Jonah 3
Ukuphenduka kweNineve
1Ilizwi leNkosi laselifika kuJona ngokwesibili, lisithi: 2Sukuma, uye eNineve a, lowana umuzi omkhulu, utshumayele kuwo intshumayelo engikutshela yona. 3UJona wasesukuma, waya eNineve, njengokwelizwi leNkosi. Phela iNineve b yayingumuzi omkhulu kakhulu, uhambo lwezinsuku ezintathu. 4UJona waseqala ukungena emzini, uhambo losuku olulodwa. Wamemeza, wathi: Kusesezinsuku ezingamatshumi amane, khona iNineve izagenqulwa. 5Abantu beNineve basebekholwa kuNkulunkulu c, bamemezela ukuzila ukudla d, bagqoka amasaka e, kusukela komkhulu wabo kwaze kwaba komncinyane wabo f. 6Ngoba ilizwi lafinyelela enkosini yeNineve; yasisukuma esihlalweni sayo sobukhosi g, yakhulula isembatho sayo kuyo h, yazimbomboza ngesaka i , j, yahlala emlotheni k , l. 7Yasimemezela m yathi kuyo iNineve ngomthetho wenkosi labakhulu bayo, isithi n: Kakungabi lomuntu, kumbe inyamazana, inkomo kumbe imvu, okuzanambitha loba yini; kakungadli, kakunganathi amanzi o. 8Kodwa kakuthi umuntu lenyamazana kwembeswe amasaka p, bakhale kuNkulunkulu ngamandla, yebo, baphenduke, ngulowo lalowo endleleni yakhe embi q, lodlakeleni olusezandleni zabo r. 9Ngubani owaziyo, uNkulunkulu angaphenduka s , t azisole u, aphenduke asuke kukuvutha kolaka lwakhe v, ukuze singabhubhi. 10UNkulunkulu wasebona imisebenzi yabo, ukuthi baphendukile endleleni yabo embi w , x; uNkulunkulu wazisola ngobubi ayethe uzabenza kubo, akaze abenza y , z.
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