Nahumu 2
1 Atĩrĩrĩ, wee Nineve, mũgũtharĩkĩri nĩokĩte gũgũtharĩkĩra. Rangĩra kĩĩgitĩro kĩa hinya, na ũgitĩre njĩra; wĩhotore, na wĩĩkĩre hinya mũno!
The ravager cometh up against thee, [[O Nineveh!]] Guard the fortress; watch the way; Gird up the loins; confirm the strength.
2 Jehova nĩagacookeria Jakubu riiri wake, ũhaane ta riiri wa Isiraeli, o na aakorwo aanangi nĩmamonũhĩte, na makaananga mĩthabibũ yao.
For Jehovah restoreth the glory of Jacob, As the glory of Israel; For the wasters have wasted them, And destroyed their branches.
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 mighty men are red; His warriors are clothed in crimson; His chariots glitter with the fire of steel in the day of his preparation, And the spears are brandished.
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.
The chariots rave in the streets; They run to and fro in the broad ways; Their appearance is like torches; They run like lightnings.
5 Acookanĩrĩirie mbũtũ cia thigari iria njamba, no ciũkaga ikĩhĩngagwo. Iguthũkaga nginya rũthingo-inĩ rwa itũũra inene; ituĩkaga ta ngo ya kũrĩgitĩra.
He calleth for his mighty men; They stumble on their way; They hasten to the wall; But the mantelet is prepared,
6 Hingĩrĩrio cia rũũĩ nĩ hingũre, naguo mũciĩ wa ũthamaki ũkamomoka.
The gates of rivers are opened, And the palace melteth away.
7 Nĩ gwathanĩtwo itũũra rĩu inene rĩtahwo na rĩthaamio. Ngombo ciarĩo cia airĩtu iragirĩka na mĩgambo ta ya ndutura, na ikehũũra ithũri.
Huzzab is uncovered; she is carried away captive, Her maidservants sigh with the voice of doves, And smite their breasts.
8 Nineve kũhaana ta ndia, na maaĩ makuo nĩkũhwa marahwa. Kũraanĩrĩrwo, gũkeerwo atĩrĩ, “Ta rũgamai! Ta rũgamai!” No gũtirĩ mũndũ ũngĩĩhũgũra.
Nineveh was like a pool full of water of old; Yet shall they flee away; Stand! stand! shall they cry; But none shall look back.
9 Tahai betha! Tahai thahabu! Ũtonga ũrĩa ũrĩ igĩĩna-inĩ ciao ciothe ndũngĩthira!
Seize the silver; seize the gold; There is no end to the treasures; There is abundance of all precious furniture.
10 Nineve nĩgũtahe, na indo igatunyanwo gũgatigwo ũtheri! Ngoro nĩikuĩte, na maru makaregera, na mĩĩrĩ ĩkainaina, o na andũ othe magathita ithiithi.
She hath become void, and empty, and desolate; The heart melteth, and the knees smite together; Pangs are in all their loins, And the faces of all gather blackness.
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 dwelling of the lions, And the feeding-place of the young lions, Where the lion and the lioness walked, And the lion's whelp, and none made them afraid?
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 tore in pieces for his whelps, And strangled for his lionesses, And filled his dens with prey, And his lairs with ravin.
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.”
Behold! I am against thee, saith Jehovah of hosts, And I will burn thy chariots into smoke, And the sword shall devour thy young lions. And I will cut off thy prey from the earth, And the voice of thy messengers shall no more be heard.
