Nahum 1: 1 Umutwaro wa Nineve. Igitabo cy'iyerekwa rya Nahumu Elkoshite. 1: 2 Imana ifuha, Uwiteka arihorera; Uhoraho arihorera, kandi ni umujinya mwinshi; Uhoraho azahorera abanzi be, na we uburakari bw'abanzi be. 1: 3 Uwiteka atinda kurakara, kandi afite imbaraga nyinshi, kandi ntazigera abikora kugirwa umwere ababi: Uwiteka afite inzira ye mu muyaga no mu Uwiteka umuyaga, n'ibicu ni umukungugu w'amaguru ye. 1: 4 Yamaganye inyanja, ayumisha, yumisha inzuzi zose: Bashan arababara, na Karumeli, n'indabyo zo muri Libani zirashira. 1: 5 Imisozi iramutigisa, imisozi irashonga, isi irashya imbere ye, yego, isi, n'abayituye bose. 1: 6 Ni nde ushobora guhagarara imbere y'uburakari bwe? Ni nde ushobora kuguma muri uburakari bwe bukaze? uburakari bwe busuka nk'umuriro, n'amabuye yajugunywe na we. 1: 7 Uwiteka ni mwiza, ukomeye mu munsi w'amakuba; kandi arabizi abamwiringira. 1: 8 Ariko n'umwuzure wuzuye, azarangiza burundu aho hantu umwijima uzakurikira abanzi be. 1: 9 Utekereza iki ku Uwiteka? Azarangiza burundu: imibabaro ntishobora kuzamuka ubugira kabiri. 1:10 Kuberako mugihe baziritse hamwe nkamahwa, kandi mugihe basinze nk'abasinzi, bazarya nk'ibyatsi byumye rwose. 1:11 Hariho umwe muri wewe, utekereza ikibi kuri Uwiteka, a umujyanama mubi. 1:12 Uwiteka avuga ati: Nubwo bacecetse, kandi kimwe na benshi, nyamara rero bazacibwa, igihe azanyura. Nubwo mfite ndakubabaje, sinzongera kukubabaza. 1:13 Kuri ubu nzagukuraho ingogo ye, kandi nzagucamo ingoyi sunder. 1:14 Uwiteka yaguhaye itegeko ryerekeye wowe, ko ritakiriho Izina ryawe rizabibwe: mu nzu y'imana zawe nzakata imva ishusho n'ishusho yashongeshejwe: Nzakora imva yawe; kuko uri mubi. 1:15 Dore ku misozi ibirenge bye uzana inkuru nziza, itangaza amahoro! Yuda, komeza iminsi mikuru yawe, kora ibyawe indahiro: kuko ababi batazongera kunyura muri wewe; yaciwe burundu kuzimya.