Nahumu
1 Ngaaya makani mapati aajatikizya Nineve:+ Ibbuku lyacilengaano ca Nahumu* muna Elikosi:
2 Jehova ngu Leza uuyanda kuti kakombwa buyo alikke+ alimwi uupa cisubulo;
Jehova ulasubula alimwi ulilibambilide kutondezya bukali bwakwe.+
Jehova ulabasubula balwani bakwe,
Alimwi ulabayobweda bukali basinkondonyina.
3 Jehova ulamuka kunyema+ alimwi ulaanguzu zinji kapati,+
Pele ziyume zitete Jehova takaleki kupa cisubulo ceelede.+
Nzila yakwe ili mumuwo uunyonyoona amuguwo pati,
Aalo makumbi nkasuko kalunda kumaulu aakwe.+
Basani a Karimeli zilaneta,+
Aalo maluba-luba aaku Lebano alaneta.
5 Malundu alazungaana akaambo kanguwe,
Atwalo tulundu tulanyenguluka.+
Inyika iyoozungaana akaambo kabusyu bwakwe,
Antoomwe acisi alimwi abaabo boonse bakkala mulincico.+
6 Ino nguni uukonzya kwiima kumbele lyakwe ciindi nanyemede?+
Ino nguni uukonzya kuliyumya ciindi nakalede kapati?+
Bukali bwakwe buyootilwa mbubonya mbuli mulilo,
Aalo mandomba ayoopwayauka akaambo kanguwe.
7 Jehova mubotu,+ matijilo mubuzuba bwamapenzi.+
Ulababikkila maano* aabo bayuba mulinguwe.+
8 Kwiinda muzambangulwe likukulula uyakuunyonyoona cakumaninina munzi ooyu,*
Alimwi mudima uyoobatobela basinkondonyina.
9 Ino ncibi nzi ncomutiikanze kumucitila Jehova?
Walo ulanyonyoona cakumaninina.
Mapenzi taakabooli kabili pe.+
10 Nkaambo balinjilene mbuli mamvwa,
Alimwi bali mbuli bantu bakoledwe bukoko;*
Pele bayoopya mbubonya mbuli makuba mayumu.
11 Mulinduwe muyoozwa muntu uuyeeya kucita cibi kuli Jehova,
Uupa lulayo lutagwasyi.
12 Mboobu mbwaamba Jehova:
“Nokuba kuti bakajisi nguzu zinji alimwi bakali banji,
Bayoogonkwa akuloba.
Ndakakuuma yebo,* pele tandikakuumi kabili pe.
13 Lino ndilatyolaula joko lyakwe eelyo lili alinduwe,+
Azyalo zyaanzyo nzyoangidwe ndilazikosola muzibeela zyobilo.
14 Kujatikizya nduwe* Jehova walailila kuti,
‘Tokabi limbi asimulyazina.
Muŋanda* yabaleza bako ndiyoonyonyoona zikozyanyo zibezedwe alimwi azikozyanyo zifwulidwe.
Ndiyookupangila cuumbwe, nkaambo ulasesemya.’
15 Amubone! Ngaalya atala aamalundu imaulu aamuntu uuleta makani mabotu,
Imuntu waambilizya luumuno.+
O Juda kosekelela mapobwe aako,+ uzuzikizye zikonke zyako,
Nkaambo muntu wabuyo kunyina limbi nayakwiinda mulinduwe pe.
Muntu ooyo uyoonyonyoonwa cakumaninina.”