Ezekieli
22 Alimwi ijwi lya Jehova lyakandisikila kaliti: 2 “Sena yebo omwanaamuntu ulilibambilide kubeteka* munzi uujisi mulandu wabulowa,+ akuupa kuti uzyibe zintu zyanguwo zyoonse zisesemya?+ 3 Yebo waambe kuti, ‘Mboobu mbwaamba Mwami Singuzuzyoonse Jehova: “Yebo omunzi uutila bulowa+ mukati kako, yebo oolaaciindi cili afwaafwi kuboola,+ yebo oopanga mituni iisesemya* kuti ulisofwaazye,+ 4 ulaamulandu akaambo kakutila bulowa,+ ayalo mituni yako iisesemya yakupa kusofwaala.+ Yebo wapa kuti mamanino aamazuba aako afwambaane kusika, eelyo mamanino aamyaka yako asika. Nkakaambo kaako ndiyookupa kuti ube cintu cisampaulwa kumasi alimwi acintu cifwubaazyigwa kuzisi zyoonse.+ 5 Zisi zili afwaafwi alimwi azyeezyo izili kulamfwu anduwe ziyookufwubaazya,+ yebo oojisi mpuwo mbyaabi alimwi oozwide manyongwe. 6 Bona! Silutwe wamu Israyeli umwi aumwi uuli mulinduwe ubelesya nguzu zyakwe kutila bulowa.+ 7 Bantu bali mulinduwe tabalemeki bausyi abanyina.+ Baunina muzwakule, alimwi bapenzya mucaala amukamufwu.”’”+
8 “‘Yebo usampaula masena aangu aasalala, aalo masabata aangu waasofwaazya.+ 9 Mulinduwe muli basikubejelezya ibakanzide kutila bulowa.+ Mulinduwe balalya zipaizyo atala aamalundu akucita micito iisesemya.+ 10 Mulinduwe basofwaazya bulo bwabausyi,*+ alimwi baloona amukaintu uusofweede kuciindi cakwe cakumwezi.+ 11 Mulinduwe mwaalumi umwi ucita cintu cisesemya amukamweenzinyina,+ umwi usofwaazya mukamwanaakwe kwiinda mumicito iitondwa,+ alimwi umbi ulajata akoona mucizyi wakwe, imwana musimbi ngobazyalwa limwi kuli bausyi bomwe.+ 12 Mulinduwe bantu balatambula cisinkamulomo kutegwa batile bulowa.+ Ulakweletesya kuti ujane cinyonamucila,+ ucita kaloba alimwi ubbida beenzinyoko mali cabumpelenge.+ Inzya, yebo wandilubila limwi,’ mbwaamba Mwami Singuzuzyoonse Jehova.
13 “‘Bona! Ndakamba maanza aangu akaambo kakusesemwa mpindu njoojana cabumpelenge, alimwi akaambo kamicito yakutila bulowa iicitwa mulinduwe. 14 Sena uyoozumanana kuba sicamba alimwi akuyumya maanza aako ciindi ndaakubweza ntaamu yakukulwana?+ Mebo lwangu nde Jehova, ndaamba alimwi ndiyoobweza ntaamu. 15 Ndiyookumwaya akati kamasi akukupalanganya akati kazisi,+ alimwi ndiyoobumana busofwaazi bwako.+ 16 Uyoosampaulwa kumbele lyamasi, eelyo uyoozyiba kuti ndime Jehova.’”+
17 Alimwi ijwi lya Jehova lyakandisikila kaliti: 18 “Omwanaamuntu, bamuŋanda ya Israyeli baba mbuli tombe kulindime. Boonse buyo mukuba, mundalila, mbutale alimwi nguloto* mubbibi lyamulilo. Baba tombe lizwa kunsiliva.+
19 “Aboobo mboobu mbwaamba Mwami Singuzuzyoonse Jehova: ‘Akaambo kakuti nyoonse mwaba mbuli tombe,+ ndilamubikka antoomwe mu Jerusalemu. 20 Eelyo mbubonya nsiliva, mukuba, butale, loto alimwi amundalila mbozibikkwa mubbibi lyamulilo kutegwa zifwulidilwe mulilo akunyengululwa, mbombubo mbondiyoomubikka antoomwe anywebo mubukali bwangu alimwi kandinyemede, eelyo ndiyoomufwulida akumunyengulula.+ 21 Ndiyoomubikka antoomwe akumufwulida mulilo wabukali bwangu,+ eelyo muyoonyengululwa mulinguwe.+ 22 Mbubonya nsiliva mboinyengululwa mubbibi lyamulilo, andinywe mbomuyoonyengululwa mulinguwe; eelyo muyoozyiba kuti mebo lwangu nde Jehova, ndime ndamutila bukali bwangu.’”
23 Alimwi ijwi lya Jehova lyakandisikila kaliti: 24 “Omwanaamuntu, komwaambila kuti, ‘Yebo uli cisi citakasalazyigwi nokuba kuugwa mvwula mubuzuba bwabukali. 25 Basinsimi bakwe ibali mulinguwe bapangana,+ mbubonya mbuli syuumbwa uuvwuluma uuzazaula munyama ngwaaluma.+ Baluujisi kuzazaula bantu. Babweza lubono alimwi azintu ziyandisi. Bapa kuti kube bamukabafwu banji mulinguwe. 26 Bapaizi bakwe batyola mulawo wangu,+ alimwi baluujisi kusofwaazya masena aangu aasalala.+ Tabaandaanyi akati kacintu cisalala acintu-cintu buyo,+ alimwi balaalilwa kuzyibya bantu cintu cisofweede aceeco cisalala,+ balakaka kubamba masabata aangu, alimwi mebo ndilisampukide akati kabo. 27 Basilutwe bakwe ibali mulinguwe bali mbuli baumpe bazazaula munyama ngobaluma; batila bulowa akujaya bantu kutegwa bajane mpindu munzila yabumpelenge.+ 28 Pele basinsimi bakwe bazilulula micito yabo amulambo* uutuba. Babona zilengaano zyakubeja akusonda zyakubeja,+ kwamana baamba kuti: “Mboobu mbwaamba Mwami Singuzuzyoonse Jehova,” kakuli Jehova lwakwe kunyina ncaamba. 29 Bantu bamucisi balacenga, balabba,+ bapenzya bantu bapengede alimwi abacete, alimwi bacenga muzwakule akumukakila kumubetekela kaambo kakwe cabululami.’
30 “‘Ndalikuyandaula muntu akati kabo uukonzya kubambulula bwaanda bwamabwe naa ooyo uukonzya kwiima mumweenya kwiiminina cisi, kutegwa citanyonyoonwi,+ pele kunyina ngondajana. 31 Aboobo ndilabatila bukali bwangu akubanyonyoona amulilo wakunyema kwangu. Ndilabaletela mpindu yanzila yabo amitwe yabo,’ mbwaamba Mwami Singuzuzyoonse Jehova.”