Edom tashi xunganekwa
1 Emoniko laObadja. Omwene Kalunga mokupopya Edom, ota ti ngaha: Fye Otwa uda ondaka ya dja kOmwene nomutumwa okwa tuminwa mokati koiwana a tye: “Fikameni, fye tu lilongekidileni oku shi lwifa.”
2 Tala, Ame onde ku ninipika mokati koiwana. Ove wa dinika unene. 3 Ounhwa womutima woye owe ku pukifa, ou ho kala momakololo eemhunda, ndele ho kala meenhele dopombada noto lipopile momutima woye to ti: “Olyelye ta ka ekela nge poshi?” 4 Nande u kale pombada ngaashi onhwa, heeno, nande u litungile oshihadi shoye pokati keenyofi naako yo ohandi ke ku ekelashi poshi, Omwene osho ta ti.
5 Ngeenge ovalunga ve uya kwoove ile eembudi doufiku, ngeno okuhanaunwa kwoye oku fike peni! Itava vake mbela osho ashike tave shi pumbwa? Ngeenge ovalikoli veeviinyu ve uya kwoove, itava ka fiya po ngeno epupudululo? 6 Esau okwa hadahadwa ngahelipi! Omamona aye a holekwa a tuvaulwa ngahelipi! 7 Ove wa tewatewa fiyo okongaba, aveshe ovo mwa hangana navo, ve ku kengelela. Ookaume koye ve ku dule. Omungome oo to u pumbwa ve u lukile elulo kwoove. Kamu neendunge muyo. 8 Omwene ota ti: Mefiku tuu olo, ohandi ka mana po ovanamayele muEdom neendunge keemhunda daEsau. 9 Ndele ovaladi voye, Teman, otava haluka, opo omulumenhu keshe ta ka kana keemhunda daEsau omolwomadipao. 10 Omolwoupwidi we u ningila omumwanyoko Jakob, ohoni tai ku tuvike to hanaunwa po fiyo alushe. 11 Mefiku linya, naave yo opo wa li, ovanailongo eshi va twala oupuna waye, novanhu vokoilongo eshi ve liundulila mo moivelo ndele va ningila Jerusalem oshihoololifo, mefiku olo ove wa li ngaashi umwe wavo. 12 Ndele ino tala nokuhafela efiku lomumwanyoko, efiku lomupya waye, ndele ino shambukwa molwovana vaJuda mefiku lehanauno lavo, ndele ino popya elinenepeko mefiku loudjuu. 13 Ino uya moshivelo shoshiwana shange mefiku lefininiko lasho. Ino kala nokutala nehafo omupya waye mefiku lehepeko lasho. Ndele ino aneka eke loye koupuna washo mefiku loudjuu washo. 14 Ndele ove ino kala ofika pomashakeneno eendjila u dipae ovainhapo vasho, ndele ovaxupifwa vasho ino va yandja momake ovanaita mefiku lefininiko.
15 Osheshi efiku lOmwene oli li popepi noiwana aishe. Ngaashi ove wa ningile, osho yo ove to ka ningwa. Oshilonga shoye otashi alukile komutwe woye. 16 Osheshi ngaashi nye mwa nwa komhunda yange iyapuki, osho yo oiwana aishe otai ka nwa ko alushe; heeno, otava ka nwa nokuxupaela notava ka kala va fa vaako. 17 Komhunda yaSion taku ka kala exupifo, ndele otai ka ninga onhele iyapuki, neumbo laJakob tali ka fyuulula efyuululo lalo. 18 Opo nee eumbo laJakob otali ka kala omundilo, neumbo laJosef otali ka kala elaka lomundilo, ndelenee eumbo laEsau oshihati, ndele vo otava ka tema noku shi lungwinifa po, opo paha kale vali oshixupe shomeumbo laEsau. Osheshi Omwene e shi popya. 19 Ndele vo otava ka kufa efyuululo edu laumbuwanhu, eemhunda daEsau, nedu la yelakana lOvafilisti. Ndele vo otava ka kufa efyuululo edu laEfraim nedu laSamaria nosho yo Benjamin naGilead. 20 Eenghwate domatanga ovana vaIsrael otadi ka kufa efyuululo eshi shOvakaanan fiyo okuSarefat. Neenghwate domuJerusalem, odo di li muSarefat, otadi ka kufa efyuululo oilando yokoumbuwanhu. 21 Opo nee taku di ovaxupifi tave uya komhunda yaSion, va ka tokole eemhunda daEsau. Nouhamba otau ka ninga wOmwene.
1 Inga onge ri omavandururiro ku Obadja: Imbi ombi ri oviṋa Muhona Ndjambi mbya hungirira omuhoko wOvaedom.
Muhona ma vere Ovaedom
Muhona wa tuma omuhindwa we komihoko,
neṱe twa zuva ombuze ye ndji mai tja nai:
“Ngatu rirongere tu karwise Ovaedom!”
2 Muhona ma tja nai kOedom:
“Ami me ku ngundiparisa;
novandu avehe mave ku nyengura.
3 Omeritongamisiro woye ye ku pukisa.
Otjihuro tjoye ohongora otjo
otjiṱunga tjoruuwa orukukutu;
onganda yoye i ri kombanda mozondundu,
nove otji mo rihungirire nai momutima:
‘Owaṋi hapo ngu ma yenene okundjinanena pehi?’
4 Nandi wa tungu onganda yoye
pondongamo tjinene otja otjiruwo tjonguvi
kutja oyo i munike aayo i ri mokati kozonyose,
ami me ku nanene pehi.
5 “Omarunga tji maye ya mouṱuku
maye toora imbi mbi maye vanga porwavyo.
Ovandu tji mave nikora omandjembere,
aruhe ve isa omandjembere tjiva.
Nungwari ovanavita na ove ve ku yandeka okumana.
6 Zondekurona za Esau, ovihuze vyeṋu vya pundwa.
7 Overikutevakumwe na eṋe ve mu tjita ovineya,
ve mu ramba mehi reṋu.
Ovandu mba ri nohange na eṋe nambano ve mu havera,
nu ve mu twira po ombate; nowo ve mu hungira nai:
‘Ozondunge azehe nḓa nḓu va ri na zo nambano ze ri pi?’
8 “Eyuva ndi mu me vere Ovaedom
me yandeke ovanazondunge vawo
nu me nyono ounongo wawo auhe.
9 Ovarumendu ovarwe ozombangaṋe va Teman mave uruma,
nomurwe auhe wovita mOedom ma ṱu.”
Ovaedom mave vererwa tjike?
10 “Eṋe, Vaedom, tjinga amwa punda nu amwa zepa
ovazamumwe veṋu, inḓa ozondekurona za Jakob,
otjinga amamu ṱisiwa ohoṋi nu amu yandekwa nga aruhe.
11 Eṋe mwa kuramene uriri
nokuhinokutjita otjiṋa meyuva ndo,
ovanavita na wo tjaave teya omivero vyawo.
Eṋe mwa ri ovavi tjimuna ovozonganda
mba yumbira outumbe wa Jerusalem
ozohanga nave kahaṋasana.
12 Eṋe mu sokutja kamu nyanderere oumba
wovazamumwe veṋu mOjuda,
nokuyoroka meyuva romayandekero wawo,
nu katjamu ve nyekerera mombamisiro yawo.
13 Eṋe mu sokutja kamu hitire motjihuro tjotjiwaṋa tjandje
kokutja mu nyandere ondatumisiro yatjo
nokukambura outumbe watjo meyuva rotjiwonga tjatjo.
14 Eṋe mu sokutja kamu kuramene
pomahakaeneno wozondjira
okukambura imba mbaa ve kondjo okutaura
nokuveyandja mouvara wovanavita na wo
meyuva rombamisiro yawo.”
Ndjambi ma pangura omihoko
15 “Eyuva ri ri popezu, ami ngu mbi ri Muhona,
mu me pangura omihoko avihe.
Vaedom, imbi tjingevyo mbi mwa tjita,
ombi mavi tjitwa ku eṋe.
Mamu yarurirwa imbi mbi mwa yandja.
16 Otjiwaṋa tjandje mbe tji vera tjinene momazenge
wandje kondundu yandje ondjapuke.
Nungwari omihoko avihe kominda avihe mavi
verwa tjinene komeho;
ovyo mavi verwa tjinene navi yanda.”
Outoṋi wa Israel
17 “Nungwari kondundu Sion tjiva mave taura,
noyo mai rire poṋa popayapuke.
Omuhoko wa Jakob ehi ndi mau ri isa po owaro,
oro hapo nda vazewa ouini wawo.
18 Omuhoko wa Jakob nowa Josef mavi sana otja omuriro;
ovyo mavi yandeke omuhoko wa Esau
otja omuriro tji u seseta ovihozu.
Kape nondekurona ya Esau ndji mai hupu.
Ami, ngu mbi ri Muhona, owami ngu mba hungire.
19 “Omuhoko mbwa zire kehi ra Juda rokeyuva
kokumuho mau isa po Edom ehi rawo;
imbwi mbwa zire kozondundu zokongurova
mau kambura Filisti momasa;
Ovaisrael mave kambura ehi ra Efraim nora Samaria
okuisapo ouini wawo;
omuhoko wa Benjamin mau kambura ehi ra Gilead.
20 Otjimbumba tjovita tjovahuurwa mba zire
kehi ra Israel rokokunene kweyuva
mave kotoka ave havere Fenisie
nga kokunene kweyuva kOsarefat.
Ovahuurwa mba zire kOjerusalem nambano mbe ri mOsardes
mave huura ovirongo vyehi ra Juda rokokumuho kweyuva.
21 Ovarumendu ovanautoṋi va Jerusalem
mave rwisa ehi ra Edom nave honaparere ro.
Nu Muhona omuini ongu ma rire Ombara.”