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