UZimu uMninimandlawoke uphendukela iNiniva
1Isimemezelo sakaZimu ngeNiniva. Incwadi yesambulo sakaNarhume umElkhotjhi.
2USomnini unguZimu onesikhwele nozibuyiselelako;
uSomnini uyazibuyiselela begodu uzele ngobukhali.
USomnini uzibuyiselela kabajamelene naye
begodu uhlala abukhali ezitheni zakhe.
3USomnini ubuthaka ekusilingekeni;
kodwana unamandla amakhulu
begodu akalisi ukuhlunguphaza.
Ugadanga kuvuke isivunguvungu nesiwuruwuru,
namafu aba libhudu eenyaweni zakhe.
4Ukhalimela ilwandle lome kere;
enze nemilambo itjhe thokgho.
Amasiso weBhatjhani ayoma,
amahlathi weKarameli arhabuke,
kutjhwabe namakhwa weLibhanoni.
5Iintaba ziyahlengezela,
imibundu incibilike phambi kwakhe.
Iphasi liyahlengezela phambi kwakhe
nelizwe nabo boke abahlala kilo.
6Ngubani ongajamelana nokukhalima kwakhe?
Ngubani onganyamezelela ubukhali bakhe na?
Ebukhalini bakhe ujikijela umlilo;
amadwala akghephuke phambi kwakhe.
7USomnini ulungile kilabo abaphephela kuye
ngeenkhathi zamatshwenyeko;
Utjheja labo ababalekela kuye
ngeenkhathi zeenrhurhula.
8Kodwana uzaziphelisa nya izitha zakhe
abe aziqotjhele kwalatjha.
9Nanyana ngiwaphi amaqhinga
izitha eziwenza ngoSomnini,
uSomnini uzawaphelisa nya.
Iye, amatshwenyeko angeze abuya kwesibili.
10Bazakurarejeka njengesidakwa esibhajwe emeveni,
batjhiswe njengamawunguwungu.
11Umgandeleli othiyela uSomnini amano wobukhohlakali
nohlongoza ukonakala, uzakunyelela.
12Watjho nje uSomnini:
“Nanyana baphelele babanengi ngaleyondlela,
bazokukghedlhwa bokanyana njalo baphele nya.
Nanyana ngikuthobisile nje wena Juda,
nokho angeze bengisakuthobisa godu.
13Ngizakwephula ijogi eliphezu kwakho,
ngiqhusule imitja abanibophe ngayo.”
14USomnini 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
15Qalani laphaya phezu kweentaba,
nasiya isithunywa esiletha iindaba ezimnandi,
sirhuwelela sithi: “Ukuthula!
Gidinga iminyanyakho wena Juda,
uzalise iimfungo zakho.
Akusenasikhohlakali esizanisahlela;
sizakurhayilwa siphele nya.
