UNahumi 3

3 ¹Maye kuwo umuzi ochitha igazi, ogcwele amanga nokuphanga— impango ayipheli! ²Ukukhala kwesiswebhu, ukududuma kwamasondo, amahhashi agijimayo, nezinqola ezigxumayo! ³Abagibeli bamahhashi abahlaselayo, izinkemba ezibenyezelayo, imikhonto ekhazimulayo—ixuku labababulewe, inqwaba yezidumbu, izidumbu ezingapheli; bakhubeka phezu kwabafileyo. ⁴Konke lokhu kungenxa yobufebe obuningi balesi sifebe esiyengayo, inkosikazi yemilingo, ethengisa izizwe ngobufebe bakhe nabantu ngemilingo yakhe.

⁵“Bheka, ngimelene nawe,” kusho uBaba wamabutho asezulwini, “ngizakuphakamisa izidwaba zakho ngaphezu kobuso bakho; ngizakubonisa izizwe ubunqunu bakho, nemibuso ihlazo lakho. ⁶Ngizakuphosa ngamanyala kuwe, ngikuphathe ngokudelela, ngikwenze into ebukwayo. ⁷Bonke abakubonayo bazakubalekela, bathi: ‘INineve ichithekile; ngubani ozayililela yona?’ Ngingabatholaphi abaduduzi bakho?”

⁸Ingabe ungcono yini kuneThebesi, elalihlezi ngaseNayile, amanzi ayelizungeze nxazonke, umthangala walo kwakuwulwandle, udonga lwalo kwakungamanzi? ^a a v8 IThebesi—inhlokodolobha enkulu yeGibhithe elingenhla—nayo yachithwa yi-Asiriya; uNahume ukhombisa ukuwa kwayo njengesixwayiso sokuthi iNineve ayiphephile nhlobo. ⁹IKushe laliwamandla alo, neGibhithe elingenamkhawulo; iPhuti nabaseLibhiya babephakathi kwabasekeli balo. ¹⁰Nokho ladingiswa; laya ekuthunjweni. Izingane zalo ezincane zaphahlazwa emakhoneni wonke emigwaqo. Baphosa inkatho ngamadoda alo ahloniphekileyo, zonke izikhulu zalo zaboshwa ngamaketanga. ¹¹Nawe uzakudakwa; uzakucasha; nawe uzakufuna isiphephelo esitheni. ¹²Zonke izinqaba zakho zinjengemikhiwane enamakhiwane avuthwa kuqala—lapho inyakaziswa, awela emlonyeni walowo odlayo. ¹³Bheka, amabutho akho angabesifazane phakathi kwakho. Amasango ezwe lakho avulekele kakhulu izitha zakho; umlilo uyiqedile imigoqo yakho. ^b b v13 Ukubiza amabutho ngokuthi angabesifazane kwakuyinhlamba yasendulo esho ukuthi ayesephelelwe yiso sonke isibindi sawo sokulwa.

¹⁴Khela amanzi okuvinjezelwa; qinisa izinqaba zakho; ngena ebumbeni unyathele udaka; bamba ifomu lezitini! ¹⁵Lapho umlilo uzakudla wena; inkemba izakukunquma; izakukushwabadela njengentethe. Zandiseni njengentethe; yandani njengesikhonyane! ¹⁶Wandisa abathengisi bakho ngaphezu kwezinkanyezi zezulu. Intethe iyalihluba izwe bese iyandiza. ¹⁷Abalindi bakho banjengezinkumbi, nezikhulu zakho zinjengemihlambi yezinkumbi ezihlala ezindongeni ngosuku olubandayo—lapho ilanga liphuma, zindizele kude, kungabikho owaziyo ukuthi zikuphi.

¹⁸Abelusi bakho balele, nkosi yase-Asiriya; izikhulu zakho zicambalele. Abantu bakho bahlakazekile ezintabeni, kungekho obaqoqayo. ¹⁹Akukho ukwelashwa ekulimaleni kwakho; inxeba lakho libulalayo. Bonke abezwa izindaba zakho bakushayela izandla—ngokuba ngubani ongazange azwe unya lwakho olungapheli ludlula phezu kwakhe kaningi nakaningi?