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Ukuphenduka kweNineve
3Ilizwi leNkosi laselifika kuJona ngokwesibili, lisithi: 2 Sukuma, uye eNinevea, lowana umuzi omkhulu, utshumayele kuwo intshumayelo engikutshela yona. 3 UJona wasesukuma, waya eNineve, njengokwelizwi leNkosi. Phela iNineveb yayingumuzi omkhulu kakhulu, uhambo lwezinsuku ezintathu. 4 UJona waseqala ukungena emzini, uhambo losuku olulodwa. Wamemeza, wathi: Kusesezinsuku ezingamatshumi amane, khona iNineve izagenqulwa.
5 Abantu beNineve basebekholwa kuNkulunkuluc, bamemezela ukuzila ukudlad, bagqoka amasakae, kusukela komkhulu wabo kwaze kwaba komncinyane wabof. 6 Ngoba ilizwi lafinyelela enkosini yeNineve; yasisukuma esihlalweni sayo sobukhosig, yakhulula isembatho sayo kuyoh, yembatha isakaij, yahlala emlothenikl. 7 Yasimemezelam yathi kuyo iNineve ngomthetho wenkosi labakhulu bayo, isithin: Kakungabi lomuntu, kumbe inyamazana, inkomo kumbe imvu, okuzanambitha loba yini; kakungadli, kakunganathi amanzio. 8 Kodwa kakuthi umuntu lenyamazana kwembeswe amasakap, bakhale kuNkulunkulu ngamandla, yebo, baphenduke, ngulowo lalowo endleleni yakhe embiq, lebudlwangudlwangwini obusezandleni zabor. 9 Ngubani owaziyo, uNkulunkulu angaphendukast azisoleu, aphenduke asuke kukuvutha kolaka lwakhev, ukuze singabhubhi.
10 UNkulunkulu wasebona imisebenzi yabo, ukuthi baphendukile endleleni yabo embiwx; uNkulunkulu wazisola ngobubi ayethe uzabenza kubo, akaze abenzayz.
a 1.2.
b 1.2.
c Mat. 12.41; Luka 11.32.
d 2 Lan. 20.3; Dan. 4.27.
e 1 Kho. 20.31.
f Jer. 6.13; Jow. 2.16.
g Hez. 26.16; Jobe 1.20.
h Mika 2.8.
i 1 Kho. 20.31.
j Isa. 58.5; Luka 10.13.
k Isa. 58.5; Luka 10.13.
l Jobe 2.8.
m Hlu. 4.13.
n Hlu. 4.13.
o Hlab. 36.6; Jona 4.11; Jow. 1.18,20.
p 1 Kho. 20.31.
q Jer. 18.11; 36.3. Jona 3.10.
r Isa. 59.6.
s 2 Sam. 12.22; Jona 1.6; Amos 5.15.
t Jow. 2.14.
u Jow. 2.14.
v Hlab. 85.3.
w Jer. 18.11; 36.3; Jona 3.8.
x Jer. 18.8.
y Jer. 18.8.
z Hlu. 2.18; Amos 7.3.