I-Tobit 14:1 Ngakho Tobit waqeda ukudumisa uNkulunkulu. 14:2 Futhi wayeneminyaka engamashumi amahlanu nesishiyagalombili ubudala lapho elahlekelwa ukubona, okwakukhona wabuyisela kuye emva kweminyaka eyisishiyagalombili; wapha abampofu, wanda ukumesaba uJehova uNkulunkulu, kwamdumisa. 14:3 Kwathi esemdala kakhulu wabiza indodana yakhe lamadodana endodana yakhe. wathi kuye: Ndodana yami, thatha abantwana bakho; ngoba bheka, sengimdala, futhi ngilungele ukuphuma kulokhu kuphila. 14:4 Ngena eMediya, ndodana yami, ngokuba ngiyakholwa impela lokho uJona akusho umprofethi wakhuluma ngeNineve, ukuthi liyakuchithwa; futhi ukuthi a isikhathi kuyakuba khona ukuthula kwaMediya; nokuthi abafowethu baqambe amanga ehlakazekile emhlabeni ephuma kulelo zwe elihle, neJerusalema liyakuba khona incithakalo, nendlu kaNkulunkulu phakathi kwayo iyakushiswa, ibe yincithakalo isikhathi eside; 14:5 Futhi ukuthi futhi uNkulunkulu uyoba nesihe kubo, futhi ababuyisele phakathi izwe lapho beyakwakha khona ithempeli, kodwa kungabi njengelokuqala; kuze kufike isikhathi saleyo nkathi; andukuba babuye kuzo zonke izindawo zokuthunjwa kwabo, bakhe iJerusalema ngenkazimulo; indlu kaNkulunkulu izakwakhiwa kulo kuze kube nininini ngenkazimulo ukwakha, njengalokhu abaprofethi bakhuluma ngakho. 14:6 Futhi zonke izizwe ziyophenduka, futhi bayesaba iNkosi uNkulunkulu ngempela, futhi bayongcwaba izithombe zabo. 14:7 Ngakho zonke izizwe zizamdumisa uJehova, labantu bakhe bavume uNkulunkulu. futhi uJehova uyobaphakamisa abantu bakhe; labo bonke abathanda iNkosi UNkulunkulu ngeqiniso nangobulungisa uyojabula, ebonisa umusa kubafowethu. 14:8 Manje, ndodana yami, suka eNineve, ngoba lezo zinto umprofethi uJona wakhuluma impela kuyakwenzeka. 14:9 Kodwa gcina umthetho nemiyalo, futhi ubonise isihe futhi nje, ukuze kukuhambele kahle. 14:10 Futhi ungimbele ngendlela efanele, nonyoko kanye nami; kodwa ningabe nisalinda iNineve. Khumbula, ndodana yami, ukuthi u-Amani wamphatha kanjani u-Ahikharu owamletha phezulu, ukuthi wamkhipha kanjani ekukhanyeni ebumnyameni, nokuthi wavuza kanjani u-Ahicharo wasindiswa, kepha omunye wathola umvuzo wakhe; wehlela ebumnyameni. UManase wapha izipho, waphunyuka ogibeni yokufa ababembekele yona, kodwa u-Amani wawela ogibeni, futhi babhubha. 14:11 Ngakho-ke manje, ndodana yami, bheka lokho abampofu abakwenzayo, futhi kanjani ubulungisa iyaletha. Eseshilo lokho wafa endlini umbhede, uneminyaka eyikhulu namashumi ayisihlanu nesishiyagalombili; wamngcwaba ngenhlonipho. 14:12 Futhi lapho u-Ana unina esefile, wamngcwaba noyise. Kodwa UTobias wasuka nomkakhe nabantwana baya e-Ecbatane kuRaguel wakhe Ubabezala, 14:13 lapho aguga khona ngodumo, futhi wangcwatshwa uyise nonina umthetho ngokuhlonipheka, futhi wazuza impahla yabo, kanye noyise I-Tobit's. 14:14 Wafela e-Ekibhatane eMediya, eyikhulu namashumi amabili nesikhombisa ubudala. 14:15 Kodwa ngaphambi kokuba afe wezwa ngokubhujiswa kweNineve, okwakukhona wathathwa uNebukadinesari no-Ashiveroshi, futhi ngaphambi kokufa kwakhe wajabula phezu kweNineve.