Nahumu 3
1 “Maawe kumunzi uutila bulowa, munzi uuzwide kubeja,
uuzwide zisaalo, uutakwe nuuleka kupenzya.
2 Nswepu zilalila, mavwili alandindima, mabbiza alalikita, nkalaki zilakwemba!
3 Nkalaki zilazuza, mapanga alabeka-beka, masumo alabalama!
Bantu bajaigwa mbanji, kuli milwi-milwi yabafwide,
mitumba iitabaliki, bantu balalifumpula akaambo kamitumba.
4 Coonse eeci cakacitika akaambo kaluunyaunya lwamuvuule uuebeka, ngomupati wabasondi,
wakoongelezya bamasi akaambo kabuvuule bwakwe, akoongelezya bantu akaambo kabusondi.
5 “Ndilakulwana, Mbwaamba Mwami Leza Singuzuzyoonse.
Ndiyookuvumbula cifunga mane cikasike kumutwe.
Ndiyootondezya bamasi cintanda cako, amalelo oonse ayoobona kusampuka kwako.
6 Njookucita kuti ukasesemye, njookucita kuti ukafubaazigwe, uyooba ceebelwa.
7 Boonse bayookubona bayookutija, akuti, ‘Nineva woolwa,
nguni uuti ulile? Ino inga ndamujana kuli muntu uunga wakuumbulizya.’”
8 Sena uli kabotu kwiinda Tebesi uuli kumbali aamulonga wa Nailo uuzingulukidwe maanzi? Mulonga ngukawali kuucingilizya, maanzi akali mbobwaanda. 9 Kusyi a Ijipiti nzizyakali nguzu zyawo zitamani, Puti a Libiya nzizyakali zisi zyakali kumvwana anguwo. 10 Nikuba boobo bantu babo bakajatwa akutolwa mubwaange. Twana twamumo twakapwaigwa ansi kumagolelo aamigwagwa yoonse. Kwakaumwa cisolo akaambo kabalemenede bawo, bantu bawo boonse balupati-pati bakaangwa anketani.
11 Ayebo ulakolwa, uyooyuba akuyandaula kuvunwa kuzwa kuli sinkondonyoko. 12 Matijilo aako oonse ali mbuli mikuyu iisoloka, kuti zyatikimunwa nkuyu ziwida mumulomo wayooyo uuzilya. 13 Langa basilumamba bako, boonse mbakaintu! Milyango yanyika ilijalukide kale kulibasinkondonyoko, mulilo wasyukuta minkulu yawo. 14 Amuteke maanzi aakubelesya ciindi cakusinkilizigwa, amuyumye zikwabilizyo zyanu! Amukande bulongo, kuti mubumbe zitina! 15 Ooko mulilo uyoomusyukuta, muyoojazigwa panga, liyoomulya mbuli mbwiilya mpaso.
Amuvule mbuli mpaso, amuvule mbuli cikwikwi! 16 Mwakayungizizya mweelwe wabasimakwebo banu mane kusikila bakavula kwiinda nyenyezi zyakujulu, pele mbubonya mbuli cikwikwi bayoosaala nyika akuuluka. 17 Balindizi banu bali mbuli cikwikwi, balupati-pati banu bali mbuli makata aacikwikwi cikkala abwaanda mubuzuba bwampeyo, pele zuba lyapasula cilauluka, taakwe uuzi nkociya.
18 Omwami waku Asiliya balupati-pati bako bafwida limwi, balemenede bako balilede. Bantu bako balimwaikide muzilundu taakwe uuyoobayobolola. 19 Taakwe uukonzya kuponya cilonda cako, wakalicisa cakufwa. Boonse bayoomvwa makani aamba zyanduwe bayoolikambila waakuwa, nkaambo ino nguni ooyo watakapenga akaambo kalunya lwako lutamani?