Izaiya
28 Dzedze kuna nthimba* yakugaya ya anyakuledzera a ku Efraimu,+
Na mbiri yace yakubalika yakuti ikubunyala ninga maluwa,
Yakuti iri padzulu pa gowa ya ndimu ya ale adakundwa na vinyu!
2 Onani! Yahova anadzatuma munthu wakuwanga na wamphambvu.
Munthu unoyu anadzaponya nthimba ineyi pantsi,
Ninga madzi anabvumba na piphaliwali na matalala, madzi anabvumba na mphepo ikulu yakufudza,
Pontho iye anadzaiponya pantsi ninga yakwekwetwa na madzi akubvumba amphambvu.
3 Nthimba zakugaya za anyakuledzera a ku Efraimu,
Zinadzapondwa-pondwa.+
4 Maluwa akubunyala adabalikisa nthimba ineyi,
Akuti ali padzulu pa gowa ya ndimu,
Anadzakhala ninga masambvu akucimbiza kutokota malimwe mbadzati kufika.
Munthu angaaona, asaatcoda mbaameza mwakucimbiza.
5 Pa ntsiku ineyi, Yahova wa anyankhondo anadzakhala ninga nthimba, pontho ninga nkhata ya maluwa yakubalika kakamwe kuna anthu ace adasala.+ 6 Pontho Iye anadzacitisa anyakutonga miseru kutonga mwaulungami, anadzapasambo mphambvu ale anathamangisa anyamalwa pansuwo ukulu wa nzinda.+
7 Anyantsembe na aprofeta atayika thangwi ya vinyu;
Pyakumwa pyakuledzeresa pisaacitisa kudzedzereka.
Iwo asatayika thangwi ya pyakumwa pyakuledzeresa;
Vinyu isaamala ndzeru,
Pontho iwo asadzedzereka thangwi ya pyakumwa pyakuledzeresa;
Masomphenya awo asaacitisa kutayika,
Pontho iwo asadodomeka pakutonga miseru.+
8 Pontho meza zawo zadzala na matapiko,
Nkhabepo mbuto idasowa matapiko.
9 Mbani anafuna kupfundziswa,
Pontho mbani anafuna kufokotozerwa mphangwa?
Kodi ndi ale adalekeswa bere,
Akuti asiyiswa kwene cincino kuyamwa?
10 Thangwi ndzidzi onsene iye asalonga: “Ntemo na ntemo, ntemo na ntemo,
Matongero padzulu pa matongero, matongero padzulu pa matongero,*+
Pangʼono apa, pangʼono kule.”
11 Natenepa, toera kulonga na mbumba iyi, iye anaphatisira anthu akuti asamangika pakulonga,* na ale akuti asalonga cilongero ca dziko inango.+ 12 Iye akhadaapanga kale kuti: “Ino ndi mbuto toera kupuma. Ale adaneta mbapume; iyi ndi mbuto toera kupuma,” mbwenye iwo akhonda kubvera pyenepi.+ 13 Na thangwi ineyi, kwa iwo mafala a Yahova anadzabveka:
“Ntemo na ntemo, ntemo na ntemo,
Matongero padzulu pa matongero, matongero padzulu pa matongero,*+
Pangʼono apa, pangʼono kule,”
Toera mu ndzidzi unafamba iwo,
Agwegweduke mbagwa na madede,
Pontho aphekeke, amangike pa nsampha mbaphatwa.+
14 Natenepa, bveserani mafala a Yahova imwe anthu akugaya,
Imwe atongi a mbumba iyi, munakhala mu Yerusalemu,
15 Thangwi imwe musalonga:
Madzi angadzala kakamwe,
Nee anafika kuna ife,
Thangwi taphatisira uthambi ninga mbuto yathu yakuthawira,
Pontho ife tabisala mu uthambi.”+
16 Natenepa, Yahova Mbuya Wankulu Kakamwe alonga:
“Ine ndiri kuikha mu Sioni mwala wadidi kakamwe toera ukhale wapantsi,+
Mwala wakufunika kakamwe wapankhomo+ toera pantsi pakhale pakuwanga.+
Ule anakhulupira mwala unoyu nee anadzagopa.+
17 Ine ndinadzaphatisira ulungami ninga nkhambala yakupima nayo,+
Pontho ndinadzauphatisira ninga cinthu cakundendemeza naco.*+
Matalala anadzafudza mbuto yakuthawira yauthambi,
Pontho madzi anadzadzala pa mbuto idabisala imwe.
18 Cibverano cidacita imwe na Kufa cinadzafudzika,
Pontho cibverano cidacita imwe na Nthumbi* nee cinadzacitika.+
Madzi angadzala kakamwe,
Imwe munadzafudzwa nawo.
19 Mu ndzidzi onsene unadzala iwo,
Thangwi iwo anadzadzala ntsiku zonsene namacibese,
Namasikati, pontho namasiku.
Kugopa kunakucitisani toera kubvesesa mphangwa.”*
20 Talimba yabvira kakamwe, nkhabe kwana toera kugonapo,
Pontho cakufinika ndi cingʼono kakamwe, nkhabe kwana toera kufinika.
21 Yahova anadzalamuka ninga pidacita iye Paphiri ya Perazimu;
Iye anadzacita pinthu ninga pidacita iye nʼgowa, dhuzi na Jibheyoni,+
Toera acite cinthu cinafuna iye, cakuti cidzati kucitika,
Pontho toera aphate basa yace, basa yakuti cipo yacitwa kale.+
22 Cincino lekani kupwaza,+
Toera nkhambala zanu zikhonde kutimbiswa kakamwe,
Thangwi ine ndabva pidalonga Mbuya Wankulu Kakamwe, Yahova wa anyankhondo,
23 Fungulani makutu anu toera mubvesere fala yanga;
Bveserani mwadidi pinalonga ine.
24 Kodi nyakulima asaphatisira ndzidzi wace basi ene toera kulima nee kubzwala?
Kodi iye asapitiriza basi ene kutipula na kuikha mizera?+
25 Mataka onsene angamala kuzwerera,
Kodi iye nee asawazamo kumeni yakupswipa, pontho asabzwala kumeni ya ntundu unango?
Kodi nee asabzwala tirigu, mapira na sevadha mʼmbuto zace,
26 Mulungu asalanga munthu mwakubverana na pinthu pyadidi,
Pontho iye asampfundzisa.+
27 Kumeni yakupswipa nee isagubudzwa na cakububuda naco,+
Pontho roda ya ngolo nkhabe kutekenywa padzulu pa kumeni ya ntundu unango.
Mbwenye kumeni yakupswipa isagubudzwa na ndodo,
Pontho kumeni ya ntundu unango isagubudzwa na cimuti.
28 Mu ndzidzi wakububuda tirigu, kodi munthu asaipeya kudza ufa wakucita nawo nkate?