1 Kunshaamilonga ya Babiloni, twakekala panshi akulila. Twakalila nditwakayeeya Siyoni.
Ono kulya kuMulonga wa Aafa ndakapa mulawo wakwaamba ayi soonse tulikaashe kulya alimwi akuliceesha pameenso a Lesa wesu, kumusenga kututanjilila mulweendo lwesu alimwi akutufuna swebo abana besu pantu pomwi ashintu shesu shoonse.
Ono pabushiku bwa likumi ashobilo mumweenshi utaanshi twakanyamuka kuswa kuMulonga wa Aafa akuya kuJelusalemu. Lesa wesu wakalinga aswebo, kutulama akutufuna kubalwani besu akutupondo munshila.
sombi ndakaambila mwaami ayi, “Kamweendela buumi lyoonse nobaami! Sa nsheelete kuboneka kutasangalala pameenso na ndabala inene umo mwakoona bamashali bangu bakulukulu ili mumatongo, aminjililo ya njiyo yakanyonyoolwa kumulilo?”
Moyo wangu ulacisa na ndeebaluka nshiku shainda. Ee, nshiku ndakalinga kweendela mucikuuku ca bungabwa kuya muŊanda yakwe Lesa. Lyakalinga kuba likoto lya bantu bakondetwe bakalinga kuya ciimba anyiimbo shakulumbaisha Lesa.
“Amusangalale akukondwa pantu pomwi aJelusalemu mwebo noonse nomusuni ndabala iyi. Amusangalale cankusu mwebo nomwiilililaako mumapensho a njiyo.
“Bwesa laamba ngowakoola uyo ngoofwete mubukome uye uushiise pamwaansha wa mwaandami kuMulonga wa Yufuletisi.”
Nebo nshindakalinga kulitiba mulikoto lya beshikusekelela nabi kunoolisangalasha pantu pomwi ambabo. Nebo ndakalinga kwikalabo neenka ceebo lyaansa lyanu lyakalinga pali ndime. Ncakwiila lyaansa lyanu lyakansusha bukali.
Mwebo nomushiite kufwaafwi amilonga iinji nomucite buboni buunji, ono bwamweela, cashikila ciindi canu cakufwa.
Nyumfwa kulila kwa bantu bangu kuswa kucishi cakulaale. “Sa Mwaami Lesa taabete muSiyoni? Sa Mwaami wa njiyo taabete mumo?” Mwaami Lesa, Mwaami wabo wakumbula ayi, “Ceebonshi basonkomona bukali bwangu mukulambila shibumbwabumbwa akufukamina balesa beensu abo batacite ncito?”
“Makani aya ngaanengesha kulila. Meenso angu atookunkabo minsonshi. Taaku ooli pafwaafwi kwaamba ayi aŋumbulusheeko nabi kwisa mukunjuminishako. Bantu bangu bacaala maansabo ceebo balwani bangu bankoma.
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.
Nsheembona shilalengesha moyo wangu kuungumana pakubona shakacitika kubanakashi ba mundabala ine misheesu.
Mumwaaka wamakumi otatwe, mumweenshi wane pabushiku bwasanu ndindakalinga kwikala abasha kulubasu lwa Mulonga wa Keba mucishi ca Babiloni, liculu lyakacaluka. Mpeeke ndakabona shili anga nshiloto shakaswa kuli Lesa.
maswi a Mwaami Lesa akashinkila nebo neEsekelo nemupailishi mwanaakwe Busi ndindakalinga kuMulonga wa Keba mucishi ca bene Babiloni. Uko nkusu shakwe shakanselukila.
Kuswawaawo ndakaya mukushika kuTelo Abibi kufwaafwi a Mulonga wa Keba uko kwakalinga kwikala basha. Kumusena uko ndakekalakobo nshiku shosanwe ashobilo kaancikankamana pasheesho nshendakabona.
Mpeeke ndakapaila kuMwaami Lesa cakulyaaba, kumukombelela kwiinda mukulikasha kulya, kufwala masaka akwikala mumilota.
Lyalo Jesu ndyaakasena pafwaafwi akubona Jelusalemu, wakalila.
Ndaakutuma bakamboni bangu bobilo abo beshi bakanoofwete masaka kwisa mukumushimikila makani akwe Lesa kwanshiku shili cuulu amyaanda yobilo alimwi amakumi osanwe alyomwi.”