Chigabi 1

1 Amabonekezi kuli Ninawi. Citabu ca bulebi bwa Nahumu, w'elkoshi. 2 Nnamubaho ali Nnamahanga wa mujina, anakacihola; Nnamubaho anakacihola, ayunjwire burhè, Nnamubaho anakacihola oku bashombanyi bage. Anakabikira abashombanyi bage omutula. 3 Nnamubaho arhaharha omu burhè, ali mukulu oku burhwali bwage; arhakabula buhana. Nnamubaho omu musirula agenda, omu cihusi; amalunga luli lutulo ly'amagulu gage. 4 Anamamire enyanja anayikazè. Anaganye enyishi zoshi; Bashani na Karmeli zinaberhe, obwaso bwa Liba bunahonge. 5 Entondo zinajugume embere zage, n'emishozi ejonge, idaho lina yimuke embere zage, igulu n'abikala bamwo boshi. 6 Ndi wayishi simika embere z'omtula gwage? ndi wayishi yimanga embere z'oburhè bw'omutula gwage. 7 Nnamubaho ali mwinja, ye bwakiro olusiku lw'amalibuko; amanyirire abamuyakirakwo. 8 Cikwone oku rhulaba rhushandire ayishaba omurhundu, na anayishi kulikira abashombanyi bage abahise omu mwizizi. 9 Bici mulimwahigira Nnamubaho? Ye kashaba. amalibuko garhakaciboneka bundi. 10 Bulya bihangarhine nka mishugi, na nk'ebilalusire oku manvu gabo. Bayishi gulumira lwoshi nka bukere bumu. 11 Emwawe yoyarhenganga owakagi higa amabi kuli Nnamubaho, yewaligwerhe emihigo mikali. 12 Nnamubaho adesire ntya: ciru bakaba banji barhanalikwo luga, nabayimbula banahirigirhe. Ciru akaba nakulibuzize, ntakacikulibuza. 13 Nayishi muberera empegere kuliwe, na okutwa emigozi yage ekushwesire... 14 Ebyo byo Nnamubaho arhegesire kuliwe: ''orhakabona omwana wayimika; nayishikula omunyumpa ya mungu wawe enshushano ntule erhi nyayuse; Nayishi rheganya enshinda yawe, bulya oli ntaye.'' 15 Lolaga akuntondo amagulu g'omurhumisi oliyalagaza omurhula, ocishingire amadinyè gawe, hikiriza emihigo yawe, Yuda! bulya endyalya erhakaci kugeramwo, ya hererekire lwoshi...