Malakiya

3 “Onani! Ndikutumiza mtumiki wangu ndipo iye an’dzakonza njira patsogolo pangu ndipo mwadzidzidzi, Mbuya wacadidi omwe imwepo mukumunyang’ana an’dzabwera ku templo yace ndipo mtumiki wa mpangano omwe imwepo mumbakomedwa naye an’dzabwera, iye an’dzabweradi,” walewa tenepo Yahova wa anyankhondo.

2 “Tsono mbani an’dzapirira pa ntsiku yakubwera kwace ndipo mbani an’dzaima pulu iye akadzawonekera? Pakuti iye an’dzakhala ninga moto wa anyakusula simbi* na sabau ya anyakufula bzakubvala. 3 Iye an’dzakhala pantsi ninga nyakuwonga na nyakucenesa prata* ndipo an’dzacenesa wana wa Levi. Iye an’dzawawonga ninga momwe ambacitira na oro na prata. Kulewa cadidi, kwa Yahova iwo an’dzakhala wanthu omwe ambapereka ntsembe mwacirungamo. 4 Ndipo ntsembe zomwe Djuda na Jeruzalemu an’dzapereka ninga mphaso, zin’dzakondwesa Yahova ninga momwe bzikhaliri kale-kale.

5 “Nin’dzabwera kuti ndidzakutongeni ndipo kabodzi na kabodzi nin’dzatonga anyakucita bzamatsenga, anyakucita upombo ayai uputa, omwe ambalumbira mwakunama, anyakucita cinyengo pakupagali munthu wa ganya, anyakucitira cinyengo mkazi mamsiwa, mwana wakusaya pai* na omwe ambalamba kuthandiza alendo. Wanthu amwewa ambandigopa lini,” walewa tenepo Yahova wa anyankhondo.

6 “Pakuti ine ndine Yahova ndipo nimbacinja lini.* Imwepo ndimwe wana wa Djakobo ndipopa mukanati kumala kupfudzidwa. 7 Kuyambira mu ntsiku za makolo yanu yakale-kale, imwepo mwapambuka pa mitemo yangu ndipo mukuibvera lini. Bwererani kwa ine ndipo inembo nin’dzabwerera kwa imwepo,” walewa tenepo Yahova wa anyankhondo.

Tsono imwepo mumbalewa kuti: “Tin’bwerera tani?”

8 “Kodi munthu angabere Mulungu?” Tsono imwepo mukundibera.

Imwepo mumbalewa kuti: “Kodi tikukuberani tani?”

“Pa nkhani ya cakhumi na bzakupereka. 9 Kulewa cadidi, imwepo ndimwe wakutembereredwa* pakuti mukundibera, inde, mtundu wentse ukucita bzimwebzi. 10 Bweresani cakhumi* centse mu templo* kuti pa nyumba yangu pakhale na cakudya ndipo ndaphata minyendo, ndiyezeni pa nkhani imweyi,” walewa tenepo Yahova wa anyankhondo, “kuti muwone penu ningakufungulireni lini misuwo yakudzulu ndicikukhuthulirani bzisimbo mpaka mucidzasaya pakubziikha.”

11 “Ndipo nin’dzatsimula dzombe* ndipo iro lin’dzadya lini cisapo ca m’dziko lanu ndipo miti ya uva ya m’minda mwanu in’dzaleka lini kubala bzisapo,” walewa tenepo Yahova wa anyankhondo.

12 “Mitundu yentse ya wanthu in’dzalewa kuti imwepo ndimwe wakukondwa thangwe dziko lanu lin’dzakhala dziko lakukondwesa,” walewa tenepo Yahova wa anyankhondo.

13 “Mafala yomwe mudandilewa, njakuipa kwene-kwene,” walewa tenepo Yahova.

Tsono imwepo mukulewa kuti: “Kodi ni bzakuipa bziponi bzomwe tidakulewanibzo?”

14 “Imwepo mumbalewa kuti: ‘Kutumikira Mulungu kulibe phindu. Kodi bzina phindu lanyi kupitiriza kucita bzomwe iye ambafuna na kulatiza Yahova wa anyankhondo kuti tidasunama thangwe ra pikado zathu? 15 Tsapano timbawona kuti wanthu wakubzikuza mbakukondwa. Kuthumizira bzimwebzi, omwe ambacita bzakuipa, bzinthu bzimbawafambira bwino. Iwo ambayeza Mulungu, koma palibe comwe cimbawacitikira.’”

16 Pa nthawe imweyo wale omwe akhagopa Yahova akhacezerana, ali-wentse na mwanzace, ndipo Yahova adakhala tceru acimbatetekera. Ndipo bukhu lidayamba kunembedwa pamaso pace, lomwe likhana madzina ya wale omwe an’dzakumbukiridwa na iye, wale omwe akhagopa Yahova na kukumbukira bza dzina lace.

17 “Iwo an’dzakhala wangu pa nthawe yomwe nin’dzawacitisa kukhala cuma cangu cakupambulika,” walewa tenepo Yahova wa anyankhondo. “Inepano nin’dzawabvera ntsisi, ninga momwe pai ambabvera ntsisi mwana wace omwe ambamubvera. 18 Ndipo imwepo mun’dzakwanisa pomwe kuwona kusiyana komwe kulipo pakati pa munthu wakulungama na munthu wakuipa na pakati pa munthu omwe ambatumikira Mulungu na omwe ambamutumikira lini.”