1 Isiqalekiso ngeNiniva. Incwadi yombono kaNahume umʼElikhoshi.

2 UThixo uNkulunkulu olobukhwele lophindiselayo;

uThixo uyaphindisela njalo ulolaka olukhulu.

UThixo uyaphindisela ezitheni zakhe

lolaka lwakhe lukhulu ezitheni zakhe.

3 UThixo uyaphuza ukuthukuthela njalo ulamandla amakhulu;

uThixo kayikumyekela olecala engajeziswanga.

Indlela yakhe iphakathi kwesivunguzane lesiphepho,

amayezi aluthuli lwezinyawo zakhe.

4 Ukhuza ulwandle alomise;

wenza yonke imifula itshe.

IBhashani leKhameli kuyabuna

lemiqhakazo yaseLebhanoni ibune.

5 Izintaba ziyanyikinyeka phambi kwakhe,

lamaqaqa ayancibilika.

Umhlaba uyagedezela ngobukhona bakhe,

umhlaba labo bonke abahlala kuwo.

6 Ngubani ongamelana lentukuthelo yakhe na?

Ngubani ongalumela ulaka lwakhe oluvuthayo na?

Ulaka lwakhe luthululeka njengomlilo;

amadwala ayaqhekezeka phambi kwakhe.

7 UThixo ulungile,

uyisiphephelo ezikhathini zokuhlupheka.

Uyabakhathalela abathembele kuye,

8 kodwa ngesikhukhula esikhulu

uzatshabalalisa iNiniva;

uzaxotshela izitha zakhe emnyameni.

9 Loba engamacebo bani abawenza ngoThixo,

uzawaqeda;

ukuhlupheka akuyikubuya kabili.

10 Bazathandeleka phakathi kwameva,

bedakwe liwayini labo;

bazaqothulwa njengenhlanga ezomileyo.

11 Wena Nineve, kuwe sekufike lowo

oceba okubi ngoThixo,

eluleke okubi.

12 Nanku okutshiwo nguThixo:

"Lanxa belababambene labo njalo bebanengi,

bazaqothulwa banyamalale.

Lanxa ngikuhluphile, wena Juda,

kangisayikukuhlupha futhi.

13 Khathesi ngizakwephula ijogwe labo elisentanyeni yakho,

ngiqamule lamaketane akho."

14 UThixo usekhuphe ilizwi ngawe Nineve elithi,

"Kawuyikuba lezizukulwane ezibizwa ngebizo lakho.

Ngizachitha izifanekiso ezibaziweyo lezithombe ezibunjiweyo

ezisethempelini labonkulunkulu bakho.

Ngizalungisa ingcwaba lakho,

ngoba ungcolile."

15 Khangela ezintabeni le,

inyawo zalowo oletha izindaba ezinhle,

omemezela ukuthula!

Thakazelela imikhosi yakho we Juda,

ugcwalise lezifungo zakho.

Ababi kabasayikukuhlasela futhi;

bazachithwa ngokupheleleyo.