UNahume 2

₁Kukhuphukela umchithi kuwe; gcina inqaba,

ulinde indlela,

uqinise izinkalo zakho,

uwenze amandla akho ukuba aqine.

₂Ngokuba uJehova uyabuyisa ukuphakama kukaJakobe

njengokuphakama kuka-Israyeli,

lokhu abathululayo bebathululile,

bachitha amagatsha emivini yabo.

₃Izihlangu zamaqhawe akhe zibomvu,

amadoda anamandla embethe okubomvu;

izinqola zibengezela umlilo ensimbini ngosuku lokuzilungisela kwakhe;

imikhonto iyaveva.

₄Izinqola ziyahlanya ezitaladini,

ziyaficana ezigcawini;

ukubonakala kwazo kunjengezimbaqa,

zigijima njengemibani.

₅Useyakhumbula izikhulu zakhe,

ziyakhubeka ekuhambeni kwazo;

zisheshela izingange zakhona,

izivikelo ziyalungiswa.

₆Amasango emifula ayavulwa,

indlu yamakhosi iyancibilika.

₇Kunqunyiwe: liyambulwa, lisuswe;

izincekukazi zalo zibubula ngezwi lamajuba,

zibetha phezu kwezinhliziyo zazo.

₈Kepha iNineve linjengechibi lamanzi kwasendulo,

nokho bayabaleka.

“Yimani, yimani!”

Kepha akakho ophendukayo.

₉Phangani isiliva!

Phangani igolide!

Ngokuba akukho ukuphela kokunqwatshelweyo

nokukhazimula kwazo zonke izinto ezinxanelekayo.

₁₀Liyize, alisenalutho, lichithekile;

inhliziyo iyancibilika,

amadolo ayashayana,

imihelo isezinkalweni zonke,

nobuso babo bonke buphaphathekile.

₁₁Uphi umphandu wezingonyama,

nedlelo lamabhongo ezingonyama,

lapho kwahamba ingonyama nengonyamakazi nebhongo lengonyama,

kungekho okwesabisayo na?

₁₂Ingonyama yadwengula okwanele amabhongo ayo,

yabindela izingonyamakazi zayo;

yagcwalisa imiphandu yayo ngempango

nemigede yayo ngengcugco.

₁₃“Bheka, ngimelene nawe,” usho uJehova Sebawoti;

“ngiyakushisa izinqola zakho emsini,

inkemba idle amabhongo akho ezingonyama;

ngiyakunquma impango yakho emhlabeni,

nezwi lezithunywa zakho alisayikuzwakala.”