Mikeya
2 Dzedze kuna ale ananyerezera kucita pyakuipa,
Ale ananyerezera pyakuipa patalimba pawo!
Kunja kungaca iwo asacita pikhanyerezera iwo,
Thangwi iwo ali na mphambvu yakucita pyenepi.+
2 Iwo asafuna minda, mbaikwata;+
Pontho iwo asafuna nyumba mbazikwata;
Iwo asanyengeza munthu mbankwatira nyumba yace,+
Pontho asanyengeza munthu toera kunkwatira unthaka wace.
3 Natenepa, ipi ndi pidalonga Yahova:
‘Ine ndikunyerezera kubweresa nyatwa+ kuna imwe, nyatwa yakuti nee munaithawa.*+
Imwe nee munadzafambabve mwakugaya,+ thangwi unadzakhala ndzidzi wa nyatwa.+
4 Pa ntsiku ineyi, anthu anadzalonga nsangani thangwi ya imwe,
Pontho anadzalira mwakutsukwala kakamwe thangwi ya imwe.+
Iwo anadzalonga: “Ife tamala kusakazwa!+
Iye akwata pinthu pya mbumba yathu mbapipasa mbumba inango, iye atikwatira pinthu pyathu!+
Iye akwata minda yathu mbaipasa anthu akuti nee asamulambira.”
5 Na thangwi ineyi, pa mpingo wa Yahova nkhabe kudzaoneka munthu wakuti anaphatisira nkhambala yakupima nayo,
Toera kugawa dziko.
6 Mbwenye iwo asalonga: “Lekani kumwaza mphangwa.
Lekanibve kulonga pinthu ninga pyenepi;
Ife nee tinapasika manyadzo!”
7 Imwe dzindza ya Yakobe, pinalonga iwo ndi ipi:
“Kodi nzimu wa Yahova wacimwana kupirira?
Macitiro ace ndi anewa?”
Kodi mafala anga nee asaphedza ale anacita pinthu mwakulungama?
8 Mbwenye mwakukhonda dembuka mbumba yanga yandisandukira ninga nyamalwa.
Mwakusowa manyadzo, imwe mwabulusa pyakubalikisa napyo
Pa nguwo za ale anafamba mwacinyindiro ninga abuluka kunkhondo.
9 Akazi a mbumba yanga, imwe musaathamangisa nʼnyumba zawo zakubalika;
Kwenda na kwenda imwe musabulusa mbiri yanga kuna anawo.
10 Lamukani, pontho ndokoni, thangwi mu dziko ino nkhabemo mbuto toera kupuma,
Pontho nakuti iyo nee ndi yakucena,+ inadzafudzwa, kufudzwa kukulu kakamwe.+
11 Munthu angacita pinthu pyakusowa basa mbanyengezeka, pontho mbalonga uthambi uyu:
“Ine ndinadzamwaza mphangwa zinalonga pya vinyu na pyakumwa pyakuledzeresa,”
Unoyu ndi mʼmwazi mphangwa wadidi kuna mbumba iyi!+
12 Iwe Yakobe, ine ndinadzakugumanyani monsene;
Mwakukhonda penula, ine ndinadzagumanya ale anafuna kusala a Izraeli.+
Ine ndinadzakucitisani kuti mukhale pabodzi pene, ninga mabira nʼthanga,
Ninga nkumbi wa mabira wakuti uli pa mbuto inadyeserwa pifuyo;+
Penepo panadzabveka mikhuwo ya anthu azinji.’+
13 Ule anaphola benga pa pfufu anadzaatsogolera;
Iwo anadzaphola benga pansuwo ukulu, mbabuluka na penepo.+
Mambo wawo anadzaenda patsogolo pawo,
Pontho onsene anadzatsogolerwa na Yahova.”+