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61 Mupashi wa Nkambo Mfumu Yehoba uji pe amiwa,+
Mambo Yehoba wanshingile manyi kuba’mba nsapwile mambo awama ku bakimote.+
Wantumine kuba’mba nkakase pa bilonda bya balajika michima,
Kuba’mba nkabijike kukasululwa kwa bantu bo batwajile mu buzha
Ne kulabisha meso a bakaili,+
2 Kuba’mba nsapwile mwaka wa bintu byawama* bya Yehoba,
Ne juba ja kushinkanya kwa Lesa wetu,+
Kuba’mba ntekeneshe bonse babena kujila,+
3 Namba nkwashe boba babena kujila Ziona,
Kwibavwika kitambala kechi kwibashinga buto ne,
Kwibashinga manyi a lusekelo kechi a kujila ne,
Kwibapa kivwalo kya lutotelo kechi kya kupopomenwa ne.
Kabiji bakebatela’mba bichi bikatampe bya bololoke,
Byajimbile Yehoba kuba’mba bimutumbijikenga.+
4 Bakashimukulula bintu byonse bya kala byaonaikile;
Bakashimika jikwabo mapunzha a kala aonaikile,+
Kabiji bakashimukulula mizhi yaonaikile,+
Ko kuba’mba mapunzha ashajiletu masala ku bisemi byonsetu.+
5 “Benyi bakeya na kufunga matanga enu,
Ne bantu ba mu byalo bingi+ bakekala bakwimujiminako ne kwimufiinako mañanzañanza enu.+
7 Bantu bami bakekala na bintu byavula, kechi bakebalengesha bumvu ne,
Kabiji abo bakasekela mu bintu byabo, kechi bakebalengulula ne.
Kine abo bakatambula bintu byavula biji mu kyalo kyabo.+
Bakekala na lusekelo lwa myaka ne myaka.+
Amiwa nkebafweta monka mwayila mingilo yabo,
Kabiji nkalayañana nabo lulayañano lwa myaka ne myaka.+
9 Baana* babo bakayukanyikwa mu bisaka bya bantu+
Ne bisemi byabo bikayukanyikwa mu mitundu ya bantu.
10 Amiwa nkasangalela mwi Yehoba.