Ozeya 4:1-19
4 Tetekerani mafala ya Yahova imwe wana wa Jirayeri,Wanthu wa m’dzikoli ana mulandu kwa Yahova,Thangwe m’dzikoli mulibe cadidi, mulibe lufoyi lacadidi ndipo wanthu ambadziwa lini Mulungu.
2 Kulumbira kwakunama, kunama, kuphana,Kuba na upombo bziri pentse-pentse,Ndipo wanthu akupitiriza kucosana mulopa.
3 Ndipopa dzikoli lin’dzalira,Ndipo wanthu wentse wakukhala m’mwemo an’dzatepa;Bzirombo bza m’thengo, mbalame zakumbuluka m’dzaulu,Napo ntsomba za m’nyanza bzin’dzafa.
4 “Tenepo, munthu aleke kugaza ne kutsimula wanthu wako,Thangwe wanthu wakowo ali ninga wale omwe ambanesana na wantsembe.
5 Ndipopa iwepo un’dzakhukhumudwa masikati,Ndipo mpolofeta an’dzakhukhumudwa nawe pabodzi ninga kuti ni usiku,
Ndipo nin’dzacitisa kuti mai wako anyamale.*
6 Wanthu wangu an’dzanyamalisidwa* thangwe iwo ambandidziwa lini.
Pakuti iwo alamba kundidziwa,Inepano nin’dzalamba kuti iwo anditumikire ninga wantsembe wangu;Ndipo pakuti iwo ayebwa lamulo* la Mulungu wawo,Inepano nin’dzayebwambo wana wawo.
7 Pomwe iwo akhathumizirika, ni pomwe iwo akhandiphonyerambo kwene-kwene,
M’mbuto mwa kundilemekeza iwo akundinyoza.
8 Iwo akugumana phindu na pikado za wanthu wangu,Ndipo iwo ambakomedwa wanthu wangu akacita pikado.
9 Bzomwe bzin’dzacitikira wanthuwo, bzin’dzacitikirambo wantsembe,Inepano nin’dzawatonga thangwe ra njira zawo,Ndipo nin’dzawapasa nyathwa mwakubverana na bzicito bzawo.
10 Iwo an’dzadya, koma an’dzakhuta lini,
An’dzacita upombo na akazi, koma an’dzawanda lini,Thangwe rakuti asiya kubvera Yahova.
11 Upombo ayai uputa, vinyu yakale-kale na vinyu ipsaBzimbacosa cikhumbo cakucita bzabwino.*
12 Wanthu wangu ambakumbira nzeruKu bzifanikiso bzakukonzedwa na miti,Ndipo ambacita bzomwe mpsimbo* yawo imbawauza,Ambacita bzimwebzi thangwe rakutiMtima wawo wa upombo na uputa wawasoceresa,Ndipo asiya kubvera Mulungu wawo thangwe ra bzimwebzo.
13 Iwo ambapereka ntsembe padzulu pa mapiri,Ndipo ambaperekambo ntsembe za utsi m’mitunthu,Ambacitambo bzimwebzi pantsi pa bzimiti bzikulu-bzikulu, miti ya estorake,*Na miti minango yentse mikulu-ukulu thangwe rakuti ina mithunzi yabwino.
Ndipopa wana wako wacikazi akucita uputa,Ndipo alowola wako akucita malume ya pamphasa na amuna winango.
14 Nin’dzalanga lini wana wanu wacikazi thangwe ra kucita uputa,Ayai alowola wanu thangwe ra kucita malume ya pamphasa na amuna winango.
Pakuti amuna ambatengana na maputaNdipo ambakaperekambo ntsembe pabodzi na maputa ya ku templo;Wanthu wakusaya kubva ninga amwewa an’dzapfudzidwa.
15 Napo kuti iwe Jirayeri ukucita uputa,Djuda aleke kukhala na mulandu.
Lekani kuyenda ku Giligali ayai ku Beti-aveni,Ndipo lekanimbo kulumbira kuti: ‘Pana Yahova Mulungu wamoyo!’
16 Jirayeri wakhala na makani ninga ng’ombe ya mtimbo.
Kodi Yahova tsapano angawause pomwe ninga kamwana ka bira kacimuna pa tsala?*
17 Efraimu akunamata bzifanikiso.
Musiyeni aniwona!
18 Pomwe bzakumwa bzawo bzakuledzeresa* bzidamala,Iwo adayamba kucita bza upombo.
Ndipo atongi wace ambafuna kwene-kwene bzinthu bzakupasa manyazi.
19 Conzi cin’dzamukulunga* na maphaphidwe yace,Ndipo iwo an’dzacita manyazi na ntsembe zawo.”
Mafala ya m'nyantsi
^ Ayai, “apfudzidwe.”
^ Ayai, “an’dzapfudzidwa.”
^ Ayai, “malango ya.”
^ Mafala yace caiyo: “bzimbatenga mtima.”
^ Ayai, “mpsimbo zawo zakuvimira.”
^ Ni muti omwe umbacosa maluwa yomwe yambanuntcira bwino.
^ Ayai, “thuku.”
^ Ayai, “sereveja yakukonzedwa na tirigu.”
^ Ayai, “cin’dzamunyamula cicimuyendesa kutali.”
