1Behold, Yahweh makes the earth empty, makes it waste, turns it upside down, and scatters its inhabitants.
1 Guna, Rabbi ga laabo ciya koonu, A g'a te kurmu, a g'a bare ka gum, A g'a gorokoy mo say-say.
2It will be as with the people, so with the priest; as with the servant, so with his master; as with the maid, so with her mistress; as with the buyer, so with the seller; as with the creditor, so with the debtor; as with the taker of interest, so with the giver of interest.
2 A ga ciya mo, sanda mate kaŋ cine jama bara, Yaadin cine no alfaga* mo ga bara. Sanda mate kaŋ cine bannya go, Yaadin cine no a koyo mo ga bara. Sanda mate kaŋ cine koŋŋa go, Yaadin cine no fu-nya mo ga bara. Sanda mate kaŋ cine dayko go, Yaadin cine no neerako mo ga bara. Sanda mate kaŋ cine garaw danko go, Yaadin cine no garaw sambuko mo ga bara. Sanda mate kaŋ cine nooru nda hari nooko go, Yaadin cine no nooru nda hari taako mo ga bara.
3The earth will be utterly emptied and utterly laid waste; for Yahweh has spoken this word.
3 Laabo kulu ga ciya koonu parkatak, Ibarey g'a kulu ku parkatak, Zama Rabbi no ka sanno din ci.
4The earth mourns and fades away. The world languishes and fades away. The lofty people of the earth languish.
4 Laabo ga bu baray te, a ga lakaw. Ndunnya ga yangala ka lakaw, Ndunnya ra boŋbeeraykoyey ga yangala.
5The earth also is polluted under its inhabitants, because they have transgressed the laws, violated the statutes, and broken the everlasting covenant.
5 Ndunnya ziibi mo nga gorokoy sabbay se, Zama i go ga lordiyaŋ daaru, I go ga hin sanni kakaw, I go ga sappa kaŋ ga duumi tunandi mo.
6Therefore the curse has devoured the earth, and those who dwell therein are found guilty. Therefore the inhabitants of the earth are burned, and few men left.
6 Woodin sabbay se no laaliyaŋ go ga laabo ŋwa. A ra gorokoy mo, i n'i gar taali-teeriyaŋ. Woodin sabbay se no laabo gorokoy ton, Manti boro boobo no ka cindi a ra.
7The new wine mourns. The vine languishes. All the merry-hearted sigh.
7 Reyzin hari ga ba ka ban, Reyzin tikse go ga yangala, Bine kaani koyey kulu go ga bine jisi.
8The mirth of tambourines ceases. The sound of those who rejoice ends. The joy of the harp ceases.
8 Haray kar ka fooru yaŋ kulu ban, Farhã teekoy kosongo ban, moolo beeri farhã mo ban.
9They will not drink wine with a song. Strong drink will be bitter to those who drink it.
9 Borey si duvan haŋ ka doon koyne, Baji mo ga fortu nga hankoy se.
10The confused city is broken down. Every house is shut up, that no man may come in.
10 Gallo kurmo bagu ka kaŋ. Windi kulu go daabante, Hala boro kulu si du ka furo.
11There is a crying in the streets because of the wine. All joy is darkened. The mirth of the land is gone.
11 Borey goono ga kaati fondey ra duvan sabbay se, Farhã kulu te kubay, Laabo ra foori nda haari kulu dira.
12The city is left in desolation, and the gate is struck with destruction.
12 Gallo ra, kala kurmu kaŋ cindi, I na birni meyo kar ka bagu-bagu.
13For it will be so in the midst of the earth among the peoples, as the shaking of an olive tree, as the gleanings when the vintage is done.
13 Zama mate kaŋ cine a ga ciya laabo bindi ra da jama fooyaŋ game ra, nga neeya: I ga hima zeytun* nya kokobeyaŋ, Wala reyzin ize koobuyaŋ kali wiyaŋ banda.
14These shall lift up their voice. They will shout for the majesty of Yahweh. They cry aloud from the sea.
14 Borey ga jinde sambu ka farhã dooni te, Rabbi koytaray darza sabbay se no i ga jinde sambu ka kuuwa za wayna kaŋay haray.
15Therefore glorify Yahweh in the east, even the name of Yahweh, the God of Israel, in the islands of the sea!
15 Ya wayna funay haray borey, wa Rabbi beerandi fa! Ya teeko meyey kulu gaa borey, Wa Rabbi Israyla Irikoyo maa beerandi.
16From the uttermost part of the earth have we heard songs. Glory to the righteous! But I said, “I pine away! I pine away! woe is me!” The treacherous have dealt treacherously. Yes, the treacherous have dealt very treacherously.
16 Iri maa dooniyaŋ kaŋ yaŋ fun za ndunnya me, ka ne: «Adilitaraykoyo beeri!» Amma ay wo ne: «Ay halaci! Ay halaci! Kaari ay! Amaana ŋwaakoy goono ga amaana ŋwaari te. Oho, amaana ŋwaakoy goono ga amaana ŋwaari te gumo.»
17Fear, the pit, and the snare, are on you who inhabitant the earth.
17 Ya nin ndunnya ra goroko, joote da guusu hirrimi da korfo hirrimi ga ba ka ni di.
18It will happen that he who flees from the noise of the fear will fall into the pit; and he who comes up out of the midst of the pit will be taken in the snare; for the windows on high are opened, and the foundations of the earth tremble.
18 A ga ciya mo, boro kaŋ zuru humburkumay yooja se ga kaŋ guusu hirrimo ra. Bora kaŋ fun guusu hirrimo bindi ra mo, Korfo hirrimo g'a di. Zama beene daabirjey fiti, Ndunnya tiksey mo goono ga jijiri.
19The earth is utterly broken. The earth is torn apart. The earth is shaken violently.
19 Ndunnya go ga ceeri parkatak, Ndunnya go ga kortu parkatak, Ndunnya go ga teeni gumo nda cimi!
20The earth will stagger like a drunken man, and will sway back and forth like a hammock. Its disobedience will be heavy on it, and it will fall and not rise again.
20 Ndunnya go ga tatanji sanda boro kaŋ bugu cine, A go ga zinji-zinji sanda tanda cine. A zunubi alhakko ga tin a boŋ. A ga kaŋ, a si ye ka tun mo koyne.
21It shall happen in that day that Yahweh will punish the army of the high ones on high, and the kings of the earth on the earth.
21 A ga ciya mo, han din hane, Rabbi ga ciiti beene kunda se beena ra, Ndunnya bonkooney mo, a g'i ciiti ganda.
22They shall be gathered together, as prisoners are gathered in the pit, and shall be shut up in the prison; and after many days shall they be visited.
22 A g'i margu nangu folloŋ, Sanda mate kaŋ cine i ga kas'ize yaŋ margu kasu guusu folloŋ ra. A g'i daabu kasu fu ra, Jirbi boobo banda mo a g'i ciiti.
23Then the moon shall be confounded, and the sun ashamed; for Yahweh of Armies will reign on Mount Zion, and in Jerusalem; and before his elders will be glory.
23 Waato din gaa no hando alhaalo ga bare, Wayna mo, haawi g'a di. Zama Rabbi Kundeykoyo ga may Sihiyona tondo boŋ da Urusalima ra. A darza ga bangay arkusey kaŋ a daŋ yaŋ jine.