Yeremiya 35
1 Yehova anayankhula ndi Yeremiya nthawi ya ulamuliro wa Yehoyakimu mwana wa Yosiya mfumu ya Yuda, kuti:
[Several years earlier, ] when Jehoiakim was the King of Judah, Yahweh gave me this message:
2 “Pita ku banja la Arekabu ndipo ukawayitane kuti abwere mʼchipinda chimodzi cha Nyumba ya Yehova ndipo akafika uwapatse vinyo kuti amwe.”
“Go to the place where families of the Rechab clan live. Invite them to my temple. [When they arrive, ] take them into one of the inside rooms and offer them [some] wine.”
3 Choncho ndinakatenga Yaazaniya (mwana wa Yeremiya winanso amene anali mwana wa Habaziniya), abale ake, ana ake onse aamuna ndi banja lonse la Arekabu.
So I went to see Jaazaniah and all his brothers and sons who represented the Rechab clan. Jaazaniah was the son of [another man named] Jeremiah and grandson of Habazziniah.
4 Ndinabwera nawo ku Nyumba ya Yehova, ku chipinda cha ophunzira a mneneri Hanani mwana wa Igidaliya, munthu wa Mulungu. Chipinda chimenechi chinali pafupi ndi chipinda cha akuluakulu, chimene chinali pamwamba pa chipinda cha Maaseya mwana wa Salumu, mlonda wa pa khomo.
I took them to the temple, [and we went] into the room where the sons of Igdaliah’s son Hanan, who was a prophet, stayed. That room was next to the room that was used by the men who were in charge of the entrances to the temple. It was above the room that belonged to Maaseiah, who was the temple gatekeeper and the son of Shallum.
5 Kenaka ndinayika mabotolo odzaza ndi vinyo ndi zikho zake pamaso pa Arekabu ndipo ndinawawuza kuti, “Imwani vinyoyu.”
I set jugs of wine in front of them and urged them to drink some,
6 Koma iwo anayankha kuti, “Ife sitimwa vinyo, chifukwa kholo lathu Yehonadabu mwana wa Rekabu anatilamula kuti, ‘Inuyo ngakhale zidzukulu zanu, musadzamwe vinyo mpaka kalekale.
but they refused. They said, “We do not drink wine, because our ancestor Jehonadab, the son of Rechab, commanded us, saying ‘You and your descendants must never drink wine.
7 Musadzamange nyumba kapena kufesa mbewu, kapena kulima minda ya mpesa; musadzakhale ndi zinthu zimenezi. Mʼmalo mwake muzidzakhale mʼmatenti. Mukadzatero mudzakhala nthawi yayitali mʼdziko limene mukukhalamo.’
And you must not build houses or plant vineyards or [other] crops. Instead, you must always live in tents. If you obey those commands, you all will live for many years in this land.’
8 Ife takhala tikumvera zonse zimene kholo lathu Yehonadabu mwana wa Rekabu anatilamula. Ife ngakhale akazi athu kapena ana athu aamuna ndi aakazi sitinamwepo vinyo
[So] we have obeyed him in all those matters. We have never drunk wine. Our wives and our sons and our daughters [have also never drunk wine].
9 kapena kumanga nyumba kuti tizikhalamo kapenanso kukhala ndi minda ya mpesa, minda ina iliyonse kapena mbewu.
We have not built houses or planted vineyards or [other] crops or [worked in] fields.
10 Koma takhala mʼmatenti ndipo tamvera kwathunthu chilichonse chimene kholo lathu Yehonadabu anatilamula.
We have lived in tents. We have obeyed all the commands that Jehonadab, our ancestor, gave us.
11 Koma pamene Nebukadinezara mfumu ya Babuloni anathira nkhondo dziko lino, ife tinati, ‘Tiyeni tichoke, tipite ku Yerusalemu kuti tithawe magulu ankhondo a Akasidi ndi Aaramu.’ Kotero ife takhala tikukhala mu Yerusalemu.”
But when [the army of] King Nebuchadnezzar attacked this country, we said, ‘We must go to Jerusalem to escape from the armies of Babylonia and Syria.’ So, [we came] to Jerusalem and we are living [here].”
12 Yehova anayankhulanso ndi Yeremiya kuti,
Then Yahweh gave this message to me: “This is what [I], the Commander of the armies of angels, the God whom the Israeli [people say that they belong to], say:
13 “Iyeyu, Yehova Mulungu wa Israeli anawuza Yeremiya kuti: Pita ukawawuze anthu a ku Yuda ndi a ku Yerusalemu kuti, ‘Kodi simungatengeko phunziro ndi kumvera mawu anga?’ akutero Yehova.
'Go and tell this to the people in Jerusalem and in [other places in] Judah: “Why do you not [RHQ] listen to me or learn something about how to obey me?
14 ‘Yehonadabu mwana wa Rekabu analamula ana ake kuti asamwe vinyo ndipo lamulo limeneli alisunga. Mpaka lero lino iwo samwa vinyo, chifukwa akumvera lamulo la kholo lawo. Koma Ine ndakhala ndikuyankhula nanu kawirikawiri kukuchenjezani, koma inu simunandimvere Ine.
The Rechab clan still do not drink wine, because their ancestor Jehonadab told them to not do that. [In contrast], I have spoken to you many times, but you refuse to obey me.
15 Kawirikawiri ndakhala ndikutumiza atumiki anga, aneneri, kwa inu. Iwo akhala akukuwuzani kuti, ‘Aliyense wa inu asiye ntchito zake zoyipa ndi kukonza makhalidwe ake; musatsatire milungu ina ndi kumayitumikira. Pamenepo mudzakhala mʼdziko limene ndinakupatsani ndi makolo anu.’ Komabe inu simunasamale zimenezi kapena kundimvera Ine.
Many times I sent prophets to you. They told you, 'Turn away from your wicked behavior, and do things that you should do. Stop worshiping other gods, in order that you will be able to live [peacefully] in this land that I gave to you and your ancestors.' But you would not pay attention to what I said or obey me.
16 Zidzukulu za Yehonadabu mwana wa Rekabu zakhala zikumvera lamulo limene kholo lawo anazilamula, koma inuyo simunandimvere Ine.
The descendants of Jehonadab have obeyed their ancestor, but you have refused to pay attention to what I told you.
17 “Nʼchifukwa chake Yehova Mulungu Wamphamvuzonse, Mulungu wa Israeli akuti, ‘Ndidzagwetsera pa Yuda ndi pa onse okhala mu Yerusalemu masautso onse amene ndinakonza chifukwa sanandimvere. Ndinawayitana koma iwo sanayankhe.’”
Therefore, this is what [I], the Commander of the armies of angels, the God whom you Israeli people [say you belong to], say: 'You have refused to listen to me and you did not answer when I called you. Therefore, I will cause the people in Jerusalem and [other places in] Judah to experience all the disasters that I said that I would cause to happen.'” '”
18 Yeremiya anawuza banja la Arekabu mawu onse a Yehova Wamphamvuzonse, Mulungu wa Israeli, kuti, “Munamvera lamulo la kholo lanu Yehonadabu ndipo mwatsatira malangizo ake onse ndi kuchita chilichonse chimene anakulamulani.”
Then I turned to the Rechab clan and said, “This is what the Commander of the armies of angels, the God whom [we] Israelis [say we belong to], says: ‘You have obeyed what your ancestor Jehonadab told you. You have obeyed all his instructions.
19 Tsono Yehova Wamphamvuzonse, Mulungu wa Israeli akuti, “Yehonadabu mwana wa Rekabu sadzasowa munthu wonditumikira Ine nthawi zonse.”
Therefore, this is what I say: “There will always be descendants of Jehonadab who will do work for me.”’”
