Esekiele 36:1-38
36 “Nomba iwe we mwana wa muntu, sesema pa lwa mpili sha kwa Israele, kabili utile, ‘Mwe mpili sha kwa Israele, umfweni icebo ca kwa Yehova.
2 Shikulu Mulopwe Yehova atila: “Umulwani alandile pali imwe ati, ‘Eya! Ne fifulo fya kupepelapo ifya kale na kale nomba fyaba fyesu!’”’+
3 “E ico sesema auti, ‘Shikulu Mulopwe Yehova atila: “Pa mulandu wa kuti nabakusha icibolya kabili nabakusansa ukufuma mu ntunga shonse, pa kuti ukabe uwa bantu abakapusuka* mu bantu ba mu nko, pantu abantu balakulandapo kabili balakwamba,+
4 mwe mpili sha kwa Israele, umfweni ifyo Shikulu Mulopwe Yehova alanda! Shikulu Mulopwe Yehova ale-eba impili no tupili, imilonga, imipokapoka, incende ishashala ifibolya+ ne misumba umushaba abantu iyo abapuswike mu nko ishabashingulwike bapoka ifipe kabili iyo bapumya;+
5 Shikulu Mulopwe Yehova aleti, ‘Pa mulandu no kucincila kwandi ukwaba ngo mulilo,+ nkalanda na bakapusuka mu nko na bena Edomu bonse, abasekelela sana kabili abalanda musaalula musaalula+ ukuti icalo candi calo cabo pa kuti bapoke impanga sha mulemfwe kabili bapoke ifipe ifyabamo.’”’+
6 “E ico sesema pa calo ca Israele, kabili webe impili no tupili, imilonga ne mipokapoka auti, ‘Shikulu Mulopwe Yehova atila: “Moneni! Nalalanda pa mulandu no kucincila kwandi kabili mu bukali bwandi, pantu inko shalimuseebanya.”’+
7 “E ico Shikulu Mulopwe Yehova atila: ‘Ine naimya ukuboko kwandi no kulapa ukuti inko isha kushinguluka shikaseebana pa fyo shakuseebenye.+
8 Lelo imwe mwe mpili sha kwa Israele mukakwata imisambo kabili mukatwala ifisabo fya kuti abantu bandi abena Israele+ bakalelya, pantu bali no kubwela nomba line.
9 Pantu ndi na imwe, nkapilibukila kuli imwe kabili mukalimwa no kubyalwamo imbuto.
10 Nkafusha abantu benu—aba mu ng’anda ya kwa Israele yonse, bonse fye—kabili mu misumba mukekala abantu+ ne ncende ishashala ifibolya shikakuulwa cipya cipya.+
11 Cine cine, nkafusha abantu benu ne fitekwa fyenu,+ abantu bobe bakafyalana ne fitekwa fyobe fikasandana; kabili nkalenga ukekalwemo nga fintu cali kale,+ nkalenga ukatunguluke ukucila ifyo wali kale;+ kabili mukeshiba ukuti nine Yehova.+
12 Nkalenga abantu—abantu bandi abena Israele—bakende muli imwe, kabili mukaba ababo.+ Mukaba ubupyani bwabo, kabili tamwakatale amulenga bakafwilwe abana.’”+
13 “Shikulu Mulopwe Yehova atila, ‘Pa mulandu wa kuti bamweba abati: “Muli calo icipaya abantu kabili mulenga inko shilefwilwa abana,”’
14 ‘tamwakatwalilile ukwipaya abantu nelyo ukulenga inko shenu shikalefwilwa abana,’ e fyo Shikulu Mulopwe Yehova alanda.
15 ‘Nshakaleke inko shikatwalilile ukumusaalula nelyo ukuleka abantu bakalemupontela,+ kabili nshakalenge inko shenu shikaleipununa,’ e fyo Shikulu Mulopwe Yehova alanda.”
16 Na kabili Yehova anjebele ati:
17 “We mwana wa muntu, ilyo aba mu ng’anda ya kwa Israele baleikala mu calo cabo, balicikoweseshe pa mulandu ne mibele yabo e lyo ne fyo balecita.+ Imibele yabo naleimona kwati makowesha ya mwanakashi uuli ku mweshi.+
18 E ico nalibapongwelele ubukali bwandi pa mulandu wa mulopa uo basuumishe mu calo,+ na pa mulandu wa kuti balikoweseshe icalo ku tulubi twabo utwa bunani.*+
19 E ico nabasalanganishishe mu nko kabili nabapashiile mu fyalo.+ Nabapingwile ukulingana ne mibele yabo kabili ukulingana ne fyo balecita.
20 Lelo ilyo bafikile kuli isho inko, abantu baliseebenye ishina lyandi ilya mushilo+ pantu balelanda pali bena abati, ‘Aba bantu ba kwa Yehova, nomba balifuma mu calo cakwe.’
21 E ico nkalanga ukuti nalibika amano kwi shina lyandi ilya mushilo, ilyo aba mu ng’anda ya kwa Israele baseebanya mu nko isho bayamo.”+
22 “E ico eba aba mu ng’anda ya kwa Israele auti, ‘Shikulu Mulopwe Yehova atila: “Te pa mulandu wenu ndecitila ici, mwe ba mu ng’anda ya kwa Israele, lelo ni pa mulandu we shina lyandi ilya mushilo ilyo mwaseebanya mu nko isho mwayamo.”’+
23 ‘Nkalenga ishina lyandi ilikalamba+ likabe ilya mushilo, ishina ilyaseebana mu nko, ilyo imwe mwaseebanya mu nko kabili inko shikeshiba ukuti nine Yehova,’+ e fyo Shikulu Mulopwe Yehova alanda, ‘ilyo nkalenga ishina lyandi likabe ilya mushilo pa menso ya shiko.
24 Nkamufumya mu nko no kumulonganika ukufuma mu fyalo fyonse kabili nkamubwesesha mu calo cenu.+
25 Nkamusansa amenshi ayasuma kabili mukaba ababusaka,+ nkamusangulula ku kukowela kwenu konse+ na ku tulubi twenu utwa bunani tonse.+
26 Nkamupeela umutima uupya,+ kabili nkabika umupashi uupya muli imwe.+ Nkafumya umutima uwaba nge libwe+ mu mibili yenu kabili nkamupeela umutima uwanaka ngo munofu.*
27 Nkabika umupashi wandi muli imwe, nkalenga mukalekonka amafunde yandi,+ kabili mukalakonka no bupingushi bwandi.
28 Lyena mukalaikala mu calo ico napeele ifikolwe fyenu, kabili mukaba abantu bandi na ine nkaba Lesa wenu.’+
29 “‘Nkamulubula ku fyakowela fyenu fyonse, nkeba ingano ukuti shikafule, kabili nshakamuletele icipowe.+
30 Nkalenga ifisabo fya ku fimuti fikafule, kabili nkalenga ifisabo fya mu mabala yenu fikafule, pa kuti mwikaseebana na kabili mu nko pa mulandu wa cipowe.+
31 Lyena mukebukisha imibele yenu iyabipa ne fishaweme ifyo mwalecita, kabili mukaipata mwe bene pa mulandu wa membu shenu ne fyabipa ifyo mwalecita.+
32 Nomba ishibeni ukuti: Te pa mulandu wenu ndecitila ifi,’+ e fyo Shikulu Mulopwe Yehova alanda. ‘Lelo mufwile ukumfwa insoni kabili mumfwile ukumfwa ukuti na museebana pa mulandu wa mibele yenu, mwe ba mu ng’anda ya kwa Israele.’
33 “Shikulu Mulopwe Yehova atila: ‘Mu bushiku nkamusangulula ku membu shenu shonse, nkalenga imisumba ikekalwemo,+ ne ncende isho baonala shikakuulwe cipya cipya.+
34 Icalo icashele icibolya ico umupita nshila onse alemona ukuti cashala icibolya, cikalimwamo.
35 Kabili abantu bakalalanda abati: “Icalo icali icibolya caba nge bala lya Edeni,+ kabili imisumba iyaonaike, iyashele ifibolya kabili iyo babongolwele nomba yakwata amalinga ayakosa kabili mwalaikala abantu.”+
36 Kabili inko ishikashalako pa nko ishamushinguluka shikeshiba ukuti ine ne Yehova, ninkuula ifyabongolweke, kabili mu calo icashele icibolya ninimbamo fimo. Ine ne Yehova ninanda, kabili nincita.’+
37 “Shikulu Mulopwe Yehova atila, ‘Nkaleka na ba mu ng’anda ya kwa Israele bakanombe ukubacitila ici: Nkafusha abantu babo ica kuti bakaba kwati mukuni.
38 Bakaba ngo mukuni wa bantu ba mushilo, ngo mukuni wa kwa Yerusalemu* mu nshita ya mitebeto yakwe,+ mu misumba iyaonaike mukesula amabumba ya bantu;+ kabili bakeshiba ukuti nine Yehova.’”
Amafutunoti
^ Mu ciHebere, “abakashalapo.”
^ Ishiwi lya ciHebere ilyo bapilibula ukuti ubunani, lyalipalana ne shiwi lya ciHebere ilipilibula ukuti ubusali. Kabili balibomfya nga balelanda pa fya muselu.
^ E kutila, uukonka ifyo Lesa alanda.
^ Nelyo kuti yapilibula no kuti, “nga imikuni ya mpaanga isho baletuula amalambo mu Yeresalemu.”
