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14 Nkaambo Jehova uyoomufwida luse Jakobo,+ uyoosala Israyeli alimwi.+ Uyoobakkazika* mucisi cabo,+ abalo bamuzwakule bayoosangana ambabo akulikumbatizya kuli bamuŋanda ya Jakobo.+ 2 Bantu bazwa mumasi aambi bayoobabweza akubatola kubusena bwabo beni, alimwi bamuŋanda ya Israyeli bayoobacita kuba babelesi babo basankwa abasimbi+ mucisi ca Jehova; alimwi bayooba basimalelo babaabo bakabajisi buzike, alimwi bayakweendelezya baabo ibakali kubabelesya cabuzike.*
3 Mubuzuba oobo Jehova aakukupa kupumuna kumacise aakujisi, kumanyongwe alimwi abuzike bukatazya oobo mbobakakunjizyide,+ 4 uyakwaambila mwami wa Babuloni kasimpi* aaka kakuti:
“Ma, mamanino amusikila ooyo wali kubelesya bamwi cabuzike!*
Akwalo kudyaaminina kwamana!+
5 Jehova watyola nkoli yabantu babi,
Musako wabeendelezi,+
6 Ooyo uudinkaula bantu cabukali,+
Ooyo uuzunda masi kanyemede kapati akubapenzya cakutalilesya.+
7 Nyika yoonse lino yaliiba, taicikwe manyongwe.
Bantu boongolola cakukondwa.+
8 Naaba masamu aamulombe akondwa akaambo kanduwe,
Amasamu aakkedari aaku Lebano.
Aamba kuti, ‘Kuzwa ciindi nowakawisyigwa ansi,
Kunyina sikugonka masamu waboola kutugonka.’
Akaambo kanduwe, cabusya baabo bakazundwa alufwu,
Basololi* boonse bamunyika basilunya.
Capa kuti bami bamasi boonse banyamuke azyuuno zyabo zyabwami.
10 Boonse batalika kwaambaula akukwaambila kuti,
‘Sena anduwe wabula nguzu mbubonya mbuli ndiswe?
Sena waile kweelana andiswe?
Kunsi lyako kuli mvwunyu ziyalidwe mbuli bulo,
Alimwi banamula mbabakuvwumbide.’
12 Eelo kaka waanguka kuzwa kujulu,
Yebo oomweka, omwana wabucedo!
Wagonkwa akuwida ansi,
Yebo nowakali kuzunda masi!+
13 Mumoyo wako wakaamba kuti, ‘Ndilatanta kujulu.+
Ndilasumpula cuuno cangu cabwami atala aanyenyeezi zya Leza,+
Alimwi ndilakkala acilundu cakuswaanganina,
Kumasena aakulamfwu kapati aakunyika.+
14 Ndilatanta amasena aali atala aamakumbi;
Ndilalipa kuti ndikozyanye a Mupatikampatila.’
16 Aabo bakubona bayookulangisya;
Bayookulanga-langa cakulomya, kababuzya kuti,
‘Sena ooyu tali ngomuntu uulya wakali kuzungaanya nyika,
Iwakali kupa kuti mami akankame,+
17 Iwakapa kuti nyika mbotu ibe mbuli nkanda
Akuzunda minzi yanjiyo,+
Iwakakaka kwaangununa baange bakwe kuti baunke kwabo?’+
19 Pele yebo, waile kusoogwa buyo kakunyina cuumbwe,
Mbuli cisyuukila* cisesemya,
Civwumbidwe bantu bakajaigwa ibakayaswa apanga,
Aabo baselemukila mucilindi cizwide mabwe,
Mbuli mutunta uulyataukwa.
Bana babasimucita zibi tabakabandwi limbi mazina.
21 Amubambe busena bwakujaila bana bakwe
Akaambo kamulandu wabamausyi,
Kutegwa batakabuki akukona nyika
Alimwi akuzuzya cisi aminzi yabo.”
22 “Ndiyoonyamuka kuti ndibalwane,”+ mbwaamba Jehova wamakamu.
“Alimwi mu Babuloni ndiyoolobya zina, bantu basyeede, bana alimwi alunyungu,”+ mbwaamba Jehova.
23 “Alimwi ndiyakuupa kuba cikkalilo canungu abusena bwamazyiba aajisi matete, alimwi ndiyakuupyaanga acipyaango calunyonyooko,”+ mbwaamba Jehova wamakamu.
24 Jehova wamakamu wakonka kuti:
“Mbubonya mbondayeeya, mbociyoocitika,
Alimwi mbubonya mbondakanza, mbociyooba oobo.
Joko lyakwe liyoogwisyigwa kulimbabo,
Alimwi mukuli wakwe uyoogwisyigwa amagwezyo aabo.”+
Janza lyakwe lilitandabikidwe,
Aboobo ino nguni uukonzya kulijola?+
28 Mumwaka ngwaakafwa Mwami Ahazi,+ kwakaambwa makani mapati aaya aakuti:
29 “Utakondwi pe, ocisi ca Filisitiya, kutabi naba omwe mulinduwe uukondwa,
Akaambo buyo kakuti musako wayooyo uukuuma watyolwa.
Nkaambo kuzwa kumuyanda wanzoka+ kuyooboola nzoka iijaya,+
Alimwi mwana wanjiyo unooli nzoka nkali yuuluka.*
30 Ciindi bana bataanzi babantu bapengede nobayoolya
Abalo bacete nobayakoona kabaliibide,
Muyanda wako ndiyakuujaya anzala,
Abalo bantu bako ibayoosyaala bayoojaigwa.+
31 Kolila, Omulyango! Koomoka, Omunzi!
Nyoonse muyootyompwa, nobana Filisitiya!
Nkaambo busi bulaboola kuzwa kucooko cakunyika,
Alimwi kunyina muntu uulitonka buya kweenda munkamu yakwe.”
32 Ino beelede kubavwiila buti batumwa bacisi?
Kuti Jehova wabikka ntalisyo yamunzi wa Ziyoni,+
Akuti bantu bapengede akati kabantu bakwe bayooyuba mulinguwo.