UJona 4 - IsiZulu 2020

Ukuthukuthela KukaJona Nomusa KaNkulunkulu

¹ UJona ekubona lokho okwenziwe, wathukuthela wagana unwabu.

² Wase ekhuleka kuSimakade, wathi: “Simakade, angikushongo yini lokhu kwasekuqaleni ngesikhathi ngisesezweni lakithi na? Yingakho ngashesha ngabalekela eTharishishi, ngoba ngangazi kahle ukuthi Wena unguNkulunkulu onomusa, owephuza ukuthukuthela, unobubele obukhulu, uyayithambisa inhliziyo yakho ungabe usakwenza okubi obukuhlosile.

³ Manje Simakade, ngiyakucela ukuba ungibulale ngokuba kungcono kimi ukufa kunokuphila.”

⁴ USimakade wathi: “Unaso yini isizathu sokuba uthukuthele kangaka na?”

⁵ UJona wasuka waphuma emzini, wahlala ngasempumalanga yawo, wazakhela idlangala wahlala kulo elinde ukubona ukuthi yini ezokwenzeka emzini.

⁶ USimakade uNkulunkulu wahlumisa isihlahla somhlakuva esenzela uJona umthunzi. UJona wawujabulela kakhulu umthunzi womhlakuva.

⁷ Ngakusasa entathakusa uNkulunkulu wathumela impehla, yaphehla umhlakuva, wabuna.

⁸ Kuthe lapho selibalele likhipha umkhovu etsheni, uNkulunkulu wathumela umoya weshisandlu. Ilanga lahlaba ekhanda likaJona waze wacishe waquleka. Wazicelela kuNkulunkulu ukuba afe, ethi: “Kungcono ukufa kunophila.”

⁹ UNkulunkulu wathi kuJona: “Unaso yini isizathu sokuba uthukuthele kangaka ngenxa yomhlakuva na?” Wathi: “Ngithukuthele kakhulu ngangokuba ngingafa nokufa.”

¹⁰ USimakade wathi: “Wena ukhathazekele umhlakuva ongawukhandlekelanga, nongawukhulisanga, ovumbuke nje ngobusuku obubodwa, wabuye washabalala ngobusuku obulandelayo.

¹¹ Akufanele yini mina ngikhathazeke ngeNineve, umuzi omkhulukazi, onabantu abangaphezu kwezi-120 000, abangakwazi ukwehlukanisa isandla sokunene nesokhohlo, futhi onemfuyo eningi kangaka na?”