26 Aboobo paminjililo ya Jelusalemu palaakuba kulila kuyoosha abuumbi. Yalo ndabala ilaakubabo anga ngumwanakashi wafwitwa ushiitebo panshi, utacite apakucata.
Mpeeke bakekala panshi anguwe kwanshiku shosanwe ashobilo. Taaku nabi womwi wakalinga kubandika ceebo bakabona kukomena kwa mapensho ngaakalingaamo.
Mpeeke Jobo wakaya mukukalila kuntantaala akubwesa cikaye cakulikwanyishako shilonda.
Amulile mwebo nobamundabala inene! Amoolome akuloonda nobene Filisiti noonse. Amubone lusuko mbolwatumba kulubasu lwa kumalenge! Ndikoto lya bashilumamba litoosa. Pakati kabo taapu moowa.
Ono ndaakushinguluka ndabala iyo yaambwa ayi ncipaililo cakwe Lesa. Ndushinisho kulaakuba kulila abuumba buyoosha muli njiyo. Ndabala yoonse ilaakubabo pyupyupyu kubulowa anga ncipaililo.
Ŋanda ya bwaami ilaakucaala cisuukila. Ndabala inene iyi ilaakucaalabo matongo. Shiyubilo sha njiyo amaanda alaamfu a beshikulindilila shilaakucaalabo shikalikulukile shiine. Mumusena woonse uyu mulaakubabo mafulo a mbongolo alimwi ambelele.
Myuunda ya cishi yacaala ilishiitebo alimwi mumatongo. Misaansa ya Lebanoni yamana kuyuma Cinyika ca mboleshi ca Shalino cababo anga nduyanga. MuBashani apaKalundu ka Kamelo matewu atoolukumukaako kushisamu.
Mwaami Lesa waamba ayi, “Ondabala ya Babiloni, seluka pacuuna ca bwaami, ukale panshi. Ee, kala mulusuko kuteshi pacuuna ca bwaami. Mukutakomwa wakalinga anga ngumooye utana kukumanawo kale amusankwa. Sombi bulya teshi unoocaambwa ayi mubombubombu ulamwa anga ndiyi.
Mpeeke ndakeepusha ayi, “Kwaciindi cilaamfu buyani noBaami baLesa?” Alakwe wakakumbula ayi, “Kushikila mandabala anene oonse anyonyoolwe akubula ukalaamo. Kushikila maandaabo acaalebo kwakubula amuntu uliimo. Ee, kushikila myuunda yabo ikacaale matongo akushinka.
“Cishi ca Juda citoolila mandabala a mumo afwa. Bantu bekalaamo boona panshi kunsoni ayalo ndabala ya Jelusalemu itoolila lucafwo.
Ndaakulengesha bamukalubinje banu kufula kwiinda museese wa muloombe lwa lweenge. Lisuba kalili pakati ka mutwi, ndaakucaya bacikula bwangu basankwa akulengesha bamanyinawabo kupenga. Cakuteengashila ndaakubaletela buumba aboowa.
Ndabala inene ya Jelusalemu yakalinga kuswite bantu. Ino ono ndabala iyo yacaala buyani cisuukila? Ndabala iyo yakalinga kulemekwa pakati ka mishobo. Ino ono yaba buyani anga ngumukalubinje? Ndushinisho yakalinga anga ngumwaami mwanakashi pakati ka shishi, sombi bulya yaba anga ngumusha.
Mikwakwa iya kuSiyoni itoolila buumba, ceebo taaku nabi womwi uya kuŊanda yakwe Lesa mukusekelela panshiku shisalalite. Muminjililo yakwe yoonse taamu abantu baliimo. Bapailishi ba mumo batootongela, banakashi bakalinga kwiimbilaamo bapenga amyoyo. Paceebo ceeco ili mubuumba bunene abuumbi.
Bamaloba ba muSiyoni balishiitebo panshi cakutaamba. Balitukweeta alusuko pamitwi yabo akufwala masaka. Bamyooye ba muJelusalemu bakotamina panshi.
Mwaami Lesa wakashinisha kumwayoola lubumbu lwa ndabala ya Siyoni. Wakafungulula lutambo lwa kulupimishaako. Wakalupima kwaamba ayi alunyonyoole cakumaninina. Maanda alaamfu alubumbu shoonse shakanyonyokela pomwi.
Mandabala anene ayo aswite bantu, alaakunyonyoolwa. Aboobo cishi cilaakuba luyanga. Lyalo ndyeshi bakeshibe ayi nebo ndi Mwaami Lesa.’ ”
Lyalo bamaami bali kuloombe lwa lweenge balaakuswa pashuuna shabo sha bwaami, bakafuule mingaanjo yabo ashakufwala shabo shakatungwa shakubotesha. Balaakwikala panshi kabaloondete alimwi kabatutuma cakutacilekaawo ceebo ca mapensho ako.
Cilonda ca ndabala inene ya Samaliya tacishilikiki. Ono cishi ca Juda citooyanda kuba acilonda ca mushobo womwi. Ncakwiila cashika apamwinjililo wa bantu bangu, ee, cashika akundabala inene ya Jelusalemu iine.”
‘Twakamulishisha ngoma, sombi mwebo tamukwe kushana. Twakamwiimbila nyimbo sha buumba, sombi mwebo tamukwe kulila.’
Balaakukumwayulula akunyonyoola boonse bekala muli ndiwe, alimwi teshi bakashiye libwe palibwenyina mukwiinga tookwe kwishiba ciindi Lesa ndyaakesa mukukupulusha.”