36 Ngako Senaheribi, inkhosi yase-Asiriya, wadzilita inkambu yakhe, wahamba wabuyela eNineve, wayawuhlala khona.
Njengobe uyangibhodlela, nekungicoloshela kwakho sekufikile etindlebeni tami, ngitawufaka umkhala wami ekhaleni lakho nelitomu lami emlonyeni wakho. Ngiyawukuncandzekisa ngaleyo ndlela lote ngayo.’
Iyawuncandzeka ngaleyo ndlela lete ngayo. Ngeke ingene kulelidolobha,” kusho Simakadze.
Lalelani! Ngitawufaka kuye umoya lotamenta kutsi atsi nakeva umbiko lotsite, ancandzeke abuyele eveni lakhe, ngulapho-ke ngiyawumenta afele khona ngenkemba.’ ”
“Hamba uye eNineve, lidolobha lelikhulukati, ufike umemetele kubantfu balo utsi bubi babo sebenyukele kimi.”
Leli livi lesembulo macondzana neNineve, yincwadzi yembono waNahume wase-Elkhoshi.
Njengesitiba semanti, injalo neNineve; bantfu bayo bayabaleka kuyo, banjengemanti lageleta esuka esitibeni sawo. Bamemeta batsi: “Manini! Manini!” Kodvwa kute ngisho namunye lobanakako.
Bantfu baseNineve bayakusukuma kanye nalesitukulwane ekwehlulelweni basilahle, ngobe bona baphendvuka ngekushunyayelwa nguJona; ase nibuke-ke, ngobe lapha kukhona lomkhulu kunaJona.