Ezekieli
3 Mpoonya wakandaambila kuti: “Omwanaamuntu, kocilya eeco cili kumbele lyako. Kolya bbuku eeli lyakuvwunga, wamana uunke, ukabaambile bamuŋanda ya Israyeli.”+
2 Aboobo ndakaasamuna mulomo wangu, mpoonya wakandilisya bbuku eelyo. 3 Kumane wakandaambila kuti: “Omwanaamuntu, kolya bbuku eeli ndendikupa uzuzye da lyako andilyo.” Aboobo ndakatalika kulilya, eelyo mukanwa lyangu+ lyakali kulweela mbuli buci.
4 Wakandaambila kuti: “Omwanaamuntu, koya akati kabamuŋanda ya Israyeli ukabaambile majwi aangu. 5 Nkaambo tonootumwa kubantu baambaula mwaambo uutalimvwisyi naa bajisi mulaka uutazyibidwe pe, pele watumwa kuli bamuŋanda ya Israyeli. 6 Tonootumwa kubantu banji kapati baambaula mwaambo uutalimvwisyi naa bajisi mulaka uutazyibidwe, ibaambaula majwi ngotakonzyi kumvwisya. Ikuti nindakutuma kulimbabo, ncobeni balo nebakuswiilila.+ 7 Pele bamuŋanda ya Israyeli, bayookaka kukuswiilila, nkaambo tabayandi kundiswiilila mebo.+ Boonse aabo bamuŋanda ya Israyeli mbaasicinguni alimwi tabanyoneki.+ 8 Bona! Ndayumya busyu bwako mbubonya mbuli masyu aabo alimwi ndayumya nkumo yako mbubonya mbuli nkumo zyabo.+ 9 Nkumo yako ndaiyumya mbubonya mbuli daimondi, akwiinda bbweluuma.+ Utabayoowi pe alimwi utakongwi amasyu aabo,+ nkaambo balo niŋanda yabazangi.”
10 Mpoonya wakandaambila kuti: “Omwanaamuntu, majwi oonse ngendikwaambila, koabikka mumoyo wako alimwi koaswiililisya. 11 Koya akati kabantu bako aaba bali mubuzike+ ukaambaule ambabo. Ukabaambile kuti, ‘Mboobu mbwaamba Mwami Singuzuzyoonse Jehova,’ kunyina makani naa bayoomvwa naa bayookaka kumvwa.”+
12 Mpoonya muuya wakanditola,+ eelyo ndakamvwa jwi kusyule lyangu mbuli muzuzumo mupati kaliti: “Abutembaulwe bulemu bwa Jehova kubusena bwakwe.” 13 Ndakamvwa kuvwuuma kwamababa aazilenge zyuumi aayo aakali kugumana,+ akuvwuuma kwamavwili aakabambene anzizyo,+ alimwi akuvwuuma kwamuzuzumo mupati. 14 Eelyo muuya wakandibweza akunditola, cakuti ndakaunka kandinyemede alimwi moyo kaucisa, alimwi janza lya Jehova lyakali alindime canguzu. 15 Aboobo ndakaunka kubantu aabo ibakali mubuzike ku Tele-abibu, aabo ibakali kukkala kumbali aamulonga wa Kebara,+ eelyo ndakakkala nkomunya ooko nkobakali kukkala; ndakakkala akati kabo imazuba aali ciloba, kandigambidwe kapati.+
16 Lino naakamana mazuba aayo aali ciloba, ijwi lya Jehova lyakandisikila kaliti:
17 “Omwanaamuntu, ndakubikka kuti ube mulindizi kuli bamuŋanda ya Israyeli;+ aboobo eelyo nomvwa jwi lizwa kumulomo wangu, weelede kundicenjezyela bantu aaba.+ 18 Nondaambila muntu mubi kuti, ‘Ncobeni uyoofwa,’ kwamana yebo tomucenjezyi, alimwi tomwaambili kutegwa umucenjezye ooyo mubi kuti aleke bukkale bwakwe bubi kutegwa azumanane kupona,+ walo uyoofwa akaambo kacinyonyoono cakwe nkaambo mubi,+ pele yebo ndiyookusesa bulowa bwakwe.+ 19 Pele ikuti naa wamucenjezya imubi eelyo walo tanaajokoloka kububi bwakwe akubukkale bwakwe bubi, walo mwini uyoofwa akaambo kacinyonyoono cakwe, pele yebo uyoofwutula buumi bwako.+ 20 Pele kuti mululami wabuleka bululami bwakwe akutalika kucita zintu zitaluleme, mebo ndiyoomubikkila cilebyo kumbele eelyo uyoofwa.+ Ikuti tonoomucenjezya, walo uyoofwa akaambo kacibi cakwe alimwi milimo yakwe iiluleme taikayeeyegwi limbi pe, pele yebo ndiyookusesa bulowa bwakwe.+ 21 Pele ikuti naa yebo wamucenjezya mululami kuti atabisyi, eelyo ncobeni tanaabisya, masimpe walo uyoozumanana kupona nkaambo wakacenjezyegwa,+ alimwi ayebo uyoofwutula buumi bwako.”
22 Ijanza lya Jehova lyakaba alindime ooko, eelyo wakandaambila kuti: “Konyamuka, koya kucibanda camukkuti, eelyo okuya ndiyakwaambaula anduwe.” 23 Aboobo ndakanyamuka akuunka kucibanda camukkuti, eelyo amubone! bulemu bwa Jehova bwakali nkukonya ooko,+ mbuli bulemu mbundakabona kumbali aamulonga wa Kebara,+ aboobo ndakavwuntama ansi. 24 Mpoonya muuya wakandinjila akundipa kuti ndiimikile,+ eelyo walo wakandaambila kuti:
“Koya, ukalijalile muŋanda yako. 25 Lino yebo omwanaamuntu, bayookuzambaila ntambo akukwaangilila anzizyo kutegwa uteendeendi akati kabo. 26 Alimwi ndiyoopa kuti mulaka wako ukanamatile kucilakula cako, aboobo yebo unakuumwine buyo wi, tokacikonzyi kubasinsa, nkaambo balo niŋanda yabazangi. 27 Pele mebo ndaambaula anduwe ndinakwaasamuna mulomo wako, mpoonya weelede kubaambila kuti,+ ‘Mboobu mbwaamba Mwami Singuzuzyoonse Jehova.’ Ooyo uuswiilila aaswiilile,+ awalo ooyo uutayandi kuswiilila ataswiilili, nkaambo balo niŋanda yabazangi.+