uJona
3:1 Izwi likaJehova lafika kuJona ngokwesibili, lathi:
3:2 Sukuma, uye eNineve, umuzi omkhulu, futhi ushumayele kuwo
etshumayela ukuthi ngiyakutshela.
3:3 Ngakho uJona wasukuma, waya eNineve, ngokuvumelana nezwi likaJehova
NKOSI. Manje iNineve laliwumuzi omkhulu kakhulu, uhambo lwezinsuku ezintathu.
3:4 UJona waqala ukungena emzini, uhambo losuku, wamemeza.
wathi: Kusezakuba yizinsuku ezingamashumi amane, bese lichithwa iNineve.
3:5 Ngakho abantu baseNineve bakholwa kuNkulunkulu, futhi wamemezela ukuzila ukudla, futhi wembatha
indwangu yamasaka, kusukela komkhulu kuya komncane wabo.
3:6 Izwi lafika enkosini yaseNineve, yasukuma esihlalweni sayo sobukhosi.
wamkhumula ingubo yakhe, wamembathisa indwangu yamasaka, wahlala
emlotheni.
3:7 Futhi wabangela ukuba kumenyezelwe futhi umemezele kulo lonke iNineve by the
Isimemezelo senkosi nezikhulu zayo, sithi: 'Makungabikho muntu noma isilwane.
umhlambi wezinkomo, nezimvu, azinambithe, zingadli, zingaphuzi manzi;
3:8 Kodwa ake umuntu nesilwane embozwe indwangu yesaka, futhi bakhale kakhulu
uNkulunkulu: yebo, mababuye, kube yilowo nalowo endleleni yakhe embi, nasezindleleni zakhe
ubudlova obusezandleni zabo.
3:9 Ngubani okwaziyo uma uNkulunkulu aphenduke futhi aphenduke, futhi afulathele abanolaka lwakhe
ulaka, ukuze singabhubhi?
3:10 Futhi uNkulunkulu wabona izenzo zabo, ukuthi baphenduka endleleni yabo embi; noNkulunkulu
wazisola ngobubi abeshilo ukuthi uyakwenza kubo; futhi
akakwenzanga.