Isaya
43 Yehoba, Mulenga wobe obewa Yakoba,
Yenka wakubumbile obewa Isalela, waamba’mba:+
“Kange uchine ne, mambo amiwa nakupotele.+
Nakwichile pa jizhina jobe.
Obewa wi wami.
2 Byo ukapitanga pa mema, nkekala ne obewa,+
Kabiji byo ukendanga pa mikola, kechi ukebila pa mema ne.+
Byo ukapitanga mu mujilo kechi ukapya ne,
Kabiji kechi ukababauka na lubebe lwa mujilo ne.
3 Mambo amiwa ne Yehoba Lesa wobe,
Yenka Wazhila wa Isalela Mupulushi wobe.
Nakupa Ijipita kwikala bukuzhi bobe,
Bena Etiopya ne bena Seba bakapingakena pe obewa.
Onkao mambo, nkakupa bantu ba kupingakena pe obewa
Ne bisaka bya bantu kuba’mba bikapulushe bumi bobe.*
5 Kange uchine ne, mambo amiwa nji nobe.+
Nkaleta baana bobe kufuma ku musela
Ne kwimupwizha pamo kufuma ku muzhika.+
6 Nkambila kabeta ka ku buyeke namba, ‘Babwezhe!’+
Ne kabeta ka ku bulenge namba, ‘Kange wibakanye ne.
Bwezha baana bami ba balume baji kwalepa, ne baana bami ba bakazhi kufuma mwaya ntanda,+
7 Awa yense utelwa pa jizhina jami+
Ne yewa ye nalengele na mambo a lukumo lwami,
Ne yenka ye nabumbile ne kulenga.’+
8 Leta bantu babula kumona nangwa kya kuba baji na meso,
Ne babula kumvwa nangwa kya kuba baji na matwi.+
9 Bisaka bya bantu byonse bikonkene pa mpunzha imo,
Ne mitundu ya bantu ikonkene pamo.+
Ñanyi mwi abo wakonsha kwamba bino bintu?
Nangwa abya bakonsha kwitubuula bintu bitanshi* nyi?+
Bambilai balete bakamonyi babo pa kuba’mba tuyuke’mba babena kwamba bya kine,
Nangwa balekai beumvwine bene ne kwamba’mba, ‘Kine, byo ibyo!’”+
10 Yehoba waamba’mba, “Anweba yenu bakamonyi bami,+
Yenu bamwingilo bami bo nasala,+
Kuba’mba mungyuke ne kungitabila*
Ne kuyuka’mba amiwa njitu byonka byo najinga kala.+
Kunyuma yami kechi kwajingapo Lesa mukwabo ne,
Kabiji kulutwe yami kechi kukekalapo Lesa mukwabo ne.+
11 Amiwa yami Yehoba,+ kabiji kechi kujipo mupulushi mukwabo ne.”+
12 Yehoba waamba’mba, “Amiwa yami naambile ne kwimupulusha ne kwisolola kwi anweba,
Byo mwabujile kwikala na lesa ungi.+
Onkao mambo, anweba mwi bakamonyi bami, kabiji yami Lesa.”+
13 Amiwa njitu byonka byo najinga kala;+
Kabiji kafwako muntu nangwa umo wakonsha kwangata kintu mu kuboko kwami ne.+
Umvwe nkeba kuba kintu, ñanyi wakonsha kunkanya?”+
14 Yehoba, Mukuzhi wenu,+ Wazhila wa Isalela+ waamba’mba:
“Na mambo a anweba, nkebatuma ku Babilona na konauna bibelo byonse bya muzhi,+
Kabiji bena Kalodeya byo bakebonauna mu maato abo, bakajila na mambo a bya malwa.+
15 Amiwa yami Yehoba, Wazhila wenu,+ Mulenga wa Isalela+ kabiji Mfumu wenu.”+
16 Abino byo byaamba Yehoba,
Yenka walajile jishinda japita pa kalunga ka mema
Ne jishinda japita pa mukola paji mpoota ikatampe,+
17 Yenka waonawine makalaki a nkondo ne bambili,+
Bashilikale pamo na babilobo babo, waamba’mba:
“Bakalaala panshi kabiji kechi bakabuukapo ne.+
Bakebazhimya nobe muzhinge wa mu lampi ubena kuteema.”
18 “Kange muvulukenga bintu bya kunyuma ne,
Nangwa kulanguluka pa bintu bya kala ne.
19 Umvwai! Amiwa mbena kuba bintu bya katataka;+
Katatakatu bimweke.
Nanchi kechi mwikimona nenyi?
20 Banyama ba mungye bakannemeka,
Balubwala ne bañonyi batelwa’mba baosetelechi,
Mambo nkabika mema mungye,
Ne mikola mu kiselebwa,+
Kuba’mba bantu bami bo nasala+ bakatomenga,
21 Bantu bo nalengele
Kuba’mba bakantakaikenga.+
23 Kechi wandetejilepo mikooko ya milambo yobe ya kusoka
Nangwa kuntumbijika na bitapisho byobe ne.
Amiwa kechi nakukanjikizhe kumpa bya bupe,
Nangwa kukukanjikizha kuba’mba umpe binunka bulongo ne.+
24 Obewa kechi wampotejilepo mwenge* na mali obe ne,
Kabiji kechi wandengejile kwikuta na mafuta a bitapisho byobe ne.+
Pakuba obewa wankatezhe na mambo a bundengamambo bobe
Ne kunkookesha na bubi bobe.+
25 Amiwa yami mbena kuzhimañanya mizhilulwila yobe*+ na mambo a jizhina jami,+
Kabiji mambo obe kechi nkeavulukapo jibiji ne.+
26 Mvululaiko; twayai twisambe pa mambo etu;
Londololai mambo enu byo aji pa kuba’mba mumweshe’mba mwabinga.
28 Onkao mambo, amiwa nkebalengesha bumvu babinemanga pa nzubo yazhila,
Kabiji Yakoba nkamupana namba bamonaune
Ne Isalela namba bamwambile byambo bya mwenga.+