Oshipaxu noluteni
1 Ondjovo yOmwene ye uya kuJoel yaPetuel ei: 2 Shi udeni, onye ovakulunhu! Shi pwilikineni, onye oonakukalamo moshilongo! Oshinima sha tya ngaha osha ningwa tuu mbela momafiku eni ile momafiku ooxokulu? 3 Shi hepaululileni ovana veni, novana veni ve shi hepaululile ovana vavo, novana vavo ve shi lombwele oludalo lavo. 4 Eshi sha xupa koshenye, tashi lika komakamuti. Naashi sha efiwa komakamuti otashi lika koshipaxu shanakapipi. Naashi sha efiwa koshipaxu shanakapipi otashi lika kokapuka taka kunya. 5 Pendukeni, nye eengholwe, nye mu lile. Ndele nyikeni oluhodi, onye amushe oonakunwa omaviinyu omolwomaviinyu inaa pya, osheshi a kufwa mo momakanya eni. 6 Osheshi oshiwana sheenghono shihe shii kuvalwa sha pumina moshilongo shange, omayoo asho e li ngaashi onghoshi, noluhamama li li ngaashi longhoshi yonghadi. 7 Osho sha hanauna po omiviinyu dange, osho sha kunya omikwiyu dange, she di kunya omapeta noku a ekelashi, oitai yado ya kukuta.
8 Kema ngaashi okakadona ka djala oshako molwomumati womounyasha waye. 9 Eendjayambo noikunwayambo oya xulifwa mo mongulu yOmwene. Ovapristeli, ovapiya vOmwene ohava nyika oufiye. 10 Omapya a ninga omaputu, edu la nyika oufiye, osheshi oilya ya hanaunwa po. Omaviinyu a kuka, omaadi kae po vali. 11 Ovanamapya va fifwa ohoni, ovanamiviinyu hava kemene oilyavala nomahangu, osheshi oilya yomomapya kai po. 12 Omuviinyu wa kukuta, omukwiyu wa fya, omugranati nomulunga nomuti womuapula omiti adishe domoshilongo oda kukuta. Osheshi ehafo la fifwa ohoni, ola dja po kovana vovanhu.
Ekemo neilikano
13 Djaleni, ndelenee kemeni, nye ovapristeli! Kuweni, nye ovayakuli vopomayambelo! Ileni, nye ovapiya vaKalunga mu nangale oufiku mwa djala eeshako. Osheshi eendjayambo noikunwayambo ya xula mo mongulu yaKalunga keni. 14 Yapuleni efiku lelidiliko. Shiveni oshiongalele. Ongeleni mongulu yOmwene Kalunga keni ovakulunhu noonakukalamo aveshe vomoshilongo, ndele kuweni kOmwene. 15 Woo, efiku olo! Osheshi efiku lOmwene li li popepi, ndele tali uya ngaashi ehanauno hali di kOmunaenghono adishe. 16 Eendja inadi kufwa tuu moipafi yetu nehafo nekuwililo mongulu yaKalunga ketu? 17 Eembuto da hekeshwa. Oipale ya kunghala nomaanda a tekauka po, osheshi oilya oya feta. 18 Woo, oimuna nhumbi tai keme. Noufita weengobe tau endaenda, osheshi kai na apa tai li. Noufita weedi noikombo yo tau fi ondjala. 19 Kwoove, Omwene, handi kuu, osheshi epeya la xwika po oulifilo womofuka; nelaka lomundilo la xwika omiti adishe domoixwa. 20 Noifitukuti yoovene yomoixwa otai kuu kwoove. Osheshi eemholongela domeva da pwinina nepeya la xwika po oulifilo womoixwa.
1 Indji oyo ombuze ya Muhona ku Joel, omuzandu wa Petuel.
Ovandu mave ririre omanyoneno wovikunwa
2 Zuveye, eṋe vanene, nu purateneye,
eṋe vature vehi ra Juda amuhe!
Pena indu pa tjitirwe otjiṋa tji tja sana ngwi
moruveze rweṋu poo momayuva wooiho are?
3 Otjiṋa hi serekarereye kovanatje veṋu,
nowo ve serekarere kovanatje vawo,
nu imba ve serekarere kozondekurona
nḓu maaze ya kombunda.

4 Tji tja sewa po i ovikondambahu
tja riwa i ehapu rozombahu,
nu tji tja sewa po i ovitukambahu
tja riwa i ovinyonambahu,
mbya kombozora avihe.
5 Yanḓimukeye, vaṱe vomeva wamururu,
nu mu rire! Ureye amuhe,
vanwe vomavinu,
tjinga amwa yekwa omeva
womandjembere omape.

6 Orondu otjiwaṋa tjorive otjinamasa
notjihinatjivaro matji rwisa ehi retu;
omayo watjo ye ri tjimuna owongeyama
nu ozongunḓe zomayo watjo ze ri
tjimuna ozongeyama ozonḓenḓu.
7 Otjo tja hahaura omivite vyetu
natji teya omikuyu vyetu;
tja tatura ovitatu vyavyo atji vi yumbu pehi,
notutavi atu rire otuvapa.

8 Rireye, eṋe tjiwaṋa, otja omusuko
nguri moruhoze romuvareke we!
9 Kape na ovikokotwa poo omavinu
okupunguhirwa mondjuwo ya Muhona;
ovapristeri, ovakarere va Muhona,
ve ri moruhoze.
10 Omahi womakunino ya sewa tjo,
nehi ehapise ri ri mondjenda,
ovikokotwa tjinga avya nyonwa,
nomandjembere tjinga aya kamba,
nomiti vyomaze womiṋinga tjinga avya kukuta.

11 Kareye moruhoze, va ungure vehi,
ureye, va ungure vomivite,
ovikokotwa novirya ovinikorwa avihe mokuti
tjinga avya nyonwa.
12 Omivite vya kukuta nomikuyu
kavi eta omakuyu rukwao;
omiti avihe ngamwa vyokuti mbi eta ovihape
vya kukuta nu vya koka.
Ovandu kave tji nenyando rukwao.
13 Zareye ozombanda zokupirika nu mu rire,
vapristeri mbu mu karera potjipunguhiro!
Indjeye mu rare amwa pirike ouṱuku auhe,
vakarere va Ndjambi wandje!
Kape novikokotwa nomavinu
okupunguhirwa mondjuwo ya Ndjambi weṋu.
14 Zikamiseye eyuva romeritjaerero kovikurya;
raereye kutja pe tjitwe eyuva rongumbiro!
Woronganisireye ovanane notjiwaṋa atjihe
tja Juda mondjuwo ya Muhona, Ndjambi weṋu,
mu kwe ku ye.
15 Owee, Eyuva ra Muhona ndo ri ri popezu;
oro mari ya otja omayandekero
ngu maye zu kOmunamasaaehe.
16 Oviparure kavi nyonenwe
momeho wetu oveni are?
Enyando nondjoroka kavi manukire
mondjuwo ya Ndjambi wetu are?
17 Ozondwi za kakatera movitumbehi,
omatuwo womapwikiro ya teyewa,
novipwikiro vya hahaurwa,
ovikokotwa tjinga avi he tji ri po.
18 Tara, ovinamuinyo mavi tjeme nokuvandara!
Tjinga atu hi nomaryo,
notupanda twozonḓu wina twa hepauka.
19 Ami me ku kove, Muhona,
tjinga omaryo nomiti avya kukuta,
nomuriro wa nyosa omiti avihe mokuti.
20 Nandarire ovipuka vyokuti mavi ku kove,
omipupo tjinga avya pwira,
notjipyu tjomutenya atja perura omaryo wokuti.