Esaya 45:1-25
45 Ifi e fyo Yehova asosa ku wasubwa wakwe,+ kuli Sailasi, uo naikata ku kuboko kwakwe ukwa ku kulyo,+ ku kucimfya inko ku ntanshi yakwe,+ pa kuti ningakakula mu misana ya shamfumu; ku kwisula ku ntanshi yakwe ifiibi fibili, ica kuti nangu fye ni mpongolo tashakesalwe:
2 “Ine nkakutangilila,+ kabili nkapasa apalundumana.+ Nkatobaula ifiibi fya mukuba, ne milando ya cela nkaiputaula.+
3 Kabili nkakupeela ifyuma+ ifyaba mu mfifi ne fyuma ifyafiswa ukwafisama, pa kuti ukeshibe ukuti nine Yehova Lesa wa kwa Israele, ne wakwitile mwi shina lyobe.+
4 Pa mulandu wa mubomfi wandi Yakobo na pa mulandu wa kwa Israele uwasalwa wandi,+ nakwitile mwi shina lyobe; kabili nakupeele ishina lya mucinshi, nangu ca kuti tawanjishibe.+
5 Nine Yehova, kabili takwaba umbi.+ Takwaba Lesa umbi kano ine.+ Nkakukosha, nangu ca kuti tawanjishiba,
6 pa kuti abantu beshibe ukufuma ku kabanga no kufuma ku masamba ukuti takwaba umbi kano ine.+ Nine Yehova, kabili takwaba umbi.+
7 Nine mpanga ulubuuto+ no kupanga imfifi,+ nine mpanga umutende+ no kuleta amacushi,+ ine, ne Yehova, ndacita ifi fyonse.+
8 “Mwe myulu, tonyeni ubulungami ukufuma ku muulu kwati ni mfula;+ kabili lekeni umuulu wa makumbi utonye ubulungami.+ Lekeni isonde liisuke, kabili lekeni lisulemo ipusukilo, kabili lekeni lilenge ubulungami ukupuuka+ pa nshita imo ine. Ine, ne Yehova, nine nalibumba.”+
9 We bulanda ku umana na Kalenga wakwe,+ filya ici-inga cumana ne fi-inga fimbi! Bushe iloba+ kuti lyaeba nakabumba ati: “Finshi ulebumba?” Ne co wapanga bushe kuti cakweba ati: “Tawakwata amaboko”?
10 We bulanda ku usosa kuli wishi ati: “Cinshi wafyala?” na kuli nyina ati: “Cinshi ulepaapa?”+
11 Yehova, Uwa Mushilo uwa kwa Israele+ kabili Kalenga+ wakwe, atila: “Njipusha pa fintu ifileisa+ pa bana bandi;+ kabili njebeni ico mfwile ukucita pa mulimo+ wa minwe yandi.
12 Nine napangile isonde+ no kubumba umuntunse uwabapo.+ Ine amaboko yandi yalifungulula umuulu,+ kabili nalipeela fyonse ifyabamo ifunde.”+
13 “Ine nalimya umuntu umo mu bulungami,+ kabili inshila shakwe shonse nkashitambalika.+ E ukakuula umusumba wandi,+ kabili akalubula abantu bandi abali muli bunkole,+ takabalubule pa mulandu wa kuti bamulipila+ nangu pa mulandu wa kuti bamupeela amafisakanwa,” e fyo Yehova wa mabumba asosa.
14 Yehova atila: “Ababomfi ba ku Egupti+ abashilipilwa na bashimakwebo ba ku Etiopia na bena Seba,+ abaume abatali,+ bakesa kuli iwe, kabili bakaba abantu bobe.+ Bakenda ku numa yobe; bakesa nabakakwa mu minyololo,+ kabili bakakukontamina.+ Bakapepa kuli iwe, abati, ‘Cine cine Lesa aba na iwe,+ kabili takwaba umbi; takwaba Lesa umbi.’”+
15 Cine cine ni mwe Lesa uwaifisa,+ Lesa wa kwa Israele, Umupusushi.+
16 Bakekatwa insoni no kuseebana, bonse. Abapanga ifimpashanya bakendela pamo mu museebanya.+
17 Israele ena bakamupususha kuli Yehova+ ukupususha kwa muyayaya.+ Imwe tamwakekatwe insoni,+ nelyo ukuseebana+ umuyayaya umuyayaya.
18 Pantu Yehova, Kalenga wa muulu,+ Lesa wa cine,+ Kapanga we sonde kabili Kalenga wa liko,+ uwalipampamike,+ ushalipangiile apa fye, lelo uwalipangiile ukuti lileikalwamo, atila:+ “Nine Yehova, kabili takwaba umbi.+
19 Nshasoseele umwafisama,+ mu ncende yafiita iye sonde; nangu kusosa ku lubuto lwa kwa Yakobo, ati, ‘Mfwayeni apa fye.’+ Nine Yehova, nsosa icalungama, kabili nanda ifyatambalala.+
20 “Longaneni no kwisa.+ Iseni mupepi pamo, mwe bafyuka mu nko.+ Abasenda ifimpashanya fyabo ifyabaswa tabaishiba kantu, nangu ni balya abapepa kuli lesa uushingapususha.+
21 Shimikeni no kulondolola imilandu yenu.+ Cine cine, lekeni bapandane amano pamo. Nani walengele ici ukumfwika ukufuma ku kale?+ Nani uwashimika ici ukutula lilya?+ Bushe te ine, ne Yehova? Nine kabili tapali Lesa umbi kano ine;+ nine Lesa umulungami kabili Umupusushi,+ kabili takwaba na umbi kano ine.+
22 “Iseni kuli ine no kupusuka,+ bonse mwe baba ku mpela ye sonde; pantu nine Lesa, kabili takwaba umbi.+
23 Nali-ilapa ne mwine+—amashiwi yalifuma mu kanwa kandi mu bulungami,+ kabili tayakabwele+—ukuti kuli ine ikufi lyonse likafukama,+ no lulimi lonse lukalapa,+
24 ukutila, ‘Cine cine muli Yehova mwaba ubulungami ubwingi na maka.+ Bonse abamufulilwa bakesa kuli ena no kwikatwa insoni.+
25 Muli Yehova e mo abana+ bonse aba kwa Israele bakabela abalungama+ kabili e mo bakaitakishisha.’”+