1 Bzatapita bzimwebzi, ndidawona anju winango akhabuluka kucokera kudzulu. Akhana utongi bukulu, ndipo dziko la pantsi lidabvunikiridwa na kuyetima kwace.
2 Ndipo iye adakuwa na fala lamphambvu kuti:
3 nakuti madziko yentse yadamwa
4 Pamwepo ndidabva fala linango likhacokera kudzulu likhati:
5 Nakuti bzitazo bza Babilonya
6 Mum'bwezere
7 Bzibodzi-bodzi ninga iye akhana ukulu,
8 Ndipopo, pantsiku ibodzi yokha
9 “Pomwe azimambo wa dziko la pantsi, omwe adacita upombo naye ndipo adacita cipande pa bzakudekesa bzace, akadzawona utsi buli tolotolo kucoka pakupsa kwa mzindawo, an'dzalira ndipo an'dzadandaula thangwe ra mzindawo.
10 An'dzakhala kutali thangwe ra mantha na kuboneresedwa kwawene ndipo an'dzakuwa kuti:
11 “Wamalonda wa padziko la pantsi an'dzalira ndipo an'dzadandaula thangwe ra mzinda ule, nakuti palibe an'dzagula pomwe malonda yawo.
12 Malondayo ni: Oro, parata, minyala ya phindu, misanga, nguwo za mbveru-mbveru na zakucemeredwa purupura, seda na nguwo zifuira, na mtundu uli-wentse wa miti yakucemeredwa seduro na nyanga za ndzou na miti ya phindu, burondze, utale na minyala yakudeka,
13 na bzakununcirisa cakudya bza muti wakucemeredwa kanela na bza mtundu winango, ntsembe zakununchira, mira na bzakununchira, vinyu na azete, ufa bwakunyodoka na tirigu, ng'ombe na mabira, makavalo na ngolo, ndipo na anyagirinya na wanthu anango.
14 “Wamalondawo an'dzati: ‘Bzisapo bzomwe ukhafuna kwene-kwene bzacoka kuna iwe! Udali bwako bwentse na kuyetima kwako kwentse bzakumalira. Un'dzabziwona lini pomwe’.
15 Wamalonda wa bzinthu bzimwebzi, omwe adadala kudzera kwa mzindawo, an'dzakhala kutali na mantha thangwe ra kubonera kwawene, ndipo an'dzalira na kudandaula,
16 acimbakuwa kuti:
17 Munthawe ibodzi yokha,
18 Pakuwona utsi bwa moto wa mzindawo, an'dzakuwa kuti: ‘Ni mzinda uponi unango omwe unilingana na mzinda ukuluyu?’
19 An'dzathusa pfumbi m'misolo, acimbadzadandaula ndipo an'dzalira mwakukuwa aciti:
20 Kudzulu kondwani na bzomwe bzacitika kwa mzindayo!
21 Pamwepo anju wamphambvu adadzusa cimwala cikulu kwene-kwene ninga mpheyo, adacithusa panyandza aciti:
22 Un'dzabveka lini pomwe mum'zindayo
23 Mkati mwa mzindawo mun'dzawoneka lini pomwe ceza
24 Mwa mzindawo mudagumanidwa mulopa