Izaiya
59 Onani! Djanja ya Yahova nee ndi yakubvira kakamwe toera ikhonde kupulumusa,+
2 Nkhabe, madodo anu ndiwo adakucitisani kukhala kutali na Mulungu wanu.+
Iye akubisirani nkhope yace thangwi ya madawo anu,
Pontho iye asakhonda kubva pinalonga imwe.+
3 Thangwi manja anu apswipiswa na ciropa,+
Pontho pyala pyanu pyapswipa na madodo.
Milomo yanu isalonga uthambi,+ pontho malirimi anu asalonga pinthu pyakukhonda kulungama.
4 Nkhabepo anasaka ulungami,+
Pontho nkhabepo analonga undimomwene angaenda kuthando yakutongera miseru.
Iwo asanyindira pinthu pyakukhonda kukhala pyandimomwene,+ pontho asalonga pinthu pyakusowa basa.
Iwo asamita nyatwa, mbabala pinthu pyakuipa.+
5 Iwo asaswa mazai a nyoka yakugopswa,
Pontho iwo asaluka utandaude.+
Ule anadya mazai awo asafa,
Pontho dzai ingasweka isabulusa nyoka yakugopswa.
6 Utandaude unaluka iwo nee anaubvala ninga nguwo,
Pinthu pinacita iwo nee pinaaphedza.+
Mabasa awo ndi akuipa,
Pontho asacita pyauphanga na manja awo.+
7 Miyendo yawo isathamanga toera kucita pinthu pyakuipa,
Pontho iwo asathamanga toera kupha munthu wakusowa mulando.+
Manyerezero awo ndi manyerezero akuipa;
Ndzidzi onsene iwo asafudza anthu mbaathabusa.+
8 Iwo nkhabe kudziwa njira yantendere,
Pontho munjira zinapita na iwo nkhabe ulungami.+
Iwo asagongonyesa njira zawo;
Nee mʼbodzi anafamba na njira zenezi anadzadziwa ntendere.+
9 Na thangwi ineyi, ulungami uli kutali na ife,
Pontho pinthu pyakulungama piri kutali na ife.
Ife tisadikhira ceza, mbwenye onani, cidima cokha-cokha;
Ife tikhadikhira ceza, mbwenye tisapitiriza kufamba ncidima.+
10 Ife tisaphamphasa mpanda ninga maboliboli;
Ife tisapitiriza kuumphamphasa ninga ale adasowa maso.+
Ife tisagwegweduka namasikati ninga pinacita anthu namasiku;
Pakati pa anthu amphambvu, ife tisakhala ninga anthu akufa.
11 Ife tonsene tisakhuwa ninga maursu,
Pontho tisalira ninga nkhangaiwa.
Tisadikhira ulungami, mbwenye tisadikhira papezi;
Tisadikhira cipulumuso, mbwenye ciri kutali na ife.
Thangwi ife tisadziwa kuti takusandukirani;
Ife tisadziwa mwadidi madodo athu.+
13 Ife taswa ntemo, mbatikhonda Yahova;
Tapasira nkhodolo Mulungu wathu.
Ife talonga pya kuponderera na pya kusandukira;+
Ife tisanyerezera uthambi unafuna ife kulonga, buluka penepo mbatiulonga.+
14 Anthu asakhonda kucita pinthu pyakulungama,+
Pontho ulungami usakhala kutali;+
Undimomwene wagwegweduka* pa mbuto yapakweca,
Pontho pinthu pyakulungama nkhabe kwanisa kupita.
16 Pidaona iye kuti nee pakhali na munthu toera kuphedza,
Iye adzumatirwa kakamwe na pyenepi,
Natenepa, iye abweresa cipulumuso na nkono wace,
Pontho ulungami wace ndiwo udankulumiza toera kucita pyenepi.
17 Buluka penepo iye abvala ulungami ninga cakutsidzikiza naco diti,
Pontho abvala capeu cakuwanga ca cipulumuso munsolo mwace.+
18 Iye anadzaabwezera mwakubverana na pinthu pidacita iwo:+
Ukali kuna ale anamuida, kubwezera pyakuipa kuna anyamalwa ace.+
Pontho ntsuwa zinadzapaswa pire pidathema izo.
19 Ale anakhala kumadokero a dzuwa anadzagopa dzina ya Yahova,
Pontho ale anakhala kumabulukiro a dzuwa anadzampasa mbiri,
Thangwi iye anadzabwera nakuthamanga ninga nkulo wakukuka,
Wakuti usatsogolerwa na nzimu wa Yahova.
20 “Ku Sioni kunadzabwera+ Muomboli,+
Kuna anthu a dzindza ya Yakobe adasiya kucita pyakuipa,”+ alonga Yahova.
21 “Cibverano cinacita ine na iwo ndi ici,”+ alonga Yahova. “Nzimu wanga wakuti uli na iwe na mafala anga adaikha ine pamulomo pako, nee anadzabuluka pamulomo pako, pamulomo pa anako,* peno pamulomo pa adzukulu ako,”* alonga Yahova, “kutomera cincino mpaka kwenda na kwenda.”