Isaya
9 Nokuba boobo, mudima ooyo taukabi mbuli kuciindi eciya nyika noyakapengede, kuciindi cainda eelyo cisi ca Zebuloni acisi ca Nafutali nozyakasampaulwa.+ Pele kumbele Leza uyoopa kuti zisi eezyo zilemekwe, nkokuti mugwagwa uubembeleka lwizi, mucooko ca Jordano, Galilaya wabamasi.
2 Bantu ibakali kweenda mumudima
Babona mumuni mupati.
Abalo aabo bakkede munyika yamudima uusiya mbi,
Mumuni wabamunika.+
3 Yebo wapa kuti cisi cibe abantu banji;
Wacipa kuti cikondwe kapati.
Bakondwa kumbele lyako
Mbubonya bantu mbobakondwa ciindi cakutebula,
Mbuli bantu bakkomana nobaabana zintu nzyobasaala.
4 Nkaambo joko lyamukuli wabo,
Alimwi amusako iwali amagwezyo aabo, imusako wakapitawu wabo,
Yebo wazityolaula,
Mbubonya mbuli kubuzuba mbwaakazundwa Midiyani.+
5 Jombo lili lyoonse lyamuntu uuzungaanya nyika nayenda
Alimwi acisani cili coonse cinyikidwe mubulowa
Ziyooba nkuni zyakuvwilimya mulilo.
Izina ndyanakwiitwa ndyakuti Sikulaya Uugambya,+ Leza Singuzu,+ Taata Walyoonse Alyoonse, Mwami Waluumuno.
7 Bupati bwabweendelezi* bwakwe
Alimwi aluumuno tazikamani pe,+
Aacuuno cabwami ca Davida+ alimwi amubwami bwakwe
Kutegwa abusitikizye+ akubupa kuti bukkalilile
Kwiinda mulubeta luluzi+ alimwi abululami,+
Kuzwa lino mane kukabe kutamani.
Busungu bwa Jehova wamakamu mbobuyoocicita eeci.
9 Lino bantu boonse buyo bayakwaazyiba,
Bana Efraimu abantu bakkala mu Samariya,
Aabo balisumpula akuyumya myoyo yabo nobaamba kuti:
Mikuyu yagonkwa,
Pele mubusena bwanjiyo tulabikka zisamu zyakkedari.”
11 Jehova ulabusya balwani ba Rezini kuti bamulwane
Alimwi ulabinzyaanya basinkondonyina,
12 Bana Siriya kuzwa kujwe aba Filisiti kuzwa kumbo,*+
Balaasamuna milomo yabo akulya Israyeli.+
Akaambo kazintu eezyi zyoonse, bukali bwakwe tabunamana pe,
Pele janza lyakwe licitandabede kuti libaume.+
15 Mudaala alimwi amuntu uulemekwa kapati ngomutwe,
Mpoonya musinsimi uupa malailile aakubeja ngomucila.+
16 Aabo basololela bantu aaba babapa kwiingaila,
Alimwi aabo basololelwa banyongana.
17 Nkakaambo kaako Jehova takabakkomanini pe balombwana babo,
Alimwi takabafwidi luse bamucaala babo abamukabafwu babo
Nkaambo boonse buyo mbaasiluleyo, mbaasimucita zibi+
Alimwi milomo yabo yoonse yaamba zyabufwubafwuba.
Akaambo kazintu eezyi zyoonse, bukali bwakwe tabunamana pe,
Pele janza lyakwe licitandabede kuti libaume.+
18 Nkaambo bubi bwavwutuka mbubonya mbuli mulilo,
Bulaumpa tusamu twamamvwa ansaku.
Buladoneka mulilo kuzyoonde zyamusyokwe,
Eelyo busi bwakupya kwanzizyo bulauntumuka mujulu.
Taakwe muntu uulaaengelele mweenzinyina naba mwanookwabo.
Boonse antoomwe balabukila Juda.+
Akaambo kazintu eezyi zyoonse, bukali bwakwe tabunamana pe,
Pele janza lyakwe licitandabede kuti libaume.+