¹ Tsoka kwa abusa amene akuwononga ndi kubalalitsa nkhosa za pabusa panga, watero Yehova.” ² Choncho Yehova, Mulungu wa Isiraeli wanena izi ponena za abusa amene akuweta anthu ake: “Mwabalalitsa nkhosa zanga ndi kuzipirikitsa. sindinawasamalira, ndipo ndidzakulangani chifukwa cha zoipa zimene mwachita, ati Yehova. ³ Ine ndidzasonkhanitsa otsala a nkhosa zanga m’maiko onse kumene ndinaziingitsirako, ndipo ndidzazibwezera ku mabusa, kumene zidzabala ndi kucuruka. ⁴ pamenepo ndidzaziutsira abusa amene adzaziweta, kuti zisakhalenso ndi mantha, kapena kusweka. Palibe ndi mmodzi yemwe amene adzasowe zimenezi, watero Yehova. ⁵ Taonani, masiku akudza, ati Yehova, pamene ndidzautsira Davide nthambi yolungama; Adzalamulira monga mfumu; adzachita mwanzeru, nadzachita chilungamo ndi chilungamo m’dziko. ⁶ M’masiku ake Yuda adzapulumutsidwa, ndipo Isiraeli adzakhala mwabata. Ndiye dzina limene adzatchedwa nalo ndi ili: Yehova ndiye chilungamo chathu. ⁷ Chotero taonani, masiku akubwera, watero Yehova, pamene sadzanenanso kuti, ‘Pali Yehova, amene anatulutsa ana a Isiraeli m’dziko la Iguputo. ⁸ M’malomwake adzanena kuti, ‘Pali Yehova wamoyo, amene anatulutsa ana a Isiraeli kudziko la kumpoto ndi kumayiko onse kumene anawathamangitsira, ndi kuwabweza ⁹ Kunena za aneneri, mtima wanga wasweka mwa ine, ndipo mafupa anga onse anjenjemera. Ndakhala ngati munthu woledzera, ngati munthu amene vinyo wamugonjetsa, chifukwa cha Yehova ndi mawu ake oyera. ¹⁰ Pakuti dziko ladzala ndi achigololo. Chifukwa cha zimenezi dziko laphwa. Dambo la m’chipululu lauma. Njira za aneneri awa nzoipa; mphamvu zawo sizigwiritsidwa ntchito moyenera. ¹¹ Pakuti aneneri ndi ansembe aipitsidwa. Ndinapezanso kuipa kwawo m’nyumba mwanga! atero Yehova ¹² chifukwa chake njira yawo idzakhala ngati poterera mumdima. Iwo adzakankhidwira pansi. Iwo adzagwa mmenemo. Pakuti ndidzawatumizira tsoka m’chaka cha chilango chawo, watero Yehova. ¹³ Pakuti ndaona aneneri m’Samariya akuchita zonyansa ndipo ananenera mwa Baala ndi kusokeretsa anthu anga Aisiraeli. ¹⁴ Pakati pa aneneri mu Yerusalemu ndaona zinthu zoopsa: Iwo amachita chigololo ndi kuyenda m’chinyengo. Alimbitsa manja a ocita zoipa; palibe wobwerera kuleka zoipa zake. kwa ine onse akhala ngati Sodomu, ndi okhalamo ngati Gomora! ¹⁵ Cifukwa cace Yehova wa makamu atero za aneneri, Taonani, ndidzawadyetsa chiwawa, ndi kumwa madzi apoizoni; pakuti chodetsa chatuluka mwa aneneri a ku Yerusalemu kumka ku dziko lonse. ¹⁶ Atero Yehova wa makamu, Musamvere mau a aneneri amene anenera kwa inu. Akunyengeni! Iwo akulengeza masomphenya ochokera m’maganizo mwawo, osati ochokera pakamwa pa Yehova. ¹⁷ Akunena mosalekeza kwa amene andinyoza, Yehova akuti mudzakhala mtendere. Pakuti aliyense woyenda m’kuunika kwa mtima wake amati, ‘Tsoka silidzakugwerani. ¹⁸ Koma ndani waima pa msonkhano wa Yehova? Ndani aona ndi kumva mau ake? Ndani amene atcheru khutu ku mawu ake ndi kumvetsera? ¹⁹ Taonani, mphepo yamkuntho yochokera kwa Yehova! Mkwiyo wake ukutha, ndipo mphepo yamkuntho ikuwomba. Ikuzungulira mitu ya oipa. ²⁰ Mkwiyo wa Yehova sudzabwerera mpaka utachita ndi kutsimikizira zolinga za mtima wake. M’masiku otsiriza mudzazindikira zimenezi. ²¹ Ine sindinatumize aneneri awa. Iwo anangowonekera. Ine sindinawalalikira kalikonse, koma iwo ananenerabe. ²² Pakuti akadayimilira pa msonkhano wanga, akadamvera anthu anga mawu anga; akadawachititsa kusiya mawu awo oipa ndi zochita zawo zoipa. ²³ Kodi ine ndekha ndine Mulungu pafupi ndi Yehova, osatinso Mulungu wakutali? ²⁴ Kodi munthu angabisale mobisika kuti ndisamuone? eelyo Jehova waamba kuti, ncinzi ncondizuzya kujulu naa nyika? atero Yehova. ²⁵ Ndamva zimene aneneri anena, amene anali kunenera zachinyengo m’dzina langa. Iwo anati, Ndinalota maloto! Kodi zimenezi zidzapitirira ²⁶ mpaka liti, aneneri amene akulosera monama kuchokera m’maganizo mwawo, ndiponso amene akulosera chinyengo cha m’mitima mwawo? ²⁷ Iwo akonza zoti aiwalitse anthu anga dzina langa ndi maloto amene amalota, aliyense kwa mnzake, monga mmene makolo awo anaiwala dzina langa chifukwa cha dzina la Baala. ²⁸ Mneneri amene walota maloto anene malotowo. Koma iye amene ndamufotokozera, anene mawu anga moona mtima. Kodi udzu umagwirizana bwanji ndi tirigu? atero Yehova, ²⁹ Mawu anga sali ngati moto kodi? watero Yehova, ngati nyundo yophwanya mwala; ³⁰ Chotero taonani, ine ndikutsutsana ndi aneneri, watero Yehova aliyense woba mawu a munthu wina n’kunena kuti akuchokera kwa ine. ³¹ Taonani, nditsutsana ndi aneneri amene Yehova wanena, amene amagwiritsa ntchito lilime lawo kunenera mawu. ³² Taonani, nditsutsana ndi aneneri amene alota mwachinyengo, awa ndi mau a Yehova, ndi kuwalalikira, nasokeretsa anthu anga ndi chinyengo chawo ndi kudzitamandira kwawo. Ine ndikutsutsana nawo, chifukwa sindinawatumize kapena kuwapatsa lamulo. Choncho iwo sadzathandiza anthu amenewa, watero Yehova. ³³ Pamene anthu awa, kapena mneneri, kapena wansembe akakufunsa, Katundu wa Yehova nchiyani? Ukawauze kuti, ‘Inu ndinu katundu wolemetsa, ndipo ine ndidzakutayani,’ watero Yehova. ³⁴ Aneneri, ansembe, ndi anthu amene akunena kuti, ‘Katundu wa Yehova ndi uyu amene ndidzamulanga munthuyo ndi nyumba yake. ³⁵ Mudzanena, yense kwa mnansi wake, ndi yense kwa mbale wake, Yehova anayankhanji? ndipo Yehova ananenanji? ³⁶ Koma musalankhulenso za katundu wa Yehova,’ pakuti katunduyo ndi mawu a munthu aliyense payekha, ndipo mwapotoza mawu a Mulungu wamoyo, Yehova wa makamu, Mulungu wathu. ³⁷ Ukatero kwa mneneriyo, ‘Kodi Yehova anakuyankha chiyani? kapena 'Kodi Yehova anati chiyani?' ³⁸ Koma mukadzati, Katundu wa Yehova, atero Yehova, Popeza mwanena mau awa, Katundu wa Yehova, pamene ndinatumiza kwa inu, kuti, Musadzati, Katundu wa Yehova, ³⁹ Choncho taonani, ndikunyamulani ndi kukutayani kutali ndi ine, pamodzi ndi mzinda umene ndinakupatsani inu ndi makolo anu. ⁴⁰ pamenepo ndidzaika pa inu manyazi osatha ndi mwano wosaiŵalika.