Hlanganisanani Phambi Kwesaqhwithi
Isimemo kukuba bahlangane phambi komsindo kaBawo wethu nommiselo wakhe, nethemba ekuphela kwalo elinikwayo 'mhlawumbi'—funani intobeko, mhlawumbi noba nifihlwe. Emva koko iintlanga ezingqongileyo zibizwa nganye nganye, kugqitywe ngeNineve ekratshi, eqinisekileyo ngokwayo, eshiywe ilinxuwa.
2 1Hlanganisanani, zihlanganiseni, hlanga olungenantloni, 2phambi kokuba ummiselo uzale—imini idlula njengomququ—phambi kokuba umsindo ovuthayo kaBawo wethu ufike phezu kwenu, phambi kokuba imini yomsindo kaBawo wethu ifikele phezu kwenu. 3Funani uBawo wethu, nonke balulamileyo belizwe, benzi besigwebo sakhe; funani ubulungisa, funani intobeko. Mhlawumbi noba nifihlwe ngemini yomsindo kaBawo wethu. 4Kuba iGaza iya kushiywa, neAshkelon ibe yinkangala; iAshdode iya kugxothwa emini enkulu, ne-Ekron inyothulwe. 5Yeha, nina bahlala ngaselwandle, hlanga labancinithi! Ilizwi likaBawo wethu lichasene nawe, Kanan, lizwe lamaFilisti: “Ndiya kukutshabalalisa kude kungabikho mmi useleyo.” 6Unxweme lolwandle luya kuba ngamadlelo, namakriwe abalusi nezibaya zemihlambi. 7Unxweme loba lelamasalela endlu kaYuda; khona baya kwalusa, ezindlwini zaseAshkelon balale ngokuhlwa. Kuba uBawo wethu uya kubabonisela, abuyise ukuthinjwa kwabo. 8Ndivile isingcikivo sakwaMowabhi nehlazo loonyana baka-Amon, abangcikiva ngaso abantu bam, bazikhukhumeza phezu kwelizwe labo.
9Ngako oko, ndihleli nje, utsho uBawo wemikhosi yasezulwini, uBawo wethu kaSirayeli, uMowabhi uya kuba njengeSodom, noonyana baka-Amon babe njengeGomora— lizwe lamarhawu nemingxuma yetyuwa, inkangala engunaphakade. Amasalela abantu bam aya kubaphanga, nabasindileyo besizwe sam baya kubahlutha. 10“Oku kuya kuba sisabelo sabo ngenxa yokukhukhumala kwabo, ngokuba bebangcikivile baza bazikhukhumeza phezu kwabantu bakaBawo wemikhosi yasezulwini. 11UBawo wethu uya koyikeka kubo, kuba uya kubalambisa bonke oothixo behlabathi; zithi zonke iziqithi zeentlanga ziqubude kuye, elowo esendaweni yakhe.”
12Nani maKushi, kananjalo niya kubulawa likrele lam.
13Uya kolula isandla sakhe ngasentla, atshabalalise iAsiriya, ayenze iNineve inkangala, eyomileyo njengentlango. 14Imihlambi iya kulala phakathi kwayo, zonke iintlobo zamarhamncwa; kokubini isikhova nenungu ziya kulala emantlokweni eentsika zayo. Izwi liya kuvuma ezifestileni, amabhodlo asembundwini, kuba umsebenzi wemisedare utyhiliwe. 15Nguwo lo umzi owawonwabile owawuhlala ukholosile, owawusithi entliziyweni yawo: “Ndim, akukho wumbi ngaphandle kwam.” Hayi, ukuba ngumwewe kwawo, indawo yokulala yamarhamncwa! Wonke odlulayo kuwo uya kwenza umsondlo, anikine ingqindi yakhe.
