Izaiya
57 Munthu wakulungama asafa,
Mbwenye nkhabe anadzudzumika napyo,
Anthu akukhulupirika ali kufa,+
Mbwenye nkhabe anadzindikira kuti munthu wakulungama ali kufa
Toera akhonde tamba nyatwa.
2 Iye asagumana ntendere.
Anthu onsene akukhulupirika ali kugona munthumbi.*
3 “Mbwenye imwe fendedzerani dhuzi,
Imwe ana a nkazi wakuti ndi ngʼanga,
Imwe ana a mamuna waupombo na ana a nkazi waulukwali:
4 Mbani anaseka imwe?
Mbani anasingirira imwe, pontho mbani anatikana imwe?
Kodi imwe simwe ana a anyakudawa tayu,
Simwe ana a anyakunyengeza tayu,+
5 Ale akuti asafuna kakamwe kupita mʼmabonde pakati pa miti mikulu,+
Pantsi pa miti yonsene ya masamba akubithimira,+
Ale akuti asapha anagʼono nʼgowa,*+
Pantsi pa miyala mikulu?
6 Iwe usafuna kakamwe miyala yakuzwerera ya ku gowa.*+
Inde, miyala ineyi ndi unthaka wako.
Iwe wathirira ntsembe za pyakumwa mbupereka miyoni kuna miyala ineyi.+
Kodi imwe musanyerezera kuti ndisakomerwa* na pyenepi?
8 Iwe waikha dzimunthu nʼnyumba mwako.*
Iwe wandisiya ndekha mbudula nguwo;
Iwe wakwira mbuthimizira mbuto ya talimba yako.
Pontho iwe wacita cibverano na iwo.
9 Iwe waenda kuna Meleki* na mafuta,
Pontho waenda na mafuta mazinji kakamwe akununkhira.
Iwe watuma anyakupereka mphangwa ako mbaenda kutali kakamwe,
Natenepa, iwe watcitira Munthumbi.*
10 Iwe wawangisira kakamwe toera kutowezera njira zako zizinji,
Mbwenye nee walonga kuti: ‘Nkhabepo cidikhiro!’
Iwe wakhala pontho na mphambvu.
Na thangwi ineyi, iwe nee wasiya.*
11 Mbani akhagopa iwe,
Mbutoma kulonga uthambi?+
Iwe nee wandikumbuka.+
Pontho nee wanyerezera cinthu muntima mwako.+
Nakuti ine ndamatama mbandikhonda kucita pinthu thangwi ya pinacita iwe,+
Iwe nee wandigopa.
13 Iwe ungakhuwa toera kuphemba ciphedzo,
Madzimunthu onsene adagumanya iwe nee anakupulumusa.+
Iwo anadzamburuswa na mphepo,
Muya ene basi unadzaakwekweta,
Mbwenye ule anathawira kuna ine, anadzatambira dziko,
Pontho anadzapaswa phiri yanga yakucena ninga unthaka.+
14 Anthu anadzalonga: ‘Sasanyani, sasanyani njira! Cenesani njira!+
Bulusani pyakugwegwedusa pyonsene nʼnjira ya mbumba yanga.’”
15 Wapadzulu Kakamwe, wakuti asakhala kwenda na kwenda,+
Pontho wakuti dzina yace ndi yakucena,+ alonga:
“Ine ndisakhala kudzulu na pa mbuto yakucena,+
Mbwenye ndisakhalambo na ale anathabuka, pontho a ntima wakucepeseka,
Toera kupasa mphambvu anthu akupwazika,
Pontho toera kupasa mphambvu ale ananentseka mʼmanyerezero.+
16 Thangwi ine nee ndinanentsana na iwo kwenda na kwenda
Peno kupitiriza kukhala wakuipirwa;+
Mphambvu za munthu zinamala thangwi ya ine,+
Ngakhale pinthu pyakupuma pidacita ine.
17 Ine ndaipirwa kakamwe thangwi ya madawo ace akufuna kuwina pinthu mwakukhonda kulungama,+
Natenepa, ine ndaipirwa, ndabisa nkhope yanga mbandintcunyusa.
Mbwenye iye apitiriza kukhala wakukhonda bvera+ mbatoweza pinafuna ntima wace.
18 Ine ndaona njira zace,
Mbwenye ndinamuwangisa+ mbandintsogolera,+
Pontho ine ndinabalangaza iye+ na ale analira pabodzi na iye.”+
19 “Ine ndinaacitisa toera andisimbe.
Ndinapitiriza kupasa ntendere ale anakhala dhuzi na ale anakhala kutali,”+ alonga Yahova,
“Pontho ine ndinaawangisa.”
20 “Mbwenye anyakucita pyakuipa asakhala ninga bara ya mabimbi yakuti nkhabe khurudzika,
Pontho madzi ace asabvundula pinthu pidamera mwenemo na matope.”
21 Mulungu wanga alonga: “Nkhabeko ntendere kuna nyakucita pyakuipa.”+