1 Indji ombuze ohunga na Ninive, embo rotjirimunikise tji tja munikwa i Nahum, ngwa zire kOelkos.
Omazenge wa Muhona kOninive
2 Muhona Ndjambi ka zara ovemupirukire;
eye u vera ovanavita na ye.
Momazenge we eye meve sutisa.
3 Muhona ka ṱomazenge tjimanga,
nungwari eye omunamasa tjinene,
nu kamaa isa omunandjo nokuhinokuverwa.
Imba apehe puma ka wondja,
pe sekama ovivepo;
ovikamba ovyo oruuma ndu sekamisiwa
i ozombaze ze!
4 Eye u rakiza okuvare, nokwo aku pwire.
Eye u kahisa ozonḓonḓu.
Okuti kwa Basan nondundu Karmel va kukuta,
nozongara za Libanon za kanyata.
5 Ozondundu ze nyinganyingira momurungu wa Muhona;
ozondunda ze zuzukira momurungu we.
Ehi mari kurakura Muhona tja munika;
ouye novature vawo avehe mave zezera.
6 Muhona tja pindike,
owaṋi ngu ma kara nomuinyo?
Owaṋi ngu ma kara nomuinyo
momazenge we omandandi.
Eye ma tirire omazenge we
ngu maye ruruma otja omuriro;
otuuwa matu nyanyaukire momurungu we.
7 Muhona eye omuwa;
eye otjiṱunga kovandu ve momayuva woumba,
u tjevera imba mbe riyameka ku ye.
8 Otja omupupo omunene mbu mau rauka
eye u yandeka ovanavita na ye okumana;
imba mbe mu pirukira u ve hinda konḓiro.
9 Mamu rikutire tjike kumwe okupirukira Muhona?
Eye me mu yandeke.
Kape na ngu me mu pirukire tuvari.
10 Otja otjihwa otjipote tjomakuiya noviyaya
eṋe mamu sesetwa nga tji mwa yanda.
11 Okuza kove, Ninive, kwa za omurumendu ngwe ura nomeripura omavi, ngwa pirukira Muhona. 12 Muhona ma tja nai kotjiwaṋa tje Israel: “Nandarire kutja Ovaasirie ovanamasa novengi nai owo mave yandekwa nave zengi. Tjiwaṋa tjandje, ami mbe mu hihamisa, nungwari hi nokutjita nao rukwao. 13 Ami nambano me yandisa ouvara wa Asirie kombanda yeṋu, nu me timbura ouketanga mbwe mu pandeka.”
14 Imbi Muhona ombya zikamisira Ovaasirie indu tja tja: “Owo kave nokukara nozondekurona okuzemburukisa omana wawo. Ami me yandeke omukuru wovisenginina mbe ri mozondjuwo ozonḓere zoomukuru vawo. Me sere Ovaasirie omaendo, owo kave pwire okuhupa!”
15 Tareye, omutumwa eye ngo, ma yende kozondundu nombuze ombwa! Eye u ri mondjira okuyekuzuvarisa ohange. Tjiwaṋa tja Juda, tjita omikandi, nu u yenenise omakwizikiro woye. Omunauvi kamaa taurire mehi roye rukwao. Eye wa yandekwa oparukaze.
1 Ndika olyo elaka tali popi Ninive, ehokololo lyemoniko lya monika kuNahum gwokuElkosh.
Ondjahi yOmuwa okugeela Ninive
2 Omuwa Kalunga iti idhidhimikile mboka taa iyeleke naye;
ota geele mboka taye mu kondjitha.
Mondjahi ote shi ya galulile.
3 Omuwa iha geye mbala,
ihe oye omunankondo
noite etha aanandjo inaa geelwa.
Mpoka Omuwa te ende,
otapu tukuka iikungulu;
iikogo oyo ontsi tayi tukulwa koompadhi dhe!
4 Efuta ote li lombwele, e tali pwine!
Omilonga ote dhi kukutike.
Omapya gokuBaasha otaga ganya,
ondundu Karmel otayi pembe,
noongala dhokuLibanon otadhi lembe.
5 Oondundu otadhi tengatenga montaneho yOmuwa;
iikulundundu otayi hemuka koshipala she.
Uuna Omuwa ta holoka, evi otali telagana;
uuyuni naantu ayehe otaa kakama.
6 Olye ta vulu okuthikama, uuna Omuwa a geya?
Olye ta vulu okuhupa,
uuna a pindjala?
Ota lokitha ondjahi ye ngomulilo;
oondundu otadhi nyanyauka koshipala she.
7 Omuwa oye omwaanawa;
ota gamene aantu ye methimbo lyuudhigu;
ota sile oshimpwiyu ayehe mboka ye mu inekela.
8 Aatondi ye ote ya hanagula po thiluthilu
ngefundja tali tondoka;
mboka taye mu kondjitha, ote ya unzile meso.
9 Oshike tamu hangana, mu kondjithe Omuwa?
Ote ke mu hanagula po.
Kape na ngoka te shi yelekele ishewe.
10 Otamu ka lunguna po ngethita lyomano nongiiyagaya ya kukuta.
11 Mungoye, Ninive, omwa zi omuntu u udhilila iineya iiwinayi, ngoka a hala okukondjitha Omuwa. 12 Omuwa ota lombwele oshigwana she Israel: “Nando Aayassur ya kale aanankondo noya nyenga okuyalulwa, otaa ka yonagulwa po e taa kana po. Shigwana shandje, onde ku gandja mehepeko, ihe itandi ke shi ninga we. 13 Otandi ka hulitha po oonkondo dhaAssur dhoku ku gwililila po e tandi tokola omalyenge ngoka ge ku manga.” 14 Omuwa okwa tokola molwaAssur ta ti: “Itaa ka kala noluvalo lwokukalitha po edhina lyawo. Otandi hanagula po iimenka mbyoka yi li mootempeli dhiikalunga yawo. Otandi ya longekidhile ombila — inayi ilongela okukala ye na omwenyo.”
15 Taleni, omutumwa ote ya ta zi koondundu nonkundana ombwanawa! Oku li mondjila okutseyitha esindano! Shigwana shaJuda, iituthi yeni yi dhaneni nokupa Omuwa shoka mwe shi mu uvanekela. Aakolokoshi itaa ka ponokela we evi lyeni. Oya hanagulwa po thiluthilu.
