Yoele 3:1-21
3 “Pantu, moneni! mu nshiku shilya na mu nshita+ ilya, ilyo nkabwesha bankole ba mu Yuda na ba mu Yerusalemu,+
2 e lyo nkalonganya ne nko+ shonse no kushitentemushisha mwi lungu lya kwa Yehoshafati;+ kabili e mo nkashipingwila pa mulandu wa bantu bandi kabili ubupyani bwandi abena Israele,+ abo basalangenye mu nko; no kwakana icalo candi.+
3 Kabili balependwila ifipendwilo+ pa bantu bandi; kabili balepeela umwana umwaume ku kukabushamo cilende,+ no mwana umwanakashi balemushitisha ku kushitamo umwangashi, uwa kuti banwe.
4 “Na kabili, bushe iwe we Turi na Sidone+ na imwe mwe fitungu fyonse ifya baPelishiti+ ni mwe mwingapama ukucita ifi kuli ine? Bushe ifi mulencita e cilambu? Kabili ifi nga e fyo mulencita, nkangufyanya ukulandula pa micitile yenu.+
5 Pantu mwasenda silfere wandi na golde wandi,+ kabili mwaingisha ne fisuma fyandi mu matempele yenu;+
6 kabili mwashitisha+ abana ba kwa Yuda na bana ba mu Yerusalemu ku baGriki,+ pa kuti mubatalushe ku mupaka wabo;+
7 moneni ndelenga bafume kulya kuntu mwabashitishe,+ kabili nkalandula pa micitile yenu.+
8 Kabili nkapeela* abana benu abaume na bana benu abanakashi ku bana ba kwa Yuda,+ na bo bakabashitisha ku bena Sheba,+ ku luko ulwa kutali;+ pantu Yehova umwine nasosa.
9 “Bilisheni ici mu nko,+ ‘Ipekanishisheni ubulwi! Cincisheni impalume!+ Lekeni bapalame! Bese abaume ba bulwi bonse!+
10 Fuleni amaplao yenu yabe impanga, ne fya kutungwilako+ imiti fyenu fibe amafumo. No watembuka, asose ati: “Ndi mpalume.”+
11 Iseni ku kwafwilisha, mwe nko shonse ishashingulukako,+ no kuilonganya.’”+
Mwe Yehova, tentemushisheni impalume shenu kuli cilya cifulo.+
12 “Lekeni inko shiime, shinine shise na mwi lungu lya kwa Yehoshafati;+ pantu mulya e mo nkekala ku kupingula inko shonse ishashingulukako.+
13 “Pishenimo icikwakwa,+ pantu nafipya ifya kuseepa.+ Iseni, tentemukeni, pantu ica kukaminamo imyangashi naciisula.+ Ifya kukaminamo filepala; pantu ububi bwabo nabufula.+
14 Bacinkupiti, kabili bacinkupiti bali mwi lungu lya kupingwilamo,+ pantu ubushiku bwa kwa Yehova buli mupepi mwi lungu lya kupingwilamo.+
15 Akasuba no mweshi fikaaluka imfifi, ne ntanda tashakabalike.+
16 Kabili mu Sione e mo Yehova akabulumina, na mu Yerusalemu e mo akasanswila ishiwi lyakwe.+ Kabili fikatenta umuulu ne sonde;+ lelo Yehova akaba ubucingo ku bantu bakwe,+ kabili icubo ca bana ba kwa Israele.+
17 E lyo mukeshiba ukuti nine Yehova Lesa wenu,+ uwikala mu Sione ulupili lwandi ulwa mushilo.+ Kabili Yerusalemu akaba icifulo ca mushilo;+ na bambi bambi, tabakapitemo na kabili.+
18 “Kabili mu bushiku bwine ubo, impili shikatonya umwangashi uwalowa,+ no tupili tukakonkolokamo umukaka, ne milonga yonse iya mu Yuda ikalapitamo amenshi. Kabili mu ng’anda ya kwa Yehova e mukafuma akamfukumfuku,+ kabili kakalatapilila umupokapoka uwa Miti ya Mushita.+
19 Egupti akaba icibolya;+ na Edomu akashala amatololo umushaba abantu,+ pa mulandu wa bunkalwe ku bana ba kwa Yuda, uo mu calo cakwe basuumishe umulopa wa kaele.+
20 Lelo Yuda, akekalwamo+ umuyayaya, na Yerusalemu akekalwamo ku nkulo ne nkulo.+
21 Kabili nkalamona umulopa wabo ukuti wa kaele, umulopa uo nshalemona ukuti wa kaele;+ na Yehova akalaikala mu Sione.”+
Amafutunoti
^ Mu ciHebere paba ati, “nkashitisha.”
