uYona
ISAHLUKO1
1KekalokukwafikailizwilikaYehovakuYona,unyana ka-Amitayi,lisithi, 2Suk’ume,uyeeNineve,kuloomzimkhulu,umemeze ngawo;ngokubaububibabobunyukile,bezaphambikwam. 3WesukakeuYona,ebalekelaeTarshishe,emkaebusweni bukaYehova;wafumanainqanawaeyaeTarshishe wayirholaingqeshoyayo,wehla,wangenakuyo,ukuzeaye naboeTarshishe,emkeebuswenibukaYehova
4KeuYehovawagalelekisaumoyaomkhuluelwandle; kwabakhoumoyaomkhuluovuthuzayoelwandle, inqanawaleyoyangaizakwaphuka
5Boyikaoomateloshe,bakhalaelowokuthixowakhe; bayijulelaelwandleimpahlaebisenqanaweni, ukuziphungulelabonaKeuYonawayehlewayaphakathi encaminiyomkhombe;Walalayoyi
6Wezakuyeumphathiwomkhombe,wathikuye,Wenza ntonina,thongondini?suk’ume,ubizeuThixowakho, ukubaokuneneuThixowosikhumbula,ukubasingabhubhi
7Bathielowokummelwanewakhe,Yizani,senze amaqashiso,saziukubakungenxakabaninaukubasibe nobububiBawisaamaqashiso,iqashisolaphumanoYona 8Bathikuye,Khawusixelele,kungenxakabaninaukuba sibenobububi?Uyintoninaumsebenziwakho?uvelaphi na?liphinailizwelakowenu?ungowabaphinaabantu?
9Wathikubo,NdingumHebhere;ndiyamoyikauYehova, uThixowamazulu,owenzaulwandle,nomhlabalo womileyo
10Oyikaamadodalawongoloyikoolukhulu,athikuye, Yintoninaleuyenzileyo?Ngokubaamadodalawoayesazi ukubaubalekaemkaebuswenibukaYehova,kuba wayewaxelele.
11Athikuye,Masenzentoninakuwe,ukuzeulwandle ludambe,lusiyeke?kubaulwandlebelusilwa,lusilwa.
12Wathikuwo,Ndifunquleni,nindijuleleelwandle;luya kunizolaulwandle;kubandiyazi,ukubalomoya,mkhulu uvuthuzayo,uphezukwenu,kungenxayam
13Atyhudisaemazeniamadoda,ezamaukuyibuyisela emhlabeniowomileyoinqanawa;akhohlwa,kubaulwandle lwayalusilwaphezukwawo.
14BakhalakekuYehova,bathi,Síyakukhunga,Yehova, masingafingenxayomphefumlowalendoda,ungalibeki phezukwethuigazielimsulwa;ngokubawena,Yehova, wenzengokuthandakwakhowena
15AmfunqulakeuYona,amjulelaelwandle;lwazola ulwandle,lwakuyekaukujalakwalo.
16AmadodaamoyikauYehovangoloyikoolukhulu, abingelelakuYehovaumbingelelo,abhambathisa izibhambathiso.
17UYehovawamiselaintlanzienkuluukubaimginye uYonaUYonawabasembilininiwentlanziiiminiezintathu nobusukuobuthathu.
ISAHLUKO2
1UYonawathandazakuYehovauThixowakheembilinini wentlanzi,wathi,
2Wathi,NdakhalakuYehovaembandezelweniyam, Wandiphendula;Ndazibikandisesiswiniselabafileyo, Walivawenailizwilam.
3Ngokubawawundiphosaenzulwini,embilinini yeelwandle;Yandirhawulaimilambo,Amazaakho agugumayoadlulephezukwam.
4Ndathikemna,Ndigxothiwephambikwamehloakho; ukantindiyakubuyandibhekeetempileniyakhoengcwele
5Andirhawulaamanzi,adaezaemphefumlweni; Andijikelezaenzonzobila,Ingcayolwandleyayithijize intlokoyam
6Ndehlandayaezikhondwenizeentaba;Kelonaihlabathi, imivaloyaloyandivalelangonaphakade;Wasuka wabunyuselaesihogweniubomibam,YehovaThixowam 7Ekutyhafenikomphefumlowamphakathikwam, ndakhumbulauYehova,wafikakuweumthandazowam etempileniyakhoengcwele
8AbagcineamampungeangentoyantoBayishiyainceba yabo
9Kemnandiyakubingelelakuwendinezwilokubulela; Okondikubhambathisileyondiyakukufezekisa.Usindiso lolukaYehova
10UYehovawathethanentlanzi,yamhlanzelauYona emhlabeniowomileyo.
ISAHLUKO3
1KwafikailizwilikaYehovakuYonaokwesibini,lisithi, 2Suk’ume,uyeeNineve,kuloomzimkhulu,umemeze ngawoumemezoendithethalonakuwe
3WesukakeuYona,wayaeNinevengokwelizwi likaYehova.KekalokuiNineveibingumziomkhulu kuThixo,iluhambolweentsukuezintathu
4UYonawaqalawangenakuloomziuhambolosuku olunye,wamemeza,wathi,Zisayakubaziintsuku ezimashumimane,iNineveibhukuqwe.
5AmadodaaseNineveakholwakuThixo,amemauzilo, ambathaezirhwexayo,ethabathelakwabakhulubawo,esa kwabancinanebawo
6LafikailizwielokukumkaniwaseNineve;wesuka etroneniyakhe,wayisusawayibekaphantsiinguboyakhe ende,wazigubungelangezirhwexayo,wahlalaeluthuthwini
7WahambisawathieNinevengomthethowokumkani nezikhuluzakhe,makungangcambimntunankomo, nankomonempahlaemfutshane;mazingadli,ungaseli manzi
8Mazigutyungelweezirhwexayoumntunenkomo,akhale kuThixongokunamandla,abuyeelowoendleleniyakhe embi,elugonyamelweniolusezandlenizakhe
9Ngubaninaowaziyoukubaakangebuyikantiazohlwaye uThixo,abuyeekuvuthenikomsindowakhe,ukuze singabhubhi?
10UThixowazibonaizenzozabo,ukubababuyile ezindlelenizaboezimbi;uThixowazohlwayangenxa yobubi,abetheuyakubenzakubo;akayenzaloonto
ISAHLUKO4
1KwabakubikuYonakakhulu,wavuthangumsindo.
2WathandazakuYehova,wathi,Yehova,asililonaelo lizwi,okobendisezwenilakowethu?Ndabalekela eTarshishengenxayoko;ngokubabendisaziukuba
unguThixoobabalayo,onemfesane,ozekakadeumsindo, onencebaenkulu,ozohlwayayongenxayobubi.
3Kengoko,Yehova,wuthabathekumumphefumlowam; kubaukufakumkulungilekunokubandidleubomi.
4WathiuYehova,Uyalungisanaukuqumba?
5WaphumakeuYonakuwoumzi,wahlala ngasempumalangakuwoumzi,wazenzelakhonaumnquba; wahlalaphantsikwawoemthunzini,ukuzeadeabone ukubakuyakuthekaninakuwoumzi
6UYehovauThixowammiselaumhlavuthwa;wenyuka wabaphezukoYona,ukubaubengumthunzientlokweni yakhe,umhlanguleebubinibakheWawuvuyelakeuYona umhlavuthwalowo.
7KodwauThixowamiselaintshulubekusasangengomso, yawubethaumhlavuthwalowo,woma
8Kwathi,lakuphumailanga,uThixowamiselaumoya wasempumalangaolulophu;ilangalabethakuYonaentloko, wawaisiduli,wanqwenelaukufaumphefumlowakhe; wathi,Kulungileukufakum,kunokubandidleubomi.
9WathiuThixokuYona,Uyalungisanaukuthiwa ngumsindongenxayomhlavuthwa?Wathi,Ndiyatyapha ukuqumba,kudekuseekufeni.
10WathiuYehova,Wenaubenencebangomhlavuthwa, ongabulalekangakuwo,ongawukhulisanga;eyenyuka ngobusuku,yatshabalalangobusuku.
11ndingabinancebanakemnangenxayeNineve,loomzi mkhulu,unabantuabangaphezukwekhuluelinamanci mabiniamawaka,abangakwaziyoukunenekwabo kwikhohlolabo;kwaneenkomoezininzi?