Isaya
41 “Amundiswiilile kamuumwine,* nywebo nonsumbu;
Misyobo yabantu aibe anguzu alimwi.
Ababoole munsi-munsi; mpoonya abaambaule.+
Atuyaane kulubeta.
2 Ino nguni wabusya muntu kuzwa kumapaswido aazuba,*+
Nguni wamwiita mubululami kuti amukutaukile kumaulu aakwe,
Kuti amupe masi
Akuti azunde bami?+
Ino nguni uubapa kuti babe mbuli lusuko kumbele lyapanga lyakwe,
Kuti babe mbuli buungu bupepululwa amuwo kumbele lyabuta bwakwe?
3 Ulabatandila, kunyina cimulesya kwiinda
Munzila eezyo mwaatanalyatide maulu aakwe.
4 Ino nguni ooyo wabweza ntaamu akucita boobu,
Iwaita mazyalani kuzwa kumatalikilo?
5 Insumbu zyabona akuyoowa.
Magolelo aanyika akatalika kukankama.
Balibunga akuboola.
6 Umwi aumwi ugwasya mweenzinyina
Akwaambila mwanookwabo kuti: “Koyuma.”
7 Aboobo syaabupampu uyumya-yumya mufwuzi;+
Ooyo wuuma cibulo ansando kuti cipapalale
Uyumya-yumya yooyo uufwulila aanjanji yakufwulila.
Kujatikizya loto* wakaumpililwa waamba kuti: “Cabota.”
Mpoonya cilagagailwa ampikili kutegwa citawi.
8 “Pele yebo O Israyeli, uli mubelesi wangu,+
Yebo, O Jakobo, ngondasala,+
Olunyungu lwa Abrahamu imulongwe wangu,+
9 Yebo, ngondakabweza kuzwa kumagolelo aanyika,+
Inzya yebo ngondakaita kuzwa kumasena aanjiyo aali kulamfwu kapati.
10 Utayoowi pe, nkaambo ndilaanduwe.+
Utalibiliki pe, nkaambo ndime Leza wako.+
Ndilakuyumya, inzya ndilakugwasya,+
Ncobeni ndinookujatilide ajanza lyangu lyalulyo lyabululami.’
11 Bona! Boonse aabo bakufwundilide bayoogunwa akusampuka.+
Bantu aabo bakulwana bayooba babuyo alimwi bayooloba.+
12 Uyoobayandaula bantu aabo batingaana anduwe, pele tokabajani pe;
Bantu aabo balwana anduwe bayooba buyo mbuli cintu citako alimwi cabuyo.+
13 Nkaambo mebo nde Jehova Leza wako, ndilikujatide kujanza lyako lyalulyo,
Ndendime Yooyo uukwaambila kuti, ‘Utayoowi pe. Mebo ndilakugwasya.’+
14 Utayoowi pe yebo Jakobo onamula,*+
Nywebo nobantu ba Israyeli. Mebo ndilakugwasya,” mbwaamba Jehova, Sikukunununa,+ Uusalala wa Israyeli.
15 “Bona! Ndakupanga kuba cilayi cakuumya maila,+
Cibelesyo cipya cakuumya maila cijisi meno aabosya koonse-koonse.
Yebo uyoolyatauka malundu akwaapwayaula
Atwalo tulundu-lundu uyootupa kuba buyo mbuli buungu.
16 Eezyi uyoozipupulula,
Eelyo muwo uyoozitola;
Guwo pati liyoozimwaya.
17 “Bantu bapengede alimwi abacete bayandaula maanzi, pele taajaniki pe.
Mulaka wabo wayuma akaambo kanyota.+
Mebo nde Jehova, ndiyoobaingula.+
Mebo nde Leza wa Israyeli, tandikabalekelezyi pe.+
18 Ndiyoopa kuti milonga ikunke atala aatulundu tunyina cintu+
Alimwi ndiyoosinkula tusensa twamaanzi muzibanda zyamumakkuti.+
Ndiyoopa kuti nkanda ibe cizyiba cijisi maanzi amatete
Alimwi nyika iitakwe maanzi ndiyakwiipa kuba tusensa twamaanzi.+
19 Mucimpayuma ndiyoosyanga cisamu cakkedari,
Camuunga, misiwe alimwi acisamu camafwuta.+
Mucibanda camucimpayuma ndiyoosimpa cisamu camupulanga,
Antoomwe amusikili alimwi amuzimbwa,+
20 Kutegwa bantu boonse bakabone akuzyiba
Akuti bakabikkile maano akumvwisya
Kuti janza lya Jehova ndilyacicita eeci,
Alimwi Uusalala wa Israyeli nguwakacilenga.”+
21 “Amulete kaambo kanu kulubeta,” mbwaamba Jehova.
“Amupe bumboni bwanu,” mbwaamba Mwami wa Jakobo.
22 “Amupe bumboni akutwaambila zintu iziyoocitika kumbele.
Naa amutwaambile zintu ziboola kumbele.+
23 Amutwaambile zintu iziyoocitika kumbele,
Kutegwa tuzyibe kuti nywebo muli baleza ncobeni.+
Inzya, amucite cintu cimwi, cibotu naa cibi,
Kutegwa tugambwe twacibona.+
24 Amubone! Nywebo muli cintu buyo citako,
Alimwi milimo yanu njabuyo.+
Kufwumbwa muntu uumusala ulasesemya.+
25 Ndabusya muntu umwi kuzwa kunyika, eelyo uyooboola.+
Baleli* uyoobalyatauka mbuli kuti mbulongo buyo,+
Uyoobalyatauka mbuli mubumbi uulyatauka bulongo butete.
26 Ino nguni wakacaamba kale cintu eeci kuzwa kumatalikilo, kutegwa tuzyibe,
Nokuba kuzwa kuziindi zyakaindi, kutegwa twaambe kuti, ‘Uliluzi’?+
Masimpe taakwe naba omwe wakacaambilizya!
Kunyina naba omwe wakacaamba!
Kunyina naba omwe wakamvwa cili coonse kuzwa kulindinywe!”+
27 Ndime ndakasaanguna kwaambila Ziyoni kuti: “Bona! Ngaaya makani!”+
Alimwi kuli Jerusalemu ndiyootuma muntu uuleta makani mabotu.+
28 Ndakazumanana kulanga, pele kwakanyina muntu;
Akati kabo kwakanyina naba omwe wakali kukonzya kupa lulayo.
Ndakazumanana kubabuzya kutegwa bavwiile.
29 Amubone! Boonse buyo mbabuyo.*
Milimo yabo tiikwe mpindu.
Zikozyanyo zyabo zifwulidwe muwo buyo alimwi nzyabuyo.+