Yesaya 8
1 Yehova anati kwa ine, “Tenga cholembapo chachikulu ndipo ulembepo malemba odziwika bwino: Kusakaza-Kwamsanga Kufunkha-Kofulumira.
INkosi yasisithi kimi: Zithathele isibhebhe esikhulu, ubhale kiso ngepheni yomuntu ukuthi: Maherishalali-Hashibazi.
2 Ndipo ndidzayitana wansembe Uriya ndi Zekariya mwana wa Yeberekiya kuti akhale mboni zanga zodalirika.”
Ngasengizifakazisela abafakazi abathembekileyo, oUriya umpristi loZekhariya indodana kaJeberekiya.
3 Ndipo ine ndinapita kwa mneneri wamkazi, ndipo anakhala woyembekezera nabala mwana wamwamuna. Ndipo Yehova anati kwa ine, “Umutche dzina lakuti, ‘Kusakaza-Kwamsanga Kufunkha-Kofulumira.’
Ngasengisondela kumprofethikazi, wasethatha isisu, wazala indodana. INkosi yasisithi kimi: Umuthe ibizo lokuthi uMaherishalali-Hashibazi.
4 Mwanayo asanayambe kudziwa kuyitana kuti, ‘Ababa’ kapena ‘Amama’ chuma cha Damasiko ndi zofunkha za Samariya zidzatengedwa ndi mfumu ya ku Asiriya.”
Ngoba umntwana engakakwazi ukumemeza athi baba, lokuthi, mama, inotho yeDamaseko lempango yeSamariya kuzathwalelwa phambi kwenkosi yeAsiriya.
5 Yehova anayankhulanso ndi Ine;
INkosi yasibuya yakhuluma lami futhi isithi:
6 “Popeza anthu a dziko ili akana madzi anga oyenda mwachifatse a ku Siloamu, ndipo akukondwerera Rezini ndi mwana wa Remaliya,
Ngenxa yokuthi lesisizwe siwalile amanzi eShilowa ahamba kancinyane, njalo kulentokozo kuRezini lendodana kaRemaliya,
7 nʼchifukwa chake Ambuye ali pafupi kubweretsa madzi amkokomo a mtsinje wa Yufurate kudzalimbana nawo; mfumu ya ku Asiriya ndi gulu lake lonse lankhondo. Madziwo adzasefukira mʼngalande zake zonse ndi mʼmagombe ake onse.
ngakho-ke, khangela, iNkosi izakwenyusela phezu kwabo amanzi omfula amanengi lalamandla, inkosi yeAsiriya labo bonke ubukhosi bayo; azakwenyukela phezu kwaso yonke imigelo yaso, ahambe phezu kwazo zonke inkumbi zaso,
8 Ndipo adzalowa mwamphamvu mʼdziko la Yuda, adzasefukira, adzapitirira mpaka kumuyesa mʼkhosi. Mapiko ake otambasuka adzaphimba dziko lako lonse, iwe Imanueli!”
aze adlulele koJuda; akhukhule, adlule, afinyelele entanyeni; lokweluleka kwempiko zawo kuzagcwalisa ilizwe lakho, Emanuweli.
9 Chitani phokoso lankhondo, inu mitundu ya anthu, ndipo munjenjemere! Tamverani, inu mayiko onse akutali. Konzekerani nkhondo ndipo munjenjemere! Konzekerani nkhondo ndipo munjenjemere!
Zihlanganiseni, zizwe, kodwa liphahlazwe; bekani indlebe, lina lonke abezizwe ezikhatshana; zibhinceni, kodwa liphahlazwe; zibhinceni, kodwa liphahlazwe.
10 Konzani kachitidwe kanu kankhondo, koma simudzaphula kanthu, kambiranani zochita, koma zidzalephereka, pakuti Mulungu ali nafe.
Cebani icebo, kodwa lizafojiswa; khulumani ilizwi, kodwa kaliyikuma; ngoba uNkulunkulu ulathi.
11 Yehova anandiyankhula ine mwamphamvu, ndipo anandichenjeza kuti ndisamayende mʼnjira za anthuwa. Iye anati:
Ngoba yatsho njalo iNkosi kimi ngesandla esilamandla, yangifundisa ukuthi ngingahambi endleleni yalababantu, isithi:
12 “Usamanene kuti ndi chiwembu, chilichonse chimene anthuwa amati ndi chiwembu usamaope zimene anthuwa amaziopa, ndipo usamachite nazo mantha.
Lingatsho ukuthi: Ugobe, kukho konke lababantu abathi ngakho: Ugobe; lingesabi ukwesaba kwabo, lingatshaywa luvalo.
13 Yehova Wamphamvuzonse ndiye amene uyenera kumuona kuti ndi woyera, ndiye amene uyenera kumuopa, ndiye amene uyenera kuchita naye mantha,
INkosi yamabandla, yona lizayingcwelisa, njalo yona ibe yikwesaba kwenu, njalo yona ibe luvalo lwenu.
14 ndipo ndiye amene adzakhala malo opatulika; koma kwa anthu a ku Yuda ndi kwa anthu a ku Israeli adzakhala mwala wopunthwitsa, mwala umene umapunthwitsa anthu, thanthwe limene limagwetsa anthu. Ndipo kwa anthu a mu Yerusalemu adzakhala ngati msampha ndi khwekhwe.
Njalo izakuba yindawo engcwele, kodwa ibe yilitshe lokukhubekisa, ibe lidwala lokuwisa kuzo zombili izindlu zakoIsrayeli, ibe ngumjibila ibe yisifu kwabakhileyo eJerusalema.
15 Anthu ambiri adzapunthwapo adzagwa ndi kuthyokathyoka, adzakodwa ndi kugwidwa.”
Labanengi bazakhubeka phakathi kwabo, bawe, bephuke, bathiywe, bathunjwe.
16 Manga umboniwu ndipo umate malamulowa pamaso pa ophunzira anga.
Bopha ubufakazi, unameke umlayo phakathi kwabafundi bami.
17 Ndidzayembekezera Yehova, amene akubisira nkhope yake nyumba ya Yakobo. Ine ndidzakhulupirira Iyeyo.
Ngakho ngizalindela iNkosi efihlela indlu kaJakobe ubuso bayo, ngiyidinge.
18 Onani, ine ndili pano pamodzi ndi ana amene Yehova wandipatsa, ndife zizindikiro ndi zodabwitsa kwa Aisraeli zochokera kwa Yehova Wamphamvuzonse, amene amakhala pa Phiri la Ziyoni.
Khangela mina labantwana iNkosi enginike bona siyizibonakaliso lezimangaliso koIsrayeli, ezivela eNkosini yamabandla ehlala entabeni yeZiyoni.
19 Anthu akakuwuza kuti kafunsire kwa oyankhula ndi mizimu, amene amayankhula monongʼona ndi mongʼungʼudza, kodi anthu sayenera kukafunsira kwa Mulungu wawo? Chifukwa chiyani amafunsira kwa anthu akufa mʼmalo mwa kwa anthu amoyo,
Lalapho bezakuthi kini: Buzani kwabalamadlozi, lakubathakathi abatshaya imilozwi labanyenyezayo: abantu kabayikubuza yini kuNkulunkulu wabo? Abantu babuze yini bemele abaphilayo kwabafileyo?
20 kuti akalandireko mawu enieni ndi malangizo? Ngati anthuwo sayankhula monga mwa mawu awa, mwa iwo mulibe kuwala.
Kuwo umthetho lakubo ubufakazi! Uba bengakhulumi njengalelilizwi, kungokuthi kakukho ukusa kubo.
21 Anthu adzayendayenda mʼdziko movutika kwambiri ali ndi njala; pamene afowokeratu ndi njala, iwo adzakwiya kwambiri ndipo adzayangʼana kumwamba ndi kutemberera mfumu yawo ndi Mulungu wawo.
Bazadabula kukho, becindezelwe kakhulu belambile; kuzakuthi-ke belambile bezondile, bathuke inkosi yabo loNkulunkulu wabo, bakhangele phezulu.
22 Ndipo akadzayangʼana pa dziko lapansi adzangoona mavuto okhaokha ndi mdima woopsa ndi wodetsa nkhawa, ndipo adzaponyedwa mu mdima wandiweyani.
Njalo bazakhangela emhlabeni, khangela-ke, kuzakuba lokuhlupheka lomnyama, ubumnyama benkathazo, njalo axotshelwe emnyameni.
