Isaya 38:1-22
38 Kumazuba aayo Hezekiya wakaciswa kapati cakuti wakali afwaafwi kufwa.+ Musinsimi Isaya+ imwana wa Amozi wakaboola kulinguwe akumwaambila kuti, “Mboobu mbwaamba Jehova: ‘Kobapa malailile bamuŋanda yako, nkaambo yebo ulafwa; tokoopona pe.’”+
2 Eelyo Hezekiya wakacenguluka, walanzya busyu bwakwe kubwaanda akutalika kupaila kuli Jehova kati:
3 “Akaka ndakukomba, O Jehova, koyeeya+ mbondali kweenda kumbele lyako cakusyomeka acamoyo woonse,+ akuti ndali kucita zintu zibotu mumeso aako.” Mpoonya Hezekiya wakatalika kulila kapati.
4 Mpoonya jwi lya Jehova lyakamusikila Isaya kaliti:
5 “Kopiluka ukaambile Hezekiya kuti,+ ‘Mboobu mbwaamba Jehova Leza wa Davida sikale wako: “Ndaumvwa mupailo wako.+ Ndaibona misozi yako.+ Eelyo ndilakuyungizyila myaka iili 15 kumazuba aabuumi bwako,+
6 alimwi ndilakuvwuna yebo alimwi amunzi ooyu mumaanza aamwami wa Asuri, alimwi munzi ooyu ndilaukwabilila.+
7 Nceeci citondezyo kuzwa kuli Jehova kutondezya kuti Jehova ulacicita ncobeni eeci ncaamba:+
8 Ndilacita kuti cimvwule cili aamatantilo* aa Ahazi icaselemukide kale akaambo kazuba cijokele musyule ntaamu zili kkumi.”’”+ Aboobo izuba lyakajokela musyule ntaamu zili kkumi aamatantilo aawo cimvwule mpocakaselemukide.
9 Ngaaya makani ngaakalemba Mwami Hezekiya wa Juda, ciindi naakacisidwe alimwi akupona kubulwazi bwakwe.
10 Ndakaamba kuti: “Mazuba aabuumi bwangu naacili akatiNdilanjila mumilyango ya Cuumbwe.*
Ndilanyangwa myaka yabuumi bwangu iisyeede.”
11 Ndakaamba kuti: “Tandikamuboni pe Ja,* inzya Ja munyika yabaumi.+
Kunyina limbi nondiyoobabona bantuCiindi nendinooli abaabo bakkala mubusena mozimanina zintu zyoonse.
12 Cikkalilo cangu cazyulwa akugusyigwa kulindime+Mbuli tente lyamweembezi.
Ndavwunga buumi bwangu mbubonya sikusuma mbwavwunga cisani;Wandikosola mbuli mbozikosolwa ntali zyacibelesyo cakusumya.
Kuzwa ciindi noulibonya mumuni wazuba kusikila masiku yebo uluujisi kundimaninizya.+
13 Ndilalibatamika kusikila mafwumofwumo.
Mbubonya mbuli syuumbwa, walo uluujisi kupwayaula mafwuwa aangu oonse;Kuzwa ciindi noulibonya mumuni wazuba kusikila masiku yebo uluujisi kundimaninizya.+
14 Mbubonya mbuli kamembya naa kanco ndiluujisi kulila;+Ndiluujisi kukuluma mbubonya mbuli nziba.+
Meso aangu aalemede alanga kujulu kandaamba kuti:+
‘O Jehova, ndapenga citaambiki;Koba mugwasyi wangu!’*+
15 Ino inga ndaamba nzi?
Walo wandaambila alimwi wacicita.
Myaka yabuumi bwangu yoonse ndeenda cakulibombyaAkaambo kakupenga kapati mumoyo.
16 ‘O Jehova, bantu boonse balapona akaambo kazintu eezyi,*Alimwi mulinzizyo momuli buumi bwamuuya wangu.
Yebo uyoondiponya akundipa kuti ndizumanane kupona.+
17 Bona! Muciindi cakuba aluumuno ndakapenga kapati;Pele akaambo kakuti yebo ulandiyanda kapati,Wakandivwuna kumulindi walunyonyooko.+
Zibi zyangu zyoonse wazisowela kusyule lyako.*+
18 Nkaambo Cuumbwe* tacikonzyi kukulemeka,+Lufwu talukonzyi kukutembaula pe.+
Aabo baselemukila mucilindi tabakonzyi kulangila kusyomeka kwako.+
19 Baumi, inzya baumi, mbabakonzya kukutembaula,Mbubonya mbondicita mebo obuno buzuba.
Usyi bana ulakonzya kupa kuti bana bakwe babe aluzyibo kujatikizya kusyomeka kwako.+
20 O Jehova, kondifwutula,Eelyo tuyakwiimba nyimbo zyangu atuntimbwa+Mazuba oonse aabuumi bwesu kuŋanda ya Jehova.’”+
21 Mpoonya Isaya wakaamba kuti: “Amulete cibunge cankuyu ziyumu mumunanike acuute, kutegwa apone.”+
22 Hezekiya wakabuzyide kuti: “Ino kuli citondezyo nzi cakuti ndiyakuunka kuŋanda ya Jehova?”+
Bupanduluzi buyungizyidwe
^ Ambweni matantilo aaya akali kubelesyegwa kubala ciindi.
^ Naa “Cikkalilo Cabafwu.” Amubone Bupanduluzi Bwamabala.
^ “Ja” nkufwiinsyigwa kwazina lyakuti Jehova.
^ Mu Chihebrayo, “Koba cisinizyo cangu.”
^ Nkokuti, zisyomezyo zya Leza alimwi amilimo yakwe.
^ Naa “Yebo wagusya zibi zyangu zyoonse kumbele aameso aako.”
^ Naa “Cikkalilo Cabafwu.” Amubone Bupanduluzi Bwamabala.
