Isaya
57 Mululami waloba,
Pele kunyina uubikkila maano.
2 Ulanjila muluumuno.
Balalyookezya amalo aabo,* boonse ibeenda cakululama.
3 “Pele nywebo amuswene okuno,
Nywebo nobana bamukaintu mulozi,
Nobana basimamambe amuvwuule:
4 Ino nguni ngomufwubaazya?
Nguni ngomwaasamwida mulomo akugusyila mulaka anze?
Sena tamuli bana bazinyonyoono,
Bana balweeno,+
5 Aabo ibafwa luunyaunya akati kamasamu mapati,+
Munsi aazisamu zyoonse zifwefwema,+
Munsi aaŋanzi zyamyala?
6 Cibeela cako cili antoomwe amabwe aabulungene aamukkuti.*+
Inzya, alo ncecaabilo cako.
Waatilila zituuzyo zinyugwa akwaapa zipego.+
Sena ndeelede kukkutila* azintu eezyi?
7 Wakabikka bulo bwako atala aacilundu cilamfwu alimwi cisumpukide,+
Mpoonya wakatanta aawo kuti ukatuule cipaizyo.+
8 Wakabikka ciibalusyo cako kunze aacijazyo aminsende yamulyango.
Wakandisiya mebo mpoonya waakulivwununa;
Wakatanta akukomezya bulo bwako.
Alimwi wakapanga cizuminano ambabo.
9 Wakaunka kuli Meleki* amafwuta
Alimwi amafwuta aanunkilila manji kapati.
Wakatuma batumwa bako kulamfwu,
Cakuti wakaselemukila mu Cuumbwe.*
10 Waliminya kutobela nzila zyako zinji,
Pele kunyina nowakaamba kuti, ‘Ncabuyo!’
Wabukulusya nguzu zyako.
Nkakaambo kaako ncotaleki.*
11 Ino nguni wakakupa kuba abukandu alimwi akuyoowa
Cakuti wakatalika kubeja?+
Mebo tonookandiyeeya pe.+
Kunyina ncowakabikka kumoyo.+
Sena tiindakaumuna buyo akuleka kwaambaula?*+
Aboobo tonookandiyoowa mebo pe.
13 Waakulilila lugwasyo,
Mituni yako eeyo minji taikakuvwuni pe.+
Muwo uyakwiitola yoonse buyo,
Muya buyo uyakwiitola,
Pele ooyo uuyuba mulindime uyookona nyika
Alimwi uyookkala mucilundu cangu cisalala.+
14 Kuyakwaambwa kuti, ‘Amulundumike, amulundumike mugwagwa!+ Amubambe nzila!
Amugwisye cisinkilizyo cili coonse munzila yabantu bangu.’”
15 Nkaambo mboobu mbwaamba ooyo Mupati alimwi Uusumpukide kapati,
Uupona* lyoonse mane kukabe kutamani+ alimwi uujisi zina lisalala:+
“Mebo ndikkala mubusena bwakujulu alimwi busalala,+
Pele alimwi ndikkala abantu batyompedwe alimwi bajisi muuya wakulicesya,
Kuti ndibukulusye muuya wabantu balicesya
Akubukulusya myoyo yabantu aabo batyompedwe.+
16 Nkaambo tandikoozumanana kubakazya mane kukabe kutamani
Alimwi tandinoonyemede lyoonse pe;+
Nkaambo muuya wamuntu inga wabula nguzu akaambo kandime,+
Noziba zilenge ziyoya nzyondakalenga mebo.
17 Ndakanyema kapati akaambo kacibi cakwe cakulijanina mpindu cabumpelenge,+
Aboobo ndakamuuma, ndakasisa busyu bwangu, alimwi ndakalinyemede.
Pele walo wakazumanana kweenda cabuzangi,+ katobela cakali kuyanda moyo wakwe.
19 “Ndilenga micelo yamilomo.
Muntu uuli kulamfwu ayooyo uuli afwaafwi uyoopegwa luumuno lutamani,”+ mbwaamba Jehova,
“Alimwi ndiyoomuponya.”
20 “Pele babi bali mbuli lwizi lukopene ilutakonzyi kubatama,
Alimwi maanzi aandulo aluujisi kutonkaika bwizu bwamulwizi alimwi antimba.
21 Kunyina luumuno pe,” mbwaamba Leza wangu, “kubantu babi.”+