Oufunuo 18
1 Bada eyevintu evi ehalolile ontumi owamwabho ahwiha pansi afume amwanya. Omwene ali na madalaka amagosi, na pansi palabhilwe nowuzuvyo wakwe.
After these things, I saw another angel come down from heaven; and he had great authority and the earth was illumined by his glory.
2 Alilile husauti engosi, wayanga, “Ongwiye, ogwiye, lilaiboma igosi Babeli! Ulisehemu yagakhala amapepo, ne sehemu pekhala kila empepo enchafu ne sehemu yakhala nchafu ne nyonyi yevisya.
And he cried with a strong voice, saying: Fallen, fallen is Babylon the great: and hath become a cavern of demons, and the home of every unclean spirit, and the home of every unclean and hateful bird and the home of every unclean and hateful beast of prey.
3 Hwa huje amataifa gonti gamwelile amakholwe egensongwe eyemalaya wakwe gashele gahuletela egadhabu. Hwa mwene bhensi. Bhabhombile omalaya nawo. Bhabhabhombile ebiashala hunsi bhali matajili hunguvu yemaisha yakwe eyekhatwe.”
For all the nations have drunken of the wine of her wrath; and the kings of the earth have practised whoredom with her; and the merchants of the earth have been enriched by the abundance of her luxuries.
4 Nantele ehonvwa esauti eyamwabho afume amwanya eyanga, “Epihwa mwene bhantu bhane, aje msahenze mgabha pandwemo hudhambe zyakwe aje msahenze mweje amakhomo gakwe gogonti.
And I heard another voice from heaven, saying: Come ye out of her, my people; that ye may not participate in her sins, and may not partake of her plagues.
5 Edhambe zyakwe zilondene pamwanya nashi emwanya no Ngolobhe ayizushe embombo yakwe embibhi.
For her sins have reached up to heaven; and God hath remembered her iniquities.
6 Lipi nanshi sabhalipile abhanje, namlipe mala habhele nanshi salengenye hushikombe shashisangenye, sanganyizi mala habhele kwajili yakwe.
Recompense ye to her, as she also hath recompensed; and render to her double, according to her deeds; in the cup which she hath mixed, mix ye to her two fold.
7 Nanshi shahwizuvya omwene yoyo, akheye hushitagwe, pelaji amayemba gaminji ne nsebho. Afwataje ayanga hu mwoyo gwakwe, 'Eheye nanshi oshe wa mwene, sagaofwele; wala sembalole enzondo.'
As much as she pleased herself with lasciviousness, so much of anguish and sorrow give ye to her. Because she saith in her heart, I sit a queen, and am no widow, and I shall see no sorrow;
8 Hwesho mhati eisiku limo ehomo zyakwe zyaihuletela: efwo, nenzondo, nenzala. Abhalongolezeweno mwoto, afwatanaje Ogosi Ongolobhe we nguvu, yalonga hwa mwene.”
therefore, in one day, shall these her plagues come, death, and mourning, and famine; and she shall be burned with fire: for strong is the Lord God who judgeth her.
9 Amwene ebhensi bhabhabhombile omalaya na zyalangane pandwemo nomwene bhailila na ahuzondele nabhailola ilyosi nalongolele wakwe.
And the kings of the earth who committed whoredom and were lascivious with her, shall weep, and mourn, and bewail her, when they shall see the smoke of her burning,
10 Bhayemelela patali no mwene, eshayete naabhawe hwakwe bhayanga, “Palwabho, palwabho hwiboma igosi, Babeli, iboma elye nguvu! Hwisala limo alongwe hwaho hwenzele.”
standing afar off, from fear of her torment, and saying, Alas, alas! that great city Babylon, that powerful city; for in one hour is thy judgment come!
11 Afanyabiashara ebhensi lilaji nazonde hujili yakwe, afwatanaje nomo hata omo yakala evintu vyakwe nantele -
And the merchants of the earth will mourn over her, because no one purchaseth their cargo;
12 evintu vye dhahabu, ehela, amawe egethamani, elulu, ekitani enyinza, ezambalau, ehalili, enshamwamu, ehaina zyonti ezye makwi ezyenunsi ogwinza, shila shombo, eshempeta, eyetembo shila shombo shashilenganyiziwe, namakwiege thamani eshaba, ijela, iwe,
no more, the cargo of gold, and silver, and precious stones, and pearls, and fine linen, and purple, and silk, and scarlet, and every aromatic wood, and all vessels of ivory, and all vessels of very precious wood, and of brass, and of iron, and of marble,
13 emdasini, evilongo, ouvumba, emanemane, evilozu, amafuta, owusu, ogwinza, engano, eng'ombe ne gole, efalasi na magali, na sontezo, ne mpepo ezya bhantu.
and cinnamon, and amomum, and aromatics, and unguents, and frankincense, and wine, and oil, and fine flour, and wheat, and beasts of burden, and sheep, and horses, and chariots, and the bodies and souls of men.
14 Endondo zyozilishe hunguvu zyaho zisogoye afumehuliwe entego zyaho zyonti namapambo gasogoye, segaibhoyela nantele.
And the fruits which thy soul desired, have departed from thee; and all things delicious and splendid have perished from thee; and the traders in them shall obtain them no more.
15 Afanyabiashala ebhevintu evi bhashele bhapete otajili hunsongwo zyakwe bhayemelela hutali afume hwa mwene husababu yewoga wabhabho zyakwe, balila ne sauti eyenzondo.
And they who were enriched from her, will stand afar off, for fear of her torment; and will weep and mourn,
16 Bhayanga, “Palwabho, palwabho ibomalila igosi wawukwete, omwenda ogwnza, ozambalau, noshamwamu, pambe hudhahabu, nevintu eve thamani ne lulu!”
saying: Alas, alas! that great city, which was clothed in fine linen, and purple, and scarlet, and gilded with gold, and precious stones, and pearls; because, in one hour, such riches are laid waste.
17 Mhati yisala limo otajili wonti owu wahepile shila yagomba emeli shila yayinjie, na bhonti ebhemenze na bhonti bhabhabhomba embombo mnsombe, bhebhemeleye patali.
And every pilot, and every navigator to the place, and the sailors, and all who do business by sea) stood afar off,
18 Bhalilile nabhololile ilyosi lyalihulongolezya omwene. Bhayanga, “Liboma anshilyalilengana niboma eli igosi?”
and cried, when they saw the smoke of her burning, saying: What other is like this great city!
19 Bhaponyizye amankondi mmatwegabho, nabhalilile, gabhafuma amansozi na zonde, “Palwabho, palwabho iboma igosi paponti bhabhali nemele zyabho mnsombe bhali bhatajili afumilane ne mali zyakwe. Mhati mwisala limo ugogwilwe.”
And they cast dust on their heads, and cried, weeping, and mourning, and saying: Alas, alas that great city, in which all that have ships in the sea became rich, by her preciousness; for in one hour she hath become desolate.
20 “Songwi pamwanya yakwe, pibhengo, amwe webhelweteho, mwasontetezo, namwakuwa, kwaana Ongolobhe aletile endongo yenyu pamwanya pakwe!”
Rejoice over her, O heaven, and ye Angels, and Legates, and Prophets; because God judgeth your cause with her.
21 Ontumi owe nguvu abhosezye iwe nanshi iwe igosi elyasyele aliponyizye mnsombi, wayanga, “Hwidala eli, Babeli, lila iboma igosi, gubhaponywe pansi eshehu katili nantele hulimwe.
And an angel took up a stone like a great millstone, and cast it into the sea, saying: So shall Babylon, the great city, be thrown down with violence, and shall no more be found:
22 Esauti eyenonji, ebheng'oma, bhabha hwanga efilimbi, hata tsalamu wawonti saga ayibhoheha hulimwe. Hata sauti eshe nonji sehaionvwewa hulimwe.
and the voice of harpers and musicians and pipers and trumpeters, shall no more be heard in thee; and no artificer of any trade, shall be found any more in thee.
23 Omwanga owetala sewailabha mhati yakwe. Esauti ya bwana harusi nobibi harusi sezya yonvwehwa nantele, maana afwanya biashala bhao bhali bhagosi bhensi ne bhe mataifa, bhakhopelewe hwitonga lyaho.
And the light of a candle, shall not be seen in thee; and the voice of a bridegroom and bride, shall no more be heard in thee: for thy merchants were the great men of the earth, because all nations were seduced by thy sorceries.
24 Mhati yakwe idanda elyakuwa na abhe lweteho lyabhoneshe, ni danda lya bhonti bhabhafwiye pamwanya ya pansi.”
And in her was found the blood of prophets and saints, and of all those that have been slain on the earth.
