1¹Leli livi lesembulo macondzana neNineve, yincwadzi yembono waNahume wase-Elkhoshi.

Nkulunkulu utfukutselela iNineve

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nalophindziselako.

Simakadze uyabuyisela,

futsi ugcwele intfukutselo.

Simakadze uyatiphindziselela etitseni takhe,

ehlisele njalo lulaka lwakhe kulabo labemelene naye.

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kodvwa unemandla lamakhulu.

Simakadze angeke ahlale

angabajezisi labanelicala.

Indlela yakhe isesiwunguwungwini

nasesivunguvungwini;

emafu alutfuli lwetinyawo takhe.

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womisa yonkhe imifula yemanti.

Tikhotsa taseBhashani tiyoma,

iNtsaba iKhameli ihamuke,

timbali taseLebanoni tibune.

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nemagcuma ancibilike aphele.

Umhlaba nalabahlala kuwo kuyatfutfumela,

nakuchamuka yena.

⁶Ngubani nje longamelana nentfukutselo yakhe?

Ngubani longabhekana nelulaka lwakhe

lolwesabeka kangaka?

Nakacitsa intfukutselo yakhe lenjengemlilo,

emadvwala agayeka phansi abe tincetu embikwakhe.

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usiphephelo ngetikhatsi tekuhlupheka.

Uyabanakekela labo labakhosela kuye.

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baseNineve labaphambene naye uyawubacedza,

abacoshe baye ebumnyameni.

⁹Onkhe emacebo labamakhela wona

labamelene naSimakadze uyawacedza.Nome “Luzungu luni lolu lenimbophela lona Simakadze, nine titsa takhe? Uyakulucedza.”

Kute labaphindze bamvukele.

¹⁰Bayawugigeleka bona emanyeveni,

nasekudzakweni liwayini labo.

Bayawushwabudzeleka njengemahlanga lomisiwe.NgesiHebheru lelivesi alicondzakali

¹¹Kuwe, Nineve, kuphume umuntfu

loceba emacebo lamabi ngaSimakadze,

umuntfu longumsunguli walokubi.

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“Nome ema-Asiriya anemandla futsi amanyenti,

ayakubhujiswa aphele.

Nome senginihluphe nganishaya kangaka,

nine maJuda, ngingeke ngisachubeka nekunihlupha.

¹³Nyalo sengitawuncamula lijoko labo

lelisentsanyeni yenu,

ngidzabule naletinketane tabo letinibophile.”

¹⁴Simakadze 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!”

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tinyawo talowo loniletsela tindzaba letimnandzi,

lowo lomemetela kuthula.

Gubhani imikhosi yenu, nine maJuda,

nigcwalise tifungo tenu.

Sekute lababi labayakunihlasela.

Bayawubhubha bonkhe baphele.

Kuwa kweNineve

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Lindzani tinqaba,

nicaphele imigwaco;

tilungiseleleni.

Bambanani ngemandla enu!

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njengeludvumo lwaka-Israyeli,

nome nje babhubhisi sebabacekele phansi

babhubhisa netihlahla tabo temagelebisi.

³Emahawu emabutfo etitsa abovu,

emabutfo avunule lokubovu ngalobutopele,

tinsimbi letisetincoleni temphi tiyamanyatela

ngelilanga lekulungiswa kwato;

tikhali tawo tiyamengetela.“tikhali tawo tiyamengetela” nome “bagibeli bemahhashi behla benyuka”

⁴Tincola tawo temphi tijubalata etitaladini,

tehla tiyenyuka nelidolobha.

Tifanana netidlwane letivutsako,

tigijime, tiklwebhe njengembane.

⁵Kuhlanganiswa emabutfo aseNineve elikhetselo.“emabutfo aseNineve elikhetselo” nome “tikhulu taseNineve”

Noko ayakhubatela endleleni yawo.

Agijima aye elubondzeni lwelidolobha,

tivikelo tiyemiswa.

⁶Emasango emifula ayavuleka,

sigodlo siyabhidlika.

⁷Kushaywa umtsetfoNgesiHebheru lenkhulumo ayicondzakali wekutsi

lelidolobha alidzingiswe lisuswe lapha.

Emantfombatana akhona latigcili adzindza sililo;

adzindza sililo atikhalela.

⁸Njengesitiba semanti, injalo neNineve;

bantfu bayo bayabaleka kuyo,

banjengemanti lageleta esuka esitibeni sawo.

Bamemeta batsi: “Manini! Manini!”

Kodvwa kute ngisho namunye lobanakako.

⁹Phangani isiliva! Phangani igolide!

Imphango yinyenti kakhulu,

nengcebo isuke kuyo yonkhe imigodzi yayo.

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iphangiwe, ihlutjuliwe.

Tinhlitiyo tiyancibilika,

emadvolo ayaceka,

imitimba iyatfutfumela,

bonkhe buso buyaphaphatseka.

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lebelingumhume wemabhubesi,

indzawo lapho abebondlela khona bantfwabawo,

lapho emabhubesi lamadvuna nalamasikati

abeshangashanga khona,

nebantfwabawo awakhulisela khona,

angesabi lutfo?

¹²Libhubesi litingele tinyamatane,

letenele kondla bantfwabalo kanye nemkalo,

ligcwalise sikhundla salo ngetinyamatane,

lihlohle nemgodzi walo ngalelikutingele.

¹³Simakadze 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.”