Nahume Chapter 1

1. Isiprofetho ngeNineve, incwadi yombono kaNahume wase-Elikoshi.

2. UJehova unguNkulunkulu oshisekelayo nophindiselayo; uJehova uyaphindisela, ugcwele ukufutheka; uJehova uphindisela kwabamelene naye, ugcinela izitha zakhe intukuthelo.

3. UJehova wephuza ukuthukuthela, mkhulu ngamandla, akenzi onecala abe msulwa; uJehova unendlela yakhe esivunguvungwini nasesiphephweni, namafu ayibhuqu lezinyawo zakhe.

4. Uyakhuza ulwandle, alomise, ashise nemifula yonke; iBashani liyawuma kanye neKarmeli, nezimbali zaseLebanoni ziyabuna.

5. Izintaba ziyathuthumela phambi kwakhe, amagquma ayancibilika; umhlaba uyaphakama ebusweni bakhe, yebo, nakho konke okuhlala kuwo.

6. Ngubani ongema ebusweni bentukuthelo yakhe na? Ngubani ongema ekufuthekeni kolaka lwakhe na? Ukufutheka kwakhe kuthululiwe njengomlilo, namadwala ayaqhekezeka phambi kwakhe.

7. UJehova muhle, uyinqaba ngosuku lwenhlupheko, uyabazi abaphephela kuye.

8. Kepha ngesikhukhula esiphuphumayo uyakuqeda indawo yakhona, axoshele izitha zakhe ebumnyameni.

9. Enikucebayo ngoJehova uyakuqeda yena; ukuhlupheka akuyikuvela ngokwesibili.

10. Lapho bethandela njengameva, benjengabaminzileyo ophuzweni lwabo, bayakuqedwa nokuqedwa njengamabibi omileyo.

11. Kuphume kuwe owamcebela uJehova okubi, wanika isiluleko esibi.

12. Usho kanje uJehova, uthi: “Noma benamandla, futhi bebaningi, nokho bayakuqedwa, banyamalale; noma ngikuhluphile, angisayikukuhlupha.

13. Sengiyakulaphula ijoka eliphezu kwakho, ngigqabule izibopho zakho.”

14. Kepha uJehova uyalezile ngawe ukuthi akusayikuhlwanyelwa okwegama lakho; endlini yawonkulunkulu bakho ngiyakunquma izithombe ezibaziweyo nezibunjiweyo; ngiyakulungisa ithuna lakho, ngokuba awuyinto yalutho.

15. Bheka ezintabeni izinyawo zoletha izindaba ezinhle, omemezela ukuthula. Gubha imikhosi yakho, Juda, ugcwalise izithembiso zakho, ngokuba omubi akasayikudabula kuwe; unqunyiwe ngokupheleleyo.