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\par }\ChapOne{1}{\PP \VerseOne{1}Yehova anayankhula ndi Yoweli mwana wa Petueli.


\par }{\SH Kubwera kwa Dzombe
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{\Q \VS{2}Inu akuluakulu, imvani izi;

\par }{\QB mvetserani, nonse amene mumakhala mʼdziko.

\par }{\Q Kodi zinthu zokhala ngati izi zinayamba zaonekapo mʼnthawi yanu,

\par }{\QB kapena mʼnthawi ya makolo anu?


\par }{\Q \VS{3}Muwafotokozere ana anu,

\par }{\QB ndipo ana anuwo afotokozere ana awo,

\par }{\QB ndipo ana awo adzafotokozere mʼbado winawo.


\par }{\Q \VS{4}Chimene dzombe losamera mapiko lasiya

\par }{\QB dzombe lowuluka ladya;

\par }{\Q chimene dzombe lowuluka lasiya

\par }{\QB dzombe lalingʼono ladya;

\par }{\Q chimene dzombe lalingʼono lasiya

\par }{\QB chilimamine wadya.


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{\Q \VS{5}Dzukani, inu zidakwa ndipo mulire!

\par }{\QB Lirani mofuwula, inu nonse amene mumamwa vinyo;

\par }{\Q lirani mofuwula chifukwa cha vinyo watsopano,

\par }{\QB pakuti wachotsedwa pakamwa panu.


\par }{\Q \VS{6}Mtundu wa anthu wathira nkhondo dziko langa,

\par }{\QB wamphamvu ndi wosawerengeka;

\par }{\Q uli ndi mano a mkango,

\par }{\QB zibwano za mkango waukazi.


\par }{\Q \VS{7}Wawononga mphesa zanga

\par }{\QB ndipo wathyola mitengo yanga ya mkuyu.

\par }{\Q Wakungunula makungwa ake

\par }{\QB ndi kuwataya,

\par }{\QB kusiya nthambi zake zili mbee.


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{\Q \VS{8}Lirani ngati namwali wovala chiguduli,

\par }{\QB chifukwa cha mwamuna wa utsikana wake.


\par }{\Q \VS{9}Chopereka cha chakudya ndi cha chakumwa

\par }{\QB sizikuperekedwa ku nyumba ya Yehova.

\par }{\Q Ansembe akulira,

\par }{\QB amene amatumikira pamaso pa Yehova.


\par }{\Q \VS{10}Minda yaguga,

\par }{\QB nthaka yauma;

\par }{\Q tirigu wawonongeka,

\par }{\QB vinyo watsopano watha,

\par }{\QB mitengo ya mafuta yauma.


\par }{\Q \VS{11}Khalani ndi nkhawa, inu alimi,

\par }{\QB lirani mofuwula inu alimi a mphesa;

\par }{\Q imvani chisoni chifukwa cha tirigu ndi barele,

\par }{\QB pakuti zokolola za mʼmunda zawonongeka.


\par }{\Q \VS{12}Mpesa wauma

\par }{\QB ndipo mtengo wamkuyu wafota;

\par }{\Q makangadza, kanjedza ndi mitengo ya apulosi,

\par }{\QB mitengo yonse ya mʼmunda yauma.

\par }{\Q Ndithudi chimwemwe cha anthu

\par }{\QB chatheratu.


\par }{\SH Mulungu Ayitana Anthu kuti Atembenuke
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{\Q \VS{13}Inu ansembe, valani ziguduli ndipo lirani;

\par }{\QB lirani mofuwula, inu amene mumatumikira pa guwa lansembe.

\par }{\Q Bwerani, fundani ziguduli usiku wonse,

\par }{\QB inu amene mumatumikira pamaso pa Mulungu wanga;

\par }{\Q pakuti chopereka cha chakudya ndi cha chakumwa

\par }{\QB sizikupezekanso mʼnyumba ya Mulungu wanu.


\par }{\Q \VS{14}Lengezani tsiku lopatulika losala zakudya,

\par }{\QB itanani msonkhano wopatulika.

\par }{\Q Sonkhanitsani akuluakulu

\par }{\QB ndi anthu onse okhala mʼdziko

\par }{\Q ku nyumba ya Yehova Mulungu wanu

\par }{\QB ndipo alirire Yehova.


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{\Q \VS{15}Kalanga ine tsikulo!

\par }{\QB Pakuti tsiku la Yehova layandikira;

\par }{\QB lidzabwera ngati chiwonongeko chochokera kwa Wamphamvuzonse.


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{\Q \VS{16}Kodi chakudya chathu sichachotsedwa

\par }{\QB ife tikuona?

\par }{\Q Kodi mʼnyumba ya Mulungu wathu

\par }{\QB simulibe chimwemwe ndi chisangalalo?


\par }{\Q \VS{17}Mbewu zikunyala

\par }{\QB poti pansi ndi powuma.

\par }{\Q Nyumba zosungiramo zinthu zawonongeka;

\par }{\QB nkhokwe zapasuka

\par }{\QB popeza tirigu wauma.


\par }{\Q \VS{18}Taonani mmene zikulirira ziweto;

\par }{\QB ngʼombe zikungoyenda uku ndi uku

\par }{\Q chifukwa zilibe msipu;

\par }{\QB ngakhalenso nkhosa zikusauka.


\par }{\BB \par }
{\Q \VS{19}Kwa Inu Yehova ndilirira,

\par }{\QB pakuti moto wapsereza msipu wakuthengo,

\par }{\QB malawi amoto apsereza mitengo yonse ya mʼtchire.


\par }{\Q \VS{20}Ngakhale nyama zakuthengo zikulirira Inu;

\par }{\QB timitsinje tonse taphwa

\par }{\QB ndipo moto wapsereza msipu wa kuthengo.




\par }\Chap{2}{\SH Chilango cha Mulungu
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{\Q \VerseOne{1}Lizani lipenga mu Ziyoni.

\par }{\QB Chenjezani pa phiri langa loyera.

\par }{\Q Onse okhala mʼdziko anjenjemere,

\par }{\QB pakuti tsiku la Yehova likubwera,

\par }{\Q layandikira;


\par }{\QB \VS{2}tsiku la mdima ndi chisoni,

\par }{\QB tsiku la mitambo ndi la mdima wandiweyani.

\par }{\Q Ngati mʼbandakucha umene wakuta mapiri,

\par }{\QB gulu lalikulu ndi la ankhondo amphamvu likubwera,

\par }{\Q gulu limene nʼkale lomwe silinaonekepo

\par }{\QB ngakhale kutsogolo kuno silidzaonekanso.


\par }{\Q \VS{3}Patsogolo pawo moto ukupsereza,

\par }{\QB kumbuyo kwawo malawi amoto akutentha zinthu.

\par }{\Q Patsogolo pawo dziko lili ngati munda wa Edeni,

\par }{\QB kumbuyo kwawo kuli ngati chipululu,

\par }{\QB kulibe kanthu kotsalapo.


\par }{\Q \VS{4}Maonekedwe awo ali ngati akavalo;

\par }{\QB akuthamanga ngati akavalo ankhondo.


\par }{\Q \VS{5}Akulumpha pamwamba pa mapiri

\par }{\QB ndi phokoso ngati la magaleta,

\par }{\Q ngati moto wothetheka wonyeketsa ziputu,

\par }{\QB ngati gulu lalikulu la ankhondo lokonzekera nkhondo.


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{\Q \VS{6}Akangowaona, anthu a mitundu ina amazunzika mu mtima;

\par }{\QB nkhope iliyonse imagwa.


\par }{\Q \VS{7}Amathamanga ngati ankhondo;

\par }{\QB amakwera makoma ngati asilikali.

\par }{\Q Onse amayenda pa mizere,

\par }{\QB osaphonya njira yawo.


\par }{\Q \VS{8}Iwo sakankhanakankhana,

\par }{\QB aliyense amayenda molunjika.

\par }{\Q Amadutsa malo otchingidwa

\par }{\QB popanda kumwazikana.


\par }{\Q \VS{9}Amakhamukira mu mzinda,

\par }{\QB amathamanga mʼmbali mwa khoma.

\par }{\Q Amakwera nyumba ndi kulowamo;

\par }{\QB amalowera pa zenera ngati mbala.


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{\Q \VS{10}Patsogolo pawo dziko limagwedezeka,

\par }{\QB thambo limanjenjemera,

\par }{\Q dzuwa ndi mwezi zimachita mdima,

\par }{\QB ndipo nyenyezi zimaleka kuwala.


\par }{\Q \VS{11}Yehova amabangula

\par }{\QB patsogolo pawo,

\par }{\Q gulu lake lankhondo ndi losawerengeka,

\par }{\QB ndipo amphamvu ndi amene amamvera kulamula kwake.

\par }{\Q Tsiku la Yehova ndi lalikulu;

\par }{\QB ndi loopsa.

\par }{\QB Ndani adzapirira pa tsikulo?


\par }{\SH Ngʼambani Mtima Wanu
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{\Q \VS{12}“Ngakhale tsopano,

\par }{\QB bwererani kwa Ine ndi mtima wanu wonse

\par }{\QB posala zakudya ndi kukhetsa misozi,” akutero Yehova.


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{\Q \VS{13}Ngʼambani mtima wanu

\par }{\QB osati zovala zanu.

\par }{\Q Bwererani kwa Yehova Mulungu wanu,

\par }{\QB pakuti Iye ndi wokoma mtima ndi wachifundo,

\par }{\Q wosakwiya msanga ndi wachikondi chochuluka,

\par }{\QB ndipo amaleka kubweretsa mavuto.


\par }{\Q \VS{14}Akudziwa ndani? Mwina adzasintha maganizo nʼkutimvera chisoni,

\par }{\QB nʼkutisiyira madalitso,

\par }{\Q a chopereka cha chakudya ndi cha chakumwa

\par }{\QB kwa Yehova Mulungu wanu.


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{\Q \VS{15}Lizani lipenga mu Ziyoni,

\par }{\QB lengezani tsiku losala zakudya,

\par }{\QB itanitsani msonkhano wopatulika.


\par }{\Q \VS{16}Sonkhanitsani anthu pamodzi,

\par }{\QB muwawuze kuti adziyeretse;

\par }{\Q sonkhanitsani akuluakulu,

\par }{\QB sonkhanitsani ana,

\par }{\QB sonkhanitsani ndi oyamwa omwe.

\par }{\Q Mkwati atuluke mʼchipinda chake,

\par }{\QB mkwatibwi atuluke mokhala mwake.


\par }{\Q \VS{17}Ansembe amene amatumikira pamaso pa Yehova,

\par }{\QB alire pakati pa guwa lansembe ndi khonde la Nyumba ya Yehova.

\par }{\Q Azinena kuti, “Inu Yehova, achitireni chifundo anthu anu.

\par }{\QB Musalole kuti cholowa chanu chikhale chinthu chonyozeka,

\par }{\QB kuti anthu a mitundu ina awalamulire.

\par }{\Q Kodi nʼchifukwa chiyani anthu a mitundu ina amanena kuti,

\par }{\QB ‘Ali kuti Mulungu wawo?’ ”


\par }{\SH Yankho la Yehova
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{\Q \VS{18}Pamenepo Yehova adzachitira nsanje dziko lake

\par }{\QB ndi kuchitira chisoni anthu ake.


\par }{\PP \VS{19}Yehova adzawayankha kuti,

\par }{\Q “Ine ndikukutumizirani tirigu, vinyo watsopano ndi mafuta

\par }{\QB ndipo mudzakhuta ndithu;

\par }{\Q sindidzakuperekaninso kuti mukhale chitonzo

\par }{\QB kwa anthu a mitundu ina.


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{\Q \VS{20}“Ine ndidzachotsa ankhondo akumpoto kuti apite kutali ndi inu,

\par }{\QB kuwapirikitsira ku dziko lowuma ndi lachipululu,

\par }{\Q gulu lawo lakutsogolo ndidzalipirikitsira ku nyanja ya kummawa

\par }{\QB ndi gulu lawo lakumbuyo, ku nyanja ya kumadzulo.

\par }{\Q Ndipo mitembo yawo idzawola,

\par }{\QB fungo lake lidzamveka.”

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{\Q Zoonadi Yehova wachita zinthu zazikulu.


\par }{\QB \VS{21}Iwe dziko usachite mantha;

\par }{\QB sangalala ndipo kondwera.

\par }{\Q Zoonadi Yehova wachita zinthu zazikulu.


\par }{\QB \VS{22}Inu nyama zakuthengo, musachite mantha,

\par }{\QB pakuti msipu wa ku chipululu ukuphukira.

\par }{\Q Mitengo ikubala zipatso zake;

\par }{\QB mitengo ya mkuyu ndi mpesa ikubereka kwambiri.


\par }{\Q \VS{23}Inu anthu a ku Ziyoni sangalalani,

\par }{\QB kondwerani mwa Yehova Mulungu wanu,

\par }{\Q pakuti wakupatsani

\par }{\QB mvula yoyambirira mwachilungamo chake.

\par }{\Q Iye wakutumizirani mivumbi yochuluka,

\par }{\QB mvula yoyambirira ndi mvula ya nthawi ya mphukira, monga poyamba paja.


\par }{\Q \VS{24}Pa malo opunthira padzaza tirigu;

\par }{\QB mʼmitsuko mudzasefukira vinyo watsopano ndi mafuta.


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{\Q \VS{25}“Ine ndidzakubwezerani zonse zimene zinawonongedwa ndi dzombe,

\par }{\QB dzombe lalikulu ndi dzombe lalingʼono,

\par }{\QB dzombe lopanda mapiko ndi dzombe lowuluka;

\par }{\Q gulu langa lalikulu la nkhondo limene ndinalitumiza pakati panu.


\par }{\Q \VS{26}Mudzakhala ndi chakudya chambiri, mpaka mudzakhuta,

\par }{\QB ndipo mudzatamanda dzina la Yehova Mulungu wanu,

\par }{\QB amene wakuchitirani zodabwitsa;

\par }{\Q ndipo anthu anga sadzachitanso manyazi.


\par }{\Q \VS{27}Pamenepo inu mudzadziwa kuti Ine ndili mu Israeli,

\par }{\QB kuti Ine ndine Yehova Mulungu wanu,

\par }{\QB ndi kuti palibenso wina;

\par }{\Q ndipo anthu anga sadzachitanso manyazi.


\par }{\SH Tsiku la Yehova
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{\Q \VS{28}“Ndipo patapita nthawi,

\par }{\QB ndidzakhuthulira Mzimu wanga pa anthu onse.

\par }{\Q Ana anu aamuna ndi ana anu aakazi adzanenera,

\par }{\QB nkhalamba zanu zidzalota maloto,

\par }{\QB anyamata anu adzaona masomphenya.


\par }{\Q \VS{29}Ngakhalenso pa antchito anga aamuna ndi aakazi

\par }{\QB ndidzakhuthulira Mzimu wanga masiku amenewo.


\par }{\Q \VS{30}Ndidzaonetsa zodabwitsa mlengalenga

\par }{\QB ndi pa dziko lapansi,

\par }{\QB ndizo magazi, moto ndi utsi watolotolo.


\par }{\Q \VS{31}Dzuwa lidzadetsedwa

\par }{\QB ndipo mwezi udzaoneka ngati magazi

\par }{\QB lisanafike tsiku lalikulu ndi loopsa la Ambuye.


\par }{\Q \VS{32}Ndipo aliyense amene adzayitana

\par }{\QB pa dzina la Ambuye adzapulumuka;

\par }{\Q pakuti chipulumutso chidzakhala pa Phiri la Ziyoni

\par }{\QB ndi mu Yerusalemu,

\par }{\QB monga Yehova wanenera,

\par }{\Q pakati pa otsala

\par }{\QB amene Yehova wawayitana.




\par }\Chap{3}{\SH Kuweruzidwa kwa Mitundu ya Anthu
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{\Q \VerseOne{1}“Masiku amenewo ndiponso nthawi imeneyo,

\par }{\QB nditadzabwezeretsanso Yerusalemu ndi Yuda mʼchimake,


\par }{\Q \VS{2}ndidzasonkhanitsa anthu a mitundu yonse

\par }{\QB ndipo ndidzawabweretsa ku Chigwa cha Yehosafati.

\par }{\Q Kumeneko ndidzawaweruza

\par }{\QB chifukwa cha cholowa changa, anthu anga Aisraeli,

\par }{\Q pakuti anabalalitsa anthu anga pakati pa mitundu ya anthu

\par }{\QB ndikugawa dziko langa.


\par }{\Q \VS{3}Anagawana anthu anga pochita maere

\par }{\QB ndipo anyamata anawasinthanitsa ndi akazi achiwerewere;

\par }{\Q anagulitsa atsikana chifukwa cha vinyo

\par }{\QB kuti iwo amwe.


\par }{\PP \VS{4}“Kodi tsopano inu a ku Turo ndi Sidoni ndi madera onse a Filisitiya, muli ndi chiyani chotsutsana nane? Kodi mukundibwezera pa zinthu zimene ndakuchitirani? Ngati inu mukundibwezera, Ine ndidzabwezera zochita zanu mofulumira ndi mwachangu pa mitu yanu.

\VS{5}Pakuti munatenga siliva ndi golide wanga ndi kupita nacho chuma changa chamtengowapatali ku nyumba zanu zopembedzera mafano.

\VS{6}Inu munagulitsa anthu a ku Yuda ndi Yerusalemu kwa Agriki, kuti apite kutali ndi malire a dziko lawo.


\par }{\PP \VS{7}“Taonani, Ine ndidzawachotsa kumalo kumene munawagulitsako, ndipo ndidzabwezera zimene mwachita pa mitu yanu.

\VS{8}Ndidzagulitsa ana anu aamuna ndi ana anu aakazi kwa anthu a ku Yuda, ndipo iwo adzawagulitsa kwa Aseba, mtundu wa anthu okhala kutali.” Yehova wayankhula.


\par }{\Q \VS{9}Lengezani izi pakati pa anthu a mitundu ina:

\par }{\QB Konzekerani nkhondo!

\par }{\Q Dzutsani ankhondo amphamvu!

\par }{\QB Asilikali onse afike pafupi ndipo ayambe nkhondo.


\par }{\Q \VS{10}Sulani makasu anu kuti akhale malupanga

\par }{\QB ndipo zikwanje zanu zikhale mikondo.

\par }{\Q Munthu wofowoka anene kuti,

\par }{\QB “Ndine wamphamvu!”


\par }{\Q \VS{11}Bwerani msanga, inu anthu a mitundu yonse kuchokera ku mbali zonse,

\par }{\QB ndipo musonkhane kumeneko.

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{\Q Tumizani ankhondo anu Yehova!


\par }{\BB \par }
{\Q \VS{12}“Mitundu ya anthu idzuke;

\par }{\QB ipite ku Chigwa cha Yehosafati,

\par }{\Q pakuti kumeneko Ine ndidzakhala

\par }{\QB ndikuweruza anthu a mitundu yonse yozungulira.


\par }{\Q \VS{13}Tengani chikwakwa chodulira tirigu,

\par }{\QB pakuti mbewu zakhwima.

\par }{\Q Bwerani dzapondeni mphesa,

\par }{\QB pakuti mopsinyira mphesa mwadzaza

\par }{\QB ndipo mitsuko ikusefukira;

\par }{\Q kuyipa kwa anthuwa nʼkwakukulu kwambiri!”


\par }{\BB \par }
{\Q \VS{14}Chigulu cha anthu, chigulu cha anthu,

\par }{\QB mʼchigwa cha chiweruzo!

\par }{\Q Pakuti tsiku la Yehova layandikira

\par }{\QB mʼchigwa cha chiweruzo.


\par }{\Q \VS{15}Dzuwa ndi mwezi zidzadetsedwa,

\par }{\QB ndipo nyenyezi sizidzawalanso.


\par }{\Q \VS{16}Yehova adzabangula kuchokera mu Ziyoni

\par }{\QB ndipo mawu ake adzamveka ngati bingu kuchokera mu Yerusalemu;

\par }{\QB dziko lapansi ndi thambo zidzagwedezeka.

\par }{\Q Koma Yehova adzakhala pothawira pa anthu ake,

\par }{\QB linga la anthu a ku Israeli.


\par }{\SH Madalitso a Anthu a Mulungu
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{\Q \VS{17}“Pamenepo inu mudzadziwa kuti Ine Yehova Mulungu wanu,

\par }{\QB ndimakhala mu Ziyoni, phiri langa lopatulika.

\par }{\Q Yerusalemu adzakhala wopatulika;

\par }{\QB alendo sadzamuthiranso nkhondo.


\par }{\BB \par }
{\Q \VS{18}“Tsiku limenelo mapiri adzachucha vinyo watsopano,

\par }{\QB ndipo zitunda zidzayenderera mkaka;

\par }{\QB mitsinje yonse ya ku Yuda idzadzaza ndi madzi.

\par }{\Q Kasupe adzatumphuka mʼnyumba ya Yehova

\par }{\QB ndipo adzathirira Chigwa cha Sitimu.


\par }{\Q \VS{19}Koma Igupto adzasanduka bwinja,

\par }{\QB Edomu adzasanduka chipululu,

\par }{\Q chifukwa cha nkhondo imene anathira anthu a ku Yuda

\par }{\QB mʼdziko limene anakhetsa magazi a anthu osalakwa.


\par }{\Q \VS{20}Koma Yuda adzakhala ndi anthu mpaka muyaya

\par }{\QB ndi Yerusalemu ku mibadomibado.


\par }{\Q \VS{21}Kukhetsa magazi kwawo kumene Ine sindinakhululuke

\par }{\QB ndidzakhululuka.”


\par }{\BB \par }
{\PC Yehova amakhala mu Ziyoni!
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