UNahum 1:1 Isihlabo esisingisele kwiNineve. Incwadi yombono kaNahum waseElikoshe. 1:2 UYehova nguThixo onobukhwele, ophindezelayo; uYehova ngumphindezeli, unguye ngumsindo; uYehova ngumphindezeli kubachasi bakhe; uzigcinele iintshaba zakhe ingqumbo. 1:3 UYehova uzeka kade umsindo, mkhulu ke ngamandla; lungisa ongendawo; uYehova indlela yakhe isesaqhwithini naseqhwithini namafu luthuli lweenyawo zakhe. 1:4 Ukhalimela ulwandle, alutshise, ayomise nemilambo yonke; intshwenyile iKarmele neBhashan, intshwenyile intyantyambo yaseLebhanon. 1:5 Iintaba ziyanyikima phambi kwakhe, neenduli ziyanyibilika, liyatsha ihlabathi ebusweni bakhe, ewe, elimiweyo, nabemi bonke abakulo. 1:6 Ngubani na ongemayo phambi kobhavumo lwakhe? ngubani na onokuhlala ehleli ukuvutha komsindo wakhe? ubushushu bakhe buphalazeka njengomlilo namawa zijulwe phantsi nguye. 1:7 UYehova ulungile, uligwiba ngemini yembandezelo; naye uyazi abo bakholose ngaye. 1:8 Ke uya kuyiphelisa le ndawo ngomkhukula ehamba phandle; zisukele iintshaba zakhe emnyameni. 1:9 Nicinga ntoni na ngoYehova? uya kuphelisa ngokupheleleyo. Ayiyi kuvuka imbandezelo okwesibini. 1:10 Kuba ngoxa bebotshwe ngameva, yaye ngoxa benxilile njengamanxila, baya kudliwa kuphele, njengeendiza ezomileyo. 1:11 Kuphume kuwe ocinga ububi ngoYehova, usithi, Ungubani na? umcebisi ongendawo. 1:12 Utsho uYehova ukuthi; nokuba bathe cwaka, bebaninzi nokuba baninzi, kunjalo baya kugawulwa xa athe wacanda. Nangona ndinayo Ndikucinezele, andiyi kuphinda ndikucinezele. 1:13 Ngoku ke ndiya kuyaphula idyokhwe yakhe, ingabikho kuwe, ndiziqhawule izitropu zakho ngaphantsi. 1:14 Ke uYehova uwise umthetho ngawe, wokuba anisayi kuba saphinda igama lakho liya kuhlwayelwa; endlwini yothixo wakho ndoyinqumla imifanekiso eqingqiweyo ndiya kulenza ingcwaba akho; ngokuba umbaxa. 1:15 Yabonani, zisezintabeni iinyawo zabashumayela iindaba ezilungileyo. abavakalisa uxolo! Yenza imithendeleko yakho, Yuda, yamkele; ngokuba akasayi kubuya acande kuwe ongendawo; unqunyulwe kwaphela icimile.