Ezra 9
1 Now when these things were accomplished, the princes approached me, saying, The people of Israel, and the priests, and the Levites, have not separated themselves from the nations of the lands, notwithstanding their abominations, from the Canaanites, the Hittites, the Perizzites, the Jebusites, the 'Ammonites, the Moabites, the Egyptians, and the Emorites;
Zitachitika izi, atsogoleri anabwera kwa ine nati, “Aisraeli, kuphatikizanso ansembe ndi Alevi, sanadzipatule ku makhalidwe onyansa a anthu a mitundu ina amene ayandikana nafe: Akanaani, Ahiti, Aperezi, Ayebusi, Aamoni, Amowabu, Aigupto ndi Aamori.
2 For they have taken of their daughters for themselves and for their sons; and the holy seed have mingled themselves with the nations of these lands; and the hand of the princes and rulers hath been the first in this trespass.
Zomwe zikuchitika ndi izi. Aisraeli ena ndi ana awo aamuna anayamba kukwatira ana aakazi a anthuwa. Choncho mtundu wopatulika wadzisokoneza ndi mitundu ya anthu a mʼderali. Ndipo atsogoleri ndi akuluakulu ndiwo akupambana pa makhalidwe osakhulupirikawa.”
3 And when I heard this thing, I rent my garment and my mantle, and I plucked out some of the hair of my head and of my beard, and sat down astounded.
Nditamva zimenezi, ndinangʼamba chovala changa ndi mwinjiro wanga ndipo ndinamwetula tsitsi la kumutu kwanga ndi ndevu zanga nʼkukhala pansi ndili wokhumudwa.
4 And then assembled themselves unto me every one that trembled at the words of the God of Israel, because of the trespass of the exiles; and I sat astounded until the evening sacrifice.
Ndinakhala pansi chomwecho wokhumudwa mpaka nthawi ya nsembe ya madzulo. Ndipo onse amene ankaopa mawu a Mulungu wa Israeli chifukwa cha kusakhulupirika kwa anthu obwerako ku ukapolo anayamba kubwera kwa ine kudzasonkhana.
5 And at the evening sacrifice I rose up from my fasting, and while rending my garment and my mantle, I knelt down upon my knees, and spread out my hands unto the Lord my God.
Ndipo pa nthawi ya nsembe ya madzulo, ndinadzidzimuka mu mtima wanga wokhumudwa nʼkuyimirira, zovala zanga ndi mwinjiro wanga zikanali zongʼambika ndipo ndinagwada ndi kukweza manja anga kwa Yehova Mulungu wanga
6 And I said, O my God, I am ashamed and confounded to lift up my face unto thee, my God! for our iniquities are increased above our head, and our guiltiness is grown up as far as the heavens.
ndipo ndinapemphera kuti, “Inu Mulungu wanga, ndine wamanyazi ndi wachisoni moti sindingathe kukweza nkhope yanga kwa Inu Mulungu wanga, chifukwa machimo athu akwera kupambana mitu yathu, ndipo kulakwa kwathu kwafika ku thambo.
7 From the days of our fathers have we been in a great guiltiness even until this day; and through our iniquities have we been delivered, we, our kings, and our priests, into the hand of the kings of the lands, to the sword, to captivity, and to a spoil, and to the shame of face, as it is this day.
Ndipo chifukwa cha machimo athu, ifeyo, mafumu athu, ndi ansembe athu takhala akutipereka mʼmanja mwa mafumu a mitundu ina ya anthu kuti atiphe pa nkhondo, atitenge ku ukapolo, atilande zinthu zathu ndi kutichititsa manyazi monga zilili leromu.
8 And now for a little moment hath grace been extended from the Lord our God, to preserve us a remnant to escape, and to give us a stake in his holy place, that our God might enlighten our eyes, and give us a little reviving in our bondage.
“Koma tsopano, pa kanthawi kochepa, Inu Yehova Mulungu wathu mwaonetsa kukoma mtima. Inu mwalola kuti ena mwa ife tipulumuke ku ukapolo ndi kutipatsa cholowa mʼmalo anu oyera. Mwatipulumutsa ku ukapolo ndi kutipatsa mpumulo pangʼono mu ukapolo wathu.
9 For we are bondmen: yet in our bondage hath our God not forsaken us, but hath extended unto us kindness before the kings of Persia, to give us a reviving, to exalt the house of our God, and to erect again its ruins, and to give us a fence in Judah and in Jerusalem.
Ndifedi akapolo. Koma Inu Yehova simunatileke mu ukapolo wathu. Mwationetsa chikondi chanu chosasinthika pamaso pa mafumu a ku Perisiya. Mwatitsitsimutsa kuti timange Nyumba yanu pokonzanso mabwinja ake. Mwatitchinjiriza mʼdziko la Yuda ndi Yerusalemu.
10 And now what shall we say, O our God, after this? for we have forsaken thy commandments,
“Koma tsopano, Inu Mulungu wathu, kodi tinganene chiyani titachita zoyipa zonsezi? Ife taphwanya malamulo anu
11 Which thou hast commanded through means of thy servants the prophets, saying, The land, unto which ye go to take possession thereof, is a land defiled through the defilement of the nations of the lands, through their abominations, with which they have filled it from one end to another through their uncleanness.
amene munawapereka kudzera mwa atumiki anu aneneri. Inu munati, ‘Dziko limene mukulowamolo kuti likhale cholowa chanu, ndi dziko lodetsedwa ndi zonyansa za mitundu ya mʼmayikomo. Ndipo adzaza dzikolo ndi zochita zawo zonyansa.
12 And now your daughters shall ye not give unto their sons, and their daughters shall ye not take for your sons, and ye shall not seek their peace and their welfare unto eternity: in order that ye may be strong, and eat the best of the land, and leave it for an inheritance to your children unto eternity.
Nʼchifukwa chake, musapereke ana anu aakazi kuti akwatiwe ndi ana awo aamuna kapena kulola kuti ana awo aakazi akwatiwe ndi ana anu aamuna. Musagwirizane nawo, kapena kuchita nawo malonda kuti mukhale amphamvu ndi kudya zokoma za mʼdzikomo ndi kusiyira ana anu dzikoli ngati cholowa chawo mpaka kalekale.’
13 And after all that is come over us for our evil deeds, and for our great guiltiness, seeing that thou our God hast spared us [punishing us] less than our iniquities [deserved], and hast given us such deliverance as this:
“Tsono pambuyo pa zonse zimene zatigwera chifukwa cha ntchito zathu zoyipa ndi uchimo wathu waukulu, komanso pambuyo poona kuti Inu Mulungu wathu simunangotilanga kokha pangʼono kuyerekeza ndi kuchimwa kwathu komanso mwalola kuti ena mwa ife tipulumuke,
14 Should we again make void thy commandments, and make marriage with these people of abominations? wouldst thou not be angry with us even to make an end of us, so that there would not be any remnant or escape?
kodi ife nʼkuphwanyanso malamulo anu ndi kukwatirana ndi anthu amitundu ina amene amachita zonyansa zimenezi? Kodi simudzatikwiyira ndi kutiwononga kwathunthu popanda wina wotsala kapena wopulumuka?
15 O Lord, God of Israel, thou art righteous; for we have been left a remnant that hath escaped, as it is this day; behold, we are before thee in our guiltiness; for there is no standing before thee because of this.
Inu Yehova, Mulungu wa Israeli, ndinu wachifundo, pakuti ndife otsala amene tapulumuka monga mmene zilili lero lino. Ife tayima pamaso panu ngakhale tikudziwa kuchimwa kwathu pakuti palibe munthu amene angathe kuyima pamaso panu chifukwa cha machimo ake.”
