Esekiele 9:1-11
9 Lyena ambilikishe mwi shiwi ilikalamba ati: “Ita abakonaula umusumba, cila muntu ese ne canso ca konawilako mu minwe yakwe!”
2 Namwene abaume 6 abaleisa ukufuma ku nshila ya ku mpongolo ya pa muulu+ iyabela ku kapinda ka ku kuso. Cila muntu ali ne canso ca kutobawilako mu minwe yakwe; kabili pali bena pali no muntu uwafwele insalu iisuma, uo mu musana wakwe mwali ako kalemba abikamo inki, kabili balingiile, baiminina na lubali lwa ciipailo ca mukuba.+
3 Lyena ubukata bwa kwa Lesa wa kwa Israele,+ bwaimine ukufuma pa muulu wa bakerubi apo bwali no kuya ku mwinshi wa ng’anda,+ kabili atendeke ukubilikisha uwafwele insalu iisuma, uwakwete ako kalemba abikamo inki mu musana.
4 Yehova amwebele ati: “Kabiye upite mu musumba, mu Yerusalemu, kabili ushile akashilwa pa mpumi sha bantu abateta no kuliliishika+ pa fya bunani ifilecitika mu musumba.”+
5 Kabili aebele aba bambi ninshi ndeumfwako ati: “Piteni mu musumba mulemukonka kabili mwipayaule abantu. Mwibomfwila uluse* kabili mwibalangulukilako.+
6 Mwipaye no kulofya abaume abakote, abalumendo, abakashana, abana abanono na banakashi.+ Lelo mwipalama pa muntu uuli onse uushililwe akashilwa.+ Mufwile ukutampila pa cifulo candi ica mushilo.”+ E ico batampiile pa bakalamba abali pa ntanshi ya ng’anda.+
7 Lyena abebele ati: “Kowesheni ing’anda kabili mu mansa sha iko mwisushemo ifitumbi.+ Kabiyeni!” E ico balile kabili balipeye abantu mu musumba.
8 Ilyo baleipaya abantu, nine fye nashelepo kabili nalifukeme nafisha ne mpumi panshi, e lyo nalila nati: “Iye, mwe Shikulu Mulopwe Yehova! Bushe mwalalofya bonse abashalapo aba mu bena Israele ilyo mulepongolwela ubukali bwenu pali Yerusalemu?”+
9 E ico anjebele ati: “Imembu sha ba mu ng’anda ya kwa Israele na Yuda nashibipisha icine cine.+ Icalo ciswilemo ukusuumya umulopa+ kabili mu musumba mwiswile amafisakanwa.+ Batila, Yehova alisha icalo kabili Yehova talemona.’+
10 Lelo ine nshakabomfwile uluse nelyo ukubalangulukilako.+ Ifikafuma mu fyabipa ifyo bacita nkafibika pa mitwe yabo.”
11 Lyena namwene ulya umwaume uwafwele insalu iisuma uo mu musana wakwe mwali aka kubikamo inki abwesha amashiwi, ati: “Nincita filya fine mwacinjeba.”
Amafutunoti
^ Mu ciHebere, “mwileka amenso yenu yabomfwile uluse.”
