Jeremia
2 Ondjovo yaJehova oye uya kwaame tai ti: 2 “Inda noku ka popila momatwi aJerusalem, ‘Eshi osho Jehova ta ti:
“Ohandi dimbuluka nawa oudiinini* womounyasha woye,
Ohole, oyo wa ulika, eshi wa valekwa, u hombolwe,
Nghee wa shikula nge mombuwa,
Medu olo inali kunwa eembuto.
3 Israel okwa li omuyapuki kuJehova, oilikolomwa yotete yeteyo laye.”’
‘Keshe oo te mu xwake po ota kala e na ondjo.
Oshiponga otashi va hange,’ Jehova osho ta ti.”
4 Akutu! eumbo laJakob, pwilikineni ondjovo yaJehova,
Nosho yo omaukwaneumbo aeshe eumbo laIsrael.
5 Eshi osho Jehova ta ti:
“Owii washike ooxokulululwa va mona mwaame,
Opo va kale nge kokule,
Nova shikula oikalunga ihe na ekwafo lasha, nokuninga ovanhu vongaho?
6 Inava pula kutya, ‘Jehova oku li peni,
Oo e tu kufa mo medu laEgipiti,
Oo e tu kwatela komesho mombuwa,
Medu lomombuwa nosho yo momalambo,
Medu likukutu nolomudidimbe mulaula fokofoko,
Medu olo inamu endwa nande onale komunhu,
Noinamu kalwa nande onale kovanhu?’
7 Opo nee onde mu eta medu loikunino yomiti doiimati,
Mu lye oiimati yamo noinima yasho iwa.
Ashike nye omwe uya mo, ndele tamu nyateke edu lange;
Efyuululo lange omwe li ninga oshinima shitondifa.
8 Ovapristeri inava pula kutya, ‘Jehova oku li peni?’
Ovo hava ungaunga nOmhango kava li ve shii nge,
Ovafita ova tukululila nge oshibofa,
Ovaprofeti ova li hava xunganeke medina laBaal,
Nohava shikula ovo vehe na ekwafo lasha.
9 ‘Onghee natango ohandi ke mu kondjifa,’ Jehova osho ta ti,
‘Nohandi ka kondjifa ovanamati vovanamati veni.’
10 ‘Ndele taulukeni muye kedu lokomunghulofuta* lOvakittim nokutala.
Heeno, tumeni kuKedar nokukonakona noukeka;
Mu tale ngeenge okwa ningilwe nale oshinima sha fa eshi.
11 Mbela oshiwana osha lundululile ngoo nande onale ookalunga kasho, shi shikule oinima oyo ihe fi ookalunga?
Ashike ovanhu vange mwene ova kumaana efimano lange naasho shihe na ekwafo lasha.
12 Taleni nonghumwe kwaashi, nye omaulu;
Kakameni mwa tila unene,’ Jehova osho ta ti,
13 ‘Molwaashi ovanhu vange ova ninga oinima ivali ii:
Ova efa nge po, ou ndi li odjo yomeva omanamwenyo,
Nove lixupila* eendungu,
Eendungu da tenda omifya, odo itadi dulu okukala omeva.’
14 ‘Mbela Israel omupiya, ile omupika a dalwa meumbo?
Hano omolwashike a yandjelwa kovanyeki?
15 Eenghoshi deenyasha* otadi mu kumbile;
Oda yelula omawi ado.
Oda ningifa oshilando shaye shi kale shitilifa.
Noilando yaye oya tomekwa omundilo, opo muha kale nande omunhu.
16 Ovanhu vokuNof* novokuTapanes otava li koshikoroni shokomutwe woye.
17 Mbela oshinima eshi inamu shi lietela nye vene,
Eshi mwa efa po Jehova Kalunga keni,
Ofimbo a li te mu wilike mondjila?
18 Mbela paife omolwashike mwa hala okuya nondjila yokuEgipiti,
Mu nwe omeva aSihor?*
Omolwashike mwa hala okuya nondjila yokuAssiria,
Mu nwe omeva omulonga?*
19 Owii woye nau ku pukulule,
Nokuhe na oudiinini kwoye naku ku hanyene.
U shiive nokudidilika nghee shii nosha nyika oshiponga
Okweefa po Jehova Kalunga koye;
Owa ulika kutya iho tila nge,’ Omwene Omunamapangelo aeshe, Jehova womatangakwaita, osho ta ti.
20 ‘Osheshi onda nyanyaula po ondjoko yoye nalenale,
Nonda teyaula po omalyenge oye.
Ndele owa ti: “Itandi ke ku longela,”
Osheshi koshikulundudu keshe nokoshi yomuti keshe wa kula
Oko wa li wa nangala ongali, we lininga ombwada.
21 Onde ku twika u li omundjebele utilyana wa denga mbada, ombuto yao aishe iwa;
Ndele osha enda ngahelipi u shitukile moitai ii yomundjebele wokoilongo imwe moipafi yange?’
22 ‘Nonande ou likoshe nomongwa,* nou longife omute* muhapu,
Ondjo yoye otai kala edilo koshipala shange,’ Omwene Omunamapangelo aeshe, Jehova, osho ta ti.
23 Oto dulu ngahelipi okutya, ‘Inandi linyateka.
Inandi shikula ooBaal’?
Tala kondjila yoye yomefilu.
Diladila kwaasho wa ninga.
Owa fa ongamelo yonghadi onyasha hai endelele,
Tai tondoka epwanga meendjila dayo,
24 Ondongi yoshondolo ya ikilila mombuwa,
Tai fimbula momhepo ya hala okulondwa.*
Olyelye ta dulu oku i kelela, ngeenge i li pefimbo lokulondwa?
Ovo tave i kongo inava pumbwa okulilolola.
Otave ke i mona ashike pefimbo layo.*
25 Kanghama, ofimbo ino enda eemhadi kombada,
Nomunino woye inau fya enota.
Ashike owa ti, ‘Kashi na ekwafo lasha!
Ahawe, ondi hole ovanailongo,*
Nohandi ke va shikula.’
26 Ngaashi ombudi hai kala ya fya ohoni, ngeenge ya kwatwa,
Eumbo laIsrael nalo osho tali ka fifwa ohoni,
Vo, eehamba davo nosho yo omalenga avo,
Ovapristeri vavo novaprofeti vavo.
27 Ohava ti komuti, ‘Oove tate,’
Nokemanya, ‘Oove wa dala nge.’
Ashike ova pa nge eembuda davo, ndele haipala yavo.
Nongeenge va hangwa koupyakadi ohava ti,
‘Fikama, ndele to tu xupifa!’
28 Paife ookalunga ovo we liningila ove li peni?
Nava fikame, ngeenge otava dulu oku ku xupifa pefimbo loye loudjuu,
Osheshi ookalunga voye ova ninga vahapu moilando yoye, akutu Juda.
29 ‘Omolwashike tamu kala nokukondjifa nge?
Omolwashike amushe mwa tukululila nge oshibofa?’ Jehova osho ta ti.
30 Onda handukila ovanamati voye oshimha.
Ihava tambula ko outekuduliko;
Eongamukonda loye mwene ola dipaa ovaprofeti voye,
Ngaashi onghoshi ya handuka.
31 Akutu epupi, diladileni nye vene ondjovo yaJehova.
Mbela onda kala ngaashi ombuwa kuIsrael,
Ile edu lomilaulu fokofoko?
Omolwashike ovanhu vange ava tava ti, ‘Ohatu endaenda twa manguluka.
Itatu uya ko vali kwoove’?
32 Mbela okakadona elela otaka dimbwa oulyenge vako,
Omufuko omapaya aye oponhulo?*
Ndele nande ongaho, ovanhu vange mwene ova dimbwa nge oule womafiku itaa dulu okuvalulwa.
33 Akutu omukainhu, ino konga tuu nomakoto ondjila u konge ohole!
Owe lideula ove mwene meendjila dovakolokoshi.
34 Nokuli neefulukweva doye odi na omavala ohonde yeehepele* dihe na etimba,
Nonande inandi hanga tadi teya,
Oi li keefulukweva doye adishe.
35 Ashike owa ti, ‘Kandi na ondjo.
Ehandu laye ola dja po shili pwaame.’
Paife ohandi ke ku tokola,
Molwaashi owa ti, ‘Inandi nyona.’
36 Omolwashike uhe na ko nasha nondjila yoye ya ngolyauka?
Oto ka fya yo ohoni Egipiti,
Ngaashi ashike wa fya ohoni Assiria.
37 Omolwetomheno olo, naave yo oto ka ya u likwete ombadamutwe,
Osheshi Jehova okwa ekelashi ovo we lineekela;
Itave ke ku etela ouwa washa.”