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28 Maawe kumusini* wamambonwa* wabacakolwa bana Efraimu+
Alimwi akungala yamaluba iinyana yabulemu bwanguwo bweebeka,
Ooyo uuli amutwe wakkuti lyambolezi lyabaabo bazundidwe awaini!
2 Amubone! Jehova ujisi muntu muyumu alimwi singuzu.
Mbuli guwo lyacivwulamabwe alimwi amizumo, iguwo linyonyoona,
Mbuli guwo pati lyamaanzi makali aazambangulwe alimwi amizumo,
Muntu ooyo uyakuufwusa ansi canguzu.
4 Alimwi duba linyana lyabulemu bwanguwo bweebeka,
Ilili amutwe wakkuti lyambolezi,
Liyooba mbuli nkuyu iitaanguna kubizwa mainza kaatanasika.
Ciindi muntu naibona ulaimena, mbwaaijatila buyo mujanza lyakwe.
5 Mubuzuba oobo Jehova wamakamu uyoobabeda musini wabulemu alimwi angala yabweebesi aabo basyeede akati kabantu bakwe.+ 6 Uyoobapa muuya wabululami aabo bakkala kuti babeteke, akubapa nguzu aabo batanda basinkondo baboola kuzoolwana nkondo kumulyango wamunzi.+
7 Bantu aaba abalo balaleya akusweeka akaambo kawaini;
Baladadalika akaambo kamakoko.
Mupaizi antoomwe amusinsimi balaleya akusweeka akaambo kabukoko;
Waini ulabanyonganya,
Baladadalika akaambo kabukoko bwabo;
Balaleya akusweeka akaambo kazilengaano zyabo,
Alimwi balalubizya mukukosola makani.+
8 Nkaambo matebulu aabo aile kuzula malusi aasesemya
—Taakwe aasyeede aanyina malusi.
9 Ino mbaani mbayanda kuyiisya kuti babe aluzyibo,
Alimwi ino mbaani mbayanda kupandulwida mulumbe?
Sena mbaabo bazwa akulesyegwa kunyonka,
Aabo bagusyigwa ino-ino kunkolo?
10 Nkaambo wiile kwaamba kuti “mulawo amulawo, mulawo amulawo,
Muzila amuzila, muzila amuzila,*+
Aawa asyoonto, awaalya asyoonto.”
11 Aboobo kwiinda mubantu bamamausya kwaamba* alimwi baambaula mwaambo wabazwamasi, walo uyakwaambaula abantu aaba.+ 12 Cimwi ciindi wakabaambila kuti: “Oobu mbobusena bwakulyookezyela. Ooyo uukatede aalyookezye; oobu mbobusena bwakupumunina,” pele balo bakakaka kuswiilila.+ 13 Aboobo ijwi lya Jehova liyoobabeda:
14 Aboobo amuswiilile jwi lya Jehova nywebo nomulidunda,
Nywebo nobaleli babantu aaba bali mu Jerusalemu,
15 Mbokunga nywebo nobantu mwaamba kuti:
Ikuti naa zambangulwe likukulula liinde,
Talikootuguma swebo pe,
Nkaambo cintu cakubeja twacicita kuba matijilo eesu
Alimwi twayuba mulucengo.”+
16 Aboobo mboobu mbwaamba Mwami Singuzuzyoonse Jehova:
“Amubone ndibikka bbwe ilyakasolwa kuti libe ntalisyo mu Ziyoni,+
Kunyina muntu uusyoma uuyoozwa moyo.+
Civwulamabwe ciyoopyaanga matijilo aakubeja,
Alimwi maanzi manji ayoopaya akutola busena oobo bwakuyubila.
18 Cizuminano ncomupangene a Lufwu ciyoojaigwa,
Zambangulwe likukulula lyaakwiinda,
Liyoomunyonyoona.
19 Kufwumbwa ciindi noliinda,
Linoomutola,+
Nkaambo linakwiinda cifwumofwumo cimwi acimwi,
Masyikati amasiku.
Kuyoowa kwalo nkokuyoobapa kumvwisya mulumbe.”*
20 Nkaambo bulo mbufwaafwi kapati cakuti muntu takonzyi akulyoolola,
Alimwi mulembo wakulivwumba waceya kapati cakuti muntu takonzyi akulivwumba.
21 Nkaambo Jehova uyoonyamuka mbubonya mbwaakacita ku Cilundu ca Perazimu,
Alimwi moyo wakwe uyoopya mbubonya mbuli mukkuti* lilaafwaafwi a Gibeoni,+
Kutegwa acite mulimo wakwe—imulimo wakwe uutanabwenwe—
Akuti abeleke mulimo wakwe—imulimo wakwe uugambya.+
22 Aboobo lino mutabi basimucapo pe,+
Kutegwa zyaanzyo nzimwaangidwe zitajatisyi,
Nkaambo ndamvwa kuti Mwami Singuzuzyoonse, Jehova wamakamu,
Ukanzide kunyonyoona nyika yoonse.+
23 Amuteye matwi, muswiilile jwi lyangu;
Amubikkile maanu, muswiilile majwi aangu.
24 Sena mulimi uulimya jamba lyaŋombe ulalima buzuba boonse katanasyanga mbuto?
Sena ulapwaya mavwunga akuhala bulongo buzuba boonse?+
25 Amana kubweelanya bulongo,
Sena taminzi mbuto zisiya zyakumini akusyanga musyobo umbi wambuto zyakumini,
Alimwi sena tasyangi wiiti, nzembwe antoomwe abbaale mubusena bwanzizyo,
Alimwi akusyanga maila+ kumabali aamuunda?
27 Nkaambo nseke zisiya zyakumini tazyuumwi acilayi cakuumya maila,+
Alimwi ivwili lyaŋola taliinzyigwi aanseke zyamusyobo umbi wakumini.
Muciindi caboobo, nseke zisiya zyakumini zyuumwa amusako,
Alimwi musyobo umbi wanseke zyakumini uumwa akasamu.
28 Sena muntu ulaapwayaula maila aakupangisya cinkwa?