Yesaya 57
1 Anthu olungama amafa, ndipo palibe amene amalingalira mu mtima mwake; anthu odzipereka amatengedwa, ndipo palibe amene amamvetsa chifukwa chake. Anthu olungama amatengedwa kuti tsoka lisawagwere.
Olungileyo uyabhubha, njalo kakulamuntu okubeka enhliziyweni; njalo abantu abalomusa bayasuswa, engekho okunanzayo ukuthi olungileyo ususiwe ngaphambi kobubi.
2 Iwo amene amakhala moyo wolungama amafa mwamtendere; amapeza mpumulo pamene agona mu imfa.
Uzangena ekuthuleni. Bazaphumula emibhedeni yabo, ngulowo lalowo ehamba ebuqothweni bakhe.
3 “Bwerani kuno, anthu ochita zoyipa, inu muli ngati zidzukulu za mkazi wachigololo ndi wadama!
Kodwa lina sondelani lapha, madodana omthakathikazi, nzalo yesifebe, lawe wule.
4 Kodi inu mukuseka yani? Kodi mukumunena ndani ndi kupotoza pakamwa panu? Kodi inu si ana owukira, zidzukulu za anthu abodza?
Lidlala limelene lobani? Livulela bani umlomo ube banzi, likhupha ulimi? Alisibantwana besiphambeko yini, inzalo yenkohliso,
5 Inu mumapembedza mafano pamene mumalobodoka ndi zilakolako zanu pakati pa mitengo ya thundu, ndiponso pa tsinde pa mtengo uliwonse wa nthambi zambiri. Mumapereka ana anu ngati nsembe mu zigwa ndiponso mʼmingʼalu ya mʼmatanthwe.
lizitshisa phakathi kwezihlahla zama-okhi ngaphansi kwaso sonke isihlahla esiluhlaza, libulalela abantwana ezihotsheni ngaphansi kwezingoxo zamadwala?
6 Mafano a pakati pa miyala yosalala ya mu zigwa ndiye chuma chanu. Inde, ndiye gawo lanu. Mumapereka chopereka cha chakumwa kwa mafanowo, ndipo mumaperekanso chopereka cha chakudya. Kodi zimenezi zingandichititse kuti ndikukomereni mtima?
Isabelo sakho siphakathi kwamatshe abutshelezi esifula; wona, wona ayinkatho yakho; njalo kiwo uthululele umnikelo wokunathwayo, waletha umnikelo wokudla. Ngizazisola ngalezizinto yini?
7 Inu munayiwala bedi lanu pa phiri lalitali ndi looneka kutali. Mumapita kumeneko kukapereka nsembe zanu.
Phezu kwentaba ende lephakemeyo ubekile umbheda wakho; ngitsho lapho wenyukela khona ukuyanikela umhlatshelo.
8 Mʼnyumba mwanu mwayika mafano kuseri kwa zitseko ndiponso pa mphuthu. Mwandisiya Ine, mwavula zovala zanu. Bedi lanu mwalikulitsa ndipo mwakwera ndi zibwenzi zanu, ndiye mwazilipira kuti mugone nazo. Kumene mwakwaniritsa zilakolako zanu zoyipa.
Langemva kwesivalo lensika yomnyango wabeka isikhumbuzo sakho; ngoba uzivezile komunye kulakimi, wenyuka, waqhelisa umbheda wakho, wazenzela isivumelwano labo; wathanda umbheda wabo lapho uwubona.
9 Mumapita kukapembedza fano la Moleki mutatenga mafuta ndi zonunkhira zochuluka. Munachita kutumiza akazembe anu kutali; inu ngakhale munapita ku manda kwenikweniko! (Sheol h7585)
Waya enkosini ulamafutha, wandisa amakha akho, wathuma izithunywa zakho khatshana, wazehlisela esihogweni. (Sheol h7585)
10 Inu mumatopa ndi maulendo anu, koma simunathe kunena kuti, ‘Nʼzopanda phindu.’ Munapezako kumeneko zokhumba zanu nʼchifukwa chake simunalefuke.
Wadinwa yibukhulu bendlela yakho, kodwa kawutshongo ukuthi: Kakulathemba; wathola impilo yesandla sakho, ngakho-ke kawuphelanga amandla.
11 “Kodi ndani amene mwachita naye mantha ndi kumuopa, kotero kuti mwakhala mukundinamiza, ndipo Ine simundikumbukira nʼkomwe, kapena kuganizirapo mʼmitima yanu za Ine? Kodi mwaleka kundiopa chifukwa choti ndakhala chete nthawi yayitali?
Njalo wesaba bani watshaywa luvalo, ukuthi uqambe amanga, ungangikhumbuli, ungakufaki enhliziyweni yakho? Kangithulanga yini ngitsho kwasendulo, njalo mina ungangesabi?
12 Koma ndaonetsa poyera ntchito zanu zomwe mumati nʼzolungama, ndi mafano anu kuti nʼzosathandiza.
Mina ngizamemezela ukulunga kwakho, lemisebenzi yakho; ngoba kakuyikukusiza.
13 Pamene mufuwula kupempha thandizo, mafano anu amene munasonkhanitsawo ndiyetu akupulumutseni! Mphepo idzanyamula mafano anu onsewo, mpweya chabe udzawulutsa mafanowo. Koma munthu amene amadalira ine adzalandira dziko lokhalamo. Phiri langa lopatulika lidzakhala lakelake.”
Lapho ukhala, amaxuku akho kawakukhulule! Kanti umoya uzawaphephula wonke, ize lizawathatha. Kodwa othemba kimi uzakudla ilifa lelizwe, adle ilifa lentaba yami engcwele.
14 Ndipo panamveka mawu akuti, “Undani, undani, konzani msewu! Chotsani zotchinga pa njira yoyendamo anthu anga.”
Azakuthi: Buthelelani, buthelelani, lungisani indlela, susani isikhubekiso endleleni yabantu bami.
15 Pakuti Iye amene ali Wamkulu ndi Wopambanazonse, amene alipo nthawi zonse, amene dzina lake ndi Woyerayo, akunena kuti, “Ndimakhala pamalo aulemu ndi opatulika, koma ndimakhalanso ndi munthu wodzichepetsa ndi wosweka mtima kuti odzichepetsawo ndiwalimbitse ndi kuwachotsa mantha osweka mtima.
Ngoba utsho njalo ophezulu lophakemeyo, ohlala ephakadeni, obizo lakhe lingoNgcwele, uthi: Ngihlala endaweni ephakemeyo lengcwele, njalo kanye laye olomoya odabukileyo lozithobayo, ukuvuselela umoya wabathobekileyo, lokuvuselela inhliziyo yabadabukileyo.
16 Sindidzawatsutsa anthu mpaka muyaya kapena kuwapsera mtima nthawi zonse, popeza kuti ndinalenga anthu anga ndi kuwapatsa mpweya wamoyo.
Ngoba kangiyikulwisa kuze kube phakade, kangiyikuthukuthela njalonjalo; ngoba umoya ungaphela amandla phambi kwami, lemiphefumulo mina engiyenzileyo.
17 Ine ndinakwiya kwambiri chifukwa cha tchimo lawo ladyera; ndinawalanga ndi kuwafulatira mokwiya, koma iwo anapitirirabe kuchita ntchito zawo zoyipa.
Ngenxa yobubi bokufisa kwakhe ngathukuthela, ngamtshaya, ngazifihla, ngathukuthela; kodwa waqhubeka ehlubuka ngendlela yenhliziyo yakhe.
18 Ndaona zochita zawo, komabe ndidzawachiritsa; kuwapumulitsa ndi kuwapatsa mtendere,
Ngizibonile izindlela zakhe, njalo ngizamsilisa, ngimkhokhele, ngibuyisele izinduduzo kuye labalilayo bakhe.
19 anthu olira a mu Israeli adzanditamanda ndi milomo yawo. Anthu amene ali kutali ndi apafupi pomwe ndidzawapatsa mtendere,” “Ndipo ndidzawachiritsa.” Akutero Yehova.
Ngidala izithelo zezindebe; ukuthula, ukuthula kokhatshana loseduze, itsho iNkosi; njalo ngizamsilisa.
20 Koma anthu oyipa ali ngati nyanja yowinduka, yosatha kukhala bata, mafunde ake amaponya matope ndi ndere.
Kodwa ababi banjengolwandle olutshukumayo; ngoba kalulakuphumula, lamanzi alo akhafula udaka lengcekeza.
21 “Palibe mtendere kwa oyipa,” akutero Mulungu wanga.
Kakulakuthula, utsho uNkulunkulu wami, kwababi.
