1 Mawoo, sixekondini samagazi,ntondini ephuphuma ubuxoki,into emaxhoba maninzi kunene,ekuxhaphaza kungenalo nekhefu!
2 Naso sihlwahlwaz' isabhokhwe,atsho akraxalaza namavili.Ewe, ayagqabadul' amahashe;zigoqoza ngamandla iinqwelo.
3 Umkhosi wabamahashe ugalelekile,utsho ngaloo makrele akhazimlayo.Hayi ukumenyezela kwemikhonto!Ewe, kujub' ugodo ngapha nangapha.Hayi, akuzidumbu zibelekene!Yinyambalala imizimba yabafi;uba ngahamba ukhubeka kuyo.
4 Yonke loo nto kukuphum' izandla kobuhenyu behenyukazi elinombizane,igcisa lemilingo elazikhobozayo izizwe,ngobuthi balo lazichan' iintlanga.
5 Nanku umlomo kaNdikhoyo onamandla onke:“Ndichasene nawe, Niniva!Ndokuhluba izambatho zakho ziye kufika ebusweni,iintlanga ndizivezele ubuze bakho,izikumkani zilibone ihlazo lakho.
6 Ndiza kukubhaxeka ngobunyhuku-nyhuku,Ewe, ndokuphatha ngolunya,ndikutsho ube sisigculelo.
7 Abakubonayo bongcachela phaya,besithi: ‘Kaloku iNiniva seyingamabhodlo.Yaz'ba ingalilelwa ngubani na?Ndingambhaqa phi onokukuthuthuzela?’ ”
8 Ngaba wena ungcono kuneNo-amoneyayimi phezu kweNayile,leyo yayijikelezwe ngamanziafana nolwandle olulixhadi layo,manzi lawo aludonga lwayo?
9 Amandlakazi ayo inguKushe noJiputa,intong' esekhosi inguPuti noLibhiya.
10 Nakuba kunjalo yathinjwa,bahamba baya kutshona ebukhobokeni,ke bona oozimveku yaba ziziqwenga;ube ngajikela kule kona ibe zizo.Izikhulu zaqashwa oku kwenyama,amadoda azivayo suka akhonkxwa.
11 Nawe kambe uza kushusha,uzame ukuzimela,ufune ukuzikhusela ezintshabeni zakho.
12 Iinqaba zakho zofana nemikhiwane;nditsho leyo ilulibo luvuthiweyo.Umthi lowo uthi ungashukunyiswaamakhiwane adibane nokutyiwa.
13 Khawujonge imikhosi yakho!Awu, bafazi bakwabani!Amasango elizwe lakho avulwe gabalala;usesichengeni seentshaba zakho;imivalo ilenywe ngumlilo.
14 Zikhelele amanzi – ilizwe lifile!Khawuzomeleze iinqaba zakho;ewe, xonkxa udongwe,uxovule udaka,wenze izitena ezomeleleyo.
15 Wokutshisela apho umlilo,ikrele likungqengqise phantsi.Lokugeqa ngathi ziinkumbi,noba unganda njengeentothoviyane,unyakazele njengeentethe.
16 Abarhwebi bakho bandile;bangaphezu kwazo neenkwenkwezi.Njengeenkumbi banqunqa konke, bemke.
17 Abalindi bakho nqwa neenkumbi;amagosa akho anjengebubu leentetheelihlala eludongeni mhla ngengqele,kwakuvela ilanga lisabe,lingaze laziwe mntu.
18 Ke wena, kumkani waseAsiriya,abelusi bakho bona balele,izikhulu zakho zilel' obentlombe.Abantu bakho bathe saa ezintabeni;ewe, abanaye namqokeleli.
19 Uduma lwakho alunakunyangeka;awenzakalanga ungxwelerhekile!Abazivayo iindaba zokuwa kwakho basuka baqhwabe izandla.Ngubani ongayingcamlanga inkohlakalo yakho engenasiphelo?