Nahumu 3

Okucwekyerezibwa kwa Nineeve

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Oru rurembo orurikusheesha eshagama ruryakareeba.

Rwona rwijwire ebishuba n'obunyagi;

Eminyago yaarwo terikubarwa. 22

Okukwaya kwa kibooko, n'endigito y'enziga,

Emitsindo y'embaraasi n'okubomborekana kw'ebigaari!

3Abarikugyendera aha mbaraasi nibeeroha omu rugamba,

Zaarurara nizityankana, n'amacumu nigamurinkana;

Enyanja y'abantu eitsirwe,

Emitumbi etungamiraine etarikubaasa kubarwa;

Abantu nibagiteeraho entsibo. 43

Ebyo byona bireetsirwe obwamaraaya oburengyesereize;

Obwamaraaya bw'ogwo orikurigirwa, kandi oine oburogo oburikwita,

Orikureebya amahanga n'obwamaraaya bwe,

Akarogyesa enganda oburogo bwe. 54

MUKAMA naagira ati:

Reeba naaba omuzigu waawe.

Ndyahenuura ekipumpuriya kyawe, kikushwekye ahamaisho,

Ndekye amahanga gareebe enjuuro yaawe,

n'ensi z'obugabe nzoorekye enshoni zaawe. 65

Ndyakuteera ebihagaro, nkugayise,

Nkugire eky'okushamaarirwa. 76

Kandi abarikureeba boona baryakunuga, bakuhungye,

Bagire bati: Nineeve ebaire amatongo,

N'oha oraagicurire?

Mbwenu nyihe hi ab'okugiyaagira? 87

Noogira ngu nookira Tebesi,

Eyaabaire eri ahagati y'emigyera,

Eyehinguririziibwe amaizi,

Ekigo kyayo kiri enyanja,

N'amaizi gari orugo rwayo? 98

Esiopia na Misri zikaba ziri amaani gaayo

Agataine bugarukiro;

Aba Puuti n'Abalibya bakaba bari abahwezi baayo. 109

N'obu eraabe yaabaire eri etyo,

Ekanyagwa, yaatwarwa omu bukwatwa;

Abaana baayo abato baateerwa ahansi,

Baacwagurukira omuri buri nteeraniro y'enguuto.

Baateerera enteenyu abashaija baayo b'ekitiinisa,

Kandi abantu baayo boona abakuru baababohesa enjegyere. 1110

Naiwe oryasinda, oshoberwe,

Osherure ah'okuhungira abazigu. 1211

Ebigo byawe byona ni nk'emitiini eine ebijuma ebirikubanza kuhiisa,

Ku etengyetsibwa, bigwa omu kanwa k'omuri. 1312

Reeba, abaserukare baawe abari omuriiwe n'abakazi;

Amarembo g'ensi yaawe gaiguriirwe abazigu,

Omuriro gwokize empimbi zaawe. 1413

Yetahire amaizi agarimara omu biro by'okugotwa,

Ogumye ebigo byawe;

Oze omu ibumba, okaate obudongo,

Okwate eby'okubumbisa amatafaari. 1514

Okwo niyo omuriro gurikwokyeza,

Okaitwa rurara, ekakumaraho nk'enzigye,

Yekanyise nk'enzigye,

Oyekanyise nk'eseenene.

16Okakanyisa abashuubuzi baawe,

Baakira enyonyoozi z'omu iguru obwingi.

Enzigye ziimutsya amapapa, ziguruka, zigyenda. 1715

Abanyiginya baawe ni nk'eseenene,

Abahandiiki baawe ni nk'ekicu ky'enzigye,

Eziguma zibandami aha ngo

Aha izooba ry'embeho;

Omushana gukijwa, zikaguruka, zikagyenda,

Hakabura owaamanya ei ziri. 1816

Iwe mugabe wa Asiria 'we,

Abariisa baawe bagwejegyeire,

N'abakungu baawe nibahungira;

Abantu baawe bataataaniire aha bibungo,

Babuzire ow'okubataaruura. 1917

Tihariho w'okutuubya obusaasi bwawe,

Obuhuta bwawe ni bubi munonga;

Boona abarikuhurira ebyawe

Bateera omu ngaro nibakwesiimirana.

Mbwenu n'oha otakahikwahoga obubi bwawe obutahwa?