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ISAHLUKO1
1IzwilikaJehovalafikakuJonaindodanaka-Amithayi, lathi:
2SukauyeeNineve,umuziomkhulu,umemezengawo; ngobaububibabobukhuphukelephambikwami.
3KephauJonawasukaukubaabalekeleeTharishishi ebuswenibukaJehova,wehlelaeJopha;wafumana umkhumbioyaeTharishishi;wayesekhokhaimaliyawo, wehlelakuwo,ukuzeahambenawo,ayeeTharishishi, asukeebuswenibukaJehova
4KodwauJehovawathumelaumoyaomkhuluelwandle, kwabakhonaisiphephoesikhuluelwandle,umkhumbi wazewangathiuzaphuka
5Amatilosiesaba,akhala,kwabayilowonalowo kunkulunkuluwakhe,aphonsaolwandleimpahla eyayisemkhunjiniukubaubelulakuboKephauJona wayehleleezingxenyeniezingaphakathizomkhumbi; walalaubuthongo
6Umphathiwomkhumbiwezakuye,wathikuye:"Uthini, wenaoleleyona?"sukuma,ubizeuNkulunkuluwakho, mhlawumbeuNkulunkuluangasikhumbula,ukuze singabhubhi
7Bathi,kwabayilowonalowokumnganewakhe:"Wozani senzeinkatho,saziukuthikungenxakabanilobububi buphezukwethu"Benzainkatho,inkathoyawelauJona
8Basebethikuye:"Akeusitsheleukuthikungenxakabani lobububibuphezukwethu;Uyiniumsebenziwakho?uvela ngaphi?liyiniizwelakini?ungowabaphiabantu?
9Wathikubo:“NgingumHeberu;ngiyamesabauJehova uNkulunkuluwezuluowenzileulwandlenomhlabathi owomileyo.
10Amadodaesabangokwesabaokukhulu,athikuye: Ukwenzelenilokhu?Ngokubaamadodaaziukuthi ubalekileebuswenibukaJehova,ngokubawayebatshelile.
11Basebethikuye:"Siyakwenzenjanikuwe,ukuze ulwandleluthulekithina?"ngobaulwandlelwaluqhubeka luyisiphepho
12Wathikubo:“Ngiphakamiseni,ningiphonseolwandle; kanjaloulwandleluyakuzolakini,ngokubangiyaziukuthi ngenxayamilesisiphephoesikhulusiphezukwenu.
13Nokhoamadodaagwedlakanzimaukubaaliyiseezweni; kodwabehluleka,ngobaulwandlelwalulokhuluvunguza phezukwabo.
14BakhalakuJehova,bathi:“Siyakuncenga,Jehova, siyakuncenga,masingabhubhingenxayomphefumulowalo muntu,ungabekiphezukwethuigazielingenacala, ngokubawenaJehovawenzilenjengokuthandayowena
15BasebemfunqulauJona,bamphonsaelwandle,ulwandle lwathulaekuthukuthelenikwalo.
16AmadodaayesesabauJehovangokwesabaokukhulu, ahlabelauJehovaumhlatshelo,enzaizithembiso 17UJehovawayeselungiseleinhlanzienkuluukuba imginyeuJonaUJonawayesesiswinisenhlanziizinsuku ezintathunobusukuobuthathu
ISAHLUKO2
1UJonawakhulekakuJehovauNkulunkuluwakhe esesiswinisenhlanzi, 2Wathi:"NgosizilwamingakhalakuJehova,wangizwa; Ngamemezangisesiswinisendawoyabafileyo,wezwaizwi lami
3Ngokubawangiphonsaekujuleni,phakathikwezilwandle; izikhukhulazangihaqa;onkeamazaakhonamazaakho adlulaphezukwami
4Ngasengisithi:Ngixotshiwephambikwakho;nokho ngiyakubuyengibhekeethempelinilakhoelingcwele.
5Amanziangihaqa,kwazekwabasemphefumulweni;utwa lwangizungeza,ukhulalwahaqaikhandalami
6Ngehlelaphansikwezintaba;umhlabanemigoqoyawo wawungizungezakuzekubephakade;nokho ukukhuphulileukuphilakwamiekonakaleni,Jehova Nkulunkuluwami.
7Laphoumphefumulowamiuphelaamandlaphakathi kwami,ngamkhumbulauJehova,umkhulekowamiwafika kuweethempelinilakhoelingcwele.
8Abagcinaokuyizezamangabashiyaumusawabo 9Kephaminangiyakuhlabelakuwengezwilokubonga; Ngizokufezalokhoengikufungile.InsindisoivelakuJehova. 10UJehovawakhulumanenhlanzi,yamhlanzelauJona emhlabathiniowomileyo
ISAHLUKO3
1IzwilikaJehovalafikakuJonangokwesibili,lathi: 2SukauyeeNineve,umuziomkhulu,ushumayelekuwo isimemezeloengikutshelasona.
3UJonawasuka,wayaeNinevenjengezwilikaJehova ManjeiNinevelaliwumuziomkhulukakhulu,uhambo lwezinsukuezintathu.
4UJonawaqalaukungenaemzini,uhambolosuku, wamemeza,wathi:Kusezakubayizinsukuezingamashumi amane,beselichithwaiNineve.
5AbantubaseNinevebakholwanguNkulunkulu, bamemezelaukuzilaukudla,bembathaindwangu yamasaka,kusukelakwabakhulubabokwazekwaba kwabancanebabo
6KwasekufikaizwienkosiniyaseNineve,yasukuma esihlalwenisayosobukhosi,yakhumulainguboyayo, yembathisaindwanguyamasaka,yahlalaemlotheni
7Yasimemezela,yasakazaeNinevengomthethowenkosi nezikhuluzayo,othi:“Makungabikhomuntunasilwane esifuywayo,inkomonomaimvu,okunambithautho, makungadli,kungaphuzimanzi;
8Kephaabantunezilwanemakubembesweindwangu yamasaka,bakhalengokunamandlakuNkulunkulu,yebo, mababuye,kubeyilowonalowoendleleniyakheembi nasebudloveniobusezandlenizabo.
9NgubaniowaziyoumauNkulunkuluengaphenduka aphenduke,abuyeentukuthelweniyakheevuthayo,ukuze singabhubhi?
10UNkulunkuluwabonaizenzozaboukuthibabuyile endleleniyaboembi;uNkulunkuluwazisolangobubi abeshiloukuthiuyakubenzakubo;futhiakakwenzanga.
ISAHLUKO4
1KodwakwabakubikakhulukuJona,wathukuthela kakhulu.
2WakhulekakuJehova,wathi:“Ngiyakuncenga,Jehova, bekungesiloizwilamingisezwenilakithina?Ngalokho ngabalekelaeTharishishingaphambili,ngokubangangazi ukuthiunguNkulunkuluonomusa,nesihawu,owephuza ukuthukuthela,nonomusaomkhulu,futhiuyazisola ngobubi
3Ngakho-ke,Jehova,akeususekimiukuphilakwami; ngobakungconokimiukufakulokuphila
4WayesethiuJehova:“Uyalungisaukuthukuthelana?
5UJonawayesephumaemzini,wahlalangasempumalanga komuzi,wazenzelakhonaidokodo,wahlalaphansikwalo ethunzini,ukuzeaboneokuyakwenzekangomuzi.
6UJehovauNkulunkuluwamiselaumhlakuva, wawukhulisaphezukukaJona,ubengumthunziphezu kwekhandalakhe,ukumkhululaosizinilwakhe.Ngakho uJonawawujabulelakakhuluumhlakuva
7KodwauNkulunkuluwalungiselaimpethuekuntweleni kokusangosukuolulandelayo,yawutshayaumhlakuva wazewabuna
8Kwathi,ekuphumenikwelanga,uNkulunkuluwalungisa umoyaoshisayowasempumalanga;ilangalashayaekhanda likaJona,waquleka,wafisaukufakuye,wathi:Kungcono kimiukufakunokuphila
9UNkulunkuluwathikuJona:"Ingabeuthukuthelele umhlakuvana?"Wathi:"Ngenzakahlengokuthukuthela kuzekubesekufeni"
10WayesethiuJehova:“Wenauhawukeleumhlakuva ongawukhandlekelanganongawukhulisanga;eyakhuphuka ngobusukubunye,yabhubhangobusukubunye;
11Mina-kebengingayikulihawukelayiniiNineve,umuzi omkhulu,okukhonakuwoabantuabangaphezu kwezinkulungwaneezingamashumiayisithupha abangakwaziukwahlukanisaisandlasokunenenesokhohlo; nezinkomoeziningina?