa; Ndithu mkwiyo wake wandichokera. Koma taonani! Ndidzakuweruza chifukwa wati, ‘Sindinachimwe. ³⁶ N’chifukwa chiyani mukuona mopepuka kusintha kumeneku m’njira zanu? Iwenso udzachititsidwa manyazi ndi Iguputo, ngati mmene unachitidwira ndi Asuri. ³⁷ Iwenso udzatuluka m’menemo uli wokhumudwa, manja ako ali pamutu pako; pakuti Yehova wakana amene unawakhulupirira, kotero kuti sudzapulumutsidwa nao.”