18 Bantu baamba ayi, “Bafwambaane kwisa, bese batulilile kushikila meenso esu asulebo minsonshi, ee, kushikila maanshi akunke kuswa mushikoye shesu.”
Amubone minsonshi yangu mboitookunka anga ngumulonga, ceebo ca bantu kusuula milawo yanu.
Paceebo ceeco ndaamba ayi, “Amundeeke ndile bene misheesu abo boonse bakanyonyoolwa. Mutangumushiiwo napaceyi.”
Ono na mubule kunyumfwa, ndaakulila mubushishi ceebo cakulisumpula kwanu. Ndaakulila abuumbi cakwaamba ayi meenso angu alaakunookunkabo minsonshi ceebo likoto lya bantu ba Mwaami Lesa lilaakutolwa mubusha.
Kuswawaawo Mwaami Lesa wakaamba ayi, “Amba kubantu ayi, ‘Minsonshi aikunke mumeenso angu mashiku amalumwi cakutacilekaawo ceebo bantu bene misheesu bapenga kucilonda cinene. Ncakwiila bacisikwa cilensha bunyengele.
Kuswa kubucikula bwangu bwesu balesa balensha nsoni bakamana shakayuwila bamashali besu bakulukulu. Ncakwiila bakamana mbelele, ŋombe alimwi abana babo basankwa abanakashi.
Atoone panshi kunsoni akuleka ayi shitucaaye. Twakabishisha Mwaami Lesa, Lesa wesu, swebo pantu pomwi abamashali besu bakulukulu. Kuswa kubwanike bwesu kushika sunu tatunyumfwiliiwo Mwaami Lesa, Lesa wesu, napaceyi.”
Mapensho ananootungenebo kalongo. Cishi coonse camana kunyonyoolwa. Matente angu anyonyoolwabo muciindi ciniini. Ayalo misumba yanyonyoolwabo cakufwambaana.
Mwaami Lesa waamba ayi, “Mwebo nobantu bangu, amufwale masaka mwaalabangane mumilota. Amulile cakooloma anga ngumuntu utoolila mwanaakwe musankwa womwibo ndondoli ceebo shikunyonyoola utoopola cakufwambaana.
“Amucese misusu yanu mwiisoowe. Amwiimbe lwiimbo lwakulila pakalundu katacitewo bwiisu ceebo nebo neMwaami Lesa ndakalala abuumbi akumukaka mwebo nobamulunyungu lwa bantu bangu.”
Mutwi wangu niwalinga mukalo wa maanshi aalo meenso angu kaali kantupu ka minsonshi, naakwiinga ndalila malumwi amashiku. Ncakwiila kulilila bantu bene misheesu abo bakacaikwa.
Ndaakulila buumpute akulila cakooloma kulilila tulundu, akulila cabuumba pamafulo ceebo shililishiitilebo alimwi taaku abeendaninaamo. Kulila kwa ŋombe takunyumfwikiimo. Bayuni abanyama bamuluundu bakacicaamo.
Mpeeke ndabaambila ayi, “Mwebo nobanakashi, amunyumfwe maswi a Mwaami Lesa. Amunyumfwe maswi ngaatokwaamba. Amwiishe bana banu banakashi kulila cakooloma. Amwiishanye nyimbo shamalila.
Mashiku ilalila cakulicaya, minsonshi ilakunka kumacili. Pakati ka basuniki ba njiyo, taaku uliiwo ayi ayuumbulushe Shibusa sha njiyo shoonse shayaaba, ncakwiila shoonse shaba balwani ba njiyo.
Meenso angu acileka kulasha kabotu ceebo cakulila, ndapeenga abuumbi mucaamba. Ndakopoka kubuumba ceebo ca bantu bangu banyonyoolwa, ee, ceebo banike abakateta bamana kuwisooka mumikwakwa ya ndabala inene.
Anu ŋambe ayinshi pali ndiwe? Anu nkweelanyewo anshi webo ondabala inene ya Jelusalemu? Ino nkucite buyani kwaamba ayi nkuumbulushe, webo ondabala ya Siyoni? Cilonda cako ncinene bweenka mbuli lweenge. Ino ngani weenga wacishilika?
Myoyo ya bantu yakalilila Mwaami Lesa. Webo olubumbu lwa Siyoni, minsonshi yako aikunke anga nkalonga kakunka malumwi amashiku. Utookeshi, ee, utacileeki kulila akuungumana.
Mumeenso angu mutookunkabo minsonshi, ceebo bene misheesu bamana kunyonyoolwa.
Mwaami Lesa Shinkusu shoonse waamba ayi, “Mulaakuba kulila mumikwakwa yoonse akulila cakupenga mumisena mucanika bantu baanji. Balimi balaakwiitikwa ayi balilile pantu pomwi abaabo balipilwa maali.
Lyalo Jesu ndyaakasena pafwaafwi akubona Jelusalemu, wakalila.