1Hakumana izo zintu chinabona iñiloi limwi ne lisuka kuzwa kwiwulu. Libena maata makando, mi inkanda ibaboniswa chekanya yakwe.
2Li bahuwelezi chamata enzwi likolete, nilyati, “Abawi, Abawi, Babilona mukando! Abakezi ku bachibaka chamekalo amadimona, matiililo a mahuho onse asajolwele, ni matililo a zonse zisajololi ni zizuni zisaliwa.
3Chokuti mishobo yonse ibanywi kwiwaine ya bubi bakwe. Malena beinkanda ba bapangi busangu bubi naye. Bauzi be inkanda bababi bafumi chamata abubi bwa ba kuhala.”
4Kuzwaho ni chi nazuwa inzwi limwi lizwa kwiulu liti, “Mu zwe kwali, bantu bangu, ilikuti kanji muliabeli muzivi zakwe, mikuti kanji mutambuli imwi yenkozi zakwe.
5zivi zakwe zibalindami kuya mwiulu sina iwulu, mi Ireeza abazezi inkezo zibilala zakwe.
6Mu mulihe chaku mubozekeza sina mwabalihili bamwi kubabozekeza, mi mumulihe tobele kachabapangi; mwinkomoki ya bakopanyi, mukopanye tobele inteko yakwe.
7Sina habali kulinyamuna nikuhala mubuhalo bulutu, mu muhe kusasaminwa chabungi ni kuchiswa. mukuti abaliwambili munkulo yakwe, 'Nikele cha bu Simwine wa mwanakazi; kahena ni mbelwa, mi kete ne ni bone chililo,'
8Nihakwinabulyo lumwiluzuba inkoto zakwe mozize: ifu, chililo, niinanga. Mwahiswe chamulilo, Kakuti Simwine Ireeza wina maata, mi nji muatuli wakwe.”
9Basimwie benkanda ba bapangi busangu buzwile munzila naye mobalile ni kuswaba chebaka lyakwe hete nibabone buusi bwa nahya.
10Ka bazimane kule butabule naye, kutiya mwanyandisezwa nibawamba, “Mawe, mawe kumuleneñi mukando, Babilona, muleneñi u kolete! Mukuti mwihola yimwina inkoto yakwe chiyasika.
11Bauzi bahansi babalili ni kumusilisa, sina hakusana kubasina bawula zintu zakwe hape-
12Izo zintu ibali igauda, silivela, mabwe abutokwa, lipelela, masila eline indotu, pepulu, siluki, asubila, nimifuta yonse yazisamu zinunka bulotu, zintu zamanaka abanzovu, zintu zonse zipangitwe hazisamu zabutotwa, bronze, insipi, marabulu,
13sinamoni, mununkiso, isense, mira, lisende, waine, oili, busu bunakitwe, buloto, iñombe, imbelele, imbizi ni inkoloi, ni bahikana, ninhuho zabantu.
14Zichelantu zobanungitwe chamaata ako wonse chikwahita kule nawe. Zonse zachimbombo ni zakulifumisa chizamana, mikete ziwanike hape.
15Bauzi bezi zintu babafumi chebaka lyakwe kabazimane kule naye butabule kakuti batiya manyando akwe, kilila ni kusilisa katata.
16Kabawambe, “Mawe, mawe kumuleneni mukando ubazwatikitwe mwisila lyelineni, ni pepulu, ni asubila, mi abakabiswe ni gauda, inyanga zidula, ni liperela.
17mwihola yimwina bufumu bonse bubashinyehi.” Muyendisi yense wachikepe, Bayembani bamwiwate vonse, bazuhi, mi nabana bonse bahala chazintu zipangwa mwiwate, babazimani butabule.
18Babalili ahulu hababona busi bwakwe nahya. Nibati, “Muleneni nzi uswana ni muleneni mukando?”
19Babasoheli itwe hamitwi yabo, ni kuhuwa, kulila ni kusilisa, “Mawe, mawe ku muleneni mukando uko bonse babena zikepe babafumi kubufumu bwakwe. Mwihola imwina chasinyiwa.”
20Musange chakwe, iwulu, inwe muzumina, baapositola, ni bapolofita, mukuti Ireeza abaleti inkatulo yenu kwali.”
21Iñiloi lina maata nilya hinda ibwe likola insilwana inkando yakusilisa ni kuli sohela mwiwate, niliti, “Munzila inabulyo, Babilona, muleneñi mukando, kausohelwe hansi chakubenga mikete niwubonwe hape.
22Muhuwo we herepa, bazimbi, baliza impala ni baliza impeta kete niwuzuweke kwako ni kamuta. Kakwina mubezi wamufuta uhi nowuhi yete nawanike kwako. Kakwina milumu wachigayo wete niwuzuweke hape kwako.
23Iseli lye lambi kete nilimunike kwako hape. Manzwii a munyali ni munyaliwa kete niazuweke kwako hape, mukuti wauzi bako ibali bamukwaye benkanda, mi chisi chibachengetwe chabulozi bwako.
24Mumalaha akwe kubawaniki amupollofita ni abazumine, ni malaha abantu bonse babehahiwa hansi.”
