1 Nanko umchitha-chithi esiza, Niniva!Khusela inqaba yakho!Nendlela mayihlale yalusiwe.Xhoba uhlale ugcisile.Yomelela uzimisele kangangoko!
2 *UNdikhoyo uyasibuyisa isidima sikaYakobi;ewe, uyasibuyisa isidima sikaSirayeli,nakuba iintshaba zambhukuqayo,zatshabalalisa nesidiliya sembala.
3 Amakhaka amajoni akhe abomvu;ziinto ezivathe ngezimsobo.Iinqwelo zawo ziyamenyezelamhla sekusithiwa lifile;alekuza ngemikhonto.
4 Nazo iinqwelo zigaleleka ezintilini,zibetha zibuyelela emathafeni,zimenyeza ngathi zizibane,ziqhwanyaza ngathi yimibane.
5 Izinxiba-mxhaka ziyabizwa;zihamba zigxalathelana.Nazo zigaleleka kudonga lwesixeko;ewe, zitwabulula ikhaka lokuzikhusela.
6 Gengelele – avulwa amasango omlambo!Hi-i-i – lawa ibhothwe!
7 Kumiselwe ukuthinjwa kweNiniva;izicaka zayo nazo zililisela.Zitsho ngozungu ngathi ngamahobe,zibek' izandl' entloko.
8 INiniva suka yanjengechibi elimanzi atyhobozayo.Bathi: “Kahleni, kahleni!”kodwa abanyeki nokunyeka.
9 Nantso isiliva, zithathele.Zenzele, nantso negolide.Hayi, asipheli esi sitha;ubutyebi yimfumba koovimba.
10 Bayivuthulule bayithimba bayibhodloza.Waphukile umoya wabantu;suka bangenelwa yingevane;ewe, babanjwe kukungcangcazela,ubuso butsho bambatsha.
11 Iphi ke indlu yengonyama?Siphi isikhundla apho ebesondlelwa khona amathole,apho bezihamba khona iinkunzi neemazi namathole,zingaphazanyiswa nto?
12 Ingonyama iwazingelele amthole ayo,oogxa bayo yabaqwengela amaxhoba;imingxuma yayo iyizalise ngenyama,isikhundla sayo siphuphuma okuqwengiweyo.
13 Nanku umlomo kaNdikhoyo onamandla onke:“Uyabona, ndikuchasile.Iinqwelo zakho zokulwa ndozifaka umlilo;iingonyama zakho eziselula zodliwa likrele.Ndoliphelisa ehlabathini ixhoba lakho;ilizwi lezigidimi zakho soze libuye livakale.”