1 Leli livi lesembulo macondzana neNineve, yincwadzi yembono waNahume wase-Elkhoshi.
2 Simakadze nguNkulunkulu lonesikhwele nalophindziselako. Simakadze uyabuyisela, futsi ugcwele intfukutselo. Simakadze uyatiphindziselela etitseni takhe, ehlisele njalo lulaka lwakhe kulabo labemelene naye.
3 Simakadze akasheshi atfukutsele, kodvwa unemandla lamakhulu. Simakadze angeke ahlale angabajezisi labanelicala. Indlela yakhe isesiwunguwungwini nasesivunguvungwini; emafu alutfuli lwetinyawo takhe.
4 Wekhuta lwandle, kome emanti alo; womisa yonkhe imifula yemanti. Tikhotsa taseBhashani tiyoma, iNtsaba iKhameli ihamuke, timbali taseLebanoni tibune.
5 Tintsaba tiyatfutfumela embikwakhe, nemagcuma ancibilike aphele. Umhlaba nalabahlala kuwo kuyatfutfumela, nakuchamuka yena.
6 Ngubani nje longamelana nentfukutselo yakhe? Ngubani longabhekana nelulaka lwakhe lolwesabeka kangaka? Nakacitsa intfukutselo yakhe lenjengemlilo, emadvwala agayeka phansi abe tincetu embikwakhe.
7 Simakadze ulungile, usiphephelo ngetikhatsi tekuhlupheka. Uyabanakekela labo labakhosela kuye.
8 Ngesikhukhula lesinemandla baseNineve labaphambene naye uyawubacedza, abacoshe baye ebumnyameni.
9 Onkhe emacebo labamakhela wona labamelene naSimakadze uyawacedza. Kute labaphindze bamvukele.
10 Bayawugigeleka bona emanyeveni, nasekudzakweni liwayini labo. Bayawushwabudzeleka njengemahlanga lomisiwe.
11 Kuwe, Nineve, kuphume umuntfu loceba emacebo lamabi ngaSimakadze, umuntfu longumsunguli walokubi.
12 Naku lokushiwo nguSimakadze, utsi: “Nome ema-Asiriya anemandla futsi amanyenti, ayakubhujiswa aphele. Nome senginihluphe nganishaya kangaka, nine maJuda, ngingeke ngisachubeka nekunihlupha.
13 Nyalo sengitawuncamula lijoko labo lelisentsanyeni yenu, ngidzabule naletinketane tabo letinibophile.”
14 Simakadze sewukhiphe umyalo mayelana nawe, Nineve, lotsi: “Awusayikuba natitukulwane letiyawumisa libito lakho. Ngitawutibhubhisa tonkhe titfombe takho netithico takho letisemathempelini abonkulunkulu bakho. Ngitanilungiselela emathuna, ngobe nibabi kakhulu!”
15 Bukani lapha etikwetintsaba, tinyawo talowo loniletsela tindzaba letimnandzi, lowo lomemetela kuthula. Gubhani imikhosi yenu, nine maJuda, nigcwalise tifungo tenu. Sekute lababi labayakunihlasela. Bayawubhubha bonkhe baphele.
1 Nasi sitsa sikuhlasela, Nineve! Lindzani tinqaba, nicaphele imigwaco; tilungiseleleni. Bambanani ngemandla enu!
2 Simakadze utawubuyisela ludvumo lwakaJakobe njengeludvumo lwaka-Israyeli, nome nje babhubhisi sebabacekele phansi babhubhisa netihlahla tabo temagelebisi.
3 Emahawu emabutfo etitsa abovu, emabutfo avunule lokubovu ngalobutopele, tinsimbi letisetincoleni temphi tiyamanyatela ngelilanga lekulungiswa kwato; tikhali tawo tiyamengetela.
4 Tincola tawo temphi tijubalata etitaladini, tehla tiyenyuka nelidolobha. Tifanana netidlwane letivutsako, tigijime, tiklwebhe njengembane.
5 Kuhlanganiswa emabutfo aseNineve elikhetselo. Noko ayakhubatela endleleni yawo. Agijima aye elubondzeni lwelidolobha, tivikelo tiyemiswa.
6 Emasango emifula ayavuleka, sigodlo siyabhidlika.
7 Kushaywa umtsetfo wekutsi lelidolobha alidzingiswe lisuswe lapha. Emantfombatana akhona latigcili adzindza sililo; adzindza sililo atikhalela.
8 Njengesitiba semanti, injalo neNineve; bantfu bayo bayabaleka kuyo, banjengemanti lageleta esuka esitibeni sawo. Bamemeta batsi: “Manini! Manini!” Kodvwa kute ngisho namunye lobanakako.
9 Phangani isiliva! Phangani igolide! Imphango yinyenti kakhulu, nengcebo isuke kuyo yonkhe imigodzi yayo.
10 INineve seyiyabhujiswa, iphangiwe, ihlutjuliwe. Tinhlitiyo tiyancibilika, emadvolo ayaceka, imitimba iyatfutfumela, bonkhe buso buyaphaphatseka.
11 Seliphi-ke nyalo lelidolobha lebelingumhume wemabhubesi, indzawo lapho abebondlela khona bantfwabawo, lapho emabhubesi lamadvuna nalamasikati abeshangashanga khona, nebantfwabawo awakhulisela khona, angesabi lutfo?
12 Libhubesi litingele tinyamatane, letenele kondla bantfwabalo kanye nemkalo, ligcwalise sikhundla salo ngetinyamatane, lihlohle nemgodzi walo ngalelikutingele.
13 Simakadze longuSomandla utsi: “Mine ngiphambene nawe, Nineve. Tincola takho temphi ngitatishisa tibe yintfutfu, inkemba itawudla emazinyane akho elibhubesi, anginakushiyela nyamatane emhlabeni. Emavi etitfunywa takho angeke aphindze evakale.”
1 Maye kulo lidolobha lengati leligcwele emacebo, naleligcwele imphango, nalelingabesweli bantfu lekubahlupha.
2 Ase nilalele kubhoma kwesiswebhu, nebuklekekleke bemasondvo, nebugidzigidzi bemahhashi, nebunsegensege betincola temphi.
3 Bagibeli bemahhashi bayajijimeta, kumanya tinkemba, tikhali bumengemenge. Imphi yatfolana etulu, kwadzindzibala tindvundvuma tetidvumbu letingeke tibalwe nekubalwa; bantfu bagijima etikwato, tiyabagila.
4 Konkhe loku kuye ngebunyenti benkhanuko yengwadla lebukekako, umhhunguli wabo bonkhe butsi, ingwababane leyagcilata tive ngebugwadla bayo netive tonkhe ngebutsi bayo.
5 Simakadze longuSomandla utsi: “Mine ngiphambene nawe, ngitawuphakamisa tidvwaba takho tibheke etulu. Tonkhe tive temhlaba ngitatikhombisa bungcunu bakho, nemibuso yemhlaba ngiyikhombise lihlazo lakho.
6 Ngiyawukujikijela ngemanyala, ngikuphatse dlephu, ngikwente ube yinhlekisa.
7 Bonkhe labakubonako bayawukubalekela, batsi: ‘INineve seyiwile, sengusemaboleleni, ingabe itawukhalelwa ngubani?’ Ngingamtfolaphi umuntfu longahle akudvudvute?”
8 Wena Nineve, uncono yini kuneThebesi, lekuyindlunkhulu yaseGibhithe, letungeletwe ngemanti? Lawo manti bekulubondza lwayo.
9 IKushe neGibhithe bekungemandla ayo lamakhulu; iPhuthi neLibhiya, bangani bayo.
10 Noko, yatfunjwa yesuswa eveni layo, yadzingiswa. Bantfwabayo labancane bashaywa baphihlitwa kuwo onkhe emakona etitaladi, baholi bayo bashayelwa inkatho; bonkhe bahlonishwa bayo baboshwa ngetinketane.
11 Nawe-ke, Nineve, utawudzakwa, uhambe uyekubhaca, ufune kukhoseliswa titsa.
12 Tonkhe tinqaba takho tinjengemikhiwa lenemakhiwa ayo ekucala lasavutsiwe; nangabe inyakatiswa, lamakhiwa adzilikela emlonyeni walowo lowadlako.
13 Ase ubheke emasotja akho! Onkhe abafati nje. Emasango elive lakho, avulekele titsa takho kabanti, umlilo uyishise yonkhe imicabo yawo.
14 Khani lamanti utilungiselele kuvinjetelwa, ucinise tinqaba takho. Tsatsa inhlabatsi ubhuce ludzaka, utilungiselele, ufolome sitini.
15 Umlilo utakudlela khona lapho, nenkemba itakudla ikucedze, njengetintsetse tidla tjani, nawe umlilo utakudla ukucedze, wandze njengesikhonyane.
16 Bahwebi bakho ubandzise baba banyenti, bendlula tinkhanyeti tesibhakabhaka. Kodvwa nyalo balingise tintsetse ngekutsi bahluphulute live, bese bayabaleka.
17 Balindzi bakho bafanana nesikhonyane, netindvuna takho tinjengelibulo lesikhonyane lesihlala elubondzeni nakumakhata, kodvwa kutsi nakuphuma lilanga, sindize siye le khashane, singatiwa lapho sikhona.
18 Awu, mbusi wase-Asiriya, belusi bakho bayetela, kantsi netakhamiti takho letihloniphekile setilele kokuphela. Bantfu bakho basakateke bagcwala tintsaba, kute nalongahle abagcogce babuye ekhaya.
19 Kute lokungelapha lesilondza sakho, lelinceba lakho linengati yekufa. Bonkhe labo labeva letindzaba takho bagidza batibetsele. Utsi ukhona nje lowase waphunyula wasindza kulolunya lwakho lolungenamkhawulo?