Sofoniya
2 Tyina nkhele otyitumino tyihenefwiswepo,
Tyina nkhele onthiki yehenelambe ngolwinge lwatyindwa nomphepo,
Tyina nkhele onyengo onene ya Siovaa yeheneye kwoonwe,+
Tyina nkhele onthiki yonyengo ya Siovaa yeheneye kwoonwe,
3 Ovolei Siovaa,+ onwe amuho onondalawa,* muli kombanda yohi,
Onwe vokutavela ovitumino viae viaviuka.*
Ovolei ouviuki, ovolei oundalawa.*
Hamwe monthiki yonyengo ya Siovaa, mukaholekwa.+
4 Epunda-umbo lyo Ngasa malikakala tyehena ovanthu,
Lyo Asikeloo malikahanyauka.+
5 “Ova Keleta+ vokukala konthele yelunga, ngongo yavo!
Ondaka ya Siovaa, onwe ikahi nokukoyesa.
Ove Kanaa, tyilongo tyova Filisitiya, mandyikuhanye-ko,
Mandyikuhanye-ko, ohesala nomunthu nawike.
6 Ofika yokuli konthele yelunga, maikala ofika yomalisilo,
Maikakala nononyombo mbovanthita noviunda vionongi viatungwa nomamanya.
7 Epunda-umbo olio, malikakala ohika yavana mavakahupa meumbo lya Sundaa,+
Omo mavakalia.
Kounthiki mavakalala monondywo mba Asikeloo.
8 “Ame neiva omupenyo wa Moambe,+ nonondaka mbokuleva mbova Amoo,+
Vokwalingile omukwele ovanthu vange, avahongo unene otyilongo tyavo.+
9 Ine etyi katyimoneka, nkhwali ame hame-ko,” o Siovaa womambamba ovita, Huku yova Isilayeli, wetyipopia,
“Moambe makakala ngo Sondoma,+
Ova Amoo mavakakala ngo Ngomola,+
Maikakala omphangu yovifo, etoto liomongwa, maikakala-kala vala tyahanyauka.+
Vokwahupa-po povanthu vange, mavekevepunda,
Ovanthu vange vokwahupa-po, mavakapinga motyilongo tyavo.
10 Ongootyo mavakalingwa mokonda yelungavi liavo,+
Mokonda velimphanda avakwele ovanthu va Siovaa womambamba ovita.
11 Siovaa mekevelwisa nonyengo onene,*
Makahanyauna-ko* ovika-huku aviho vili kombanda yohi,
Ovilongo aviho vikala pokati kelunga mavikelipetamena kwe,*+
Otyilongo natyilongo, matyikelipetamenena pomphangu yatyo.
12 Onwe va Etiopia, noonwe mamukaipawa nomutunga wange.+
13 Makatandaveka okuvoko kwae, akuviuku kombanda, ahanye-ko o Asilia,
O Ninive mekeihanya,+ aikukuta ngomoluhandya.
14 Ovipako novinyama aviho viomofika, omo mavikaombela.*
Ononkhine* novihaka, mavikalala pokati konomphandyi mbayo mbokwapama.
Ponondyanena mapekeivalela etyi tyiimba.
Omapito maakahanyauka-po,
Mokonda omavai ominyele mekeesa poluhandya.
15 Eli epunda-umbo liomalityindailo lilitehela okuti liapama,
Lilipopila momutima uti: ‘Ame, ame vala, kutupu vali nawike.’
Pahe otyipuka likahi, tyikukutisa omate,
Omo ovinyama viomohika vilala!
Aveho valambela-mo mavakahika omwelwa, otyo vapuka komutwe.”+