Jeremiah 23
1 “Woe to the shepherds who destroy and scatter the sheep of My pasture!” declares the LORD.
“Tsoka kwa abusa amene akuwononga ndi kubalalitsa nkhosa za pabusa panga!” akutero Yehova.
2 Therefore this is what the LORD, the God of Israel, says about the shepherds who tend My people: “You have scattered My flock and driven them away, and have not attended to them. Behold, I will attend to you for the evil of your deeds, declares the LORD.
Nʼchifukwa chake Yehova, Mulungu wa Israeli, ponena za abusa amene akuweta anthu anga akuti, “Mwabalalitsa ndi kumwaza nkhosa zanga. Komanso simunazisamale bwino. Choncho ndidzakulangani chifukwa cha machimo anu,” akutero Yehova.
3 Then I Myself will gather the remnant of My flock from all the lands to which I have banished them, and I will return them to their pasture, where they will be fruitful and multiply.
“Pambuyo pake Ine mwini wakene ndidzasonkhanitsa nkhosa zanga zotsala, kuzichotsa ku mayiko onse kumene ndinazibalalitsira ndi kuzibweretsanso ku msipu wawo. Kumeneko zidzaswana ndi kuchulukana.
4 I will raise up shepherds over them who will tend them, and they will no longer be afraid or dismayed, nor will any go missing, declares the LORD.
Ndidzazipatsa abusa amene adzaziweta, ndipo sizidzaopanso kapena kuchita mantha, ndipo palibe imene idzasochera,” akutero Yehova.
5 Behold, the days are coming, declares the LORD, when I will raise up for David a righteous Branch, and He will reign wisely as King and will administer justice and righteousness in the land.
Yehova akuti, “Masiku akubwera, pamene ndidzaphukitsira Davide Nthambi yowongoka. Imeneyi ndiye mfumu imene idzalamulira mwanzeru, mwachilungamo ndi mosakondera mʼdziko.
6 In His days Judah will be saved, and Israel will dwell securely. And this is His name by which He will be called: The LORD Our Righteousness.
Pa masiku a ulamuliro wake Yuda adzapulumuka ndipo Israeli adzakhala pamtendere. Dzina limene adzamutcha ndi ili: Yehova ndiye Chilungamo Chathu.
7 So behold, the days are coming, declares the LORD, when they will no longer say, ‘As surely as the LORD lives, who brought the Israelites up out of the land of Egypt.’
Choncho, masiku akubwera,” akutero Yehova, “pamene anthu sadzanenanso polumbira kuti, ‘Pali Yehova wamoyo, amene anatulutsa Aisraeli ku Igupto,’
8 Instead they will say, ‘As surely as the LORD lives, who brought and led the descendants of the house of Israel up out of the land of the north and all the other lands to which He had banished them.’ Then they will dwell once more in their own land.”
koma adzanena kuti, ‘Pali Yehova wamoyo, amene anatulutsa zidzukulu za Israeli ku dziko lakumpoto ndi ku mayiko konse kumene anawabalalitsira.’ Ndipo iwo adzawabweretsa ku dziko lawolawo.”
9 As for the prophets: My heart is broken within me, and all my bones tremble. I have become like a drunkard, like a man overcome by wine, because of the LORD, because of His holy words.
Kunena za aneneri awa: Mtima wanga wasweka; mʼnkhongono mwati zii. Ndakhala ngati munthu woledzera, ngati munthu amene wasokonezeka ndi vinyo, chifukwa cha Yehova ndi mawu ake opatulika.
10 For the land is full of adulterers— because of the curse, the land mourns and the pastures of the wilderness have dried up— their course is evil and their power is misused.
Dziko ladzaza ndi anthu achigololo; lili pansi pa matemberero. Dziko lasanduka chipululu ndipo msipu wawuma. Aneneri akuchita zoyipa ndipo akugwiritsa ntchito mphamvu zawo molakwika.
11 “For both prophet and priest are ungodly; even in My house I have found their wickedness,”
“Mneneri ngakhale wansembe onse sapembedza Yehova. Amachita zoyipa ngakhale mʼnyumba yanga,” akutero Yehova.
12 “Therefore their path will become slick; they will be driven away into the darkness and fall into it. For I will bring disaster upon them in the year of their punishment,”
“Nʼchifukwa chake njira zawo zidzakhala zoterera; adzawapirikitsira ku mdima ndipo adzagwera kumeneko. Adzaona zosaona mʼnthawi ya chilango chawo,” akutero Yehova.
13 “Among the prophets of Samaria I saw an offensive thing: They prophesied by Baal and led My people Israel astray.
“Pakati pa aneneri a ku Samariya ndinaona chonyansa ichi: Ankanenera mʼdzina la Baala ndipo anasocheretsa anthu anga, Aisraeli.
14 And among the prophets of Jerusalem I have seen a horrible thing: They commit adultery and walk in lies. They strengthen the hands of evildoers, so that no one turns his back on wickedness. They are all like Sodom to Me; the people of Jerusalem are like Gomorrah.”
Ndipo pakati pa aneneri a ku Yerusalemu ndaonapo chinthu choopsa kwambiri: amachita chigololo, amanena bodza ndipo amalimbitsa mtima anthu ochita zoyipa. Choncho palibe amene amasiya zoyipa zake. Kwa Ine anthu onsewa ali ngati a ku Sodomu ndi Gomora.”
15 Therefore this is what the LORD of Hosts says concerning the prophets: “I will feed them wormwood and give them poisoned water to drink, for from the prophets of Jerusalem ungodliness has spread throughout the land.”
Choncho ponena za aneneriwa Yehova Wamphamvuzonse akuti, “Ndidzawadyetsa zakudya zowawa ndi kuwamwetsa madzi a ndulu, chifukwa uchimo umene wafalikira mʼdziko lonse ndi wochokera kwa aneneri a ku Yerusalemuwa.”
16 This is what the LORD of Hosts says: “Do not listen to the words of the prophets who prophesy to you. They are filling you with false hopes. They speak visions from their own minds, not from the mouth of the LORD.
Koma Yehova Wamphamvuzonse akuti, “Musamvere zimene aneneri amenewa akulosera kwa inu; zomwe aloserazo nʼzachabechabe. Iwo akungoyankhula za masomphenya a mʼmitima mwawo basi, osati zochokera kwa Yehova.
17 They keep saying to those who despise Me, ‘The LORD says that you will have peace,’ and to everyone who walks in the stubbornness of his own heart, ‘No harm will come to you.’
Iwo amapita ndi kumakawuza amene amandinyoza Ine kuti, ‘zinthu zidzakuyenderani bwino.’ Kwa iwo amene amawumirira kutsata zofuna za mitima yawo amakawawuza kuti, ‘palibe choyipa chimene chidzakugwereni.’”
18 But which of them has stood in the council of the LORD to see and hear His word? Who has given heed to His word and obeyed it?
Ine ndikuti, “Koma ndani wa iwo amene anakhalapo mu msonkhano wa Yehova? Ndani anaonapo kapena kumvapo mawu ake? Ndani mwa iwo analabadirako za mawu ake ndi kuwamvera?
19 Behold, the storm of the LORD has gone out with fury, a whirlwind swirling down upon the heads of the wicked.
Taonani ukali wa Yehova uli ngati chimphepo chamkuntho, inde ngati namondwe. Ndipo adzakantha mitu ya anthu oyipa.
20 The anger of the LORD will not turn back until He has fully accomplished the purposes of His heart. In the days to come you will understand this clearly.
Mkwiyo wa Yehova sudzaleka mpaka atachita zonse zimene anatsimikiza mu mtima mwake. Mudzazizindikira bwino zimenezi masiku akubwerawa.”
21 I did not send these prophets, yet they have run with their message; I did not speak to them, yet they have prophesied.
Yehova anati, “Ine sindinatume aneneri amenewa, komabe iwo athamanga uku ndi uku kulalikira uthenga wawo; Ine sindinawayankhule, komabe iwo ananenera.
22 But if they had stood in My council, they would have proclaimed My words to My people and turned them back from their evil ways and deeds.”
Iwo akanakhala pa msonkhano wanga ndiye kuti akanamayankhula mawu anga kwa anthu anga. Komanso bwenzi atawachotsa anthu anga mʼnjira zawo zoyipa kuti aleke machimo awo.”
23 “Am I only a God nearby,” declares the LORD, “and not a God far away?”
Yehova akuti, “Kodi ndimakhala Mulungu pokhapokha ndikakhala pafupi, ndiye sindine Mulungu?
24 “Can a man hide in secret places where I cannot see him?” declares the LORD. “Do I not fill the heavens and the earth?” declares the LORD.
Kodi wina angathe kubisala Ine osamuona?” “Kodi Ine sindili ponseponse kumwamba ndi dziko lapansi?” Akutero Yehova.
25 “I have heard the sayings of the prophets who prophesy lies in My name: ‘I had a dream! I had a dream!’
“Ndamva zimene aneneri akuyankhula. Iwo amalosera zabodza mʼdzina langa nʼkumati, ‘Ndalota! Ndalota!’
26 How long will this continue in the hearts of these prophets who prophesy falsehood, these prophets of the delusion of their own minds?
Kodi zabodzazi zidzakhalabe mʼmitima ya aneneriwa mpaka liti? Iwotu amalosera zonyenga za mʼmitima yawo.
27 They suppose the dreams that they tell one another will make My people forget My name, just as their fathers forgot My name through the worship of Baal.
Aneneriwa amakhulupirira kuti anthu anga adzayiwala mawu anga akamamva za maloto awo amene amayankhulana ngati mmene anachitira makolo awo popembedza Baala.
28 Let the prophet who has a dream retell it, but let him who has My word speak it truthfully. For what is straw compared to grain?” declares the LORD.
Mneneri amene ali ndi maloto afotokoze malotowo. Koma iye amene ali ndi mawu anga alalikire mawuwo mokhulupirika. Kodi phesi lingafanane ndi chimanga?
29 “Is not My word like fire,” declares the LORD, “and like a hammer that smashes a rock?”
Kodi suja mawu anga amatentha ngati moto? Suja mawu anga amaphwanya monga ichitira nyundo kuphwanya miyala?” Akutero Yehova.
30 “Therefore behold,” declares the LORD, “I am against the prophets who steal from one another words they attribute to Me.”
Yehova akuti, “Nʼchifukwa chake, Ine ndikudana nawo aneneri amene amaberana okhaokha mawu nʼkumati mawuwo ndi a Yehova.”
31 “Yes,” declares the LORD, “I am against the prophets who wag their own tongues and proclaim, ‘The LORD declares it.’”
Yehova akuti, “Inde, Ine ndikudana ndi aneneri amene amakonda kuyankhula zabodza nʼkumanena kuti, ‘Amenewa ndi mawu a Yehova.’”
32 “Indeed,” declares the LORD, “I am against those who prophesy false dreams and retell them to lead My people astray with their reckless lies. It was not I who sent them or commanded them, and they are of no benefit at all to these people,” declares the LORD.
Yehova akuti, “Ndithudi, Ine ndikudana ndi aneneri a maloto abodzawa. Iwo amafotokoza malotowo nʼkumasocheretsa anthu anga ndi bodza lawo losachita nalo manyazilo, chonsecho Ine sindinawatume kapena kuwalamula. Iwo sathandiza anthuwa ndi pangʼono pomwe,” akutero Yehova.
33 “Now when this people or a prophet or priest asks you, ‘What is the burden of the LORD?’ you are to say to them, ‘What burden? I will forsake you, declares the LORD.’
Yehova anawuza Yeremiya kuti, “Anthu awa, kapena mneneri, kapenanso wansembe, akakufunsa kuti, ‘Kodi uthenga wolemetsa wa Yehova ukuti chiyani?’ uwawuze kuti, ‘Inuyo ndinu katundu wolemetsa Yehova, ndipo adzakutayani.’
34 As for the prophet or priest or anyone who claims, ‘This is the burden of the LORD,’ I will punish that man and his household.
Ngati mneneri kapena wansembe kapenanso munthu wina aliyense anena kuti, ‘Uthenga wolemetsa wa Yehova ndi uwu,’ Ine ndidzalanga munthu ameneyo pamodzi ndi banja lake.
35 This is what each man is to say to his friend and to his brother: ‘What has the LORD answered?’ or ‘What has the LORD spoken?’
Koma chimene aliyense wa inu azifunsa kwa mnzake kapena mʼbale wake ndi ichi: ‘Kodi Yehova wayankha chiyani?’ kapena ‘Yehova wayankhula chiyani?’
36 But refer no more to the burden of the LORD, for each man’s word becomes the burden, so that you pervert the words of the living God, the LORD of Hosts, our God.
Koma musanenenso kuti ‘nawu uthenga wolemetsa wa Yehova,’ chifukwa mawu a munthu aliyense ndiwo uthenga wa iye mwini, kotero kuti inu mumakhotetsa mawu a Mulungu wamoyo, Yehova Wamphamvuzonse, Mulungu wathu.
37 Thus you are to say to the prophet: ‘What has the LORD answered you?’ and ‘What has the LORD spoken?’
Tsono iwe Yeremiya udzamufunse mneneri kuti, ‘Kodi Yehova wakuyankha chiyani?’ kapena, ‘Kodi Yehova wayankhula chiyani?’
38 But if you claim, ‘This is the burden of the LORD,’ then this is what the LORD says: Because you have said, ‘This is the burden of the LORD,’ and I specifically told you not to make this claim,
Ngati mudzanena kuti, ‘Nawu uthenga wolemetsa wa Yehova,’ ndiye tsono Yehova akuti, ‘Popeza mwagwiritsa ntchito mawu akuti: Nawu uthenga wolemetsa wa Yehova, mawu amene ndinakuletsani kuti musawatchule,
39 therefore I will surely forget you and will cast you out of My presence, both you and the city that I gave to you and your fathers.
ndiye kuti Ine ndidzakunyamulani ngati katundu nʼkukuponyani kutali. Ndidzakuchotsani pamaso panga, inuyo pamodzi ndi mzinda umene ndinakupatsani inu ndi makolo anu.
40 And I will bring upon you everlasting shame and perpetual humiliation that will never be forgotten.”
Ndidzakunyozani mpaka muyaya. Ndidzakuchititsani manyazi osayiwalika.’”
