Kuwa kwe Ninive
1 Mpaladzi waswika kuwobhayana nawe Ninive.
Linda mbako dze matizhilo,
tjengeta zila
usunga thunji dzidzo
ushingise matatabuko awo wose!
2 Ngoti Yahwe banowobuza mu tjimo gudzo la Jakubo
se gudzo le Iziraela,
nenguba bathukudzi bakabathukudza
bakatjinya mizhambi yabo.
3 Zwivikisi zwe babhayani babe zwishaba,
bagwi babe bakambala zwiambalo zwishaba kwakabondelela.
Koloyi dzidze dze ngwa dzopenya
mu zhuba ladzalulwamisigwa ngwa,
ne mathumo anokuswiwa.
4 Koloyi dze ngwa dzolabuka dzizhala zila,
dzovirima dziyenda yeno na yeno mu zwibata.
Dzolingika se mithuto ye mavone,
dzilabuka se lupenyo gwe vula.
5 Unodana batungamili babo,
banotshatsharika abezha kwabadang'wa.
Banolabukila ku guma,
ndizo tjidzibili tjibe tjibigwa pakalingisana.
6 Mikoba ye njizi ikazhuka,
ngono nzi we bumambo ukapela masimba.
7 Nlayo wadwa wekuti nzi utapiwe,
balandakadzi bawo basengwe,
belila se njiba
bakabhata hana dzabo.
8 Ninive inonga dziba,
ngono vula yalo ipkhwa.
Mmwe unodana eti, “Imani! Imani!”
Ngono kube kusheta unoshanduka.
9 Tapani siliva!
Tapani golide!
Fumwa izhele ipapa!
Kuzhele tjimwe ne tjimwe tjakanaka!
10 Ninive yakashakadziwa ikatapigwa, ikakolomogwa!
Moyo inotimbama, zwidwi zwikatetema,
thunji dzose dzozunguzika njiso dzose dzofubala.
11 Lingayi ngwenu wali guwu le shumba
pabakabe bejisila bana babo?
Pangayi pakabe peyendayenda shumba ne shumbakadzi
ne shumbana kusina tjadzinotja?
12 Shumba yakamwawulanya kwakalizana bana bayo
ikasina tjayakabhata kupa shumbakadzi yayo.
Yakazhadza makuwu ayo nge zwayakabulaya
ne makuhwana akazhala.
13 Yahwe Masimbawose bakati,
“Bona, ndobhayana nawe.
Ndowopisa koloyi dzidzo dzose nge moto
thumo nayilo lowoja shumbana dzidzo.
Akuna tjandinowokusiyila tjawungabulaya mu shango.
Mahwi e thumwa dzidzo aatowohwika kakale.”
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