1 Nikwakayinda eechi ndakabona mungelo uumbi wakazwa kujulu kajisi nguzu mpati, mpawo nyika yakamwinikwa abulemu bwakwe. 2 Alimwi wakoompolola ajwi pati kati, "Yawa, yawa Bbabbiloni impati! Yabachikkalilo chabasikazwa, achiyubilo chamyuuya yoonse iisofweede, achiyubilo chabayuni boonse basofweede abanyama boonse basofwede mbimusula. 3 Nkaambo manyika woonse anywa wayini wazisusi zyayo zibi zyamabumambi, bami banyika bakachita bumaambi anjiyo, mpawo abasimakwebo banyika bakaba bavubi ankaambo kabuvubi bwabusindya zyayo."

4 Eelyo ndakamvwa ijwi limbi kalizwa kujulu kaliti,

"Nibantu bangu! Amuzwe mulinjiyo!

Kuchitila kutI utakabalilizigwi muzibi zyayo,

kuchitila kuti mutabi akwaabilana muzyumyo zyayo,

5 Nkaambo zibi zyayo zyabungikwa mubulamfu bwabwiime zyalampa mbuli julu,

alimwi Leza wayiyeeya milandu yayo,

6 amubwedezye kulinjiyo mbuli mbwamupa,

amuliye zyiindulidwe tubili nkaambo kamilimu yayo njiyakachita,

amuswaanizye zyiindulidwe tubili

muchinywido chayo nchiyakamuswanizizya.

7 Amuyipenzye akuyichisya moyo kapati,

mbuli mweelo mbwaayakali kulilumbayizya akuba muvubi.

Mbukunga mumoyo wayo wamba kuti,

‘Ndilikkede achuuno chabwami mbuli namalelo,

tandili mukamufu pe,

tandikwe kuyoolila pe!’

8 Nkikaako zyumyo zyayo ziyooza kulinjiyo mubuzuba bumwi,

bwamalwazi, kulila, abbalangwe,

alimwi iyoowumpwa amulilo,

nkaambo Mwami Leza uyibeteka ulaanguzu."

9 Alimwi bami bamunyika, bakachita mamambi anjiyo akwaabana anjiyo buvubi, bayooyilila akuusa nibayobona busi bwakupya kwayo. 10 Bayooyimikila kule nkaambo kakuyoowa kupenzegwa kwayo, alimwi bayooti, "Maawe! Maawe! nuchisi chipati, chisi changuzu, Bbabbiloni! Muhola limwi lubeta lwaza."

11 Alabo basimakwebo banyika bayomulilila akumomokela, nkaambo takwe muntu utakawule limbi makwebo aayo, 12 taakwe uyoowula angolide, ansiliva, amabwe mayandisi angale, amangongo mebesi, amudabba wabo muteteete, aawanamoomvwe, mudabba utezemuka, amasani asalala pilibili, amisamu ibezwa yoonse inunkilila, azyameja, amasamu amuulo mupati, azyamukuba, azyalubulo, azyamabweluuma, 13 tununkilizyo tutegwa twasinamoni, atununkilizyo, atuumpilizyo, tununkilizyo tulikabotu tutegwa amiri, bwaamwa, wayini, amafuta amu olivu, abusu bunante, abulotwe, iŋombe ambelele, mbongolo ankalaki, abazike, nikuba buumi bwabantu. 14 Bayooti kulinjiyo, "Muchelo ooyo ngumwakali kuyanda wakazwa kulinduwe, alimwi azyoonse zintu zibotu nzyakali kuyandisya akuŋayimina kwazyo zyoonse zyakaloba, taakwe niziyoojanwa lubo pe!" 15 Basimakwebo bakawuzya zintu eezi, mpawo bakajana buvubi kuzwa kulinjiyo, bayooyimikila kule, kabayoowa kupenzegwa kwayo, bayoolila akoomoka, 16 kabati "Maawe, maawe, kuchisi chipati chakalisamikidwe amudabba muteteete, zyadowalowa azisalala pilibili, zibayima angolide, amabwe mayandisi angale! 17 Muhola limwi buvubi oobu boonse bwaloba."

Alimwi boonse bapati babasikweenzya maato, aboonse basikweenda amaato amulwizi, abasikweenzya maato abaabo boonse basimakwebo bakali mulwizi, bayooyimikila kulale, 18 mpawo bakalila nibakaboona busi bwakuumpwa kwayo bakati, "Nchiichili chisi chakalikozyene achisi chipati eechi?" 19 Mpawo bakalitutiila suko amitwe yabo, kabalikulilila akoomoka, kaboompolola kabati, "Maawe maawe, kuchisi chipati eecho boonse nkubakalijisi maato mulwizi nkubakaba bavubi alubono lwayo! Muhola limwi chaloba.

20 Nkaambo kacheechi amusekelele, nimajulu, nibasalali abatumwa abasinsimi, nkaambo Leza wamubeteka, alubeta ndwakamubeteka!

21 Eelyo mungelo singuzu wakabweza ibbwe lilimbuli iziyo pati mpawo wakali walila mulwizi, wakati, "Aboobo mbumbubo chiisi chipati Bbabbiloni mbuchiyoowalilwa aansi chabukali, alimwi takwe kuyoojanwa limbi pe. 22 Mpawo muvuumo wabasituntimbwa awabayimbi, awabasinyeele awabasimyeembo, tabakwe kuyoomvwigwa limbi pe mulinduwe, abasyabusongo bamilimu tabakwe kuyoojanwa limbi pe mulinduwe, amuvuumo waziyo tuukwe kuyoomvwigwa limbi pe mulinduwe, 23 alimwi mumuni wachimwinikisyo tuukwe kuyoomwinika limbi pe kulinduwe ajwi lyanabwiinga asibwiinga talikwe kuyoomvwigwa limbi pe kulinduwe, nkaambo basimakwebo bakali bantu bapati munyika, alimwi manyika woonse akeenwa abulozi bwako.

24 Alimwi mulinjiyo mwakajanwa bulowa bwabasinsimi abwabasalali, abaabo boonse bakajeegwa anyika."