Alla le be Yerusalaamu tankandi la
1 Kooroo be boyi la moolu kaŋ ne,
mennu ka taa maakoyiroo ñini Misira.
Ì ka tara jikiriŋ wolu la suwoolu le la,
aniŋ ka taamaayaa wolu la keleraŋ sareeti* jurumoolu la,
aniŋ ì la suuborindilaa sembemaa baalu.
Bari ì buka ì ñaa loo Banisirayila la Senuŋ Baa kaŋ,
waraŋ ka maakoyiroo ñini Yaawe* bulu.
2 Bari Yaawe le ñaamenta,
a si maasiiboo naati.
A ye meŋ fo, a buka a baayi.
A be wuli la moo jawoolu kamma le,
aniŋ moolu mennu ka kuu kuruŋ kelaalu maakoyi.
3 Misirankoolu mu hadamadiŋolu doroŋ ne ti,
ì maŋ ke Alla ti,
ì la suwoolu mu beeyaŋolu le ti,
ì maŋ ke malaayika ti.
Niŋ Yaawe ye a buloo teeka,
maakoyirilaa be taki la le,
a ka meŋ maakoyi, wo ye boyi,
aduŋ ì bee be kasaara la ñoo la le.
4 Yaawe ye ñiŋ ne fo n ye ko:
“Nte Yaawe Alihawaa Maariyo* be naa la le
ka keloo ke Siyoni* Konkoo kaŋ.
M be ke la le ko jatakee mendiŋo ka kuma ñaameŋ,
niŋ a loota suboo kunto.
Hani ì ye kantarilaa jurumoo le kumandi a kamma,
a buka sila ì sari kaŋo la,
waraŋ ì maakaŋo si a bondi a noo to.”
5 Yaawe Alihawaa Maariyo be Yerusalaamu kanta la le,
ko kunoo ka yaara a la ñaŋo kunto ñaameŋ.
A be saatewo kanta la le, a ye a tanka.
A tambitoo be a bondi la mantooroo kono le.
6 Hee Banisirayilankoolu, ali muru Yaawe kaŋ, alitolu mennu ye jamfaa baa tiliŋ a la. 7 Aduŋ wo luŋo le mu, alitolu kiliŋ-wo-kiliŋ be ali la kodiforo jalaŋolu niŋ sani jalaŋolu fayi la, alitolu faŋolu ye mennu dadaa ali bulu junubemaalu la.
8 Hawusaroo* le be Asiriyankoolu faa la,
meŋ te ke la hadamadiŋ hawusaroo ti,
meŋ maŋ ke hadamadiŋ na teeka taa ti,
wo le be ì kasaara la.
Ì be a kata la ka bori ñiŋ hawusaroo la,
bari ì la kelediŋolu be muta la le ka ke joŋolu ti.
9 Yaawe meŋ na batudulaa be Yerusalaamu,
meŋ na sadaajanidulaa* be Siyoni,
ye ñiŋ ne fo ko,
Asiriya la kelediŋ bambandiŋolu ko konko beroo
be bori la le silaŋo kamma.
A la ñaatonkoolu be jikilateyi la le,
ì ye bori ka ì la bandeeri dokoo tu jee.
Don't Trust the Power of Egypt
1 You are in for trouble
if you go to Egypt for help,
or if you depend on
an army of chariots
or a powerful cavalry.
Instead you should depend on
and trust the holy Lord God
of Israel.
2 The Lord isn't stupid!
He does what he promises,
and he can bring doom.
If you are cruel yourself,
or help those who are evil,
you will be destroyed.
3 The Egyptians are mere humans.
They aren't God.
Their horses are made of flesh;
they can't live forever.
When the Lord shows his power,
he will destroy the Egyptians
and all who depend on them.
Together they will fall.
4 The Lord All-Powerful
said to me,
“I will roar and attack
like a fearless lion
not frightened by the shouts
of shepherds trying to protect
their sheep.
That's how I will come down
and fight on Mount Zion.
5 I, the Lord All-Powerful,
will protect Jerusalem
like a mother bird circling
over her nest.”
Come Back to the Lord
6 People of Israel, come back!
You have completely turned
from the Lord.
7 The time is coming
when you will throw away
your idols of silver and gold,
made by your sinful hands.
8 The Assyrians will be killed,
but not by the swords
of humans.
Their young men will try
to escape,
but they will be captured
and forced into slavery.
9 Their fortress will fall
when terror strikes;
their army officers
will be frightened
and run from the battle.
This is what the Lord has said,
the Lord whose fiery furnace
is built on Mount Zion.
