¹ Usolwelo wa Obadiya. Yehova yamba yino hamulonga wa Endomu: Twevwa lusango kukatuka kuli Yehova nyi kanganda hamutuma ku mavungu,ngwenyi, "Katuka! Tukatukenu kulimika nenyi mu jita!" ² Tala, hinakupwisa mukehe hakachi kamavungu; makakulelesa chinji. ³ Kulivwimba cha mbnge ye hichakwonga, ena watunga mu mena ja mawe, zuwo lye lyapwa kwilu; wakwamba mu mbunge ye ngwe, "Yiya manguhulumuna hashi?" ⁴ Chipwe mulinangamisa ngwe pupa nawa chipwe mosa walo we hakachi ka tutongonoshi, hindu mungukahulumunako - Yehova che ahanjijka. ⁵ Nyikachi eji kejile kuli yena, kachi yingumba meza ufuku - chize makwenyeka! - kechikwiya yeswe yize mazanga? Nyi kachi akwa kuheka liva kejile kuli yena, kechi kuhichika yimwe lyakuhuhula? ⁶ Chize Esau makamupupa, upite wenyi wakusweka makawupolongoza! ⁷ Malunga eswe masepa je makakuhanga ndo ku njiza. Waze watamine no nyi sambukila hakwonga nawa hakukumba . Waze alile mbolo ye hakutela miheto hashi lye. Muli yiye mushi malinjekela. ⁸ "Chichikalinga ha tangwa lize" - Chino chekuhanjika cha Yehova - " Onwonemu akwa mana aku Endome nyi malinjekela mu mulundu wa Esau? ⁹ Malunga je a ndundo makalishimwoka, Temani, hanga mutu mweswe akamutete ku mulundu wa Esau nyikwashaha. ¹⁰ Mumu ha upupilo walingile kuli mwanakwenu Yakomba, sonyi muyikakufuka, nawa kumaka kutetako myaka yamutolo. ¹¹ Hatangwa lize yena wamanyine ku lumbu, ha tangwa lize yilambala ambachile upite wenyi, nyi tundaka anjilile ku yajilo yenyi, nyi kutela chela cha Yelusaleme, wapwile hamuwika no. ¹² Kuchatambile kutala ha tangwa lya mwanakwenu, ha tangwa lya lamba lyenyi, nawa kuchatambile kuwahilila hakumona A-Yunda hatangwa lya kwaonwona; kanda ulisamba hatangwa lya luyinda. ¹³ Kuchatambile kunjila ku chajilo cha atu jami hatangwa lya lamba; kuchatambile kutala kupinda cho hatangwa lya kuji-nyi-tomo chipwe kujwata ku yikumba yo hatangwa lya kwenyeka. ¹⁴ Kuchatambile kumana ku makano nyi kushiha waze anaswame jita, nawa kanda uhana atu jenyi waze asalile hatangwa lya luyinda. ¹⁵ Mumu tangwa lya Yehova hilyakundama ku mavungu eswe. Chizechene walinga, chocho nawa makulinga; Yitanga ye muyikahilukila ha mutwe we. ¹⁶ Chizechene hiwanwa ha mulundu wami wusandu, chocho akwa mavungu eswe kumakanwa matangwa eswe. Kumakanwa nyi kumina nawa muchikapwa ngwe kakapwileko. ¹⁷ Alyoze mu mulundu wa Zione kumukakapwa waze achinyine, nawa muukapwa usandu, nyi zuwo lya Yakomba kumazuka chihinga cho. ¹⁸ Munyachi wa Yakomba muukapwa kahya, nyi munyachi wa Yosefa muukapwa mulengi, nawa munyanchi wa Esau muukapwa wambu wakuma, maakocha, nyi kuwema pwillili. Nyiumwe makasala ku munyachi wa Esau, mumu Yehova hachamba." ¹⁹ Akwa Nengeve makazuka mulundu wa Esau nyi atu a kuchikulo makazuka chifuchi cha A- Filisitiya. Kumakazuka chifuchi cha Efeleme nyi chifuchi cha Samaliya, nyi Mbenjamine makazuka Ngilyate. ²⁰ Funge akatujita wano akuli A-Yizalele kumazuka chifuchi cha A-Kanana ndo Zalafata. Mba funge a ku Yelusaleme, waze ali ku Shefalanda, makazuka membo a ku Nengeve. ²¹ Akwa kulamwina kumakaya ku mulundu wa Zione akayule mulundu wa Esau, mba wanangana kumukapwa wambala wa Yehova.