1 Mwisunde himbi, mwinye tsi hiri, kuhulira; mu hulire mwi nye avandu: lirova li hulire, halala na vyosi vizula kulyo; lirova nevindu vyosi vi twulanga mulyo.
Mu kiring'ane imbiri wange, O visulu; mu leke avandu virannye ubuhya bwetsingulu tsyavo: vesunde himbi; ma va vole; ku lindirire himbi kwosi halala ku likalaga.
Avetsihiri tsyosi va vunge halala, navandu va vugane halala: ni bwaha hagati havo u nyala kwilwadza likuva yili, nokukuvuulira vindu vya kale? Va lete avaloli vavo, va lolwe kuva avalungi; kinga va hulire, nokuvola, Likuva yili ni lyeligali.
Mwisunde himbi ku inze, mu hulire likuva yili; kutwula mu litanga si nda vola mu liviswa; kutwula inyinga ya li ho, inze nda li ho: na kalunu Yahova Nyasaye u ntumi, na Roho wewe.
Mu hulire inze, mwinye visulu na mwinye avandu, mu tegidze amatu mu hulire, mwinye ava veye ihale: Yahova u nangi kutwula munda; kutwula munda mwa mama wange u tali lieta lyange:
Ni bwaha uyu u twulanga Edom, wetsingubo tsyeligondo lyakanyu u twulanga Bozra? Uyu u veye netsingubo tsyobukumi, a tsi tsanga imbiri mu bunyingi bwetsi ngulu tsitsye? Ninze u volanga mu bulungi, wetsingulu kuhonnya.
Mwami Nyasaye a vola ndi: Ni ive wa nda vola amakuva gogo mu madiku ga kale neminwa gyavatumekiri vange ava profeti va Israeli ava profeta ku madiku yago mihiga minyingi nda leta ive uudze kulwana navo?
Yili ni lilola lya Obadia. Mwami Yahova a vola ndi ku Edom: Ku huliye makuva ga twula ku Yahova, na mutumwa u tumwa mu tsihiri, kuvola, Mu vuke ku singire kulwane naye bulwani.
nda langa ligulu nelirova kulolekidza ku mwinye lero, mu la duka kudividzwa ligali bwangu ku kivala ha mwambuka Yordani kukigumira; si mu la nyola madiku genyu kuva manyingi kukyo, mu lononywa ligali.
Avasigu vovo vosi va dive ndiyo, O Yahova: Navutswa yava ava mu yanzanga va ve kuli liuva li tonganga netsingulu tsalyo. Na kivala kya li nemirembe mihiga makumi gane.