1 PLS Rumavi maken mudranae kowae kenae yakadjaen giutufbake ke, homhavaramjaen duv-duv mae ni, raoh armemakahaneni armijaen, gi haisaf maidafke kafodimjaen! BSB BSB: One who scatters advances against you, O Nineveh. Guard the fortress! Watch the road! Brace yourselves! Summon all your strength!
2 PLS MYAO KODON hauwah bohos Efae ni gafus vaimaken E hauwa Yakub ke, israelke mama hauwah kahanenenae, yafakedef ani tarau yafakisiren amgwaf gi sene hanae dafan. BSB BSB: For the LORD will restore the splendor of Jacob like the splendor of Israel, though destroyers have laid them waste and ruined the branches of their vine.
3 PLS Maigimasir rigav batav eker sauav gasmasasir, ke nigaf-nigaf derbohos avag gagdon mahaimanae. Kereta mae sevar sevar-sevar nekamaid yod susam kahane, atav suv varasir manae one kuda tae vatarni havadifini nennae aedohomae dafain BSB BSB: The shields of his mighty men are red; the valiant warriors are dressed in scarlet. The fittings of the chariots flash like fire on the day they are prepared, and the spears of cypress have been brandished.
4 PLS One kereta vatarae burhanae one aftuf anhag ke okehae-ekesari makirgu BSB BSB: The chariots dash through the streets; they rush around the plazas, appearing like torches, darting about like lightning.
5 PLS Keaifwaf madef rigaf etohtae riritairasi ke onaiguni bura hafansir one afhaimke raumhanae dafake ramavinenae. BSB BSB: He summons his nobles; they stumble as they advance. They race to its wall; the protective shield is set in place.
6 PLS Afuf fohabmae dava aivat-aivat bae kaivafusur; istana af vohav ke divaintae roh yah motakomainke. BSB BSB: The river gates are thrown open and the palace collapses.
7 PLS One permaisuri barnakir andugaftae ke utarke taifanae hanae afag kande imhafusurke, manae urakem etoh tae darvakomhae, hargi naha betavuf ke, votomhae roh yah motakomain naha roh erkwayafkahaneni roh motakmainke. BSB BSB: It is decreed that the city be exiled and carried away; her maidservants moan like doves, and beat upon their breasts.
8 PLS Niniwe bae admid ahkahaneni dafan ahtadah bae arkohomae dene! Arkohomae dene! Auwah sadohomae dana maken BSB BSB: Nineveh has been like a pool of water throughout her days, but now it is draining away. “Stop! Stop!” they cry, but no one turns back.
9 PLS Ke parak kee, emaske taifamjaen omadadan wan -wan saisi bae taifasadon auwat bohos kiken! BSB BSB: “Plunder the silver! Plunder the gold!” There is no end to the treasure, an abundance of every precious thing.
10 PLS Aefan ani, hauwah yakon ani, ofhan kod rarayaf kimaken, enefaran rigaf ani retaf yah kenae dadaimaken. BSB BSB: She is emptied! Yes, she is desolate and laid waste! Hearts melt, knees knock, bodies tremble, and every face grows pale!
11 PLS Dahaya one singa usmahanae bandev bae, dahaeya naha natman navgadebae, singa hovhan gi ivar gi hargaya gini, nataman navgake utuv bae dahaeva, naha duv naumha haserbae? BSB BSB: Where is the lions’ lair or the feeding ground of the young lions, where the lion and lioness prowled with their cubs, with nothing to frighten them away?
12 PLS Singa ni naha uken go hargyav naha bahaden nenae one singa nigav tae naha usaden nenae one vohav naha natman ni kagnae didan nenae. BSB BSB: The lion mauled enough for its cubs and strangled prey for the lioness. It filled its dens with the kill, and its lairs with mauled prey.
13 PLS Bai nahni, go noho amon madef kikon, neke MYAO KODON sin av. Noho vamukon go kereta sumsur kiken, manae one pedang ni vanae singa modiken. Noho one natman vishavukon ene aiyao tuv nake. Onetupnake sinamtai rigaf roh darohaserkimaken BSB BSB: “Behold, I am against you,” declares the LORD of Hosts. “I will reduce your chariots to cinders, and the sword will devour your young lions. I will cut off your prey from the earth, and the voices of your messengers will no longer be heard.”