Okutekapo kwaBabilon
1 Ndika olyo ehulilo lyiimenka yaBabilon.
Bel naNebo oya li ya simanekwa nale,
ihe ngashingeyi otayi tsilikwa kuusino,
yi ninge omitsalo koombunda dhiinamwenyo ya loloka.
2 Iimenka itayi vulu okwiihupitha yo yene;
otayi kwatwa po notayi yiwa nayo.
Ndika olyo ehulilo lyiimenka yaBabilon.
3 “Pulakenii ndje, ne oluvalo lwaJakob,
amuhe mboka mwa hupu ko yomoshigwana shaIsrael.
Onde mu dhiginine okuza kevalo lyeni.
4 Ongame Kalunga keni notandi mu gamene,
sigo tamu kulupa mu ninge oomvi.
Onde mu shiti notandi mu gamene;
otandi mu kwatha notandi mu hupitha.
5 “Otamu yeleke ndje nalye?
Oku na tuu ngoka a fa ndje?
6 Aantu taa dhitula oompunda dhawo e taa pimpi mo oshingoli;
otaa vihi oshisiliveli moshiviha.
Otaa futu omuhambuli gwoshingoli, a hambule oshimenka;
otaye shi inyongamene e taye shi simaneke!
7 Oyo taye shi itsike komapepe gawo e taye shi humbata;
otaye shi thikameke, sho itaashi vulu okwiinyenga.
Ngele ku na ngoka te shi galikana,
itashi vulu okuyamukula nenge shi mu hupithe muudhigu.
Omuwa oye mwene gwonakuyiwa
8 “Ne aalunde, dhimbulukweni shika;
shi konakoneni moomwenyo dheni, ne aanandumbo.
9 Dhimbulukweni shoka sha ningilwe konale ndjo;
shi konakoneni kutya ongame awike Kalunga,
nokaku na we gulwe e thike pungame.
10 Okuza kontsapo onda hunganeke mbyoka tayi ya;
onalenale nda popi mbyoka tayi ka ningwa.
Onda tile, omadhiladhilo gandje itaga ka gwila pevi,
notii ka gwanitha ashihe nda hala oku shi ninga.
11 Otandi ithana omuntu e ye ta zi kuuzilo;
ota ka koloka ko a fa okakodhi
e ta gwanitha shoka nda dhiladhila.
Onda popi, notashi ka gwanithwa.
12 Pulakenii ndje, ne aatangalali,
one tuu mboka mwa kala kokule nuuyuuki.
13 Otandi eta esiku lyuuyuuki popepi,
kali li we kokule.
Ehupitho lyandje itali kankama we.
Otandi hupitha Sion
nokweetela Israel esimano.
1 “Inga onge ri omayandero woomukuru va Babilon.
Bel na Nebo rutenga aave rikotamenwa,
nungwari nambano owo ve kutirwa kousino,
ave rire omutwaro komatambo
wovinamuinyo mbya urwa.
2 Oomukuru vovisenginina kave
sora okuriyama oveni,
owo va kamburwa nave twarewa mouhuura.
Inga onge ri omaandero woomukuru va Babilon!
3 “Purateneye ku ami, zondekurona za Jakob,
amuhe votjiwaṋa tjandje mbu mwa hupa po.
Ami mbe mu ṱakamisa okuza kongwatero yeṋu.
4 Owami Ndjambi weṋu, nu me mutjevere
ngandu tji mwa kurupa nu tji mwa hara ozonḓi.
Ami mbe mu mema nu me mu vereke;
me mu vatere nu me mu yama.”
5 Muhona ma tja nai:
“Mamu ndji sasaneke na uṋe?
Pena umwe ngu ri otja ami are?
6 Ovandu ve paturura ozondjaṱu zawo
zovimariva nave tirire ongoldo;
ve saneka osilveri kovisanekero,
nu ve kuta omuhambure wongoldo
kutja e ve hamburire omukuru wotjisenginina;
arire tji ve ripete nave rikotamene ku ye!
7 Owo ve mu toora koviṱuve vyawo,
ave mu tjindi nave mu twa
poruveze rwe kutja a kurame mbo,
na ha sora okunyinganyinga okuza po mbo.
Omundu tji ma kumbu ku ye,
eye ke nokuzira nu ke
nokumuyama kotjiwonga.
8 “Zemburukeye otjiṋa hi, oweṋe vanauvi;
ripureye na ihi tji mba tjita!
9 Zemburukeye imbi mbya tjitirwe rukuru;
ripureye kutja owami erike,
ngu mbi ri Ndjambi,
nokutja kape na warwe ngu ri otja ami.
10 Okuza kombutiro ami mba
tjivisire oruveze ndu maru ya.
Okuza korukuru ami mba
zuvarisira imbi mbi mavi katjitwa.
Ami mba tja omeripuriro wandje kamaaye tataiza ko,
nokutja ami me yenenisa ngamwa
atjihe tji mba vanga okutjita.
11 Ami me isana omurumendu okuza komuhuka;
eye ma wirire otja orukoze,
nu ma yenenisa imbi ami mbi mba tya.
Ami mba hungire, nu otjinga amape tjitwa.
12 “Purateneye ku ami, vandu ovirangaranga,
mbu mu tjangovasi ondoṋeno i ri kokure.
13 Ami me eta eyuva rondoṋeno kutja ri ye popezu,
oro kari ri kokure.
Outoṋi wandje kau nokuwombisiwa.
Ami me yama Jerusalem,
nu me eta ondjozokiro ku Israel.”
