Bible

1Ilizwi leNkosi laselifika kuJona indodana kaAmithayi, lisithia: 2 Sukuma, uye eNineveb c, umuzi omkhulud, umemeze umelene lawo; ngoba ububi baboe benyukele phambi kwamif. 3 Kodwa uJona wasukuma ukuze abalekeleg eTarshishi esuka ebusweni beNkosih, wehlela eJopha, wathola umkhumbi oya eTarshishii, wanika imali yawo, wehlela kuwo, ukuze ahambe labo eTarshishij, asuke ebusweni beNkosik.

4 Kodwa iNkosi yaphosa umoya omkhulu elwandlel; kwasekusiba lesiphepho esikhulu elwandle, okungangokuthi umkhumbi wacatshangelwa ukwephukam. 5 Abatshayeli bomkhumbi basebesesaban, bakhala, ngulowo lalowo kunkulunkulu wakheo, baphosela olwandle izimpahla ezazisemkhunjinip, ukuwenza ube lula kuzoq. Kodwa uJona wayehlele emaceleni omkhumbi, walala, waba lobuthongo obukhulur. 6 Ngakho induna yomkhumbi yasondela kuyes, yathi kuye: Ulani wenat olobuthongo obukhuluu? Vuka, ubize kuNkulunkulu wakhov; mhlawumbe lowoNkulunkuluw angasikhumbula, ukuze singabhubhix.

7 Basebesithi, ngulowo kumngane wakhe: Wozani senze inkatho yokuphosay, ukuze sazi ukuthi kungenxa kabani lobububi buphezu kwethu. Basebesenza inkatho yokuphosa; inkatho yasiwela phezu kukaJona. 8 Basebesithi kuye: Akusitshele ukuthi kungenxa kabani lobububi buphezu kwethuz. Umsebenzi wakho uyini? Njalo uvela ngaphi? Yiliphi ilizwe lakini? Njalo ungowasiphi isizwe? 9 Wasesithi kubo: NgingumHebheru, ngiyayesaba iNkosia, uNkulunkulu wamazulu, owenza ulwandle lomhlabathi owomileyob. 10 Amadoda asesesaba ngokwesaba okukhulu, athi kuye: Ukwenzeleni lokhu? Ngoba amadoda akwazi ukuthi ubalekile ebusweni beNkosi, ngoba wayesewatshelilec.

11 Asesithi kuye: Senzeni kuwe ukuze ulwandle luthule kithi? Ngoba ulwandle lwaqhubeka lwaba lesiphepho esikhulu. 12 Wasesithi kiwo: Ngiphakamisani, lingiphosele olwandle; ngalokho ulwandle luzalithulela; ngoba ngiyazi ukuthi lesisiphepho esikhulu siphezu kwenu ngenxa yami. 13 Kodwa amadoda agwedla ngamandla ukuze awubuyisele umkhumbi emhlabathini owomileyo, kodwa ehluleka, ngoba ulwandle lwaqhubeka lwaba lesiphepho lumelene lawo. 14 Ngakho akhala eNkosini, athi: Siyakuncenga, Nkosid, kasingabhubhi ngenxa yempilo yalumuntu, ungabeki phezu kwethu igazi elingelacalae; ngoba wena, Nkosi, wenzile njengokukuthokozisayof. 15 Asephakamisa uJona, amphosela elwandle; ulwandle lwaselusima ekuvubekeni kwalog. 16 Amadoda aseyesaba iNkosi ngokwesaba okukhuluh, anikela umhlatshelo eNkosinii j, afunga izifungok.

17 Njalo iNkosi yayimise inhlanzi enkulu ukuze imginye uJonal; njalo uJona waba semathunjini enhlanzi insuku ezintathu lobusuku obuthathum.

a 2 Kho. 14.25.

b Gen. 10.11,12; 2 Kho. 19.36; Isa. 37.37; Jona 3.4-7; Nah. 1.1; 2.8; 3.7; Zef. 2.13; Mat. 12.41; Luka 11.30,32.

c Gen. 10.12; Jona 3.2,3; 4.11.

d Gen. 10.12; Jona 3.2,3; 4.11.

e Isam. 18.5.

f Hlab. 74.23.

g 4.2; Hlab. 139.7.

h 1 Kho. 10.22.

i Josh. 19.46.

j Hlab. 107.23; Isa. 42.10.

k Gen. 4.16. Jona 1.10; Jobe 1.12; 2.7.

l Hlab. 107.25.

m 1 Kho. 22.48; Hlab. 48.7.

n Hez. 27.9,27,29.

o 1.6; Hlab. 107.28.

p Seb. 27.18,19,38.

q Seb. 27.18,19,38.

r 1.6; Hlu. 4.21; Hlab. 76.6; Zaga 10.5; Dan. 8.18; 10.9; Zek. 4.1.

s Hez. 27.8,27-29.

t Gen. 33.8.

u 1.6; Hlu. 4.21; Hlab. 76.6; Zaga 10.5; Dan. 8.18; 10.9; Zek. 4.1.

v 1.6; Hlab. 107.28.

w 3.9.

x Dan. 6.3.

y Hlu. 20.9.

z Josh. 7.19; 1 Sam. 14.43.

a Isam. 11.13.

b Hlab. 146.6; Seb. 14.15.

c Gen. 4.16; Jona 1.10; Jobe 1.12; 2.7.

d 1.9.

e Dute. 21.8.

f Hlab. 115.3.

g Luka 8.24; Hlab. 65.7.

h 1.10.

i Gen. 31.54.

j 2.9.

k 2.9.

l Isa. 65.12; Dan. 1.5; Jona 4.6-8.

m Mat. 12.40; 16.4; Luka 11.30.