Ezekieli
17 Alimwi ijwi lya Jehova lyakandisikila kaliti: 2 “Omwanaamuntu, kolabika kalabi akwaamba kaambyo kujatikizya ŋanda ya Israyeli.+ 3 Waambe kuti, ‘Mboobu mbwaamba Mwami Singuzuzyoonse Jehova: “Sikwaze imupati,+ uujisi mababa mapati, minimba milamfwu, amapepe manji aamabala-mabala, wakaboola ku Lebano+ akutyola kampeleengwe kacisamu cakkedari.+ 4 Wakatyola kasyuukila kali atala kwiinda tusyuukila toonse akukaleta kucisi cabasimakwebo,* kumane wakakasimpa mumunzi wabasimakwebo.+ 5 Mpoonya wakabweza mbuto imwi yamucisi+ akwiisyanga mumuunda uujisi bulongo bubotu. Wakaisyanga kuti ikomene mbuli cisamu camukumbuzu cili kumbali amaanzi manji. 6 Aboobo yakamena akuba musaansa mufwaafwi, uuyandalala,+ uujisi matuvwu aalangide mukati, alimwi miyanda yanguwo yakali kukomena kunsi. Eelyo mbuto yakaba musaansa akuba azisyuukila ayalo mitabi yakalampa.+
7 “‘“Eelyo kwakaboola sikwaze uumbi mupati+ iwakajisi mababa mapati aminimba mipati.+ Mpoonya cakuyandisisya musaansa ooyu wakayandalazya miyanda yanguwo kuli sikwaze ooyu, kuzwa mumibundu yamuunda oomo mowakasyangidwe, alimwi wakatandabika matuvwu aanguwo kulinguwe ikutegwa kautilaila.+ 8 Wakalisyangidwe kale mumuunda mubotu munsi-munsi amaanzi manji, ikutegwa ube amitabi, uzyale micelo alimwi akuba musaansa mupati.”’+
9 “Waambe kuti, ‘Mboobu mbwaamba Mwami Singuzuzyoonse Jehova: “Sena ulakomena kabotu? Sena kunyina muntu uutiizyule miyanda yanguwo,+ kupa kuti micelo yanguwo ibole, akupa kuti zisyuukila zyanguwo zinete?+ Ulayuma cakuti takukayandiki janza lyanguzu naa bantu banji kuti bauzyule amiyanda yanguwo. 10 Nokuba kuti wasimpulwa akusimpwa kumbi, sena ulakomena kabotu? Sena taukoyumina limwi muwo wakujwe waunga alinguwo? Ulayuma mumubundu wamuunda mumonya mowakamenena.”’”
11 Alimwi ijwi lya Jehova lyakandisikila kaliti: 12 “Ndalomba kobaambila bamuŋanda yabazangi kuti, ‘Sena mulizyi zintu eezyi ncozyaamba?’ Waambe kuti, ‘Amubone! Mwami wa Babuloni wakaboola kumunzi wa Jerusalemu akubweza mwami abasilutwe banguwo akubatolelezya ku Babuloni.+ 13 Kunze lyaboobo, wakabweza mwana umwi wamwami+ akupanga cizuminano anguwe akumupa kuti akonke.+ Mpoonya wakatolelezya abaalumi bakajisi mpuwo mucisi,+ 14 kutegwa bwami buzundwe, butacikonzyi kubuka alimwi, akuti buzumanane kubako lilikke buyo kwiinda mukubamba cizuminano cakwe.+ 15 Pele mwami wakamuzangila+ kwiinda mukutuma batumwa bakwe ku Egepita kuti bakabweze mabbiza+ ampi yabasikalumamba mpati.+ Sena ulazwidilila? Sena ooyo uucita zintu eezyi uyoocitija cisubulo? Sena inga watyola cizuminano alimwi akucikonzya kutija?’+
16 “‘“Masimpe mebo mbondili muumi,” mbwaamba Mwami Singuzuzyoonse Jehova, “uyoofwida ku Babuloni, mubusena oomo imukkala mwami* ooyo iwakamubikka* kuba mwami, ooyo uuli acikonke ncaakasampaula acizuminano ncaakatyola.+ 17 Aboobo impi yabasikalumamba mpati alimwi abasikalumamba ba Farao ibanji kapati tabakamugwasyi pe munkondo,+ ciindi kwaakulundikwa zisinkilizyo alimwi kwaakuyakwa malambo aakusinkilizya kutegwa banyonyoone bantu banji. 18 Wacisampaula cikonke akutyola cizuminano. Nokuba kuti wakasyomezya, wazicita zintu eezyi zyoonse, aboobo takatiji pe.”’
19 “‘Aboobo mboobu mbwaamba Mwami Singuzuzyoonse Jehova: “Masimpe mebo mbondili muumi, ndiyoomuletela mpindu yakusampaula cikonke cangu akutyola cizuminano cangu+ amutwe wakwe. 20 Ndiyoomuvwumba lunsabwe lwangu, eelyo uyoojatwa mulunsabwe lwangu lwakuvwimya.+ Ndiyoomutola ku Babuloni akutolana anguwe kulubeta okuya akaambo kakutasyomeka kwakwe kulindime.+ 21 Basikwiingaila boonse akati kabasikalumamba bakwe bayoojaigwa apanga, eelyo aabo bayoosyaala bayoomwaigwa kumabazu oonse.+ Mpoonya muyoozyiba kuti mebo lwangu, nde Jehova, ndime ndakaamba.”’+
22 “‘Mboobu mbwaamba Mwami Singuzuzyoonse Jehova: “Ndiyoobweza kasyuukila kuzwa atala aacisamu cilamfwu cakkedari+ akukasimpa, ndiyootyola kasyuukila kateteete kuzwa kumpela aatutabi twancico,+ eelyo mebo lwangu ndiyookasimpa atala aacilundu cilamfwu alimwi cipati.+ 23 Ndiyookasimpa acilundu cilamfwu ca Israyeli; mitabi yankako iyookomena, eelyo kayoozyala micelo akuba cisamu cakkedari cipati kapati. Mpoonya bayuni bamisyobo yoonse bayookkala munsi lyancico, alimwi banookkala mucimvwule camatuvwu aancico. 24 Eelyo zisamu zyoonse zyamusyokwe ziyoozyiba kuti mebo lwangu, nde Jehova, ndime ndaciwisya cisamu cilamfwu alimwi akusumpula cisamu cifwaafwi;+ ndime ndapa kuti cisamu citete ciyume akupa kuti cisamu ciyumu cisyuuke.+ Mebo lwangu, nde Jehova, ndime ndaamba alimwi ndacicita.”’”