Okuhongoka kwa Babiloni
1Obulêbi buyêrekîre irungu liri ebwa nyanja. Nka kula empûsi ya kalemêra ehûkiza omu Nêgebu, kwo bârhenga ebw’irungu, omu cihugo c’ecôbà.2Ali nyamanjà w’obulêbi nafululirwe: «Omulenzi adwîrhe ajà alenganya n’omuhaguzi adwîrhe ahagula. Cîrhunikage, wâni Elamu! Ogorhage, wâni Mêdi!» Nâhulisa ngasi mirenge.3Okwo kwo kurhumire ensiko zâni zidwîrhe zadirhimana, ngwêrhwe n’emikero nka mukazi waling’iburha. Amalumwa garhankacinzigir’okuyumva n’obwôba burhankacinzigir’okubona.4Omurhima gwâni gwakangusire, ecôbà canshamwîre. Ecajingwe nakâg’icîfinja nti cinderhere ehibohôlolo, campindukîre côbà.5Barheganyize ecîbo, balambulirekwo emyenda; bakola badwîrhe balya bananywa. «Yimuki, mwe barhambo b’abasirika! rheganyi empenzi zinyu!»6Bulyâla kwo Nyakasane ambwîzire ntya, erhi: «Kanya, orhume omuntu wajà bulâbi! Ebi akabona, abimanyise!7Akalangîra ebiterusi, n’abashona oku biterusi babiri babiri, n’abandi bashonyire oku ndogomi, abandi oku ngamiya, anabè masù, alâbe bwinjinjà».8Omulêbi anaciyâma, erhi: «Yâgirwa, ndegerera omûshi gwoshi ndi ebulâbi, n’obudufu bwoshi erhi nyimanzire burhahinga ndi ebulâbi!9Ci yamâshusha engabo y’abasirika bashonyire oku biterusi, bibiri bibiri!» Ashubiza, aderha, erhi: «Ahongosire, ahongosire, olya Babiloni! Enshusho za banyamuzinda bâge b’obwîhambe zo ezo buvunguvungu oku idaho!»10We nahûzire nka kula banahûla engano omu cibuga, oku namanyisîbwe na Nyakasane w’Emirhwe, Nyamuzinda w’Israheli, kwo nkubwîzire.Obulêbi buyêrekîre Edomu
11Obulêbi buyêrekîre Duma. Kurhenga Seyiri badwîrhe banyakûza, mpu: «Wâni mulanzi. ngahi obudufu bwahika? Wâni mulanzi, ngahi obudufu bwahika?»12Naye omulanzi ashûza, erhi: «Obuce buyîruka, na kandi obudufu. Mukalonza okudôsa, mudôse, mushib’igaluka!»Obulêbi buyêrekîre Arabiya
13Obulêbi omu Arabiya. Omu mashaka, omu Arabiya mwo mwâlâla, mwe mizinzi y’Abadedani.14Abagwêrhe n’enyôrha, mubahêkere amîshi! Mwe bantu b’e Tema, abajà bayâka, mubahêkere ebiryo!15Bulya bajà bayâka engôrho, engôrho nyomole, n’omuherho mufôle; bajà bayâka obukali bw’ebîrhà.16Nêci, ntyâla kwo Nyakasane ambwîzire, erhi: «Hacisigîre mwâka muguma, lusiku oku lundi, irenge lya Kedari lihirigirhe lyoshi lyoshi.17Na muli gulya mwandu gw’entwâli z’abalwî b’emiherho b’e Kedari, mâhunga gône gâsigala, bulya Nyakasane Nyamuzinda w’Israheli okudesire».