Jesaja
48 Nye eumbo laJakob, udeni oshinima eshi,
Nye ovo hamu liifana nedina laIsrael,
Nanye ovo mwa dja momeva* aJuda,
Nye ovo mwa ana medina laJehova,
Nanye ovo hamu ifana Kalunga kaIsrael,
Nonande ihamu shi ningi moshili nopauyuki.
2 Osheshi ove lilukila oshilando shiyapuki,
Nohava kongo ekwafo kuKalunga kaIsrael,
Oo edina laye Jehova womatangakwaita.
3 “Oinima ikulu,* oyo nde mu lombwela efimbo lonale,
Oya dja mokanya kange mwene,
Nonde i shiivifa.
Onda katuka onghatu diva, noya wanifwa po.
4 Molwaashi ondi shi shii kutya nye ovatangalali,
Nonokutya eefingo deni odo omifipa doshivela shilaula nosho yo eembaba doipala yeni odo ongopolo,
5 Onde mu lombwela nalenale.
Ofimbo inashi ningwa, onde mu ningifa mu shi ude,
Opo muha ka tye, ‘Oshikalunga shange osha ninga ngaha;
Oshihongwafano nosho yo oshihongwafano shange sha hambulwa moshivela* oye shi popya.’
6 Owa uda, nowa mona oinima aishe ei.
Mbela itamu ke i shiivifa?
Okudja paife, ohandi ku shiivifile oinima ipe,
Oiholekwa oyo ya kala ya holekwa uhe i shii.
7 Opo ashike tai shitwa ngaha, ndele inai shitwa nalenale,
Oinima oyo ino uda fiyo opaife,
Opo uha dule okutya, ‘Tala! Onda kala ndi i shii nale.’
8 Ahawe, ino i uda; ino i shiiva,
Nomatwi oye kaa li a fituluka monakudiwa.
Osheshi ondi shi shii kutya oumunamakoto unene,
Nowa kala ho ifanwa omunyoni okudja pedalo.
9 Ndele omolwedina lange, ohandi loteke ehandu lange;
Omolwokutangwa kwange ohandi likelele, ndihe ku handukile,
Noitandi ke ku hanauna po.
10 Tala! Onde ku hemuna, ndele hamonghedi yoshisilveri.
Onde ku yeleka* mediko lokuhemunina loudjuu.
11 Omolwedina lange, omolwedina lange, ohandi ka katuka,
Osheshi ongahelipi handi dulu okweefa ndi dinike?
Ihandi pitike umwe e lili a tangwe ponhele yange.*
12 Pwilikina kwaame, ove Jakob nosho yo Israel, ove ou nda ifana.
Ondi li ngaashi Nda kala. Aame ndotete; Aame yo ndaxuuninwa.
13 Eke lange mwene ola dika po ekanghameno ledu,
Neke lange lokolulyo ola nyanununa mo eulu.
Ngeenge handi a ifana, ohaa fikama pamwe.
14 Ongaleni pamwe amushe, ndele tamu pwilikine.
Olyelye mokati kavo a shiivifa oinima ei?
Jehova okwa kala e mu hole.
Ota ka wanifa po ehalo laye mokuhandukila Babilon,
Nokwooko kwaye otaku ka handukila Ovakaldea.
15 Onda popya ame mwene, nonde mu ifana.
Onde mu eta nota ka pondola mondjila yaye.
16 Eheneni popepi naame nokupwilikina oshinima eshi.
Okudja pehovelo, inandi popya meholeko.
Okudja pefimbo opo sha ningwa, opo nda li.”
Nopaife, Omwene Omunamapangelo aeshe, Jehova, okwa tuma nge nomhepo yaye.*
17 Eshi osho Jehova, Omukulili weni, Omuyapuki waIsrael, ta ti:
“Ame, Jehova, aame Kalunga koye,
Ou handi ku hongo osho tashi ku etele ouwa,
Ou handi ku udikile ondjila, oyo u na okweenda nayo.
18 Ngeno ou yandje ashike elitulemo koipango yange,
Ngeno ombili yoye otai ka kala ngaashi omulonga,
Nouyuki woye ongaashi omakufikufi efuta.
19 Oludalo loye otali ka hapupala ngaashi ehekedu,
Noludalo loye ongaashi omawe alo.
Edina lavo itali ka dimwa po nandenande, ile li xulifwe po koshipala shange.”
20 Djeni mo muBabilon!
Indeni onhapo Ovakaldea!
Shi shiivifeni nehafo linene! Shi shiivifeni!
Shi shiivifileni ominghulo dedu.
Tyeni: “Jehova okwa kulila omupiya waye Jakob.
21 Inava fya enota, eshi e va endifa meembuwa.
Okwe va kungulukifila omeva okudja memanya;
Okwa panda emanya, nokwa ningifa omeva a ndwafuke mo.”
22 Jehova ota ti: “Ovakolokoshi kave na ombili.”