Izîno ly’ecitabu
1Okubonekerwa kwa Abudiya e Edomu. Nayumvîrhe akanwa ka Nyakasane, omuganda alirhumire omu mashanja, erhi: «Kanya oku ntondo, rhugeze olu lubaga mwo omusisi». Akanwa kuli Edomu Ntya kwo Nyakasane adesire:2«K’obwîne oku nakujizire munyi omu mashanja, wangayire bwenêne!3“Obucîbone bwâwe bwakurhebire, we bà omu lwâla, we jira amalunga cirâlo câwe, we derhera emurhima, erhi: Lêro ndi wakampira oku idaho?”4“Amango wakaderha mpu wazukiriza nka nyunda, erhi amango wakaderha mpu wahira ecirâlo câwe emalunga, nanakumanulayo, kwo Nyakasane adesire”».Okuherêrekezibwa kwa Edomu
5Erhi ebisbambo byankakuyishira, nîsi erhi ababisha bankakurhêra budufu, ka barhankakunyaga ebi banalonzize? Nîsi kandi erhi abahumbûza b’emizâbîbu bankakuhikira omu lukoma lwâwe, ka bankakulekera mwo ebirhali bihadu bisungunu byônene? Oku bakunyazirage wâni!6Oku Ezau bamushokwîrage ebyâge byoshi!7Abîra bâwe bakuyongolosire banakuyeshera omukanga, abamwahumiraga haguma badwîrhe bakuhurana, mpu: «Arhacigwêrhi nda na mugongo!»8Ka muli ago mango ntâshokôle Edomu abagulabâge n’abanya-bukengêre b’oku ntondo ya Ezau? Kwo Nyakasane adesire.9Temani we, entwâli zâwe zâgwârhwa n’omusisi, lyo ngasi muntu arhenga oku ntondo ya Ezau.Obubî bwa Edomu
10Enshombo wagwêrhe kuli mulumuna wâwe Yakôbo y’okumuniga, ebyo byoshi byâkubumba nshonyi onaherêrekere lwoshi.11Amango wali ocîyugwîre, olusiku ababisha bahêka ebyâge byoshi, amango abalalwe bàyikiriraga emwâge banayôca Yeruzalemu, nâwe kwo wali nka wa muli bo!12Orhacîshingaga amango obuhanya buli aha mwa mulumana wâwe! Orhashekeraga bene Yûda amango obuhanya bubayishire! Orhatwaga orhugani olusiku lubî!13Orhayikiriraga omu lubaga lwâni olusiku obuhanya buli omu nyumpa zâbo. Amango okabona obuhanya bubayishire, orhacîshingaga?14Orhabashokôlaga olusiku lw’obuhanya! Orhajagilingira abâyâka aha mashango g’enjira mpu obanige! Orhahânaga abacizîne olusiku lw’obuhanya!15Bulya olusiku Nyakasaneabâna amashanja luli hôfi; oku wajizire kwo nâwe wâjirirwe: ebijiro byâwe byâkugalukira! Orharhôlaga obuhirhi bwâbo amango bali omu malibuko.Olusiku lwa Nyakasane, Israheli àcîhôla kuli Edomu
16Nêci nka kulya wanywêrîreoku ntondo yâni ntagatîfu, amashanja goshi gânywa buzira kurhamûka: bânywa banayîgurhe, banayôrha nk’oku barhasagiyôrha bundi!17Ci kwône oku ntondo ya Siyoni kwayishibà abàfumire, hayishibà hanlu hatagatîfu, n’enyumpa ya Yakôbo yâyishinyaga abàyinyazire!18Enyumpa ya Yakôbo gwâyishibà muliro, eya Yozefu yâyishibà ngulumira, eya Ezau, yâyishibà ya buligo. Ezo nyumpa zombi, eya Yakôbo n’eya Yozefu, zadûlika enyumpa ya Ezau muliro zinayisingônole, na ntâye warhengemwo! Nyakasane akudesire!Ecihugo cihyâhya c’Israheli
19Abantu b’e Negêbu, bânayanke entondo ya Ezau, ab’Emuhengere banayanke ishwa ly’Abafilistini, banayanke ecihugo ca Efrayimu n’eca Samâriya, na Benyamini ayanke ecihugo ca Galadi.20Abakage b’omu busô bw’abâna b’Israheli, bânayanke ecihugo ca Kanâni kuhika e Sarepta, n’abakage b’e Yeruzalemu bali e Sefaradi banayanke emirhundu y’e Negêbu.21Bânayinamuke nka ntwâli, oku ntondo ya Siyoni, mpu batwîre entondo ya Ezau olubanja, na Nyakasane âyishigandâza.