UNahum
ISAHLUKO 1
1 Isihlabo esisingisele kwiNineve. Incwadi yombono kaNahum waseElikoshe.
2 UYehova nguThixo onobukhwele, ophindezelayo; uYehova ngumphindezeli, noburhalarhume; uYehova ngumphindezeli kubachasibakhe,ezigcinelaiintshabazakheumsindowakhe.
3UYehovauzekakadeumsindo,mkhulungamandla,akakheamenze msulwa ongendawo; uYehova indlela yakhe isesaqhwithini naseqhwithini,namafuluthulilweenyawozakhe.
4 Ukhalimela ulwandle, alutshise, ayomise nemilambo yonke; intshwenyile iKarmele neBhashan, intshwenyile intyantyambo yaseLebhanon.
5 Iintaba ziyanyikima phambi kwakhe, neenduli ziyanyibilika; liyafukuka ihlabathi ebusweni bakhe, elimiweyo nabemi bonke abakulo.
6 Ngubani na ongemayo phambi kobhavumo lwakhe? Ngubani na onokumelana nokuvutha komsindo wakhe? ubushushu bakhe buphalazekanjengomlilo,namawaayadilizwanguye.
7 UYehova ulungile, uligwiba ngemini yembandezelo; uyabazi abakholosengaye.
8 Ke uyayiphelisa indawo yayo ngomkhukula ehamba phandle, azisukeleiintshabazakheemnyameni.
9 Nicinga ntoni na ngoYehova? uya kuyiphelisa kuphele, imbandezeloayiyikuvukaokwesibini.
10 Kubabofanelanabephinyelenengokweziphingo,benxila yiwayini yabo emnandi:bayakudliwakuphele,njengeendiza ezomileyo. 11KuphumekuweocingaokubingoYehova,ocebaubutshijolo.
12 Utsho uYehova ukuthi; Nokuba bathe cwaka, bebaninzi nokuba baninzi,bayakusikwa nokobenjalo,xaathe wacanda. Ndikucinezele nje,andiyikuphindandikucinezele.
13 Ngoku ke ndiya kuyaphula idyokhwe yakhe, ingabikho kuwe, ndiziqhawuleizitropuzakho.
14 Ke uYehova uwise umthetho ngawe, wokuba akusayi kuba sahlwayelwa nto inegama lakho; endlwini yothixo wakho ndowunqumla umfanekiso oqingqiweyo notyhidiweyo; ndiya kulenza ingcwabaakho; ngokubaumbaxa.
15 Yabonani, zisezintabeni iinyawo zabashumayela iindaba ezilungileyo, abavakalisa usindiso. Yenza imithendeleko yakho, Yuda, zalisa izibhambathiso zakho; ngokuba akasayi kubuya acande kuweongendawo;unqunyulwekwaphela.
ISAHLUKO 2
1Umkhahlisiunyukewezaphambikobusobakho; gcinaungqameko, khangelaindlela,qinisaisinqesakho,qinisaamandlaakho.
2 Ngokuba uYehova ulijikile iqhayiya likaYakobi ngokweqhayiya lakwaSirayeli; ngokuba abathi qongqololo bathe qongqololo, bawonakalisileamasebeemidiliya yabo.
3 Ingweletshetshe yamagorha akhe yenziwe ingqombela, amadoda anobukrotiathiwewambungezibomvu;
4 Iinqwelo zokulwa ziyadlongozela ezitratweni, ziyagilana ezitratweni; ukubonakalakwazokunjengezikhuni ezitshangaziswayo, zibalekanjengemibane.
5 Ukhankanya iingangamsha zakhe; ziya kukhubeka ekuhambeni kwazo; ziya kugxalathelana ukuya eludongeni lwayo,ukulumiswake ukhuselo;
6Ayakuvulwaamasangoemilambo,lichithakaleibhotwe;
7 Uya kuthinjwa uHuzabhi, anyuswe, abakhonzazana bakhe bamqhubenjengezwilamavukuthu,ebethaezifubenizabo.
8 INineve injengechibi lamanzi, kususela koko yabakhoyo; Baya kukhala; yimani, yimani;kodwaakukhobaniubhekangasemva.
9 Thabathani isilivere, nihluthe igolide; kuba akukho kuphela ukutyeba,nozukolweempahlazonkeezinqwenelekayo.
10 Kuthe qongqololo, kwathi qongqololo, kwaba senkangala; intliziyoinyibilika,amadoloayagevezela;
11 Liphi na ikhaya leengonyama, nedlelo leengonyama ezintsha, apho yahamba khona ingonyama, nengonyama entsha, nethole lengonyama,kungekhobaniubothusayo?
12 Ingonyama le iqwenga okwanele amathole ayo, ikrwitshele iingonyamakazi zayo, izalise imingxuma yayo ngexhoba, nezikhundlazayongentoeqwengiweyo.
13 Yabona, ndikuchasile, utsho uYehova wemikhosi; ndozitshisa zibe ngumsi iinqwelo zayo zokulwa, ikrelelizidle iingonyama zakho ezintsha, ndilinqumle emhlabeni ixhoba lakho, nelizwi labathunywa bakho.Akuyikubasaviwa.
ISAHLUKO 3
1 Yeha, mzindini unamagazi! Uzele bubuxoki nokuphanga; akumki amaxhoba;
2 Isithonga sesabhokhwe, nesithonga sokugoqoza kweevili, nokuphalakwamahashe,nokuxhumakweenqwelozokulwa.
3 abamahashe besenza amagqasi, ukubengezela kwekrele, nokubengezela kwezikhali; ukuba baninzi ababuleweyo, izigigaba zabafileyo; azinakuphela izidumbu zabo; bakhubeka phezu kwezidumbu;
4 ngenxa yobuninzi bezihenyuzo zehenyukazi elihle, elinesoya, umnikazi-kukhafula, othengisa iintlanga ngezihenyuzo zakhe, nemizalwanengokukhafulakwakhe.
5 Yabona, ndikuchasile, utsho uYehova wemikhosi; ndozityhila iingubozakho,ndiziphosephezukobuso bakho,ndiziboniseiintlanga ubuzebakho,ndiziboniseizikumkaniukucukucezwakwakho.
6 Ndiya kukugalela ngezinto ezinezothe, ndikwenze inqambi, ndikwenzeubenjengentoebonelwayo.
7 Kuya kuthi, bonke abakubonayo bakubaleke, bathi, INineve ibhuqekile; ngubani na oya kuyikhuza? ndokufunela phi na abathuthuzeli?
8 Uyidlule ngokulunga yini na iNo ka-Amon, eyamisa emijelweni yoMnayile, amanzi engeenxa zonke kuyo; elungqameko lwayo ibilulwandle,udongalwayolululwandle?
9 Ayengamandla ayo amaKushi kwanamaYiputa, engenakuphela ndawoke;amaPutinamaLubhiabengabancedibakho.
10 Nayo ke leyo yafuduswa, yathinjwa, neentsana zayo zacunyuzwa ezimbonjeni zezitrato zonke; amadoda azukileyo kuyo bawenzela amaqashiso;
11 Nawelo uya kunxila, uya kufihlakala; nawe lo uya kufuna igwiba ngenxayotshaba.
12 Zonke iinqaba zakho zoba njengemikhiwane enantlahlela yamakhiwane;
13 Yabona, abantu bakho bangamankazana phakathi kwakho apho; avuleke amasango elizwe lakho, avulekela iintshaba zakho; umlilo utshisaimivaloyakho.
14 Zikhelele amanzi angqingo, qinisa iinqaba zakho; ngena eludakeni,uxovuleudongwe;
15 Khona apho umlilo uya kukutshisa; ikrele liya kukunqumla, liya kukudlanjengenkumbiekhothululayo;
16 Ubandisile ke abarhwebi bakho ngaphezu kweenkwenkwezi zezulu;
17 Abaluluhle bakho banjengeenkumbi ezandayo, abathetheli bakho banjengemiqikela, ngemiqikela yeenkumbi, ezilalisa ezintangweni mhla ngengqele; lithi lingaphuma ilanga, zibaleke zimke, ingazeki indawo yazo,ukubaziphina.
18 Balele abalusi bakho, kumkani Asiriya; iingangamsha zakho zihleli eluthulini; bathe phangalala abantu bakho ezintabeni, akukho ubabuthayo.
19 Akukho kuphiliswa kokwaphuka kwakho; libuhlungu inxeba lakho; bonke abazivayo iindaba zakho bakubetha izandla ngawe; ngokuba ngubani na ezingadlulanga phezu kwakhe ububi bakho ngamaxeshaonke?