¹ Pa nthawiyo, Yehova wanena kuti, “adzatulutsa m’manda mafupa a mafumu a Yuda, nduna zake, mafupa a ansembe, aneneri, ndi mafupa a anthu okhala mu Yerusalemu. ² Pamenepo adzawayala m'kuunika kwa dzuwa, ndi mwezi, ndi nyenyezi zonse za kuthambo; Zinthu izi anazitsata ndi kuzitumikira m’Mwamba, zimene anazitsata, nazifuna, ndi kuzilambira. Mafupa sadzasonkhanitsidwa kapena kukwiriridwanso. Iwo adzakhala ngati ndowe padziko lapansi. ³ M’malo onse otsala kumene ndawathamangitsira, adzadzisankhira imfa m’malo mwa moyo, onse amene atsala a mtundu woipawu watero Yehova wa makamu. ⁴ Choncho uwauze kuti, ‘Yehova wanena kuti: ‘Kodi munthu angagwe osadzukanso? Kodi alipo amene asochera osayesa kubwerera? ⁵ Kodi nchifukwa ninji anthu ameneŵa, Yerusalemu, atembenuzika m’kusakhulupirira kosatha? Amagwiritsitsa chinyengo ndipo amakana kulapa. ⁶ Ndinatchera khutu ndi kumva, koma sanalankhula bwino; palibe amene anamva chisoni chifukwa cha zoipa zake, palibe amene anganene kuti, “Ndachita chiyani?” Onsewo amapita kumene akufuna, ngati galu wamphongo amene akuthamangira kunkhondo, ⁷ ngakhale dokowe amadziŵa nthawi yoyenera ndipo nkhunda zimathamanga kwambiri. Apita m’kusamuka kwawo pa nthawi yoyenera, koma anthu anga sadziwa malemba a Yehova. ⁸ Kodi munganene bwanji kuti, “Ndife anzeru, pakuti chilamulo cha Yehova chili ndi ife”? Inde, onani! Cholembera chachinyengo cha alembi chapanga chinyengo. ⁹ Anzeru adzachita manyazi. Iwo achita mantha ndipo akodwa mumsampha. Taonani! Iwo amakana mawu a Yehova, nanga nzeru zawo n’zotani? ¹⁰ Choncho akazi awo ndidzawapereka kwa ena, ndi minda yawo kwa iwo amene adzawalandira, chifukwa kuyambira wamng’ono mpaka wamkulu onse ali ndi umbombo wachinyengo. Kuyambira mneneri mpaka wansembe, onse amachita zachinyengo. ¹¹ Iwo anachiritsa mabala a anthu anga mopepuka, ndi kuti, Mtendere, mtendere, pamene panalibe mtendere. ¹² Kodi anachita manyazi pamene anali kuchita zonyansa? Iwo sanachite manyazi; sanadziwe kuchita manyazi! Chotero iwo adzagwa pakati pa akugwa; Iwo adzagwetsedwa pamene alangidwa,” watero Yehova. ¹³ Ndidzawachotseratu, atero Yehova, sipadzakhala mphesa pampesa, sipadzakhala nkhuyu pamitengo ya mkuyu. Pakuti tsambalo lidzafota ndipo zimene ndawapatsa zidzapita. ¹⁴ N’chifukwa chiyani takhala pano? Bwerani palimodzi; tiyeni tipite kumizinda yokhala ndi mipanda yolimba kwambiri, ndipo tikafa tikakhala chete. Pakuti Yehova Mulungu wathu adzatiletsa. Adzatimwetsa poizoni, popeza tamchimwira. ¹⁵ Tiyembekeza mtendere, koma sipadzakhala chabwino. Ife tikuyembekeza nthawi ya machiritso, koma onani, padzakhala mantha. ¹⁶ Kupuma kwa mahatchi ake akumveka kuchokera kwa Dani. Dziko lonse lapansi ligwedezeka ndi phokoso la kulira kwa akavalo amphamvu. Pakuti adzabwera ndi kuwononga dziko ndi chuma chake, mzinda ndi okhalamo. ¹⁷ Pakuti taonani, ndituma mwa inu njoka, mamba, zimene simungathe kuwalodza. Iwo adzakulumani inu, watero Yehova. ¹⁸ Chisoni changa chilibe mapeto, ndipo mtima wanga ukudwala. ¹⁹ Taonani! Mawu ofuula a mwana wamkazi wa anthu anga ochokera kudziko lakutali! Kodi Yehova sali mu Ziyoni? Kodi mfumu yake kulibenso? Nanga bwanji akuutsa mkwiyo wanga ndi mafano ao osema, ndi mafano ao opanda pake achilendo? ²⁰ Zokolola zapita, chilimwe chatha. Koma ife sitinapulumutsidwe. ²¹ Ndamva chisoni chifukwa cha kupwetekedwa mtima kwa mwana wamkazi wa anthu amtundu wanga. Ndilira chifukwa cha zinthu zoopsa zimene zamuchitikira; ndachita mantha. ²² Kodi ku Gileadi mulibe mankhwala? Kodi kulibe wochiritsa kumeneko? N’chifukwa chiyani mwana wamkazi wa anthu anga sadzachiritsidwa?