7 Bonkhe labakubonako bayawukubalekela, batsi: ‘INineve seyiwile, sengusemaboleleni, ingabe itawukhalelwa ngubani?’ Ngingamtfolaphi umuntfu longahle akudvudvute?”
Lamaphindze etinhlekelele ehlele etikwakho, ngubani nje longakudvudvuta? Kulokuphihlitwa nekubhujiswa, kuyo indlala kanye nenkemba, ngubani longakudvudvuta?
“Awu Jerusalema, ngubani lotakuhawukela? Ngubani lotakulilela? Ngubani loyakuma akubute kutsi unjani?”
Ngako-ke, naku lokushiwo nguSimakadze longuSomandla, Nkulunkulu wema-Israyeli, utsi: “Ngitayijezisa inkhosi yaseBhabhulona nelive layo, njengobe ngajezisa inkhosi yase-Asiriya.
“ ‘Ngabe sesiyiphilisile iBhabhulona, kodvwa ayelapheki, asiyishiye, ngulowo nalowo aye eveni lakubo, ngobe kwehlulelwa kwayo kufikela esibhakabhakeni.
Ngingatsini nje ngawe? Ngingakufananisa nani nje, wena Ndvodzakati yaseJerusalema? Yini nje lengingakulinganisa nayo, kuze ngikudvudvute, wena Ntfombi yaseSiyoni? Linceba lakho lishona njengelwandle. Ngubani longakwelapha?
Leli livi lesembulo macondzana neNineve, yincwadzi yembono waNahume wase-Elkhoshi.
Simakadze uyakwelula sandla sakhe amelane nenyakatfo, abhubhise i-Asiriya, iNineve ayishiye ilihlane, yome njengelugwadvule.
Ekukhaleni kwabo onkhe ema-Israyeli labesedvutane abaleka, amemeta atsi: “Umhlaba utasimita natsi futsi.”
Ayawuma bucalu ngobe ayawube esaba kutfoswa kwayo ngetinhlupho, ayawutsi: ‘Maye! Maye! Hhawu, Bhabhulona! Dolobha lelikhulu lelinemandla! Kwehlulelwa kwakho sekwenteke ngesikhashana nje!’ ”