Izaiya
3 Onani! Mbuya wandimomwene, Yahova wa anyankhondo,
Akubulusa mu Yerusalemu na mu Yuda pinthu pyonsene pyakufunika kuna iwo na ntundu onsene wa ciphedzo,
Pyakufunika pyonsene, cakudya na madzi,+
2 Mamuna wamphambvu na nyankhondo,
Nyakutonga miseru na mprofeta,+ nyakulotera na nkulu wa mbumba,
3 Ntsogoleri wa anthu 50,+ munthu wacidzo na nyakupereka uphungu,
Nyakudziwa kakamwe misanganiko na nyakucita pisango waluso.+
4 Ine ndinadzacitisa aphale toera akhale atsogoleri awo,
Pontho iwo anadzatongwa na anthu akuti nkhabe nentsa kucinja manyerezero awo.
5 Anthu anadzapondererana unango na ndzace,
Mʼbodzi na mʼbodzi anadzaponderera ndzace.+
Mʼphale anadzapangiza ukali wace kuna munthu wakukalamba,
Munthu wakupwazika nkhabe kudzalemedza munthu wacidzo.+
6 Mʼbodzi na mʼbodzi anadzaphata mʼbale wace panyumba ya babace mbampanga:
“Iwe uli na kapoti, khala ntsogoleri wathu.
Tsogolera nkuku uyu wa madembe.”
7 Mbwenye pa ntsiku ineyi iye anadzatawira:
“Ine nkhabe funa kukhala nyakumanga pironda pyanu;*
Nʼnyumba mwanga, ine nkhabe cakudya nee cakubvala.
Lekani kundikhazikisa ninga ntsogoleri wa mbumba.”
8 Thangwi Yerusalemu agwegweduka,
Pontho Yuda agwa,
Thangwi mafala awo na pinthu pinacita iwo nkhabe bverana na Yahova;
9 Nkhope zawo zisapereka umboni wakuapokanya,
Pontho iwo asalonga madawo awo pakweca ninga anthu a ku Sodhoma;+
Iwo nkhabe yesera kubisa madawo awo.
Dzedze kuna iwo, thangwi akubweresa nyatwa kuna iwo ene!
10 Pangani anthu akulungama kuti pinthu pinadzafamba mwadidi kuna iwo;
11 Dzedze kuna anyakucita pyakuipa!
Nyatwa zinadzaagwera,
Thangwi pinthu pidacitira iwo anango pinadzacitwambo kuna iwo!
12 Mbumba yanga isabvuyiwa na ale anaatsogolera toera kuphata basa,
Pontho iyo isatongwa na akazi.
Mbumba yanga, atsogoleri anu asakucitisani kundzendza-ndzendza,
Pontho asakucitisani kukhonda dziwa njira yanu.+
13 Yahova ali dzololo toera kutonga nseru;
Iye alamuka toera atonge madzindza a anthu.
14 Yahova anadzatonga akulu-akulu na atsogoleri a mbumba yace.
“Imwe mwapisa munda wa mauva,
Pontho pinthu pidabera imwe anthu akutcerenga piri mʼmanyumba mwanu.”+
15 Mbuya Wankulu Kakamwe, Yahova wa anyankhondo alonga:
“Thangwi yanji imwe mwathabusa mbumba yanga, mbamupfinyirira pa mataka nkhope za anthu akutcerenga?”+
16 Yahova alonga: “Nakuti ana akazi a Sioni ndi akudzikuza,
Pakufamba, iwo asalamusa misolo yawo,*
Asatundusa amuna na maso awo, asafamba mwakugaya,
Pontho mu ndzidzi unafamba iwo pisalira pinthu pyakubalikisa pidaikha iwo mʼmphundupundu,
17 Yahova anadzacitisa kuti mʼmisolo mwa ana akazi a Sioni mubuluke makoko,
Pontho Yahova anadzacitisa misolo yawo kukhala na mphandza.*+
18 Pa ntsiku ineyi, Yahova anadzabulusa pyakubalikisa pyawo pyonsene: mapulusera awo a mʼmphundupundu,
Makanʼdedzi na pyakubalikisa pinango pyakulandana na mwezi,+
19 Mphete zawo za mʼmakutu, mapulusera a mu nkono na nguwo zakuphimbira nazo nsolo,
20 Madhunku, mikufu ya mʼmphundupundu na mabhande akubalikisa nawo,
Mitete ya mafuta akununkhira na pithumwa,
21 Mphete za mʼpyala na mphete zinaikhwa pa mphuno,
22 Nguwo zakulapha zinabvalwa pa ntsiku zakupambulika, tunika inabvalwa padzulu pa inango, makapoti na pikhwama,
23 Masupeyu+ mangʼono na nguwo za linyu,
Nguwo zinamangwa munsolo na nguwo zakuphimbira nazo nsolo.
24 Mʼmbuto mwakununkhira mafuta a bhalsamu,+ manungo awo anadzanunkha cinthu cakubvunda;
Mʼmbuto mwakubvala sintu, iwo anadzabvala nkhambala;
Mʼmbuto mwakukhala na tsisi yakusapulwa mwadidi, iwo anadzakhala na mphandza;+
Mʼmbuto mwakubvala nguwo zakudhula, iwo anadzabvala nguwo zakucitwa na sakha;+
Mʼmbuto mwakubalika, iwo anadzakhala na madazi akupiswa.
25 Amuna a mu nzinda wa Sioni anadzaphiwa na supada,
Pontho amuna amphambvu a mu nzinda unoyu anadzaphiwa kunkhondo.+