Mukambausi 3:1-22

  • “Zintu zyoonse zilijisi ciindi canzizyo” (1-8)

  • Kukkomana mubuumi ncipego cizwa kuli Leza (9-15)

    • Buumi butamani buli mumoyo wabantu (11)

  • Leza ulabeteka bantu boonse cabululami (16, 17)

  • Bantu abanyama boonse balafwa (18-22)

    • Boonse balajokela kubulongo (20)

3  Zintu zyoonse zilijisi ciindi canzizyo,Ciindi cazintu zyoonse zicitika aano aanyika:   Ciindi cakuzyalwa aciindi cakufwa;Ciindi cakusyanga aciindi cakuzyula ceeco cakasyangidwe;   Ciindi cakujaya aciindi cakuponya;Ciindi cakumwaya aciindi cakuyaka;   Ciindi cakulila aciindi cakuseka;Ciindi cakoomoka aciindi cakuzyana;*   Ciindi cakusowa mabwe aciindi cakubungika mabwe;Ciindi cakukumbata aciindi cakulilesya kukumbata;   Ciindi cakuyandaula aciindi cakuciluba buyo eeco casweeka;Ciindi cakuyobola aciindi cakusowa;   Ciindi cakuzapula+ aciindi cakusuma;Ciindi cakuumuna+ aciindi cakwaambaula;+   Ciindi cakuyanda aciindi cakusulaika;+Ciindi cankondo aciindi caluumuno.  Ino mubelesi ujana nzi kumilimo yoonse njabeleka canguzu?+ 10  Ndaubona mulimo ooyo Leza ngwaapa bana babantu kuti kabajisi bubi kuubeleka. 11  Zintu zyoonse wazipanga kuti kazili zibotu* muciindi canzizyo.+ Wabikka abuumi butamani mumyoyo yabo; nokuba boobo bantu kunyina nobayakwiimvwisya milimo eeyo Leza mwini-mwini njaacita kuzwa kumatalikilo kusikila kumamanino. 12  Ndazyiba kuti kunyina cintu ciinda kubota kulimbabo kunze lyakukondwa akucita zibotu eelyo nobacipona,+ 13  alimwi akuti muntu woonse kalya, kanywa alimwi akukkomana akaambo kamilimo yakwe yoonse njabeleka canguzu. Eeci ncipego ca Leza.+ 14  Ndazyiba kuti zintu zyoonse nzyapanga Leza mwini-mwini zinooliko lyoonse mane kukabe kutamani. Kulinzizyo kunyina cintu cikonzya kuyungizyigwa alimwi kulinzizyo kunyina cintu cikonzya kugwisyigwa. Leza mwini-mwini wazipanga munzila eeyi kutegwa bantu kabamuyoowa.+ 15  Kufwumbwa cicitika, cakalicitikide kale, aceeco ciyooba cakaliko kale;+ pele Leza mwini-mwini uyandaula ceeco citandilwa.* 16  Acimbi cintu ncindabona ansi aano nceeci: Mubusena mwakeelede kuba kubeteka kabotu muli bubi, amwalo mubusena mwakeelede kuba bululami muli bubi.+ 17  Aboobo mumoyo wangu ndakaamba kuti: “Leza mwini-mwini nguuyoobeteka mululami alimwi amubi,+ nkaambo zintu zyoonse zicitika zilijisi ciindi canzizyo alimwi mulimo uuli woonse ulijisi ciindi canguwo.” 18  Alimwi mumoyo wangu ndakaamba kujatikizya bana babantu kuti Leza mwini-mwini uyoobapa musunko akubatondezya kuti bali buyo mbuli banyama, 19  nkaambo kuli cintu cicitikila bantu alimwi aceeco cicitikila banyama; boonse balacitikilwa cintu comwe buyo.+ Mbubonya umwi mbwafwa, awalo mweenzinyina mbwafwa; alimwi boonse bajisi muuya omwe buyo.+ Aboobo muntu kunyina nasumpukide kwiinda banyama, nkaambo zyoonse nzyabuyo. 20  Boonse baunka kubusena bomwe.+ Boonse bakazwa kubulongo,+ alimwi boonse balajokela kubulongo.+ 21  Ino nguni uuzyi naa muuya wabantu uunka mujulu, akuti naa muuya wabanyama uunka ansi mubulongo?+ 22  Alimwi ndakabona kuti taakwe cintu ciinda kubota kunze lyakuti muntu kakkomana mumilimo yakwe,+ nkaambo oobo mbobulumbu bwakwe;* nkaambo ino nguni uukonzya kumupa kuti abone ciyoocitika musyule lyakwe aakuunka?+

Bupanduluzi buyungizyidwe

Mu Chihebrayo, “cakusotauka; cakujintauka.”
Naa “wazibamba kabotu; wazipanga bweelede.”
Naa ambweni, “ciindide kale.”
Naa “eeci ncecaabilo cakwe.”