Nahumu 2
1 Atĩrĩrĩ, wee Nineve, mũgũtharĩkĩri nĩokĩte gũgũtharĩkĩra. Rangĩra kĩĩgitĩro kĩa hinya, na ũgitĩre njĩra; wĩhotore, na wĩĩkĩre hinya mũno!
The one who scatters has come to attack you! Guard the fortresses! Watch the roads! Get yourselves ready! Call every soldier out!
2 Jehova nĩagacookeria Jakubu riiri wake, ũhaane ta riiri wa Isiraeli, o na aakorwo aanangi nĩmamonũhĩte, na makaananga mĩthabibũ yao.
(For the Lord will restore the splendor of the people of Jacob as he will restore the splendor of Israel, for invaders have plundered them, and destroyed their land.)
3 Ngo cia thigari ciake nĩ cia rangi mũtune, njamba cia ita ciĩhumbĩte nguo ndune ta gakarakũ. Igera cia ngaari cia ita irahenia mũthenya ũrĩa ciahaarĩrio; matimũ mahangĩrĩtwo mĩtĩ ya mĩkarakaba namo makahenũka maahiũrio.
The shields of his chief soldiers are red; the warriors wear scarlet. His chariots flash like fire in the sunlight as he prepares for battle. Spears with their wooden shafts are held up and shaken.
4 Ngaari cia ita iraguthũka ituĩkanĩirie njĩra cia itũũra, irahanyũka na mbere, ningĩ na thuutha, ituĩkanĩirie ihaaro-inĩ cia itũũra. Ihaana ta imũrĩ irakana; irahiũka ta rũheni.
Chariots race madly through the streets, rushing back and forth across the town squares. Bright as torches, they dash like lightning flashes.
5 Acookanĩrĩirie mbũtũ cia thigari iria njamba, no ciũkaga ikĩhĩngagwo. Iguthũkaga nginya rũthingo-inĩ rwa itũũra inene; ituĩkaga ta ngo ya kũrĩgitĩra.
He shouts orders to his officers. They stumble as they rush to attack the wall. The battering ram is set up.
6 Hingĩrĩrio cia rũũĩ nĩ hingũre, naguo mũciĩ wa ũthamaki ũkamomoka.
The river gates are opened; the palace washes away.
7 Nĩ gwathanĩtwo itũũra rĩu inene rĩtahwo na rĩthaamio. Ngombo ciarĩo cia airĩtu iragirĩka na mĩgambo ta ya ndutura, na ikehũũra ithũri.
“Queen” Nineveh is stripped, and led away into exile, with her servant girls mourning like doves, and beating their breasts.
8 Nineve kũhaana ta ndia, na maaĩ makuo nĩkũhwa marahwa. Kũraanĩrĩrwo, gũkeerwo atĩrĩ, “Ta rũgamai! Ta rũgamai!” No gũtirĩ mũndũ ũngĩĩhũgũra.
Nineveh is a leaky pool—its population is like water running away. “Stop! Stop” people shout, but nobody turns back.
9 Tahai betha! Tahai thahabu! Ũtonga ũrĩa ũrĩ igĩĩna-inĩ ciao ciothe ndũngĩthira!
Loot the silver! Loot the gold! There's an endless supply—an abundance of everything you could ever want.
10 Nineve nĩgũtahe, na indo igatunyanwo gũgatigwo ũtheri! Ngoro nĩikuĩte, na maru makaregera, na mĩĩrĩ ĩkainaina, o na andũ othe magathita ithiithi.
Deserted, destroyed, devastated! Hearts faint, knees tremble, stomachs ache. Everyone's faces turn pale.
11 Atĩrĩrĩ, imamo cia mĩrũũthi irĩ ha, kũndũ kũrĩa yarereire ciana ciayo, kũrĩa mĩrũũthi ya njamba na ya nga yathiiaga na ciana ciayo ĩtegwĩtigĩra?
Where now is the lion's den? Where is the place where the young lions used to feed? Where is the lion, and the lioness, and the lion cub that were afraid of no one?
12 Mũrũũthi wa njamba nĩwatambuurĩire ciana ciaguo nyama cia gũciigana, na ũgĩitĩra mũgoma waguo gĩa kũrĩa, ũkĩiyũria imamo ciaguo na kĩrĩa woragĩte, na ũkĩiyũria ngurunga ciaguo na kĩrĩa waguĩmĩte.
The lion tears apart meat for his cubs, and strangles prey for his lionesses. He fills his den with prey, his lair with carcasses.
13 Jehova Mwene-Hinya-Wothe ekuuga atĩrĩ, “Niĩ nĩngũũkĩrĩire. Nĩngacina ngaari ciaku cia ita na mwaki, naruo rũhiũ rwa njora nĩrũkaniina mĩrũũthi yaku ĩrĩa mĩĩthĩ. Ndigagũtigĩria kĩndũ gĩa kũguĩma gũkũ thĩ. Nayo mĩgambo ya andũ arĩa ũtũmaga ndĩgaacooka kũiguuo rĩngĩ.”
Watch out! For I am against you, declares the Lord Almighty. I will set fire to your chariots and they will go up in smoke. Your strong young men will be killed by the sword. I will stop you plundering other peoples. The demands of your ambassadors will no longer be heard.
