Ozeya 12:1-14
12 “Efraimu akudya mphepo.
Iye akuthamangisa mphepo ya kumabvadzuwa ntsiku yentse.
Iye akuthumizira kunama kwace ndipo akupfudza bzinthu bzizinji.
Iwo acita mpangano na Asiriya ndipo ayendesa mafuta ku Edjipito.
2 Djuda ana mulandu na Yahova;Iye an’dzapasa nyathwa Djakobo mwakubverana na njira zace,Ndipo an’dzamubwezera mwakubverana na bzicito bzace.
3 Pomwe Djakobo akhali m’mimba mwa mai wace, adaphatirira katende wa m’bale wace,Ndipo adamenyana na Mulungu na mphanvu zace zentse.
4 Adapitiriza kumenyana na anjo ndipo adakunda.
Iye adalira ndipo adadandaula kuti asimbidwe.”
Mulungu adamugumana ku Beteli ndipo kumweko Iye adayamba kulewalewa nafe.
5 Yahova ni Mulungu wa anyankhondo,Yahova ni dzina lomwe iye ambakumbukiridwa nalo.
6 “Tenepo, bwerera kwa Mulungu wako,Latiza lufoyi lacadidi na cirungamo,Ndipo dikhirira Mulungu wako nthawe zentse.
7 M’manja mwa anyamalonda muna balantsa lacinyengo;Ndipo iye ambafuna kucita bzinthu bzacinyengo.
8 Efraimu akupitiriza kulewa kuti: ‘Inepano ndadala;Ndipo ndagumana cuma cizinji.
Pa basa langu lentse lomwe ndalicita mwamphanvu, palibe omwe angagumane cakuphonyeka ciri-centse ayai pikado.’
9 Ine ndine Yahova Mulungu wako kuyambira pomwe ukhali ku Edjipito.
Nin’dzakucitisa kukhala m’matendiNinga m’ntsiku za maphwando.
10 Inepano ndikhalewalewa na apolofeta,Ndikhawawonesa masomphenya mazinji,Ndipo ndikhambalewa bziratizo mwakuphatisa basa apolofeta.
11 Ku Jiliyadi wanthu akucita bzamatsenga na kumbalewa bzinthu bzakunama.
Ku Giligali akupereka ntsembe mikono ya ng’ombe,Ndipo maguwa yawo ya ntsembe yali ninga midu ya minyala m’mizere ya m’munda.
12 Djakobo adathawira ku dziko* la Aramu;*Ndipo Jirayeri adaphata basa kumwekoNa kuusa mabira kuti apasidwe mkazi.
13 Mwakuphatisa basa mpolofeta, Yahova adacosa Jirayeri ku Edjipito,Ndipo mwakuphatisa basa mpolofeta adamusamalira.
14 Efraimu adakalipisa kwene-kwene Mulungu;Mulandu wace wa mulopa un’dzapitiriza kukhala pa iye;Ndipo Mbuya wace an’dzamubwezera kunyoza kwentse komwe iye adacita.”
