Esaya
54 “Sekelela we mwanakashi uushikwata bana!+
Sansamuka+ kabili aula utupundu, we mwanakashi uushaumfwapo ubukali bwa pa kupaapa,+
Pantu abana ba mwanakashi uo balekelesha bengi nga nshi
Ukucila abana ba mwanakashi uwakwata umulume,”*+ e fyo Yehova alanda.
2 “Kusha+ incende apa kutanika itenti lyobe.
Tanika itenti lyobe ilikalamba.
Lefya intambo she tenti lyobe, wibika apa kupelela,
Kabili kosha+ impoopo she tenti lyobe.
3 Pantu ukasesha imipaka yobe ku kulyo na ku kuso.
Abana bobe bakateka inko,
Kabili bakekala mu misumba iyashala ifibolya.+
Pantu ukalaba ifyo waseebene ilyo wali umwaice,
Kabili ukalaba ukuseebana kobe, pa mulandu wa kuti uli mukamfwilwa.”
5 “Pantu uwakubumbile+ aba ngo mulume obe,*+
Yehova wa mabumba e shina lyakwe,
Kabili uwa Mushilo uwa kwa Israele e Kalubula obe.+
Bakalamwita ukuti Lesa wa pano isonde ponse.+
6 Pantu Yehova akwitile kwati uli mukashi uo balekelesha kabili uwaba no bulanda,*+
Ngo mwanakashi uwaupilwe ilyo ali umukashana e lyo pa numa bamukaana,” e fyo Lesa obe alanda.
8 Ilyo nakalipe nga nshi nalikufishile icinso candi pa nshita iinono,+
Lelo apo ukutemwa kwandi ukushipwa kwa muyayaya, nkakubelela uluse,”+ e fyo Kalubula obe+ Yehova alanda.
9 “Cili kwati ni mu nshiku sha kwa Noa.+
Nga filya fine nalapile ukuti amenshi ya kwa Noa tayakabunshe isonde+ na kabili,
E fyo ndelapa ukuti nshakakufulilwe na kabili nelyo ukukukalipila.+
10 Pantu impili kuti bashifumyapo
No tupili kuti twasunkana,
Lelo ukutemwa kwandi ukushipwa takwakafume pali iwe,+
Ne cipangano candi ica mutende tacakasunkane,”+ e fyo Yehova, uulemubelela uluse+ alanda.
11 “We mwanakashi+ uwacula, we o umwela uukalamba usenda, we o bashasansamusha,+
Amabwe yobe ndeyakuulila ne ndaka iyakosa
Kabili ndebomfya safiri+ pa kupanga umufula obe.
12 Nkabomfya amabwe ya rubi pa kukuula icibumbili pa muulu we linga lya musumba,
Impongolo shobe nkashipangila na mabwe ayabengeshima,*
Ne fibumba fyobe fyonse nkafikuulila na mabwe aya mutengo sana.
14 Ukalimba imishila mu bulungami.+
Bakakutalusha sana ku bucushi,+
Tawakatiine nangu panono kabili takwakabe nangu cimo icikalakutiinya,
Pantu fikataluka kuli iwe.+
15 Umuntu nga akusansa,
Ninshi te ine imwebele.
Onse uwakusansa akawa pa mulandu obe.”+
Nine napangile no muntu uwipaya.+
17 Icanso conse ico bakupangila tacakabombe,+
Kabili ululimi lonse ulukupeela umulandu ukalushinina ukuti lwa bufi.
Ubu bupyani bwa babomfi ba kwa Yehova,
Kabili mbamona ukuti balilungama,” e fyo Yehova alanda.+