Yeremiya 42

Mawu a Mulungu mu Chichewa Chalero

42 Atsogoleri onse a ankhondo pamodzi ndi Yohanani mwana wa Kareya ndi Azariya mwana wa Hosayia, ndiponso anthu onse, ana ndi akuluakulu omwe, anapita ² kwa mneneri Yeremiya ndipo anamuwuza kuti, “Chonde imvani dandawulo lathu ndipo mutipempherere anthu otsalafe kwa Yehova Mulungu wanu. Pakuti monga tsopano mukuona, ngakhale kuti kale tinalipo ambiri, koma tsopano ochepa okha ndiye amene atsala. ³ Mupemphere kuti Yehova Mulungu wanu atiwuze kumene tiyenera kupita ndi chimene tiyenera kuchita.”

⁴ Mneneri Yeremiya anawayankha kuti, “Ndamva zimene mwanenazi. Ndithu ndidzapemphera kwa Yehova Mulungu wanu monga momwe mwandipemphera. Ndidzakuwuzani chilichonse chimene Yehova anene ndipo sindidzakubisirani kanthu kalikonse.”

⁵ Ndipo iwo anawuza Yeremiya kuti, “Yehova akhale mboni yoona ndi yokhulupirika yodzatitsutsa ife ngati sitichita mogwirizana ndi chilichonse chimene Yehova Mulungu adzakutumani kuti mutiwuze. ⁶ Kaya ndi zotikomera kapena zosatikomera, ife tidzamvera Yehova Mulungu wathu, amene takutumaniko. Tidzamvera Yehova Mulungu wathu kuti zinthu zidzatiyendere bwino.”

⁷ Patapita masiku khumi, Yehova anayankhula ndi Yeremiya. ⁸ Choncho Yeremiya anayitana Yohanani mwana wa Kareya pamodzi ndi atsogoleri onse a ankhondo amene anali naye ndiponso anthu onse, ana ndi akulu omwe. ⁹ Yehova, Mulungu wa Israeli amene munanditumako kuti ndikapereke madandawulo mʼdzina lanu akuti, ¹⁰ “Ngati mukhala mʼdziko muno, ndiye kuti ndidzakukhazikitsani, osakuchotsani. Inde ndidzakudzalani osakuchotsani pakuti ndi kumva chisoni kwambiri chifukwa cha mavuto amene ndabweretsa pa inu. ¹¹ Musayiope mfumu ya ku Babuloni, imene mukuyiopa tsopano. Musachite nayo mantha, akutero Yehova, pakuti Ine ndili nanu ndipo ndidzakupulumutsani ndi kukulanditsani mʼmanja mwake. ¹² Ndidzakuchitirani chifundo, ndipo mfumuyonso idzakuchitirani chifundo ndi kukulolani kuti mukhale mʼdziko mwanumwanu.

¹³ “Koma mwina simudzamvera Yehova Mulungu wanu nʼkumanena kuti, ‘Ayi ife sitidzakhala mʼdziko muno, ¹⁴ ndipo ngati mukunena kuti, ‘Ayi, koma tidzapita ku Igupto kumene sitidzaonako nkhondo kapena kumva kulira kwa lipenga kapenanso kusowa chakudya.’ ¹⁵ Tsono, inu otsala a ku Yuda, imvani mawu a Yehova. Iye akuti, ngati mutsimikiza zopita ku Igupto, nʼkupitadi kukakhala kumeneko, ¹⁶ ndiye nkhondo imene mukuyiopayo idzakugonjetsani ku Igupto komweko. Njala imene mukuyiopayo idzakupezani ku Igupto komweko ndipo mudzafera kumeneko. ¹⁷ Kunena zoona, onse amene atsimikiza zopita ku Igupto kuti akakhale kumeneko adzafa ndi nkhondo njala ndi mliri. Palibe ndi mmodzi yemwe amene adzapulumuke kapena kuthawa mavuto amene ndidzawagwetsera.’ ¹⁸ Yehova Wamphamvuzonse, Mulungu wa Israeli akuti, ‘Momwe ndinawakwiyira mwaukali anthu okhala mu Yerusalemu, koteronso ndidzakukwiyirani mukapita ku Igupto. Mudzasanduka chinthu chotembereredwa ndi chochititsa mantha, choseketsa ndi chonyozeka. Malo ano simudzawaonanso.’

¹⁹ “Inu otsala a ku Yuda, Yehova wakuwuzani kuti, ‘Musapite ku Igupto.’ Dziwani chinthu ichi: Ine lero ndikukuchenjezani ²⁰ kuti munalakwitsa kwambiri. Inu munandituma kwa Yehova Mulungu wanu nʼkumati ‘Mukatipempherere kwa Yehova Mulungu wathu, nʼkudzatiwuza chimene afuna kuti tichite, ndipo ife tidzachita.’ ²¹ Ine lero ndakuwuzani, koma inu simukumverabe zonse zimene Yehova Mulungu anandituma kuti ndikuwuzeni. ²² Tsono dziwani ichi: mudzafadi ndi nkhondo, njala ndi mliri kumalo kumene mukufuna mukakhaleko.”