Isingeniso

1 Le yincwadi yombono kaNahum wase-Elkoshe. Ludaba olundilisekileyo olumayela neNiniva.

Umsindo kaNdikhoyo ngenxa yeNiniva

2 *UNdikhoyo nguThixo onekhwele nophindezelayo.

UNdikhoyo ngumbuyekezi; yena ngumalawul’ inqumbo.

Ewe, uyaziphindezela kwabamchasayo;

ingqumbo yakhe ihlala ihleli kwiintshaba zakhe.

3 Umsindo kaNdikhoyo uza kade,

kodwa ke yena ngumandla-makhulu.

Umntu owonileyo akaphuncuki kwisohlwayo sakhe.

Indlela yakhe sisivungu-vungu noqhwithela;

amafu luthuli lweenyawo zakhe.

4 Ulwandle ulukhalimela lome qoko,

imilambo itshe ikhotheke.

IBhashan neKarmele iyatshaza;

iintyatyambo zaseLebhanon ziyeketheke.

5 Phambi kwakhe iintaba ziyaqhaqhamba;

ke zona iinduli zitsho zinyibilike.

Akuvela umhlaba uyarhwaqela,

ngokunjalo nehlabathi nabemi balo.

6 Ngubani onokumelana nengqumbo yakhe,

ingubani onokujongana nomsindo wakhe ovuthayo?

Ingqumbo yakhe iphokoka njengomlilo;

phambi kwakhe namawa ayaqhaqheka.

7 Ewe, uNdikhoyo ulungile:

ungumqolomba ngamaxesha eenkathazo;

ubakhathalele abo bathembele kuye.

8 Ngeempuphuma ezikhukhulisayo uyayigubungela iNiniva,

aye kuzitshonisa ebumnyameni iintshaba zakhe.

9 Nimjikeleza ngantoni uNdikhoyo?

Wosuka yena anitshabalalise;

inkathazo soze iphindelele.

10 Noba sebebhijeleke okobobo,

noba sebemanzi ngokwamanxila,

bofana nomququ owomileyo,

bovutha baphele kuthi nya.

11 Apho kuwe kuthe gqi umfo

owenzela uNdikhoyo ubugwenxa,

umfo ofutha inkohlakalo.

12 Utsho uNdikhoyo ukuthi:

“Nangona bomelele beyinyambalala,

baya kunqanyulwa bathi shwaka.

Nangona ndakubandezelayo, Juda,

ngoku andiyi kuphinda.

13 Idyokhwe yabo ndiza kuyaphula;

ewe, ndoyisusa entanyeni yakho,

ndiziqhawule iimbophelelo zakho.”

14 UNdikhoyo umisele umyalelo ngawe, Niniva:

“Wena akuyi kuba nasizukulwana;

igama lakho aliyi kuhlwayeleka.

Ndoyitshabalalisa imifanekiso eqingqiweyo netyhidiweyo

apho kuloo ndlu yothixo wakho.

Sendikumbela ingcwaba,

kuba uphuthile.”

15 Khawukhangele phaya ezintabeni;

nazo iinyawo zalowo uzisa iindaba ezimnandi,

lowo uvakalisa uxolo.

Xhamlani imibhiyozo yenu, maJuda;

zifezekiseni izibhambathiso zenu.

Anisayi kuphinda nihlaselwe sisikhohlakali;

sona sitshatyalaliswe kwaphela.