Jeremiah 5
1 Go everywhere through the streets of Jerusalem. Look and pay attention! Search all through her city squares to see if you can find even just one person who does what's right, anyone who is faithful, and I'll forgive the city.
“Pitani uku ndi uku mʼmisewu ya Yerusalemu, mudzionere nokha, funafunani mʼmabwalo ake. Ngati mungapeze munthu mmodzi amene amachita zachilungamo ndi kufunafuna choonadi, ndipo ndidzakhululukira mzinda uno.
2 They may make promises in my name, but they're not sincere.
Ngakhale anthu akulumbira kuti, ‘Pali Yehova wamoyo,’ komabe akungolumbira mwachinyengo.”
3 Lord, aren't you always looking for faithfulness? You beat them, but they didn't care. You just about destroyed them, but they refused to accept your discipline. They were stubborn, hard as rock, and they wouldn't repent.
Inu Yehova, kodi suja mumafuna anthu onena zoona? Inu munawakantha anthuwo, koma sanamve kupweteka; munawaphwanya anthuwo, koma sanatengepo phunziro. Anawumitsa mitima yawo ngati mwala ndipo anakaniratu kulapa.
4 Then I said to myself, “These people are only the poor—they're just fools who don't know any better. They certainly don't know what the Lord wants, God's right way of living.
Ndiye ndinati, “Awa ndi amphawi chabe; anthu ochita zopusa. Sadziwa njira ya Yehova, sazindikira zimene Mulungu wawo amafuna.
5 Let me go to and talk to the ones in charge. They would surely know what the Lord wants, God's right way of living.” But they had all broken off the yoke as well, and ripped off the chains.
Tsono ndidzapita kwa atsogoleri ndi kukayankhula nawo; ndithu iwo amadziwa njira ya Yehova, amadziwa zomwe Mulungu wawo amafuna.” Koma ayi, iwonso anathyola goli la Yehova ndipo anadula msinga zawo.
6 As a result a lion from the forest will attack them; a wolf from the desert will rip them apart. A leopard will lie in wait for them near their towns, ready to tear to pieces anyone who goes outside. For they keep on rebelling, and turn away from me so often.
Choncho mkango wochokera ku nkhalango udzawapha, mmbulu wochokera ku thengo udzawawononga, kambuku adzawabisalira pafupi ndi mizinda yawo kuti akhadzule aliyense amene adzayesera kutuluka mʼmizindamo pakuti kuwukira kwawo ndi kwakukulu ndipo abwerera mʼmbuyo kwambiri.
7 Why should I forgive you? Your children have abandoned me and believe in gods that are not gods. I gave them everything they need, yet they went and committed adultery, gathering together at prostitutes' houses.
Yehova akuti, “Kodi ndingakukhululukireni bwanji ndi zimene mwachita? Ana anu andisiya Ine ndipo amapembedza milungu imene si milungu konse. Ine ndinawapatsa zonse zimene ankasowa, komabe iwo anachita chigololo namasonkhana ku nyumba za akazi achiwerewere.
8 They're like virile stallions wanting sex, each of them neighing with lust after his neighbor's wife.
Monga amachitira akavalo onenepa akamamemesa, aliyense wa iwo ankathamangira mkazi wa mnzake.
9 Shouldn't I punish them for all this? declares the Lord. Shouldn't I retaliate for what this nation has done?
Tsono ndingaleke kuwalanga chifukwa cha zimenezi?” akutero Yehova. “Kodi nʼkuleka kuwulipsira mtundu woterewu?
10 Go through her vineyards and damage them, but don't destroy them completely. Rip off her branches, because they don't belong to the Lord.
“Pitani ku minda yake ya mipesa ndi kukayiwononga, koma musakayiwononge kotheratu. Sadzani nthambi zake pakuti anthu amenewa si a Yehova.
11 The people of Israel and Judah have completely betrayed me, declares the Lord.
Nyumba ya Israeli ndi nyumba ya Yuda onse akhala osakhulupirika kotheratu kwa Ine.”
12 They have lied about the Lord, saying, “He won't do anything. Nothing bad will happen to us. We won't have war or famine.
Iwowa ankanama ponena za Yehova kuti, “Yehova sangachite zimenezi! Choyipa sichidzatigwera; sitidzaona nkhondo kapena njala.
13 The prophets are just like the wind. The Lord doesn't speak through them. What they predict can happen to them!”
Mawu a aneneri azidzangopita ngati mphepo; ndipo mwa iwo mulibe uthenga wa Yehova. Choncho zimene amanena zidzawachitikira okha.”
14 So this is the reply from the Lord God Almighty: Because of what you've said, I will make my words like a fire in your mouth and you people like the wood it burns up.
Chifukwa chake Yehova Mulungu Wamphamvuzonse akuti, “Popeza kuti anthu awa ayankhula mawu amenewa, tsono mawu anga ndidzawasandutsa moto mʼkamwa mwako ndipo anthu awa ndidzawasandutsa nkhuni zimene moto udzapserezeretu.
15 Look! I am bringing a nation from far away to attack you, people of Israel, declares the Lord. It's a powerful nation that has existed for a long time; it's a nation whose language you don't know, and when they speak you can't understand them.
Inu Aisraeli,” Yehova akuti, “Ndikukubweretserani mtundu wa anthu ochokera kutali, ndi mtundu umene sunagonjetsedwepo, mtundu wakalekale umene chiyankhulo chawo inu simuchidziwa, zimene akunena inu simungazimvetse.
16 Their arrows bring death; they are all strong warriors.
Zida zawo za nkhondo zapha anthu ambirimbiri; onsewo ndi ankhondo amphamvu okhaokha.
17 They will consume your harvest and your food; they will destroy your sons and your daughters; they will eat your flocks and your herds; they will feed on your vines and your fig trees. They will attack and will destroy the fortified towns that you have so much confidence in.
Adzakudyerani zokolola zanu ndi chakudya chanu, adzapha ana anu aamuna ndi aakazi; adzakupherani nkhosa zanu ndi ngʼombe zanu, adzawononga mpesa wanu ndi mikuyu yanu. Ndi malupanga awo adzagwetsa mizinda yanu yotetezedwa imene mumayidalira.
18 But even at that time I won't completely destroy you, declares the Lord.
“Komabe pa masiku amenewo sindidzakuwonongani kotheratu,” akutero Yehova.
19 When people ask you Jeremiah, “Why did the Lord our God do all these things to us?” you are to tell them, “In the same way you have abandoned me and served foreign gods here in your country, so you will serve foreigners in a country that isn't your own.”
Ndipo pamene anthu adzafunsa Yehova kuti, “Chifukwa chiyani Yehova Mulungu wathu wachita zimenezi?” Iwe udzawawuze kuti, “Monga momwe mwasiyira Ine ndi kutumikira milungu yachilendo mʼdziko mwanu, momwemonso mudzatumikira anthu a mʼdzikonso lachilendo.”
20 Announce this to the people of Jacob and Judah:
“Lengeza izi kwa ana a Yakobo ndipo mulalikire kwa anthu a ku Yuda kuti,
21 Listen to this, you foolish, stupid people, who have eyes but don't see, who have ears but don't hear.
Imvani izi, inu anthu opusa ndi opanda nzeru, inu amene maso muli nawo koma simupenya, amene makutu muli nawo koma simumva.
22 Aren't you afraid of what I can do? declares the Lord. Don't you think you should tremble in my presence? I am the one who set up the shore as the sea's boundary, an everlasting limit that it can't cross. The waves crash against it, but they can't defeat it. They roar, but they can't cross the barrier.
Kodi simuyenera kuchita nane mantha?” Akutero Yehova. “Kodi simuyenera kunjenjemera pamaso panga? Ine ndinayika mchenga kuti ukhale malire a nyanja, malire a muyaya amene nyanjayo singadutsepo. Mafunde angawombe motani, koma sangathe kupitirira malirewo; mafunde angakokome motani, koma sangadutse malirewo.
23 But you people have a stubborn and rebellious attitude. You have left me and gone your own way.
Koma anthu awa ndi nkhutukumve ndiponso a mitima yowukira; andifulatira ndipo andisiyiratu.
24 You didn't think to say, “We should appreciate the Lord our God, who sends the autumn and spring rains at the right time, who makes sure we can have a harvest every year.”
Sananenepo mʼmitima mwawo kuti, ‘Tiyeni tizipembedza Yehova Mulungu wathu. Kodi suja amatipatsa pa nthawi yake mvula yachizimalupsa ndi yamasika. Iye salephera konse kutipatsa nyengo ya kholola.’
25 Your wrong actions have taken these benefits from you; your sins have deprived you of my blessings.
Koma zolakwa zanu zalepheretsa zonsezi; ndipo machimo anu akumanitsani zabwino.
26 For there are wicked men among my people. They're like bird-trappers, secretly watching and waiting to catch people in their snare.
“Pakati pa anthu anga pali anthu ena oyipa amene amabisalira anzawo monga amachitira mlenje mbalame ndiponso ngati amene amatchera misampha kuti akole anthu anzawo.
27 Their homes are full of their ill-gotten gains, like cages full of birds. That's why they've become powerful and rich.
Nyumba zawo zadzaza ndi chuma chochipeza mwa chinyengo ngati zikwere zodzaza ndi mbalame. Nʼchifukwa chake asanduka otchuka ndi olemera.
28 They've grown fat and smooth, and have become experts in evil. They deny justice to orphans, and they don't defend the rights of those in need.
Ndipo ananenepa ndi kukhala ndi matupi osalala. Ntchito zawo zoyipa nʼzopanda malire; saweruza mwachilungamo nkhani ya ana amasiye kuti iyende bwino, sateteza ufulu wa anthu osauka.
29 Shouldn't I punish them for all this? declares the Lord. Shouldn't I retaliate for what this nation has done?
Kodi Ine ndingaleke kuwalanga chifukwa cha zimenezi? Kodi ndisawulipsire mtundu woterewu? Akutero Yehova.
30 Something horrible, something terrible has happened here in this country.
“Chinthu chothetsa nzeru ndi choopsa kwambiri chachitika mʼdzikomo:
31 The prophets give false prophecies; the priests rule as they please. My people love it like this, but what will you do when it all falls apart?
Aneneri akunenera zabodza, ndipo ansembe akuvomerezana nawo, ndipo anthu anga akukonda zimenezi. Koma mudzatani potsiriza?
