Nehum 1

¹Amụma banyere obodo Ninive. Akwụkwọ ọhụ Nehum, onye obodo Elkosh.

²Onyenwe anyị bụ onye ekworo, bụrụkwa Chineke na-abọ ọbọ.

³Onyenwe anyị adịghị ewe iwe ọsịịsọ; ma ọ bụ onye ike ya dị ukwuu,

⁴Ọ na-abasiri oke osimiri mba ike, mee ka ọ taa,

⁵Nʼihu ya, ugwu niile na-eme mkpọtụ,

⁶Onye ga-eguzogide oke iwe ya?

⁷Onyenwe anyị dị mma.

⁸ma ọ ga-eji idee mmiri dị ukwuu

⁹Kedụ izu ọjọọ unu na-agba megide Onyenwe anyị

¹⁰Ha ga-abụ ndị a tụhịkọtara nʼetiti ogwu,

¹¹Ọ bụ nʼime gị, Ninive, ka otu onye si pụta,

¹²Ihe a ka Onyenwe anyị kwuru,

¹³Ugbu a, aga m agbajipụ agbụ yoku ọ nyanyere unu nʼolu,

¹⁴Onyenwe anyị enyela iwu ya banyere gị, Ninive:

¹⁵Lee, nʼelu ugwu niile