Naumi
1 Mafala analonga pyakutongwa kwa Ninive.+ Bukhu ya masomphenya adaona Naumi* wa ku Elikosi:
2 Yahova ndi Mulungu wakuti asafuna kuti anthu alambire iye basi,+ pontho asabwezera pyakuipa anyamalwa ace;
Yahova asabwezera pyakuipa anyamalwa ace, pontho ali dzololo toera kupangiza ukali wace.+
Yahova asabwezera pyakuipa anyamalwa ace,
Pontho iye asapitiriza kukhala wakuipirwa na anyamalwa ace.
3 Yahova ndi wakudembuka kuipirwa,+ pontho ndi wamphambvu kakamwe,+
Mbwenye Yahova nee anasiya kutcunyusa anyakudawa.+
Iye asaphatisira mphepo yakufudza na condzi,
Pontho pfumbi ya manyalo ace ndi mitambo.+
Pinthu pidamera pa Bhasani na pa Karmelo pisanyala,+
Pontho maluwa a ku Libhano asanyala.
5 Mapiri asatekenyeka thangwi ya iye,
Pontho nthunda zisanyunguluka.+
Dziko inadzatetemera pamaso pace,
Pontho mataka na pinthu pyonsene pinagumanika mu dziko pinadzatetemera.+
6 Kodi iye angaipirwa mbani anakwanisa kulimira?+
Pontho mbani anakwanisa kupirira ukali wace ukulu?+
Ukali wace unadzakhuthulwa ninga moto,
Pontho iye asacitisa miyala kunyedzeka.
7 Yahova ndi wadidi,+ iye ndi mbuto yakuthawira mu ndzidzi wa nyatwa.+
Iye asakumbuka* ale anathawira kuna iye.+
8 Iye anadzaphatisira madzi toera kufudziratu Ninive,*
Pontho cidima cinadzathamangisa anyamalwa ace.
9 Ndi pinthu pipi pyakuipa pinanyerezera imwe kucitira Yahova?
Iye anadzakufudzani kwenda na kwenda.
Iye nee anadzafunikabve kukufudzani pontho.+
10 Thangwi iwo amangana-mangana ninga minga,
Pontho iwo akhala ninga ale analedzera na pyakumwa pyakuledzeresa;*
Mbwenye anafudzwa ninga maudzu akuuma.
11 Mwa iwe munadzabuluka munthu ananyerezera kucita pinthu pyakuipa kuna Yahova,
Munthu wakuti asapereka uphungu wakusowa basa.
12 Yahova alonga:
“Maseze iwo ndi amphambvu, pontho ndi azinji,
Mbwenye anadzafudzwa mbakhonda kuonekabve.
Ine ndakuthabusa,* mbwenye nee ndinadzakuthabusabve.
13 Cincino ndinagwanda goli yace mbandiibulusa paphewa pako,+
Pontho ndinagwanda unyolo udamangwa na iwe.
14 Yahova alonga tenepa thangwi ya iwe:*
‘Iwe nee unadzabala ana toera apitirize kudziwika na dzina yako.
Ndinadzafudza madzimunthu akusemwa na madzimunthu a utale* panyumba* ya alungu ako.
Ine ndinadzakukhunganyira nthumbi thangwi iwe ndiwe wakusowa basa.’
15 Onani! Padzulu pa mapiri pana manyalo a munthu anabweresa mphangwa zadidi,
Ule anadziwisa pya ntendere.+
Iwe Yuda, cita maphwando ako,+ pontho cita pidapikira iwe,
Thangwi munthu wakusowa basa nkhabe kudzapitabve na pana iwe.
Mwakukhonda penula iye anadzafudzwa.”