Jeremiah 8
1 At that time, saith Jehovah, they shall bring forth the bones of the kings of Judah, and the bones of his princes, and the bones of the priests, and the bones of the prophets, and the bones of the inhabitants of Jerusalem, out of their graves;
Yehova akuti, “‘Pa nthawi imeneyo, mafupa a mafumu ndi a akuluakulu a ku Yuda, mafupa a ansembe ndi a aneneri, ndiponso mafupa a anthu a ku Yerusalemu adzafukulidwa.
2 and they shall spread them out to the sun and to the moon and to all the host of the heavens, which they have loved, and which they have served, and after which they have walked, and which they have sought, and which they have worshipped: they shall not be gathered, nor be buried; they shall be for dung upon the face of the ground.
Adzawamwaza pa nthaka kuyangʼana dzuwa, mwezi ndi nyenyezi zonse zamlengalenga, zimene ankazikonda, kuzitumikira ndi kuzitsatira, kupemphako nzeru ndiponso kuzilambira. Mafupawo sadzawasonkhanitsa kapena kuwakwirira, koma adzakhala ngati ndowe pamwamba pa nthaka.
3 And death shall be chosen rather than life by all the residue that remain of this evil family, in all the places whither I have driven those that remain, saith Jehovah of hosts.
Otsala onse a mtundu woyipawu adzafuna imfa kopambana moyo kulikonse kumene ndidzawapirikitsirako, akutero Yehova Wamphamvuzonse.’”
4 And thou shalt say unto them, Thus saith Jehovah: Do [men] fall, and not rise up? Doth one turn away, and not return?
“Tsono awuze anthuwa, ‘Yehova akuti: “‘Kodi anthu akagwa sangadzukenso? Munthu akasochera kodi sangathe kubwereranso?
5 Why hath this people of Jerusalem slidden back with a perpetual backsliding? They hold fast deceit, they refuse to return.
Chifukwa chiyani nanga anthu awa akupitirirabe kuchimwa, osabwerera? Chifukwa chiyani Yerusalemu akubwerera mʼmbuyo? Iwo akangamira chinyengo; akukana kubwerera.
6 I hearkened and heard: they speak not what is right; there is no man who repenteth him of his wickedness, saying, What have I done? Every one turneth to his course, like a horse rushing into the battle.
Ine ndinatchera khutu kumvetsera koma iwo sanayankhulepo zoona. Palibe woyipa amene analapapo zoyipa zake, nʼkumati, ‘Ine ndachita chiyani?’ Aliyense akutsatira njira yake ngati kavalo wothamangira nkhondo.
7 Even a stork in the heavens knoweth her appointed times, and the turtle-dove and the swallow and the crane observe the time of their coming; but my people know not the judgment of Jehovah.
Mbalame yotchedwa kakowa ija imadziwa nthawi yake mlengalenga. Koma nkhunda, namzeze ndi chingalu zimadziwa nthawi yonyamukira ulendo, koma anthu anga sadziwa malamulo a Yehova.
8 How do ye say, We are wise, and the law of Jehovah is with us? Behold, certainly the lying pen of the scribes hath made it falsehood.
“‘Inu mukunena bwanji kuti, ‘Ndife anzeru ndipo timasunga malamulo a Yehova?’ Koma ndi alembi anu amene akulemba zabodza.
9 The wise men are ashamed, they are dismayed and taken: behold, they have rejected Jehovah's word; and what wisdom is in them?
Anthu anzeru achita manyazi; athedwa nzeru ndipo agwidwa. Iwo anakana mawu a Yehova. Nanga tsono nzeru zawo ziwapinduliranji?
10 Therefore will I give their wives unto others, their fields to those that shall possess [them]; for every one, from the least even unto the greatest, is given to covetousness; from the prophet even unto the priest, every one dealeth falsely.
Nʼchifukwa chake akazi awo ndidzawapereka kwa amuna ena ndipo minda yawo ndidzayipereka kwa amene adzawagonjetse. Kuyambira wamngʼono mpaka wamkulu, onse ali ndi khalidwe lofuna kupeza chuma mwakuba. Aneneri pamodzi ndi ansembe omwe, onse amachita zachinyengo.
11 And they have healed the breach of the daughter of my people lightly, saying, Peace, peace! when there is no peace.
Iwo amapoletsa zilonda za anthu anga pamwamba chabe nʼkumati, ‘Mtendere, mtendere,’ pamene palibe mtendere.
12 Are they ashamed that they have committed abomination? Nay, they are not at all ashamed, and they know not how to blush. Therefore shall they fall among them that fall: in the time of their visitation they shall stumble, saith Jehovah.
Kodi amachita manyazi akamachita zonyansazi? Ayi, alibe manyazi ndi pangʼono pomwe; iwo sadziwa nʼkugwetsa nkhope komwe. Choncho iwo adzagwera pakati pa anzawo amene agwa kale; adzagwa pansi tsiku limene ndidzawalanga, akutero Yehova.
13 I will utterly take them away, saith Jehovah: there are no grapes on the vine, nor figs on the fig-tree; and the leaf is faded: and I will give them up to those that shall pass over them.
“‘Ndidzatenga zokolola zawo, Sipadzakhalanso mphesa pa mpesa kapena nkhuyu pa mkuyu, ndipo masamba ake adzawuma. Zinthu zimene ndinawapatsa ndidzawachotsera.’”
14 Why do we sit still? Assemble yourselves, and let us enter into the fenced cities, and let us be silent there: for Jehovah our God hath put us to silence, and given us water of gall to drink, because we have sinned against Jehovah.
Koma amati, “Tikukhala pano chifukwa chiyani? Tiyeni tonse pamodzi tithawire ku mizinda yotetezedwa ndi kukafera kumeneko. Pakuti Yehova Mulungu wathu watsimikiza kuti tiyenera kufa. Watipatsa madzi aululu kuti timwe, chifukwa tamuchimwira.
15 Peace is looked for, and there is no good; a time of healing, and behold, terror.
Tinkayembekezera mtendere koma palibe chabwino chomwe chinachitika, tinkayembekezera kuchira koma tinakumana ndi zoopsa zokhazokha.
16 The snorting of his horses is heard from Dan: the whole land trembleth at the sound of the neighing of his steeds, and they come, and devour the land, and all it contains, the city and those that dwell therein.
Kulira kwa ngʼombe zazimuna za mdani kukumveka kuchokera ku Dani; dziko lonse likunjenjemera chifukwa cha kulira kwa akavalowo. Akubwera kudzawononga dziko ndi zonse zimene zili mʼmenemo. Adzawononga mzinda ndi onse okhalamo.”
17 For behold, I send among you serpents, vipers against which there is no charm, and they shall bite you, saith Jehovah.
Yehova akuti, “Onani, ndikukutumizirani njoka zaululu, mphiri zimene munthu sangathe kuzilodza, ndipo zidzakulumani,”
18 My comfort in my sadness! my heart is faint in me!
Ndadzazidwa ndi chisoni kwambiri, mtima wanga walefukiratu.
19 Behold the voice of the cry of the daughter of my people, from a very far country: Is not Jehovah in Zion? Is not her king in her? Why have they provoked me to anger with their graven images, with foreign vanities?
Imvani kulira kwa anthu anga kuchokera ku dziko lakutali: akuti, “Kodi Yehova sali ku Ziyoni? Kodi mfumu yake sili kumeneko?” “Chifukwa chiyani akundiputa ndi mafano awo osema, ndi milungu yawo yachilendo?”
20 The harvest is past, the summer is ended, and we are not saved.
“Nthawi yokolola yapita, chilimwe chapita, koma sitinapulumuke.”
21 — For the breach of the daughter of my people am I crushed; I go mourning; astonishment hath taken hold of me.
Chifukwa cha mavuto a anthu anga, ine ndikumva kuwawa; ndikungolira ndipo mantha aakulu andigwira.
22 Is there no balm in Gilead? is there no physician there? Why then is there no dressing applied for the healing of the daughter of my people?
Kodi ku Giliyadi kulibe mankhwala ochiritsa? Kodi kumeneko kulibe singʼanga? Nanga chifukwa chiyani mabala a anthu anga sanapole?
