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UJona Uya ENineve

1 Ilizwi likaJehova laselifika kuJona ngokwesibili lathi: 2 “Hamba uye edolobheni elikhulu laseNineve uyotshumayela kulo ilizwi engikunika lona.”

3 UJona walilalela ilizwi likaJehova, waya eNineve. Phela iNineve yayilidolobho eliqakathekileyo kakhulu – ukulethekela lonke kwakuthatha izinsuku ezintathu. 4 Ngelanga lokuqala, uJona wangena phakathi komuzi. Wamemezela wathi, “Kusele izinsuku ezingamatshumi amane kuphela ukuba iNineve ichithwe.” 5 Abantu beNineve babekholwa kuNkulunkulu. Bamemezela ukuthi kuzilwe ukudla, njalo bonke kusukela komkhulu kusiya komncinyane bavunula amasaka.

6 Ilizwi selifikile enkosini yaseNineve, yasukuma esihlalweni sayo sobukhosi, yakhumula izingubo zayo zobukhosi, yazembathisa isaka yahlala phansi ebhuqwini. 7 Yase ikhupha isimemezelo eNineve esithi: “Ngomthetho wenkosi lezikhulu zayo: Akungavunyelwa muntu kumbe inyamazana, imihlambi yezinkomo loba eyezimvu ukuthi ithinte ulutho oludliwayo; makungavunyelwa kudle kumbe kunathe. 8 Kodwa akuthi umuntu loba yinyamazana kwembathe amasaka. Wonke umuntu kamemeze ngokukhawuleza kuNkulunkulu. Kabadele izindlela zabo zobubi lobudlwangudlwangu babo. 9 Ngubani okwaziyo na? Mhlawumbe uNkulunkulu angadeda kuthi ngesihawu sakhe aphenduke elakeni lwakhe olwesabekayo ukuze singabhubhi.”

10 Kwathi uNkulunkulu esebonile abakwenzayo ukuthi baguquka ezindleleni zabo zobubi, wabazwela isihawu kazabe esabehlisela incithakalo ayesonge ngayo.