Esaya 26:1-21
26 Muli ubo bushiku,+ ulu lwimbo lukembwa+ mu calo ca Yuda ulwa kuti:+ “Twalikwata umusumba uwakosa.+ Alabika ipusukilo ukuba ifibumba kabili ubucingo.+
2 Isuleni impongolo+ pa kuti uluko lwa bulungami ulwaba ne cishinka lwingile.+
3 Abantu abo imitima yabo yaba iyashangila, mukabacingilila no mutende wa pe,+ pantu ni mwe batetekela.+
4 Tetekeleni Yehova+ inshita yonse, pantu Jah Yehova e Cilibwe+ ca muyayaya.
5 “Pantu naceefya abekashi ba pa muulu,+ umusumba wasansabikwa.+ Auwisha, auwishisha pa nshi; aupoosa mu lukungu.+
6 Ulukasa lukaunyanta, ulukasa lwa mulanda, ulukasa lwa mupiina.”+
7 Inshila ya mulungami yalitambalala.+ Apo mwalitambalala, mukatambalika ne nshila ya mulungami.+
8 Cine cine, pa mulandu wa nshila ya mulinganya wenu, mwe Yehova, twalimucetekela.+ Umutima wesu ufwaya+ ishina lyenu e lyo no kumwibukisha.+
9 Namufwaya ubushiku no mweo wandi;+ cine cine no mutima wandi mu nda ndamufwaya;+ pantu ilyo mukapingula isonde,+ abekashi ba pa calo bakasambilila+ ubulungami.+
10 Umubifi nangu apaalwa, takasambilile ubulungami.+ Mu calo icatambalala akalacita ifyabipa+ kabili takamone ukupuulama kwa kwa Yehova.+
11 Mwe Yehova, ukuboko kwenu kuli mu muulu,+ lelo tabalekumona.+ Bakamona no kwikatwa insoni+ pa fyo mwacincilila abantu benu. Cine cine umulilo+ wa balwani benu ukabalya.
12 Mwe Yehova, mukatupeela umutende,+ pantu namutubombela fyonse.+
13 Mwe Yehova Lesa wesu, bashikulu wesu bambi balecita kwati e batuteka.+ Mu kwafwa kwenu fye e mo tukalumbwila ishina lyenu.+
14 Balifwa; tabakabe no mweo.+ Apo balifwa,+ tabakeme.+ E ico mwabapempula pa kuti mubakande no kubalofya pa kuti belalumbulwa no kulumbulwa.+
15 Mwalundako ku luko; mwe Yehova, mwalundako ku luko;+ mwaicindamika.+ Mwakusha imipaka yonse iya calo ukufika ukutali.+
16 Mwe Yehova, ilyo balecula baisa kuli imwe;+ bapepa ipepo lya mu kantepentepe ilyo mwabasalapula.+
17 Nga filya fine umwanakashi uuli mupepi no kupaapa akalipwa, no kulila ilyo alecula, e fyo na ifwe tuli pa mulandu wenu, mwe Yehova.+
18 Twaimita, twacula pa kupaapa;+ awe cili kwati twapaapa umwela. Takuli ukupususha kwine kwine kuli ici calo,+ kabili takuli abekashi ba mu calo abalefyalwa.+
19 “Abantu bobe abafwa bakaba no mweo.+ Ifitumbi fyesu, fikabuuka.+ Shibukeni no kusekelela, mwe bekashi ba mu lukungu!+ Pantu umume+ wenu waba ngo mume wa ku musalu,+ kabili isonde likaleka abafwa ukufyalwa.+
20 “Kabiyeni, mwe bantu bandi, ingileni mu miputule yenu iya mu kati, kabili isaleniko ifiibi.+ Fisameni inshita inono mpaka ubukali bupite.+
21 Pantu moneni! Yehova aleisa ukufuma ku cifulo cakwe ku kulubulwisha abekashi ba mu calo pa membu shabo isho bacita kuli ena,+ kabili icalo cikasokolola umulopa wasuumiwa+ pali cena kabili tacakafise abaipaiwa ba ciko.”+
