Icipandwa 1
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Icimonwa cakwa Esaya mwana mwaume uwakwa Amose, Ico aishile kumona pali Yuda na Yerusalemu, munshiku shakwa Usia, Yotamu, Ahasi, elo na Hisekia, ifumu yamu Yuda.
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Umfweni, mwe myulu, elo mupele ukuti, mwe sonde; pantu Yewe alilandile: ''ndilishishe bwino noku kusha abana, lelo nsangukile nebo.
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Ing'ombe ilishiba umwine, na kabalwe mulimba wakwa cibinda wakwe, lelo Isreale teshibile, Isreale takoiluka.''
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Akalanda! we luko, mwe babembu, abantu abafininwa na mampulu, abantu bufya bwaba ncita tubi, mwe bana baume abacita amafisa kanwa! Balishile Yawe, balishile uwa mushilo wakwa Isrealle, baliicitile abeni kuli ena.
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Nindo mucili muko umwinwa? Nindo mukosangukila nakabili elo na kabili? Umutwe onse uli lwele, umutima onse ulinakile.
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Ukufuma palyantilo yamakasa ukufika pa mutwe takuli ici putulwa icishele ukwabula ukucenwa; Filonda fye, ne fikwebululwa, ne filonda fyakwisuka, tafisalikwe, no kuwamisha, ukukakilwa, nangu ku bombelwa na mafuta.
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Icalo cenu cilyo nawilwe, imisumba yenu ilyo celwe' amabala yenu ayali muceni cenu, abeni bakoyonaula ukuyasha mubonaushi, ukucimfiwa na beni.
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Umwana mwanakashi wa mu Sione alishele kubati ni tuti mwibala lya mwangashi, kubati cinshingwa mwibala lya fibimbi, kubati musumba watebelelwa.
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Yawe wamilalo ngabulo kutusha fweba abanono, nga twali kubatini Sodomu, nga twali kubati ni Gomora.
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Umfweni icebo cakwa Yowe, mwebo ba kateka ba mu Sodomu; kutikeni kufipope fyakwa Lesa wesu, mwebo mwe bantu ba mu Gomora:
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''Bwanshi ubwingi bwa fya malambo kuli nebo?'' efyo alanda Yawe. ''Ndikwete ifya kulinga mumalambo yakoca yaba sukusuku, ne minofu wa finama fyakwina; na mumulopa wa kwa cilume wa ng'ombe, uwa mpanga nangu imbushi nebo nshibekelwamo.
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Ulo mwaisa mukumonekela kuli nebo, ninani ukabila ifi kuli mwebo, ukunyantaula mu mansa shandi?
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Mwileta nakabili umutulo wabula ubupilibulo; ububani buli bwa mu selu kuli nebo; ukulongana kwa mweshi upya no kwa masabata kwenu nebo tekuti ndekelele uku kulongana kwa bubifi.
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Nalipata nebo imyenshi ipya yenu ne mitebeto yenu iya sontwa; fyaba cisendo kuli nebo; Ndili nakile uku fishipikisha ifi.
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Eco ulo mwatambalika maboko yenu mukupepa, nebo ndafisa amenso yandi kuli mwebo; nangu fye mwingaleta mapepo ayengi, nebo nshaumfwe; iminwe shenu shili swilemo no mulopa.
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Sambeni,iwamyeni mwebene, fumyeni ububi bwaficitwa fyenu kucinso candi; lekeni ububifi;
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Sambilileni ukucita icabune, fwayeni umulinganya, afweni aba titikishiwe, peni umulinganya kubabula wishi, cingilileni ba muka mfwilwa.''
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''Iseni nomba, no kuleka fwebo tulanshanye capamo,'' efyo Yawe aeba, ''nangu imembu shenu shaba ishakukashika shani, shikaba ishakubuta nge mfula yabungululu; nangu shingaba ishakukashikisha shani kubali ni nsalu, shikaba kubati butonge.
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Nga mukofwaya elo no kubela, mukalya ifya bune ifya mucalo.
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lelo umfwa mu kakana no kusanguka, ulupanga lukamyonaula mwebo,'' pantu akanwa kakwa Yawe kalilandile ici.
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Umusumba uwali uwacine wa alukashani cilende1 Uyo uwa ishulemo umulinganya waliswilemo ubulungami, lelo nomba ulishilemo bakepaya.
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Silfere yenu alisangukile icisha sangulilwa, umwangashi wenu uli sankene na menshi.
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bakankala benu nibacisanguka na bampani ba bango; onse alitemenwe amafisa kanwa kabili bakobutukila amalipilo. Tabako cingilola abakubula wishi, nangu kucita ici yene kuli ba mu kamfwilwa.
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Eico uku eku bisha kwa kwa shikulu yawe uwamilalo, uwa bulamba wakwa Isreale: Akalanda kuli bena! Nkocita icilandushi kufibambe fyandi, kabili nkoilandwila ne mwine pa balwani bandi;
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Nka pilibuli ukuboko kwandi palwa mwebo, Sangululeni ifiko nge cela kabili mufumwemo fyonse fiko fyenu.
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Nkabwekeshapo abapingushi benu nga pakubala, naba kalungika benu nga pakubala, nab kalungika ico mukesa kwitwa umusumba wa bulungami umushi wacine.''
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Sione akapuputulwa no mulinganya, na balapila bakwe ku bulingami.
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Abasangushi naba bembu bakashonaulwa capamo, nabo abasula Yawe bakaloba.
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''Pantu mukesa lengwe nsoni nge amuti camiterebinti ico mukabila, kabili mukase bana pa mabala ilyo musalile.
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Pantu mukaba kubati mutelebinti uo amabula yomine, kabili kubati libala lyabula menshi.
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Umwaume wabulamba akaba kubati cani cakuma, ne mulimo yakwe kubati lubingu; bakapila pamo bonse, kabili takwakabe uwakubashimya.''