Isaya
38 Kumazuba aayo Hezekiya wakaciswa kapati cakuti wakali afwaafwi kufwa.+ Musinsimi Isaya+ imwana wa Amozi wakaboola kulinguwe akumwaambila kuti, “Mboobu mbwaamba Jehova: ‘Kobapa malailile bamuŋanda yako, nkaambo yebo ulafwa; tokoopona pe.’”+ 2 Eelyo Hezekiya wakacenguluka, walanzya busyu bwakwe kubwaanda akutalika kupaila kuli Jehova kati: 3 “Akaka ndakukomba, O Jehova, koyeeya+ mbondali kweenda kumbele lyako cakusyomeka acamoyo woonse,+ akuti ndali kucita zintu zibotu mumeso aako.” Mpoonya Hezekiya wakatalika kulila kapati.
4 Mpoonya jwi lya Jehova lyakamusikila Isaya kaliti: 5 “Kopiluka ukaambile Hezekiya kuti,+ ‘Mboobu mbwaamba Jehova Leza wa Davida sikale wako: “Ndaumvwa mupailo wako.+ Ndaibona misozi yako.+ Eelyo ndilakuyungizyila myaka iili 15 kumazuba aabuumi bwako,+ 6 alimwi ndilakuvwuna yebo alimwi amunzi ooyu mumaanza aamwami wa Asuri, alimwi munzi ooyu ndilaukwabilila.+ 7 Nceeci citondezyo kuzwa kuli Jehova kutondezya kuti Jehova ulacicita ncobeni eeci ncaamba:+ 8 Ndilacita kuti cimvwule cili aamatantilo* aa Ahazi icaselemukide kale akaambo kazuba cijokele musyule ntaamu zili kkumi.”’”+ Aboobo izuba lyakajokela musyule ntaamu zili kkumi aamatantilo aawo cimvwule mpocakaselemukide.
9 Ngaaya makani ngaakalemba Mwami Hezekiya wa Juda, ciindi naakacisidwe alimwi akupona kubulwazi bwakwe.
10 Ndakaamba kuti: “Mazuba aabuumi bwangu naacili akati
Ndilanjila mumilyango ya Cuumbwe.*
Ndilanyangwa myaka yabuumi bwangu iisyeede.”
11 Ndakaamba kuti: “Tandikamuboni pe Ja,* inzya Ja munyika yabaumi.+
Kunyina limbi nondiyoobabona bantu
Ciindi nendinooli abaabo bakkala mubusena mozimanina zintu zyoonse.
12 Cikkalilo cangu cazyulwa akugusyigwa kulindime+
Mbuli tente lyamweembezi.
Ndavwunga buumi bwangu mbubonya sikusuma mbwavwunga cisani;
Wandikosola mbuli mbozikosolwa ntali zyacibelesyo cakusumya.
Kuzwa ciindi noulibonya mumuni wazuba kusikila masiku yebo uluujisi kundimaninizya.+
13 Ndilalibatamika kusikila mafwumofwumo.
Mbubonya mbuli syuumbwa, walo uluujisi kupwayaula mafwuwa aangu oonse;
Kuzwa ciindi noulibonya mumuni wazuba kusikila masiku yebo uluujisi kundimaninizya.+
Meso aangu aalemede alanga kujulu kandaamba kuti:+
15 Ino inga ndaamba nzi?
Walo wandaambila alimwi wacicita.
Myaka yabuumi bwangu yoonse ndeenda cakulibombya
Akaambo kakupenga kapati mumoyo.
16 ‘O Jehova, bantu boonse balapona akaambo kazintu eezyi,*
Alimwi mulinzizyo momuli buumi bwamuuya wangu.
Yebo uyoondiponya akundipa kuti ndizumanane kupona.+
17 Bona! Muciindi cakuba aluumuno ndakapenga kapati;
Pele akaambo kakuti yebo ulandiyanda kapati,
Wakandivwuna kumulindi walunyonyooko.+
Zibi zyangu zyoonse wazisowela kusyule lyako.*+
Aabo baselemukila mucilindi tabakonzyi kulangila kusyomeka kwako.+
19 Baumi, inzya baumi, mbabakonzya kukutembaula,
Mbubonya mbondicita mebo obuno buzuba.
Usyi bana ulakonzya kupa kuti bana bakwe babe aluzyibo kujatikizya kusyomeka kwako.+
20 O Jehova, kondifwutula,
Eelyo tuyakwiimba nyimbo zyangu atuntimbwa+
Mazuba oonse aabuumi bwesu kuŋanda ya Jehova.’”+
21 Mpoonya Isaya wakaamba kuti: “Amulete cibunge cankuyu ziyumu mumunanike acuute, kutegwa apone.”+ 22 Hezekiya wakabuzyide kuti: “Ino kuli citondezyo nzi cakuti ndiyakuunka kuŋanda ya Jehova?”+