Jeremia 29
1 Zvino aya ndiwo mashoko etsamba yakatumwa nomuprofita Jeremia kubva kuJerusarema ichienda kuvakuru vakanga vachiri vapenyu pakati pavatapwa, nokuvaprista navaprofita, navamwe vanhu vose vakanga vaendeswa kuutapwa kuBhabhironi naNebhukadhinezari vachibviswa kuJerusarema.
Yeremiya anatumiza kalata kuchokera ku Yerusalemu kupita kwa akuluakulu amene anali ku ukapolo, ndiponso kwa ansembe, aneneri pamodzi ndi anthu onse amene Nebukadinezara anawatenga ku Yerusalemu kupita nawo ku ukapolo ku Babuloni.
2 (Izvi zvakaitika shure kwokunge Mambo Jehoyakini namai vake, namachinda omuruvazhe rwamambo, navatungamiri veJudha neJerusarema, navavezi, navapfuri, vaendeswa kuutapwa vachibviswa kuJerusarema.)
Zimenezi zinachitika mfumu Yekoniya, amayi a mfumu, nduna za mfumu ndiponso atsogoleri a ku Yuda ndi a ku Yerusalemu, anthu aluso ndi amisiri atatengedwa ku Yerusalemu kupita ku ukapolo.
3 Akaendesa tsamba iyi noruoko rwaErasa, mwanakomana waShafani, naGemaria mwanakomana waHirikia, avo vakatumwa naZedhekia mambo waJudha kuna Mambo Nebhukadhinezari kuBhabhironi. Yaiti:
Yeremiya anapatsira kalatayo Eleasa mwana wa Safani ndi Gemariya mwana wa Hilikiya, amene Zedekiya mfumu ya Yuda anawatumiza kwa Mfumu Nebukadinezara ku Babuloni. Mʼkalatamo analembamo kuti:
4 Zvanzi naJehovha Wamasimba Ose, Mwari waIsraeri, kuna vose vandakaendesa kuutapwa kuBhabhironi vachibva kuJerusarema:
Anthu onse amene anatengedwa ukapolo kuchokera ku Yerusalemu kupita ku Babuloni, Yehova akuwawuza kuti,
5 “Zvivakirei dzimba mugare; murime mapindu mugodya zvibereko zvawo.
“Mangani nyumba ndipo muzikhalamo. Limani minda ndipo mudye zipatso zake.
6 Wananai mugova navanakomana navanasikana; tsvakirai vanakomana venyu vakadzi uye muwanise vanasikana venyu, kuti naivowo vave navanakomana navanasikana. Muwande ikoko; musadzikira pakuwanda.
Kwatirani ndipo mubereke ana aamuna ndi aakazi. Ana anu aamuna muwasankhire akazi ndipo muwasankhire amuna ana anu aakaziwo, kuti nawonso abale ana aamuna ndi aakazi. Muchulukane kumeneko. Chiwerengero chanu chisachepe.
7 Uyezve, mutsvake rugare nokubudirira kweguta randakakuendesai kuutapwa. Murinyengeterere kuna Jehovha, nokuti kana rikabudirira, nemiwo muchabudirira.”
Ndiponso muzifunafuna mtendere ndi ubwino wa mzinda umene ndinakupirikitsirani ku ukapoloko. Muzipempherera mzindawo kwa Yehova, kuti zikuyendereni bwino.”
8 Nokuti, zvanzi naJehovha Wamasimba Ose, Mwari weIsraeri, “Musarega vaprofita navavuki vari pakati penyu vachikunyengerai. Musateerera kurota kwamunovakurudzira kuti varote.
Inde, Yehova Wamphamvuzonse, Mulungu wa Israeli akunena kuti, “Musalole kuti aneneri ndi owombeza amene ali pakati panu akunyengeni. Musamvere maloto awo.
9 Vanokuprofitirai nhema muzita rangu. Handina kuvatuma,” ndizvo zvinotaura Jehovha.
Iwo akunenera zabodza kwa inu mʼdzina langa ngakhale Ine sindinawatume,” akutero Yehova.
10 Nokuti zvanzi naJehovha: “Panopera makore makumi manomwe eBhabhironi, ndichauyazve kwamuri ndigozadzisa zvakanaka zvandakavimbisa kuti ndichakudzoserai kunzvimbo ino.
Yehova akuti, “Zaka 70 za ku Babuloni zikadzatha, ndidzabwera kudzakuchitirani zabwino zonse zimene ndinakulonjezani zija, ndipo ndidzakubwezerani ku malo ano.
11 Nokuti ndinoziva urongwa hwandinahwo pamusoro penyu,” ndizvo zvinotaura Jehovha, “urongwa hwokuti mubudirire, kwete kukuitirai zvakaipa, urongwa hunokupai tariro neramangwana rakanaka.
Pakuti Ine ndikudziwa zimene ndinakukonzerani,” akutero Yehova, “ndimalingalira zabwino zokhazokha za inu osati zoyipa, ayi. Ndimalingalira zinthu zokupatsani chiyembekezo chenicheni pa za mʼtsogolo.
12 Ipapo muchadana kwandiri uye muchauya kuzonyengetera kwandiri, neni ndichakunzwai.
Nthawi imeneyo mudzandiyitana, ndi kunditama mopemba ndipo ndidzakumverani.
13 Muchanditsvaka mukandiwana, pamunonditsvaka nemwoyo yenyu yose.
Mudzandifunafuna ndipo mudzandipeza. Mukadzandifuna ndi mtima wanu wonse
14 Ndichawanikwa nemi,” ndizvo zvinotaura Jehovha, “uye ndichakudzosai kubva kuutapwa. Ndichakuunganidzai kubva kundudzi dzose nokunzvimbo dzandakanga ndakudzingirai,” ndizvo zvinotaura Jehovha, “uye ndichakudzoseraizve kunzvimbo yandakanga ndakubudisai ndichikuendesai kuutapwa.”
mudzandipezadi,” akutero Yehova, “ndipo ndidzakubwezerani zabwino zanu. Ndidzakusonkhanitsani kuchokera ku mayiko onse ndi kumalo konse kumene munali,” akutero Yehova, “ndipo ndidzakubweretsani kumalo kumene munali ndisanakuchotseni kukupititsani ku ukapolo.”
15 Imi mungati henyu, “Jehovha akatimutsira vaprofita muBhabhironi,”
Inu mumati, “Yehova watiwutsira aneneri athu ku Babuloni,”
16 asi zvanzi naJehovha pamusoro pamambo achagara pachigaro choushe chaDhavhidhi navanhu vose vanosara vari muguta rino, vanhu venyika yenyu vasina kuenda nemi kuutapwa,
koma zimene Yehova akunena za mfumu imene ikukhala pa mpando waufumu wa Davide pamodzi ndi anthu onse amene anatsala mu mzinda muno, abale anu amene sanapite nanu ku ukapolo ndi izi,
17 hongu, zvanzi naJehovha Wamasimba Ose, “Ndichatuma munondo, nzara nedenda pamusoro pavo uye ndichavaita samaonde akaipa akaora zvokuti haangadyiwi.
Yehova Wamphamvuzonse akuti, “Ndidzawapha ndi nkhondo, njala ndi mliri ndipo ndidzawasandutsa ngati nkhuyu zowola kwambiri, zosati nʼkudya.
18 Ndichavatevera nomunondo, nzara nedenda uye ndichavaita chinhu chinovengwa noushe hwose hwenyika uye chinhu chinotukwa, nechinotyisa, nechinosekwa, nechinoshorwa pakati pendudzi dzose kwandakavadzingira.
Ndidzawalondola ndi lupanga, njala ndi mliri ndipo ndidzawasandutsa chinthu chonyansa kwa anthu amayiko onse a pa dziko lapansi. Adzakhala otembereredwa, ochititsa mantha, onyozeka ndiponso ochitidwa chipongwe pakati pa anthu a mitundu yonse kumene ndawapirikitsirako.
19 Nokuti havana kuteerera kumashoko angu,” ndizvo zvinotaura Jehovha, “mashoko andakatuma ndatumazve kwavari navaranda vangu vaprofita. Nemiwo vakatapwa makaramba kuateerera,” ndizvo zvinotaura Jehovha.
Zidzatero chifukwa sanamvere mawu anga amene ndinkawatumizira kudzera mwa atumiki anga, aneneri. Ngakhale inu amene muli ku ukapolo simunamverenso,” akutero Yehova.
20 Naizvozvo, chinzwai shoko raJehovha, imi mose makatapwa vandakadzingira kuBhabhironi muchibva kuJerusarema.
Choncho, imvani mawu a Yehova, inu akapolo nonse amene ndinakuchotsani mu Yerusalemu ndi kukupititsani ku Babuloni.
21 Zvanzi naJehovha Wamasimba Ose, Mwari weIsraeri, pamusoro paAhabhu mwanakomana waKoraya naZedhekia mwanakomana waMaaseya, vari kukuprofitirai nhema muzita rangu: “Ndichavaisa muruoko rwaNebhukadhinezari mambo weBhabhironi, uye achavauraya pamberi penyu muchizviona.
Yehova Wamphamvuzonse, Mulungu wa Israeli akuti zokhudza Ahabu mwana wa Kolaya ndi Zedekiya mwana wa Maseya, amene akulosera zabodza kwa inu mʼdzina langa: “Taonani ndidzawapereka kwa Nebukadinezara mfumu ya ku Babuloni, ndipo adzawapha inu mukupenya.
22 Nokuda kwavo, vatapwa vose vakabva kuJudha vari muBhabhironi vachashandisa chituko ichi: ‘Jehovha akuitire sezvaakaita kuna Zedhekia naAhabhu avo vakapiswa mumoto namambo weBhabhironi.’
Chifukwa cha anthu awiriwo, akapolo onse ochokera ku Yuda amene ali ku Babuloni adzagwiritsa ntchito mawu awa potemberera: ‘Yehova achite nawe monga mmene anachitira ndi Zedekiya ndi Ahabu, amene mfumu ya ku Babuloni inawatentha.’
23 Nokuti vakaita zvinhu zvinonyangadza muIsraeri; vakaita upombwe navakadzi vavavakidzani vavo uye vakareva nhema muzita rangu, izvo zvandisina kuvaudza kuti vaite. Ndinozviziva uye ndiri chapupu chazvo,” ndizvo zvinotaura Jehovha.
Pakuti anthu amenewa achita zoyipa kwambiri mu Israeli; achita chigololo ndi akazi a eni ake ndipo mʼdzina langa ankayankhula zabodza zimene sindinawawuze kuti atero. Ine ndikuzidziwa ndipo ndine mboni ya zimenezi,” akutero Yehova.
24 Udza Shemaya muNeherami kuti,
Ukamuwuze Semaya wa ku Nehelamu kuti,
25 “Zvanzi naJehovha Wamasimba Ose, Mwari weIsraeri: Wakatumira matsamba muzita rako kuvanhu vose vomuJerusarema, kuna Zefania mwanakomana waMaaseya muprista, nokuna vamwe vaprista vose. Wakati kuna Zefania,
“Yehova Wamphamvuzonse, Mulungu wa Israeli akuti: Iwe unatumiza kalata mʼdzina lako kwa anthu onse a mu Yerusalemu, kwa Zefaniya mwana wa wansembe Maseya, ndi kwa ansembe onse. Unalemba mu kalatayo kuti,
26 ‘Jehovha akakugadza kuva muprista panzvimbo yaJehoyadha kuti uve mutariri weimba yaJehovha; unofanira kuisa muchitokisi nomumangetani munhu upi zvake anopenga achiita somuprofita.
‘Yehova wakusankha kukhala wansembe mʼmalo mwa Yehoyada kuti ukhale wamkulu woyangʼanira Nyumba ya Yehova. Munthu aliyense wamisala amene akudziyesa kuti ndi mneneri uzimuponya mʼndende ndi kumuveka goli lachitsulo.
27 Saka wakaregererei kuranga Jeremia weAnatoti, anozviti muprofita pakati penyu?
Nanga tsono chifukwa chiyani simunamuchitire zimenezi Yeremiya wa ku Anatoti, amene amakhala ngati mneneri pakati panu?
28 Akatuma shoko iri kwatiri paBhabhironi, achiti: Zvichatora nguva yakareba. Naizvozvo zvivakirei dzimba mugogara; murime mapindu mugodya zvibereko zvawo.’”
Yeremiyayo watitumizira uthenga uwu kuno ku Babuloni: Ukapolo wanu ukhala wa nthawi yayitali. Choncho mangani nyumba ndipo muzikhalamo; limani minda ndipo mudye zipatso zake.’”
29 Uye, Zefania muprista akaverengera muprofita Jeremia tsamba iyi.
Koma wansembe Zefaniya anayiwerenga kalatayo pamaso pa mneneri Yeremiya.
30 Ipapo shoko raJehovha rakasvika kuna Jeremia, richiti,
Ndipo Yehova anawuza Yeremiya kuti,
31 “Tumira shoko iri kuvatapwa vose, uti, ‘Zvanzi naJehovha pamusoro paShemaya, muNeherami: Nokuti Shemaya akuprofitirai, kunyange ini ndisina kumutuma, uye aita kuti mutende nhema,
“Tumiza uthenga uwu kwa akapolo onse: ‘Yehova akuti zokhudza Semaya wa ku Nehelamu: Semaya wakuloserani, ngakhale kuti Ine sindinamutume, ndipo wakunyengani kuti muzikhulupirira bodza.
32 zvanzi naJehovha: Zvirokwazvo ndicharanga Shemaya muNeherami nezvizvarwa zvake. Haangavi nomunhu achasara pakati pavanhu ava, kana kuona zvinhu zvakanaka zvandichaitira vanhu vangu, ndizvo zvinotaura Jehovha, nokuti akaparidza zvokundimukira.’”
Nʼchifukwa chake Ine Yehova ndikuti: Mʼbanja lakelo sipadzakhala munthu pakati pa mtundu uno wa anthu amene adzaone zinthu zabwino zimene ndidzachitira anthu anga chifukwa analalika zondiwukira,’” akutero Yehova.
