Maono 18 - Ibibiliya mu Shimakonde Imbodi Yaambi na dimbande dya Imbodi Yakala

Kugwa kumwe Babiloni nkumene

¹ Ling'oto lyavinu avyo, kuwa ko ndimwona njelo junji ashuluka e avénavo madalaka oe kutwala shilambo uti kulangala kwamwaa wakushenga kwake.

² Njelo ajo andíkugwa na lidi likumene aashidoni, “Andigwa! Andigwa Babiloni nkumene! Nae andidyuka kuva lyutu lyakunama majini, kuva shivava shadimumu dyakunyata, shavyuni vishapu na vyashinyadinyadi.

³ Mwaa venentete uti vandikumbila vinyu vyashitundi shawendi wake. Vaumu vamushilambo vanditenda vyakulauka namu nae, vamishulusho vamushilambo kutajilika poe kwadimongo dyashinamidyo shake shaditamaa.”

⁴ Napane kuwa ndígwa lidi linji liishidoni, “Mmenentete vangu, lyumadyange kwake nae kwambangidya hamunaliinjidyange mushimadambi shake, na vyaushanga vimwidíla nae, mwenu havinampate.

⁵ Mwaa madambi ake andyunjikananga mpaka kuwa na ukalau wake, Nnungu andikumbukila.

⁶ Mo mwatandalele nae, ntandele momo, nnipe myanda mivili avilá vyatandile, muluwene lwake jo mwene mwanganienge, mwenu mwanganiangidye myanda mivili.

⁷ Kwashipimo shosho shakuling'a lishangelo na kunama mushinamidyo shaditamaa, kwashipimo shosho mupe mauvilo na shipalodi. Muntima mwake nae aashidoni, ‘Ndiikala kenga umu nkongwe, hangunava shinu ninamwili, mwiko hangupata shinu shipalodi!’

⁸ Naivedoni muliduva limo tu, vinankodya vyaushanga avi: kupela, shipalodi na indala; andatikinyuka kwamoto mwaa Umu Nnungu áumidye ukumu ni wadimongo.”

⁹ Vaumu vamushilambo vatandíle vyawendi namu nae na kunama shinamidyo shaditamaa, vanannilangila pavalota kwona lyoi nae atikinyuka, vanannilangila na kuntangadikangila.

¹⁰ Napanelo kwamwaa wakujopa mauvilo ake nae, vanavo vandaimilanga kushu vatangola vaashidoni, “Apambale! Apambale njini ukumene! Wako Babiloni njini wadimongo! Kanji gwo, mwisaa imo tu, ukumu yako indiwikila!”

¹¹ Vanu vamishulusho vamushilambo vanannilangila na kuntangadikangila mwaa hapagwa kavili wakushuma mali ave kenga ala:

¹² shaabu, nkuva, majanga alimashi, vyuma vyabei yoe, mataka akunamikanga, mataka ailangi yanshambalau, mataka akung'alangila, mataka anauvi, ntumbati, vinu vyavakandyenge na meno anembo, milandi vyamali, lyava, shitali na majanga amalimoli,

¹³ inakilo yalipatu, mauta akunung'angila, lubani, mila, udi, vinyu, mauta aulivela, unga wakunamikanga, ngano; ding'ombe, dingandolo, vapunda pamo na malingishi, vatumwa na ata ungumi wavanu.

¹⁴ Vovo vo vandaashidoni, “Vyepo vyaushing'unuka muungumi wako, vindikulambaleka! Vinu vyako uti vyamali, kushenga kwako, vindikulambaleka; mwiko havyaneka kavili.”

¹⁵ Váshishulusha vinu avi, vo vatajilíke kwamwaa wake nae vandaimila kushu vajopa mauvilo ake, vandalila na kutangadikanga

¹⁶ vakugwa vaashidoni, “Apambale! Apambale njini ukumene, ágwete dinguvo dyakunamikanga, dyailangi yanshambalau na yanauvi wavannamidye na shaabu, majanga alimashi pamo na vyuma vyabei yoe!

¹⁷ Kanji gwo, mwisaa imo tu, mali akwinjipa anditimbikanga!” Vakutukusha-dimeli uti, vamyanda, vanu vakwangaikangila imeli na uti avalá vapáta paida kwamwaa waimanga, vandíimilanga kushu.

¹⁸ Pavalota kwona lyoi nae atikinyuka vandítangadikanga vaashidoni, “Nyani junji wakuva kenga njini au?”

¹⁹ Vanavo vandítaa litutunga mmuti valila na vatangadikanga akuno vatangola pashanya po vaashidoni, “Apambale! Apambale njini ukumene! Njini wo wavatajilikidile vanu ve vavénavo dimeli mwimanga kwamwaa waditamaa dyake, kanji gwo, mwisaa imo tu nae anditimbikanga.

²⁰ Kuwa ko puwanga kwamwaa wake! Mmakwilimyanga, mmamyombe pamo na mmakulava puwanga! Nnungu andímuukumu nae kwamwaa wenu mwenu!”

²¹ Napanelo njelo jumo wadimongo andínyanyula lijanga likumene lyakushagila kujela mwimanga akuno aashidoni, “Kenga mo mwavajalalele lijanga mwimanga, nimomo mwavalota kunjalela Babiloni, njini ukumene na nkukunya pakaaneka kavili.

²² Pakati pako mwiko haliigwinika shinu lidi lyakumwomba kanyembe na lyavakwimba, vityatya na lyakwomba mapalapanda. Nkati mulingongo lyako, mwiko hashaaneka kavili shimadengo shapundi woewoe. Mwiko hakwigwinika kavili kunyonya kwamajanga akushagila.

²³ Mulingongo lyako, mwiko hamulangala kavili moto wavyenje. Nkati mwako, mwiko haliigwinika kavili lidi lyankúlomba kwali nkúlombwa. Mwaa vamishulusho vako, vavéle vakumene mushilambo shapai, kwawavi wako, venentete uti vandyáshalanga,

²⁴ mwanavo vandikodya myadi vyavakulava na vyavakwilimyanga; vya uti avalá vabyaígwe mushilambo.”