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Oku bakulu barhindibuza olubaga
1 Kandi namâderha nti: «Muyumvagye, mwe barhambo b’enyumpa ya Yakôbo, ninyu mwe barhegesi b’omu nyumpa ya Israheli! 2 “Ka murhàli mukwânîne mumanye okutwa olubanja? 3 Badwîrhe balya abantu bâni nyama, badwîrhe babakûlakwo oluhù, bali babavuna orhuvuha. Bali babatwa rhuhimbi-rhuhimbi nka kuno kubahira aha nyungu, nka nyama y’aha kanoga”. 4 “Lusiku luguma bâhamagala Nyakasane, ci kwône arhâbashuze. Olwo lusiku abafulike amalanga gâge erhi bibî bàjizire birhuma”».
Ebyâha by’abalêbi
5 Ntya kwo Nyakasane aderhîre abalêbi bahabula* olubaga lwâni: nka hali eci bavubasire banakaziyakûza mpu: «murhûla»! Ngasi muntu orhabahiri ebi balya banamubwîre, mpu: «Wâhya, entambala nyimâna eno.» 6 Co cirhumire, ahâli h’okumolekerwa, bwâmmubêra budufu; n’omwizizi gummubêre ahâli h’okulêba. Izûba lyâzikira abalêbi, olusiku lwâbayiruhira. 7 Bâja babona ebyânayishe, bâbona enshonyi, n’abalaguzi bâbulabula, bulya Nyamuzinda arhâcibashuze. 8 Ci kwône, niehe†, nyunjwîre misî (na Mûka gwa Nyamuzinda) nyunjwîre misî y’obushinganyanya n’obushiru bw’okumanyîsa Yakôbo obubî bwâge, mmanyîse na Israheli ecâha câge.
Oku bimangizi: omanyîse okuhera kwa Siyoni
9 Yumvi ebi mâshi, mwe bakulu b’omu nyumpa ya Yakôbo, mwe mukulîre enyumpa y’Israheli, mwe mutwa emmanja, mubulikubya ebishingânîne, 10 mwe mudwîrhe mwayûbaka Siyoni n’omukò, na Yeruzalemu oku mabî! 11 Abarhambo bamwo barhatwa lubanja buzira kuhongerwa, abajinji bamwo barhayigîriza buzira kuhâbwa luhembo; abalêbi bamwo balêbere ensaranga. Kurharhuma barhashegema Nyamuzinda bakaziderha mpu: «Ka Nyamuzinda arhali ekarhî kîrhu? Obuhanya burharhurhindekwo!» 12 Co cirhumire, obubî bwinyu bwârhuma Siyoni ahinduka ishwa lya kuhingwa, Yeruzalemu abà bigûkà, n’entondo y’akà-Nyamuzinda lyâbà irango lya muzirhu.
* 3:5 Oku bilâbire oluhembo oku balêbi, lolà muli 2 Sam 9, 7-8; 1 Bâm 14, 3; 2 Bâm 4, 42; 5, 15.22; 8, 8-9; Amo 7, 12. Mikeyo arhalahiri okubonekerwa kw’abo balêbi, ci abashobesire okulongereza obunguke. † 3:8 Niehe: kwo kuderha omulêbi Mikeyo, mulêbi w’okunali, arhalonzizi ashushe abo banamwiza buzîne.