Nahum 2
1 to ascend: rise scatterer upon face of your to watch fortress to watch way: road to strengthen: strengthen loin to strengthen strength much
Umhlaseli uyasondela kuwe, Nineve. Vikela inqaba, linda umgwaqo, zilungiselele, qoqa wonke amandla akho!
2 for to return: rescue LORD [obj] pride Jacob like/as pride Israel for to empty them to empty and branch their to ruin
UThixo uzabuyisela ubuhle bukaJakhobe njengobuhle buka-Israyeli, lanxa abachithi bebaqothule batshabalalisa lezivini zabo.
3 shield mighty man his to redden human strength: soldiers to clothe in scarlet in/on/with fire iron [the] chariot in/on/with day to establish: prepare he and [the] cypress to quiver
Amahawu amabutho akhe abomvu, amabutho agqoke okubomvu gebhu. Insimbi ezinqoleni zempi iyaphazima ngosuku ezilungiselwe ngalo; imikhonto yesihlahla sephayini iyazunguzwa.
4 in/on/with outside to boast: rave madly [the] chariot to rush [emph?] in/on/with street/plaza appearance their like/as torch like/as lightning to run: run
Izinqola zempi zihlasela ngesiqubu emigwaqweni, zisiya emuva laphambili ezigcawini. Zinjengezibane ezikhanyisiweyo; ziyaphaziphazima njengombane.
5 to remember great his to stumble (in/on/with walk their *Q(K)*) to hasten wall her and to establish: establish [the] protector
Ubiza amabutho akhe akhethiweyo kodwa ayakhubeka endleleni yawo. Agijimela emdulini wedolobho; isivikelo silungiswe.
6 gate [the] river to open and [the] temple: palace to melt
Amasango omfula ayavulwa, indlu yobukhosi ibhidlike.
7 and to stand to reveal: uncover to ascend: establish and maidservant her to moan like/as voice dove to beat upon heart their
Kumiswe ukuthi idolobho lizathunjwa, abantu balo basiwe ebugqilini. Izintombi zalo eziyizigqili zikhala njengamajuba zizitshaya amabele azo.
8 and Nineveh like/as pool water from day he/she/it and they(masc.) to flee to stand: stand to stand: stand and nothing to turn
INiniva injengesiziba, njalo amanzi aso ageleza ehamba. Bayaklabalala besithi, “Mana! Mana!” Kodwa kakho onyemukulayo.
9 to plunder silver: money to plunder gold and nothing end to/for fitting glory from all article/utensil desire
Phangani isiliva! Phangani igolide! Umthapho kawupheli, inotho evela eziphaleni zayo zonke!
10 emptiness and emptiness and to waste and heart to melt and tottering knee and anguish in/on/with all loin and face of all their to gather pale
Ibhuqiwe, iphangiwe, iphundliwe! Inhliziyo ziphela amandla, amadolo ayaxega, imizimba iyaqhaqhazela, ubuso bonke bunyukubele.
11 where? habitation lion and pasture he/she/it to/for lion which to go: went lion lion there whelp lion and nothing to tremble
Khathesi-ke ungaphi umhome wezilwane, lapho ezinikela khona abantwana bazo ukudla, lapho okwaya khona isilwane lesilwanekazi, kanye lemidlwane, kungekho lutho olwesatshwayo na?
12 lion to tear in/on/with sufficiency whelp his and to strangle to/for lion his and to fill prey hole his and habitation his torn animal
Isilwane sibulalele imidlwane yaso okwaneleyo sabambela lesilwanekazi saso okwenyama yokudliwa, sagcwalisa isikhundla saso ngesikujimbileyo lomhome waso ngenyama.
13 look! I to(wards) you utterance LORD Hosts and to burn: burn in/on/with smoke chariot her and lion your to eat sword and to cut: cut from land: country/planet prey your and not to hear: hear still voice messenger your
“Ngimelane lawe,” kutsho uThixo uSomandla. “Ngizazitshisa izinqola zakho zempi zibe yintuthu; lenkemba izakudla izilwane zakho ezisakhulayo. Kangiyikukutshiyela ongakubamba ukudle njengenyama emhlabeni. Amazwi ezithunywa zakho kawasayikuzwakala futhi.”
