Ithuba Lesibini
Ilizwi likaBawo wethu lifika okwesibini, waza uYona wahamba, ehamba uhambo lwemini enye engena eNineve, evakalisa ukuba kusasele iintsuku ezingamashumi mane iNineve ibhukuqwe. Wonke umzi uyakholwa, ukumkani ushiya itrone yakhe anxibe ezirhwexayo nothuthu, uthi uThixo akubabona bejika, angabatshabalalisi.
3 1Lafika ke ilizwi likaBawo wethu kuYona okwesibini, lisithi:
2“Vuka, uye eNineve, loo mzi mkhulu, uvakalise kuyo isigidimi endikunika sona.”
3Wavuka ke uYona, waya eNineve, njengoko watshoyo uBawo wethu. Ke iNineve yayingumzi omkhulu kakhulu, owawuluhambo lweentsuku ezintathu ukuwela. 4UYona wahamba uhambo lwemini enye phakathi komzi, wadanduluka esithi: “Kusasele iintsuku ezingamashumi mane, iNineve ibhukuqwe!” a a v4 Igama elithi “ibhukuqwe” liphethe intsingiselo embaxa ngabom — linokuthetha ukutshatyalaliswa okanye ukuguquka, intlekele eyenziwa inyaniso sisicatshulwa sonke esiseleyo.
5Abantu baseNineve bakholwa nguThixo. Bamema uzilo lokudla, banxiba ezirhwexayo, bethabathela komkhulu base komncinane.
6Zakufika iindaba kukumkani waseNineve, wesuka etroneni yakhe, wayikhulula ingubo yakhe yokwaleka, wazigubungela ngezirhwexayo, wahlala eluthuthwini. 7Wenza kwavakaliswa oku eNineve, ngokommiselo kakumkani nabanumzana bakhe: Makungabikho mntu nankomo, nankomo nempahla emfutshane, oya kungcamla nto; mabangadli nokusela amanzi. 8Mabagqunywe ngezirhwexayo abantu neenkomo, badanduluke kuThixo ngamandla abo onke. Elowo makajike endleleni yakhe engendawo, nasekugonyameleni okusezandleni zakhe. 9Ngubani na owaziyo? Mhlawumbi uThixo angajika, azohlwaye, abuye ekuvutheni komsindo wakhe, singatshabalali.
10Wathi uThixo akuyibona imisebenzi yabo, ukuba bajike endleleni yabo engendawo, wazohlwaya uThixo ngobubi awayethe uya kubenza kubo, akabenzanga.
