Nahumu
3 Maawe kumunzi uutila bulowa!
Uzwide buyo bumpelenge abugwebenga.
Taakwe noubula banyama bakuluma!
2 Kwamvwugwa kulila kwacimboko akusabila kwamavwili,
Mabbiza aabalika alimwi ankalaki zisotauka.
3 Kuli bantu batantide mabbiza, mapanga aamweka-mweka, masumo aaŋaima-ŋaima,
Bantu banji bajaidwe, amilwi yamitunta
—Mitunta minji taikonzyi kubalwa pe.
Baile kulebwa amitunta.
4 Caba boobo akaambo kakuvwula kwamicito yabuvwuule bwamuvwuule ooyo,
Ooyo weebeka alimwi mubotu kapati, mulozi wabalozi,
Ooyo uuca masi abuvwuule bwakwe alimwi uuca misyobo yabantu abulozi bwakwe.
5 “Bona! Ndilakulwana,”* mbwaamba Jehova wamakamu,+
“Ndiyookuvwumbula musinsi wako akukuvwumbya nguwo kumeso;
Ndiyoopa kuti masi abone mantanda aako,
Akuti mami abone masampu aako.
6 Ndiyookufwusa zintu zisesemya
Akukupa kuba cintu cisesemya;
Alimwi ndiyoopa kuti ube cintu cigambya.+
Ino nguni uutiimweetezye?’
Nkuli nkonditiijane bantu batiikuumbulizye?
8 Sena yebo uli mubotu kwiinda No-amoni,*+ ooyo wakakkede kumbali aatugelo twamulonga wa Nile?+
Wakazingulukidwe maanzi koonse-koonse;
Lwizi ndolwakali lubono lwakwe alimwi abwaanda bwakwe.
9 Cisi ca Etiopiya aca Egepita nzyezyakali kasensa kanguzu zyakwe zinji kapati.
Bana Puti+ abana Libya mbabakali kumugwasya.+
10 Nokuba boobo, awalo wakaba muzike;
Wakatolwa mubuzike.+
Bana bakwe abalo bakapwayaulwa kumakkona aamigwagwa yoonse.
Baalumi bakwe balemekwa bakabaumina cisolo,
Abalupati-pati bakwe boonse bakaangwa nketani.
11 Lino anduwe uyookolwa;+
Uyootija akuyuba.
Uyooyandaula mayubilo kuli sinkondo.
12 Maanda aako oonse aayakilidwe lubaya ali mbuli mikuyu iijisi micelo mitaanzi kupya;
Ikuti yayuunyizyigwa, iwida mukanwa lyabasikulya.
13 Bona! Basikalumamba bako ibali mulinduwe bali mbuli bamakaintu.
Milyango yacisi cako iyooba bukwazi kuti basinkondonyoko banjile.
Mulilo uyoozyuumpa mpingizyo zyamilyango yako.
14 Kolitekela maanzi aakubelesya munzi waakusinkilwa!+
Koyumya maanda aako aayakilidwe lubaya.
Konjila mumankanda, ukande bulongo amaulu aako;
Kojata cikombole.
15 Nokuba kooko mulilo uyookuumpa cakumaninina.
Ipanga liyookukosola.+
Liyookunyonyoona mbuli mbocinyonyoona cisozi citanakomena.+
Kolivwuzya kapati mbuli cisozi citanakomena!
Inzya, kolivwuzya kapati mbuli cikwikwi!
16 Yebo wavwuzya basimakwebo bako kwiinda nyenyeezi zyakujulu.
Cikwikwi citanakomena cilaliyupulula, mpoonya cilauluka.
17 Balindizi bako bali mbuli cikwikwi,
Abalo balupati-pati bako bali mbuli cikwikwi cinji.
Cilavwoomana muzyaanda zyamabwe ibuzuba nokuli mpeyo.
Pele zuba lyabala, cilauluka;
Eelyo kunyina uuzyiba nkocibede.
18 Beembezi bako balaumfwula, omwami wa Asuri;
Nkumekume zyako zilikkede mumaanda aazyo.
Bantu bako bamwaigwa atala aamalundu,
Alimwi kunyina uubabunganya antoomwe.+
19 Tokoolemununwa kumapenzi aakujisi.
Cilonda cako tacisilikiki pe.