Nahum 22NahumThe fall of NinevehThe Holy Bible in the Dawuro language of Ethiopia, Latin script

The Holy Bible in the Dawuro language of Ethiopia, Latin scriptBerean Standard Bible

1. 1DWRLNeenoo Nanawe katamaw, d'ayssiyaabay yeedda! Hewaa diraw, ne geessuwaa naaga; ne ogiyaakka wochcha; ne danc'c'uwaa minisa; ne wolk'k'aakka loytsa minisa.BSBBSB: One who scatters advances against you, O Nineveh. Guard the fortress! Watch the road! Brace yourselves! Summon all your strength!
2. 2DWRLD'ayssiyaawanttu, Israa'eeliyaa asaanne woyniyaa turaa d'ayissooppekka, Med'inaa Goday Israa'eeliyaa bonchchuwaanne Yaak'ooba bonchchuwaa zaarana.BSBBSB: For the LORD will restore the splendor of Jacob like the splendor of Israel, though destroyers have laid them waste and ruined the branches of their vine.
3. 3DWRLOlanchchatuwaa gonddallatuu zo'o; olanchchatuukka zo'o mayuwaa mayyeeddino. Unttunttu olaw giigiyaa wode, paraa gaaretuwaa biratay tamaa lac'uwaadan p'olk'k'u giino; unttunttu barenttu tooraa toomaakka giigiseeddino.BSBBSB: The shields of his mighty men are red; the valiant warriors are dressed in scarlet. The fittings of the chariots flash like fire on the day they are prepared, and the spears of cypress have been brandished.
4. 4DWRLParaa gaaretuu ogiyaan andaraasuwaa kinchchiino; unttunttu yaanne haanne jaamiidde, katamaa ogiyaan yuuyyiino. K'ay unttunttu lac'uu poddu giyaa s'omppiyaa malatiino; walk'k'antsaadankka elleelliino.BSBBSB: The chariots dash through the streets; they rush around the plazas, appearing like torches, darting about like lightning.
5. 5DWRLI bare olaa kaappatuwaa s'eesiide shiishshee; shin Aa kaappatuu hamettiidde d'ubettiino. Unttunttu katamaa gimbbiyaa dirssaakko elleelliino; unttuntta morkkatuwaa k'ohuwaappe naagiyaa wolk'k'aama gonddallii giigeedda.BSBBSB: He summons his nobles; they stumble as they advance. They race to its wall; the protective shield is set in place.
6. 6DWRLShaafaa baggana de'iyaa katamaa dirssaa penggetuu dooyetteeddino; kaatiyaa golliikka shabbiretteedda.BSBBSB: The river gates are thrown open and the palace collapses.
7. 7DWRLKatamata omoodettaade baaddu; izi mac'c'a k'oomatuukka kayyottiidde, harap'p'etuwaadan waassiino; barenttu tiraakka bak'k'iino.BSBBSB: It is decreed that the city be exiled and carried away; her maidservants moan like doves, and beat upon their breasts.
8. 8DWRLDagatti utteedda haatsay poki bessina goggiyaawaadan, Nanawe Asay katamaappe bak'atana. Asay unttunttu bare k'aalaa d'ok'k'u ootsiide, «Ek'k'ite; ek'k'ite!» yaagiide s'eesana; shin ooninne guyye s'eellenna.BSBBSB: Nineveh has been like a pool of water throughout her days, but now it is draining away. “Stop! Stop!” they cry, but no one turns back.
9. 9DWRLHe katamaa ak'oo, aan minjjetteedda bonchcho miishshaassikka paydu baawa. Hewaa diraw, he biraa bonk'k'ite! He work'k'aakka k'ay bonk'k'ite!BSBBSB: “Plunder the silver! Plunder the gold!” There is no end to the treasure, an abundance of every precious thing.
10. 10DWRLNanawe katamay mela gideedda; k'ay oniide bayeedda! Asaa wozanay yashshan siileedda; gaaduukka kokkoreedda; asaa ubbaa s'eessay gaji gajeedda; som"iikka bullatteedda!BSBBSB: She is emptied! Yes, she is desolate and laid waste! Hearts melt, knees knock, bodies tremble, and every face grows pale!
11. 11DWRLGaammatuwaa geessuwaa mala, wodalla gaammatuu de'iyaasaa malanne attumanne mac'c'a gaammatuu barenttu maratuwaanna unttunttu yashissiyaawe bayinnan, yuuyyiyaa wora mala gideedda Nanawe katamay ha"i hak'an de'ii?BSBBSB: Where is the lions’ lair or the feeding ground of the young lions, where the lion and lioness prowled with their cubs, with nothing to frighten them away?
12. 12DWRLGaammuu bare maratoo gidiyaabaa oyk'k'eedda; mac'c'a gaammattissikka mentsereetsiide immeedda. Bare geessuwaa haassi oyk'k'eeddawan, bare gonggoluwaakka haassi aheedda ashuwaan kuntseedda.BSBBSB: The lion mauled enough for its cubs and strangled prey for the lioness. It filled its dens with the kill, and its lairs with mauled prey.
13. 13DWRLUbbaappe Wolk'k'aama Med'inaa Goday hawaadan yaagee; «Be'a, taani ne bollan denddaad! Taani ne paraa gaaretuwaa taman s'uuggana; ne wodalla gaammatuwaakka mashshay maana. Neeni haasayiyaawaa taani biittaa ubbaappe d'ayissana; new kiitettiyawanttu k'aalaykka laa"entso mulekka sisettenna» yaagee.BSBBSB: “Behold, I am against you,” declares the LORD of Hosts. “I will reduce your chariots to cinders, and the sword will devour your young lions. I will cut off your prey from the earth, and the voices of your messengers will no longer be heard.”