a2 Kho 14:25
bGen 10:11,12; 2 Kho 19:36; Isa 37:37; Jona 3:4-7; Nah 1:1, 2:8, 3:7; Zef 2:13; Mat 12:41; Luka 11:30,32
cGen 10:12; Jona 3:2,3, 4:11
dGen 10:12; Jona 3:2,3, 4:11
eIsam 18:5
fHlab 74:23
g4:2; Hlab 139:7
h1 Kho 10:22
iJosh 19:46
jHlab 107:23; Isa 42:10
kGen 4:16; Jona 1:10; Jobe 1:12, 2:7
lHlab 107:25
m1 Kho 22:48; Hlab 48:7
nHez 27:9,27,29
o1:6; Hlab 107:28
pSeb 27:18,19,38
qSeb 27:18,19,38
r1:6; Hlu 4:21; Hlab 76:6; Zaga 10:5; Dan 8:18, 10:9; Zek 4:1
sHez 27:8,27-29
tGen 33:8
u1:6; Hlu 4:21; Hlab 76:6; Zaga 10:5; Dan 8:18, 10:9; Zek 4:1
v1:6; Hlab 107:28
w3:9
xDan 6:3
yHlu 20:9
zJosh 7:19; 1 Sam 14:43
aaIsam 11:13
abHlab 146:6; Seb 14:15
acGen 4:16; Jona 1:10; Jobe 1:12, 2:7
ad1:9
aeDute 21:8
afHlab 115:3
agLuka 8:24; Hlab 65:7
ah1:10
aiGen 31:54
aj2:9
ak2:9
alIsa 65:12; Dan 1:5; Jona 4:6-8
amMat 12:40, 16:4; Luka 11:30

Jonah 1

UJona ubalekela eTarshishi

1Ilizwi leNkosi laselifika kuJona indodana kaAmithayi, lisithi a: 2Sukuma, uye eNineve b , c, umuzi omkhulu d, umemeze umelene lawo; ngoba ububi babo e benyukele phambi kwami f. 3Kodwa uJona wasukuma ukuze abalekele g eTarshishi esuka ebusweni beNkosi h, wehlela eJopha, wathola umkhumbi oya eTarshishi i, wanika imali yawo, wehlela kuwo, ukuze ahambe labo eTarshishi j, asuke ebusweni beNkosi k.

4Kodwa iNkosi yaphosa umoya omkhulu elwandle l; kwasekusiba lesiphepho esikhulu elwandle, okungangokuthi umkhumbi wacatshangelwa ukwephuka m. 5Abatshayeli bomkhumbi basebesesaba n, bakhala, ngulowo lalowo kunkulunkulu wakhe o, baphosela olwandle izimpahla ezazisemkhunjini p, ukuwenza ube lula kuzo q. Kodwa uJona wayehlele emaceleni omkhumbi, walala, waba lobuthongo obukhulu r. 6Ngakho induna yomkhumbi yasondela kuye s, yathi kuye: Ulani wena t olobuthongo obukhulu u? Vuka, ubize kuNkulunkulu wakho v; mhlawumbe lowoNkulunkulu w angasikhumbula, ukuze singabhubhi x.

7Basebesithi, ngulowo kumngane wakhe: Wozani senze inkatho yokuphosa y, ukuze sazi ukuthi kungenxa kabani lobububi buphezu kwethu. Basebesenza inkatho yokuphosa; inkatho yasiwela phezu kukaJona. 8Basebesithi kuye: Akusitshele ukuthi kungenxa kabani lobububi buphezu kwethu z. Umsebenzi wakho uyini? Njalo uvela ngaphi? Yiliphi ilizwe lakini? Njalo ungowasiphi isizwe? 9Wasesithi kubo: NgingumHebheru, ngiyayesaba iNkosi aa, uNkulunkulu wamazulu, owenza ulwandle lomhlabathi owomileyo ab. 10Amadoda asesesaba ngokwesaba okukhulu, athi kuye: Ukwenzeleni lokhu? Ngoba amadoda akwazi ukuthi ubalekile ebusweni beNkosi, ngoba wayesewatshelile ac.

11Asesithi kuye: Senzeni kuwe ukuze ulwandle luthule kithi? Ngoba ulwandle lwaqhubeka lwaba lesiphepho esikhulu. 12Wasesithi kiwo: Ngiphakamisani, lingiphosele olwandle; ngalokho ulwandle luzalithulela; ngoba ngiyazi ukuthi lesisiphepho esikhulu siphezu kwenu ngenxa yami. 13Kodwa amadoda agwedla ngamandla ukuze awubuyisele umkhumbi emhlabathini owomileyo, kodwa ehluleka, ngoba ulwandle lwaqhubeka lwaba lesiphepho lumelene lawo. 14Ngakho akhala eNkosini, athi: Siyakuncenga, Nkosi ad, kasingabhubhi ngenxa yempilo yalumuntu, ungabeki phezu kwethu igazi elingelacala ae; ngoba wena, Nkosi, wenzile njengokukuthokozisayo af. 15Asephakamisa uJona, amphosela elwandle; ulwandle lwaselusima ekuvubekeni kwalo ag. 16Amadoda aseyesaba iNkosi ngokwesaba okukhulu ah, anikela umhlatshelo eNkosini ai , aj, afunga izifungo ak.

17Njalo iNkosi yayimise inhlanzi enkulu ukuze imginye uJona al; njalo uJona waba semathunjini enhlanzi insuku ezintathu lobusuku obuthathu am.

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