Ndayidzo ngekwe Bafilisitiya
1 Dama la Yahwe lakazha kuna Jeremiya nlebesambeli ngekwe Bafilisitiya Faro asathu katapa nzi we Gaza liti,
2 “Yahwe bakati,
‘Bonani vula inopubuka idwa ku bunandzwa,
ngono inowobe nkuku wakasizikana,
inowosizikana mu shango ne pamwe ne pamwe kwayo,
mu mizi mikulu na ibabo banogala muili.
Bathu banowomimila,
ne bagali bose be shango banowolila.
3 Ku misindo ye kutshamba kwe mbizi ndume dzakalabuka,
mu kulabuka kwe koloyi dzidze dze ngwa,
mukupitukana kwe makumbgwana adzo,
botate abatowoshanduka bakalinga bana babo,
maboko abo anotetema koga,
4 ngekwe zhuba laswika
kuwolobesa Bafilisitiya bose,
ne kubulaya kudwa mu Tire ne Sidoni
babhatshi bose bakasala.
Ngoti Yahwe banolobesa Bafilisitiya,
limbelimbe le tjekelo dze gungwa dze Khafithori.
5 Gaza yatjibe bhalo loga,
Ashikeloni yalobesiwa.
Iwe limbelimbe le nkuku wabo,
unowozwitjeka kuswikila lini kene?
6 “ ‘Yee mme wee thumo la Yahwe!
Lowotola tjibaka tjingapani kuti linyaluluke kene?
Bgwilila mu gobhodo lilo,
nyaluluka udzikame!’
7 Koga linga nyaluluka tjini wali,
apa Yahwe bakalidwa,
bakali laula
kuti linginilile Ashikeloni ne gungwa kene?”
1 The word of the LORD that came to Jeremiah the prophet against the Philistines, before that Pharaoh smote Gaza. 2 Thus saith the LORD; Behold, waters rise up out of the north, and shall be an overflowing flood, and shall overflow the land, and all that is therein; the city, and them that dwell therein: then the men shall cry, and all the inhabitants of the land shall howl. 3 At the noise of the stamping of the hoofs of his strong horses , at the rushing of his chariots, and at the rumbling of his wheels, the fathers shall not look back to their children for feebleness of hands; 4 Because of the day that cometh to spoil all the Philistines, and to cut off from Tyrus and Zidon every helper that remaineth: for the LORD will spoil the Philistines, the remnant of the country of Caphtor. 5 Baldness is come upon Gaza; Ashkelon is cut off with the remnant of their valley: how long wilt thou cut thyself? 6 O thou sword of the LORD, how long will it be ere thou be quiet? put up thyself into thy scabbard, rest, and be still. 7 How can it be quiet, seeing the LORD hath given it a charge against Ashkelon, and against the sea shore? there hath he appointed it.