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ISAHLUKO 1
1 Isiprofetho ngeNineve. Incwadi yombono kaNahume waseElikoshi.
2 UNkulunkulu unomona, uJehova uyaphindisela; uJehova uyaphindisela, uthukuthele; uJehova uyaphindisela kwabamelene naye, uzigcineleizithazakheulaka.
3 UJehova uyephuza ukuthukuthela, unamandla amakhulu, akasoze amyekela omubi;
4 Uyakhuza ulwandle,alomise,ayomisenemifula yonke;
5 Izintabaziyazamazamaphambi kwakhe, namagquma ayancibilika;
6 Ngubani ongema phambi kwentukuthelo yakhe? ngubani ongahlala ekuvutheni kolaka lwakhe na? ukufutheka kwakhe kuthululwa njengomlilo,namadwalaawiswaphansi nguye.
7 UJehova muhle, uyinqaba ngosuku lwenhlupheko; uyabazi abathembela kuye.
8 Kepha ngozamcolo okhukhulayo uyakuqeda indawo yayo, axoshe izithazakheubumnyama.
9 Nicabangani ngoJehova na? uyakuqeda impela, ukuhlupheka akuyikuvuka ngokwesibili.
10 Ngokuba besongelwe njengameva, bedakwe njengezidakwa, bayakushwabadela njengamabibi omile.
11 Kuphumekuweocebaokubi ngoJehova, umelulekiomubi.
12 Usho kanje uJehova; Noma bethula, bebaningi kanjalo, bayakunqunywa kanjalo lapho edlula. Noma ngikuhluphile, angisayikuhlupha.
13 Ngokuba manje ngiyakulaphula ijoka lakhe, lisuke kuwe, ngigqabuleizibophozakho.
14 UJehova ukhiphe umyalo ngawe wokuba akungabe kusahlwanyelwa okwegama lakho; endlini yawonkulunkulu bakho ngiyakunquma isithombe esibaziweyo nesithombe esibunjiweyo; ngobaungcolile.
15 Bhekani ezintabeni izinyawo zoletha izindaba ezinhle, omemezela ukuthula. O Juda, gcina imikhosi yakho emisiweyo, ugcwalise izithembiso zakho, ngokuba omubi akasayikudabula kuwe; unqunyiweimpela.
ISAHLUKO 2
1 Ochoboza ukhuphukele phambi kobuso bakho; gcina inqaba, qaphela indlela,qinisaizinkalozakho,qinisaamandlaakhokakhulu.
2 Ngokuba uJehova ujikisile inkazimulo kaJakobe njengobukhosi buka-Israyeli, ngokuba abathululwayo babathululile, bawonakalisile amagatsha ezivinizabo.
3 Isihlangu samaqhawe akhe sibomvu, amaqhawe ambethe okubomvu; izinqola ziyakuba nezimbaqa ezivuthayo ngosuku lokuzilungisela, nemisayipuresi izanyazanyiswa kakhulu.
4 Izinqola ziyakuhlokoma ezitaladini, zigijimelana ezitaladini; zinjengezimbaqa,zigijima njengombani.
5 Uyakulandisa izikhulu zakhe; ziyakukhubeka ekuhambeni kwazo; bayakuphuthuma odongenilwawo, kulungisweisivikelo.
6 Amasango emifulaayakuvulwa, isigodlosichithwe;
7 Futhi uHuzabi uyothunjwa, akhushulwe, futhi izincekukazi zakhe ziyomhola njengezwi lamajuba,ziqamekela ezifubeni zawo.
8 Kepha iNineve lalinjengechibi lamanzi kwasendulo, kepha bayakubaleka. Yimani, yimani, bakhale; kodwa kakho ozakhangela emuva.
9 Thabathani isiliva, liphange igolide, ngokuba ukuqoqwa akupheli nenkazimulo yempahla yonkeemihle.
10 Liyize, liyize, lichithekile, inhliziyo iyancibilika, amadolo ayashayisana, nobuhlungu obukhulu kuzo zonke izinkalo, nobuso babobumnyama.
11 Liphi idlelo lamabhubesi, nedlelo lamabhongo ezingonyama, lapho kwahamba khona ingonyama, nebhongo lengonyama, nethole lengonyama, kungekho obesabisayo?
12 Ingonyama yadwengula okwanele amazinyane ayo, yaklimela amabhubesikazi ayo, yagcwalisa imigodi yayo ngempango, nemigodi yayo ngokudla inyama.
13“Bheka,ngimelenenawe,”ushouJehovaSebawoti,‘ngiyakushisa izinqola zalo emsini, inkemba idle amabhongo akho ezingonyama, nginqume emhlabeni impango yakho nezwi lezithunywa zakho. kayisayikuzwakala.
ISAHLUKO 3
1 Maye kuwo umuzi onegazi! konke kugcwele amanga nokuphanga; impango ayisuki;
2 Umsindo wesiswebhu, nomsindo wokugedlezela kwamasondo, nowemahhashiagadulayo, nezinqola ezigxumayo.
3 Umgadi wehhashi uphakamisa kokubili inkemba ekhazimulayo nomkhonto ocwazimulayo, futhi kukhona isixuku sababuleweyo nenani elikhulu lezidumbu; futhi akukho ukuphela kwezidumbu zabo; bakhubekaphezukwezidumbu zabo;
4 ngenxa yobuningi bobufebe besifebe esihle, inkosikazi yemilingo, esithengisa izizwengobufebebaso, nemindeni ngobuthakathibaso.
5 “Bheka, ngimelene nawe,” usho uJehova Sebawoti; ngiyakwembula imiphetho yakho ebusweni bakho, ngibonise izizwe ubunqunubakho, nemibusoihlazo lakho.
6 Ngiyakuphonsa isinengiso phezu kwakho, ngikwenze ungcolile, ngikwenzeubukeke.
7 “Kuyakuthi bonke abakubonayo bakubaleke, bathi: ‘INineve lichithekile; ngingakufunelaphiabaduduzi na?
8 Ulingcono yini kuneNo elinabantu abaningi, elakhiwe phakathi kwemifula, amanzi nxazonke zalo, eligodlo lwalo lwaluwulwandle, ugangelwalo luvela olwandle, na?
9 IKushe neGibithe kwakungamandla alo, ayengenakuphela; AmaPhuthi namaLubiayengabasizi bakho.
10 Nokho lathunjwa, laya ekuthunjweni, nabantwana balo bachotshozwa esiqongwenisemigwaqo yonke;
11 Naweuyakudakwa, ucashe, uyofunaamandla ngenxa yesitha.
12 Zonke izinqaba zakho ziyakuba njengemikhiwane enalibo; uma inyakaziswa,awela emlonyeni wodlayo.
13 Bheka, abantu bakho phakathi kwakho bangabesifazane; amasango ezwe lakho avulekele izitha zakho, umlilo udle imigoqo yakho.
14 Zikhelele amanzi okuvinjezelwa, uqinise izinqaba zakho, ngena odakeni,uxoveudaka, uqiniseuhonela.
15 Lapho umlilo uyakukuqeda; inkemba iyakunquma, ikuqede njengenkasa; zandisenjengenkasa,zandisenjengezinkumbi.
16 Wandisileabathengisibakho ngaphezu kwezinkanyezizezulu;
17 Abathweswe imiqhele yakho banjengesikhonyane, nezinduna zakho zinjengezintethe ezinkulu ezimisa ezintangeni ngesikhathi esibandayo, kepha ekuphumeni kwelanga zibaleke, ingaziwa ukuthi zikuphi.
18 Abelusi bakho bayozela, nkosi yase-Asiriya, izikhulu zakho zihlezi othulini;
19 Akukho ukuphulukiswa kokulimala kwakho; isilonda sakho sibuhlungu; bonke abezwa umbiko wakho bayakushaya izandla ngawe, ngokuba ngubani ububi bakho obungadlulelanga njalo phezu kwakhena?