^{1 2 3} 1 Nina kamba, ''manje mvelani, imwe basogoleli ba yakobo na bolamulila ba nyumba ya isilayeli: sichabwino kuli imwe kumvesesa chilungamo? 2 imwe bamene muzonda vabwino na kukonda voipa, imwe bamene mung'amba nkanda yao nyama yao kumafupa yao- 3 imwe bamene mumadya nyama ya bantu banga, na kung'amba nkanda yao, kupwanya mafupa yao, na kubajuba mutuduswa duswa, monga nyama yoika mupoto, monga nyama mopikila. ⁴ 4 ndipo imwe bolamulila muzalila kuli YEHOVA, koma saza kuyankani. Azabisa pa menso pake kuli imwe pantawi yamene iyo, chifukwa mwachita vonyansa.'' ^{5 6 7} 5 YEHOVA akamba ichi, ''ngati nibaneneli bamene banasobesa bantu banga, ngati winango aba pasa chakudya, bakamba , 'mutendele.' koma ngati sana yike chintu mukamwa mwao, bazipeleka ku usha nkondo pali eve. 6 mwa ichi ,uzakunkalilani usiku ulibe manso mpenya; kuzafipa kwakuti simuzakwanisa no bwebweta. zuba izaba mbilila baneneli, nasiku izabafipila. 7 ba neneli baza mvesewa manyazi, nabo bwebweta baza sokonezeka. boonse baza vala milomo zao, pakuti kulibe yanko kuchokela kuli ine.'' ⁸ koma kuli ine, ndine ozula mpamvu na muzimu wa YEHOVA, ndipo ndine ozula chilungamo na mpamvu, kukamba kuli yakobo voipa vake, na kuli isilayeli uchimo wake. ^{9 10 11} manje nvelani kuli ichi, imwe basogoleli ba nyumba ya yakobo, na bolamulila ba nyumba ya isilayeli, imwe bamene munyansiwa na chilungamo, na kupotoloza voonse chabwino. 10 mumanga ziyoni na magazi na yelusalema na uchimo. 11 basogoleli banu bafuna ku woshewa, ba nsembe banu bapunzisa na malipilo, na baneneli banu ba bwebwetela ndalama. futi muchetekela pali YEHOVA na kukamba, ''si YEHOVA ali na ise? kulibe choipa chizabwela pali ise.'' ¹² 12mwa ichi, chifukwa cha iwe, ziyoni azankala munda wolimiwa, yelusalema azankala bwinja, na chulu chatempele chizankala nkhalango.