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66 Yehova atila: “Umuulu e cipuna candi ica bufumu,+ ne calo e cipuna ca makasa yandi.+ Nga kanshi ni ng’anda ya musango nshi mwingankuulila,+ kabili icifulo candi ica kutuushishapo cili kwi?”+
2 “Ukuboko kwandi e kwapanga ifi fyonse, e fyo fyonse ifi fyaishilebako,”+ e fyasosa Yehova. “E ico nkalolesha kuli uyu, ku mulanda kabili uwalapila+ kabili uututuma pa mashiwi yandi.+
3 “Uuleipaya inama ali ngo uleipaya umuntu.+ Uulepeela impaanga ilambo ali ngo ulefuna umukoshi wa mbwa.+ Uuletuula ubupe ali ngo uletuula umulopa wa nkumba!+ Uulepeela ifyanunkila bwino+ pa kuti fibe icibukisho ali ngo ulelanda amashiwi ya finjelengwe+ ilyo alepaala. Kuli na basala ukukonka inshila shabo abene, kabili abatemwa ifya bunani fyabo.+ 4 Na ine nkafwaya inshila sha kubacushishamo;+ kabili nkaleta pali bena ifibatiinya;+ pa mulandu wa kuti naliitile, lelo tapali uwaleasuka; nalisosele, lelo tapali uwakutike;+ kabili balecita icabipa mu menso yandi, kabili basalile icintu ico nshatemenwe.”+
5 Umfweni amashiwi ya kwa Yehova, imwe mwe baletutuma pa kumfwa icebo cakwe:+ “Bamunyinenwe abamupata,+ abalemukankamba pa mulandu we shina lyandi,+ batile, ‘Yehova nacindikwe!’+ Akamoneka alesekelela pali imwe,+ kabili bena e bakaseebana.”+
6 Kuli icimfulunganya ku nse ya musumba, icongo mwi tempele!+ Congo ca kwa Yehova uulebwesesha abalwani bakwe icabalinga.+
7 Ilyo ashilatendeka ukucululuka kwa pa kupaapa, alipaapile.+ Ilyo ashilakomwa ifumo, afyele umwana umwaume.+ 8 Nani uwabala omfwa ica musango yu?+ Nani uwabala amona icaba nge ci?+ Bushe icalo+ kuti cafyalwa mu bushiku bumo?+ Nelyo bushe uluko+ kuti lwafyalwa pa nshita imo?+ Pantu Sione nacululuka pa kupaapa kabili nafyala abana bakwe abaume.
9 “Lelo bushe ine kuti nalenga ifumo ukwisuka e lyo nafilwa ukulenga umo ukupaapa?”+ e fyasosa Yehova. “Nelyo bushe ndalenga umo ukufyala nangu ukulenga ifumo ukwisalika?” e fyo Lesa wenu asosa.
10 Sekeleleni pamo na Yerusalemu kabili angeni pamo nankwe,+ imwe bonse mwe bamutemwa.+ Sekeleleni nga nshi pamo nankwe, imwe bonse mwe balemuloosha;+ 11 pa mulandu wa kuti mukoonka kwi bele lyakwe ilya kusansamusha no kwikuta; pa mulandu wa kuti mukoonka no kuilemena ku nsota sha bucindami bwakwe.+ 12 Pantu Yehova atila: “Moneni ndemupeela umutende uwingi kwati mumana+ no bucindami bwa nko ubwaba ngo mulonga uwaisula,+ kabili mukoonka kwi bele lyakwe.+ Bakamupaapila pa mbali, kabili pa makufi e po bakamulelela.+ 13 Ngo muntu uo nyina alesansamusha, e fyo na ine nkalamusansamusha;+ kabili mukasansamuka pa mulandu wa musumba wa Yerusalemu.+ 14 Awe mukamona ne mitima yenu ikasekelela,+ kabili amafupa+ yenu yakalelema kwati cani iciteku.+ Kabili ukuboko kwa kwa Yehova kukeshibikwa ku babomfi bakwe,+ lelo akakalipila abalwani bakwe.”+
15 “Pantu moneni, Yehova esa ngo mulilo,+ na maceleta yakwe yaba nge cikuuku ca mwela,+ pa kuti alete pali bena ubukali ne cifukushi cakwe no bupingushi bwakwe ubulepya ngo mulilo.+ 16 Pantu Yehova akapingula abantu bonse ku lupanga+ lwakwe, kwati mulilo uukalamba; kabili abaipaiwa ba kwa Yehova bakafula.+ 17 Abaleilenga ukuba aba mushilo no kuisangulula pa kuti baye mu mabala+ ku numa ya cimpashanya icaba pa kati, abalelya umunofu wa nkumba+ ne cakowela, pamo ne mpuku,+ bonse bakaloba,” e fyasosa Yehova. 18 “Apo nalishiba imilimo yabo+ na matontonkanyo yabo,+ ndeisa pa kuti nonganike inko shonse ne ndimi pamo;+ kabili bakesa no kumona ubukata bwandi.”+
19 “Kabili nkabika pali bena icishibilo,+ kabili nkatuma bamo pa bakashalapo pa kuti baye ku nko,+ ku Tarshishi,+ Puli, na Ludi,+ abaishiba ukubomfya ubuta, Tubali na Yabani,+ ifishi ifyaba ukutali,+ abashaumfwa ilyashi pali ine nelyo ukumona ubukata bwandi;+ kabili bakalanda pa bukata bwandi mu nko.+ 20 Kabili bakaleta bamunyinenwe bonse ukufuma mu nko shonse+ ukuba ubupe kuli Yehova,+ pali bakabalwe na mu maceleta na mu maceleta yafimbwa na pa mfalashi na pa mpunda ishikota isha lubilo,+ ku lupili lwandi ulwa mushilo,+ Yerusalemu, nge fyo ciba ilyo abana ba kwa Israele baleta ica bupe mu cipe icasanguluka mu ng’anda ya kwa Yehova,”+ e fyo asosa Yehova.
21 “Kabili nkabuula bamo pali bena ukuba bashimapepo, na bambi ukuba abena Lebi,” e fyo Yehova asosa.
22 “Pantu ifyo imyulu ipya+ ne sonde lipya+ ifyo ndelenga fili pa ntanshi yandi pe,+ e fikaba abana benu+ ne shina lyenu likabako pe,”+ e fyasosa Yehova.
23 “Kabili ukufuma ku mweshi uupya ukufika ku mweshi uupya kabili ukufuma kwi sabata ukufika kwi sabata abantu bonse bakesa no kunkontamina,”+ e fyo Yehova asosa. 24 “Kabili bakaya no kulolesha pa fitumbi fya bantu abalemembukila;+ pantu imititi iikaba pali bena tayakafwe e lyo no mulilo wabo tawakashime,+ kabili bakaba ica bunani ku bantu bonse.”+