< Ezekiel 24 >
1 Again, in the ninth year, in the tenth month, in the tenth day of the month, the word of Jehovah came to me, saying,
Pa tsiku lakhumi la mwezi wakhumi chaka chachisanu ndi chinayi, Yehova anandiyankhula kuti:
2 "Son of man, write the name of the day, even of this same day: the king of Babylon drew close to Jerusalem this same day.
“Iwe mwana wa munthu lemba dzina la tsiku lalero, lero lomwe lino, chifukwa mfumu ya Babuloni yazungulira Yerusalemu lero lino.
3 Utter a parable to the rebellious house, and tell them, 'Thus says Jehovah, "Set on the caldron, 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 its pieces into it, even 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 a pile of wood for the bones under the caldron; make it boil well; yes, let its bones be boiled in its midst."'
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 says Jehovah: 'Woe to the bloody city, to the caldron whose rust is in it, and whose rust is not gone out of it. Take out of it piece after piece; No lot is fallen on 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 on the bare rock; she didn't pour it on 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 may cause wrath to come up to take vengeance, I have set her blood on 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 says 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 Pile on the wood, make the fire hot, boil the meat well, and mix in the spices, and let the bones be burned up.
Choncho wonjeza nkhuni ndipo muyatse moto. Phikani nyamayo bwinobwino, muthiremo zokometsera, mutsanule msuzi, ndipo mupsereze mafupawo.
11 Then set it empty on its coals, that it may be hot, and its bronze may burn, and that its filthiness may be molten in it, 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 has wearied herself with toil; yet her great rust doesn't go forth out of her; her rust doesn't go forth by fire.
Koma mʼphikawo walephereka kuyeretsedwa. Dzimbiri lake linalowerera silingatheke kuchoka ngakhale ndi moto womwe.
13 In your filthiness is lewdness: because I have cleansed you and you weren't cleansed, you shall not be cleansed from your filthiness any more, until I have caused my wrath toward you to rest.
“‘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 happen, and I will do it: I will not go back, neither will I spare, neither will I repent; according to your ways and according to your deeds I will judge you,' says 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 Also the word of Jehovah came to me, saying,
Yehova anandiyankhula kuti:
16 "Son of man, look, I will take away from you the desire of your eyes with a stroke: yet you shall neither mourn nor weep, neither shall your tears run down.
“Iwe mwana wa munthu, Ine ndikulanda mwadzidzidzi mkazi amene amakukomera mʼmaso kwambiri. Koma usadandaule, usalire kapena kukhetsa misozi.
17 Sigh, but not aloud, make no mourning for the dead; bind your headdress on you, and put your shoes on your feet, and do not cover your lips, and do not eat men's bread."
Ubuwule koma mwakachetechete. Usamulire wakufayo. Uvale nduwira yako ndithu, nsapato zakonso usavule. Usaphimbe nkhope kapena kudya chakudya cha anamfedwa.”
18 So I spoke to 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 The people said to me, "Won't you tell us what these things are to us, that you do so?"
Ndipo anthu anandifunsa kuti, “Kodi sutifotokozera tanthauzo la zimene ukuchitazi?”
20 Then I said to them, "The word of Jehovah came to me, saying,
Ndinawayankha kuti, “Yehova anandipatsa uthenga wakuti,
21 'Speak to the house of Israel, "Thus says Jehovah: Look, I will profane my sanctuary, the pride of your power, the desire of your eyes, and that which your soul pities; and your sons and your daughters whom you 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 You shall do as I have done: you shall not cover your lips, nor eat the bread of men.
Ndipo mudzachita monga ndachitira inemu. Inu simudzaphimba nkhope zanu kapena kudya chakudya cha anamfedwa.
23 Your turbans shall be on your heads, and your shoes on your feet: you shall not mourn nor weep; but you shall pine 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 a sign to you; according to all that he has done, you will do. When this comes, then you will know that I am Jehovah."'"
Ine Ezekieli ndidzakhala chitsanzo chanu. Mudzachita monga momwe ndachitira. Izi zikadzachitika, akutero Yehova, ndipo mudzadziwa kuti Ine ndine Ambuye Wamphamvuzonse.’
25 "You, 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 whereupon they set their heart, 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 who escapes shall come to you, to cause you to hear it with your ears?
Pa tsiku limenelo wothawa nkhondo adzabwera kudzakuwuzani zimenezo.
27 In that day your mouth will be opened to him who has escaped, and you shall speak, and be no more mute: so you will be a sign to 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.”