Ezekieli
5 “Iwe mwana wa munthu, tenga lupanga lakuthwa kuti uligwiritse ntchito ngati lezala lometera. Umete tsitsi lako ndi ndevu zako ndipo kenako utenge sikelo nʼkuyeza tsitsilo. Ukatero uligawe mʼmagawo atatu. 2 Gawo limodzi la magawo atatu a tsitsilo uliwotche pamoto mumzindawo, masiku ozungulira mzindawo akatha.+ Kenako utenge gawo lina la magawo atatuwo nʼkumalimenya ndi lupanga ukuzungulira mzindawo.+ Gawo lomaliza la magawo atatuwo uliuluze ndi mphepo ndipo ine ndilitsatira nditasolola lupanga.+
3 Pagawo lachitatuli utengepo tsitsi lochepa nʼkulikulunga mʼzovala zako. 4 Utengeponso tsitsi lina nʼkuliponya pamoto kuti lipse. Pamotowo, padzabuka moto umene udzafalikire kunyumba yonse ya Isiraeli.+
5 Yehova, Ambuye Wamkulu Koposa, wanena kuti: ‘Uyu ndi Yerusalemu. Ndamuika pakati pa anthu a mitundu ina ndipo wazunguliridwa ndi mayiko ena. 6 Iye anapandukira zigamulo zanga ndi malamulo anga pochita zoipa kuposa anthu amitundu inawo ndi mayiko amene amuzungulira.+ Anthu okhala mu Yerusalemu anakana zigamulo zanga ndipo sanatsatire malamulo anga.’
7 Choncho Yehova, Ambuye Wamkulu Koposa, wanena kuti: ‘Chifukwa chakuti anthu inu munali ovuta kuposa anthu a mitundu ina amene anakuzungulirani, ndipo simunatsatire malamulo anga, kapena kutsatira zigamulo zanga, koma munatsatira zigamulo za anthu a mitundu ina amene anakuzungulirani,+ 8 izi nʼzimene Yehova, Ambuye Wamkulu Koposa, wanena: “Ine ndakhala mdani wako mzinda iwe,+ ndipo ndidzakupatsa chilango anthu a mitundu ina akuona.+ 9 Chifukwa cha zinthu zonse zonyansa zimene umachita, mwa iwe ndidzachita zinthu zimene sindinachitepo ndiponso zimene sindidzachitanso.+
10 Choncho azibambo amene ali mumzindawo adzadya ana awo+ ndipo ana adzadya abambo awo. Ine ndidzakulanga ndipo anthu ako onse otsala ndidzawabalalitsira kumbali zonse.”’+
11 Yehova, Ambuye Wamkulu Koposa, wanena kuti: ‘Pali ine Mulungu wamoyo, chifukwa chakuti iwe unaipitsa malo anga opatulika ndi mafano ako onse onyansa komanso zinthu zonse zonyansa zimene unkachita,+ inenso ndidzakukana.* Diso langa silidzakumvera chisoni ndipo sindidzakuchitira chifundo.+ 12 Gawo limodzi la magawo atatu a anthu a mtundu wako lidzafa ndi mliri* kapena lidzafa ndi njala pakati pako. Gawo lina lidzaphedwa ndi lupanga mokuzungulira.+ Gawo lachitatu ndidzalibalalitsira kumbali zonse, ndipo ndidzalithamangitsa nditasolola lupanga.+ 13 Kenako mkwiyo wanga udzatha komanso ukali wanga pa iwo udzachepa ndipo ndidzakhutira.+ Ndikadzamaliza kuwasonyeza ukali wanga, iwo adzadziwa kuti ine Yehova ndalankhula chifukwa ndimafuna kuti anthu azidzipereka kwa ine ndekha basi.+
14 Iweyo ndidzakusandutsa bwinja ndipo uzidzanyozedwa ndi anthu a mitundu yokuzungulira komanso ndi munthu aliyense wodutsa.+ 15 Udzakhala chinthu chimene anthu azidzachinyoza komanso kuchichitira chipongwe.+ Zimene zidzakuchitikire zidzakhala chenjezo ndipo zidzabweretsa mantha kwa anthu a mitundu yokuzungulira. Zimenezi zidzachitika ndikadzapereka chiweruzo kwa iwe komanso kukulanga mokwiya ndiponso mwaukali. Ineyo Yehova ndi amene ndanena zimenezi.
16 Ndidzakutumizirani njala yomwe idzakupheni ngati mivi,+ ndipo ndidzachititsa kuti chakudya chisowe*+ moti njalayo idzafika poipa kwambiri. 17 Ndidzakutumizira njala ndi zilombo zolusa+ ndipo zidzakuphera ana ako. Mliri komanso kuphana zidzakhala paliponse ndipo ndidzakubweretsera lupanga.+ Ineyo Yehova ndi amene ndanena zimenezi.’”