1Atĩrĩrĩ, wee Nineve, mũgũtharĩkĩri nĩokĩte gũgũtharĩkĩra.
2Jehova nĩagacookeria Jakubu riiri wake,
3Ngo cia thigari ciake nĩ cia rangi mũtune,
4Ngaari cia ita iraguthũka ituĩkanĩirie njĩra cia itũũra,
5Acookanĩrĩirie mbũtũ cia thigari iria njamba,
6Hingĩrĩrio cia rũũĩ nĩ hingũre,2:6 Hingĩrĩrio cia njũũĩ nĩ kuuga kũrĩa Rũũĩ rwa Koseri rwahingĩrĩirio, naguo mũiyũro ũcio wahingũrĩrwo ũkĩgũithia thingo.
7Nĩ gwathanĩtwo itũũra rĩu inene
8Nineve kũhaana ta ndia,
9Tahai betha!
10Nineve nĩgũtahe, na indo igatunyanwo gũgatigwo ũtheri!
11Atĩrĩrĩ, imamo cia mĩrũũthi irĩ ha,
12Mũrũũthi wa njamba nĩwatambuurĩire ciana ciaguo nyama cia gũciigana,
13Jehova Mwene-Hinya-Wothe ekuuga atĩrĩ,