1 Ibi ni ivyo Nahumu yavugishijwe vyerekeye Ninewe. Biri mu gitabu, akaba yabironse mu kwerekwa ari i Elikoshi.

2 Uhoraho ni Imana ipfuha kandi yihora;

Uhoraho ni Imana yihora kandi ifise uburake bwinshi.

Uhoraho yihora abamugwanya,

kandi uburake bwiwe abwamiza ku bansi biwe.

3 Uhoraho ateba kuraka, ariko ni umunyenkomezi ahambaye;

Uhoraho nta ho azoreka guhana uwagiriwe n’icaha.

Yigaragariza mu gashururu no mu gihuhusi,

kandi ibicu ni nk’umukungugu musi y’ibirenge vyiwe.

4 Akankamira ikiyaga kigakama,

agakamya inzuzi zose.

I Bashani n’i Karumeli harumye,

kandi amashurwe y’i Libani arakabiranye.

5 Imisozi iratigita imbere yiwe,

udutumba tugashonga.

Isi ihinda agashitsi imbere yiwe,

co kimwe n’abayibako bose.

6 Ni nde yohagarara imbere y’uburake bwiwe,

ni nde yokwihanganira uburake bwiwe bw’inkazi?

Umujinya wiwe iyo usutswe umeze nk’umuriro;

amenagura ibitandara.

7 Uhoraho ni mwiza,

ni ubuhungiro mu gihe c’amagorwa,

kandi yitaho abamuhungirako.

8 Ariko asendanishije nk’umwuzure w’amazi menshi,

azorandura Ninewe.

Kandi abansi biwe azobakurikirana, gushika no mu mwijima.

9 Ivyo mutegura vyose vyo kugwanya Uhoraho

Azokubita rimwe gusa, abarandure,

ntazorinda gukubita irya kabiri.

10 Abansi biwe bazomera nk’abari mu mahwa y’inzitane,

bamere nk’abantu baborewe umuvinyu mwinshi.

Bazotongorwa nk’ubwatsi bwumye.

11 Muri wewe, yewe Ninewe, hariho uwosha abantu

afise imigabo mibi k’Uhoraho,

akagira inama mbi abantu.

12 Uku ni ko Uhoraho avuze:

"N’aho abansi bawe ari benshi kandi bakaba bakomeye,

bazorandurwa baherengetere.

Namwe Bayuda bantu banje, n’aho nigeze kubababaza,

sinzosubira.

13 Ngiye kuvuna ingogo iri ku bitugu vyanyu,

ncagagure n’iminyororo ibaboshe."

14 Uku ni ko Uhoraho ategetse ku bwawe, yewe Ninewe:

"Ntuzosubira kuronka uruvyaro rwitirirwa izina ryawe.

Nzorandura ibishushanyo bibajwe n’ibibumbano

biri mu ngoro z’imana zanyu.

Nzokwimbira imva,

kuko uri umunyakibi."

15 Ehe ku mpinga z’imisozi,

hari ibirenge vy’abazanye inkuru nziza,

bazanye inkuru z’amahoro!

Gira imisi mikuru yawe, yewe Yuda,

ushitse n’ivyo wasezeranye.

Nta banyakibi bazosubira kugutera;

kuko bazorandurwa baherengetere.