Nahum 1

1Isiqalekiso ngeNiniva. Incwadi yombono kaNahume umʼElikhoshi.

Ulaka LukaThixo NgeNiniva

2 UThixo uNkulunkulu olobukhwele lophindiselayo;
uThixo uyaphindisela njalo ulolaka olukhulu.
UThixo uyaphindisela ezitheni zakhe
lolaka lwakhe lukhulu ezitheni zakhe.
3 UThixo uyaphuza ukuthukuthela njalo ulamandla amakhulu;
uThixo kayikumyekela olecala engajeziswanga.
Indlela yakhe iphakathi kwesivunguzane lesiphepho,
amayezi aluthuli lwezinyawo zakhe.
4Ukhuza ulwandle alomise;
wenza yonke imifula itshe.
IBhashani leKhameli kuyabuna
lemiqhakazo yaseLebhanoni ibune.
5Izintaba ziyanyikinyeka phambi kwakhe,
lamaqaqa ayancibilika.
Umhlaba uyagedezela ngobukhona bakhe,
umhlaba labo bonke abahlala kuwo.
6Ngubani ongamelana lentukuthelo yakhe na?
Ngubani ongalumela ulaka lwakhe oluvuthayo na?
Ulaka lwakhe luthululeka njengomlilo;
amadwala ayaqhekezeka phambi kwakhe.

7 UThixo ulungile,
uyisiphephelo ezikhathini zokuhlupheka.
Uyabakhathalela abathembele kuye,
8kodwa ngesikhukhula esikhulu
uzatshabalalisa iNiniva;
uzaxotshela izitha zakhe emnyameni.

9Loba engamacebo bani abawenza ngoThixo,
uzawaqeda;
ukuhlupheka akuyikubuya kabili.
10Bazathandeleka phakathi kwameva,
bedakwe liwayini labo;
bazaqothulwa njengenhlanga ezomileyo.
11Wena Nineve, kuwe sekufike lowo
oceba okubi ngoThixo,
eluleke okubi.
12Nanku okutshiwo nguThixo:

“Lanxa belababambene labo njalo bebanengi,
bazaqothulwa banyamalale.
Lanxa ngikuhluphile, wena Juda,
kangisayikukuhlupha futhi.
13Khathesi ngizakwephula ijogwe labo elisentanyeni yakho,
ngiqamule lamaketane akho.”

14 UThixo usekhuphe ilizwi ngawe Nineve elithi,
“Kawuyikuba lezizukulwane ezibizwa ngebizo lakho.
Ngizachitha izifanekiso ezibaziweyo lezithombe ezibunjiweyo
ezisethempelini labonkulunkulu bakho.
Ngizalungisa ingcwaba lakho,
ngoba ungcolile.”

15Khangela ezintabeni le,
inyawo zalowo oletha izindaba ezinhle,
omemezela ukuthula!
Thakazelela imikhosi yakho we Juda,
ugcwalise lezifungo zakho.
Ababi kabasayikukuhlasela futhi;
bazachithwa ngokupheleleyo.