^{1 2 3} “Pa nthawi imeneyo, watero Yehova, ndidzakhala Mulungu wa mafuko onse a Isiraeli, ndipo iwo adzakhala anthu anga. Yehova wanena kuti, “Anthu amene atsala ndi lupanga apeza kukoma mtima m’chipululu, ndipo ndidzatuluka kuti ndipumule kwa Isiraeli. Yehova anandionekera kale, nati, Ndakukonda iwe Israyeli, ndi cifundo cosatha; ^{4 5 6} Ndidzakumanganso kuti umangike, namwali Isiraeli. Udzatenganso maseche ako n’kupita kukavina mosangalala. 5Udzabzalanso minda yamphesa pamapiri a Samariya; alimi adzabzala ndi kuzigwiritsa ntchito bwino. Pakuti tsiku lidzafika pamene alonda a m’mapiri a Efuraimu adzalengeza kuti, ‘Nyamukani, tiyeni tikwere ku Ziyoni kwa Yehova Mulungu wathu. ⁷ Pakuti atero Yehova, Fuulani mokondwera chifukwa cha Yakobo, fuulani mokondwera anthu opambana a amitundu; matamando amveke. Nenani, Yehova wapulumutsa anthu ake, otsala a Israyeli; ^{8 9} Taonani, ndidzawatenga kuchokera ku maiko a kumpoto; Ndidzawasonkhanitsa kuchokera kumalekezero a dziko lapansi. Akhungu ndi olumala adzakhala pakati pawo; akazi apakati ndi amene atsala pang’ono kubala adzakhala nawo pamodzi. Msonkhano waukulu udzabwerera kuno. Adzabwera akulira; Ndidzawatsogolera monga akuwadandaulira. Ndidzawapititsa ku mitsinje yamadzi panjira yowongoka. Iwo sadzapunthwa pamenepo, chifukwa ine ndidzakhala atate wa Isiraeli, ndipo Efuraimu adzakhala mwana wanga woyamba kubadwa.” ^{10 11} Imvani mau a Yehova, amitundu inu, fotokozani m'zisumbu zakutali, kunena kuti, Wobalalitsa Israyeli adzamsonkhanitsa, namusunga monga mbusa amaweta nkhosa zake; Pakuti Yehova wawombola Yakobo ndi kumuwombola m’dzanja limene linali lamphamvu kwambiri kuposa iye. ¹² Pamenepo adzabwera n’kusangalala pa misanje ya Ziyoni. Nkhope zawo zidzawala chifukwa cha ubwino wa Yehova, tirigu ndi vinyo watsopano, mafuta ndi ana a nkhosa ndi ng’ombe. Pakuti moyo wawo udzakhala ngati munda wothirira madzi, ndipo sadzamvanso chisoni. ^{13 14} Pamenepo anamwali adzasangalala ndi kuvina, ndipo anyamata ndi akulu adzakhala pamodzi. Pakuti ndidzasintha maliro awo akhale chikondwerero. Ndidzawachitira chifundo ndi kuwasangalatsa m’malo mwa chisoni. Pamenepo ndidzakhutiritsa miyoyo ya ansembe. Anthu anga adzakhuta ndi ubwino wanga, atero Yehova.” ¹⁵ Yehova wanena kuti: “Mawu akumveka ku Rama, kulira ndi kulira kowawa. Rakele akulira chifukwa cha ana ake. Akana kutonthozedwa chifukwa cha iwo, chifukwa sakhalanso ndi moyo. ^{16 17} Yehova wanena kuti: “Leka kulira, maso ako asagwe misozi, pakuti pali mphotho ya ntchito yako, atero Yehova, ana ako adzabwera kuchokera ku dziko la adani ako. watero Yehova, zidzukulu zako zidzabwerera m’malire awo.” Chiyembekezo chilipo pa tsogolo lako, watero Yehova, mbadwa zako zidzabwerera m’malire awo.” ^{18 19 20} “Ndamva chisoni cha Efuraimu kuti, ‘Munandilanga ndipo ndalangidwa ngati mwana wa ng’ombe wosaphunzitsidwa. pepani, nditaphunzitsidwa, ndinamenya ntchafu yanga: Ndinachita manyazi, ndi manyazi, popeza ndasenza mphulupulu ya ubwana wanga. “Kodi Efuraimu si mwana wanga wamtengo wapatali? atero Yehova. Pakuti nthawi zonse ndikanena zomutsutsa, ndimamuitaniranso kumtima wanga wachikondi. Momwemo mtima wanga ukulakalaka iye. Ndidzam’chitira chifundo ndithu, watero Yehova.” ²¹ Dzikhazikitseni zizindikiro zamsewu. Dzikonzereni zolemba zowongolera. Ikani malingaliro anu pa njira yoyenera, momwe muyenera kuyendamo. Bwerera, namwali Israyeli! Bwererani ku mizinda yanu iyi. ²² Iwe mwana wamkazi wosakhulupirira mpaka liti? Pakuti Yehova walenga chinthu chatsopano padziko lapansi—mkazi azungulira mwamuna wamphamvu. ²³ Atero Yehova wa makamu, Mulungu wa Israyeli, Ndikabwezera anthu ku dziko lao, m’dziko la Yuda ndi m’midzi yace adzanena, Yehova akudalitseni, malo olungama okhalamo; phiri lopatulika.' ²⁴ Pakuti Yuda ndi mizinda yake yonse adzakhala kumeneko pamodzi ndi alimi ndi anthu amene akuyenda ndi zoŵeta, ²⁵ pakuti ndidzamwetsa iwo amene ali otopa ndi kudzaza olefuka. ²⁶ Zitatha izi ndinadzuka, ndipo ndinazindikira kuti tulo langa linali lotsitsimula. ^{27 28} “Taonani, masiku akubwera, watero Yehova, pamene ndidzafesa mbewu za anthu ndi za nyama m’nyumba za Israyeli ndi Yuda; kuwagwetsa, kuwagwetsa, kuwaononga, ndi kuwachitira choipa, koma m’masiku akudzawo ndidzawayang’anira, kuti ndiwakuze ndi kuwabzala, ati Yehova. ²⁹ Masiku amenewo sadzanenanso, Atate anadya mphesa zosacha, koma mano a ana ndiwo ayantha. ³⁰ Pakuti munthu aliyense adzafa mu mphulupulu yake; aliyense wakudya mphesa zosawawa mano ake adzayamwa. ³¹ Taonani, masiku akudza, ati Yehova, pamene ndidzapangana pangano latsopano ndi nyumba ya Israyeli, ndi nyumba ya Yuda; ³² Silidzakhala ngati pangano limene ndinapangana ndi makolo awo masiku aja ndinawagwira pa dzanja lao kuwaturutsa m’dziko la Aigupto, popeza anaswa pangano langa, ngakhale ndinali mwamuna wao; ili ndilo lamulo la Yehova. kulengeza. ³³ Ili ndi pangano limene ndidzapangana ndi nyumba ya Israyeli atapita masiku ano, ati Yehova. Ndidzaika chilamulo changa m’kati mwawo ndipo ndidzachilemba pamtima pawo, chifukwa ndidzakhala Mulungu wawo, ndipo iwo adzakhala anthu anga. ³⁴ Pamenepo munthu sadzaphunzitsanso mnansi wake, kapena sadzaphunzitsa mbale wake, ndi kuti, Umdziwe Yehova; Pakuti onse adzandidziwa, kuyambira wamng’ono kufikira wamkulu, ati Yehova, pakuti ndidzakhululukira mphulupulu yao, ndipo sindidzakumbukiranso zolakwa zao.” ³⁵ Atero Yehova, Iye ndiye amene amawalitsa dzuŵa usana, nakonzera mwezi ndi nyenyezi kuti ziunikire usiku. Iye ndiye amene ayendetsa nyanja kuti mafunde ake agwedezeke; Dzina lake ndi Yehova wa makamu. ³⁶ Koma ngati zinthu zimenezi zitachotsedwa pamaso panga mpaka kalekale, atero Yehova, ndipo ana a Isiraeli adzaleka kukhala mtundu pamaso panga mpaka kalekale. ³⁷ Yehova wanena kuti, “Pokhapo ngati kumwamba kukhoza kuyeza, ndiponso ngati maziko a dziko lapansi adzaululika, pamenepo ndidzakana ana onse a Isiraeli chifukwa cha zonse zimene anachita, atero Yehova. ³⁸ “Taonani, masiku akubwera, atero Yehova, pamene mzindawo udzandimangidwiranso ine, ³⁹ kuyambira pa Nsanja ya Hananeli kufikira kuchipata chapakona; ⁴⁰ Chigwa chonse cha mitembo ndi phulusa, ndi minda yonse ya mpanda yotulukira kuchigwa cha Kidroni mpaka ku ngodya ya Chipata cha Akavalo kum’mawa, zidzakhala zopatulika za Yehova, ndipo mzindawo sudzazulidwa. kapena kugwetsedwanso kwamuyaya.”