Isaya
1 Nceeci cilengaano ncaakabona Isaya*+ mwana wa Amozi kujatikizya Juda alimwi a Jerusalemu mumazuba aa Uziya,+ Jotamu,+ Ahazi+ alimwi a Hezekiya,+ ibami ba Juda:+
3 Mupoho ulimuzyi simalelaakwe,
Ambongolo ilicizyi cilido ncaipeda cakulya ulaayo;
Pele walo Israyeli tandizyi mebo pe,*+
Bantu bangu tiibacita camaano.”
5 Ino mpali ambi mpomulaaumwe, mbokunga muciyungizya buzangi bwanu?+
Mutwe woonse tauli kabotu, wacisigwa,
Awalo moyo woonse ulaabulwazi.+
6 Kuzwa kunsi aamaulu kusikila kumutwe taakwe mpomulimvwide kabotu pe.
Kuli zyuumo, mibundu alimwi azilonda
—Zyoonse buyo tazinasilikwa* naa kuzambailwa nokuba kubombekwa mafwuta.+
7 Cisi canu canyonyoonwa.
Minzi yanu yaumpwa amulilo.
Bamuzwakule balya cisi canu kamulangilila.+
Caba mbuli nyika iinyonyookede yakasaalwa abamuzwakule.+
8 Mwana musimbi wa Ziyoni wasiigwa kali mbuli kaanda* mumuunda wamisaansa,
Mbuli katungu mumuunda wamakowa,
Mbuli munzi uusinkilidwe.+
9 Ikuti Jehova wamakamu naatakatusiila bantu basyoonto buyo bakafwutuka,
Notwali buyo mbuli Sodoma,
Alimwi notwalikozyene a Gomora.+
10 Amumvwe majwi aa Jehova nywebo nobeendelezi* basilunya bamu Sodoma.+
Amuubikkile maano mulawo* wa Leza wesu, nywebo nobantu bamu Gomora.+
11 “Ino zijisi mulimo nzi kulindime zipaizyo zyanu zinji?”+ mbwaamba Jehova.
“Zyandicima zituuzyo zyabagutu zyuumpwa+ alimwi amafwuta aabanyama baneneede,+
Alimwi tandibukkomanini bulowa+ bwabapoho bacili bana-bana,+ bwabagutu alimwi abwabajembwe.+
12 Ciindi nomuboola kumbele lyangu,+
Ino nguni wamulailila kuti kamucita oobu,
Kuti kamulyatauka mumabuwa aangu?+
13 Amucileke kuleta zituuzyo zyamaila zinyina mulimo.
Tununkilizyo twanu tulandisesemya.+
Pobwe ilicitwa wakkala mwezi,+ masabata+ alimwi akwiita bantu kumiswaangano mipati+
—Tandikonzyi kumulanga buyo kamucita zyamasalamuzi+ antoomwe amuswaangano uusetekene.
14 Andicima mapobwe aanu aacitwa wakkala mwezi amapobwe aanu aambi buyo.
Andibeda mukuli uuminya;
Andiminya.
17 Amwiiye kucita zibotu, amuyandaule bululami,+
Amumululamike sikudyaaminina,
Amumubetekele kabotu mucaala,
Amumubetekele kabotu kaambo kakwe mukamufwu.”+
18 “Amuboole lino tubambe twaambo akati kesu,” mbwaamba Jehova.+
“Nokuba kuti zibi zyanu zilasalala pyu,
Zilatubisyigwa buu mbuli caanda;+
Nokuba kuti zilasubila mbuli cisani camubala wadowalowa,
Zilaba mbuli boya bwambelele.
20 Pele ikuti naa mukake kumvwa alimwi muzange,
Nkokuti mulaligwa apanga,+
Nkaambo mulomo wa Jehova ngowaamba boobo.”
21 Maawe munzi uusyomeka+ waba muvwuule!+
23 Basilutwe bako mbaasinkazi alimwi bamvwana ababbi.+
Umwi aumwi wabo uyandisya makulo alimwi utandila zipego.+
24 Aboobo, Mwami mwini-mwini, Jehova wamakamu,
Singuzu wa Israyeli, waamba kuti:
“Ehee! Lino ndilalilemununa balwani bangu,
Alimwi ndilapilusya cibi kuli basinkondoma.+
25 Ndilajola janza lyangu kulwana nduwe,
Ndilanyengulula tombe lyako mbuli kuti kwali kubelesyegwa mulota,
Alimwi ndilaagusya matombe aako oonse.+
Kuzwa waawo unakwiitwa kuti Munzi wa Bululami, Munzi Uusyomeka.+