Jona
3 Ilizwi lakaJehova lafika kuJona kwesibili, lathi:+ 2 “Vuka uye eNiniva+ idorobho elikhulu, umemezele umlayezo engizokutjela wona.”
3 Yeke uJona walalela ilizwi lakaJehova wavuka waya eNiniva.+ INiniva bekulidorobho elikhulu khulu, bekuthatha amalanga amathathu ukulizomba loke. 4 UJona wafika edorobhenelo, wathatha ikhambo lelanga linye amemezela athi: “Kusele amalanga ama-40 bona iNiniva itjhatjalaliswe.”
5 Abantu beNiniva bakholwa kuZimu,+ bamemezela bonyana kuzilwe ukudla begodu kumbathwe nemigodla kusukela komkhulu kufikela komncani. 6 Ikosi yeNiniva nayizwa umlayezo lo yasikima esihlalweni sayo sobukhosi, yahlubula isambatho sayo sobukhosi yambatha umgodla yahlala emlotheni. 7 Ngaphezu kwalokho, yakhupha umyalo eNiniva,
“Ngomyalo wekosi neenkhulu zayo: Akunamuntu namkha isibandana, iinkomo namkha izimvu ekufuze zidle. Akukafuzi kudliwe namkha kuselwe amanzi. 8 Abantu abambathe imigodla neembandana zimbathiswe imigodla; babize uZimu ngokuthembeka begodu balise iindlela zabo ezimbi nemikghwabo yenturhu. 9 Ngubani owaziko ukuthi uZimu weqiniso angeze azisola na kilokho anqophe ukukwenza, alise ilaka lakhe elivuthako, bona singatjhatjalaliswa?”
10 UZimu weqiniso nakabona abakwenzileko, indlela abatjhuguluke ngayo eendleleni zabo ezimbi,+ wazisola ngehlekelele athi uzobalethela yona, akhenge asayiletha.+