Esekiele 9:1-11

9  E lyo abilikishe kuli ine ne shiwi ilikalamba, ati: “Nabapalame aba konaula umusumba, cila muntu ne canso cakwe ica konawilako mu minwe yakwe!”  Kabili moneni! kwali abaume mutanda (6) abaleisa ukufuma ku nshila ya ku mpongolo ya pa muulu+ iyalosha ku kapinda ka ku kuso, cila muntu ne canso cakwe ica kutobawilako mu minwe yakwe; kabili kwali no muntu umo mu kati kabo uwafwele insalu iisuma,+ kabili mu musana wakwe mwali ico kalemba abikamo inki, kabili baingile no kwiminina ku mbali ya ciipailo ca mukuba.+  Lelo ubukata bwa kwa Lesa wa kwa Israele,+ bwalifumine pa muulu wa bakerubi+ apo bwali no kuya ku mwinshi wa ng’anda,+ kabili abilikishe ku wafwele insalu iisuma,+ uo mu musana wakwe mwali ico kalemba abikamo inki.  E lyo Yehova amwebele ati: “Pita mu musumba, mu Yerusalemu, no kushila akashilwa pa mpumi sha bantu abateta no kuliliishika+ pa fya bunani ifilecitwa mu kati ka uko.”+  Na ba bambi abebele ninshi ndeumfwako ati: “Piteni mu musumba mulemukonka kabili komeni abantu. Mwileka amenso yenu yekatwe ubulanda, kabili mwilangulukila iyo.+  Ipayauleni no kulofya abaume abakote, abalumendo na bakashana, abana na banakashi.+ Lelo mwipalama pa muntu onse uwashilwapo akashilwa,+ kabili mutampile apa mushilo pandi.”+ Awe batampile pa bakote abali pa ntanshi ya ng’anda.+  Asosele kuli bena kabili ati: “Kowesheni ing’anda na mu mansa sha iko isushenimo abaipaiwa.+ Kabiyeni!” Na bo baliile no kukoma abantu mu musumba.  Nomba ilyo balekoma abantu, ine nalipuswike, kabili nawile ubukupeme+ nalapunda no kutila: “Iye,+ mwe Shikulu Mulopwe Yehova! Bushe muleonaula abashalapo bonse aba mu bena Israele ilyo mulepongolwela ubukali bwenu pali Yerusalemu?”+  Na o anjaswike ati: “Imembu sha ba mu ng’anda ya kwa Israele na Yuda+ nashibipisha icine cine,+ ne calo caisulamo imilopa+ no musumba waisulamo ifyabipa;+ pantu batila ‘Yehova alisha icalo,+ kabili Yehova tamona.’+ 10  Na ine amenso yandi tayaikatwe ubulanda,+ kabili nshalangulukile.+ Imibele yabo nkaibika pa mitwe yabo.”+ 11  Kabili moneni! ulya muntu wafwele insalu iisuma, uo mu musana wakwe mwali ico kalemba abikamo inki, abweseshe amashiwi, ati: “Nincita filya fine fye munjebele.”+

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