UJona 4 - Contemporary Zulu Bible 2024

UJona 4 UJona uthukuthele kakhulu

¹ Kodwa lokho kwaba kubi kakhulu kuJona, wathukuthela kakhulu.

² Wakhuleka kuJehova, wathi: “Ngiyakuncenga, Jehova, akusikho lokho engakusho ngisezweni lakithi na? Ngalokho ngabalekela eTharishishi ngaphambili, ngokuba ngangazi ukuthi unguNkulunkulu onomusa nesihe, obhekakade, nochichima umusa, futhi uyaphenduka ebubini.

³ Ngalokho, Jehova, susa ukuphila kwami kimi; ngoba kungcono kimi ukufa kulokuphila.

⁴ Wayesethi uJehova: “Kuhle ukuthukuthela na?

⁵ UJona wayesephuma emzini, wahlala ngasempumalanga komuzi, wazenzela idokodo, wahlala emthunzini phansi kwalo, waze wabona ukuthi kuzokwenzekani ngomuzi.

⁶ UJehova uNkulunkulu walungisa umhlakuva, wawumisa phezu kukaJona, ukuze ube ngumthunzi phezu kwekhanda lakhe ukumkhulula osizini lwakhe. UJona wajabula kakhulu ngomhlakuva.

⁷ Kodwa ngakusasa uNkulunkulu walungiselela isibungu, sawushaya umhlakuva waze wabuna.

⁸ Kwathi ekuphumeni kwelanga, uNkulunkulu walungisa umoya wasempumalanga onamandla; ilanga lashaya ekhanda likaJona, waquleka, wafuna ukufa phakathi kwakhe, wathi: “Kungcono kimi ukufa kunokuphila.”

⁹ UNkulunkulu wasesithi kuJona: Kuhle yini ukuthi uthukuthelele umhlakuva? Wathi: “Kuhle ukungithukuthelela kuze kube sekufeni.”

¹⁰ Wayesethi uJehova: “Wena wawuhawukele umhlakuva, ongawusebenzelanga, ongawuyekanga ukhule; owavuka ngobusuku bunye wabhubha ngobusuku bunye;

¹¹ Mina-ke bengingayikulihawukela yini iNineve, umuzi omkhulu, okukhona kuwo abantu abangaphezu kwezinkulungwane ezingamashumi ayisithupha abangakwazi ukwahlukanisa isandla sokunene nesokhohlo; nezinkomo eziningi na?