¹ Ukani, ukani, fakani mpavu zanu, Ziyoni; valani zovala zabwino, Yelusalema, muzinda woyela; sikazachita kuli abo sibanaduliwe olo osayela kungena muli iwe. ² Zinyang'anye kuchoka mufumbi; nyamuka naku nkala, Yelusalemu; chosa macheni mumukosi wako, kapolo, mwana wa Ziyoni. ³ Pakuti ichi ndiye chamene Yehova akamba, ''munagulisiwa pa chabe, ndipo muzaombolewa kulibe ndalama.'' ⁴ Ichi ndiye chamene akamba mulungu Yehova, ''kuchiyambi bantu banga banayenda pansi mukunkala mu egupito; ndipo Asiriya abavutisa palibe na mulandu. ⁵ Manje nichani chamene nilinacho apa- uku nikukamba kwa Yehova- kuona kuti bantu banga bachosewa palibe mulandu? Bamene balamulila pali beve babaseka-uku nikumba kwa Yehova- ndipo zina yanga litakaniwa mopilila masiku yonse. ⁶ Mwaicho bantu banga bazaziba zina yanga; bazakaziba musiku ija kuti ndine wamene akamba, ''inde, ndine!'' ⁷ Mwamene kuwamila pamalupili ndiye mwamene alili mapazi yabo baleta utenga wabwino, bamene bakambilila mtendere, bali na mau yabwino, bamene bakambilila chipulumuso, bamene bakamba kuli Ziyoni, ''mulungu wako alamulila!'' ⁸ Nvela, bakamalonda bako banyamula mau yao, pamozi bapunda chosangalala, chifukwa bazawona, menso yao onse, Yehova abwelela ku Ziyoni. ⁹ Yimbani pamozi mokodwela, imwe mabwinja ya Yerusalemu; pakuti Yehova atotonza bantu bake; aombola Yerusalema. ¹⁰ Yehova atambusula kwanja kwake koyera pa menso ya maziko yonse; ma ziko ya pansi yazakaona chipulumuso cha mulungu. ¹¹ Choka, choka, yenda panja kuja; isagwile cjili chonse chamene sichoyela; choka pakati pao; ziyeleseni mweka, muza nyamulazotengela za Yehova. ¹² Chifukwa simuzayenda motamanga, kapena kuchoka motangwanika; chifukwa Yehova azayenda pasogolo panu; ndipo mulungu wa israeli musogoleli wanu. ¹³ Ona, wanchito wanga azachita vintu na nzelu; azankala pamwamba naku nyamuliwa, ndipo azalemekezewa. ¹⁴ Monga mwamene bambili bana miyopani- mawonekedwe yake anayipisidwa kuchila mwamuna aliyense, ndipo anasiya kuoneka monga muntu. ¹⁵ Mwamene chilili, wanchito wanga azamwazika pa ziko na mfumu azavala makamwa yao chifukwa cha eve. Pali chija chamene sibana uziwe, bazaona, ndipo nachamene sibana nvele, baza kaziba.