Nahumu 1
1 Neno alilosema Mungu kuhusu Ninawi. Kitabu cha maono cha Nahumu, Mwelkoshi.
Burden of Nineveh. The Book of the Vision of Nahum the Elkoshite.
2 Bwana ni mwenye wivu na Mungu mlipiza kisasi; Bwana hulipiza kisasi na amejaa ghadhabu. Bwana hulipiza kisasi juu ya watesi wake, naye anadumisha ghadhabu yake dhidi ya adui zake.
A God zealous and avenging [is] Jehovah, An avenger [is] Jehovah, and possessing fury. An avenger [is] Jehovah on His adversaries, And He is watching for His enemies.
3 Bwana si mwepesi wa hasira naye ni mwenye nguvu, Bwana hataacha kuadhibu wenye hatia. Njia yake ipo katika kisulisuli na tufani, na mawingu ni vumbi la miguu yake.
Jehovah [is] slow to anger, and great in power, And Jehovah doth not entirely acquit, In a hurricane and in a tempest [is] His way, And a cloud [is] the dust of His feet.
4 Anakemea bahari na kuikausha, anafanya mito yote kukauka. Bashani na Karmeli zinanyauka na maua ya Lebanoni hukauka.
He is pushing against a sea, and drieth it up, Yea, all the floods He hath made dry, Languishing [are] Bashan and Carmel, Yea, the flower of Lebanon [is] languishing.
5 Milima hutikisika mbele yake na vilima huyeyuka. Nchi hutetemeka mbele yake, dunia na wote waishio ndani yake.
Mountains have shaken because of Him, And the hills have been melted; And lifted up [is] the earth at His presence, And the world and all dwelling in it.
6 Ni nani awezaye kuzuia hasira yake yenye uchungu? Nani awezaye kuvumilia hasira yake kali? Ghadhabu yake imemiminwa kama moto, na miamba inapasuka mbele zake.
Before His indignation who doth stand? And who riseth up in the heat of His anger? His fury hath been poured out like fire, And the rocks have been broken by Him.
7 Bwana ni Mwema, kimbilio wakati wa taabu. Huwatunza wale wanaomtegemea,
Good [is] Jehovah for a strong place in a day of distress. And He knoweth those trusting in Him.
8 lakini kwa mafuriko makubwa, ataangamiza Ninawi; atafuatilia adui zake hadi gizani.
And with a flood passing over, An end He maketh of its place, And His enemies doth darkness pursue.
9 Shauri baya lolote wapangalo dhidi ya Bwana yeye atalikomesha; taabu haitatokea mara ya pili.
What do we devise against Jehovah? An end He is making, arise not twice doth distress.
10 Watasongwa katikati ya miiba na kulewa kwa mvinyo wao. Watateketezwa kama mabua makavu.
For while princes [are] perplexed, And with their drink are drunken, They have been consumed as stubble fully dried.
11 Ee Ninawi, kutoka kwako amejitokeza mmoja, ambaye anapanga shauri baya dhidi ya Bwana na kushauri uovu.
From thee hath come forth a deviser of evil Against Jehovah — a worthless counsellor.
12 Hili ndilo asemalo Bwana: “Ingawa wana muungano nao ni wengi sana, watakatiliwa mbali na kuangamia. Ingawa nimekutesa wewe, ee Yuda, sitakutesa tena.
Thus said Jehovah: Though complete, and thus many, Yet thus they have been cut off, And he hath passed away. And I afflicted thee, I afflict thee no more.
13 Sasa nitavunja nira zao kutoka shingo yako, nami nitazivunjilia mbali pingu zako.”
And now I break his rod from off thee, And thy bands I do draw away.
14 Hii ndiyo amri Bwana aliyoitoa kukuhusu wewe, Ninawi: “Hutakuwa na wazao watakaoendeleza jina lako. Nitaharibu sanamu za kuchonga na sanamu za kuyeyusha ambazo zipo katika hekalu la miungu yenu. Nitaandaa kaburi lako, kwa maana wewe ni mwovu kabisa.”
And commanded concerning thee hath Jehovah, 'No more of thy name doth spread abroad, From the house of thy gods I cut off graven and molten image, I appoint thy grave, for thou hast been vile.
15 Tazama, huko juu milimani, miguu ya huyo mmoja aletaye habari njema, ambaye anatangaza amani! Ee Yuda, sherehekea sikukuu zako, nawe utimize nadhiri zako. Waovu hawatakuvamia tena; wataangamizwa kabisa.
Lo, on the mountains the feet of one proclaiming tidings, sounding peace! Celebrate, O Judah, thy festivals, complete thy vows, For add no more to pass over into thee doth the worthless, He hath been completely cut off!
