1 Gano mabone, Rurema Nahamwitu akagayigulira Hobadiya, ganaloziri abandu beꞌHedoomu.
2 NaꞌBahedoomu boonyene, Nahano anababwira, ti:
3 E Bahedoomu, si mwayibona, mbu bwo mutuuziri mu maala ga mu migazi,
4 Na kundu mugweti muganunga nga nyunda,
5 Abazimba kandi iri banyazi, nga bangamùhandira bushigi,
6 Haliko mwe biꞌkondo lya Hesahu, ibindu biinyu byoshi bigashahulwa ngana-ngana!
7 Abaami bo mushuba mu kizi tabaalanwa keera bamùhinduka,
8 Nie Nahano nadetaga kwokuno:
9 E kaaya keꞌTemaani! Indwani ziinyu zigasigali huumirwa.
10 «Íbitumiri mugateteerwa neꞌshoni, munaminikwe halinde imyaka neꞌmyakuula,
11 Ikyanya ibinyamahanga bikayingira i Yerusaleemu,
12 E maashi Bahedoomu! Ikyanya mukabona kwo beene winyu bahanyagala,
13 Neꞌkyanya bakalonga ibala, mukayami yifunda mu kaaya kaabo.
14 Si mukagendi bayitega ha mashangaaniza,
15 Aaho! Ulusiku keera lwayegerera, lwo nie Nahano ngaahana kweꞌbinyamahanga byoshi.
16 «E Bahisiraheeri, ikyanya mwâli ki tuuziri ku mugazi gwani mutaluule,
17 Mu bandu baani, baguma bagafushukira ku mugazi Sayuni.
18 Ku yikyo kyanya, Abahisiraheeri bagaaba nga muliro úguyasiri.
19 Abandu boꞌluhande lweꞌkisaka kyeꞌBuyuda, bagagendi gwata imigazi yeꞌHedoomu.
20 Abahisiraheeri ábakoli tuuziri i buhungiro,
21 Indwani zaꞌBahisiraheeri zigaahima, zinashonere ku mugazi Sayuni,