1vay·hi de·var-ha·shem el-yo·v·nah she·nit le·mor. 2kum lech el-ni·ne·veh ha·'ir hag·ge·do·v·lah; vik·ra e·lei·ha et-hak·ke·ri·'ah, a·sher a·no·chi do·ver e·lei·cha. 3vai·ya·kam yo·v·nah vai·ye·lech el-ni·ne·veh kid·var ha·shem; ve·ni·ne·veh ha·ye·tah ir-ge·do·v·lah le·lo·him, ma·ha·lach she·lo·shet ya·mim. 4vai·ya·chel yo·v·nah la·vo·v va·'ir, ma·ha·lach yo·vm e·chad; vai·yik·ra vai·yo·mar, o·vd ar·ba·'im yo·vm, ve·ni·ne·veh neh·pa·chet.

5vai·ya·'a·mi·nu an·shei ni·ne·veh be·lo·him; vai·yik·re·'u-tzo·vm vai·yil·be·shu sak·kim, mig·ge·do·v·lam ve·'ad-ke·tan·nam. 6vai·yig·ga had·da·var el-me·lech ni·ne·veh, vai·ya·kam mik·kis·'ov, vai·ya·'a·ver ad·dar·tov me·'a·lav; vay·chas sak, vai·ye·shev al-ha·'e·fer. 7vai·yaz·'ek vai·yo·mer be·ni·ne·veh, mit·ta·'am ham·me·lech u·ge·do·lav le·mor; ha·'a·dam ve·hab·be·he·mah hab·ba·kar ve·ha·tzon al-yit·'a·mu me·'u·mah, al-yir·'u, u·ma·yim al-yish·tu. 8ve·yit·kas·su sak·kim ha·'a·dam ve·hab·be·he·mah, ve·yik·re·'u el-e·lo·him be·cha·ze·kah; ve·ya·shu·vu ish mid·dar·kov ha·ra·'ah, u·min-he·cha·mas a·sher be·chap·pei·hem. 9mi-yo·v·de·a' ya·shuv, ve·ni·cham ha·'e·lo·him; ve·shav me·cha·ro·vn ap·pov ve·lo no·ved.

10vai·yar· ha·'e·lo·him et-ma·'a·sei·hem, ki-sha·vu mid·dar·kam ha·ra·'ah; vai·yin·na·chem ha·'e·lo·him al-ha·ra·'ah a·sher-dib·ber la·'a·so·vt-la·hem ve·lo a·sah.