Izaiya
48 Bveserani ipi, imwe a dzindza ya Yakobe,
Imwe mudapasika dzina ya Izraeli,+
Pontho imwe adabuluka kuna Yuda,*
Imwe anadumbira mu dzina ya Yahova,+
Pontho imwe munacemera Mulungu wa Izraeli,
Maseze musacita pyenepi mwaumpfakafaka na mwakusowa ulungami.+
2 Thangwi iwo apasika dzina ya nzinda wakucena,+
Mbasaka ciphedzo ca Mulungu wa Izraeli,+
Wakuti dzina yace ndi Yahova wa anyankhondo.
3 “Ine ndakupangani kale kakamwe pinthu pidamala kucitika.*
Mulomo wanga walonga pyenepi,
Pontho ine ndakudziwisani.+
Mwakukhonda dembuka, ine ndacita pinthu pidalonga ine mbapikwanirisika.+
4 Nakuti ine ndikhadziwa kuti ndiwe munthu wakukhonda bvera,
Kuti uzingo wa khosi yako ndi wakuwanga ninga utale, pontho nkhope yako ndi ninga nkuwa,+
5 Ine ndakupanga pyenepi kale kakamwe.
Pinthu pyenepi mbapidzati kucitika, ine ndakudziwisa,
Toera iwe ukhonde kulonga: ‘Adacita pyenepi ndi dzimunthu yanga;
Dzimunthu yanga yakusemwa na dzimunthu yanga ya utale* ndiyo idatonga kucita pyenepi.’
6 Iwe wabva, pontho waona pyenepi pyonsene.
Kodi nee unapangambo anango?+
Kutomera cincino kuenda ntsogolo, ine ndinakupanga pinthu pipswa,+
Pinthu pyakuti iwe nee ukhapidziwa, thangwi pikhali ncibisobiso.
7 Pyenepi pikucitwa cincino, nee pyacitwa kale kakamwe,
Pinthu pyakuti cipo iwe ukhadapibva kale,
Toera iwe ukhonde kulonga: ‘Onani, ine ndikhapidziwa kale.’
8 Iwe nee wapibva,+ pontho nee ukhapidziwa kale,
Kalene makutu ako akhadafungwa.
Thangwi ine ndisadziwa kuti iwe usacita pinthu pizinji kakamwe pya umpfakafaka,+
Pontho iwe usacemerwa nyakudawa kutomera mu ndzidzi udabalwa iwe.+
9 Mbwenye thangwi ya dzina yanga, ine ndinabweza ukali wanga;+
Thangwi ya mbiri yanga, ine nee ndinadzapangiza ukali wanga kuna iwe,
Pontho nee ndinadzakufudza.+
10 Ona, ine ndakusungula, mbwenye tayu ninga pinacitwa parata.+
Ine ndakuyesera* mbandikunyungulusa pa mbuto inanyungulusirwa utale.+
11 Ine ndinacita pinthu thangwi ya dzina yanga+
Thangwi yanji ndinatawirisa kuti dzina yanga ipswipiswe?+
Mbiri yanga nee ndinaipereka kuna unango.
12 Ndibvesere, iwe Yakobe na iwe Izraeli, ule adacemera ine.
Ndingapicemera, ipyo pisabwera.
14 Khalani pabodzi pene imwe monsene, pontho bveserani.
Mbani pakati pawo* adadziwisa pinthu pyenepi?
Ule wakuti Yahova asanfuna.+
Anadzacita ku Bhabhilonya pyonsene pinafuna iye,+
Pontho iye anaphatisira nkono wace toera kufudza Akaldheya.+
15 Ine ndalonga, pontho ndancemera.+
Ine ndamʼbweresa, pontho ndinadzacitisa kuti pinthu pinfambire mwadidi.+
16 Bwerani dhuzi na ine, pontho bveserani ipi.
Bulukira pakutoma, ine nee ndalonga ncibisobiso.+
Mu ndzidzi ukhacitika pinthu, ine ndikhali penepo.”
Mbwenye cincino, Yahova Mbuya Wankulu Kakamwe atuma ine, pontho atuma nzimu wace.
17 Ipi ndi pidalonga Yahova Muomboli wako, Wakucena wa Izraeli:+
“Ine Yahova ndine Mulungu wako,
Ule anakupfundzisa toera pinthu pikufambire mwadidi,+
Ule anakupangiza njira inafunika iwe kufamba nayo.+
18 Mbapidakhala mwadidi kakamwe mbudabvera matongero anga!+
Natenepa, ntendere wako mbudakhala ninga nkulo,+
Pontho ulungami wako mbudakhala ninga mabimbi a mʼbara.+
Cipo madzina awo mbadabuluswa, peno kufudzwa pamaso panga.
20 Bulukani mʼBhabhilonya!+
Thawani Akaldheya!
Khuwani mwakutsandzaya toera kudziwisa pyenepi! Pidziwiseni!+
Dziwisani pyenepi mpaka kunkhomo kwa dziko yapantsi.+
Longani: “Yahova aombola ntumiki wace Yakobe.+
21 Mu ndzidzi ukhaatsogolera iye mʼmbuto zakusowa madzi, iwo nee akhabva nyota.+
Iye aabulusira madzi pamwala;
Iye aswa mwala, mbacitisa madzi kubuluka penepo.”+
22 Yahova alonga: “Nkhabeko ntendere kuna ale anacita pinthu pyakuipa.”+