Ombuze ya Muhona kehi ra Ovafilisti
1 Ombara ya Engipte ngunda ai hiya rwisa Gasa, Muhona wa hungirira ehi rOvafilisti notjinyo tjandje, 2 na tja:
“Tara, omipupo mavi sekama komukuma wokeyuva kokunene,
nu mavi pupu nomasa otja onḓonḓu ndja tanana omikuro.
Ovyo mavi rimbara kombanda yehi navi vandeke
oviṋa avihe mbi ri mu ro, ovihuro novandu mba tura mu vyo.
Ovandu mave ku ombatero; nu ngamwa
auhe kombanda yehi ma riri tjinene,
3 orondu mave zuu ombosiro yovikoti vyoukambe,
nomaporokotero womatemba wovita,
nongwaṋa yomarama wawo.
Ooihe kave nokurikenda novanatje vawo;
omaoko wawo maye rekareka aya pungara.
4 Oruveze rwokunyona ehi ra Filistie rweya,
indwi oruveze rwokutjaera ombatero osenina
ndja tja i ya kOtirus na kOsidon.
Tjiri, ami, ngu mbi ri Muhona, me yandeke Ovafilisti,
imba avehe mba za komikuro vyokuvare kwa Krete.
5 Pe nondjenda onene kotjiwaṋa tja Gasa,
nomamwinino kovature va Askelon.
Ovafilisti mba sewa po mave kara noruhoze nga ruṋe?
6 Ove mo ravaere nai: ‘Ngaruvyo ra Muhona!
Mo kara nokuhinorusuwo nga ruṋe?
Twende kotjihweka tjoye,
u kasuve nu u hirimane!’
7 Nungwari oro mari hirimana vi ngunda
amba yandja oviungura ku ro okuungura?
Ami mbe ri rakiza kutja ri rwise Askelon,
novandu mba tura meṋe yokuvare.”
1 The word of the LORD that came to Jeremiah the prophet against the Philistines, before that Pharaoh smote Gaza. 2 Thus saith the LORD; Behold, waters rise up out of the north, and shall be an overflowing flood, and shall overflow the land, and all that is therein; the city, and them that dwell therein: then the men shall cry, and all the inhabitants of the land shall howl. 3 At the noise of the stamping of the hoofs of his strong horses , at the rushing of his chariots, and at the rumbling of his wheels, the fathers shall not look back to their children for feebleness of hands; 4 Because of the day that cometh to spoil all the Philistines, and to cut off from Tyrus and Zidon every helper that remaineth: for the LORD will spoil the Philistines, the remnant of the country of Caphtor. 5 Baldness is come upon Gaza; Ashkelon is cut off with the remnant of their valley: how long wilt thou cut thyself? 6 O thou sword of the LORD, how long will it be ere thou be quiet? put up thyself into thy scabbard, rest, and be still. 7 How can it be quiet, seeing the LORD hath given it a charge against Ashkelon, and against the sea shore? there hath he appointed it.
