Mika 5

¹ Ndandamika basilumamba bako, omunzi wa Jelusalemu, nkaambo twasinkilizigwa. Balauma muleli wa Isilayeli asaya amusako.

Leza mbwaakasyomenzya muleli waku Betelehemu

² Pele yebo, Betelehemu-efulata, nokuba kuti uli musyoonto akati kaziinga zyamu Juda, mulinduwe momuyoozwa uuyooba muleli wamu Isilayeli, ooyo wakaliko kuzwa kale-kale, kuzwa mazuba aansiku.

³ Nkaako cisi ca Isilayeli ciyoosiigwa mane kusikila ciindi eeco ooyo uuminingana nayootumbuka, eelyo babunyina basyeede nobayoopiluka ku Baisilayelinyina. ⁴ Uyooima akweembela butanga bwakwe munguzu zya Mwami Leza wakwe. Nkaako bayookkala cakuliiba, nkaambo mpuwo yakwe inooyosikide kale kumagolelo aanyina. ⁵ Uyooba ndoluumuno lwabo.

Kufutulwa akunyonyoonwa

Baasiliya basaala nyika yesu akweendeenda mumayubilo eesu tuyooleta beembezi bali ciloba kuti babalwane, iiyi mane basololi bali ciloba. ⁶ Bayoolela nyika ya Asiliya a panga, nyika ya Nimulodi apanga lisomwedwe. Uyootuvuna kuzwa ku Baasiliya baakusaala nyika yesu akweendeenda muminyinza yesu.

⁷ Bantu ba Jakobo basyeede bayooba akati kabantu banji ba Mwami Leza, bayooba mbuli mume uuzwa ku Mwami Leza, mbuli lunywaanywa mboluputulula bwizu, talulindili bantu nokuba kwiimina bantu baansi pe. ⁸ Bantu ba Jakobo basyeede bayooba akati kamisyobo imwi, bayooba akati kabantu banji, mbuli syuumbwa akati kabanyama bamusokwe, mbuli mwanaa syuumbwa akati kamatanga aambelele, ulazivwaampila akuzizapaula, pele taakwe uukonzya kuzivuna. ⁹ Nobaisilayeli muyoozunda basinkondonyoko akubanyonyoona boonse.

¹⁰ “Mubuzuba oobo, Mbwaamba Mwami Leza, njoonyonyoona mabbiza aanu, akupwayaula nkalaki zyanu. ¹¹ Njoonyonyoona minzi yamunyika yanu akuyoomumwayawida mayubilo aanu mayumu oonse. ¹² Ndiyoonyonyoona bulozi bwanu, tamukabi abasikuposela ziposo pe. ¹³ Ndiyoonyonyoona mituni yanu mibeze amabwe aamalende aanu, tamukakombi limbi eezyo nzimwakalipangila pe. ¹⁴ Ndiyoozyula zikozyanyo zya Asyela akumwayaula minzi yanu. ¹⁵ Mubukali bwangu bupati njoobweedezya bubi kumisyobo yoonse iitandiswiilili.”