1 Tsono tamverani, inu anthu achuma, lirani ndi kufuwula chifukwa cha zovuta zimene zidzakugwereni. 2 Chuma chanu chawola ndipo njenjete zadya zovala zanu. 3 Golide ndi siliva wanu zachita dzimbiri. Dzimbirilo lidzakhala umboni wokutsutsani ndi kuwononga mnofu wanu ngati moto. Mwadziwunjikira chuma pa masiku ano otsiriza. 4 Taonani, ndalama za malipiro zimene munakanika kulipira aganyu aja ankasenga mʼmunda mwanu zikulira mokutsutsani. Kulira kwa okololawo kwamveka mʼmakutu mwa Ambuye Wamphamvuzonse. 5 Mwakhala pa dziko lapansi pano moyo ofewa ndipo mwalidyera dziko lapansi. Mwadzinenepetsa pa tsiku lokaphedwa. 6 Mwaweruza kuti ndi wolakwa ndipo mwapha munthu wosalakwa, amene sakutsutsana nanu.

7 Tsono abale, pirirani mpaka kubwera kwa Ambuye. Onani mmene amachitira mlimi. Amadikirira kuti zipatso zabwino zioneke mʼmunda mwake. Amayembekezera mokhazikika mtima kuyambira nthawi ya mvula yoyamba mpaka yotsiriza. 8 Inunso mukhale owugwira mtima ndi osasinthika chifukwa Ambuye ali pafupi kubwera. 9 Abale, musamanenezane zoyipa kuopa kuti mungadzaweruzidwe. Woweruza ali pa khomo!

10 Abale, tengerani chitsanzo cha aneneri amene anayankhula mʼdzina la Ambuye. Iwowo anakumana ndi zovuta koma anapirira. 11 Monga mukudziwa, tinawatenga ngati odalitsika anthu amene anapirira. Munamva za kupirira kwa Yobu ndipo mwaona zimene Ambuye anamuchitira potsiriza pake. Ambuye ndi wodzaza ndi chisoni ndi chifundo.

12 Koposa zonse, abale anga, musamalumbire. Polumbira osamatchula kumwamba kapena dziko lapansi, kapena china chilichonse. “Inde” wanu azikhala “Inde,” ndipo “Ayi” wanu azikhala “Ayi,” kuopa kuti mungadzapezeke olakwa.

13 Kodi alipo wina mwa inu amene ali pa mavuto? Apemphere. Kodi wina wakondwa? Ayimbe nyimbo zolemekeza. 14 Kodi alipo wina mwa inu akudwala? Ayitane akulu ampingo kuti adzamupempherere ndi kumudzoza mafuta mʼdzina la Ambuye. 15 Ndipo pemphero lachikhulupiriro lidzachiritsa munthu wodwalayo ndipo Ambuye adzamuutsa. Ngati wachimwa adzakhululukidwa. 16 Choncho, ululiranani machimo anu ndi kupemphererana wina ndi mnzake kuti muchiritsidwe. Pemphero la munthu wolungama ndi lamphamvu ndipo limagwira ntchito.

17 Eliya anali munthu ngati ife. Iye anapemphera mwamphamvu kuti mvula isagwe ndipo sinagwedi kwa zaka zitatu ndi theka. 18 Kenaka anapempheranso, ndipo kumwamba kunagwetsa mvula, ndipo dziko lapansi linatulutsa zomera zake. 19 Abale anga, ngati mmodzi wa inu apatuka pa choonadi ndipo wina wake ndi kumubweza, 20 kumbukirani izi: Aliyense wobweza wochimwa kuchoka ku cholakwa chake, adzamupulumutsa ku imfa ndi kukwirira machimo ambiri.

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