¹ Lelo nomba mfi efikososa Yawe, uwabumba weebo, we Yakobo, elo uwakupanga weebo, Israeli: ''Witina, pakuti nebo nalikulubula, ndi kukutile ishina lyobe, uli wandi fe. ² Ulo wakuyo ukwabuka pa menshi, nebo na kuyo kuba nobe, ulo ukoabuka pa mimana, tayakakwibishe. Ulo wakuyo kwenda mu mulilo tawakapye, elo no ulubingu talwakakonaule weebo. ³ Pakuti Nebo ne Yahweh Lesa obe, uwamushilo uwakwa Israeli, kapususha obe. Nebo nalikupele Egypto nga kalubula obe, Cushi na Seba ukuba pe punda lyobe. ⁴ Pakuti webo walemesha elo no kucindama mu menso yandi, nandi nalikutemwa; nakupele abantu babe pe punda lyobe mubumi bobe. ⁵ Witina, pakuti nebo ndi nobe; nakuuleta ubufyashi bobe ukufuma ku kabanga. ⁶ Nebo nakusosa kuba ku kabanga ai, 'Balekeni,' babwekelemo; elo nakukapinda kakuso ai, 'Mwibakanya kuya;' Leteni abana baume bandi ukufuma ukutali, elo nabana bandi abanakashi ukufuma ku mpela sha pe sonde. ⁷ Onse fe uukuta pe shina lyandi, nga uo nebo nalengele kubucindami bwandi, ngo uo nebo napangile, ina, ngo uo nebo nabumbile. ⁸ Leteni abantu abo ababa impofu, nangu fe balikwata amenso, elo naba tondo, nangu fe balikwata amatwi. ⁹ Shonse inko shilongane pamo, elo abantu na bantu nabo balongane. Ninani uwamuli bena uwingasosa mfi elo nokubilisha kuli fwebo ukuti twishibe ifyaku ntanshi? Balekeni balete bakambone baabo mbo abakoshinikisha ai balilungikile, lekeni bomfwe elo nokwasuka ai, 'Cacine.' ¹⁰ Nimwebo bakambone bandi-ekusosa kwa kwa Yawe-elo mubomfi wandi ngo neebo nasalile, pakuti mwebo munjishibe elo nokutetekela muli nebo, elo nokushinikisha ai ninebo wine. Pakutampa takwali mulungu uwapangilwe, elo nakambi fe takwali nangu umo panuma yandi. ¹¹ Nebo, Ninebo Yawe, elo takwaba kapususha kano fe nebo. ¹² Neno nalisosele, ndipuswishe, elo ndibilile, elo tamwaba lesa umbi muli mwebo. Nimwebo bakambone bandi, ''Ekusosa kwa kwa Yawe, ''Ninebo Lesa. ¹³ Ukufuma muli buno bushiku ninebo wine, elo nangu fe umo ngo uwingafunya uuli onse mukuboko kwandi, nebo nga nacita ninani engacibwesha?'' ¹⁴ Nku ekusosa kwa kwa Yawe, kalubula wenu, uwamushilo wakwa Israeli; ''Pa mulandu na mwebo nebo nakumituma ku Babele elo nokumitungulula ukuwisha ifipindami fyonse, nokwalula insansa shabena Babele ukuba inyimbo sha macushi. ¹⁵ Nebo nine Yawe, uwamushilo obe, kalenga wabena Israeli, imfumu yobe.'' ¹⁶ Nku ekusosa kwa kwa Yawe (ngo uwisula inshila ukupitila muli bemba elo na munshila mu menshi yamaka ayengi, ¹⁷ ngo uwatungulwile amaceleta elo nabaka fwalo, abashilika elo nabakukosa. Bawile panshi bonse, tabakatale abema nakambi; balitotobala, ukushiminina kwati ciiku.) ¹⁸ ''Mwiyo kutontonkanya pa fintu ifyapita, nangu fe ukwibukisha ifintu ifyakale saana. ¹⁹ Moneni, nebo ndi nokumicitila ifintu ifipya, nomba filitampile ukucitika; bushe mwebo tekuti mucishibe? Nebo nakupanga umusebo mu matololo elo notumilonga twa menshi muciswebebe. ²⁰ Inama sha muconde shakucindika nebo, bamumbwe, elo ikolongo, pamulandu wakuti nebo nkopela amenshi muciswebebe, elo nemimana mu matololo, ku bantu bandi abasalwa pakuti banwe, ²¹ mba ebantu mbo nebo naibumbile nemwine, pakuti balondolole ukutashiwa kwandi. ²² Lelo webo taukuta peshina lyandi, we Yakobo, uuli nakile pali nebo, we Israeli. ²³ Webo tauletapo fe kuli nebo impanga ngo mutulo wacakoca, nangu fe ukuncindika ku malambo. Nebo ntakalengele ukuyo ukumombela ku camutulo icangano, nangu ukucula cula mwebo ku mafuta yacena cabune. ²⁴ Mwebo tamwatala amunshitilapo icakulowa cabwema bwabune ne ndalama, nangu fe ukusansamusha namafuta yamalambo yenu; lelo mwaikalila fe ukuyo kucusha ku membu shenu, elo muli ntendwishe nebo nakumicitile yenu iyabubi. ²⁵ Nebo, Ina, nine nkopasanganya ifya bupulumushi fyobe pa mulandu wandi; elo nebo ntakashibukisheko nangu fe panono imembu shobe. ²⁶ Unjibukisheko mfyo ifyacitikile. Lekeni fwebo tulashanye pamo, londolola umulandu obe, pakuti webo ube uwacishinka. ²⁷ Wiso wantanshi alibembukile elo ne ntungulushi shenu nasho shalibifishe kuli nebo. ²⁸ Nipali nci nebo nakubasebanya bacilolo bamushilo; nakupela Yakobo ku konaulwa icabipish; elo Israeli nao kukutukwe insele.''