Likunula 18 - KITABU KITAKATIFU

¹ Inyima wi vindu yivi, ndaalora engelosi yindi yi zinguru zinene niyiika kutura mwigulu, vukumi vong'ereng'ani ku lirova liosi.

² Kandi yahanzuka nu mwoyo gwi zinguru navoora, “Limali kugwa! Lidaala linene lia Babiloni limali kugwa ovomenyo vwa mademoni, kandi ugwiyi ovomenyo vwa amanyonyi madamanu na gukuvihiliriza goosi.

³ Zihiiri ziosi ziahambikizwa kigira iwaini induru yo ovoheyi vwalio; Avami vilirova vakora cho voheyi nalio. Akiranyi kutura mu lirova liosi avagwiyi avatugi, kigira livula kwigalira ovoheyi vwavo.”

⁴ Maku ndaahulira mwoyo gundi gutulaa mwigulu, nigovoora, “Avandu vange, muturi mulio! Mutava ni lisanga nalio muvwoni vwalio mba! Mutava ni lisanga ku maduywa galio mba.

⁵ Kigira uvwoni vwalio vuvungi kitumi kuduuka mwigulu, kandi Nyasaye wizulizi uvudamanu vwalio.

⁶ Mulikole kuli lia mukolera, kandi mulituungi haali kaviri ku miyinzi josi ja liakora. Kekombe cha liazuganyiraa mu iwaini induru, mu mulizuganyiri mu haali kaviri.

⁷ Kigira uvusaliri uvunyingi no ovovereri, kuli uvukumi ni lieyaanziza lia liehaanira iliene. Liamenya ni lievolera iliene: ‘Ku nzikaye hano, inzi mwamihi wi kikali! Simbeeye mukunzakali mba sindakamanyi ho ovovereri vutangiraa!’

⁸ Kigira yaga, alakahaane amaduywa lidiku lilala, agaveeye uvulwaye, likuza, ni liverera, ninzara. Kandi alasaambwa nu muliru ligali; kigira umukalagiraa ni Umwami Nyasaye, niyie oveeye ni zinguru.”

⁹ Avami vilirova, avaheyaa naye na avaamenyaa naye vugira kwiyigalira, liegomba liu umuviri, valasioma nu kulira ing'inga valilola mwoki gwi lisaambwa lie lidaala yilio.

¹⁰ Vasingiyi ihale kigira vatiiyi kusanga mu uvusaliri vwalio. Vavoola, “O, vayaayi, vayaayi! Kivi keveeye ku lidaala linene lia Babiloni, Babiloni, lidaala lie zinguru! Kigira mu ing'inga onyooye mageri!”

¹¹ Avakiranyi vilirova valiliranga nu kulisiomera, kigira sihaveeyeho nu mundu unyala kugura ivindu viavo mba.

¹² Sihaveeyeho nu mundu ugula ivindu vie zahabu, ni viefeza, nivia magina malahi guvuguli mba. Ivindu viavo vie zinguvu zie katani indahi, ni vie zinguvu zinzesereru, ni vie zinzakanyu, kandi ivindu viavazwa vie misaala josi jifunya umwayu kandi iviju viosi vialombwa ku amiinu gi zinzogu, kandi iviju viosi nu musaala mulahi gwu vuguli ligali, ni viumugasa, ni viekivia, ni viamarimari,

¹³ ni viomudalasini, ni vie iliki, ni viekimuli, ni viamaguta, ni viuvubani, ni iwaini, ni via maguta, ni viuvusie uvunyuki, ni via ingano, ni viezing'ombe, ni viamagondi, ni viezibarasi, ni viamagare gu uvulwani, ni via avatugwa, ni vie mioyo ja avandu.

¹⁴ Avakiranyi vamuvolera, “Ivindu viosi ivilahi nu uvutugi vwosi vwu mwoyo gugwo gwenyaa gove navio, nu vwituliru vuvwo, vimali kogota ku ivi, na siulavinyoola kandi mba.”

¹⁵ Avakiranyi vanyoola vutugi kutura mulikiranyia mu lidaala yilio, valasingira ihale kigira ubutii vwu uvusaliri vwalio nu kulira nu kusioma,

¹⁶ “O, vayaayi! Lidaala linene yilio! Liali nilianala kwivika zinguvu zie katani, ziomusambarao ni izinzakanyu, nu kwikunika nivialombwa ni zahabu, amagina amalahi kandi zilulu!

¹⁷ Mu isa ndala amali kogotiza vutugi vwosi. Avanene vosi vizimeri na aveelemaa mu meri vosi na vosi avanyoora limenya liavo kutura mu likiranyia munyanza, vasingira ihale.”

¹⁸ Vaalira lwa valora mwoki gwi lisaambwa lialio, nivavoora; “Lidaala ki iliali kuli lidaala linene yili?”

¹⁹ Viyuhira uluguchi ku imitwi jaavo, ni vaahanzuka, nivalira nu kusioma, nivavoora, “O, Vayaayi! Vayaayi! Kivi keveeye ku lidaala linene! Liveeye lidaala linene lia vosi avaveeye ni izimeri ku zinyanza vanyoola vutugi kigira uvuhinda vwalio. Kandi mu isa ndala vuzwa limali kogotiza ivindu viosi.”

²⁰ Ligulu musangare kulio, na vandu va Nyasaye avatumwa, na avaporofeti; kigira munyi vandu va Nyasaye kandi avatumwa, na avaporofeti. Nyasaye umali kulikalagira kigira ivindu via yamukolera.

²¹ Maku engelosi yi zinguru yaginga ligina kuli ulugina lonene, ma naalilasa munyanza navoora, “Ivi lidaala linene lia Babiloni lilakalaswe vudinyu hasi kandi sililakaloleke mba.

²² Imioyo ja avakubaa uvukana, na avimbaa zinyimbu, na avakubaa amarere, na avakubaa marere, si valakahuliri mu ivi mba. Avasiza vosi, ku vusiza vwosi, sivaliloleka mu ivi kandi mba.

²³ Uvulavu vwi itaya sivulaaka mu ivi kandi mba; mwoyo gwa osereywi, nu gwumwiha sigulihulirwa mu ivi kandi mba. Avakiranyi vovo vaali avanene ligali kuvita avilirova liosi. Ivi wagaada zihiiri ku lirova nu vukumu vuvwo.”

²⁴ Babiloni lianyora amageri kigira amasahi gavaporofeti na vandu va Nyasaye, Yee, amasahi ga avandu viitangwa ku lirova, galoleka mu lidaala linene.