Jeremiya 4:1-31
4 “Ikuti naa upiluke, O Israyeli,” mbwaamba Jehova,“Ikuti naa upiluke kulindimeAlimwi ikuti wiigusye mituni yako iisesemya kumbele lyangu,Nkokuti tokabi simutuntuli pe.+
2 Alimwi ikuti naa ukonke kuti,‘Masimpe Jehova mbwali muumi!’ mukasimpe, mulubeta luluzi alimwi amubululami,Nkokuti masi ayoolelekwa anguwe,Alimwi ayoolikankaizya mulinguwe.”+
3 Nkaambo mboobu mbwaamba Jehova kubantu bamu Juda alimwi akuli Jerusalemu:
“Amulipandile nyika iitanalimwa,Alimwi mutazumanani kusyanga mumamvwa.+
4 Amulipalule kuli Jehova,Alimwi amugusye lulomo lwamyoyo yanu,+Nywebo nobantu bamu Juda anywebo nomukkala mu Jerusalemu;Kutegwa bukali bwangu butavwutuki mbuli mulilo,Akuumpa kakunyina wuuzima,Akaambo kamicito yanu mibi.”+
5 Amwaambilizye makani aaya mu Juda, akwaamwaya mu Jerusalemu.
Amoompolole akulizya mweembo mucisi coonse.+
Amoongolole canguzu akwaamba kuti: “Amubungane,Tutijile muminzi iikwabilidwe.+
6 Amwiimike cikwankwani* citondeka ku Ziyoni.
Amulijanine busena bwakuyusila, mutaimi pe,”
Nkaambo kuli mapenzi ngondileta kuzwa kunyika,+ inzya kupwayaula kupati.
7 Sinkondo ulaboola mbuli syuumbwa wazwa mucoonde mwakkala;+Sikunyonyoona masi wanyamuka.+
Uli munzila kuzwa kubusena bwakwe kutegwa cisi cako azoocicite kuba cintu cigambya.
Minzi yako iyooba matongo, inoonyina muntu uunookkala mumo.+
8 Aboobo amusame zisani zyamasaka,+Amulile* akoomoka,Nkaambo bukali bwa Jehova buvwilima mbuli mulilo tabunamana kutondezyegwa kulindiswe.
9 “Mubuzuba oobo,” mbwaamba Jehova, “moyo wamwami uyoowizuka,*+Antoomwe amyoyo yabasilutwe;*Bapaizi bayooyoowa, abalo basinsimi bayoogambwa.”+
10 Mpoonya ndakati: “Akaka, O Mwami Singuzuzyoonse Jehova! Masimpe wabeena bantu aaba+ alimwi a Jerusalemu, kwiinda mukwaamba kuti, ‘Muyooba aluumuno,’+ kakuli panga lili kumikosi yesu.”
11 Kuciindi eeco bantu aaba alimwi a Jerusalemu bayakwaambilwa kuti:
“Muwo uupya uuzwa kutulundu tutakwe cintu twamucimpayumaUyoopyaanga mwana musimbi* wabantu bangu;Taukabooleli kuzoopupulula maila naa kwaasalazya pe.
12 Ndime ndituma muwo ooyo uubbubbula canguzu kuzwa kumasena aaya.
Lino ndilababeteka akubapa mulandu.
13 Amubone! Sinkondo ulaboola mbuli makumbi aamvwula,Alimwi nkalaki zyakwe zili mbuli guwo pati.+
Mabbiza aakwe alabalika kwiinda basikwaze.+
Maawe kulindiswe, nkaambo twanyonyoonwa!
14 Kosanzya moyo wako akuusalazya kububi, O Jerusalemu, ikutegwa ufwutulwe.+
Ino ulazumanana kuba amizeezo mibi kwaciindi cilamfwu buti?
15 Nkaambo jwi lyaamba mulumbe kuzwa ku Dani,+Akwaambilizya lunyonyooko kuzwa kumalundu aa Efraimu.
16 Amwaambe mulumbe ooyu kumasi;Amwaambilizye nkondo kuli Jerusalemu.”
“Balindizi* balaboola kuzwa kucisi cili kulamfwu kapati,Eelyo bayakoompolola nkondo kuminzi ya Juda.
17 Baboola kumulwana kuzwa kumabazu oonse mbuli balindizi bamyuunda,+Nkaambo wandizangila,”+ mbwaamba Jehova.
18 “Nzila zyako amicito yako zilapa kuti usubulwe.+
Mapenzi aako alalula lu,Nkaambo buzangi bwako bwasika kumoyo wako kwini!”
19 Maawe ndapenga,* maawe ndapenga!
Ndilicimvwide kucisa mumoyo wangu.
Moyo wangu waduntaana mukati kangu.
Tandikonzyi kuumuna buyo,Nkaambo ndamvwa kulila kwamweembo,Kucenjezya kwankondo.*+
20 Mapenzi aatobelana aambilizyigwa,Nkaambo cisi coonse canyonyoonwa.
Cakutayeeyelwa matente aangu anyonyoonwa,Mukaindi kaniini buyo milembo yamatente aangu yanyonyoonwa.+
21 Ino ndinoobona cikwankwani*Akumvwa kulila kwamweembo kwaciindi cilamfwu buti?+
22 “Nkaambo bantu bangu mbafwubafwuba.+Tiibandibikkila maano mebo pe.
Mbana batakwe maano, tabamvwisyi zintu.
Mbasongo mukucita zintu zibyaabi,Pele tabacizyi kucita zibotu.”
23 Ndakaibona nyika, lino amubone! Yakanyina cintu alimwi yakalinyonyookede.+
Ndakalanga majulu, mumuni wangawo tiiwakaciliko pe.+
24 Ndakaabona malundu, lino amubone! Akali kuzungaana,Atwalo tulundu-lundu twakali kutenkaana.+
25 Ndakabona, lino amubone! Kwakanyina muntu uuli woonse,Abalo bayuni boonse bauluka mujulu bakaluulukide.+
26 Ndakabona, lino amubone! Muunda wamicelo wakaba nkanda,Alimwi minzi yanguwo yoonse yakakolomonwa.+
Cakaba boobo akaambo ka Jehova,Akaambo kabukali bwakwe buvwilima mbuli mulilo.
27 Nkaambo mboobu mbwaamba Jehova: “Nyika yoonse iyooba matongo,+Pele tandikanyonyooni cakumaninina.
28 Akaambo kaceeci nyika iyoolila,+Aalo majulu ayoosiya mbi.+
Cinooli boobo nkaambo ndime ndaamba, ndime ndakanza,Alimwi kunyina nondiyoocinca maano pe, nokuba kuleka kucicita.+
29 Akaambo kakuyobeka kwabasimabbiza abasimata,Bantu boonse mumunzi batija.+
Banjila muzyoonde,Alimwi batanta akunjila mukati kamandomba.+
Minzi yoonse yasiigwa,Kunyina muntu uukkala mulinjiyo.”
30 Lino mbokunga wasaalwa, ino ulacita nzi?
Yebo wakali kusama zisani zisalala pyu,Wakali kulisakatizya zilisakatizyo zyangolida,Alimwi wakali kukomezya meso aako amusila uusiya.
Nokuba boobo wakali kulibotezya cabuyo.+Nkaambo aabo bakunyomenena bakukaka;Lino bayandaula buumi bwako.+
31 Nkaambo ndamvwa jwi lili mbuli lyamukaintu uuciswa,Kupenga mbuli kwamukaintu uutumbuka mwanaakwe wakusaanguna,Ijwi lyamwana musimbi wa Ziyoni uufwekemba akaambo kakumaninwa muya.
Katambaika maanza aakwe+ waamba kuti:
“Maawe mebo, ndakatala akaambo kabasikujaya!”
Bupanduluzi buyungizyidwe
^ Naa “citondezyo.”
^ Naa “Amulyuume acamba.”
^ Naa “busicamba bwamwami buyoomana.”
^ Naa “abusicamba bwabasilutwe.”
^ Majwi aakuti “mwana musimbi” ambweni atondezya kweetezyegwa.
^ Nkokuti, aabo balanga zicitika mumunzi kutegwa babone ciindi cibotu cakuulwana.
^ Mu Chihebrayo, “bula bwangu.”
^ Naa ambweni, “Loongololo lwankondo.”
^ Naa “citondezyo.”
