Ezekieli
17:1 Ndipo mawu a Yehova anadza kwa ine, kuti:
Rev 17:2 Wobadwa ndi munthu iwe, tulula mwambi, nunene fanizo kwa a m'nyumba ya
Israeli;
17:3 Ndipo uziti, Atero Ambuye Yehova; Mphungu yaikulu yokhala ndi mapiko aakulu,
a nthenga zazitali, zodzala ndi nthenga zamitundumitundu, anadzako
Lebanoni, natenga nthambi ya mtengo wamkungudza;
17:4 Ndipo idadula pamwamba pa nthambi zake zazing'ono, napita nayo ku dziko la
malonda; anauika m’mudzi wa amalonda.
Rev 17:5 Ndipo idatenganso mbewu za m'dziko, nazibzala m'munda wobala zipatso
munda; nauika pamadzi ambiri, nauika ngati mtengo wa msondodzi.
Rev 17:6 Ndipo idakula, nikhala mpesa wamphumphu, waufupi, umene nthambi zake;
anatembenukira kwa iye, ndi mizu yake inali pansi pa iye: kotero inakhala a
mpesa, unabala nthambi, unaphuka mphukira.
Rev 17:7 Panalinso chiwombankhanga china chachikulu chokhala ndi mapiko akulu ndi nthenga zambiri;
ndipo taonani, mpesa uwu unatembenuzira mizu yake kwa iye, nuphuka
nthambi zolunjika kwa iye, kuti azithirira m'mizere mwake
minda.
Rev 17:8 Udawokedwa m'nthaka yabwino, pamadzi ambiri, kuti ubale
nthambi, ndi kuti ubale zipatso, kuti ukhale mpesa wabwino.
17:9 Nena, Atero Ambuye Yehova; Kodi izo zikuyenda bwino? asakoke
muzule mizu yake, ndi kudula zipatso zake, kuti ufote? izo
adzafota m'masamba ake onse a kasupe, ngakhale popanda mphamvu yaikulu
kapena anthu ambiri kuti auzule ndi mizu yake.
Rev 17:10 Inde, tawona, utawokedwa udzalemera kodi? sichidzatero konse
udzafota, mphepo ya kum'mawa ikaukhudza? idzafota m'mizere
kumene unamera.
17:11 Ndipo mawu a Yehova anadza kwa ine, kuti:
Rev 17:12 Unene tsopano kwa nyumba yopandukayo, Simudziwa kodi tanthauzo la zimenezi?
muwawuze kuti, Taonani, mfumu ya ku Babulo yafika ku Yerusalemu, ndipo yatero
anatenga mfumu yace, ndi akalonga ace, nawatsogolera pamodzi naye
ku Babulo;
Rev 17:13 Ndipo adatenga wa mbewu ya mfumu, nachita naye pangano, ndipo
wamulumbirira, watenganso amphamvu a m’dziko;
Rev 17:14 Kuti ufumu ukhale wochepa, kuti ungadzikweze wokha, koma
kuti chikhazikike mwa kusunga pangano lake.
Rev 17:15 Koma adapandukira iye potumiza akazembe ake ku Aigupto, kuti
akhoza kumpatsa akavalo ndi anthu ambiri. Kodi adzachita bwino? iye
kuthawa wochita zotere? kapena adzaswa pangano, ndi kukhala
kuperekedwa?
17:16 Pali Ine, ati Ambuye Yehova, ndithu m'malo mwa mfumu
amene anakhala mfumu, amene lumbiro lace anapeputsa, ndi pangano lake
iye anathyola, ngakhale iye pakati pa Babulo adzafa.
17:17 Ngakhale Farao ndi gulu lake lalikulu lankhondo ndi khamu lalikulu
iye m’nkhondo, pomanga mipanda, ndi kumanga linga, kuti aliwononge
anthu ambiri:
Rev 17:18 Powona kuti adanyoza lumbirolo pakuswa pangano, taonani, adali nalo
atapereka dzanja lake, nachita zonsezi, sadzapulumuka.
17:19 Chifukwa chake atero Ambuye Yehova; Pali ine, ndithu lumbiro langa kuti iye
wanyoza, ndi pangano langa limene analiswa, inenso ndidzaliphwanya
kubwezera pamutu pake.
17:20 Ndipo ndidzayala ukonde wanga pa iye, ndipo iye adzakodwa mu msampha wanga.
+ Ndidzapita naye ku Babulo + ndi kum’chonderera kumeneko chifukwa cha iye
cholakwa chimene wandilakwira.
Rev 17:21 Ndipo othawa ake onse ndi magulu ake onse adzagwa ndi lupanga
iwo otsala adzabalalitsidwa ku mphepo zonse: ndipo inu mudzadziwa
kuti Ine Yehova ndanena.
17:22 Atero Ambuye Yehova; Nditenganso nthambi yapamwamba kwambiri
mkungudza wautali, ndi kuukhazika; Ndidzadula pamwamba pa ana ake
nthambi yanthete, nadzaioka pa phiri lalitali ndi lotukuka;
Rev 17:23 Paphiri lalitali la Israyeli ndidzalibzala;
mutulutse nthambi, mubale zipatso, mukhale mkungudza wabwino, ndi pansi pake
zidzakhala mbalame zonse za mapiko onse; mumthunzi wa nthambi
m'menemo adzakhalamo.
17:24 Ndipo mitengo yonse ya kuthengo idzadziwa kuti Ine Yehova ndabweretsa
pansi pa mtengo wautali, anakweza mtengo wotsika, aumitsa wobiriwira
mtengo, ndimeretsa mtengo wouma; Ine Yehova ndanena
mwachita.