Nahum 3

Ukuchithwa kweNineve

1Maye kumuzi wezingazi a, wonke ugcwele amanga lempango! Okuphangiweyo kakusuki b. 2Umsindo wesiswepu, lomsindo wokugedlezela kwamavili c, lowamabhiza amathayo d, lowezinqola ezeqayo e. 3Umgadi webhiza uphakamisa kokubili inkemba ephazimayo lomkhonto ocwazimulayo f, njalo kulexuku lababuleweyo, lenani elikhulu lezidumbu; yebo kakulasiphelo sezidumbu; bayakhubeka phezu kwezidumbu zabo g. 4Ngenxa yobunengi bokufeba kwesiphingi h, inkosazana i , j ekhangayo yobuthakathi k, esithengisa izizwe ngokuphinga kwaso l, lemideni ngobuthakathi baso m.

5Khangela, ngimelene lawe, itsho iNkosi yamabandla n; ngizakwembulela amalogwe akho phezu kobuso bakho o, ngitshengise izizwe ubunqunu bakho p , q, lemibuso ihlazo lakho r , s. 6Ngiphosele amanyala phezu kwakho t, ngikwenze udeleleke u, ngikumise njengento yokubukelwa v. 7Kuzakuthi-ke wonke okubonayo w akubalekele x, athi: INineve ichithekile y. Ngubani ozayililela z? Ngizakudingela ngaphi abaduduzi aa?

8Ungcono yini ab kuleNo-Amoni ac eyayihlezi phakathi kwemifula ad, elamanzi inhlangothi zonke, omthangala wawo ae wawululwandle af, umduli wawo wawusukela elwandle ag? 9IEthiyophiya ah , ai leGibhithe kwakungamandla ayo aj angelakuphela ak; iPuti al leLubhimi am , an babengabasizi bakho. 10Kanti yona yathuthwa yaya ekuthunjweni ao; lezingane zayo zachotshozwa ap esihlokweni sazo zonke izitalada aq; njalo benza inkatho yokuphosa ar ngabahloniphekayo bayo as, labo bonke abakhulu bayo babotshwa ngamaketane at. 11Lawe-ke uzadakwa, uzacatsha au; futhi wena uzadinga isiphephelo ngenxa yesitha av. 12Inqaba zakho zonke zizakuba njengezihlahla aw zemikhiwa ezilezithelo zokuqala ax; uba zinyikinywa, ziwela emlonyeni wodlayo. 13Khangela, abantu bakho bangabesifazana ay , az phakathi kwakho; amasango elizwe lakho azavulekela kakhulu izitha zakho; umlilo uzaqeda imigoqo yakho ba.

14Zikhelele amanzi okuvinjezelwa bb, uqinise izinqaba zakho bc; ngena odakeni, uxove ibumba bd, uqinise ihondo yezitina. 15Lapho umlilo uzakuqeda, inkemba ikuqume, ikudle njengesikhonyane be, uzandise njengesikhonyane bf, uzandise njengezintethe bg. 16Wandise abathengisi bakho ngaphezu kwenkanyezi zamazulu bh; iqhwagi bi liyona, liphaphe lihambe. 17Abetheswe umqhele bakho bj banjengezintethe bk, labalawulimabutho bakho bl banjengentethe ezinengi bm, ezimisa inkamba ezintangweni ngosuku lomqando; ilanga seliphumile, ziyasuka zibaleke, ingabe isaziwa indawo yazo ukuthi zingaphi.

18Abelusi bakho bayawozela bn, wena nkosi yeAsiriya bo; abakhulu bakho bp bazahlala bq; abantu bakho bazahlakazeka ezintabeni br, njalo kungekho obabuthayo bs. 19Kakukho ukupholiswa kokwephuka kwakho bt, inxeba lakho libuhlungu bu; bonke abezwa umbiko ngawe bv baqakeza izandla ngawe bw; ngoba kukubani obungadlulanga kuye ububi bakho njalonjalo bx?

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