3 Ngako-ke wahamba Jona waya eNineve, njengekusho kwelivi laSimakadze. INineve lena kwakulidolobha lelikhulukati; bekungatsatsa emalanga lamatsatfu kutsi umuntfu alihambe lonkhe.
Ngakusasa ekuseni ngeluvivi, Abrahama wavuka, wabophela imbongolo yakhe, watsatsa tisebenti takhe taba timbili kanye nendvodzana yakhe Isaka. Wakabha tinkhuni temhlatjelo labetawufike awushise, besuka bahamba baya kuleyo ndzawo Nkulunkulu labemlayele yona.
Rakheli watsi: “Ngekubambana lokunemandla ngibambene nadzadzewetfu ngamehlula.” Wayetsa libito watsi nguNaftali.
Kulunga kwakho kunjengetintsaba letinkhulu, tincumo takho tijule njengelwandle. Simakadze, ulondvolota bantfu netilwane.
Tintsaba tambonywa ngematfunti awo, imisedari yambonywa ngemagala awo,
Ngako-ke Senaheribi, inkhosi yase-Asiriya, wadzilita inkambu yakhe, wahamba wabuyela eNineve, wayawuhlala khona.
“Hamba uye eNineve, lidolobha lelikhulukati, ufike umemetele kubantfu balo utsi bubi babo sebenyukele kimi.”
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?”
nguLukha kuphela lenginaye la. Ubota naMakho, ngobe ulusito kimi emsebentini.