8 Ngiisi ábali mu daakana, bakizi ludaaka. Yago madaaki, gakizi vyula ikingisho-ngisho Levyataani.
Uyo Yosiya, umuleevi Yeremiya anateera ulwimbo lweꞌkimombo hiꞌgulu lyage. Abahisiraheeri bali mu ba noꞌmugeeza gwoꞌkuyimba hiꞌgulu lya Yosiya mu kimombo kyabo, halinde zeene. Yizo nyimbo zeꞌkimombo, ziri nyandike mu bitaabo byabo.
Yubwo bushigi, bubulage abaana. Batanakizi banda akabuuli hiꞌgulu lyabwo.
Yulwo lusiku, indonde zoꞌmukyo, zibeerage mu kihulu. Kundu lwangayifwija ukubona ulukeera, haliko lubulikage. Lutabonage ngiisi kwo lukula agaatema.
Yikyo kingisho-ngisho kyoꞌmujoka Levyataani, kundu umundu angagira mbu akigwate, shoobe! Ikyanya ali mu kibona, ali mu yami hemuka umutima.
«Ikyanya kiri mu yasamura, ulukeera lunayilashuule. Amasu gaakyo, gali mu keyengana ngiꞌzuuba, ikyanya liri mu tunduuka.
«Mu kihugo kyoshi, ndaakyo kindi kiremwa íkyangakihasha. Ibindi byoshi biri byoba-byoba naaho.
Yulwo lusiku, Nahano agaahana ikingisho-ngisho kyoꞌmujoka Levyataani, gulya úgutuuziri mu nyaaja. Yugwo mujoka, kundu guli mu kizi puumuka, gunali mu yizonga-zonga, si Nahano agayomola ingooti yage, anayami guyita.
Nahano Rurema woꞌbushobozi bwoshi agweti agaadeta kwokuno: «Abandu bagakizi liruuka mu tuguliro, na mu ngiisi injira. Bagakizi bululuka kwokuno: “Ala twe! Ala twe!” Bagakizi tabaaza abahiizi, banatange ifwaranga imwaꞌbalizi, gira bakizi yiji batabaala ukulira.
“Si tukamùlakiza umuteera-teera, mutanakina! Neꞌkyanya tukamùyimbira ulwimbo lwaꞌmaganya, mutanalira.”
Neꞌri bakahika ha mwoꞌyo mukulu Yahiro, banagwana abandu bakola mu bululuka.