Omakwizikiro wa Ndjambi ku Baruk
1 Mombura oitjaine youhona wa Jojakim, omuzandu wa Josija, ombara ya Juda, Baruk wa tjanga omambo ngu mbe mu tjangisire. Moruveze ndo ami mbe mu raera 2 kutja Muhona, Ndjambi wa Israel, wa tja nai: “Baruk, 3 ove motja: ‘Owee ku ami! Muhona wa weza oruhoze komaumba wandje. Ami mba urisiwa i ondjemeno, nu hi nokumuna orusuvo!’ ”
4 “Nungwari, tara, ami, ngu mbi ri Muhona, me haṋa mbi mba tunga, nu me zukura mbi mba kuna. Ami me tjiti nao mouye auhe. 5 Mo rivangere ondjito yapeke kove omuini are? O tjiti nao! Ami me eta oumba kovandu avehe, nungwari ove mo taurisa omuinyo woye, ngamwa ku mo i. Ami, ngu mbi ri Muhona, owami ngu mba hungire.”
God's Promise to Baruch
1 In the fourth year that Jehoiakim son of Josiah was king of Judah, Baruch wrote down what I had dictated to him. Then I told him 2 that the Lord, the God of Israel, had said, “Baruch, 3 you are saying, ‘I give up! The Lord has added sorrow to my troubles. I am worn out from groaning, and I can't find any rest!’
4 “But I, the Lord, am tearing down what I have built and pulling up what I have planted. I will do this to the entire earth. 5 Are you looking for special treatment for yourself? Don't do it. I am bringing disaster on all people, but you will at least escape with your life, wherever you go. I, the Lord, have spoken.”
