Kulawo malanga Hezekiya wagula wabangwa netibi. Umphrofethi, Isaya, umsa wa-Amose, waya kuye, wafike watsi: “Naku lokushiwo nguSimakadze, utsi: Sale ulungisa kahle tonkhe tintfo tasemndenini wakakho, ngobe sewutakufa, ngeke usindze.”
Jona 3:4 - Siswati 1996 Bible Jona walingenela lelidolobha, wahamba lilanga lonkhe. Wase uyacala uyamemetela utsi: “Sekusele emalanga langemashumi lamane kutsi iNineve ibhujiswe!” |
Kulawo malanga Hezekiya wagula wabangwa netibi. Umphrofethi, Isaya, umsa wa-Amose, waya kuye, wafike watsi: “Naku lokushiwo nguSimakadze, utsi: Sale ulungisa kahle tonkhe tintfo tasemndenini wakakho, ngobe sewutakufa, ngeke usindze.”
Ngitakwengetela iminyaka leli-15 ebudzeni bemphilo yakho. Ngitawukhulula wena kanye nalelidolobha esandleni senkhosi yase-Asiriya. Ngitalivikela lelidolobha ngenca yami nangenca yenceku yami Davide.’ ”
Noko Simakadze ulangatelela kangaka kutsi abe nemusa kini. Uyaphakama kutsi anihawukele, ngobe Simakadze nguNkulunkulu lowehlulela ngemtsetfocotfo. Babusisiwe bonkhe labalindzela yena.
‘Nanihlala kulelive, ngitawunakha nginganibhidliti; ngiyawunihlanyela nginganizuphuni, ngobe ngidzabuke kabi ngalenhlekelele lengiyehlisele etikwenu.
Watsi kube Nkulunkulu abone loko labasebakwentile, kutsi batishiye tindlela tabo letimbi, watisola ngalokubi labeshito kutsi utabehlisela kona. Akazange abajezise.
Bantfu baseNineve bayakusukuma kanye nalesitukulwane ekwehlulelweni basilahle, ngobe bona baphendvuka ngekushunyayelwa nguJona; ase nibuke-ke, ngobe lapha kukhona lomkhulu kunaJona.
Njengobe Jona waba sibonakaliso kubantfu baseNineve, kanjalo neNdvodzana yeMuntfu iyawuba sibonakaliso kulesitukulwane.
Ngelilanga lekwehlulelwa bantfu baseNineve bayawusukuma basilahle ngelicala lesitukulwane; ngobe baphendvuka nabashunyayelwa nguJona, ngiyanitjela ngitsi: Kukhona lomkhulu kunaJona la.”
Nangabe loko lokushiwo ngulowo mphrofethi ngelibito laSimakadze kungenteki nome kungabi liciniso, kuyawuvele kubonakale kutsi lowo mlayeto akusiwo lovela kuSimakadze. Lowo mphrofethi abetikhulumela nje; ngako ningamesabi.”