Isaiya
51 “Nthehelelei onwe vokwesuka nokuviukisa,
Onwe vokwovola Siovaa.
Talei konkhanda oku onwe mwapolwa,
Konkhanda onene oku onwe mwavambulwa.
3 Mokonda, Siovaa makaungumanesa o Siyau.+
Makapameka omatunthu ayo aeho.+
Oluhandya lwayo, mekelukalesa ngo Endene,+
Oluhandya lwayo, mekelukalesa ngotyitaka tya Siovaa.+
Mamukakala ehambu limwe enene, otyo muhelwa,
Nonondaka mbokupandula, noviimbo oviwa.+
4 Nthehelelei nawa, onwe vanthu vange,
Nthehelelei vanthu vange.+
5 Ouviuki wange uli popepi.+
6 Katulei omaiho enyi, amutale peulu,
Amutale vali pohi, pombwelo.
Mokonda, eulu malikeliyandyana ngomwihi,
Ohi maikapwa ngotyikutu,
Ava vokukala-mo, mavakankhia ngonome.
Muhatilei owoma omukwele wovanthu vankhia,
Nii muhateketei mokonda yonondaka mbavo mbokuleva.
8 Mokonda, ounyama wokulia ovikutu maukevelia ngeetyi ulia ovikutu,
Ounyama wokulia ovikutu,* maukevelia ngeetyi ulia omainya onongi.+
Mahi ouviuki wange, maukatwala-twalako apeho,
Eyovo liange malikakala-ko mokweenda kwomakula atyo aeho.”+
9 Pahuka! Pahuka! Olivaleka ononkhono,
Ove kuvoko kwa Siovaa!+
Pahuka ngeetyi walingile kohale, komakula okwalamba.
10 Have-ko wakukutisile omeva elunga, omeva omanyingi okwaya kohi?+
Have-ko wokwapakele ondyila kohi yelunga, opo vokwayovolwa vayauke?+
11 Vokwayovolwa na Siovaa, mavakondoka.+
Mavakakala nehambu enene.
Omalwihamo, nokukema, mavikapwa-ko.+
12 “Ame, ame Una umuungumanesa.+
Omokonda yatyi mutilila owoma omunthu mankhi,+
Omunthu ukukuta vala ngeholi?
Ove apeho ukalela vala owoma onthiki aiho, tyonyengo yo wokuna onya,*
Ngoti mekuhanye-ko.
Pahe, onyengo yo wokuna onya, ili-pi?
14 Onkhwatwa yokwakutwa, apa katutu maikayovoka.+
Kamakankhia, nii kamakalauka metoto,
Tupu nii kamakakamba ombolo.
15 Mahi, ame, ame Siovaa Huku yove,
Una unkhindula elunga, omanyonda alio aakatuka.+
Utiwa o Siovaa womambamba ovita.+
16 Mandyikapaka onondaka mbange momulungu wove,
Andyikekuhika nokahi kenkhanya liange,+
Opo ndyitandaveke eulu, andyitungu ehina liohi,+
Andyipopila o Siyau okuti: ‘Onwe muvanthu vange.’+
17 Pahuka! Pahuka! Katuka ove Selusalei,+
Ove wokwanwa kolufo lwonyengo ya Siovaa luli peke liae.
Ove wanwa omphindo.
Ove wanwa-po olufo lukoleswa.+
18 Povana aveho ovakwendye akutula, nawike ukahi nokumuhongolela,
Povana aveho ekulisa, nawike wemukwata mokuvoko.
19 Ovipuka evi vivali viekumonekela.
Olie makala nonkhenda noove?
Ehanyauno enene, nehanyu, nondyala, nomutunga!+
Olie mekupameka?+
20 Ovana vove ovakwendye, vaambuka.+
Vakunguvala ponondyapu* mbomatapalo aeho,
Ngonongi mbohika mbankhia meliva.
Veyula onyengo ya Siovaa, vekahi nokuviyulwa na Huku yove.”
21 Tehelela mbambavo,
Ove mukai wokwaetesa onkhenda, nokwakolwa, mahi uhakolelwe novinyu.
22 Etyi, otyo tyapopia Tatekulu Siovaa, Huku yove, una uyakulila ovanthu vae, wati:
“Tala! Mandyipolo peke liove olufo lukahi nokukukoleswa,+
Mandyikupolo omphindo, olufo lwange lwonyengo.
Ove kumakanwa-anwa-ko vali.+
23 Mandyikelupaka peke lya vana vokukutilisa owoma,+
Vana vokwekupopila* okuti: ‘Langala-po, tukwate kombanda yove!’
Ove olangala-po, omwongo wove oukalesa ngo pohi,
Oukalesa ngetapalo, opo vakwate-ko.”