Yoweli 2
1 Lizani lipenga mu Ziyoni. Chenjezani pa phiri langa loyera. Onse okhala mʼdziko anjenjemere, pakuti tsiku la Yehova likubwera, layandikira;
Blow trumpets on Zion [Hill], God’s sacred hill [in Jerusalem]! Tell the people of Judah that they should tremble, because it will soon be the time for Yahweh [to punish us further].
2 tsiku la mdima ndi chisoni, tsiku la mitambo ndi la mdima wandiweyani. Ngati mʼbandakucha umene wakuta mapiri, gulu lalikulu ndi la ankhondo amphamvu likubwera, gulu limene nʼkale lomwe silinaonekepo ngakhale kutsogolo kuno silidzaonekanso.
[That will be a very] dark and gloomy day; there will be [black] clouds and it will be very dark. A huge [swarm of locusts] has covered the mountains like [SIM] a black [cloud]. Nothing like this has ever happened before, and nothing like this will ever [happen] again.
3 Patsogolo pawo moto ukupsereza, kumbuyo kwawo malawi amoto akutentha zinthu. Patsogolo pawo dziko lili ngati munda wa Edeni, kumbuyo kwawo kuli ngati chipululu, kulibe kanthu kotsalapo.
[It is as though the locusts bring] flames of fire from which no one can escape. In front of them, the land was [beautiful] like [SIM] the garden of Eden, but behind them [the land is like] a desert and nothing survives.
4 Maonekedwe awo ali ngati akavalo; akuthamanga ngati akavalo ankhondo.
[The locusts] resemble horses, and they run like [SIM] war horses.
5 Akulumpha pamwamba pa mapiri ndi phokoso ngati la magaleta, ngati moto wothetheka wonyeketsa ziputu, ngati gulu lalikulu la ankhondo lokonzekera nkhondo.
Leaping over the mountaintops, they make a noise like rumbling chariots, like [SIM] a mighty army that is preparing for a battle, or like [SIM] the roar of a fire that burns up stubble [in a field].
6 Akangowaona, anthu a mitundu ina amazunzika mu mtima; nkhope iliyonse imagwa.
When people see them coming, they become very pale and frightened.
7 Amathamanga ngati ankhondo; amakwera makoma ngati asilikali. Onse amayenda pa mizere, osaphonya njira yawo.
[The locusts] climb over walls like soldiers do; they march along in columns and never turn aside [from their columns].
8 Iwo sakankhanakankhana, aliyense amayenda molunjika. Amadutsa malo otchingidwa popanda kumwazikana.
They rush straight ahead without pushing each other. [Even though people throw] spears and javelins at them, that will not cause them to stop.
9 Amakhamukira mu mzinda, amathamanga mʼmbali mwa khoma. Amakwera nyumba ndi kulowamo; amalowera pa zenera ngati mbala.
They swarm over the city walls and enter our houses; they enter through our windows like [SIM] thieves do.
10 Patsogolo pawo dziko limagwedezeka, thambo limanjenjemera, dzuwa ndi mwezi zimachita mdima, ndipo nyenyezi zimaleka kuwala.
[It is as though] they cause the earth to shake and the sky to tremble. The sun and the moon become dark and the stars do not shine [because there are so many locusts in the sky].
11 Yehova amabangula patsogolo pawo, gulu lake lankhondo ndi losawerengeka, ndipo amphamvu ndi amene amamvera kulamula kwake. Tsiku la Yehova ndi lalikulu; ndi loopsa. Ndani adzapirira pa tsikulo?
Yahweh leads this army [of countless locusts], and they obey his commands. This time when he is judging and punishing us is very terrible, [with the result that it seems that] no one [RHQ] can survive it.
12 “Ngakhale tsopano, bwererani kwa Ine ndi mtima wanu wonse posala zakudya ndi kukhetsa misozi,” akutero Yehova.
But Yahweh says, “In spite of [these disasters that you have experienced], you can return to me with all your inner beings. Weep, and mourn, and (fast/abstain from eating food) [to show that you are sorry for having abandoned me].
13 Ngʼambani mtima wanu osati zovala zanu. Bwererani kwa Yehova Mulungu wanu, pakuti Iye ndi wokoma mtima ndi wachifundo, wosakwiya msanga ndi wachikondi chochuluka, ndipo amaleka kubweretsa mavuto.
Do not tear your clothes [to show that you are sorry]; instead, show [MET] that you are sorry.” Yahweh is merciful and kind; he does not quickly become angry; he faithfully loves [people]. He does not quickly become angry; instead, he greatly and faithfully loves [you], and he does not like to punish you.
14 Akudziwa ndani? Mwina adzasintha maganizo nʼkutimvera chisoni, nʼkutisiyira madalitso, a chopereka cha chakudya ndi cha chakumwa kwa Yehova Mulungu wanu.
No one knows [RHQ] if he will change his mind [about punishing you] and if instead he will act mercifully [toward you]. If he does that, he will bless you [by giving you plenty of grain and wine] in order that you can offer [some of] those things as sacrifices to him.
15 Lizani lipenga mu Ziyoni, lengezani tsiku losala zakudya, itanitsani msonkhano wopatulika.
Blow the trumpets on Zion [Hill]! Gather the people together! Show by fasting that you are sorry [for the sins that you have committed].
16 Sonkhanitsani anthu pamodzi, muwawuze kuti adziyeretse; sonkhanitsani akuluakulu, sonkhanitsani ana, sonkhanitsani ndi oyamwa omwe. Mkwati atuluke mʼchipinda chake, mkwatibwi atuluke mokhala mwake.
Perform the rituals to cause yourselves to be acceptable to Yahweh. Gather everyone together— the old people and the children, even the babies, and summon brides and bridegrooms from their rooms.
17 Ansembe amene amatumikira pamaso pa Yehova, alire pakati pa guwa lansembe ndi khonde la Nyumba ya Yehova. Azinena kuti, “Inu Yehova, achitireni chifundo anthu anu. Musalole kuti cholowa chanu chikhale chinthu chonyozeka, kuti anthu a mitundu ina awalamulire. Kodi nʼchifukwa chiyani anthu a mitundu ina amanena kuti, ‘Ali kuti Mulungu wawo?’”
Tell the priests who serve Yahweh to cry between the altar and the entrance to the temple and to pray [this]: “Yahweh, rescue/save [us] your people; do not allow people from other nations to despise us; do not allow them to ridicule us and say, ‘Why has [RHQ] their God [abandoned them]?’”
18 Pamenepo Yehova adzachitira nsanje dziko lake ndi kuchitira chisoni anthu ake.
But Yahweh [showed that he] was concerned about his people and that he would act mercifully toward them.
19 Yehova adzawayankha kuti, “Ine ndikukutumizirani tirigu, vinyo watsopano ndi mafuta ndipo mudzakhuta ndithu; sindidzakuperekaninso kuti mukhale chitonzo kwa anthu a mitundu ina.
When the people prayed, Yahweh answered and said, “I will give you [plenty of] grain and wine and [olive] oil, and you will be satisfied. And I will no longer allow other nations to insult you.
20 “Ine ndidzachotsa ankhondo akumpoto kuti apite kutali ndi inu, kuwapirikitsira ku dziko lowuma ndi lachipululu, gulu lawo lakutsogolo ndidzalipirikitsira ku nyanja ya kummawa ndi gulu lawo lakumbuyo, ku nyanja ya kumadzulo. Ndipo mitembo yawo idzawola, fungo lake lidzamveka.” Zoonadi Yehova wachita zinthu zazikulu.
Another army [of locusts will come] from the north [to attack you], but I will force them to continue [past Jerusalem] into the desert. Some will go into the Dead Sea in the east and some will go into the [Mediterranean] Sea in the west. [There] they will [all die, and their bodies] will stink.” Yahweh does great things!
21 Iwe dziko usachite mantha; sangalala ndipo kondwera. Zoonadi Yehova wachita zinthu zazikulu.
He does wonderful things! So even the ground should rejoice!
22 Inu nyama zakuthengo, musachite mantha, pakuti msipu wa ku chipululu ukuphukira. Mitengo ikubala zipatso zake; mitengo ya mkuyu ndi mpesa ikubereka kwambiri.
And the wild animals should not be afraid, because the meadows will soon become green again; the fig trees and [other] trees will be full of fruit, and the grapevines will be covered with grapes.
23 Inu anthu a ku Ziyoni sangalalani, kondwerani mwa Yehova Mulungu wanu, pakuti wakupatsani mvula yoyambirira mwachilungamo chake. Iye wakutumizirani mivumbi yochuluka, mvula yoyambirira ndi mvula ya nthawi ya mphukira, monga poyamba paja.
You people of Jerusalem, rejoice about what Yahweh, your God, [will be doing for you]. He will send abundant rain at the (right time/time when it is needed)— (in the spring/early in the year) and (in the autumn/late in the year) like he did previously.
24 Pa malo opunthira padzaza tirigu; mʼmitsuko mudzasefukira vinyo watsopano ndi mafuta.
The ground where you thresh the grain will be covered with grain, and your vats where you store grape juice and [olive] oil will be full.
25 “Ine ndidzakubwezerani zonse zimene zinawonongedwa ndi dzombe, dzombe lalikulu ndi dzombe lalingʼono, dzombe lopanda mapiko ndi dzombe lowuluka; gulu langa lalikulu la nkhondo limene ndinalitumiza pakati panu.
[Yahweh said, ] “I will repay you for everything that was destroyed by those great swarms of locusts that I sent to attack you.
26 Mudzakhala ndi chakudya chambiri, mpaka mudzakhuta, ndipo mudzatamanda dzina la Yehova Mulungu wanu, amene wakuchitirani zodabwitsa; ndipo anthu anga sadzachitanso manyazi.
You, my people, will eat until your stomachs are full. Then you will praise me [MTY], Yahweh, your God, for the wonderful things that I have done for you. And never again will you be disgraced.
27 Pamenepo inu mudzadziwa kuti Ine ndili mu Israeli, kuti Ine ndine Yehova Mulungu wanu, ndi kuti palibenso wina; ndipo anthu anga sadzachitanso manyazi.
When that happens, you will know that I am [always] among you, and that I am Yahweh, your God, and that there is no other [God]. Never again will you be disgraced.”
28 “Ndipo patapita nthawi, ndidzakhuthulira Mzimu wanga pa anthu onse. Ana anu aamuna ndi ana anu aakazi adzanenera, nkhalamba zanu zidzalota maloto, anyamata anu adzaona masomphenya.
“Some time later, I will give my Spirit to many [HYP] people. Your sons and daughters will proclaim messages that come directly from me. Your old men will have dreams [that come from me], and your young men will have visions [that come from me].
29 Ngakhalenso pa antchito anga aamuna ndi aakazi ndidzakhuthulira Mzimu wanga masiku amenewo.
At that time, I will give my Spirit even to servants, both men and women.
30 Ndidzaonetsa zodabwitsa mlengalenga ndi pa dziko lapansi, ndizo magazi, moto ndi utsi watolotolo.
I will do unusual/amazing things on the earth and in the sky. [On the earth] [CHI], there will be much blood [shed] and [there will be very large] fires and smoke that resembles huge clouds.
31 Dzuwa lidzadetsedwa ndipo mwezi udzaoneka ngati magazi lisanafike tsiku lalikulu ndi loopsa la Ambuye.
[In the sky, ] the sun will become dark and the moon will become [as red as] [MET] blood. [Those things will happen] before that great and terrible day when [I], Yahweh, appear.
32 Ndipo aliyense amene adzayitana pa dzina la Ambuye adzapulumuka; pakuti chipulumutso chidzakhala pa Phiri la Ziyoni ndi mu Yerusalemu, monga Yehova wanenera, pakati pa otsala amene Yehova wawayitana.
But at that time [I] will save everyone who worships me. I promise that some people in Jerusalem [DOU] will escape [those disasters]; those whom I have chosen will survive.”
