UJona 1 - Contemporary Zulu Bible 2024

UJona 1 UJona uya eNineve

¹ Izwi likaJehova lafika kuJona indodana ka-Amithayi, lathi:

² Suka uye eNineve, umuzi omkhulu, umemeze ngawo; ngoba ububi babo bukhuphukele phambi kwami.

³ Kepha uJona wasuka ukuba abalekele eTharishishi ebusweni bukaJehova, wehlela eJopha; wathola umkhumbi owawuya eTharishishi, wakhokha imali yokugibela, wangena kuwo, ukuze ahambe nawo, aye eTharishishi, asuke ebusweni bukaJehova.

⁴ Kodwa uJehova wathumela umoya omkhulu elwandle, kwavela isiphepho esikhulu elwandle, umkhumbi waze waphuka.

⁵ Khona-ke amatilosi esaba futhi abiza yilowo nalowo kunkulunkulu wakhe futhi aphonsa olwandle impahla eyayisemkhunjini ukuze enze kube lula kuwo. Kepha uJona wehlela ezinhlangothini zomkhumbi; walala ubuthongo.

⁶ Induna yasondela kuye, yathi kuye: “Uthini wena olele ubuthongo na?” sukuma, ubize uNkulunkulu wakho, uma uNkulunkulu esikhumbula, ukuze singalahleki.

⁷ Basebesithi, ngulowo kumngane wakhe: Wozani senze inkatho, ukuze sazi ukuthi kungenxa kabani lobu bubi buphezu kwethu. Benza inkatho, inkatho yawela uJona.

⁸ Base bethi kuye: “Sitshele ukuthi kungenxa kabani lobu bubi buphezu kwethu; uyini umsebenzi wakho futhi uvelaphi? iliphi izwe lakini ungowasiphi isizwe?

⁹ Wathi kubo: “NgingumHeberu; ngiyamesaba uJehova uNkulunkulu wezulu, owenza ulwandle nomhlabathi owomileyo.

¹⁰ Khona-ke amadoda esaba kakhulu athi kuye: “Ukwenzeleni lokhu? Ngokuba amadoda azi ukuthi ubalekile ebusweni bukaJehova, ngokuba wayeshilo kuwo.

¹¹ Base bethi kuye: “Sikwenzeni kuwe, ukuze ulwandle luthule kithi na?” ngoba ulwandle lwalugeleza futhi lugubha.

¹² Wathi kubo: “Ngiphakamiseni, ningiphonse olwandle; ukuze ulwandle luzole kini, ngokuba ngiyazi ukuthi lesi siphepho esikhulu siphezu kwenu ngenxa Yami.

¹³ Kodwa amadoda agwedla ngamandla ukuyibuyisela emhlabathini; kepha behluleka, ngokuba ulwandle lwase luvunguzela, lubavunguzela.

¹⁴ Base bebiza uJehova, bathi: “Siyakuncenga, Jehova, ukuba ungabhubhi ngenxa yokuphila kwalo muntu, ungachithi igazi elingenacala phezu kwethu; ngoba wena Jehova wenzile okuhle emehlweni akho.

¹⁵ Basebemfukula uJona bamjikijela elwandle, ulwandle lwathula ekuthukutheleni kwalo.

¹⁶ Amadoda ayesesaba uJehova ngokwesaba okukhulu, aletha umhlatshelo kuJehova, enza izithembiso.

¹⁷ UJehova walungisa inhlanzi enkulu ukuba imginye uJona. UJona wayesesiswini senhlanzi izinsuku ezintathu nobusuku obuthathu.