Jeremia
20 Ndele nee Pashur, omonamati waImmer, omupristeri, oo a li yo omuwiliki omukulunhu meumbo laJehova, okwa li ta pwilikine, eshi Jeremia ta xunganeke oinima ei. 2 Opo nee Pashur okwa denga omuprofeti Jeremia, noku mu tula meti, olo la li pOshivelo shoPombada shaBenjamin, osho sha li meumbo laJehova. 3 Ashike mefiku la shikula ko, eshi Pashur a mangulula Jeremia meti, Jeremia okwe mu lombwela a ti:
“Jehova ine ku luka Pashur, ashike okwe ku luka Oumbada Wa Dingilila. 4 Osheshi eshi osho Jehova ta ti, ‘Ohandi ke ku ninga oshinima shitilifi kwoove mwene nokookaume koye aveshe, notava ka fya keongamukonda lovatondi vavo, ofimbo omesho oye taa tale; nohandi ka yandja Juda ashishe meke lohamba yaBabilon, notai ke va twala moukwatwa muBabilon noku va dipaa neongamukonda. 5 Nohandi ka yandja oupuna aushe woshilando eshi, omaliko asho aeshe, oinima yasho aishe yondilo nomamona aeshe eehamba daJuda meke lovatondi vavo, notave ke i nyeka ko noku i kwata ko, ndele tave i twala kuBabilon. 6 Ndele shi na sha naave, Pashur, nosho yo aveshe ovo hava di meumbo loye otamu ka ya moukwatwa. Oto i kuBabilon, ndele to file oko, naako oko to ka pakwa pamwe nookaume koye aveshe, molwaashi owe va xunganekela oipupulu.’”
7 Owa heka nge, akutu! Jehova, nonda hekwa.
Owa ulika kutya ou na eenghono u dule nge, nowa findana.
Efiku alishe onda ninga oshinima shiyolifa;
Keshe umwe ota lengaifa nge.
8 Osheshi alushe ngeenge handi popi, ondi na okwiingida nokushiivifa,
“Elongifo leenghono nehanauno!”
Osheshi ondjovo yaJehova oya kala nokutukifa nge nokushekifa nge efiku alishe.
9 Onghee onda ti: “Itandi ke mu tumbula vali,
Noitandi ka popya vali edina laye.”
Ashike momutima wange omwa ninga ngaashi omundilo wa xwama wa tomekwa momakipa ange,
Nonda li nda loloka oku u kwatela mo;
Inandi dula vali oku shi lididimikila.
10 Osheshi onda uda omitotolombo dihapu dii;
Oumbada owa dingilila nge.
“Mu lundileni; natu mu lundileni!”
Omunhu keshe ta halele nge ombili okwa li a teelela ndi punduke ta ti:
“Pamwe ota ka ninga oshinima sha nyika oulai,
Nohatu ka dula okupondola, ndele hatu mu shunifile owii.”
11 Ashike Jehova oku li pwaame, ngaashi omukwaita omunaenghono iha tila sha.
Nomolwaashi ovo tava hepeke nge tava ka wila po, noitava ka pondola.
Otava ka fifwa ohoni inene, molwaashi itava ka pondola.
Elengwa lavo laalushe itali ka dimbiwa.
12 Ashike ove, akutu! Jehova womatangakwaita, oto konakona omuyuki;
Ou wete omadiladilo omoule* nosho yo omutima.
Nandi mone eshi to va katukile onghatu,
Osheshi oshikoya shange onde shi eta kwoove.
13 Imbileni Jehova! Tangeni Jehova!
Osheshi okwa xupifa ohepele* meke lovalongi vowii.
14 Efiku olo nda dalwa nali fingwe!
Efiku olo meme a dala nge inali nangekwa noupuna!
15 Omunhu ou a etela tate onghundana iwa na fingwe, ou a ti:
“Owa dalelwa omonamati, omumati!”
E mu hafife neenghono.
16 Omunhu oo na ninge ngaashi oilando oyo Jehova a hanauna po, nopehe na onghenda.
Na ude elilaano ongula nosho yo ondaka yelondwelo moshanga shomutenya.
17 Omolwashike ina dipaela nge moshidalelo,
Opo meme a ninge ombila yange
Noshidalelo shaye shi kale alushe shi na oufimba?
18 Omolwashike nda li ndi na okudja mo moshidalelo
Ndi mone oudjuu noluhodi,
Ndi mane ko omafiku ange nda fya ohoni?