¹Ra châlel saß xbên li tenamit Nínive xban nak aj camsineleb. Numtajenak aj ticßtißeb ut aj êlkßeb. Ut incßaß nequeßraj xcanabanquil li mâusilal nequeßxbânu.

¹Guta reropa rine nhamo! Rizere nenhema nokupamba; zvakapambwa hazviperimo.

²Abihomak chanru nak yôqueb chi châlc li teßnumtâk saß êbên lâex aj Nínive. Yôqueb chixsacßbal lix cacuâyeb re nak teßchâlk chi junpât. Cau nequeßecßan chak li rok nak yôqueb chi châlc. Ut eb lix carruajeb nequeßpojloc ut nequeßpiscßoc chak chi châlc.

²Kurira kwetyava, nomubvumo wokutinhira kwamakumbo engoro, nowokutsika kwamabhiza, nengoro dzinojata,

³Nak yôqueb chi châlc chi camsînc chirix lix cacuâyeb, cßajoß nak nalemtzßun lix lânseb ut lix chßîchßeb nak nequeßxtaksi. Numtajenak cuißchic nabal li tochßoleb ut kßaxal cuißchic nabaleb li camenak. Nequeßxtich li rokeb chiruheb li camenak li yôqueb chi pletic.

³nowavatasvi vanomhanyisa, nomunondo unopenya, nepfumo rinovaima, navazhinji vakaurawa, nomurwi mukuru wezvitunha; zvitunha hazviperi, vanogumburwa nezvitunha zvavo;

⁴Li tenamit Nínive yô chixcßulbal li raylal aßin xban nak xnumta li mâusilal xeßxbânu. Chanchaneb jun li ixk aj yumbêt. Xban xchßinaßusal naxbalakßiheb li tenamit. Aßan tzßakal aj tûl. Naxkßunbesiheb li tenamit toj retal narêchaniheb.

⁴nemhaka yokufeva kuzhinji kwechifeve chakanaka pakudikamwa, iye mwene wouroyi, anotengesa marudzi avanhu nokufeva kwake, nemhuri dzavanhu nouroyi hwake.

⁵Li nimajcual Dios quixye: —Lâin tinsach êru lâex aj Nínive. Chanchan tßustßu texincanab nak tinmakß chêru li cßaßru êre. Tincßut êxutân chiruheb li xnînkal ru tenamit.

⁵Tarira, ndine mhaka newe ndizvo zvinotaura Jehovha wehondo ndichakufukura ndiise nguvo dzako kuchiso chako; ndicharatidza marudzi ose kushama kwako, uye ushe hwose kunyara kwako.

⁶Chanchan tinqßue li tzßaj saß êbên nak texintzßektâna. Tincßut êxutân chiruheb li tenamit ut sachsôk xnaßlebeb teßcanâk chêrilbal.

⁶Ndichakandira pamusoro pako tsvina inosemesa, nokukushatisa, nokukuita chinhu chinotarirwa navose.

⁷Chixjunileb li jalan tenamit incßaß chic teßraj êrilbal. Teßxye: Eb laj Nínive queßsacheß ruheb. ¿Ani ta cuiß tâtokßobânk ruheb? Ut, ¿ani ta cuiß tâcßojobânk xchßôleb? chaßkeb.

⁷Ipapo vose vanokuona vachakutiza, vachiti, Ninivhe raparadzwa, ndiani acharichema? Ndichakutsvakirepi vanyaradzi?

⁸Lâex aj Nínive, ¿ma nequecßoxla nak kßaxal cau êrib chixcolbal lê tenamit chiru lix tenamiteb laj Tebas xban nak sutsu riqßuin nimaß? ¿Ma incßaß ta biß cuan chixcßatk li nimaß Nilo li tenamit Tebas? Li tenamit aßan sutsu riqßuin haß ut aßan raj nacoloc reheb joß rêkaj li tzßac li nequeßxsut cuiß li tenamit.

⁸Ko iwe unopfuura No-amoni, rakanga rakavakwa pakati penzizi, rakanga rakapoteredzwa nemvura; rusvingo rwaro raiva gungwa, namadziro aro raiva gungwazve?

⁹Eb laj Etiopía ut eb laj Egipto queßcoloc re li tenamit aßan. Ut kßaxal cauheb rib. Ut queßtenkßâc ajcuiß xbaneb laj Fut ut eb laj Libia.

⁹Itiopia neEgipita raiva simba raro, rakanga risina mugumo; Puti neRubhimi vaiva vabatsiri vako.

¹⁰Abanan, usta kßaxal cauheb rib, eb laj Tebas queßchapeß ajcuiß ut queßcßameß chi najt. Eb li cocßal quilajeßsaqßueß saß eb li xâla be toj retal queßcamsîc. Queßbûlic chirixeb laj cßamol be re teßril ani aj iqßuin teßcanâk chi môsil li junjûnk ut eb li cuanqueb xcuanquil queßbaqßueß riqßuin cadena.

¹⁰Kunyange zvakadaro vakazoenda naro, rakatapwa; vana varo vaduku vakaputsanyiwa pakuvamba kwenzira dzose dzomumusha; vakakanda mijenya pamusoro pavaikudzwa pakati pavo, vakuru varo vose vakasungwa namangetani.

¹¹Joßcan ajcuiß têcßul lâex aj Nínive. Chanchan texcalâk nak têyal xsicßbal bar têcol êrib. Têyal raj chic xmukbal êrib chiruheb li xicß nequeßiloc êre.

¹¹Newewo uchabatwa newaini, uchandovanda; newewo uchandotsvaka nhare nemhaka yomuvengi wako.

¹²Chixjunileb li cab li têcol cuiß êrib, yal caßchßin teßtochßekß ut junpât teßtßanekß. Chanchanakeb jun tôn chi higo nabal li ru. Yal caßchßin tâtochßekß lix tônal ut li ru tâtßanekß ut tâloßekß.

¹²Nhare dzako dzose dzichafanana nemionde ina maonde otanga kuibva; kana ichizunzwa, anowira mumuromo woanodya.

¹³Lê soldado li cuanqueb saß lê tenamit chanchanakeb chic li ixk xban nak incßaß chic cauhakeb rib. Chanchan nak li oquebâl re lê tenamit teto chiruheb li xicß nequeßiloc êre. Cßatbil nak teßosokß lix puertil li oquebâl re lê tenamit.

¹³Tarira, vanhu vako pakati pako vakaita savakadzi; masuwo enyika yako azarurirwa vavengi vako kwazvo; moto wapedza zvipfigiso zvako.

¹⁴Xocomak nabal lê haß re nak yoßon cuânkex nak teßchâlk chi pletic êriqßuin. Yîbomak chi us li cab li nequecol cuiß êrib. Cßamomak chak li seb ut yokßimak. Cauresihomak lê horno re nak têyîb nabal li xan.

¹⁴Zvicherere mvura yokumwa pakukombwa kwako, simbisa nhare dzako, pinda mudope ukanye ivhu, ubate foroma.

¹⁵Cßatbil nak tex-osokß saß rukßeb li xicß nequeßiloc êre ut riqßuin chßîchß texcamsîk. Chanchan nak na-osoß li acuîmk xban laj sâcß nak texcamsîk xbaneb. Usta kßaxal nabalex joß laj sâcß, abanan tex-osokß saß rukßeb.

¹⁵Moto uchakupedzapo, munondo uchakuparadza, uchakupedza segwatakwata; zviitei vazhinji segwatakwata, zviitei vazhinji semhashu.

¹⁶Kßaxal cuißchic nabaleb li nequeßchal chi cßayînc saß êyânk. Chanchan xqßuialeb li chahim chiru li choxa. Eb aßan chanchanakeb laj sâcß li nequeßsachoc re li acuîmk ut nequeßxic.

¹⁶Makawanza vatengesi venyu vakapfuura nyeredzi dzokudenga; gwatakwata rinoparadza, ndokubhururuka richienda.

¹⁷Eb laj cßamol be ut li cuanqueb xcuanquil saß lê tenamit, mâcßaß nequeßxbânu. Chanchaneb laj sâcß. Nak que nequeßxletzexi rib chiruheb li tzßac. Ut nak natikcuoß li sakße, mâ ani nanaßoc re bar nequeßxic.

¹⁷Machinda enyu akaita semhashu, vakuru venyu semhashu zhinji-zhinji, dzinovata pazhowa kana kune chando, asi kana zuva rabuda dzinobhururuka dzichienda, hadzichazikamwi kwadziri.

¹⁸Mâcßaß yôqueb laj ilol reheb lâ tenamit, at xreyeb laj Asiria. Chanchan junes cuârc yôqueb. Junes hilânc nequeßxbânu li cauheb rib saß lâ tenamit ut chixjunileb li tenamit quilajeßxchaßchaßi ribeb saß eb li tzûl. Mâ ani naru nachßutuban reheb.Lâex aj Nínive, xex-osoß. Mâcßaß chic xbanol li raylal li yôquex chixcßulbal. Chixjunileb li teßabînk resil li têcßul, teßxpokßpokßi li rukßeb xban xsahil xchßôleb. Teßsahokß saß xchßôleb nak tex-osokß xban nak kßaxal cuißchic nabal li raylal xebânu reheb.

¹⁸Vafudzi vako vanotsumwaira, iwe mambo weAsiria, vakakudzwa vako vanyarara, vanhu vako vakapararira pamakomo, hakuna angavaunganidza.

¹⁹Lâex aj Nínive, xex-osoß. Mâcßaß chic xbanol li raylal li yôquex chixcßulbal. Chixjunileb li teßabînk resil li têcßul, teßxpokßpokßi li rukßeb xban xsahil xchßôleb. Teßsahokß saß xchßôleb nak tex-osokß xban nak kßaxal cuißchic nabal li raylal xebânu reheb.

¹⁹Kukuvadzwa kwako hakungarapwi, vanga rako rakaipa kwazvo; vose vanonzwa guhu rako vachakuitira nondo; nekuti ndianiko akanga asingatambudzwi nguva dzose nezvakashata zvako?