Naumi
2 Munthu wakuti anadzakubalalisa abwera kuna iwe.*+
Tsidzikizani mipanda yanu.
Pitirizani kuonera njira.
Khunganyikani,* pontho khalani akuwanga toera kumenya nkhondo.
2 Yahova anadzacitisa kuti mbiri ya Yakobe ibwerere,
Pontho anadzacitisa kuti mbiri ya Izraeli ibwerere,
Thangwi anyakufudza, afudza dziko yawo;+
Pontho iwo agwanda nthawi zawo zipswa.
3 Maxango a anyamalwa a Ninive akhwazwa tinta yakufuira,
Anyankhondo ace abvala nguwo zakufuira kakamwe.
Khundu ya utale ya ngolo yace ya nkhondo isayetimira ninga moto
Pa ntsiku inakhunganyika iye toera kuenda kamenya nkhondo,
Pontho madipa awo a junipero ali pikapika.
4 Ngolo za nkhondo zisafamba balala-balala mʼmiseu.
Izo zisathamanga uku na uku mʼmbuto zapakweca.
Izo zisayetimira ninga pyakumwanikira napyo, pontho zisacetuma ninga njazi.
5 Iye* anadzacemeresa atsogoleri ace a anyankhondo.
Iwo anadzagwegweduka mu ndzidzi unaenda iwo.
Anadzathamanga mpaka pa mpanda wace;
Iwo anadzathimizira citsidzikizo ca mpanda.
6 Misuwo ya mikulo inadzafungulwa,
Pontho nyumba inakhala mambo inadzafudzwa.*
7 Pidatongwa ndi ipi: Nzinda uyu wadulwa nguwo,
Iwo unadzakwatwa, pontho mabitcu ace akazi anadzalira;
Kulira kwawo kunadzabveka ninga nkhangaiwa, pontho anadzamenya panthimandzi.
8 Kutomera kale, Ninive+ akhali ninga thawala ya madzi,
Mbwenye cincino anthu akuthawa.
“Limirani! Limirani!”
Mbwenye nkhabe anabwerera nduli.+
9 Tapatani parata, tapatani ouro!
Mpfuma za mwenemu nkhabe mala.
Mwenemu mwakoyiwa ntundu onsene wa pinthu pyakufunika kakamwe.
10 Mu nzinda nkhabebve pinthu, iwo wafudzwa, mbusala madembe!+
Mitima yawo yanyunguluka thangwi ya kugopa, mabondo awo agoboka, pontho pyuno pyawo pisatetemera;
Nkhope zawo zonsene zisapangiza kudzudzumika.
11 Iri kupi mbuto inabisalira nkhalamu,+ iri kupi mbuto inadyera nkhalamu zingʼono,
Mbuto yakuti nkhalamu zisabuluka na anace,
Mbazisowa munthu anafuna kuzigopesa?
12 Nkhalamu yaphata nyama zizinji, mbazikhwedzula-khwedzula toera kupasa anace,
Pontho iyo ikhapha nyama toera kupasa nkhalamu zikazi.
Iyo ikhadzadza nyama zizinji mphako mwayo,
Pontho ikhadzadza mbuto inakhala iyo na nyama zakukhwedzulwa-khwedzulwa.
13 Yahova wa anyankhondo alonga: “Ona! Ine ndine nyamalwa wako,+
Ine ndinadzapisa ngolo zako za nkhondo mbapaoneka utci basi,+
Pontho nkhalamu zako zingʼono zinadzaphiwa na supada.
Ndinadzamalisa kusaka nyama kunacita iwe pa dziko yapantsi,
Pontho mafala a anthu ako anapereka mphangwa nee anadzabvekabve.”+