¹Xeßchal saß êbên li teßsachok êre, lâex aj Nínive. Cauresihomak êrib. Qßuehomakeb laj ramonel saß eb li be. Qßuehomak lix cßâmal êsaß ut cauresihomak êrib chi pletic.

¹Muputsanyi auya kuzorwa nemi; rindirai nhare, tarirai nzira, simbisai zviuno zvenyu, itai nesimba renyu kwazvo.

²Li Kâcuaß tixqßue cuißchic xlokßaleb li ralal xcßajol laj Jacob. Tixqßue cuißchic xlokßaleb laj Israel. Teßqßuehekß cuißchic xlokßal ut xcuanquil li quimakßeß chiruheb xbaneb li queßnumta saß xbêneb. Tixqßue cuißchic li racuîmkeb laj Israel li quisacheß chiruheb.

²nekuti Jehovha anodzosa kurumbidzwa kukuru kwaJakove sokurumbidzwa kukuru kwaIsiraeri; nekuti vapambi vakavapamba, vakaparadza matavi emizambiringa yavo.

³Cak li chßîchß li nequeßxcol cuiß rib li oqueb re chi pletic. Ut cak ajcuiß li rakßeb li tiktôqueb cuiß. Ac cauresinbileb re teßpletik. Lix carruajeb chanchan yô xxamlel, ut eb lix cacuâyeb teßraj ru xic chi pletic.

³Nhovo dzemhare dzake dzakatsvukiswa, varume vakatsunga vakapfeka nguvo tsvuku; ngoro dziri mumoto wedare nezuva rokuzvigadzira kwake, mapfumo ake emisipiresi anosimudzwa.

⁴Eb li carruaje yôkeb chi xic saß ânil saß eb li be. Telajeßnumekß saß eb li cßayil. Yalak bar telajeßxic. Chanchanakeb li xam ut chanchanakeb li rakß câk.

⁴Ngoro dzinovirima virima munzira dzomumusha, dzinobonderana pamapani dzakafanana namazhenje, dzinomhanya semheni.

⁵Lix reyeb laj Nínive tixtakla xbokbaleb li nequeßcßamoc be chiruheb lix soldado. Teßxic raj saß ânil saß xbên li tzßac re raj teßxcol li tenamit. Abanan teßxtich li rokeb ut telajeßtßanekß.

⁵Ucharangarira vakuru vake, vanogumburwa pakufamba kwavo, vanomhanyira kurusvingo rwaro pakagadzirwa chitaviridzo.

⁶Li puerta li nequeßramoc re li nimaß teßtelîk ut tâsachekß li palacio.

⁶Masuwo enzizi akazarurwa, imba yamambo yakanyauka.

⁷Li rixakil li rey tâchapekß ut tâcßamekß joßqueb ajcuiß lix môseb. Chanchanakeb li paloma nak teßyâbak. Yôkeb xtenbal reheb xchßôl ut yôkeb chi yâbac xban xrahil xchßôleb.

⁷Shoko ratemwa, rokuti, rakafukurwa, rakatapwa, vashandiri varo vanomutungamirira vachichema namazwi akaita seenjiva, vachizvirova pazvipfuva zvavo.

⁸Li tenamit Nínive najter chanchan jun li nimaß tzßaptzßo li rok. Ut nak napuqßueß naxic saß junpât li haß. Chanchan nak yô chi êlc li haß aßan, nak yôkeb chi êlelic saß lix tenamiteb laj Nínive. Usta teßyehekß reheb, “Xaklinkex, ut sukßinkex chak,” abanan mâ jun chic reheb teßraj sukßîc.

⁸Asi kubva kare Ninivhe rakanga rakaita sedziva remvura; kunyange zvakadaro vanotiza. Vanodana vachiti, Mirai, mirai! Asi hakuna anocheuka.

⁹Kacßamak li plata. Kacßamak li oro. Kßaxal cuißchic nabal lix biomaleb ut cßajoß xchakßal ru.

⁹Pambai sirivha, pambai ndarama; nekuti kuwanda kwazvo hakuperi, iyo fuma yenhumbi dzakaisvonaka.

¹⁰Mâcßaß chic cuan saß li tenamit. Xeßosoß. Xeßcana chi mâcßaß chic cuan reheb. Sachsôqueb xchßôleb li cristian ut mâcßaß chic nequeßxyoßoni. Nequeßsicsot xban xxiuheb ut sakquirineb aj chic.

¹⁰Harina chinhu, rinoshaiwa zvose, rava dongo; mwoyo unonyauka, mabvi anobonderana, kurwadziwa kwazvo kuripo pazviuno zvose, zviso zvavose zvacheneruka.

¹¹¿Cßaßru xcßul li tenamit Nínive? Junxil chanchan xnaßajeb li cakcoj. X-osoß lix naßajeb. ¿Ma incßaß ta biß chanchaneb li cakcoj nak queßcuan? Eb aßan mâ ani queßxxucua ru ut mâ ani naru naseßbesin reheb.

¹¹Nzvimbo yeshumba iripi? Panodyira shumba duku ndapapi? Ndapapi panofamba shumba nehadzi yayo nomwana weshumba, kusina anodzikarudza?

¹²Junxil cauheb rib laj Nínive. Queßcamsin ut queßxbânu li joß qßuial queßraj. Chanchaneb li cakcoj li naxchap lix tib ut naxjeqßui re li ixki cakcoj ut reheb li cocß ral. Queßnujac lix naßajeb riqßuin li cßaßru queßxchap. Joßcan ajcuiß queßxbânu eb laj Nínive.Li nimajcual Dios quixye: —Lâin tinsach ruheb laj Nínive. Tincßat lix carruajeb re pletic. Chanchan nak na-osoß li sib saß ikß, joßcan nak teßosokß. Riqßuin chßîchß teßosokß chixjunileb re nak incßaß chic teßelkßak. Ut incßaß chic tâabîk li cßaßru teßxye li ani teßxtakla xban nak mâ anihakeb chic.

¹²Shumba yaibvamburanya zvakaringana vana vayo, yaidzipira hadzi dzayo, yaizadza mapako ayo nezvayairuma, nenzimba dzayo nezvayaibata.

¹³Li nimajcual Dios quixye: —Lâin tinsach ruheb laj Nínive. Tincßat lix carruajeb re pletic. Chanchan nak na-osoß li sib saß ikß, joßcan nak teßosokß. Riqßuin chßîchß teßosokß chixjunileb re nak incßaß chic teßelkßak. Ut incßaß chic tâabîk li cßaßru teßxye li ani teßxtakla xban nak mâ anihakeb chic.

¹³Tarirai, ndine mhaka nemwi ndizvo zvinotaura Jehovha wehondo ndichapisa ngoro dzaro dziite utsi, munondo uchapedza shumba dzenyu duku; ndichabvisa zvawakapamba panyika, inzwi renhume dzako haringatongonzwikwizve.