1ʼInega wese taha tovaleʼewa yaʼitea mahalega webuwebui mai. Tauna me ena luvine qiduana, ta wese ena simatalega bwaʼobwaʼo qabuna guvesimatalia.
2Ta bonana qiduanega gaba vonaya, “ʼAbaga qiduana Babiloni niʼau luveifa otaqa! Ta Seitani ena tofewayavo be niboana luveifadi, ta wese manu yubai ʼaliʼaligidi adi toʼai niʼa iveʼabagea,
3mana bwaʼobwaʼo ena diʼwe qabudi ʼabaga nana ena ilivu luveifadi be bwavubwavudi ana ʼoine ʼinega niʼa inuma. Ta bwaʼobwaʼo ana toluvine qiduqiduadi qabudi maega ivelamoʼeno kavokavovo, mana ʼabaga nana kavona tokodada taha ʼidewani. Ta ʼabaga nana ena vekaikaiwabu ʼinega bwaʼobwaʼo ana tovegimwane qabudi edi kaikaiwabu qiduadi niʼa ilobedi.”
4ʼInega mahalega wese taha bona yanoqolia vonaya, “Egu tomotauyavo, omiʼa benaʼe ʼabaga nana ʼinega ona ʼifoqe fole ena luveifana navaukamana ʼimia be ana luvematasabu luveifa nana weaqina wese omiʼa ona lobea.
5Mana ʼabaga nana ena luveifana veagovi vaneqa kavona mahala ena vane ʼidewani, ta ena ilivu luveifadi Yaubada ge danuafania.”
6Ta wese tovaleʼewa nana vonaya, “ʼAbaga omoʼe tolaʼai niʼa viaqia ʼimia, e omiʼa wese ʼedewana ona veʼia ʼaiqea, ta ʼeguma tauna taha yani niʼa viaqia ʼimia, e ʼinega ana veʼia magilafuna ona viaqia ʼinaya. Tauna ena ʼoine luveifana ʼinega tomotau venumedi, ta ʼeguma vedi ʼaidegana ʼinega venumedi, e ʼinega omiʼa vedi magilafuna ʼinega ona venumea.
7Tauna ena kaikaiwabu agona be wese ena qaiawa qiduana niʼa lobea ena toa ʼinaya, e ʼinega ena kaikaiwabu ta ena qaiawa adi ʼetofwafwa ʼinega ana veʼia ona neia visiqa be wese nuavita ʼidiega. Mana taunega ena gagaha ʼinega vonaya, ‘Yaʼa kavona kwini yatoatoa, ta ge wese ena vewadawadaʼe, ta wese ge taha tuta ʼinaya dou nage nuavita ena lobedi.’
8ʼInega taha ʼaubena ʼinaya vita taha taha ina luveafei ina ʼifoqe ʼidewani dou be, botana ta wese ʼaiwe ʼalaʼalaina naʼalaia. Mana Kaiwabu Yaubada Tovewaiwai otaqa vavine nana naluvinea ta ana veʼia naneia.”
9“Ta bwaʼobwaʼo ana toluvine qiduqiduadi taudi vavine nana maega niʼa ivelamoʼeno kavokavovo ta wese iqaiawa kavokavovo ena kaikaiwabu weaqidi, e taudi ʼabaga nana weaqina ina duvoyavoya be ina dou mana niʼa ʼalaʼalaia ta ʼauna vanevane iʼitea.
10Ta toluvine diavona me edi mwaniniva tufwana luluvaia ina tovolo ina ʼitea, ta ina vonaya, ‘Aioi! Aioi! ʼAbaga qiduana ta waiwaina Babiloni ana luvine lukwayavonega niʼa lobea!’
11“Ta wese bwaʼobwaʼo ana tovegimwaneavo ʼabaga nana weaqina ina nuavita ta ina dou, mana ge taha toga wese datoatoa be edi kulufa nagimwanedi,
12ʼedewani goula be, siliba be, dabo kaikaiwabudi be, bagi be, mwali be, kaleko sulu wadawadaeadi be, kaleko sulu kaikaiwabudi qimwaqimwalidi ta bweabweala otaqidi be, ʼaiwe meiladi aqiaqina be, dona qiduqiduadi be, dabo wadawadaeadi be, ʼaiwe adi maisa ʼenaʼina be, kainumu kofa ta ʼaeani be wese vaina kainumu namanamalidi.
13Ta wese vane ʼidewani kemwata be, dedemusi be, keninitu be, kedimona be, dedeʼwa meiladi aqiaqina ʼidewani inisenisi be mulo be, ʼau meilana aqiaqina be, dedeʼwa ʼaiwe olibe vuaqina ʼinega be, ʼoine be, falawa witi be, bulumakau be, sifi be, osi be, waga lihilihi, ta wese edi tofewa kavovo ge taha toga nagimwanedi. Vonahaqiaqi, tovegimwane diavona tomotau ikafidi ta ʼabibodanaya ivegimwaneyedi tovekaikaiwabu ʼidia.
14“ʼInega tovegimwane diavona ina gaba ʼabaga nana ʼinaya ina vonaya, Yani qabuna adi ʼita aqiaqi otaqidi eu ʼebenuaʼewa niʼa iawala. Ta kulufa kaikaiwabudi uawatubo aqiaqiedi ge wese una ʼita ʼeviviedi.
15Vonahaqiaqi, tovegimwane diavona edi kaikaiwabu qiduana ʼabaga nana ʼinega niʼa ilobedi, e taudi me edi mwaniniva ina tovolo luluvaiega ta ʼabaga nana ana luvematasabu waiwaina ina ʼitea. Ta me edi dou be wese me edi duvoyavoya ina vonaya,
16‘Aioi! Aioi! Oʼa ʼabaga qiduana lova iveʼivaliu kaleko sulu adi maisa qiduana wadawadaeadi be bweabweala otaqidi ʼidiega, ta wese bagi viaviaqina goula be dabo kaikaiwabudi ʼidiega,
17ta lukwayavonega eu kaikaiwabu diavona iawala.’ “Ta wese toniwaga be, waga ana tofewayavo be, togelu ta wese tomeqabu edi toa weaqina mane ilobelobedi edi fewa ʼinega mwadeʼwaya, e baʼe qabu diavona luluvaiega ina tovolo,
18ta ʼabaga nana ʼauna ina ʼitea ta ina ʼalabwau ina vonaya, ‘Lova ge taha ʼabaga ana ʼita aqiaqi otaqina omoʼe ʼabaga nana ʼidewani, ta baʼitagana maʼoda?’
19ʼInega edi nuavita ʼinega ʼunuʼunudi ʼinaya bwaʼobwaʼo fwayana ina aʼuya be ina dou qiduana ta ina vonaya, ‘Aioi! Aioi! ʼAbaga qiduana veilaqe gegoyo niʼa lobea! Omoʼe ʼabaga nana ʼinega toniwaga qabudi edi kaikaiwabu ilobedi, ta lukwayavonega edi kaikaiwabu diavona iluveʼwaiva vataya.
20ʼInega totoa mahala ona qaiawa! Omiʼa Yaubada ena tomotauyavo, be ana tovesimasimanayavo be ena tovaletuyanayavo qabumi ona qaiawa, mana lova visiqa ʼabaga nana ʼinega olobea, ta baʼitagana ena veilivu veifa ʼimia weaqina Yaubada niʼa veʼiea.’”
21ʼInega Yaubada ena tovaleʼewa waiwaina taha dabo qidua vaʼinena silagaia inoqei webui mwadeʼwaya ta vonaya, “ʼAbaga qiduana Babiloni una beʼu baʼe dabo nana ʼedewana, be ge wese taha toga naʼita ʼevivieu.
22ʼInega eu qaiawa nahawala, mana ge taha wese ʼevosi nage ʼebelaha ʼidewani afi be, loli be, sagali ta wese bea ana muʼe naʼifoqe ʼiuyega. Fewa taha taha adi toalamaniavo ge wese ina toatoa ʼiuya, ta wese witi ana ʼebememe butuna ana noqola nahawala.
23Ta ge taha tuta wese odamu edi simatala nasimatala ʼiuya. Ta wese gebu tovaqi mevavinedi be meʼolotodi bonadi qaiqaiawana naʼifoqe ʼiuyega. Vonahaqiaqi, eu tovegimwaneavo bwaʼobwaʼo ana tovegimwaneavo qabudi iveqidua vaʼinedi, ta wese eu luʼafoʼa ʼinega diʼwe qabudi ana totoayavo iuʼavedi.
24Ta wese Yaubada ena tovesimasimanayavo taudi ena nuanua isimana ʼifoqeyedi uluveʼaligidi ta sulalidi inoqa eu ʼedayavo ʼidia. Vonahaqiaqi, oʼa eu nuanua ʼinega Yaubada ena tomotauyavo iluveʼaligidi bwaʼobwaʼo ena diʼwe qabudi ʼidia.”