Tobit
1:1 Incwadi yamazwi kaTobhi, unyana kaTobhiyeli, unyana ka-Ananiyeli,
unyana ka-Aduweli, unyana kaGabhayeli, wembewu ka-Asayeli, wesizwe sakwa-Asaheli
UNeftali;
1:2 owathi ngemihla kaEnemesare, ukumkani waseAsiriya, wathinjwa
yethi Lebe, engasekunene kwaloo mzi kuthiwa
ngokufanelekileyo uNafetali kwelaseGalili ngaphezu kweAshere.
1:3 I Tobit ndihambe ngenyaniso yonke imihla yobomi bam
ubulungisa, kwaye ndenze izipho ezininzi zenceba kubazalwana bam, nesizwe sam, esathi
Weza nam eNineve, ezweni lama-Asiriya.
1:4 Kwaye oko ndandisezweni lakowethu, ezweni lakwaSirayeli ngoku
Ndiselula, sonke isizwe sakwaNafetali ubawo wawa endlwini ka
iYerusalem, eyanyulwa kuzo zonke izizwe zakwaSirayeli, ukuba bonke
Izizwe zimele zibingelele khona, apho itempile yomnquba we
Oyena uPhakamileyo wangcwaliswa waza wakhelwa izizukulwana ngezizukulwana.
1:5 Ke kaloku zonke izizwe ezakreqa kunye nendlu kabawo
UNafetali, wabingelela kwithokazi elinguBhahali.
1:6 Mna ke bendisiya ndedwa, ukuya eYerusalem emithendelekweni, ngokwemithendeleko
kubo bonke oonyana bakaSirayeli ngokommiselo ongunaphakade, ukuba ube ngummiselo ongunaphakade
iintlahlela, nezishumi zongeniselo, ngolo hlobo luchetyiweyo; kwaye
ndazinikela esibingelelweni kubabingeleli, oonyana baka-Aron.
1:7 Isishumi sokuqala songeniselo lonke ndasinika oonyana baka-Aron
ndilungiselela eYerusalem, esinye isahlulo seshumi ndathengisa ngaso, ndemka
Wayichitha iminyaka ngeminyaka eYerusalem;
1:8 Kwaye elesithathu ndalinika abo kufanekileyo, njengoko uDebhora wam
Umama katata wayendiyalele, kuba ndandishiywe ndiyinkedama
utata.
1:9 Ngaphezu koko, xa ndakuba yindoda, ndazeka uAnna owam
+ yaye ndazala uTobhiya ngaye.
1:10 Kwaye xa thina bathinjelwe eNineve, bonke abazalwana bam kunye
abo babengabewethu badla kwisonka seentlanga.
1:11 Ndazila ukudla;
1:12 Ngokuba ndikhumbula uThixo ngentliziyo yam yonke.
1:13 Kwaye Oyena Uphakamileyo wandenzela ubabalo netarhu phambi koEmessar, ukuze nam
wayengumcebisi wakhe.
1:14 Ndaya kwelaseMedi, ndamshiya egcinwe kuGabhayeli, umzalwana kaYoram
uGabriya, eRage, umzi wakwaMedi, wafumana ishumi leetalente zesilivere.
1:15 Wafa uEnemesare, wathi uSenaribhe, unyana wakhe, waba ngukumkani esikhundleni sakhe;
omizi yakhe yakhwankqiswa, ukuba ndingabi nako ukuya kwelaseMedi.
1:16 Ke kaloku, ngexesha lika-Enemesare ndapha abazalwana bam amalizo amaninzi, ndaye ndibapha amalizo.
isonka sam kolambileyo;
1:17 neengubo zam kwabahamba ze;
malunga neendonga zaseNineve, ndamngcwaba.
1:18 Ukuba ukumkani uSenaribhe wayebulele umntu, ekufikeni kwakhe wasaba
Ndabangcwaba ngasese kwelakwaYuda; kuba ngomsindo wakhe wabulala abaninzi; kodwa
akufunyanwanga izidumbu ekufuneni kwazo kukumkani.
1:19 Kwathi, xa omnye waseNineve waya kundimangalela kukumkani.
ndabangcwaba, ndazimela; ukuqonda ukuba bendifunwa
ukuba ndibulawe, ndarhoxa kukoyika.
1:20 Yahluthwa yonke impahla yam, akwabakho nto
Wandishiya ecaleni komkam uAna, noTobhiya unyana wam.
1:21 Akudlulanga iintsuku ezimashumi mahlanu anantlanu, babulawa oonyana bakhe ababini
basabela ezintabeni zeArarati; noSarkedonus owakhe
unyana waba ngukumkani esikhundleni sakhe; owamisa emalini kayise;
phezu kwayo yonke imicimbi yakhe, uAhikarosi, unyana womntakwethu uAnayeli.
1:22 Waza uAhikaro wandibongoza, ndabuyela eNineve. Ngoku uAhicharus
ubengumngcamli, nomgcini wokutywina, negosa, nomveleli wabo
noSarkedono wammisela ecaleni kwakhe; waye engowam ke
unyana kabhuti.