uYona
3:1 Kwafika ilizwi likaYehova kuYona okwesibini, lisithi,
3:2 Suk’ ume, uye eNineve, kuloo mzi mkhulu, umemeze kuwo
ndishumayela ukuba ndithi kuwe.
3:3 Wesuka ke uYona, waya eNineve ngokwelizwi likaYehova
NKOSI. Ke kaloku iNineve ibingumzi omkhulu kuThixo, iluhambo lweentsuku ezintathu.
3:4 UYona waqala wangena kuloo mzi uhambo losuku olunye, wamemeza, esithi,
wathi, Zisaya kuba ziintsuku ezimashumi mane, iNineve ibhukuqwe.
3:5 Abantu baseNineve bakholwa kuThixo, bamema uzilo, bambatha
ezirhwexayo, ethabathela koyena mkhulu, kwesa komncinane kubo.
3:6 Lafika ilizwi elo kukumkani waseNineve, wesuka etroneni yakhe.
wamkhulula ingubo ende, wamgubungela ngezirhwexayo, wahlala phantsi
eluthuthwini.
3:7 Wahambisa ke, wavakalisa eNineve kuyo
umthetho wokumkani nezidwangube zakhe othi, Ingabikho mntu nenkomo;
iinkomo nempahla emfutshane, ziya kungcamla nto, mazingadli, zingaseli manzi;
3:8 Mazigqunywe ezirhwexayo umntu nenkomo, akhale kuye ngamandla
Mababuye elowo endleleni yakhe embi, babuye endleleni yakhe
ugonyamelo olusezandleni zabo.
3:9 Ngubani na owaziyo ukuba kanti uThixo wobuya azohlwaye, abuye ebugorha bakhe?
umsindo, ukuze singabhubhi?
3:10 UThixo wazibona izenzo zabo, ukuba babuyile ezindleleni zabo ezimbi; noThixo
wazohlwaya ngenxa yobubi, abethe uya kubenza kubo; kwaye
akazange ayenze.