Yesaya
2 Ndipu weyosi wazamuja nge malu ngakubisamiyapu mphepu,
Malu ngakuthaŵiyaku* pa nyengu ya chimphunga,
Nge timisinji tamaji mucharu chambula maji,+
Nge mduzi wa jalawi likulu mucharu chakumira.
3 Masu nga ŵanthu wo awona ngazamujalika so cha,
Ndipu makutu nga ŵanthu wo atuvwa ngazamuvwisiya.
4 Mtima wa ŵanthu akupupuluma wazamuŵanaŵaniya dankha kuti uziŵi vinthu,
Ndipu lilimi lachimama lazamulongoro mwakuvwika umampha.+
5 Muzereza wazamudanika so munthu wakupaska cha,
Ndipu munthu wambula nkharu wazamudanika munthu wakuzirwa cha;
6 Pakuti muzereza wazamulongoro vinthu vambula fundu
Ndipu mtima waki wazamuŵanaŵana vinthu viheni,+
Kuti wachiski mpatuku* ndipuso kuti wakambiyi Yehova vinthu vabwekabweka,
Kuti wanoli chakurya munthu yo we ndi nja
Ndipuso kuti wanoli maji munthu yo we ndi nyota.
7 Maŵanaŵanu nga munthu wambula nkharu ngaheni;+
Iyu wachiska jalidu lakuchitiska soni,
Kuti wanangi wakusuzgika ndi maboza,+
Chinanga kuti munthu mukavu walongoro vinthu vakwenere.
8 Kweni munthu wakupaska we ndi maŵanaŵanu ngakupaska,
Ndipu walutirizga jalidu laki lakupaska.
9 “Anthukazi yimwi muja ŵaka phee, sokani ndipu vwani mazu ngangu!
Yimwi ŵana anthukazi ambula kuphweriyaku kanthu,+ vwisiyani vo ndikamba!
10 Asani pajumpha chaka chimoza ndi mazuŵa ngamanavi, yimwi muleka kuphweriyaku kanthu mwazamumbwambwanthiya,
Chifukwa asani nyengu yakuvuniya mphereska yamala mwazamuwunjika chipasu chechosi cha.+
11 Njekemiyani yimwi anthukazi wo aja ŵaka phee!
Mbwambwanthiyani yimwi muleka kuphweriyaku kanthu!
Zuwani vakuvwala vinu,
Ndipu vwalani vigudulu muviwunu vinu.+
12 Jipumeni pachifuŵa ndi kuliya
Chifukwa cha minda yamampha kweniso vimiti va mphereska vakupasa ukongwa.
13 Pakuti charu cha ŵanthu ŵangu chizazengi minga ndi mikwakwazu;
Vazamuzaza nyumba zosi zalikondwa,
Hinya, tawuni yakuzaya.+
Ofeli+ kweniso kanyumba kakuthopoka ka mulonda* vanangikiya limu,
Vaja malu ngakukondwesa nga abulu amudondu,
Malu ngakuliskaku miskambu,+
15 Mpaka po mzimu wapungulikiya paku isi kutuliya kuchanya,+
Mpaka po chipululu chajaliya munda wa vipasu,
Kweniso mpaka po munda wa vipasu wajaliya lisuwa.+
16 Urunji wazamukuŵa muchipululu,
Kweniso urunji wazamuja mumunda wa vipasu.+
17 Urunji chayiwu wazamuchitiska kuti paje chimangu,+
Ndipu chipasu cha urunji chayiwu chazamuja chimangu ndi kuvikilirika mpaka muyaya.+
18 Ŵanthu ŵangu azamuja mumalu ngachimangu,
Azamuja mumalu ngakuvikilirika kweniso mumalu ngakupumuliyamu ngachimangu.+
19 Kweni vuwa yamatalala yazamunanga lisuwa,
Ndipu tawuni yazamubwangandulikiya pasi.