UNahume 2

INiniva Izachitheka

1Umhlaseli uyasondela kuwe, Nineve.

Vikela inqaba,

linda umgwaqo,

zilungiselele,

qoqa wonke amandla akho!

2UThixo uzabuyisela ubuhle bukaJakhobe

njengobuhle buka-Israyeli,

lanxa abachithi bebaqothule

batshabalalisa lezivini zabo.

3Amahawu amabutho akhe abomvu,

amabutho agqoke okubomvu gebhu.

Insimbi ezinqoleni zempi iyaphazima

ngosuku ezilungiselwe ngalo;

imikhonto yesihlahla sephayini iyazunguzwa.

4Izinqola zempi zihlasela ngesiqubu emigwaqweni,

zisiya emuva laphambili ezigcawini.

Zinjengezibane ezikhanyisiweyo;

ziyaphaziphazima njengombane.

5Ubiza amabutho akhe akhethiweyo

kodwa ayakhubeka endleleni yawo.

Agijimela emdulini wedolobho;

isivikelo silungiswe.

6Amasango omfula ayavulwa,

indlu yobukhosi ibhidlike.

7Kumiswe ukuthi idolobho lizathunjwa,

abantu balo basiwe ebugqilini.

Izintombi zalo eziyizigqili zikhala njengamajuba

zizitshaya amabele azo.

8INiniva injengesiziba,

njalo amanzi aso ageleza ehamba.

Bayaklabalala besithi, “Mana! Mana!”

Kodwa kakho onyemukulayo.

9Phangani isiliva!

Phangani igolide!

Umthapho kawupheli,

inotho evela eziphaleni zayo zonke!

10Ibhuqiwe, iphangiwe, iphundliwe!

Inhliziyo ziphela amandla, amadolo ayaxega,

imizimba iyaqhaqhazela, ubuso bonke bunyukubele.

11Khathesi-ke ungaphi umhome wezilwane,

lapho ezinikela khona abantwana bazo ukudla,

lapho okwaya khona isilwane lesilwanekazi,

kanye lemidlwane, kungekho lutho olwesatshwayo na?

12Isilwane sibulalele imidlwane yaso okwaneleyo

sabambela lesilwanekazi saso okwenyama yokudliwa,

sagcwalisa isikhundla saso ngesikujimbileyo

lomhome waso ngenyama.

13“Ngimelane lawe,”

kutsho uThixo uSomandla.

“Ngizazitshisa izinqola zakho zempi zibe yintuthu;

lenkemba izakudla izilwane zakho ezisakhulayo.

Kangiyikukutshiyela ongakubamba ukudle njengenyama emhlabeni.

Amazwi ezithunywa zakho

kawasayikuzwakala futhi.”