Isaya
44 “Lino koswiilila, yebo Jakobo omubelesi wangu,
Inzya yebo Israyeli, ngondasala.+
2 Mboobu mbwaamba Jehova,
Mulengi wako alimwi ooyo iwakakubumba,+
Ooyo walikukugwasya kuzwa nookacili mwida:*
3 Nkaambo muntu uufwide nyota* ndiyoomupoomweda maanzi+
Alimwi ndiyoopa kuti tulonga tukunke munyika njumu.
Ndiyootila muuya wangu alunyungu lwako+
Alimwi acileleko cangu aluzubo lwako.
4 Eelyo bayoosyuuka mbuli bwizu,+
Mbuli mizimbwa iili kumbali aatulonga twamaanzi.
5 Muntu umwi uyakwaamba kuti: “Mebo ndili wa Jehova.”+
Umwi uyooliita zina lya Jakobo,
Umbi uyoolemba ajanza lyakwe kuti: “Wa Jehova.”
Mpoonya umwi uyoolipa zina lyakuti Israyeli.’
‘Ndime wakusaanguna alimwi ndime wamamanino.+
Kunyina Leza uumbi kunze lyandime.+
7 Ino nguni uuliko uuli mbuli ndime?+
Kaambisya, kutegwa acaambe akucisinizya kulindime!+
Kuzwa ciindi nendakasala bantu bakaindi,
Bantu aaba abaambe zintu ziboola kumbele
Azyeezyo ziyoocitika kumbele.
Sena tiindakamwaambilida limwi umwi aumwi wanu
Inzya sena tiindakaambilizya makani aaya?
Nywebo ndinywe bakamboni bangu.+
Sena kuli Leza uumbi kunze lyandime?
Peepe, kunyina Ndomba+ iimbi; Taakwe njondizyi.’”
9 Boonse aabo ibapanga zikozyanyo zibezedwe mbabuyo,
Ayalo mituni yabo njobayandisya tiikabagwasyi pe.+
Bakamboni* babo tababoni cili coonse alimwi taakwe ncobazyi,+
Aboobo aabo bakabapanga bayoofwa nsoni.+
10 Ino nguni uunga wapanga leza naa kufwula cikozyanyo
Citagwasyi naaceya?+
11 Amubone! Boonse beenzinyina bayoogunwa!+
Basyaabupampu mbantu buyo.
Abalibunge-bunge boonse antoomwe akwiimikila.
Bayooyoowa alimwi bayoogunwa antoomwe.
12 Mufwuzi ulafwula cikozyanyo cabutale mumakala aamulilo kabelesya cibelesyo* cakwe.
Ulacipanga kubelesya nsando,
Ulacifwula ajanza lyakwe lyanguzu.+
Mpoonya ulafwa nzala, eelyo nguzu zyakwe zilamana;
Tanywi maanzi, aboobo ulakatala.
13 Mubezi wazisamu ulatandabula cipimyo, uleenga cikozyanyo ancoko iisubila.
Ulacifwala ancezulo alimwi ulaceenga acibelesyo camubalo.
14 Kuli muntu uujisi mulimo wakugonka masamu aakkedari.
Ulasala musyobo umwi wazisamu, cisamu cipati,
Akucilekela kuti cisime akati kamasamu aamusyokwe.+
Ulasyanga cisamu calaureli, eelyo mvwula ilacikomezya.
15 Mpoonya ciba nkuni nzyabelesya muntu kukunka mulilo.
Ulabweza cibeela cancico cimwi kuti ayote;
Ulakunka mulilo akupanga cinkwa.
Pele kucisamu nciconya ulapanga leza akumukomba.
Ulacipanga kuba cikozyanyo cibezedwe, eelyo ulacikotamina.+
16 Cisela cancico ulacuumpa mumulilo.
Cisela eeco mpayokela nyama njalya, eelyo ulakkuta.
Alimwi ulayota akwaamba kuti:
“Accu kaka! Ndakasaalilwa nendiyota mulilo.”
17 Pele cibeela eeco cisyeede ulacipanga kuba leza, cikozyanyo cakwe cibezedwe.
Ulacikotamina akucikomba.
Ulapaila kulincico akwaamba kuti:
“Kondifwutula, nkaambo ndonduwe leza wangu.”+
18 Taakwe ncobazyi alimwi tabamvwisyi,+
Nkaambo meso aabo alijalidwe, aboobo tabakonzyi kubona,
Alimwi myoyo yabo tiijisi busongo.
19 Akati kabo kunyina uulizinza mumoyo wakwe,
Uujisi maano naa busongo, waamba kuti:
“Cisela cancico cimwi ndacuumpa mumulilo,
Kumane aamakala aancico mpondapangila cinkwa akuyoka nyama kuti ndilye.
Aboobo sena casyaala inga ndacipanga kuba cintu cisesemya?+
Sena ndeelede kukomba cikuni?”
20 Ulya buyo mulota.
Moyo wakwe uufwubeede wamusowa.
Takonzyi kulifwutula, nokuba kwaamba kuti:
“Sena tabuli bubeji oobu mbwejisi mujanza lyangu lyalulyo?”
21 “Koyeeya zintu eezyi, yebo Jakobo, inzya yebo Israyeli,
Nkaambo uli mubelesi wangu.
Ndime ndakakubumba, alimwi uli mubelesi wangu.+
O Israyeli, mebo kunyina nendiyookuluba.+
22 Ndiyoozimaanya zinyonyoono zyako mbuli kuti zyasiswa kunze aakkumbi+
Azibi zyako mbuli kuti zyasiswa kunze aakkumbi lisiya mbi.
Kopiluka kulindime, nkaambo ndilakunununa.+
23 Kamoongolola cakukondwa, nywebo nomajulu,
Nkaambo Jehova wabweza ntaamu!
Amoompolole akaambo kakuzunda, nywebo nomasena aakunsi kwanyika!
Amoompolole cakukondwa, nywebo nomalundu,+
Ayebo osyokwe kubikkilizya andinywe nozisamu zyoonse zili mumo!
Nkaambo Jehova wanununa Jakobo,
Alimwi watondezya bubotu bwakwe kuli Israyeli.”+
24 Mboobu mbwaamba Jehova Munununi wako,+
Mubumbi wako kuzwa nookacili mwida:
“Mebo ndime Jehova, ndime ndakapanga zintu zyoonse.
Ino nguni wakali andime?
25 Ndilanyonganya zitondezyo zyabantu baamba zyabuyo,*
Alimwi ndime ndipa kuti basikusonda bacite zyabuyanga;+
Ndime ndinyonganya baalumi basongo
Akusandula luzyibo lwabo kuti lube bufwubafwuba;+
26 Ndime ndipa kuti jwi lyamubelesi wakwe licitike ncobeni
Alimwi ndime ndizuzikizya zintu zyoonse nzyobasinsima batumwa bakwe;+
Ndime ndaamba kujatikizya Jerusalemu kuti, ‘Uyookkalwa,’+
27 Ndime ndaambila maanzi malamfwu kuti, ‘Koyuminina,
Alimwi milonga yako yoonse ndiyakwiipa kuti iyuminine’;+
28 Ndime ndaamba kujatikizya Koresi+ kuti, ‘Mweembezi wangu,
Uyoocita zyoonse nzyondiyanda’;+
Ndime ndaamba kujatikizya Jerusalemu kuti, ‘Uyooyakululwa,’
Akujatikizya tempele kuti, ‘Ntalisyo yako iyoobikkwa.’”+