Isaya
49 Amundiswiilile nonsumbu,
Amubikkile maano, nomisyobo iili kulamfwu.+
Jehova wakandiita kanditanazyalwa.*+
Kandicili mwida lyabaama, wakandibanda zina.
Wakandipa kuba muvwi uuŋaima;
Wakandisisa munkomo yakwe yamivwi.
3 Wakandaambila kuti: “Yebo uli mubelesi wangu, O Israyeli,+
Kwiinda mulinduwe ndiyootondezya bulemu bwangu.”+
4 Pele mebo ndakaamba kuti: “Ndalikubelekela buyo maliminya.
Ndalikubelesya nguzu zyangu kucintu citako alimwi cabuyo.
Pele masimpe Jehova nguundibeteka,*
5 Lino Jehova, Ooyo wakandibumba mwida kuba mubelesi wakwe,
Wandituma kuti ndimujolele Jakobo,
Kutegwa Israyeli abungane kulinguwe.+
Ndiyoolemekwa mumeso aa Jehova,
Alimwi Leza wangu uyooba nguzu zyangu.
6 Walo wakaamba kuti: “Taali makani masyoonto pe kuti yebo uli mubelesi wangu
Ooyo uuyakwiimikizya misyobo ya Jakobo
Akujola baabo bakakwabililwa akati kabana Israyeli.
7 Mboobu mbwaamba Jehova, Munununi wa Israyeli, Uusalala wakwe,+ kuli yooyo uunyansyigwa,+ kuli yooyo uusulidwe acisi, kumubelesi wabaleli:
“Bami bayoobona akwiimikila,
Abalo basilutwe bayoovwuntama ansi
Akaambo ka Jehova, ooyo uusyomeka,+
Uusalala wa Israyeli, ooyo iwakusala.”+
8 Mboobu mbwaamba Jehova:
“Kuciindi cakufwidwa luzyalo* ndakakuvwiila,+
Alimwi mubuzuba bwalufwutuko ndakakugwasya;+
Ndakazumanana kukukwabilila kutegwa ndikupe kuba cizuminano cabantu,+
Kuti ubukulusye nyika,
Kuti bantu bangu ukabape kukona lukono lwabo lunyonyookede,+
9 Kuti ukaambile baange kuti, ‘Amuzwe oomo!’+
Abaabo bali mumudima+ kuti, ‘Amulibonye!’
Bayoocelela mumbali aanzila,
Macelelo aabo ayooba mumabali aanzila zyoonse zidibukide.*
11 Malundu aangu oonse ndiyakwaapanga kuba nzila,
Ayalo migwagwa yangu iyoosumpulwa.+
12 Amubone! Aaba bazwa kulamfwu,+
Alimwi amubone aaba bamwi bazwa kunyika akumbo,
Alimwi aaba bambi bazwa kucisi ca Sinimu.”+
13 Amoompolole akaambo kakukondwa, nywebo nomajulu, ayebo onyika kokondwa.+
Malundu aasekelele akoongolola cakukondwa.+
14 Pele Ziyoni wakaluujisi kwaamba kuti:
“Jehova wandilekelezya,+ Jehova wandiluba.”+
15 Sena mutumbu inga waluba mwanaakwe uucinyonka
Naa kutamufwida lubomba mwanaakwe wakulizyalila?
Nokuba kuti bamatumbu aaba inga baluba, mebo tandikonzyi kukuluba yebo pe.+
16 Bona! Ndakusimba mumaanza aangu.
Malambo aako ali kumbele lyangu lyoonse.
17 Bana bako bajokela cakufwambaana.
Aabo bakakupwaya akukunyonyoona bayookuleka.
18 Lanzya meso aako koonse-koonse ubone.
Boonse balabungana antoomwe.+
Baboola kulinduwe.
“Ncobeni mbondili muumi,” mbwaamba Jehova,
“Boonse uyoobasama mbuli zyakulisakatizya,
Alimwi uyoolyaanga mbabo mbuli mbwacita nabwiinga.
19 Nokuba kuti masena aako akanyonyoonwa akuba matongo, acalo cisi cako cakalinyonyookede,+
Lino ciyoobaceela kapati aabo bakkala mumo,+
20 Bana ibakazyalwa ciindi nowakafwidwa bana bayakwaamba komvwide ategwa,
‘Busena oobu bwandiceela kapati.
Kondijanina cibaka kuti ndikkale muno.’+
21 Mumoyo wako yebo uyakwaamba kuti,
‘Ino nguni usyi bana aaba mbondapegwa,
Mbwaanga mebo ndimukaintu wakafwidwa bana alimwi uutazyali,
Wakatoledwe mubuzike akwaangwa?
Aboobo ino nguni wabakomezya aaba?+
22 Mboobu mbwaamba Mwami Singuzuzyoonse Jehova:
Bayooleta bana bako basankwa kabali mumaanza* aabo
Alimwi bayoonyamuna bana bako basimbi amagwezyo aabo.+
23 Bami bayooba basikukulanganya,+
Alimwi banamalelo babo bayooba basikukulela.
Amasyu aalangide ansi bayookuvwuntamina+
Alimwi bayoomyankuta lusuko luli kumaulu aako,+
Eelyo uyoozyiba kuti ndime Jehova;
Aabo bandilangila tabakafwi nsoni.”+
24 Sena aabo bakajatwa kale inga bafwutulwa kumuntu singuzu,
Alimwi sena baange bamuntu silunya balakonzya kuvwunwa?
25 Pele mboobu mbwaamba Jehova:
Aabo bakulwana ndiyoobalwana,+
Abalo bana bako ndiyoobafwutula.
26 Aabo bakupenzya ndiyoobapa kulya nyama yamibili yabo beni,
Alimwi bulowa bwabo buyoobakola mbubonya mbuli waini uulweela.