Jeremiya
6 Amuyube, nywebo nobana ba Benjamini, amutije kuzwa mu Jerusalemu.
Nkaambo mapenzi alaafwaafwi kuboola kuzwa kunyika, inzya lunyonyooko lupati.+
2 Mwana musimbi wa Ziyoni ukozyenye amusimbi mubotu, iweebeka.+
3 Beembezi amatanga aabo bayooboola.
Bayakwiimika matente aabo kumuzinguluka koonse-koonse,+
Umwi aumwi wabo uyoocezya butanga buli mumaanza aakwe.+
4 “Amulibambile* kumulwana!
Amunyamuke, tuunke tukamulwane isyikati!”
“Maawe kulindiswe, nkaambo buzuba bwamana,
Nkaambo zimvwule zyakumangolezya ziyaabukomena!”
5 “Amunyamuke, tuunke tukamulwane masiku
Akunyonyoona ngazi zyakwe zikwabilidwe.”+
6 Nkaambo mboobu mbwaamba Jehova wamakamu:
“Amugonke zisamu akupanga citantilo cabulongo kuti mulwane Jerusalemu.+
Munzi ooyu weelede kupegwa mulandu;
Mulinguwo muli buyo kudyaaminina.+
7 Mbubonya mugoti mbuuli kasensa kamaanzi aatontola,
Awalo munzi ooyu nkasensa kabubi bwalo-bwalo.
Kulwana akunyonyoona kulamvwugwa mulinguwo;+
Kuciswa azipenzyo zili kumbele lyangu lyoonse.
8 Komvwa kucenjezyegwa, O Jerusalemu, buyo-buyo ndilakutantamuka akaambo kakusesemwa;+
Ndilakupa kuba matongo, inyika iitakwe bantu bakkala mulinjiyo.”+
9 Mboobu mbwaamba Jehova wamakamu:
“Bayoovwulula basyeede boonse akati kabana Israyeli mbubonya mbwiivwululwa misaansa yamamanino kumisaansa.
Kobapilukila ajanza lyako mbubonya muntu uuvwulula misaansa mbwacela misaansa kumisaansa.”
10 “Ino mbaani mbonditaambile akucenjezya?
Mbaani batiiswiilile?
Amubone! Matwi aabo alisinkide,* cakuti tabakonzyi kuswiilila.+
Amubone! Ijwi lya Jehova lyababeda masampu;+
Tabalikkomanini pe.
11 Aboobo ndizwide bukali bwa Jehova.
Ndakatala kulijata.”+
“Kobutila amwana uuli mumugwagwa,+
Kobutila aatukamu twabalombwana babungene antoomwe.
12 Maanda aabo ayoobikkwa mumaanza aabantu bambi,
Antoomwe amyuunda yabo alimwi abamakaintu babo.+
Nkaambo ndiyootandabika janza lyangu akuuma bantu bakkala mucisi,” mbwaamba Jehova.
13 “Nkaambo kuzwa kumuntu-muntu buyo kusikila kumuntu uulemenede kapati, umwi aumwi wabo ulijanina mpindu cabumpelenge;+
Kuzwa kumusinsimi kusikila kumupaizi, umwi aumwi wabo wuunina bamwi.+
14 Alimwi bantu bangu batyokede babasilika buyo caatala-tala kabati,
‘Kuli luumuno! Kuli luumuno!’
Kakuli kunyina luumuno pe.+
15 Sena bafwa nsoni akaambo kazintu zisesemya nzyobakacita?
Kunyina nobafwa nsoni pe!
Tabacizyi ambocibede kulisenda!+
Aboobo bayakuwa akati kabaabo bawide.
Bayoolebwa ndaakubasubula,” mbwaamba Jehova.
16 Mboobu mbwaamba Jehova:
“Amwiime aandaanina nzila mubone,
Amubuzye kujatikizya nzila zyansiku,
Amubuzye nkwiibede nzila mbotu kutegwa mweende mulinjiyo,+
Eelyo muyooliiba.”
Pele baamba kuti: “Tatukokweenda mulinjiyo pe.”+
Pele balo bakaamba kuti: “Baccu, tatukoobikkila maano pe.”+
18 “Aboobo amumvwe, nywebo nobamasi!
Alimwi amuzyibe, nywebo nobantu nomubungene,
Iciyakubacitikila.
19 Koswiilila, onyika!
Bona ndilabaletela mapenzi bantu aaba+
Kuti abe micelo yamakanze aabo,
Nkaambo tiibakaabikkila maano majwi aangu
Alimwi bakaukaka mulawo* wangu.”
20 “Ino tulaamulimo nzi kulindime tununkilizyo twalibano ntomuleta kuzwa ku Sheba
Amunsale* uulweela ngomuleta kuzwa kucisi cakule?
Zituuzyo zyanu zyuumpwa buumbulu tazitambuliki pe,
Azyalo zipaizyo zyanu tazindikkomanisyi pe.”+
21 Aboobo mboobu mbwaamba Jehova:
“Bantu aaba ndilababikkila zilebyo,
Eelyo bayoolebwa anzizyo,
Bamausyi antoomwe abana babo,
Muntu amweenzinyina ngocibambene limwi,
Eelyo boonse bayooloba.”+
22 Mboobu mbwaamba Jehova:
“Amubone! Kuli ciinga cabantu ciboola kuzwa kucisi cakunyika,
Alimwi cisi cipati cilabusyigwa kuzwa kumasena aali kumagolelo aanyika.+
23 Banoojisi mata amasumo.
Mbaasilunya alimwi taakwe ngubayakweengelela.
Ijwi lyabo liyoovwuuma mbuli lwizi,
Alimwi batantide amabbiza.+
Bali mumindando mbuli basikalumamba kuti bakulwane, yebo omwana musimbi wa Ziyoni.”
24 Twaimvwa mpuwo kujatikizya ncico.
25 Utaunki anze mumuunda,
Alimwi uteendi munzila,
Nkaambo sinkondo ujisi panga;
Koonse-koonse bantu baliyoowede.
26 Yebo omwana musimbi wabantu bangu,
Kosama cisani camasaka+ waalabane mumulota.
Omoka, kolila ceetezya+ mbuli muntu wafwidwa mwanaakwe simuzyalwaalikke,
Nkaambo cakutayeeyelwa sikunyonyoona ulatusikila.+
27 “Yebo* ndakubikka kuba sikusola lubulo akati kabantu bangu,
Ooyo uuvwuntauzya cakulomya;
Weelede kubikkila maano akwiilingula nzila yabo.
Bali mbuli mukuba abutale;
Boonse buyo mbampelenge.
29 Mavwuba apya.
Mumulilo wabo kwazwa buyo loto.*
30 Bantu aaba bayoobaamba kuti ninsiliva yakakakwa,
Nkaambo Jehova wabakaka.”+