5 Mwaami Lesa utookwaambila Babiloni ayi, “Kalabo tontolo, uye mumunshinshe. Camana bulya! Teshi ukeetweewo tubili ayi mwaami mwanakashi wa mishobo yoonse.
Nebo lyoonse ndapaila kuli ndimwe, mutakandeeki ayi nkomwe akulenshekwa nsoni. Sombi bamucita shibi balo mubalenshe nsoni. Abaye kushuumbwe cakubulawo liswi nabi lyomwi.
Lesa ulaamba ayi, “Amukale muluumuno akwishiba ayi nebo ndime Lesa, ulemekwa pakati ka mishobo yoonse, alimwi ulemekwa mucishi coonse ca panshi.”
Nyenyeenshi shoonse mwiculu shilaakucileka kubala. Lisuba pakuswa lilaakushiyishikwa, awalo mweenshi teshi ukape mumuni wa nguwo.
Musena uyo ndaakuwaalula kuba cilonga. Ulaakuba umo mweshi mukanookalabo bamwiina. Ndaakuupyanga acipyaango cakunyonyoola, Nebo neMwaami Lesa Shinkusu shoonse ndaamba.”
Pabushiku aakucita boobo, bantu bakwe abakaweluluke mwaami wa Babiloni ayi, “Mwaami shilunkutwe walinga kwaalya sunu waaluba. Teshi akalyatililewo tubili muntu nabi womwi!
Ono anaaba baashika! Bashilumamba bobilo bobilo bali pamaaki baashika.” Mpomunyaawo shikulindilila wakaambilisha ayi, “Babiloni wawa! Ee, Babiloni wawa! Ono sunu shibumbwabumbwa shoonse nshebalambila shitoopwayoolwa.”
Amuumune cakulyuungumika mwebo nobeshimakwebo ba kuSidoni, ee, mwebo nomwakatuma bantu
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.
Webo wakalinga kuyeeya ayi unanoolibo mwaami mwanakashi kwalyoonse alyoonse. Sombi tookwe kulisukamaawo ashintu ishi shitoocitika bulya nabi kuyeeyabo mbweshi shikacitike.
Ndaakumanisha ciyobeyobe cakusangalala akukondwa kwabo aciyobeyobe cakusangalalila bwiinga, kulila kwa mpelo alimwi amumuni wa malampi.
Bantu bakwe Lesa bakeepusha ayi, “Ino nciinshi ncetushiitile waano? Atubungane pomwi, twamana tucicile kumandabala acite malinga, tuye tufwite nkuko. Atucite boobo ceebo Mwaami Lesa, Lesa wesu watupa mulandu ayi tufwe akutupa maanshi akola ayi tunwe mukwiinga twakamubishisha.
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.
Bamaloba ba muSiyoni balishiitebo panshi cakutaamba. Balitukweeta alusuko pamitwi yabo akufwala masaka. Bamyooye ba muJelusalemu bakotamina panshi.
Mwaami Lesa uli muŊanda yakwe isalalite aboobo bantu boonse ba mucishi ca panshi aboomunebo tontolo kunembo lyakwe.
Ono noonse amuumune kunembo lya Mwaami Lesa ceebo utooswa mumusena wakwe usalalite.
Micito yabo ilensha nsoni ili anga ndyoofu amatombe, shicaala muloombe lwa lweenga ceebo ca maaba. Balibo anga ninyenyeenshi shaluba moshiinda. Paceebo ceeco, Lesa wakababambila musena mumunshinshe utamaani.
“Mwanakashi uyo ngowalinga wabona uleemikanina ndabala inene iyo yeendelesha bamaami boonse ba mucishi ca panshi.”
Mumupeenshe akumulensha nsoni abuumbi bweenka mbuli bulemu mbwaakalinga kulipa akutangala kwakwe. Mukwiinga mumoyo wakwe ulaamba ayi, ‘Nebo ndi mwaami mwanakashi, ndishiite pacuuna cangu! Nshiishi mukalubinje mwanakashi alimwi taaku bushiku mbweshi nkoongumane!’
“Lesa ulalama buumi bwa bantu bakwe bashomeka, sombi beshishibiibi balalobela mumunshinshe, ee, muntu taakomi kwiinda munkusu shakwe mwiine.