Onkwaniilwa yuuyuuki
1 Talii ko, omukwaniilwa ota ka lela nuuyuuki, nomalenga otaga ka pangula nawalela. 2 Omulumentu kehe ota ka kala eshigo lyokushiga ombepo negameno kiikungulu. Otaa ka fa omilonga dhomeya tadhi tondoka mombuga, ya fa omuzile gwetayimanya enenenene mevi lya notelwa. 3 Omeho gawo otaga ka kala ga tonata, nomakutsi gawo ga shokwa okupulakena. 4 Omadhiladhilo gombolo otaga ka ilonga okuuva ko, nelaka lyoshikokoma otali ka popya lyu uvitike. 5 Kape na ngoka ta ka dhiladhila kutya omugoya oye omvalekele nenge a tye ombudhi oya simana. 6 Omugoya oha popi uugoya, ta dhiladhila okulonga iihuna. Shoka ta ningi naashoka ta popi, otashi sheke Omuwa, noiha palutha aasindjala nenge a pe aanotelwa ya nwe. 7 Omunamakoto oku na uuwinayi noha longo uukolokoshi; ota gana a yone po oohepele niifundja noku ya imba okukala nuuthemba wawo. 8 Ihe omunashili ota longo uuyuuki nota kala mushoka shu uka.
Aakiintu Aajerusalem
9 Aakiintu ne mwa kala melalangali inaamu piyaganekwa kusha, pulakeneni shoka tandi popi. 10 Ngashingeyi omu li nawa mu na ombili, ihe omumvo tagu ya pethimbo ngaandika otamu ka kala meihupulo, oshoka itaku ka kala we elikolo lyomandjembele, netoonono lyiiyimati kali ko we. 11 Ne omwa kala melalangali inaamu piyaganekwa nando okusha, ihe ngashingeyi kaleni mwa kakama kuumbanda! Ihuleni oonguwo dheni ne mu zale omahahi moombunda dheni. 12 Ikwateni ombandamutse tamu lili, oshoka omatathapya niitsambe yomiviinu oya yonagulwa po. 13 Omano nokano kaKahandja ka mena mevi lyaantu yandje. Lilileni omagumbo agehe ngoka ga li ge na aantu aanelago noshilando shoka sha li melalangali. 14 Nuuwa wo wene otau ka thigwa po, noshilandopangelo otashi ka ninga eputu. Omagumbo nomapopilongulu ngoka ge ya gamene, otaga ka ninga omakulukuma sigo aluhe, nkoka uusinokuti tau nuka omalondo, niimuna tayi ka mona omaunapelo.
Ehupitho otali zi kOmuwa
15 Omuwa ote ke tu tumina Ombepo ye polumwe. Evi lya shunduka otali ka kala lyo ondoka, nomapya taga ka valeka. 16 Eutho lyu uka nuuyuuki otau ka kala moshilongo. 17 Shaa ngoka ota ka longa shoka shu uka, otaku ka kala ombili, evululuko negameno sigo aluhe. 18 Aantu yaKalunga taa ka kala yaa na nando ombudhi, nomagumbo gawo ge na ombili nevululuko. 19 Ihe oompawe otadhi ka loka momakuti, noshilando otashi kumuka po. 20 Aanelago one mboka tamu ka kuna pomatondokelo gomeya kehe, notamu ka kala mu na omaunapelo omawanawa goongombe nuusino.
Justice Will Rule
1 A king and his leaders
will rule with justice.
2 They will be a place of safety
from stormy winds,
a stream in the desert,
and a rock that gives shade
from the heat of the sun.
3 Then everyone who has eyes
will open them and see,
and those who have ears
will pay attention.
4 All who are impatient
will take time to think;
everyone who stutters
will talk clearly.
5 Fools will no longer
be highly respected,
and crooks won't be given
positions of honor.
6 Fools talk foolishness.
They always make plans
to do sinful things,
to lie about the Lord,
to let the hungry starve,
and to keep water from those
who are thirsty.
7 Cruel people tell lies—
they do evil things,
and make cruel plans
to destroy the poor and needy,
even when they beg
for justice.
8 But helpful people
can always be trusted
to make helpful plans.
Punishment for the Women of Jerusalem
9 Listen to what I say,
you women who are carefree
and careless!
10 You may not have worries now,
but in about a year,
the grape harvest will fail,
and you will tremble.
11 Shake and shudder,
you women without a care!
Strip off your clothes—
put on sackcloth.
12 Slap your breasts in sorrow
because of what happened
to the fruitful fields
and vineyards,
13 and to the happy homes
in Jerusalem.
The land of my people
is covered with thorns.
14 The palace will be deserted,
the crowded city empty.
Fortresses and towers
will forever become
playgrounds for wild donkeys
and pastures for sheep.
God's Spirit Makes the Difference
15 When the Spirit is given to us
from heaven,
deserts will become orchards
thick as fertile forests.
16 Honesty and justice
will prosper there,
17 and justice will produce
lasting peace and security.
18 You, the Lord's people,
will live in peace,
calm and secure,
19 even if hailstones flatten
forests and cities.
20 You will have God's blessing,
as you plant your crops
beside streams,
while your donkeys and cattle
roam freely about.
