Isaya 66:1-24

  • Bupopweshi bwa kine ne bwa bubela (1-6)

  • Ziona inetu ne baana banji (7-17)

  • Bantu bakonkana na kupopwela mu Yelusalema (18-24)

66  Yehoba waamba’mba: “Mwiulu jo jitanda jami ne ntanda jo jitebe po nyanta maulu ami.+ Pano nzubo ya mutundu ka yo mukanshimikila,+Kabiji mpunzha yami ya kukokolokelamo iji pi?”+   Yehoba waamba’mba, “Bino bintu byonse nebilengele na maboko ami,Kabiji bino byo byo nebilengele byonse.+ Onkao mambo, amiwa nkatalanga, Ku muntu ye balengulula uji na binyenge kabiji ungakamwa* pa kumvwa byambo byami.+   Awa wipaya ñombe ujitu nobe yewa wipaya muntu mukwabo.+ Kabiji awa utapisha mukooko ujitu nobe yewa uchimuna kabwa nshingo.+ Awa upana bupe ujitu nobe yewa ulambula mashi a nkumba!+ Awa upana bya kufutumuna binunka bulongo+ bya kuvulukilako ujitu nobe yewa upesha na kwamba byambo bya kusanzawila.+ Besajilapo mashinda abo bene,Kabiji basekela* mu bintu bya bunya.   Onkao mambo, nkakebapo mashinda a kwibakambwilamo,+Ne bintu byonka byo bachina, byo byo nkebaletela. Mambo byo naichile kafwako nangwa umo wakumbwile ne;Kabiji byo naambile, kafwako nangwa umo watelekele ne.+ Batwajijiletu kuba bintu byatama kwi amiwa,Kabiji bafuukwilepo kuba bintu bimfichisha ku muchima.”+   Anweba muchina* bintu byo amba, umvwai byaamba Yehoba: “Balongo benu bemushikwa ne kwimukana na mambo a jizhina jami baambile’mba, ‘Yehoba atumbijikwe!’+ Bino Lesa ukeya ne kwimuletela lusekelo,Kabiji abo kikebalenga bumvu.”+   Mu muzhi mubena kumvwanyika kiwowo, kibena kufumina mu nzubo ya Lesa! Ke kiwowo kya balwanyi ba kwa Yehoba bo abena kukambula na mambo a byubilo byabo.   Saka akyangye kumvwa misongo, wasemene.+ Saka akyangye kumvwa bisanso, wasemene mwana wa mulume.   Ñanyi muntu wakyumvwapo kala kintu kya uno mutundu? Ñanyi wakimonapo kala bintu bya uno mutundu? Nanchi kyalo bakekilenga mu juba jimotu nyi? Nangwa abya kisaka kya bantu kyonse kikasemwa pa kimye kimotu nyi? Nangwa byonkabyo, bisanso byo byamufikijile Ziona, wasemene baana.   Yehoba waamba’mba, “Nanchi nkafikizha mwana ku kimye kyanji kya kusemwa, ne kumulengela kubula kusemwa nyi?” Lesa wobe waamba’mba, “Nanchi nkalengela mwana kusemwa ne kushinka lusemo lwa inanji nyi?” 10  Anweba bonse mwatemwa Yelusalema,+ sangalalai ne kusekela nanji pamo.+ Anweba bonse mubena kumujila, sangalelai nanji pamo, 11  Mambo anweba mukaamwa mabele anji kabiji akemutekenesha,Kabiji mukaamwa mabele avula ne kwikala na lusekelo na mambo a lukumo lwanji. 12  Mambo Yehoba waamba’mba: “Amiwa nkamupa mutende nobe mukola+Ne kumupa lukumo lwa bisaka bya bantu nobe mukola wayula.+ Bakemwamishanga ne kwimupaapa munyuma,Kabiji bakemutombaushanga pa maulu anji. 13  Byonkatu inetu byo atekenesha mwananji,Ne amiwa byo byo nkemutekeneshanga;+Kabiji nkemutekenesha na mambo a Yelusalema.+ 14  Byo mukamona kino, michima yenu ikasekela,Bikupa byenu bikakomanga bulongo nobe nsono ya munyemvu. Kabiji kuboko* kwa Yehoba kukayukanyikwa ku bakalume banji,Pano bino, ukazhingijila balwanyi banji.”+ 15  “Mambo Yehoba ukeya nobe mujilo,+Kabiji makalaki anji aji nobe mwela wa kinkunkwila,+Kuba’mba amweshe bukaji bwanji,Ne kwibakajipila na lubebe lwa mujilo.+ 16  Mambo Yehoba ukebakambula na mujilo,Kine, ukebatapa bonse* na mpoko yanji;Kabiji bantu Yehoba bo akepaya bakavula bingi. 17  Yehoba waamba’mba, “Aba bezhijika ne kwitokesha abo bene kuba’mba baye mu majimi*+ kulondela yewa ye baimika pakachi, ne kuja nyama ya nkumba,+ kuja bya bunya ne ba mpuku,+ bonse bakafwila pamo.” 18  “Byo nayuka mingilo yabo ne milanguluko yabo, mbena kwiya na kukonkanya pamo bantu ba mu bisaka bya bantu ne njimi yonse, kabiji bakeya ne kumona lukumo lwami.” 19  “Nkabika kiyukilo mukachi kabo kabiji nkatuma bamo ba mwi abo bapulukile kuya ku bisaka bya bantu, ko kuba’mba ku Tashishi,+ ku Pula ne ku Luda,+ bantu balwa na buta bwa mukanda. Kabiji nkebatuma ku Tubala ne ku Yavwanyi,+ makuji aji kwalepa, ku bantu bakyangye kumvwapo kala nkuwa yami nangwa kumonapo lukumo lwami. Kabiji bano bakasapwila lukumo lwami ku bisaka bya bantu.+ 20  Yehoba waamba’mba, “Balongo benu bonse bakebafumya mu bisaka byonse bya bantu+ kwikala ke kya bupe kwi Yehoba, bakebaleta ku mutumba wami wazhila wa Yelusalema pa bambili, pa makalaki, pa bikochikala, pa baana ba bambongolo ne pa bangamela, byonkatu bena Isalela byo baletanga bya bupe byabo mu bipe byatoka mu nzubo ya Yehoba.” 21  Yehoba waamba’mba, “Nkasalapo bamo kwikala bañanga ne bakwabo kwikala bena Levi.” 22  Yehoba waamba’mba, “Byonkatu meulu apya ne ntanda ipya+ byo mbena kulenga byo bikekala myaka ne myaka ku meso ami, ne baana* bobe ne jizhina jobe nabyo byo byo bikekala myaka ne myaka.”+ 23  Yehoba waamba’mba, “Kabiji kufuma pa kutentama kwa ñondo kukafika ne pa kutentama kwa ñondo mukwabo, ne kufuma pa juba ja sabado kukafika ne pa juba ja sabado jikwabo,Bantu bonse bakeyanga kwi amiwa na kumpopwela.”+ 24  “Kabiji bakalupukanga kuya na kutala palaala mibiji ya bantu bafwa bansatukijile;Mambo mapila akebajanga kechi akafwa ne,Ne mujilo ukebasoka kechi ukazhima ne,+Kabiji ino mibiji yafwa ikekala ke ya bunya ku bantu bonse.”*

Tubyambo twa munshi

Mu Kihebelu, “ ye lukunwa ye.”
Nangwa’mba “wikala na bijikila.”
Nangwa’mba “myeo yabo isekela.”
Nangwa’mba “mwikala na bijikila bya.”
Nangwa’mba “bulume.”
Nangwa’mba “bantu bonse.”
Ko kuba’mba, majimi apusanako mo bapopwelanga bankishi.
Mu Kihebelu, “lukunwa wobe.”