Ezekieli
37 Ijanza lya Jehova lyakali alindime, eelyo kwiinda mumuuya wakwe Jehova wakandibweza akuyoondiimika akati kacibanda camukkuti+ icakazwide mafwuwa. 2 Wakandipa kweendeenda koonse-koonse cakwaazinguluka, eelyo ndakabona kuti kwakali mafwuwa manji kapati aakaalabene mucibanda camukkuti, alimwi akali mayumu kapati.+ 3 Mpoonya wakandibuzya kuti: “Omwanaamuntu, sena mafwuwa aaya alakonzya kupona alimwi?” Ndakaingula kuti: “O Mwami Singuzuzyoonse Jehova, yebo nduwe oozyi.”+ 4 Aboobo wakandaambila kuti: “Koasinsimina mafwuwa aaya, akwaambila kuti, ‘Nywebo nomafwuwa mayumu, amumvwe jwi lya Jehova:
5 “‘Mboobu Mwami Singuzuzyoonse Jehova mbwaambila mafwuwa aaya: “Ndilapa kuti muya umunjile, eelyo mulatalika kupona.+ 6 Ndilamubikka milambi anyama, ndilamuvwumba lukanda akunjizya muya mulindinywe, mpoonya mulatalika kupona; eelyo mulazyiba kuti ndime Jehova.”’”
7 Mpoonya ndakasinsima mbubonya mbondakalaililwa. Lino mbondakasinsimina buyo, kwakamvwugwa kusabila, kusokonya, eelyo mafwuwa akatalika kunungana, cifwuwa cimwi kucifwuwanyina. 8 Mpoonya ndakabona milambi anyama kazimena alingawo, kumane lukanda lwakaavwumba mafwuwa. Pele tanaakaningaba amuya.
9 Mpoonya wakandaambila kuti: “Kosinsimina muwo. Kosinsima, omwanaamuntu, waambile muwo kuti, ‘Mboobu mbwaamba Mwami Singuzuzyoonse Jehova: “Boola kuzwa kumyuwo yone, yebo omuwo, wuunge abantu aaba bakajaigwa, ikutegwa batalike kupona alimwi.”’”
10 Aboobo ndakasinsima mbubonya mbwaakandilailila, eelyo muya* wakabanjila, mpoonya bakatalika kupona alimwi bakaimikila,+ yakali impi mpati kapati.
11 Eelyo wakandaambila kuti: “Omwanaamuntu, imafwuwa aaya mbantu bamuŋanda ya Israyeli yoonse.+ Baamba kuti, ‘Mafwuwa eesu mayumu, alimwi bulangizi bwesu bwaloba.+ Twazandulwa cakumaninina.’ 12 Aboobo kosinsima, ubaambile kuti, ‘Mboobu mbwaamba Mwami Singuzuzyoonse Jehova: “Ndiyoozijalula zyuumbwe zyanu+ akumubusya kuzwa mulinzizyo, nobantu bangu, akumuleta mucisi ca Israyeli.+ 13 Eelyo muyoozyiba kuti ndime Jehova ndaakujalula zyuumbwe zyanu akumubusya kuzwa mulinzizyo, nywebo nobantu bangu.”’+ 14 ‘Ndiyoobikka muuya wangu mulindinywe, muyootalika kupona,+ alimwi ndiyoomukkazika mucisi canu; eelyo muyoozyiba kuti mebo lwangu, nde Jehova, ndime ndaamba alimwi ndime ndacicita,’ mbwaamba Jehova.”
15 Alimwi ijwi lya Jehova lyakandisikila kaliti: 16 “Lino yebo, omwanaamuntu, kobweza kasamu, ulembe alinkako kuti, ‘Nkika Juda abantu ba Israyeli aabo balaanguwe.’*+ Mpoonya ubweze kasamu kambi, ulembe aali nkako kuti, ‘Nkika Josefa, nkasamu ka Efraimu, abamuŋanda ya Israyeli boonse ibalaanguwe.’*+ 17 Mpoonya kotuswaanganya kutegwa tube kasamu komwe buyo mujanza lyako.+ 18 Lino kuti bantu bako bakubuzye kuti, ‘Sena tokootwaambila ncozyaamba zintu eezyi?’ 19 ubaambile kuti, ‘Mboobu mbwaamba Mwami Singuzuzyoonse Jehova: “Ndiyoobweza kasamu ka Josefa, aako kali mujanza lya Efraimu, amisyobo ya Israyeli eeyo iilaanguwe, eelyo ndiyoobaswaanganya kukasamu ka Juda; alimwi ndiyootupa kuti tube kasamu komwe buyo,+ tuyooba kasamu komwe mujanza lyangu.”’ 20 Tusamu ntolembede tweelede kuba mujanza lyako kutegwa batubone.
21 “Mpoonya ubaambile kuti, ‘Mboobu mbwaamba Mwami Singuzuzyoonse Jehova: “Ndiyoogwisya bana Israyeli akati kamasi ooko nkobaunka, ndiyoobayobolola antoomwe kuzwa kumabazu oonse akubaleta mucisi cabo.+ 22 Eelyo ndiyoopa kuti babe cisi comwe munyika,+ mumalundu aa Israyeli, bayakweendelezyegwa amwami omwe,+ tabacinooli zisi zyobilo; nokuba kwaandaanizyigwa limbi mumami obilo.+ 23 Tabakalisofwaazyi limbi amituni yabo iisesemya,* amicito yabo iisesemya, alimwi azinyonyoono zyabo zyoonse.+ Ndiyoobafwutula kukutasyomeka kwabo koonse ooko kwakabapa kubisya, alimwi ndiyoobasalazya. Bayooba bantu bangu, eelyo andime ndiyooba Leza wabo.+
24 “‘“Mubelesi wangu Davida uyooba mwami wabo,+ eelyo boonse bayooba amweembezi omwe buyo.+ Bayakweenda kabatobela mbeta zyangu alimwi akwiibamba cakulomya milawo yangu.+ 25 Bayookkala mucisi ncondakapa mubelesi wangu Jakobo, oomo imwakali kukkala bamauso,+ eelyo bayookkala mulincico mane kukabe kutamani,+ balo abana babo alimwi abana babana babo;+ alimwi Davida mubelesi wangu uyooba silutwe wabo mane kukabe kutamani.+
26 “‘“Ndiyoopanga cizuminano caluumuno ambabo;+ cinooli cizuminano citamani ambabo. Ndiyoobakkazikizya akubavwuzya+ alimwi akubikka cikombelo cangu akati kabo mane kukabe kutamani. 27 Tente* lyangu linooli ambabo, ndiyooba Leza wabo, abalo bayooba bantu bangu.+ 28 Eelyo masi ayoozyiba kuti mebo, nde Jehova, ndime ndibasalazya bana Israyeli ciindi cikombelo cangu nocili akati kabo lyoonse mane kukabe kutamani.”’”+