Deuteronomo 31

1 Tsono Mose anapita ndi kukayankhula mawu awa kwa Aisraeli onse:

And Moses went and spoke these words to all Israel.

2 “Tsopano ndili ndi zaka 120, ndipo sindingathenso kukutsogolerani. Yehova wandiwuza kuti, ‘Iwe sudzawoloka Yorodani.’

And he said to them, I [am] a hundred and twenty years old this day; I can no more go out and come in: also the LORD hath said to me, thou shalt not go over this Jordan.

3 Mwini wake Yehova Mulungu wanu ndiye amene adzakutsogolerani powoloka. Iye adzawononga mitundu ina yonse, ndipo inu mudzatenga dziko lawo. Yoswa adzakutsogoleraninso powoloka, monga momwe ananenera Yehova.

The LORD thy God, he will go over before thee, [and] he will destroy these nations from before thee, and thou shalt possess them: [and] Joshua he shall go over before thee, as the LORD hath said.

4 Ndipo Yehova adzawawononga iwo monga momwe anawonongera Sihoni ndi Ogi, mafumu Aamori, amene Iye anawawononga pamodzi ndi dziko lawo.

And the LORD shall do to them as he did to Sihon, and to Og, kings of the Amorites, and to the land of them, whom he destroyed.

5 Ambuye adzawapereka kwa inu, ndipo inu mukawachitire zonse zimene ndakulamulani.

And the LORD shall give them up before your face, that ye may do to them according to all the commandments which I have commanded you.

6 Khalani amphamvu ndi olimba mtima. Musachite nawo mantha kapena kunjenjemera pamaso pawo, chifukwa Yehova Mulungu wanu apita nanu. Sadzakusiyani kapena kukutayani.”

Be strong and of a good courage, fear not, nor be afraid of them: for the LORD thy God, he [it is] that doth go with thee, he will not fail thee, nor forsake thee.

7 Pamenepo Yehova anayitana Yoswa pamaso pa Aisraeli onse ndipo anamuwuza kuti, “Khala wamphamvu ndi wolimba mtima, pakuti iwe udzatsogolera anthu awa ku dziko limene Yehova analumbira kulipereka kwa makolo awo, ndipo iwe ukaligawe pakati pawo kuti likakhale cholowa chawo.

And Moses called to Joshua, and said to him in the sight of all Israel, Be strong and of a good courage: for thou must go with this people to the land which the LORD hath sworn to their fathers to give them; and thou shalt cause them to inherit it.

8 Yehova mwini ndiye akukutsogolerani ndipo adzakhala nanu. Sadzakusiyani kapena kukutayani. Usachite mantha ndiponso usataye mtima.”

And the LORD, he [it is] that doth go before thee; he will be with thee, he will not fail thee, neither forsake thee: fear not, neither be dismayed.

9 Choncho Mose analemba malamulo awa nawapereka kwa ansembe, ana Alevi, amene amanyamula Bokosi la Chipangano la Yehova, ndiponso kwa akuluakulu onse a Aisraeli.

And Moses wrote this law, and delivered it to the priests the sons of Levi, who bore the ark of the covenant of the LORD, and to all the elders of Israel.

10 Kenaka Mose anawalamula kuti, “Pamapeto pa zaka zisanu ndi ziwiri zilizonse, chaka cha kukhululukidwa ngongole, pa nthawi ya Chikondwerero cha Misasa,

And Moses commanded them, saying, At the end of [every] seven years, in the solemnity of the year of release, in the feast of tabernacles,

11 pamene Aisraeli onse abwera kudzaonekera pamaso pa Yehova Mulungu wanu pamalo pamene Iye adzasankhe, mudzawerenge malamulo onsewa iwo akumva.

When all Israel is come to appear before the LORD thy God in the place which he shall choose, thou shalt read this law before all Israel in their hearing.

12 Mudzasonkhanitse anthu onse pamodzi, amuna, akazi ndi ana pamodzi ndi alendo amene akukhala mʼmizinda yanu, kuti adzawamve ndi kuphunzira kuopa Yehova Mulungu wanu ndi kutsatira mosamala mawu onse a mʼmalamulowa.

Convene the people, men, and women, and children, and thy stranger that [is] within thy gates, that they may hear, and that they may learn, and fear the LORD your God, and observe to do all the words of this law:

13 Ana awo amene sadziwa malamulo awa, ayenera kuwamva ndi kuphunzira kuopa Yehova Mulungu wanu nthawi zonse pamene mukukhala mʼdziko limene mukuwoloka Yorodani kukalitenga.”

And [that] their children who have not known [any thing], may hear, and learn to fear the LORD your God, as long as ye live in the land whither ye go over Jordan to possess it.

14 Yehova anawuza Mose kuti, “Nthawi ya kufa kwako yafika. Itana Yoswa ndipo mubwere ku tenti ya msonkhano, kumene Ine ndidzamulangiza.” Choncho Mose ndi Yoswa anabwera ku tenti ya msonkhano.

And the LORD said to Moses, Behold, thy days approach that thou must die: call Joshua, and present yourselves in the tabernacle of the congregation, that I may give him a charge. And Moses and Joshua went and presented themselves in the tabernacle of the congregation.

15 Pamenepo Yehova anaonekera ku tenti mʼchipilala cha mtambo, ndipo mtambowo unayima pamwamba pa khomo lolowera mu tenti.

And the LORD appeared in the tabernacle in a pillar of a cloud; and the pillar of the cloud stood over the door of the tabernacle.

16 Ndipo Yehova anawuza Mose kuti, “Iwe ukupita kukapuma kumene kuli makolo ako, ndipo ukangomwalira, anthu awa adzayamba kupembedza milungu yachilendo ya mʼdziko limene akukalowamo. Adzanditaya ndi kuphwanya pangano lomwe ndinachita nawo.

And the LORD said to Moses, Behold, thou shalt sleep with thy fathers, and this people will rise up, and commit idolatry with the gods of the strangers of the land, whither they go [to be] among them, and will forsake me, and break my covenant which I have made with them.

17 Tsiku limenelo Ine ndidzawakwiyira ndi kuwataya. Ndidzawabisira nkhope yanga, ndipo adzawonongedwa. Masautso ambiri ndi zovuta zambiri zidzawagwera, ndipo tsiku limenelo adzafunsa kuti, ‘Kodi masautso awa sanagwere ife chifukwa Yehova Mulungu wathu sali nafe?’

Then my anger shall be kindled against them in that day, and I will forsake them, and I will hide my face from them, and they shall be devoured, and many evils and troubles shall befall them, so that they will say in that day, Have not these evils come upon us, because our God [is] not among us?

18 Ndipo Ine ndidzabisa ndithu nkhope yanga pa tsiku limenelo chifukwa cha zoyipa zimene anachita potembenukira kwa milungu ina.

And I will surely hide my face in that day for all the evils which they shall have wrought, in that they are turned to other gods.

19 “Tsopano ulembe mawu a nyimbo iyi ndipo uwaphunzitse Aisraeli, uwawuze kuti aziyimba, kuti ikhale mboni yanga yowatsutsa.

Now therefore write ye this song for you, and teach it to the children of Israel: put it in their mouths, that this song may be a witness for me against the children of Israel.

20 Pamene ndawalowetsa mʼdziko loyenda mkaka ndi uchi, dziko limene ndinalonjeza mwalumbiro kwa makolo awo, ndipo pamene adzadya ndi kukhuta ndi kumasangalala, iwo adzatembenukira kwa milungu ina ndi kumayipembedza, kundikana Ine ndi kuphwanya pangano langa.

For when I shall have brought them into the land which I swore to their fathers, that floweth with milk and honey; and they shall have eaten and filled themselves, and waxed fat; then will they turn to other gods, and serve them, and provoke me, and break my covenant.

21 Ndipo pamene masautso ambiri ndi zovuta zambiri zidzawagwera, nyimbo iyi idzakhala mboni yanga yowatsutsa, chifukwa zidzukulu zawo sizidzayiwala nyimboyi. Ine ndikudziwa zimene iwo akulingalira kuchita, ngakhale kuti sindinawalowetse mʼdziko limene ndinalonjeza mwa lumbiro.”

And it shall come to pass, when many evils and troubles have befallen them, that this song shall testify against them as a witness: for it shall not be forgotten out of the mouths of their seed: for I know their imagination which they form, even now, before I have brought them into the land which I swore.

22 Choncho Mose analemba nyimbo iyi tsiku limenelo ndi kuwaphunzitsa Aisraeli.

Moses therefore wrote this song the same day, and taught it to the children of Israel.

23 Yehova analamula Yoswa mwana wa Nuni kuti, “Khala wamphamvu ndipo limba mtima, chifukwa udzalowetsa Aisraeli mʼdziko limene ndinawalonjeza mwa lumbiro, ndipo Ine mwini ndidzakhala nawe.”

And he gave Joshua the son of Nun a charge, and said, Be strong and of a good courage: for thou shalt bring the children of Israel into the land which I swore to them: and I will be with thee.

24 Mose atatha kulemba malamulowa mʼbuku, osasiyako kanthu,

And it came to pass, when Moses had made an end of writing the words of this law in a book, until they were finished,

25 analamula Alevi amene ananyamula Bokosi la Chipangano la Yehova kuti,

That Moses commanded the Levites who bore the ark of the covenant of the LORD, saying,

26 “Tengani Buku ili la Malamulo ndi kuliyika pambali pa Bokosi la Chipangano la Yehova Mulungu wanu. Likhale kumeneko ngati mboni yokutsutsani.

Take this book of the law, and put it in the side of the ark of the covenant of the LORD your God, that it may be there for a witness against thee.

27 Pakuti Ine ndikudziwa kuwukira kwanu ndi kuwuma mtima kwanu. Ngati inu mwakhala mukuwukira Yehova ine ndili moyo ndiponso ndili nanu pamodzi, nanga mudzawukira motani ine ndikamwalira!

For I know thy rebellion, and thy stiff neck: behold, while I am yet alive with you this day, ye have been rebellious against the LORD; and how much more after my death?

28 Mundisonkhanitsire atsogoleri onse a mafuko anu pamodzi ndi akuluakulu onse, kuti ndiyankhule mawu awa iwo akumva ndipo kumwamba ndi dziko lapansi zikhale mboni yowatsutsa.

Assemble to me all the elders of your tribes, and your officers, that I may speak these words in their ears, and call heaven and earth to record against them.

29 Chifukwa ndikudziwa kuti ine ndikamwalira mudzayipa kwambiri ndi kutembenuka kuleka njira imene ndinakulamulani. Masiku amene akubwera, masautso adzakugwerani chifukwa mudzachita zoyipa pamaso pa Yehova ndi kuputa mkwiyo wake chifukwa cha zimene manja anu anapanga.”

For I know that after my death ye will utterly corrupt [yourselves], and turn aside from the way which I have commanded you; and evil will befall you in the latter days; because ye will do evil in the sight of the LORD, to provoke him to anger through the work of your hands.

30 Ndipo Mose ananena mawu a nyimbo iyi kuyiimba koyambira mpaka potsiriza gulu lonse la Aisraeli likumva:

And Moses spoke in the ears of all the congregation of Israel the words of this song until they were ended.