Yesaya
Yizi pafupi; ndipu yilongoro.+
Tiyeni tizi pamoza kuti ndiyeruzgi.
2 Ndiyani yo wayuska munthu kutuliya kwakutuliya lumwi,*+
Yo watimudaniya ku maphazi ngaki* mu urunji,
Kuti wamupaski mitundu ya ŵanthu
Ndi kumuchitiska kuti wathereski mafumu?+
Ndiyani yo watiŵasambusa fuvu ndi lipanga laki,
Ndi kuŵambininiska ndi uta waki nge mapesi ngo ngaputa ndi mphepu?
3 Watiŵaskera, wajumpha kwambula kujalizika
Munthowa zo maphazi ngaki ngechendayendemu.
4 Ndiyani yo wachita venivi,
Yo wadana migonezi kwamba pakwamba?
5 Virwa vawona vo wachita ndipu vachita mantha.
Vigoti va charu chapasi vayamba kunjekeme.
Vindere ndi kuza pafupi.
6 Weyosi watovya munyaki
Ndipu wakambiya mubali waki kuti: “Ja wanthazi.”
7 Mwaviyo, munthu walusu wakhwimisa wakusula visulu;+
Munthu yo wanyolo visulu ndi nyundu yakusuliya
Wakhwimisa munthu yo wasula visulu pachakusuliyapu.
Iyu wakamba vakukwaskana ndi kuwotchere visulu kuti: “Ve umampha.”
Pavuli paki, chinthu cho wapanga watichikhoma ndi mizumali kuti chileki kuwa.
8 “Kweni yiwi Isirayeli, ndiwi mteŵeti wangu,+
Yiwi Yakobe, yo ndasankha,+
Mphapu* yaku Abrahamu mubwezi wangu,+
9 Yiwi, yo ndikukuto kuvigoti va charu chapasi,+
Ndipuso yiwi, yo ndikukudana kutuliya kuvigaŵa vakutali ukongwa va charu chapasi.
10 Ungawopanga cha, pakuti nde nawi.+
Ungafipanga mtima cha, pakuti ndini Chiuta waku.+
Ndikukholesengi, ndikuwovyengi,+
Ndikukongi ndi janja langu lamaryi la urunji.’
11 Awona! Ŵanthu wosi wo atikukwiyiya azamuchita soni ndi kulengeseka.+
Ŵanthu wo achita nawi nkhondu azamutuzgikapu ndi kumala.+
12 Wazamupenja ŵanthu wo alimbana nawi kweni wazakuŵasaniya cha;
Ŵanthu wo achita nawi nkhondu azamuja nge chinthu cho kulivi, azamuja kanthu cha.+
13 Pakuti ini, Yehova Chiuta waku, ndakolesa janja laku lamaryi,
Ndini Yo watikukambiya kuti, ‘Ungawopanga cha. Ndikuwovyengi.’+
14 Ungawopanga cha, yiwi nyongu* Yakobe,+
Yimwi Ayisirayeli, ndikuwovyeningi.” Yehova, Wakukuwomboni,+ Mtuŵa waku Isirayeli ndiyu wakamba viyo.
15 “Awona! Ndakusambusa chidya chakukhweme mbewu,+
Chidya chifya chakukhweme mbewu cha minyu kosikosi.
Wazamukandakanda mapiri ndi kungavikita
Ndipu mitunthu wazakuyisambusa mwere.
16 Wazakuviwulusa,
Ndipu mphepu yazakuvipingiya kutali;
Chimphunga chazakuvimbininiska.
17 “Wo akhumbika chovyu kweniso akavu apenja maji, kweni kulivi.
Lilimi lawu lamira chifukwa cha nyota.+
Ini, Yehova, ndazakuŵamuka.+
Ini, Chiuta waku Isirayeli, ndazakuŵajowo cha.+
18 Ndazamuchitiska kuti misinji yiyendi mumitunthu yambula kanthu+
Ndipuso kuti akasupi abwibwituki muvidika.+
Ndazamusambusa chipululu kuja thaŵali la mateti
Kweniso charu chambula maji kuja ndi akasupi a maji.+
19 Muchipalamba ndazamupandamu vimiti va sidara,
Vimiti va akeshiya, vimiti va mirito ndi vimiti va payina.+
Muchidika* ndazamupandamu vimiti va junipa,
Limoza ndi vimiti va ashi kweniso va milanji,+
20 Kuti ŵanthu wosi awoni ndi kuziŵa
Kweniso kuti avwisiyi ndi kuvwisisa
Kuti janja laku Yehova ndilu lachita venivi,
21 “Zani ndi mulandu winu,” Yehova ndiyu wakamba.
“Kambani fundu zinu,” Fumu yaku Yakobe ndiyu yakamba.
22 “Perekani ukaboni ndipu tikambiyeni vinthu vo vazamuchitika.
Tikambiyeni vakukwaskana ndi vinthu vakali,*
Kuti tiŵanaŵaniyepu* ndi kuziŵa vo vazamuchitika.
Pamwenga tikambiyeni vinthu vo vituza.+
23 Tikambiyeni vo vazamuchitika kunthazi,
Kuti tiziŵi kuti ndimwi achiuta.+
Chitani chinthu chinyaki, chamampha pamwenga chiheni,
Kuti tizizwi asani titichiwona.+
24 Awonani! Ndimwi chinthu chakuti kulivi,
Ndipu palivi cho mwachitapu.+
Weyosi yo wasankha yimwi ngwakuseruska.+
25 Ndayuska munthu munyaki kutuliya kunkhondi* ndipu wazengi,+
Munthu munyaki kutuliya kwakutuliya lumwi*+ yo wazamudaniya pa zina langu.
Iyu wazamukandakanda alongozgi* nge kuti wakanda dongu,+
Nge wakuwumba viŵiya yo wakanda dondu liŵisi.
26 Ndiyani yo wangukamba vakukwaskana ndi vinthu venivi kutuliya pakwamba, kuti tiziŵi,
Pamwenga kutuliya mu nyengu zakali, kuti tikambi kuti, ‘Waneneska’?+
Palivi yo wangukambapu!
Palivi yo wangupharazga!
Palivi yo wanguvwapu chechosi kutuliya kwaku yimwi!”+
27 Ini ndini ndenga wakwamba kukambiya Ziyoni kuti: “Awona! Eyivi ve yapa!”+
Ndipu nditumengi munthu wakupinga uthenga wamampha ku Yerusalemu.+
28 Kweni ndingulutirizga kulereska, ndipu pengavi munthu weyosi;
Pakati pawu pengavi weyosi wakuti wapereki ulongozgi.
Ndipu ndingulutirizga kuŵafumba kuti amuki.
29 Awonani! Wosi ndi vinthu vaŵaka.*
Ntchitu zawu zaŵaka.
Vikozgu vawu vachisulu* ve nge mphepu kweniso ndi vinthu vakuti kulivi.+