Nahum 22NahumThe fall of NinevehMashi Bible

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1. 1SHRKashâba ola okuyishire, hira abalanzi omu mihanda, ja ebulâbi omu mirimbwa, kabika omukaba, ocîgurumanye wêshi.BSBBSB: One who scatters advances against you, O Nineveh. Guard the fortress! Watch the road! Brace yourselves! Summon all your strength!
2. 2SHRNêci, Nyamubâho oshubîrigwika omuzâbîbu gwa Yakôbo n’omuzâbîbu gw’Israheli. Abanyazi bâli erhi bacîhireyo, bâli erhi bàyitwîre amashami.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. 3SHREmpenzi z’entwâli zâge zajà zalabuka, abasirika bâge bayambîrhe e­by’omugôla, ebiterusi bicihîsize byalingija oku bîrha, abasirika bali oku ndogomi bajà bahama.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. 4SHROmu njira ebiterusi bicihîsize, byamâhârha omu mpandagazi: owabilangira anamanya mpu bibêye; byajà byalaza eyi n’eyi nka nkuba.BSBBSB: The chariots dash through the streets; they rush around the plazas, appearing like torches, darting about like lightning.
5. 5SHRBamâhamagala engabo y’abîshoge, entondo zamâkorana, zamâciyôha oku muhanda, mîra zagwikaga ihêma.BSBBSB: He summons his nobles; they stumble as they advance. They race to its wall; the protective shield is set in place.
6. 6SHREmihango eyêrekîre oku lwîshi yamâpamuka, akayuguyugu omu bwâmi mpu «enhî!»BSBBSB: The river gates are thrown open and the palace collapses.
7. 7SHRBamarhuluba omugoli, bamamugendana, abajà-nyere bâge bali bàbanda endûlù nka kulya engûkù ziyâhiza; bali bacidirhibula.BSBBSB: It is decreed that the city be exiled and carried away; her maidservants moan like doves, and beat upon their breasts.
8. 8SHRNinive kwo ali nka luganizo lwa cidêka. Badwîrhe bayakuza, mpu: «Kafè, kafè, kafè!» Ci ntâye wakabagana kwo kunyi.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. 9SHRMucihagule amarhale! Mucihagule amasholo! Biri birugu birhankahwa, biri mwandu mwandu, ecishagala ciyunjwîre birugu bya citwîro.BSBBSB: “Plunder the silver! Plunder the gold!” There is no end to the treasure, an abundance of every precious thing.
10. 10SHRBuhagwe, kavango n’akashâba! Omurhima gwadûrhusire, enjingo zamârhà, amadwî gamakomanya, ntà ntêra bacigwêrhe, amalanga gazinzibîre.BSBBSB: She is emptied! Yes, she is desolate and laid waste! Hearts melt, knees knock, bodies tremble, and every face grows pale!
11. 11SHRKurhi càbîre cirya cishagala-bulumba bw’engoromora? Abâna b’e­ ngoromora bakàgihâbirwamwo ebiryo byâbo. Erhi wangoromora ajâga ebwa kuhiva, ntâye wakâgidûnda abâna bâyo.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. 12SHRWampangaza akâgigabira orhwâna rhwâge ebihembo, agabânye n’empangaza-kazi zâge; akâgiyunjuza enyâla zâge mishoko, n’ebirâlo byâge misimbisimbi.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. 13SHRNyakasane w’Emirhwe amâderha, erhi: «Ninive, nkolaga nâkuhana, nâvungunyula engâlè zâwe z’ebîrha, emisole yâwe yâkumba oku matabâro. Obuhagwe ojira hano igulu nkolaga nâbuherêrekeza, na ntâye wâciyumve izù ly’abaganda bâwe.»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.”