1The burden of Nineveh. The book of the vision of Nahum the Elkoshite.
2God is jealous, and the LORD revengeth; the LORD revengeth, and is furious; the LORD will take vengeance on his adversaries, and he reserveth wrath for his enemies.1.2 God…: or, The LORD is a jealous God, and a revenger, etc1.2 is furious: Heb. that hath fury 3The LORD is slow to anger, and great in power, and will not at all acquit the wicked: the LORD hath his way in the whirlwind and in the storm, and the clouds are the dust of his feet. 4He rebuketh the sea, and maketh it dry, and drieth up all the rivers: Bashan languisheth, and Carmel, and the flower of Lebanon languisheth. 5The mountains quake at him, and the hills melt, and the earth is burned at his presence, yea, the world, and all that dwell therein. 6Who can stand before his indignation? and who can abide in the fierceness of his anger? his fury is poured out like fire, and the rocks are thrown down by him.1.6 abide: Heb. stand up 7The LORD is good, a strong hold in the day of trouble; and he knoweth them that trust in him.1.7 strong hold: or, strength 8But with an overrunning flood he will make an utter end of the place thereof, and darkness shall pursue his enemies.
9What do ye imagine against the LORD? he will make an utter end: affliction shall not rise up the second time. 10For while they be folden together as thorns, and while they are drunken as drunkards, they shall be devoured as stubble fully dry. 11There is one come out of thee, that imagineth evil against the LORD, a wicked counsellor.1.11 a wicked…: Heb. a counsellor of Belial 12Thus saith the LORD; Though they be quiet, and likewise many, yet thus shall they be cut down, when he shall pass through. Though I have afflicted thee, I will afflict thee no more.1.12 Though…: or, If they would have been at peace, so should they have been many, and so should they have been shorn, and he should have passed away1.12 cut down: Heb. shorn 13For now will I break his yoke from off thee, and will burst thy bonds in sunder. 14And the LORD hath given a commandment concerning thee, that no more of thy name be sown: out of the house of thy gods will I cut off the graven image and the molten image: I will make thy grave; for thou art vile. 15Behold upon the mountains the feet of him that bringeth good tidings, that publisheth peace! O Judah, keep thy solemn feasts, perform thy vows: for the wicked shall no more pass through thee; he is utterly cut off.1.15 keep…: Heb. feast1.15 the wicked: Heb. Belial
11:1 a Is 13:1; 19:1; Yer 23:33-34 b Yon 1:2; Nak 2:8; Zef 2:13Kuno kwe kwolesebwa Katonda kwe yalaga Nakkumu, Omwerukoosi okukwata ku bibambulira ebyali bijjira Nineeve.
Obusungu bwa Mukama ku Nineeve
21:2 a Kuv 20:5 b Ma 32:41; Zab 94:1Katonda wa buggya era Mukama awalana eggwanga.
Mukama awalana eggwanga era ajudde ekiruyi.
Mukama yeesasuza ku balabe be
era aterekera abamuwakanya obusungu bwe.
31:3 a Nek 9:17 b Kuv 34:7 c Zab 104:3Mukama tatera kusunguwala, ate nga wa maanyi mangi
era tayinza n’akatono butabonereza oyo gwe gusinze.
Ekkubo lye liri mu mpewo ey’akazimu ne mu kibuyaga,
n’ebire ye nfuufu y’ebigere bye.
41:4 Is 33:9Akangavvula ennyanja n’agikaza
era akaza emigga gyonna,
ennimiro ez’omu Basani zikala, olusozi Kalumeeri lwonna lukayuse,
n’ebimuli bya Lebanooni biwotose.
51:5 a Kuv 19:18 b Mi 1:4Ensozi zikankanira mu maaso ga Katonda,
obusozi ne busaanuuka,
ettaka ne lyatikayatika mu maaso ge,
ensi n’ekankana n’abantu bonna abagirimu.
61:6 a Mal 3:2 b Yer 10:10 c 1Bk 19:11Ani ayinza okuyimirira mu maaso ge ng’asunguwadde?
Ani ayinza okugumira obusungu bwe obw’amaanyi?
Ekiruyi kye kibuubuuka ng’omuliro,
n’enjazi n’eziyatikayatika.
71:7 a Yer 33:11 b Zab 1:6Mukama mulungi,
kiddukiro mu kiseera eky’okulabiramu ennaku,
era alabirira abo bonna abamwesiga.
8Naye alisaanyaawo abalabe be mu mataba amazibu,
ekizikiza kiribawondera.
9Buli kye mwekobaana okukola Mukama,
alikikomya.
Akabi tekalijja mulundi gwakubiri.
101:10 a 2Sa 23:6 b Is 5:24; Mal 4:1Kubanga baliba ng’amaggwa agakwataganye,
era nga batamidde,
balyoke bookebwe omuliro ng’ekisambu ekikalu.
11Mu ggwe Nineeve muvuddemu omuntu
alowooza akabi
era ateesa ebibi ku Mukama.
121:12 a Is 10:34 b Is 54:6-8; Kgb 3:31-32Bw’ati bw’ayogera Mukama nti,
“Newaakubadde nga balina be bakolagana nabo bangi, ate nga bangi,
balizikirizibwa ne baggwaawo.
Newaakubadde nga mbabonereza mmwe abantu bange,
siriddayo kukikola nate.
131:13 Is 9:4Kaakano nzija kumenya ekikoligo kyabwe nkibaggyeko
era n’ebibasibye nnaabikutulakutula.”
141:14 a Is 14:22 b Mi 5:13 c Ez 32:22-23Kino Mukama ky’alagidde ekikwata ku Nineeve:
“Erinnya lyo terikyayala nate.
Ndizikiriza ekifaananyi ekyole n’ekifaananyi ekisaanuuse
ebiri mu masabo g’abakatonda bo;
ndisima entaana yo
kubanga oyinze obugwagwa.”
151:15 a Is 40:9; Bar 10:15 b Is 52:7 c Lv 23:2-4 d Is 52:1Yimusa amaaso, tunula ku nsozi, laba,
ebigere ebirungi eby’oyo aleese amawulire amalungi,
alangirira emirembe.
Ggwe Yuda kwata embaga zo entukuvu,
era otuukirize obweyamo bwo;
omubi kaakano takyakulumba,
azikiririzibbwa ddala, tolimulaba nate.
