Ezekiel 24
1 And in the ninth year, in the tenth month, on the tenth of the month, the word of Jehovah came unto me, saying,
Pa tsiku lakhumi la mwezi wakhumi chaka chachisanu ndi chinayi, Yehova anandiyankhula kuti:
2 Son of man, write thee the name of the day, of this selfsame day: on this selfsame day the king of Babylon draws near to Jerusalem.
“Iwe mwana wa munthu lemba dzina la tsiku lalero, lero lomwe lino, chifukwa mfumu ya Babuloni yazungulira Yerusalemu lero lino.
3 And propose a parable unto the rebellious house, and say unto them, Thus saith the Lord Jehovah: Set on the pot, set [it] on, and also pour water into it.
Uwaphere mwambi anthu owukirawa ndi kuwawuza kuti: ‘Ambuye Yehova akuti, “‘Ikani mʼphika pa moto, ndipo mu mʼphikamo muthiremo madzi.
4 Gather the pieces thereof into it, every good piece, the thigh and the shoulder; fill [it] with the choice bones:
Mu mʼphikamo muyikemo nthuli za nyama, nthuli zonse zabwino kwambiri za mwendo wathako ndi mwendo wamwamba. Mudzadzemo mafupa abwino kwambiri.
5 take the choice of the flock; and also [put] a pile of wood under it, for the bones; make it boil well, and let the bones of it seethe therein.
Pa gulu la nkhosa musankhepo nkhosa yabwino kwambiri. Muyike nkhuni pansi pa mʼphikawo. Madzi awire. Kenaka muphike nyamayo pamodzi ndi mafupa omwe.’
6 Therefore thus saith the Lord Jehovah: Woe to the bloody city, to the pot whose rust is therein, and whose rust is not gone out of it! Bring it out piece by piece; let no lot fall upon it:
“‘Nʼchifukwa chake, Ambuye Yehova akuti, “‘Tsoka kwa mzinda wokhetsa magazi, tsoka kwa mʼphika wadzimbiri; dzimbiri lake losachoka! Mutulutsemo nthuli imodzimodzi osasankhulapo.
7 for her blood is in the midst of her; she set it upon the bare rock; she poured it not upon the ground, to cover it with dust.
“‘Paja magazi amene anakhetsa akanali pakati pake mu mzindamo. Iye awakhuthulira pa thanthwe losalala. Sanawakhutulire pa dothi kuopa kuti fumbi lingawafotsere.
8 That it might cause fury to come up to execute vengeance, I have set her blood upon the bare rock, that it should not be covered.
Ndinasiya magaziwo pa mwala wosalala kuti asafotseredwe ndi fumbi chifukwa ndinafuna kuonetsa mkwiyo wanga ndi kulipsira.
9 Therefore thus saith the Lord Jehovah: Woe to the bloody city! I also will make the pile great.
“‘Ine Ambuye Yehova ndikuti: “‘Tsoka kwa mzinda wokhetsa magazi! Inenso, ndidzawunjika mulu waukulu wa nkhuni.
10 Heap on the wood, kindle the fire, boil thoroughly the flesh, and spice it well, and let the bones be burned.
Choncho wonjeza nkhuni ndipo muyatse moto. Phikani nyamayo bwinobwino, muthiremo zokometsera, mutsanule msuzi, ndipo mupsereze mafupawo.
11 Then set it empty upon its coals, that it may be hot, and the brass of it may burn, and that its filthiness may be molten in it, [and] that its rust may be consumed.
Tsono muyike pa makala mʼphika wopanda kanthuwo mpaka utenthe kuchita kuti psuu kuti zonyansa zake zisungunuke ndi kuti dzimbiri lake lichoke.
12 She hath exhausted [her] labours, yet her great rust goeth not forth out of her: let her rust be in the fire.
Koma mʼphikawo walephereka kuyeretsedwa. Dzimbiri lake linalowerera silingatheke kuchoka ngakhale ndi moto womwe.
13 In thy filthiness is lewdness, for I have purged thee, and thou art not pure. Thou shalt no more be purged from thy filthiness, till I have satisfied my fury upon thee.
“‘Tsono dzimbiri limeneli ndi zilakolako za dama lako. Pakuti ine ndinayesa kukutsuka koma iwe sunayere, ndipo sudzayeranso mpaka ukali wanga utakwaniratu pa iwe.
14 I Jehovah have spoken [it]: it shall come to pass, and I will do it; I will not go back, neither will I spare, nor will I repent. According to thy ways, and according to thy doings, shall they judge thee, saith the Lord Jehovah.
“‘Ine Yehova ndayankhula. Zimenezi zikubwera ndipo ndidzazichitadi. Sindidzabwerera mʼmbuyo. Sindidzakulekerera kapena kukuchitira chifundo. Ndidzakulanga molingana ndi makhalidwe ndi machitidwe ako, akutero Ambuye Yehova.’”
15 And the word of Jehovah came unto me, saying,
Yehova anandiyankhula kuti:
16 Son of man, behold, I take away from thee the desire of thine eyes with a stroke; yet thou shalt not mourn nor weep, neither shall thy tears run down.
“Iwe mwana wa munthu, Ine ndikulanda mwadzidzidzi mkazi amene amakukomera mʼmaso kwambiri. Koma usadandaule, usalire kapena kukhetsa misozi.
17 Sigh in silence, make no mourning for the dead; bind thy turban upon thee, and put thy sandals upon thy feet, and cover not the beard, and eat not the bread of men.
Ubuwule koma mwakachetechete. Usamulire wakufayo. Uvale nduwira yako ndithu, nsapato zakonso usavule. Usaphimbe nkhope kapena kudya chakudya cha anamfedwa.”
18 — And I spoke unto the people in the morning; and at even my wife died. And I did in the morning as I was commanded.
Choncho ndinayankhula ndi anthu mmawa, ndipo madzulo mkazi wanga anamwalira. Mmawa mwake ndinachita monga momwe anandilamulira.
19 And the people said unto me, Wilt thou not tell us what these things are to us, which thou doest?
Ndipo anthu anandifunsa kuti, “Kodi sutifotokozera tanthauzo la zimene ukuchitazi?”
20 And I said to them, The word of Jehovah came unto me, saying,
Ndinawayankha kuti, “Yehova anandipatsa uthenga wakuti,
21 Say unto the house of Israel, Thus saith the Lord Jehovah: Behold, I will profane my sanctuary, the pride of your strength, the desire of your eyes, and your soul's longing; and your sons and your daughters whom ye have left behind shall fall by the sword.
‘Awuze Aisraeli kuti: Ine Ambuye Yehova ndikuti: ndidzayipitsa Nyumba yanga yopatulika, nyumba imene mwakhala mukuyinyadira. Mumakondwa kwambiri poyiona, ndipo mumayikonda ndi mtima onse. Ana aamuna ndi aakazi amene munawasiya mʼmbuyo adzaphedwa ndi lupanga.
22 And ye shall do as I have done: ye shall not cover the beard, neither eat the bread of men;
Ndipo mudzachita monga ndachitira inemu. Inu simudzaphimba nkhope zanu kapena kudya chakudya cha anamfedwa.
23 and your turbans shall be upon your heads, and your sandals upon your feet: ye shall not mourn nor weep; but ye shall waste away in your iniquities and moan one toward another.
Mudzavala nduwira zanu kumutu ndi nsapato zanu ku mapazi anu. Simudzabuma maliro kapena kukhetsa misozi koma mudzavutika kwambiri chifukwa cha machimo anu ndipo mudzabuwula pakati panu.
24 Thus Ezekiel shall be unto you a sign; according to all that he hath done shall ye do: when it cometh, then ye shall know that I [am] the Lord Jehovah.
Ine Ezekieli ndidzakhala chitsanzo chanu. Mudzachita monga momwe ndachitira. Izi zikadzachitika, akutero Yehova, ndipo mudzadziwa kuti Ine ndine Ambuye Wamphamvuzonse.’
25 And thou, son of man, shall it not be in the day when I take from them their strength, the joy of their glory, the desire of their eyes, and that whereunto they lift up their soul, their sons and their daughters,
“Ndipo Yehova anandiyankhula nati: Iwe mwana wa munthu, tsiku lina ndidzawachotsera anthuwa linga lawo limene ankakondwerera kukongola kwake, limene linkawakomera mʼmaso mwawo, limenenso anayikapo mtima wawo kwambiri. Ndidzawachotsera ana awo aamuna ndi aakazi.
26 that in that day he that escapeth shall come unto thee, to cause [thine] ears to hear [it]?
Pa tsiku limenelo wothawa nkhondo adzabwera kudzakuwuzani zimenezo.
27 In that day shall thy mouth be opened to him that is escaped, and thou shalt speak, and be no more dumb. So shalt thou be a sign unto them; and they shall know that I [am] Jehovah.
Pa tsiku limenelo pakamwa pako padzatsekuka. Udzatha kuyankhula naye ndipo sudzakhalanso chete. Motero udzakhala chizindikiro kwa iwo, ndipo iwo adzadziwa kuti Ine ndine Yehova.”
