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17 Ngaaya makani mapati aajatikizya Damasiko:+
“Amubone! Damasiko uyooleka kuba munzi,
Alimwi uyakwiile kuba zitantaala.+
3 Minzi iikwabilidwe iyoomana mu Efraimu,+
Abwalo bwami buyoomana mu Damasiko;+
Alimwi aabo basyeede mu Siriya
Bayooba mbuli bulemu bwabana Israyeli,” mbwaamba Jehova wamakamu.
5 Ciyooba mbuli ciindi sikutebula nayobolola maila aaimvwi,
Ajanza lyakwe nolitebula makunka aamaila,
6 Kuyoosyaala buyo zyakuvwulula,
Mbuli leelyo cisamu camaolifa nociyuunisyigwa:
Kuyoosyaala buyo maolifa obilo naa otatwe aabizidwe kukampeleengwe,
Kuyoosyaala buyo maolifa one naa osanwe mumitabi yancico iizyala micelo,”+ mbwaamba Jehova Leza wa Israyeli.
7 Mubuzuba oobo muntu uyoolanga ku Mulengi wakwe, alimwi meso aakwe ayoolangisya Uusalala wa Israyeli. 8 Takalangi kuzipaililo,+ imulimo wamaanza aakwe;+ alimwi takalangisyi zintu zyakabambwa aminwe yakwe, noiba misemu yazisamu yakukomba* naa zibikkilo zyatununkilizyo.
9 Mubuzuba oobo minzi yakwe yamayubilo iyooba mbuli busena bwakasiigwa mugundu,+
Mbuli mutabi wakasiigwa kumbele lyabana Israyeli;
Busena oobo buyooba matongo.
Ncecikupa kusyanga myuunda mibotu yazisamu
Alimwi mulinjiyo usyanga cisyuukila camweenzu.*
11 Isyikati ulalomya kuyakilila muunda wako,
Mafwumofwumo upa kuti mbuto zyako zimene,
Nokuba boobo tokajani butebuzi mubuzuba bwacilwazi azicisa zitaponi.+
12 Amuswiilile! Kuli ciyoyooyo cabantu banji kapati,
Ibayobeka mbuli kuvwuuma kwalwizi!
Kuli lupyopyongano lwabantu bamasi,
Ibasabila mbubonya mbuli kuvwuuma kwamaanzi manji!
13 Bantu bamasi bayoosabila mbubonya mbuli kuvwuuma kwamaanzi manji.
Walo uyoobanyemena, eelyo bayootijila kulamfwu,
Bayootandaanisyigwa mbuli buungu bwakuzilundu bupepululwa amuwo,
Mbuli kasanzo kamamvwa katolwa akambizi muguwo pati.
14 Ciindi camangolezya kubbuka zintu ziyoosya.
Kaatanaba mafwumofwumo, tabaciko pe.
Oolu ndolukono ndobayoopegwa aabo batusaala
Alimwi ncecaabilo cabaabo batubbida lubono.