Obadiya
1 Nceeci cilengaano ca Obadiya:*
Mboobu mbwaamba Mwami Singuzuzyoonse Jehova kujatikizya Edomu:+
“Twamvwa mulumbe kuzwa kuli Jehova,
Mutumwa watumwa akati kamasi, kaamba kuti:
‘Amunyamuke, tulibambile kuyoomulwana.’”+
2 “Bona! Ndakupa kuti ube muniini akati kamasi;
Ulasampaulwa kapati.+
3 Kulisumpula kwamoyo wako kwakweena,+
Yebo ookkala mumampangala aamwala,
Ookkala kujulu, yebo oolyaambauzya mumoyo wako kuti,
‘Nguni uukonzya kundiselusya ansi?’
4 Nokuba kuti wasumpula cuuno cako mujulu* mbuli sikwaze,
Naa kubikka citeente cako akati kanyenyeezi,
Ndilakonzya kukuselusya ansi kuzwa kooko,” mbwaamba Jehova.
5 “Ikuti babbi bakusikila, ikuti zigwebenga zyakuboolela masiku,
(Eelo kaka inga wanyonyoonwa!)
Sena inga tiibabba buyo zyeezyo nzyobayanda?
Alimwi ikuti naa mbaasikucela misaansa ibakunjilila,
Sena inga tiibasiya misaansa imwi yakuvwulula?+
6 Eelo kaka Esau wayandaulwa!
Eelo kaka lubono lwakwe lusisidwe lwalangaulwa!
7 Yebo bakutandila kumunyinza.
Boonse aabo mbobeleka limwi* bakweena.
Bantu bakkede muluumuno anduwe bakuzunda.
Aabo balya cakulya anduwe bayookuteya lunsabwe,
Pele yebo tokazyibi pe.
8 Mubuzuba oobo,” mbwaamba Jehova,
“Sena tandikanyonyooni basongo mu Edomu+
Abapampu munyika yamalundu ya Esau?
9 Abalo basikalumamba bako bayooyoowa,+ O Temani,+
Akaambo kakuti umwi aumwi wabo munyika yamalundu ya Esau uyoonyonyoonwa kwiinda mukujaigwa.+
10 Akaambo kakuti wakalwana mwanookwanu Jakobo,+
Nsoni ziyookujaya,+
Alimwi uyoonyonyoonwa mane kukabe kutamani.+
11 Mubuzuba obuya nookaima kumbali kolangilila buyo,
Mubuzuba oobo beenzu nobakatola impi yakwe yabasikalumamba mubuzike,+
Abamuzwakule nobakanjila mumulyango wamunzi wakwe alimwi nobakaumina Jerusalemu cisolo,+
Yebo wakacita zintu mbuli umwi wabo.
12 Toyelede kusekelela mubuzuba bwamwanookwanu, ibuzuba nali mumause,+
Toyelede kukondwa akaambo kabana Juda mubuzuba mbobanyonyooka,+
Alimwi toyelede kwaambaula cakulisumpula mubuzuba mbobali mumapenzi.
13 Toyelede kunjila mumulyango wamunzi wabantu bangu mubuzuba mbobasikilwa mapenzi,+
Toyelede kusekelela akaambo kamakatazyo aakwe mubuzuba mbwasikilwa mapenzi,
Alimwi toyelede kutandabika janza lyako kulubono lwakwe mubuzuba mbwasikilwa mapenzi.+
14 Toyelede kwiima aandaanina nzila kutegwa ujaye bantu bakwe ibatija,+
Alimwi toyelede kwaaba bantu bakwe bafwutuka mubuzuba bwamapenzi.+
15 Nkaambo buzuba bwa Jehova bwakulwana masi oonse bulaafwaafwi.+
Mbubonya mboocita, mboyoocitilwa anduwe.+
Micito yako njookacitila bamwi iyookupilukila amutwe wako.
16 Nkaambo mbubonya nywebo mbomwali kunywa atala aacilundu cangu cisalala,
Mbombubo masi oonse mbwaanoonywa ciindi coonse.+
Ayoonywa akumena,
Eelyo ayooba mbuli kuti kunyina naakaliko.
17 Pele a Cilundu ca Ziyoni mpobayooba aabo batija,+
Alimwi ciyooba busena busalala;+
Abalo bamuŋanda ya Jakobo bayookona lubono lwabo.+
18 Bamuŋanda ya Jakobo bayooba mulilo,
Bamuŋanda ya Josefa bayooba mabangabanga aamulilo,
Mpoonya bamuŋanda ya Esau bayooba mbuli makuba;
Bayoobadoneka mulilo akubaumpa boonse,
Aboobo takukabi naba omwe uuyoofwutuka akati kabamuŋanda ya Esau,+
Nkaambo Jehova nguwaamba.
19 Bayookona cooko cakumusanza ca Negebi anyika yamalundu ya Esau,+
Antoomwe acooko ca Sepela alimwi acisi caba Filisiti.+
Bayookona gundu lya Efraimu alimwi agundu lya Samariya,+
Mpoonya Benjamini uyookona Gileadi.
20 Bantu ibakatolwa mubuzike kuzwa mumunzi ooyu uukwabilidwe+
Nkokuti bana Israyeli, bayookona nyika yabana Kanana kusikila ku Zarefati.+
Alimwi bantu bakatolwa mubuzike kuzwa mu Jerusalemu, ibakali mu Sefaradi, bayookona minzi yacooko cakumusanza ca Negebi.+