Izaiya
51 “Ndibvesereni imwe munasaka ulungami,
Imwe munasaka Yahova.
Yangʼanani pamwala udasemwa imwe,
Pontho yangʼanani pa djenje ya mwala udakumbwa imwe.
2 Yangʼanani babanu Abhrahamu,
Pontho yangʼanani Sara+ ule adakubalani.
3 Thangwi Yahova anadzabalangaza Sioni.+
Iye anadzabalangaza mbuto zace zonsene zidamala kufudzwa,+
Mbacitisa thando yace kukhala ninga ya Edheni,+
Pontho anadzacitisa thando yace kukhala ninga munda wa maluwa wa Yahova.+
Mwenemo anthu anadzakomerwa, mbatsandzaya,
Anadzapereka takhuta, mbaimba nyimbo.+
4 Imwe mbumba yanga, ndibvesereni,
Pontho imwe madzindza, bveserani mwadidi pinalonga ine.+
Thangwi ine ndinadzakhazikisa ntemo,+
Pontho ndinadzakhazikisa ulungami wanga ninga ceza kuna madzindza.+
5 Ulungami wanga wasala pangʼono toera kufika.+
Ntsuwa zinadzandinyindira,+
Pontho izo zinadzadikhira mphambvu zanga.
6 Yangʼanani kudzulu,
Pontho yangʼanani dziko yapantsi.
Thangwi kudzulu kunadzazambazika ninga utci;
Dziko yapantsi inadzasakala ninga nguwo,
Pontho anthu anakhala mwenemo anadzafa ninga imbu.
7 Ndibvesereni imwe munadziwa ulungami,
Mbumba yakuti iri na mwambo wanga mʼmitima mwawo.+
Lekani kugopa kusingirirwa na anthu,
Pontho lekani kuagopa iwo angakutikanani.
8 Thangwi maberethe anadzaadya ninga pinacita iwo na nguwo;
Mbwenye ulungami wanga unadzakhala kwenda na kwenda,
Pontho cipulumuso canga cinadzakhala mu ubalwi na ubalwi.”+
9 Yahova mbalamuse nkono wace,+
Inde, iye mbalamuse nkono wace toera kupangiza mphambvu zace!
Iye mbaulamuse ninga pidacita iye kale kakamwe.
10 Kodi simwe tayu adaumisa madzi a mʼbara, madzi akuzika kakamwe?+
Simwe tayu adacita njira pantsi pa bara toera ale adaombolwa apite nayo?+
11 Ale adaombolwa na Yahova anadzabwerera.+
Iwo anadzafika ku Sioni, mbakakhuwa mwakutsandzaya,+
Pontho iwo anadzabvazikwa* kutsandzaya kwa kwenda na kwenda.+
Iwo anadzakomerwa kakamwe, mbatsandzaya,
Pontho kutsukwala na kubulira pinadzazambazika.+
12 “Ine ndine Ule anakubalangaza.+
Thangwi yanji iwe usafunika kugopa munthu wakuti asafa,+
Pontho thangwi yanji iwe usafunika kugopa mwana wa munthu wakuti asabunyala ninga ntsanga iwisi?
13 Thangwi yanji waduwala Yahova ule adakucita,+
Ule adafuthula kudzulu,+ mbacitisa dziko yapantsi kukhala yakuwanga?
Ntsiku zonsene iwe ukhagopa ukali wa ule anakuponderera,
Iwe ukhagopa ninga iye mbadakwanisa kukufudza.
Mphapo uli kupi ukali wa ule anakuponderera?
14 Thimize pano, bitcu adamangwa na maunyolo anadzasudzulwa;+
Iye nee anadzafa mbaponywa nʼdjenje,
Pontho nee anadzasowa cakudya.
15 Mbwenye ine ndine Yahova Mulungu wako,
Ule anabvundula bara, mbaicitisa kukhala na mabimbi,+
Dzina yace ndi Yahova wa anyankhondo.+
16 Ine ndinadzaikha mafala anga pamulomo pako,
Pontho ndinadzakutsidzikiza na manja anga,+
Toera kukhazikisa kudzulu na kucitisa dziko yapantsi kukhala yakuwanga,+
Mbalonga kuna Sioni: ‘Iwe ndiwe mbumba yanga.’+
17 Lamuka, lamuka, leka gona iwe Yerusalemu,+
Iwe adakwata khomitco mʼmanja mwa Yahova mbumwa ukali wace.
Iwe wamwa ukali unoyu mu khomitco inaikhirwa vinyu;
Iwe wakhuthula nʼkhomitco inacitisa munthu kudzedzereka.+
18 Nee mwana mʼbodzi adabala iye ali kweneko toera kuntsogolera,
Pontho mwa ana amuna onsene adakuza iye, nee mʼbodzi amʼphata djanja.
19 Nyatwa izi ziwiri zinadzakugwera:
Kutapatwa na kufudzwa, pontho njala na supada!+
Mbani anafuna kukubvera ntsisi?
Mbani anafuna kukubalangaza?+
20 Anako akomoka.+
Iwo ali lamba-lamba mʼmagurayi a miseu
Ninga pinyama pya ntsanga pidamangwa pa nsampha.*
Iwo adzalirwa na ukali wa Yahova, kusandika kwa Mulungu wako.”
21 Natenepa, ndaphata miyendo, bvesera ipi
Iwe nkazi wakuthabuka na wakuledzera, mbwenye tayu na vinyu.
22 Ipi ndi pidalonga Mbuyako Yahova, Mulungu wako ule anatsidzikiza mbumba yace:
“Ine ndinakukwatira mʼmanja mwako khomitco inakucitisa kudzedzereka,+
Khomitco inamwerwa vinyu, khomitco ya ukali wanga;
Cipo iwe unadzamwera pontho khomitco ineyi.+
23 Ine ndinadzakwata khomitco ineyi mbindiipereka mʼmanja mwa ale anakuthabusa,+
Kuna ale anakupanga: ‘Gona pantsi toera ife tipite na padzulu pako!’
Natenepa iwe wacita nsanako ninga mataka,
Ninga njira toera iwo apite na penepo.”