Isaya
40 “Amubaumbulizye, amubaumbulizye bantu bangu,” mbwaamba Leza wanu.+
2 “Amumwaambile majwi aakumuumbulizya Jerusalemu,
Akwaambilizya kulinguwe kuti mulimo wakwe uuminya wazuzikizyigwa,
Kuti mulandu wakwe wabbadelwa.+
Kuzwa kujanza lya Jehova watambula zyoonse nzyayelede* akaambo kazibi zyakwe zyoonse.”+
3 Kulimvwisya jwi lyamuntu woompolola munkanda kuti:
“Amubambe nzila ya Jehova!+
Leza wesu amumubambile mugwagwa uululeme mucimpayuma.+
4 Makkuti oonse aavwikkilwe,
Alimwi zilundu zyoonse alimwi atulundu-lundu azimwaigwe.
Nyika yamagatagata iyalane,
Alimwi nyika yamaguguunya ibe cibanda camukkuti.+
5 Bulemu bwa Jehova buyooyubununwa,+
Alimwi bantu boonse bayoobubonena antoomwe,+
Nkaambo mulomo wa Jehova nguwaamba makani aaya.”
6 Swiilila! Kuli muntu waamba kuti: “Ompolola!”
Mpoonya umwi wabuzya kuti: “Ino ndoompolole kuti nzi?”
Kuti, “Zyoonse* izijisi mubili wanyama mweemvwe buyo.
Alwalo luzyalo* lwabo loonse luli mbuli duba lyamusyokwe.+
Masimpe bantu bali buyo mbuli mweemvwe.
Ompolola canguzu,
Yebo omukaintu ooleta makani mabotu kuli Jerusalemu.
Ompolola ajwi lyako, utayoowi pe.
Ambilizya kuminzi ya Juda kuti: “Ngooyu Leza wanu.”+
Amubone! Bulumbu mbwapa bulaanguwe,
Alimwi zyakuvwozya nzyapa zili kumbele lyakwe.+
11 Mbubonya mbuli mweembezi, uyoolanganya* butanga bwakwe.+
Ajanza lyakwe uyoobunganya twana twambelele antoomwe,
Alimwi uyootunyamuna acamba cakwe.
Eezyo zinyonsya uyoozyeenzya kabotu-kabotu.+
Ino nguni wakayola akubikka lusuko lwaanyika mukapimyo+
Nokuba kupima bulemu bwazilundu aceelesyo
Naa bwatulundu-lundu muzikkelo?
14 Ino nguni ngwaakabuzya kuti amupe maano,
Naa ino nguni uumuyiisya kutobela nzila yabululami,
Naa kumuyiisya kuba aluzyibo,
Nokuba kumupa kuzyiba nzila yamaano meni-meni?+
15 Amubone! Masi ali mbuli dosi buyo lizwa mumungomo,
Alimwi abonwa buyo mbuli lusuko luli azikkelo.+
Amubone! Nsumbu ulazinyamuna mbuli kuti ndusuko buyo.
16 Naaba masamu aaku Lebano taakonzyi kukkwana kuti mulilo uzumanane kuyaka,*
Abalo banyama bankuko bamusyokwe tabakonzyi kukkwana kuti cibe cituuzyo cuumpwa.
17 Masi oonse ali mbuli cintu citako kumbele lyakwe;+
Walo waabona buyo mbuli cintu citako alimwi cabuyo.+
18 Ino Leza inga mwamukozyanisya ani?+
Ino ncikozyanyo nzi ncomukonzya kumweelanya ancico?+
20 Ulasala cisamu cimwi citaboli kutegwa ape kacili cakusanga.+
Ulayandaula syaabupampu
Kuti amubambile cikozyanyo cibezedwe citakonzyi kuwa.+
21 Sena tamuzyi?
Sena tamumvwide?
Sena tiimwakaambilwa kuzwa kumatalikilo?
Sena tiimwakamvwisya kuzwa ciindi nozyakabikkwa ntalisyo zyanyika?+
Ulatandabula majulu mbuli mulembo muuba-uba,
Alimwi ulaatandabula mbuli tente lyakukkala.+
23 Ulapa kuti nkumekume zibe zyabuyo
Alimwi ulapa kuti babetesi* bamunyika babe babuyo.
24 Mbobasimpilwa buyo,
Mbobasyangilwa buyo,
Alimwi cisiko cabo mbocasimpila buyo miyanda ansi,
Balafwulidwa mpoonya balayuma,
Kumane muwo ulabatola mbubonya mbuli buungu.+
25 “Ino nguni ngomukonzya kundeelanya anguwe kuti tweelane?” mbwaamba Uusalala.
26 “Amulungumane kujulu mubone.
Ino nguni wakalenga zintu eezyi?+
Ngooyo uugwisya akusololela nkamu yanzizyo kweelana amweelwe wanzizyo;
Zyoonse ulaziita mazina aanzizyo aazigeme.+
Akaambo kanguzu zyakwe zinji kapati alimwi zigambya,+
Kunyina noiba yomwe akati kanzizyo iisweeka.
27 Ino ncinzi yebo, O Jakobo, inzya ino ncinzi yebo, O Israyeli, cikupa kwaamba kuti,
‘Nzila yangu tailibonyi kuli Jehova,
Alimwi Leza tandibeteki cabululami’?+
28 Sena tonazyiba? Sena tonamvwa?
Jehova, Mulengi wamagolelo aanyika, ngu Leza walyoonse alyoonse.+
Takatali pe nokuba kuwizuka.+
Kunyina uukonzya kulingula* maano aakwe.+
30 Balombe bayookatala akuwizuka,
Abalo balombwana bayoolebwa akuwa,
31 Pele aabo balangila Jehova bayooba anguzu alimwi.
Bayakuuluka kuya mujulu amababa mbuli basikwaze.+
Bayoobalika kakunyina kuwizuka;
Bayakweenda kakunyina kukatala.”+