11 Kusuka lapho umbuso wakhe waze wefika e-Asiriya. Nimrodi wakha iNineve, neRehobothi Iri, neKhala,
neReseni, emkhatsini weNineve neKhala; lelo bekulidolobha lelikhulu.
Ngako Senaheribi, inkhosi yase-Asiriya, wadzilita inkambu yakhe, wahamba wabuyela eNineve, wayawuhlala khona.
teta kuZerubhabheli nakubaholi bemindeni, tafike tatsi: “Sicela kunisita kulokwakha, ngobe njengani, natsi sifuna loNkulunkulu wenu. Tsine besisolo sinikela kuye kusukela ngesikhatsi sa-Esahadoni, inkhosi yase-Asiriya, lowasiletsa lapha.”
Ngisho nebase-Asiriya bahlangene kanye nabo, babalekeleli bebatukulu baLoti. Cabanga.
Ngako-ke Senaheribi, inkhosi yase-Asiriya, wadzilita inkambu yakhe, wahamba wabuyela eNineve, wayawuhlala khona.
“ ‘BaseHarani, nebaseKhane, nebase-Edeni kanye nebahwebi baseSheba, nebase-Asiriya, nebaseKhilmadi nabo babetsengiselana nawe.
“I-Asiriya ikhona lapho kanye nayo yonkhe imphi yayo; itungeletwe ngemathuna abo bonkhe lababulewe bayo, bonkhe labo lababulewe ngenkemba.
I-Asiriya ngeke isisindzise; singeke siwagibele emahhashi emphi. Singeke siphindze sisho futsi, sitsi: ‘Bonkulunkulu betfu’ kuloko lokwakhiwa tandla tetfu, ngobe kuwe wena wedvwa tintsandzane letite boyise titfola sihawu.”
“Hamba uye eNineve, lidolobha lelikhulukati, ufike umemetele kubantfu balo utsi bubi babo sebenyukele kimi.”
Bayakuyehlula bayincobe i-Asiriya, lekulive laNimrodi; yebo, bayakuyibusa ngemkhonto. Ngalendlela siyakuphephiswa kuma-Asiriya, nakahlasela live letfu.
Leli livi lesembulo macondzana neNineve, yincwadzi yembono waNahume wase-Elkhoshi.
Njengesitiba semanti, injalo neNineve; bantfu bayo bayabaleka kuyo, banjengemanti lageleta esuka esitibeni sawo. Bamemeta batsi: “Manini! Manini!” Kodvwa kute ngisho namunye lobanakako.
Bonkhe labakubonako bayawukubalekela, batsi: ‘INineve seyiwile, sengusemaboleleni, ingabe itawukhalelwa ngubani?’ Ngingamtfolaphi umuntfu longahle akudvudvute?”
Simakadze uyakwelula sandla sakhe amelane nenyakatfo, abhubhise i-Asiriya, iNineve ayishiye ilihlane, yome njengelugwadvule.
Noko nine maKheni niyawubhujiswa ngesikhatsi nitfunjwa ngu-Ashuri.”
Imikhumbi iyawuchamuka elusentseni lwelwandle eKhithimu, imncobe Ashuri na-Ebheri, noko, naye uyawubhujiswa.”