Esaya
Yehova alinjitile ilyo nshilafyalwa.*+
Ilyo nali mwi fumo muli mayo alilumbwile ishina lyandi.
Alengele naba umufwi uo banoona;
Alimfishile mu cola cakwe ica mifwi.
4 Lelo nalandile nati: “Nacucutikila apa fye.
Nabomfya amaka yandi ku fishaba kantu, naonawile fye amaka.
5 E ico nomba Yehova, uwampangile mwi fumo pa kuti mbe umubomfi wakwe,
Anjebele ukuti nkabweseshe Yakobo kuli ena,
Pa kuti nkalonganike Israele kuli ena.+
Nkacindamikwa mu menso ya kwa Yehova,
Kabili Lesa wandi akaba e maka yandi.
6 Kabili anjebele ati: “Taufwile fye ukuba umubomfi wandi
Uwakwimya imikowa ya kwa Yakobo
Kabili uwakubwesha abena Israele abacingililwe.
Lelo nakulenga no kuti ube ulubuuto ulwa nko,+
Pa kuti ukupususha kwandi kufike na ku mpela she sonde.”+
7 Yehova Kalubula wa kwa Israele, Uwa Mushilo+ wakwe, aeba uo basuula,*+ uo inko shapata, umubomfi wa bakateka ati:
“Imfumu shikamona no kwima,
Ne ntungulushi shikakontama
Pa mulandu wa kuti shikacindika Yehova uwaba ne cishinka,+
Uwa Mushilo uwa kwa Israele, uwakusala.”+
8 Yehova alanda ati:
“Mu nshita nali ne cikuuku kuli iwe* nalikwaswike,+
Kabili mu bushiku bwe pusukilo nalikwafwile;+
Nalekucingilila pa kuti ube icipangano pa kati ka ine na bantu,+
Pa kuti ukalenge icalo cikabe nge fyo cali kale,
Pa kuti ukabalenge bakekale mu mpanga yabo iya bupyani iyashala icibolya,+
Kabili ukebe ababa mu mfifi auti, ‘Fumeni mu mfifi+ pa kuti bamumone!
Mu mbali ya misebo e mo bakalalya umulemfwe,
Mu nshila shonse ishasebeka* mukaba umulemfwe uo bakalalya.
11 Nkalenga impili shandi shonse shikabe imisebo,
Kabili imisebo yandi iikalamba bakaipisha apasansuka.+
12 Moneni! Aba balefuma ukutali sana,+
Kabili moneni! aba balefuma ku kapinda ka ku kuso na ku masamba,
Kabili aba balefuma ku calo ca Sinimu.”+
13 Sekeleleni mwe myulu, kabili sansamuka we sonde.+
Impili nashisansamuke.+
14 Lelo Sione alanda ati:
“Yehova nandekelesha,+ kabili Yehova nandaba.”+
15 Bushe umwanakashi kuti alaba umwana wakwe uonka?
Nelyo bushe kuti afilwa ukumfwila uluse umwana wa mwi fumo lyakwe?
Nangu aba banakashi bengalaba abana babo, ine nshakakulabe.+
16 Mona! Nalikulemba mu ndupi shandi.
Ifibumba fyobe fiba lyonse pa ntanshi yandi.
17 Abana bobe ba-angufyanya ukubwela.
Aba kubongolola kabili abakonawile bakafuma kuli iwe.
18 Inuna amenso yobe no kulolesha konse konse.
Balelongana pamo.+
Baleisa kuli iwe.
“Na pali ne mwine,” e fyo Yehova alanda,
“Ukabafwala bonse nge fibekobeko
Kabili ukabakobeka pa mubili obe nga filya nabwinga aikobeka ifya kuiyemfeshako.
19 Nangu ca kuti ififulo fyobe balifyonawile kabili fyashele ifibolya,+
Kabili icalo cobe baliconawile, nomba cikacepela abekalamo,+
20 Abana abafyelwe ilyo wafwililwe abana bakalanda ninshi uleumfwako abati,
‘Cino cifulo nacitucepela.
Tukushisheniko pa kuti tuleikalamo.’+
21 Kabili ukalanda mu mutima obe auti,
‘Mwaume nshi uwamfyalila aba bana?
Apo nalifwilwa abana kabili nshikwata abana,
Balinsenda mu kuyaba nkole kabili ndi mufungwa,
Nani uwakusha aba abana?+
22 Shikulu Mulopwe Yehova alanda ati:
“Mona! Nkemisha inko ukuboko kwandi,
Kabili nkemisha inko icishibilo candi.
Shikaleta abana bobe abaume ninshi bali mu minwe ya shiko*+
Kabili shikasendela abana bobe abanakashi pa mabeya+ ya shiko.
Bakakukontamina, bakafishe ne mpumi shabo panshi+
Kabili bakamyanga ulukungu ku makasa+ yobe,
Kabili ukeshiba ukuti nine Yehova;
Abancetekela tabakekatwe insoni.”+
24 Bushe abo umwaume wa maka aikata kale, kuti babapokolola,
Nelyo bushe abo basenda bunkole ku munkalwe, kuti babapususha?
25 Lelo Yehova alanda ati:
“Na bo umwaume wa maka aikata nkabapokolola,+
Kabili abo basenda mu kuba bankole ku munkalwe, nkabapususha.+
Nkalwisha abakulwisha,+
Kabili nkapususha abana bobe.
26 Nkalenga abakucusha bakalye imibili yabo,
Kabili bakakolwa umulopa wabo, kwati banwene umwangashi uwalowa.