Nahum
1 Etokolo li na sha naNinive: Embo lexunganeko li na sha naNahum,* Omuelkosi:
2 Jehova oKalunga oo a teelela tu mu longele oye aeke filufilu, noha handukile ovatondi vaye;
Jehova oha handukile ovatondi vaye, nokwe lilongekida okuholola ehandu laye.
Jehova oha handukile ovo ve li omhinge naye,
Noha tuvikilile ovatondi vaye ehandu laye.
3 Jehova iha handuka diva noku na eenghono dinene,
Ashike Jehova ita kala ina handukila ovatondi vaye.
Elila laye oli li momhepo yehanauno nomoshikungulu,
Noilemo oyo ondwi yeemhadi daye.
4 Oha hanyene efuta nohe li pwiininike;
Noha pwiininifa omilonga adishe.
Basan naKarmel otava lembe,
Neengala dokuLibanon otadi lembe.
5 Eemhunda ohadi kakama omolwaye,
Noikulundudu ohai hengumuka.
Edu otali ka iluka omolwoshipala shaye,
Pamwe nounyuni naaveshe ovo ve li mo.
6 Olyelye ta ka fikama komesho yehandu laye?
Olyelye te ke lididimikila oupyu wehandu laye?
Ehandu laye otali ka tilwashi ngaashi omundilo,
Nomamanya otaa ka tatauka omolwaye.
7 Jehova omuwa, noku li ehondameno mefiku loudjuu.
Oha didilike* ovo tava kongo eameno kuye.
8 Ote ke shi* hanauna po filufilu,
Nomilaulu ota di ka taataa ovatondi vaye.
9 Mbela oto dulu okupangelela Jehova omhangela?
Ota etifa ehanauno linene.
Oupyakadi itau ke uya vali oshikando oshitivali.*
10 Osheshi ova fa omano e litangela mumwe
Nova fa ovo va kolwa kobiila;*
Ashike otava ka xwikwa po va fa oihati ikukutu.
11 Mwoove otamu ka dja umwe oo a hala okupilukila po Jehova,
Ta yandje omayele ongaho.
12 Jehova okwa ti:
“Nonande ova li ve na eenghono dihapu novahapu,
Otava ka hanaunwa po nokuxulifwa po.*
Ohandi ke mu* pa outekuduliko fiyo osheshi tau ka kala inau pumbiwa vali.
13 Ondjoko yaye ohandi ke i teyaula mo mofingo yoye,
Nohandi ka tokaula omalyenge oye.
14 Jehova okwa yandja oshipango shi na sha naave,* tashi ti:
‘Edina loye itali ka udika vali.
Ohandi ka hanauna po oihongwafano oyo ya hongwa naayo ya hambulwa moshivela* meumbo* lookalunga koye.
Ohandi ke ku ningila ombila, molwaashi ku na vali oshilonga.’
15 Tala, keemhunda oku na eemhadi daao ta eta onghundana iwa,
Oo ta udifa ombili.
Akutu Juda, hafela oivilo yoye, wanifa po eano loye,
Osheshi ovalumenhu ovakolokoshi itave ke ku ponokela vali.
Otava ka hanaunwa po filufilu.”