Kusuka lapho umbuso wakhe waze wefika e-Asiriya. Nimrodi wakha iNineve, neRehobothi Iri, neKhala,
Jona 1:2 - Siswati 1996 Bible “Hamba uye eNineve, lidolobha lelikhulukati, ufike umemetele kubantfu balo utsi bubi babo sebenyukele kimi.” |
Kusuka lapho umbuso wakhe waze wefika e-Asiriya. Nimrodi wakha iNineve, neRehobothi Iri, neKhala,
Ngako Senaheribi, inkhosi yase-Asiriya, wadzilita inkambu yakhe, wahamba wabuyela eNineve, wayawuhlala khona.
Kwakunemphrofethi waSimakadze, Odedi, labelapho, waphuma kuyawuhlangabeta emabutfo, nasabuyela eSamariya. Wakhuluma kuwo watsi: “Njengobe Simakadze Nkulunkulu waboyihlomkhulu abetfukutselele bakaJuda, uvele wabaniketa esandleni senu. Kodvwa nyalo senibabulele ngesihluku lesidzimate sefika ezulwini.
ngathandaza ngatsi: “Maye, Nkulunkulu wami, ngijabhile kakhulu futsi nginemahloni kutsi ngingaphakamisela kanjani buso bami kuwe, Nkulunkulu wami, ngobe tono tetfu setiphakeme kakhulu tengama tinhloko tetfu, nebubi betfu sebufikele emazulwini.
Ngako-ke Senaheribi, inkhosi yase-Asiriya, wadzilita inkambu yakhe, wahamba wabuyela eNineve, wayawuhlala khona.
Nkulunkulu utsi: “Kumemetele ngelivi lelikhulu, ungatibambi. Phakamisa livi lakho njengelicilongo. Tjela bantfu bami kuhlubuka kwabo, indlu yakaJakobe tono tayo.
Kodvwa nangitsi: “Ngingeke ngisambita, futsi ngeke ngisakhuluma egameni lakhe,” livi lakhe lisenhlitiyweni yami lishisa njengemlilo lovalelwe ematsanjeni ami. Sengidziniwe kulibandzetela ngekhatsi kimi, ngempela angisakhoni.
Kufanele wena ukhulume emavi ami kubo, nome bayakulalela nome abakulaleli, ngobe banenkhani.
kodvwa ababoni kutsi ngitikhumbula tonkhe tento tabo letimbi. Tono tabo tiyabagabudzela, tisembikwami ngaso sonkhe sikhatsi.”
“Hamba, uye eNineve, kulelidolobha lelikhulu, ufike umemetele lesimemetelo lengikunike sona.”
Ngako-ke wahamba Jona waya eNineve, njengekusho kwelivi laSimakadze. INineve lena kwakulidolobha lelikhulukati; bekungatsatsa emalanga lamatsatfu kutsi umuntfu alihambe lonkhe.
Pho, mine bengingeke ngiyihawukele yini iNineve, lelidolobha lelikhulu kangaka, lapho kukhona bantfu labangakwati kwehlukanisa sandla sabo sekudla nesancele, labati-120 000, kanye netinkhomo letinyenti kangaka?”
Kepha mine, Simakadze ungigcwalisa ngaMoya nangemandla akhe, anginike luvelo lwekwenta tintfo ngekulunga, anginike nesibindzi sekutjela Israyeli lapho one khona nekutsi tono takhe ngutiphi.
Kute lokungelapha lesilondza sakho, lelinceba lakho linengati yekufa. Bonkhe labo labeva letindzaba takho bagidza batibetsele. Utsi ukhona nje lowase waphunyula wasindza kulolunya lwakho lolungenamkhawulo?
Niyawumiswa embikwebabusi nemakhosi ngelibito lami, kuze kube bufakazi kubo nakubetive.
Bantfu baseNineve bayakusukuma kanye nalesitukulwane ekwehlulelweni basilahle, ngobe bona baphendvuka ngekushunyayelwa nguJona; ase nibuke-ke, ngobe lapha kukhona lomkhulu kunaJona.
Ase nibuke la, emaholo etisebenti letavuna emasimi enu leniwagodlile ayanimangalela anilahle ngelicala; nekukhala kwebavuni sekungenile etindlebeni teNkhosi Sebawothi.
Ngobe tono tayo timponge tancwabelana, taze tefika etulu esibhakabhakeni, naNkulunkulu uwakhumbulile emacala ayo.