Malachi 3
1 “Behold, I will send My messenger, who will prepare the way before Me. Then the Lord whom you seek will suddenly come to His temple—the Messenger of the covenant, in whom you delight—see, He is coming,” says the LORD of Hosts.
Yehova Wamphamvuzonse akuti, “Ine ndidzatuma mthenga wanga amene adzakonza njira pamaso panga. Kenaka mwadzidzidzi Ambuye amene mukumufunafuna adzafika ku Nyumba yake. Mthenga wapangano amene mukumuyembekezera adzabwera.”
2 But who can endure the day of His coming? And who can stand when He appears? For He will be like a refiner’s fire, like a launderer’s soap.
Koma ndani adzatha kupirira pa tsiku la kubwera kwake? Ndani adzatha kuyima pamene Iye wafika? Pakuti adzakhala ngati moto wa mmisiri wa pa ngʼanjo, kapenanso ngati sopo wa munthu wochapa.
3 And He will sit as a refiner and purifier of silver; He will purify the sons of Levi and refine them like gold and silver. Then they will present offerings to the LORD in righteousness.
Iye adzachita kukhalira pansi ngati mmisiri woyenga ndi woyeretsa siliva. Iye adzayeretsa Alevi ndi kuwayenga ngati golide ndi siliva. Pamenepo Yehova adzakhala ndi anthu amene azidzabweretsa zopereka mwachilungamo,
4 Then the offerings of Judah and Jerusalem will please the LORD, as in days of old and years gone by.
ndipo Yehova adzalandira zopereka za Yuda ndi Yerusalemu, ngati masiku akale, masiku amakedzana.
5 “Then I will draw near to you for judgment. And I will be a swift witness against sorcerers and adulterers and perjurers, against oppressors of the widowed and fatherless, and against those who defraud laborers of their wages and deny justice to the foreigner but do not fear Me,” says the LORD of Hosts.
Yehova Wamphamvuzonse akuti, “Tsono ndidzakuyandikirani kuti ndikuweruzeni. Mosataya nthawi ndidzanena mawu otsutsa mfiti, achigololo, a umboni wonama, amene salipira bwino antchito awo, amene amazunza akazi ndi ana amasiye, amene saweruza alendo mwachilungamo, komanso amene sandiopa Ine.”
6 “Because I, the LORD, do not change, you descendants of Jacob have not been destroyed.
“Ine ndine Yehova, ndipo sindisintha. Choncho inu zidzukulu za Yakobo, simunawonongedwe.
7 Yet from the days of your fathers, you have turned away from My statutes and have not kept them. Return to Me, and I will return to you,” says the LORD of Hosts. “But you ask, ‘How can we return?’
Kuyambira nthawi ya makolo anu mwakhala mukuphwanya malamulo anga ndipo simunawatsatire. Bwererani kwa Ine, ndipo Ine ndidzabwerera kwa inu,” akutero Yehova Wamphamvuzonse. “Koma inu mukufunsa kuti, ‘Tibwerere motani kwa Yehova?’
8 Will a man rob God? Yet you are robbing Me! But you ask, ‘How do we rob You?’ In tithes and offerings.
“Kodi munthu angathe kuba za Mulungu? Komatu inu mumandibera. “Koma inu mukufunsa kuti, ‘Kodi timakuberani motani?’ “Pa zakhumi ndi pa zopereka.
9 You are cursed with a curse, yet you—the whole nation—are still robbing Me.
Mtundu wanu wonse ndinu otembereredwa, chifukwa mukundibera.
10 Bring the full tithe into the storehouse, so that there may be food in My house. Test Me in this,” says the LORD of Hosts. “See if I will not open the windows of heaven and pour out for you blessing without measure.
Bweretsani chakhumi chathunthu ku nyumba yosungira, kuti mukhale chakudya mʼnyumba mwanga.” Akutero Yehova Wamphamvuzonse, “Tandiyesani, ndipo muone ngati sindidzatsekula zipata zakumwamba, ndi kukugwetserani madalitso ochuluka amene mudzasowe malo owayikamo.
11 I will rebuke the devourer for you, so that it will not destroy the fruits of your land, and the vine in your field will not fail to produce fruit,” says the LORD of Hosts.
Ndidzaletsa tizirombo kuti tisawononge mbewu zanu, ndipo mpesa wa mʼminda mwanu zipatso zake sizidzayoyoka,” akutero Yehova Wamphamvuzonse.
12 “Then all the nations will call you blessed, for you will be a land of delight,” says the LORD of Hosts.
“Motero anthu amitundu yonse adzakutchulani odala, pakuti dziko lanu lidzakhala lokondweretsa,” akutero Yehova Wamphamvuzonse.
13 “Your words against Me have been harsh,” says the LORD. “Yet you ask, ‘What have we spoken against You?’
Yehova akuti, “Mwayankhula mawu owawa onena za Ine. “Komabe inu mukufunsa kuti, ‘Kodi tanena chiyani chotsutsana nanu?’
14 You have said, ‘It is futile to serve God. What have we gained by keeping His requirements and walking mournfully before the LORD of Hosts?
“Mwanena kuti, ‘Kutumikira Mulungu nʼkosapindulitsa. Kodi timapindulanji pochita zofuna zake, ndi kumayenda ngati anamfedwa pamaso pa Yehova Wamphamvuzonse?
15 So now we call the arrogant blessed. Not only do evildoers prosper, they even test God and escape.’”
Koma tsono ife timati anthu odzikuza ndiye odalitsika. Kunena zoona anthu oyipa ndiye amapeza bwino, ngakhale amene amanyoza Mulungu amapulumuka.’”
16 At that time those who feared the LORD spoke with one another, and the LORD listened and heard them. So a scroll of remembrance was written before Him regarding those who feared the LORD and honored His name.
Ndipo woopa Yehova anayamba kukambirana, ndipo Yehova anamvetsera. Buku la chikumbutso linalembedwa pamaso pake, lonena za amene amaopa Yehova ndi kulemekeza dzina lake.
17 “They will be Mine,” says the LORD of Hosts, “on the day when I prepare My treasured possession. And I will spare them as a man spares his own son who serves him.
Yehova Wamphamvuzonse akuti, “Anthu amenewo adzakhala anga, tsiku limene Ine ndidzachita izi, adzakhala angaanga. Ndidzawaleka osawalanga monga mmene munthu amachitira chifundo mwana wake amene amamutumikira.
18 So you will again distinguish between the righteous and the wicked, between those who serve God and those who do not.”
Pamenepo mudzaonanso kusiyana pakati pa anthu olungama ndi oyipa, pakati pa amene amatumikira Mulungu ndi amene satumikira Mulungu.”
