Ehanauko laBabilon
1 Londoloka, u kale omutumba mondwi yedu, oove okakadona, omona okakadona Babilon. Kala omutumba pedu longaho, uhe na olukalwapangelo, oove omona okakadona kaKaldea, osheshi ito ifanwa vali omundebauki nomupu. 2 Kufa omushi u ka twe oufila; uvukulula oshipala shoye, tonya ominghulo doshikutu shoye, uvukulula omipindi doye, tauluka omilonga. 3 Uvukulula ohoni yoye, heeno, noukainhu woye tau ka monika. Ame ohandi ka xwenena, ndele ihandi ka fila nande omunhu onghenda. 4 Edina lOmukulili wetu olo Omwene womatanga ovakwaita, Omuyapuki waIsrael.
5 Kala omutumba wa mwena filu, inda momilaulu, oove omona okakadona kaKaldea; osheshi ito ifanwa vali omupangeli woilongo. 6 Ame onda handukila ovanhu vange, nda fifa ohoni efyuululo lange, nonde va yandja momake oye, ove ino va fila onghenda, ndele wa twika omushamane ondjoko yoye idjuu unene; 7 ndele wa tya: Ame ohandi ka kala alushe omupangeli, nongaashi ino i lipulapula momutima woye, noino diladila exulilo loye. 8 Hano paife pwilikina, ove ou u hole mouwa, wa kala omutumba kolukalwapangelo, uhe na oshisho wa diladila komutima woye: aame andike, kape na vali umwe. Ame itandi ka ninga omufiyekadi ile ndi kale ongadji. 9 Ndelenee oinima ei ivali otai ke ku hanga shimwe mefiku limwe, to kala uhe na oludalo ndele to ningi omufiyekadi wa papala ye ku hanga, nande ou nongudu yovanyanekeli nomuvalu weemhule muhapu. 10 Owa kala wa pamenena mowii woye, ove owa tile: Kape na ou ta mono nge. Eendunge doye nomayele oye okwe ku pukifa, nongaashi wa diladila komutima woye: “Aame andike, kape na vali umwe.” 11 Opo nee omupya otau ku hange, ito shiiva oku u ta po nounongo woulodi woye; ehanauno otali ku hange, ndele ito dulu oku li ta po, okuteka po kwoye taku uya divadiva fimbo ino shi shiiva. 12 Holoka noupule woye pamwe nongudu yeedudu doye we lihepeka nado okounyasha woye, pamwe to dulu sha, pamwe to tilifa sha. 13 Ove we lilolokifa, eshi to diladila eshi naashinya. Nava holoke ve ku xupife, ovo tuu ovo hava koneke eulu nohava tale eenyofi, ovo tave ku lombwele keshe ohani, eshi tashi ku hange. 14 Tala, ovo va fa olungu, nomundilo otau va lungwinifa po, ndele vo itave lixupifa mo meenghono domundilo. Kau fi omundilo womakala wokuxuxumukwa, kau fi omundilo wokukalwa puwo omutumba. 15 Hano osho ove to ka ningwa kuvenya we ve lihepekela okounyasha woye; ovo tuu ovo mwa landafana navo, ova pepuka po, va xwateka, va ya, kape na ou te ku xupifa.
Babilon matji pangurwa
1 Muhona ma tja nai:
“Babilon, heruka kotjihavero tjoye tjouhona
u haame pehi moruuma.
Momayuva nga kapita ove wa ri
otja omusuko omukohoke
okutja otjihuro tji tji ha haverwa,
nungwari ove ko tji ri
omutarazu nomumanise rukwao.
Ove nambano wa rira omukarere!
2 Tanaura otjikweyero u kweye ovikokotwa!
Isa ko ewiwiri kotjiuru!
Hukura ozombanda zoye ongongo nḓo;
huta ombanda yoye ndji kokozoka u konde ozonḓonḓu!
3 Ovandu mave ku munu au ri muzu;
mave ku munu awa susuparisiwa nu awa ṱohoṋi.
Ami omundu me mu sutisire ouvi we,
nu kape na ngu me ndji tjaere.”
4 Omuyapuke wa Israel. Eye Omukuture wetu,
ena re oMuhona Omunamasaaehe.
5 Muhona ma tja nai kObabilon:
“Haama monḓorera awa mwina, musuko wOvakaldea;
owo kave nokuuhara amave ku isana
kutja oove ombara oserekaze yomihoko!
6 Ami mba ṱomazenge notjiwaṋa tjandje;
ami mbe tji vara aayo ka tjandje rukwao.
Mbe tji twa kehi youvara woye,
nove ko na pu we tji ṱira ondjenda;
nangarire ovakurundu we ve tjinda noutwe.
7 We ripura kutja aruhe mo rire ombara oserekaze,
notji u ha yakurire oviṋa mbi momutima
poo okuripura kutja ovyo avihe mavi kayanda vi.
8 “Puratena ku ihi, ove ngu u
nanukira oviṋa vyonyuṋe,
ove ngu u ripura kutja oove
omuṋingandu nu ko natjipo.
Ove u tja oove omunene otja Ndjambi,
nokutja kape nomundu warwe ngu ri otja ove,
ove wa tjangovasi komoo rire omuhepundu
nu komoo rire ongandji.
9 Nungwari moruveze orusupi,
moure weyuva rimwe
oviṋa aviyevari mbi mavi tjitwa kove.
Nandi wa ungurisa oundjai pu pe ṱeki pi
mo zepaisa omurumendu
woye novanatje voye wina.
10 “Ove we riyameka kouvi woye;
we ripura kutja kape na umwe ngu me ku munu.
Ounongo nondjiviro yoye vye ku pukisa,
ove we rihungirira nai momutima:
‘Owami ngu mbi ri Ndjambi erike,
kape na warwe ngu ri otja ami.’
11 Otjiwonga matji ya kombanda yoye,
nu kape noundjai woye nangarire
umwe mbu mau tji tjaere.
Onyoneno mai ya kombanda yoye nai,
indji onyoneno ndji u hi na wa rorere okurota.
12 Kara uri nomasengiro noundjai woye;
ove we rikenda na vyo okuza koumutanda woye.
Ngahino ovyo mavi rire ombatero yorive kove;
ngahino mo yenene
okutirisa na vyo ovanavita na ove.
13 Ongondjero yoye omungandjo,
nokutja u novayandjandunge ovengi.
Ovatjiwe voye vozonyose ngave ye nu ve ku yame,
imba ovandu mbe konḓonona ozonyose,
mbe saneka omayuru
nu mbe ku raera omueze auhe
ihi tji matji tjitwa kove.
14 “Tara, owo mave sana koviyaya vyovihozu,
nomuriro mau ve ningiririsa.
Owo kamaave yenene okuriyama oveni,
otururumo matu rire otupyu tjinene ku wo,
kape na okukara ekara
nandarire rimwe okuhaama po.
15 Imbwi ombu ri ouwa porwe
owo mbu mave ku tjitire,
okutja imba ovatjiwe vozonyose kuyo
ningire ko ondunge ngunda au nomuinyo.
Owo avehe mave ku esa
nave twara ozondjira zawo oveni,
nu kape nokusewa umwe ngu me ku yama.”
