Isaya
42 Amubone! Mubelesi wangu+ ngondigwasya!
Musale wangu,+ ooyo ngondikkomanina!+
2 Takoongololi pe nokuba koompolola ajwi lyakwe,
Alimwi takalekeli kuti jwi lyakwe limvwugwe munzila.+
Uyooleta bululami cakusyomeka.+
4 Mumuni wakwe taukazimi pe alimwi takapwaigwi kusikila mane akabikke bululami munyika;+
Alimwi nsumbu zinakuujisi kulindila mulawo wakwe.*
5 Mboobu mbwaamba Leza mwini-mwini, Jehova,
Mulengi wamajulu alimwi Ooyo Mupati wakaatandabula,+
Ooyo wakayala nyika azintu zizwa mulinjiyo,+
Ooyo uupa muya kubantu bakkala alinjiyo+
Alimwi amuuya kulibaabo beendeenda alinjiyo:+
6 “Mebo, nde Jehova, ndakwiita mubululami;
Ndakujata kujanza.
Ndiyookukwabilila akukupa kuba cizuminano kubantu+
Kuba mbuli mumuni wamasi,+
7 Kutegwa ukajalule meso aaboofwu,+
Ukagwisye mwaange uuli muntolongo yaansi
Akugwisya baabo bakkede mumudima muntolongo.+
8 Ndime Jehova. Eeli ndezina lyangu;
Bulemu bwangu tandibupi umbi pe,*
Akwalo kutembaulwa kwangu tandikupi zikozyanyo zibezedwe.+
9 Amubone, zintu zyakusaanguna zyacitika;
Lino ndaambilizya zintu zipya.
Kazitanacitika, ndilamwaambila kujatikizya nzizyo.”+
10 Amwiimbile Jehova lwiimbo lupya,+
Amumutembaule kuzwa kumagolelo aanyika,+
Nywebo nomuselemukila kulwizi akuli zyoonse eezyo zili mumo,
Nywebo nonsumbu andinywe nomukkala mulinzizyo.+
Aabo bakkala mumwala aboongolole cakukondwa;
Aboompolole kuzwa atala aazilundu.
12 Abamupe bulemu Jehova
Akwaambilizya ntembauzyo zyakwe munsumbu.+
13 Jehova uyakuunka mbuli muntu singuzu.+
Uyoobusya busungu bwakwe mbuli sikalumamba.+
Uyakoompolola, inzya uyakoongolola loongololo lwankondo;
Uyootondezya kuti ngusinguzu kapati kwiinda basinkondonyina.+
14 “Ndaluumwine kwaciindi cilamfwu.
Ndaluumwine alimwi ndalikulilesya.
Mbubonya mbuli mukaintu uutumbuka,
Ndiyootongela, ndiyoofwekemba akumaninwa muya aciindi nciconya.
15 Ndiyoonyonyoona malundu atulundu-lundu
Alimwi ndiyoopa kuti zimena mpawo zyoonse ziyume.
Eezyi nzyezintu nzyondiyoobacitila, alimwi tandikabalekelezyi pe.”
17 Bayootandwa akujolwa, eelyo bayoogunwa kapati,
Aabo basyoma zikozyanyo zibezedwe,
Aabo baambila zikozyanyo zifwulidwe kuti: “Ndinywe baleza besu.”+
18 Amuswiilile, nywebo nobasinkematwi;
Amulange mubone, nywebo noboofwu.+
19 Ino nguni woofweede kunze lyamubelesi wangu,
Ino nguni uusinkide matwi mbuli mutumwa wangu?
Ino nguni woofweede mbuli yooyo uulumbulwa?
Nguni woofweede mbuli mubelesi wa Jehova,+
20 Yebo ubona zintu zinji, pele topakamani pe.
Usinkula matwi aako, pele toswiilili pe.+
21 Akaambo kabululami bwakwe,
Jehova camubotela kuti asumpule mulawo* akuupa kuti ulemekwe.
22 Pele aaba mbantu bakabbidwa akusaalwa;+
Boonse balisinkilidwe mumalindi, alimwi balisisidwe muntolongo.+
Babbidwa kakunyina uubavwuna,+
Alimwi basaalwa kakunyina waamba kuti: “Kobajola!”
23 Ino nguni akati kanu uutiimvwe makani aaya?
Nguni uutiibikkile maano akuswiilila kutegwa azyibe ziboola kumbele?
24 Ino nguni wamwaaba Jakobo kuti asaalwe
Akwaaba Israyeli kubabbi?
Sena tali Jehova, ooyo ngotwabisyila?
25 Aboobo wakazumanana kumupoomweda kunyema kwakwe,
Bukali bwakwe ankondo iibbebbede.+
Mabangabanga aamulilo wankondo akamuumpa koonse-koonse, pele tanaakabikkila maano.+
Akazumanana kumuvwilimina, pele kunyina naakabikka moyo wakwe kumakani aaya.+