¹ Ngati mutu wanga utulutsa madzi, ndipo maso anga akadakhala kasupe wa misozi! Pakuti ndikufuna kulira usana ndi usiku chifukwa cha anthu amene anaphedwa pakati pa ana aakazi a anthu anga. ² Ngati wina akanandipatsa malo okhala oyenda m’chipululu, kumene ndikanapita kukasiya anthu anga. Ndikadawasiya, popeza onse ndi achigololo, gulu la achiwembu! ³ Yehova wanena kuti: “Aponda mauta awo abodza ndi lilime lawo, koma si chifukwa cha kukhulupirika kwawo kuti ali ndi mphamvu padziko lapansi. ⁴ Aliyense wa inu chenjerani ndi mnansi wake, ndipo musakhulupirire mbale aliyense. Pakuti m’bale aliyense ali wonyenga, ndipo mnansi aliyense achita mwano. ⁵ Aliyense amanyoza mnzake ndipo salankhula zoona. Malirime awo amaphunzitsa zachinyengo. Atopa ndi kuchita zoipa. ⁶ Kukhala kwanu kuli pakati pa chinyengo; m’chinyengo chawo anakana kuvomereza kuti ine nditero Yehova. ⁷ Atero Yehova wa makamu, Taonani, ndiwayenga ndi kuwayesa; pakuti ndicita cianinso cifukwa ca cimene anthu anga acicita? ⁸ Malirime awo ali mivi yakuthwa; amalankhula zosakhulupirika. Ndi pakamwa pao alengeza za mtendere ndi anansi awo, koma ndi mitima yawo amawalalira. ⁹ Kodi sindiyenera kuwalanga chifukwa cha zimenezi, watero Yehova? ¹⁰ Ndidzayimba nyimbo ya maliro ndi kulira mapiri, ndipo nyimbo ya maliro idzayimbidwa m’madambo. Pakuti apasuka, ndipo palibe amene angadutse pakati pawo, ndipo kulira kwa ng’ombe sikumveka. Mbalame zam’mlengalenga ndi nyama zonse zathawa. ¹¹ Choncho ndidzasandutsa Yerusalemu miyulu yabwinja, malo obisalamo mimbulu. Mizinda ya Yuda ndidzayisandutsa bwinja lopanda anthu okhalamo.” ¹² Kodi ndani amene ali wanzeru kuti amvetse zimenezi? kudzera?ndipo iye adzachilengeza? N’chifukwa chiyani dziko lawonongeka n’kuwonongedwa ngati chipululu chimene munthu sangadutsemo? ¹³ Yehova wanena kuti: “Ndi chifukwa chakuti anasiya chilamulo changa chimene ndinawaika pamaso pawo, ¹⁴ N’chifukwa chakuti anayenda ndi mtima wouma khosi ndipo atsatira Abaala monga mmene makolo awo anawaphunzitsira. ¹⁵ Cifukwa cace Yehova wa makamu, Mulungu wa Israyeli, atero, Taonani, ndidzadyetsa anthu awa chivumulo, ndi kumwa madzi apoizoni; ¹⁶ Pamenepo ndidzabalalitsa pakati pa amitundu amene sanawadziwa, iwo kapena makolo ao; Ndidzatumiza lupanga pambuyo pawo mpaka nditawawonongeratu. ¹⁷ Atero Yehova wa makamu, Taganizirani ichi: Itanani oyimba maliro, adze; itanani akazi aluso lolira maliro; adze, ¹⁸ afulumire, nadzaimbire ife nyimbo ya maliro, kuti maso athu achuluke ndi misozi; zikope zathu zikuyenda ndi madzi. ¹⁹ Pakuti ku Ziyoni kumveka kulira mofuula kuti: ‘Ha! Tikuchita manyazi kwambiri, popeza tasiya dzikolo popeza anapasula nyumba zathu. ²⁰ Momwemo akazi inu, imvani mau a Yehova; tcherani khutu ku mauthenga otuluka m’kamwa mwake. Pamenepo phunzitsani ana anu aakazi nyimbo ya maliro, ndi mkazi wa mnansi aliyense nyimbo ya maliro. ²¹ Pakuti imfa yalowa ndi mazenera athu; zimalowa m’nyumba zathu zachifumu. Imawononga ana akunja, ndi anyamata m’mabwalo a mzindawo. ²² Unene kuti, ‘Atero Yehova, mitembo ya anthu idzagwa ngati ndowe za m’munda, ndi ngati mapesi atirigu pambuyo pa okolola, ndipo sipadzakhala wowasonkhanitsa.’ ²³ Atero Yehova, Wanzeru asadzitamandire ndi nzeru zake, kapena wankhondo asadzitamandire ndi mphamvu zake. Musalole kuti wolemera azinyadira chuma chake. ²⁴ Pakuti ngati munthu adzitamandira m’cinthu ciri conse, akhale m’menemo, kuti ali ndi luntha, nandidziwa ine. Pakuti Ine ndine Yehova, amene ndichita pangano la chifundo, chiweruzo ndi chilungamo padziko lapansi. Pakuti ndikondwera nazo zimenezi, watero Yehova.” ²⁵ Taonani, masiku akudza, watero Yehova, pamene ndidzalanga odulidwa onse amene ali otere m’thupi mwao; ²⁶ ndidzalanga Iguputo, Yuda, Edomu, ana a Amoni, Mowabu, ndi anthu onse amene amameta tsitsi lalifupi kwambiri. Pakuti mitundu yonseyi ndi yosadulidwa, ndipo anthu a m’nyumba yonse ya Isiraeli ali ndi mtima wosadulidwa.