UNAHUM 2

₁Nanko umchitha-chithi esiza, Niniva!

Khusela inqaba yakho!

Nendlela mayihlale yalusiwe.

Xhoba uhlale ugcisile.

Yomelela uzimisele kangangoko!

₂*UNdikhoyo uyasibuyisa isidima sikaYakobi;

ewe, uyasibuyisa isidima sikaSirayeli,

nakuba iintshaba zambhukuqayo,

zatshabalalisa nesidiliya sembala.

₃Amakhaka amajoni akhe abomvu;

ziinto ezivathe ngezimsobo.

Iinqwelo zawo ziyamenyezela

mhla sekusithiwa lifile;

alekuza ngemikhonto.

₄Nazo iinqwelo zigaleleka ezintilini,

zibetha zibuyelela emathafeni,

zimenyeza ngathi zizibane,

ziqhwanyaza ngathi yimibane.

₅Izinxiba-mxhaka ziyabizwa;

zihamba zigxalathelana.

Nazo zigaleleka kudonga lwesixeko;

ewe, zitwabulula ikhaka lokuzikhusela.

₆Gengelele – avulwa amasango omlambo!

Hi-i-i – lawa ibhothwe!

₇Kumiselwe ukuthinjwa kweNiniva;

izicaka zayo nazo zililisela.

Zitsho ngozungu ngathi ngamahobe,

zibek' izandl' entloko.

₈INiniva suka yanjengechibi elimanzi atyhobozayo.

Bathi: “Kahleni, kahleni!”

kodwa abanyeki nokunyeka.

₉Nantso isiliva, zithathele.

Zenzele, nantso negolide.

Hayi, asipheli esi sitha;

ubutyebi yimfumba koovimba.

₁₀Bayivuthulule bayithimba bayibhodloza.

Waphukile umoya wabantu;

suka bangenelwa yingevane;

ewe, babanjwe kukungcangcazela,

ubuso butsho bambatsha.

₁₁Iphi ke indlu yengonyama?

Siphi isikhundla apho ebesondlelwa khona amathole,

apho bezihamba khona iinkunzi neemazi namathole,

zingaphazanyiswa nto?

₁₂Ingonyama iwazingelele amthole ayo,

oogxa bayo yabaqwengela amaxhoba;

imingxuma yayo iyizalise ngenyama,

isikhundla sayo siphuphuma okuqwengiweyo.

₁₃Nanku umlomo kaNdikhoyo onamandla onke:

“Uyabona, ndikuchasile.

Iinqwelo zakho zokulwa ndozifaka umlilo;

iingonyama zakho eziselula zodliwa likrele.

Ndoliphelisa ehlabathini ixhoba lakho;

ilizwi lezigidimi zakho soze libuye livakale.”