Joeli
2 “Amulizye mweembo mu Ziyoni!+
Amoongolole loongololo lwankondo mucilundu cangu cisalala.
Mbuzuba bwamakumbi amudima uusiya mbi,+
Mbuli mumuni wakubucedo uuyaabungwengwemuka amalundu.
Kuli bantu banji kapati alimwi basinguzu;+
Takunabede bantu bali boobu kuzwa lili alili,
Alimwi takukabi limbi ibambi bali mbuli mbabo
Mumyaka yamazyalani oonse.
3 Kumbele lyabo mulilo uyaabuumpa,
Alimwi kusyule lyabo mabangabanga aamulilo alaumpa cakumaninina.+
Nyika iili kumbele lyabo ili mbuli muunda wa Edeni,+
Pele kusyule lyabo kuli nkanda iinyonyookede,
Alimwi kunyina cintu cikonzya kufwutuka.
4 Balibonya mbuli mabbiza,
Alimwi babalika mbuli mabbiza aankondo.+
5 Mijinci yabo ilimvwisya mbuli nkalaki nibasotauka atala aamalundu,+
Mbuli kupasauka kwamulilo uuvwilima uumpa makuba.
Bali mbuli nkamu yabantu basinguzu, ibaimvwi mumindando kabalibambilide kulwana nkondo.+
6 Bantu bayoopenga kapati akaambo kambabo.
Boonse bayoolibonya kulibilika kumeso.
7 Balabalika mbuli basinguzu,
Batanta bwaanda mbuli basikalumamba,
Umwi aumwi ulazumanana kweenda munzila yakwe,
Tabaleyi kuzwa munzila zyabo pe.
8 Tabatonkani pe akati kabo;
Umwi aumwi uluujisi kuya kumbele munzila yakwe.
Ikuti bamwi bawisyigwa azilwanyo,*
Aaba bamwi tabamwaiki pe kuzwa mumindando yabo.
9 Balawuumuka kunjila mumunzi, balabalika abwaanda.
Balatanta aamaanda, balainda mumawindo mbuli mubbi.
10 Nyika yazungaana kumbele lyabo, aalo majulu ayuuntana.
Zuba amwezi zyasiya,+
Azyalo nyenyeezi zyaleka kumweka.
11 Jehova uyakoompolola ajwi lipati kumbele lyampi yakwe,+ nkaambo nkamu yakwe nimpati kapati.+
Nkaambo ooyo uuzuzikizya jwi lyakwe ngusinguzu;
Nkaambo buzuba bwa Jehova mbupati alimwi bulayoosya kapati.+
Ino nguni uukonzya kuliyumya kulimbubo?”+
12 “Pele noliba lino,” mbwaamba Jehova, “amujokele kulindime amyoyo yanu yoonse,+
Cakuliimya kulya,+ cakulila alimwi acakoomoka.
13 Amuzapaule myoyo yanu,+ ikutali zisani zyanu pe,+
Mujokele kuli Jehova Leza wanu
Nkaambo ngusilweetelelo* alimwi ngusiluse, tafwambaani kukalala+ alimwi ulizwide luyando lutamani,+
Eelyo ulacinca mizeezo* akutaleta mapenzi.
14 Ino nguni uuzyi ambweni ulajokoloka akucinca mizeezo*+
Akumusiila cileleko,
Cituuzyo camaila alimwi acituuzyo cinyugwa izyakutuulila Jehova Leza wanu?
15 Amulizye mweembo mu Ziyoni!
Amwaambilizye* ciindi cakuliimya kulya; amwiite bantu kumuswaangano uusetekene.+
16 Amubunganye bantu; amusalazye mbungano.+
Amubabunganye bapati;* amubunganye bana alimwi abavwanda.+
Sibwiinga azwe muŋanda yakwe yamukati, awalo nabwiinga azwe muŋanda mwaalede.
17 Akati kakkoce acipaililo+
Bapaizi, ibabelesi ba Jehova abalile akwaamba kuti:
‘O Jehova, kobeetelela bantu bako;
Lukono lwako utalupi kuba cintu cisampaulwa,
Kuti masi abeendelezye.
Nkaambo nzi bantu bamasi ncobeelede kwaamba kuti, “Ino uli kuli Leza wabo?”’+
19 Jehova uyoobavwiila bantu bakwe kuti:
‘Amubone, ndilamutumina maila, waini mupya alimwi amafwuta,
Eelyo ncobeni muyookkuta;+
Tandikamupi limbi kuba cintu cisampaulwa akati kamasi.+
20 Muntu wakunyika ndiyoomutandila kulamfwu andinywe;
Ndiyoomumwaila kunyika njumu iilunda kasuko alimwi iinyonyookede,
Basikalumamba bakwe bakumbele bayoogama kulwizi lwakujwe*
Mpoonya basikalumamba bakwe bamusyule bayoogama kulwizi lwakumbo.*
Lino kununka kwakwe kuyoogwitila,
Alimwi keema kakwe kabyaabi kanakuujisi kugwitila;+
Nkaambo Leza uyoocita zintu zipati.’
21 Utayoowi, onyika.
Kokondwa akusekelela, nkaambo Jehova uyoocita zintu zipati.
22 Mutayoowi pe, nywebo nobanyama bamusyokwe,
Nkaambo macelelo aamunkanda ayoofwefwema,+
Azyalo zisamu ziyoozyala micelo;+
Mukuyu alimwi amusaansa ziyoozyala kapati.+
23 Nywebo nobana bamu Ziyoni, amukondwe akusekelela muli Jehova Leza wanu;+
Nkaambo uyoomupa mvwula yakusaanguna yeelede,
Alimwi uyoomuwisyila mvwula yamucobocobo,
Imvwula yakusaanguna amvwula yakumamanino, mbubonya mbuli kaindi.+
24 Mabuwa aakuumina maila ayoozula maila aapupuludwe,
Azyalo zikandilo zyamisaansa ziyoozula waini mupya alimwi amafwuta.+
25 Ndiyoomujolela zintu nzimwakasweekelwa mumyaka iilya
Nocakalya cikwikwi, cisozi citakwe mababa, cisozi cilya kapati, alimwi acikwikwi cinyonyoona,
Impi yangu mpati njindakatuma akati kanu.+
26 Ncobeni muyoolya mane mukakkute,+
Eelyo muyootembaula zina lya Jehova Leza wanu,+
Ooyo wamucitila zintu zigambya;
Bantu bangu tabakausyigwi limbi nsoni pe.+
27 Eelyo nywebo muyoozyiba kuti ndili akati ka Israyeli+
Akuti ndime Jehova Leza wanu,+ kunyina uumbi pe!
Bantu bangu tabakausyigwi limbi nsoni pe.
28 Kuzwa waawo ndiyootila muuya wangu+ amuntu uuli woonse,
Eelyo bana banu basankwa abasimbi bayoosinsima,
Bamadaala banu bayoolota ziloto,
Abalo balombwana banu bayoobona zilengaano.+
29 Alimwi naaba abazike bangu basankwa abasimbi
Ndiyootila muuya wangu mumazuba aayo.
30 Alimwi ndiyoocita zintu zigambya* kujulu alimwi aanyika,
Bulowa, mulilo alimwi amisumpuululu yabusi.+