47 Ndushinisho ciindi cilaakushikila ndyeshi nkape mulandu shibumbwabumbwa sha kuBabiloni. Cishi coonse cilaakulisenda aboonse beshi bakacaikwe, balaakukungubala mukati muli ncico.
Ono anaaba baashika! Bashilumamba bobilo bobilo bali pamaaki baashika.” Mpomunyaawo shikulindilila wakaambilisha ayi, “Babiloni wawa! Ee, Babiloni wawa! Ono sunu shibumbwabumbwa shoonse nshebalambila shitoopwayoolwa.”
Aboobo Mwaami Lesa Shinkusu shoonse wakaamba ayi, “Ndaakubapa mulandu. Bacikula bwangu balaakucaikwa kunkondo. Bana babo basankwa abanakashi ndaakubacaya kunsala.
Ino mulaakwaamba ayinshi Mwaami Lesa aakulengesha baabo mbomwakalinga kuyeeya ayi mbabyaanu kumweendelesha? Sa te mulaakunyonwabo anga ngumwanakashi uli pankata?
Na mulaluki, mupailishi nabi muntu umwi uli woonse akaambe maswi akwaamba ayi, ‘Mukuli wa Mwaami Lesa,’ ndaakupa mulandu muntu uyo abamuŋanda yakwe.
“ ‘Ono myaaka makumi osanwe aobilo yaakwiinda, ndaakupa mulandu mwaami wa bene Babiloni acishi ca Babiloni coonse ceebo ca kubisha kwabo. Ndaakunyonyoola cishi ico ayi cikabe matongo amuyayaya.
“Amwaambilishe akoolobesha pakati ka mishobo ya bantu, amwiimike mbembela akoolobesha, mutafunkili nabi comwi, sombi mwaambe ayi, ‘Babiloni ulaakukomwa, Belo ulaakulenshekwa nsoni, Maduki ulaakunyumfwa boowa. Shikoshanyo shakwe shilaakulenshekwa nsoni ashibumbwabumbwa shakwe shilaakupwayoolwa.’
Taakuuwo mbobabete, balyeelete kusuulwa. Ciindi cakoomboloshekwa kwabo caakushikila, balaakumana kuloba.
Mwaami Lesa waamba ayi, “Ndaakuboosha cishole kucishi ca Babiloni abantu ba ncico mumeenso anu ceebo cakubisha nkobakacita muJelusalemu.
Mandabala a mumo alaakuba matongo. Ncakwiila cishi ico cilaakuba matongo, cishi ciyumu nta akuba luyanga. Taaku muntu weshi akanookalaamo alimwi teshi mukanokwiinda muntu nabi womwi.
“Sombi ciindi cilaakushikila ndyeshi nkape mulandu shibumbwabumbwa sha bene Babiloni. Lyalo beshibakacisikwe balaakutongela mucishi coonse ca Babiloni.