UJona 1:2 - Contemporary Zulu Bible 2024 Suka uye eNineve, umuzi omkhulu, umemeze ngawo; ngoba ububi babo bukhuphukele phambi kwami. IBHAYIBHELI ELINGCWELE “Suka uye eNineve, umuzi omkhulu, umemeze phezu kwalo, ngokuba ububi balo benyukele ebusweni bami.” IsiZulu 2020 “Phuthuma uye emzini omkhulukazi, iNineve, umemezele kuwo ukuthi ububi bawo sebenyuke baze bafika phambi kwami.” |
Kepha kwakukhona umprofethi kaJehova ogama lakhe lingu-Odedi; waphuma phambi kwempi eyafika eSamariya, wathi kuyo: “Bhekani, ngokuba uJehova uNkulunkulu wawoyihlo wayethukuthelele uJuda, wabanikela esandleni senu, nababulala ngokufutheka kwenu ifinyelela ezulwini.
ngathi: “O Nkulunkulu wami, nginamahloni, nginamahloni ukuphakamisa ubuso bami kuwe, Nkulunkulu wami, ngokuba iziphambeko zethu zandile phezu kwamakhanda ethu, neziphambeko zethu zikhule zaze zafika ezulwini.
Memeza kakhulu, ungahawukeli, phakamisa izwi lakho njengecilongo, umemezele abantu bami isiphambeko sabo, nendlu kaJakobe izono zayo.
Ngase ngithi: “Angisayikumkhuluma, angisayikukhuluma egameni lakhe.” Kepha izwi lakhe lalinjengomlilo ovuthayo ovalelwe emathanjeni ami enhliziyweni yami;
Kumelwe ukhulume amazwi ami kubo, kungakhathaliseki ukuthi bafuna ukuwezwa noma bayabayeka beme, ngoba bahlubuka kakhulu.
Futhi abacabangi enhliziyweni yabo ukuthi ngiyakhumbula bonke ububi babo; ziphambi kobuso bami.
UJona wayesesuka waya eNineve njengezwi likaJehova. INineve laliwumuzi omkhulu kakhulu, uhambo lwezinsuku ezintathu.
Mina-ke bengingayikulihawukela yini iNineve, umuzi omkhulu, okukhona kuwo abantu abangaphezu kwezinkulungwane ezingamashumi ayisithupha abangakwazi ukwahlukanisa isandla sokunene nesokhohlo; nezinkomo eziningi na?
Kepha mina ngigcwele amandla ngoMoya kaJehova, nobulungisa namandla, ukuze ngishumayele kuJakobe isiphambeko sakhe, no-Israyeli isono sakhe.
Akukho ukuphulukiswa emivimbo yakho; isilonda sakho sinzima; bonke abezwa izithelo zakho bayakushaya izandla phezu kwakho; ngoba ngubani ububi bakho obungafikelanga njalo?
Niyakuyiswa phambi kwababusi namakhosi ngenxa yami, kube ngubufakazi kubo nakwabezizwe.
Amadoda aseNineve ayakusukuma ekwahlulelweni kanye nalesi sizukulwane, asilahle, ngokuba aphenduka ngokushumayela kukaJona; bhekani, lapha kukhona omkhulu kunoJona.
Bhekani, inkokhelo yezisebenzi ezivune amasimu enu, eniyigodlile ngobuqili, iyakhala; nokukhala kwabavuniyo kungene ezindlebeni zeNkosi yamabandla.
Ngokuba izono zalo zifinyelele ezulwini, noNkulunkulu ukhumbulile ukungalungi kwalo.