Jonah 3

Siswati 1996 Bible

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1Livi laSimakadze laphindze lefika kuJona kwesibili, latsi:

2“Hamba, uye eNineve, kulelidolobha lelikhulu, ufike umemetele lesimemetelo lengikunike sona.”

3Ngako-ke wahamba Jona waya eNineve, njengekusho kwelivi laSimakadze. INineve lena kwakulidolobha lelikhulukati; bekungatsatsa emalanga lamatsatfu kutsi umuntfu alihambe lonkhe.

4Jona walingenela lelidolobha, wahamba lilanga lonkhe. Wase uyacala uyamemetela utsi: “Sekusele emalanga langemashumi lamane kutsi iNineve ibhujiswe!”

5Bantfu baseNineve balikholwa lelivi laNkulunkulu. Ngako base bamemetela kutsi bonkhe bantfu abazile, kusukela kulomkhulu kuze kube ngukulomncane, bembatse emasaka, bakhombise kutsi baphendvukile.

6Letindzaba tatsi natifika enkhosini yaseNineve, yasukuma esihlalweni sayo sebukhosi, yakhumula ingubo yayo yebukhosi, yatembonya ngendvwangu yemasaka, yahlala phansi emlotseni.

7Yakhipha simemetelo kuyo yonkhe iNineve, yatsi: “Inkhosi netiphatsimandla tayo itsi: ‘Akubete lodlako nalonambitsa lutfo nome lonatsa emanti: Umuntfu nome silwane, umhlambi wetinkhomo nome timvu ungadli unganatsi.

8Kodvwa bantfu netilwane akumbonywe ngetindvwangu temasaka kukhalwe kuNkulunkulu. Wonkhe umuntfu akaphendvuke endleleni yakhe lembi nasebudloveni lobusetandleni takhe.

9Ngobe ngubani nje lowatiko, mhlawumbe Nkulunkulu angatisola ayiyekele lentfukutselo yakhe leyesabekako, kuze singabhubhi?’ ”

10Watsi kube Nkulunkulu abone loko labasebakwentile, kutsi batishiye tindlela tabo letimbi, watisola ngalokubi labeshito kutsi utabehlisela kona. Akazange abajezise.

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