UNARHUME 1 - IsiNdebele 2012 Translation

UZimu uMninimandlawoke uphendukela iNiniva

¹ Isimemezelo sakaZimu ngeNiniva. Incwadi yesambulo sakaNarhume umElkhotjhi.

² USomnini unguZimu onesikhwele nozibuyiselelako; uSomnini uyazibuyiselela begodu uzele ngobukhali. USomnini uzibuyiselela kabajamelene naye begodu uhlala abukhali ezitheni zakhe.

³ USomnini ubuthaka ekusilingekeni; kodwana unamandla amakhulu begodu akalisi ukuhlunguphaza. Ugadanga kuvuke isivunguvungu nesiwuruwuru, namafu aba libhudu eenyaweni zakhe.

⁴ Ukhalimela ilwandle lome kere; enze nemilambo itjhe thokgho. Amasiso weBhatjhani ayoma, amahlathi weKarameli arhabuke, kutjhwabe namakhwa weLibhanoni.

⁵ Iintaba ziyahlengezela, imibundu incibilike phambi kwakhe. Iphasi liyahlengezela phambi kwakhe nelizwe nabo boke abahlala kilo.

⁶ Ngubani ongajamelana nokukhalima kwakhe? Ngubani onganyamezelela ubukhali bakhe na? Ebukhalini bakhe ujikijela umlilo; amadwala akghephuke phambi kwakhe.

⁷ USomnini ulungile kilabo abaphephela kuye ngeenkhathi zamatshwenyeko; Utjheja labo ababalekela kuye ngeenkhathi zeenrhurhula.

⁸ Kodwana uzaziphelisa nya izitha zakhe abe aziqotjhele kwalatjha.

⁹ Nanyana ngiwaphi amaqhinga izitha eziwenza ngoSomnini, uSomnini uzawaphelisa nya. Iye, amatshwenyeko angeze abuya kwesibili.

¹⁰ Bazakurarejeka njengesidakwa esibhajwe emeveni, batjhiswe njengamawunguwungu.

¹¹ Umgandeleli othiyela uSomnini amano wobukhohlakali nohlongoza ukonakala, uzakunyelela.

¹² Watjho nje uSomnini: “Nanyana baphelele babanengi ngaleyondlela, bazokukghedlhwa bokanyana njalo baphele nya. Nanyana ngikuthobisile nje wena Juda, nokho angeze bengisakuthobisa godu.

¹³ Ngizakwephula ijogi eliphezu kwakho, ngiqhusule imitja abanibophe ngayo.”

¹⁴ USomnini ukhuphe umlayezo ngawe kosi, wathi: “Ibizo lakho alisazukukhunjulwa. Ngizakutjhabalalisa yoke imifanekiso ebaziweko nebunjiweko esethempelini labosingazimu benu. Ngizakwenza ithuna lakho libe lizala.”

Umbono ngokuwa okuzako kweNiniva

¹⁵ Qalani laphaya phezu kweentaba, nasiya isithunywa esiletha iindaba ezimnandi, sirhuwelela sithi: “Ukuthula! Gidinga iminyanyakho wena Juda, uzalise iimfungo zakho. Akusenasikhohlakali esizanisahlela; sizakurhayilwa siphele nya.