Othoonyeziwa 18 - Hapari Zooshapweya

Okwa wa Babilooniya

¹ Paata ya toowo, keetta woona nlayikha likina liishukhaka pinkuuni. Laarina ofwalume nwulweene, na tuniya khwiiya yoomwasikheliwa ti nuuru yawe.

² Ye khukhuwa na huula ya owahi yoori: “Yakwa! Yakwa Babilooniya khuulu! Khuretteya wiiya puuro aniikhalaawo masheethwani, khwiiya etthirelo ya masheethwani, na khwiiya etthirelo ya anyannyi ooshi oohifwayi, etthirelo yy ayamya zooshi zoohifwayi na zootarawiwa.

³ Maana khapila zooshi zanywa viinyu ya katapu ya omalempe awe. Afwalume ooshi a va tuniya araruwa na ye; anazanshara a va tuniya apha areela mwaasa wa raaha yawe yawaatta.”

⁴ Aphano khusiila huula kiina ya pinkuuni eraka: “Mwisusemo nsitati, mweeyo atthu aka, yoori mwihirette phantte ya twampi zawe, yoori pala zinttelaaye onkwela zihuupattheni!

⁵ Maana twampi za Babilooniya pi za wuukeliwa mpakha ofiya pinkuuni, na Nluku oopuwela zootakhala zaya.

⁶ Mwinrutisele etile awinkhiyeenini, na mwinriphe swaafu piiri khwa etile arettiyeeyo; mwiitaaze njiikira etthu yoonywiwa swaafu piiri wookhomaalavo zayita yoonywiwa etile ye otthenkezeliyeenini mweeyo.

⁷ Mwinhooshe womoopopisavo channu namashakha a waatta, nkhama nsiifwa na nraaha mphule ye ajitthiiyeemo. Khwa rooho yawe ye aari ojikhupali yoori: ‘Miiyo ki wa wiikhala nkhama rayisi, aki namafweliwa ti mannaka na akinteela woona theenya huzuni.’

⁸ Tiito, khwa siikhu moote pala epo enttela owakunttuwa: ofwa, huzuni na jala; moottho onttela owoocha, maana wa owahi ti Mbwana Nluku amphukaaye.”

⁹ Wakathi afwalume a va tuniya, apale araruwaniyeeyo ye na arettiyeeyo phantte ya raaha yawe, nawoona loosi la woochiwa wawe, anttela olila na ojiliza khwa ye.

¹⁰ Oovaka mwaasa wa woopopisiwa wawe, apo aya anttela wiiya peetiwene na onyakula araka: “Woolanikha ti weeyo, Babilooniya, sitati khuluyeene na yoowahi! Maana, khwa wakathi mmote paasi wafiya ophukiwa wawo weeyo!”

¹¹ Anazanshara a va tuniya apha anlawa alile na ojiliza mwaasa wa ye, maana khina theenya anuuzanyaaye epile ye anuuzanyisaaye:

¹² vitthu nkhama weero, feeta, mawe a fwayita na mawe a khoope ootafikhana; paafutha yoopepheya, kuwo za kisawu ya jampalawu, kuwo ya waara na kuwo zookhuttuwa; thaapwa zooshi zoonukhela na zaana zawaattalaniwa manyaka attheepo na za thaapwa zootafikhana, poronzi, yuuma na mawe a fwayita ooshapweya;

¹³ kaneela na viluko kiina, ovupa, mafuttha oonukhela na vitthu zoonukhela; viinyu na mafuttha a oluveera, ofu woochileya na tiriku; mompe na pwittipwitthi, khavalo na rikisho zaya na amwiitthwaana, nafusi za anaatamu.

¹⁴ Yo anlawa alupe yoori: “Zeesha mishumo zaari wuutuvelanini channu! Maali zawo zooshi na waara wawo wazizeya; khinteela orutela theenya.”

¹⁵ Anazanshara a vitthu zaya epo, areeliyeeyo mwaasa wa ye, anttela wiiya peetiwene, oovaka woopopisiwa wawe, na anttela olila na ojiliza,

¹⁶ anyakulaka: “Yalaanikha sitati khuluyeene ewaliyeeyo paafutha zoopepheya, ewaliyeeyo kuwo za kisawu ya jampalawu, na kuwo zookhuttuwa, yoojirisaniwa weero, mawe ootafikhana na mawe a khoope zootafikhana!

¹⁷ Wakathi mmote paasi maali epile zooshi khutapanyeya!” Manahota ooshi, na anampakhiriwa aya, amalinyero ooshi a kalawa na apale ankholaaye khaazi yoopwekhera mpahari, anttela wiikhala peetiwene.

¹⁸ Nawoona loosi la olukula wawe, anttela onyakula araka: “Sitati ni kiina enlikananaaye sitati khuluyeene eti!”

¹⁹ Anteela ottukunttela lifufu mmwishwa mwaya, asala alila na ojiliza anyakulaka araka: “Yalaanikha! Yalaanikha sitati khuluyeene! Ooshi apale ariina kalawa mpahari areeliye mwaasa wa maali zawe. Khwa wakathi mmote paasi khutapanyeya.

²⁰ Mwitthapele epile zinrettikhaneliyeeyo, oo pinku! Mwitthapele, oo attakatthiifu, maaswihaapa na manapiyu! Maana Nluku amphuka, anrutiselaka etile oretteliyeenini mweeyo.”

²¹ Aphano nlayikha limote la owahi khuthuula liwe limote laari olikananaaye liwe liwululene loochila, khweeselela mpahari khuri: “Enttela orettiwa etthiipi sitati khuluyeene ya Babilooniya, weeseliwa oje na ohusutiwa na khinteela osikaniwa theenya.

²² Vakatthi vaya khanteela osiiliwa theenya anatthakare, anamwiipa, anamavumisa kuruneetha na malope; khanteela osikaniwa theenya nlikokoro mwawo nakhaazi mmote wa wakhula khaazi. Khinteela osiiliwa theenya vakatthi vaya ovuma wa mawe oochila.

²³ Khinteela waaramo theenya nuuru ya khantteya nlikokoro mwaya, khinteela osiiliwamo theenya huula ya mposi ama namaposiwa, anazanshara enu aari awulu a voolumwenku; khapila zooshi khwiiya zoottettekhiwa khwa oshawi aya.

²⁴ Nttumpho khusikaniwamo taamu ya manapiyu na ya attakatthiifu, na ooshi apale aahusutiweeyo va tuniya apha.”