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\par }\ChapOne{1}{\PP \VerseOne{1}Isiqalekiso ngeNiniva. Incwadi yombono kaNahume umʼElikhoshi.


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{\SH Ulaka LukaThixo NgeNiniva
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{\Q \VS{2}{\ND{UThixo}} uNkulunkulu olobukhwele lophindiselayo;

\par }{\QB {\ND{uThixo}} uyaphindisela njalo ulolaka olukhulu.

\par }{\Q {\ND{UThixo}} uyaphindisela ezitheni zakhe

\par }{\QB lolaka lwakhe lukhulu ezitheni zakhe.


\par }{\Q \VS{3}{\ND{UThixo}} uyaphuza ukuthukuthela njalo ulamandla amakhulu;

\par }{\QB {\ND{uThixo}} kayikumyekela olecala engajeziswanga.

\par }{\Q Indlela yakhe iphakathi kwesivunguzane lesiphepho,

\par }{\QB amayezi aluthuli lwezinyawo zakhe.


\par }{\Q \VS{4}Ukhuza ulwandle alomise;

\par }{\QB wenza yonke imifula itshe.

\par }{\Q IBhashani leKhameli kuyabuna

\par }{\QB lemiqhakazo yaseLebhanoni ibune.


\par }{\Q \VS{5}Izintaba ziyanyikinyeka phambi kwakhe,

\par }{\QB lamaqaqa ayancibilika.

\par }{\Q Umhlaba uyagedezela ngobukhona bakhe,

\par }{\QB umhlaba labo bonke abahlala kuwo.


\par }{\Q \VS{6}Ngubani ongamelana lentukuthelo yakhe na?

\par }{\QB Ngubani ongalumela ulaka lwakhe oluvuthayo na?

\par }{\Q Ulaka lwakhe luthululeka njengomlilo;

\par }{\QB amadwala ayaqhekezeka phambi kwakhe.


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{\Q \VS{7}{\ND{UThixo}} ulungile,

\par }{\QB uyisiphephelo ezikhathini zokuhlupheka.

\par }{\Q Uyabakhathalela abathembele kuye,


\par }{\QB \VS{8}kodwa ngesikhukhula esikhulu

\par }{\Q uzatshabalalisa iNiniva;

\par }{\QB uzaxotshela izitha zakhe emnyameni.


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{\Q \VS{9}Loba engamacebo bani abawenza
{\ND{ngoThixo}},

\par }{\QB uzawaqeda;

\par }{\QB ukuhlupheka akuyikubuya kabili.


\par }{\Q \VS{10}Bazathandeleka phakathi kwameva,

\par }{\QB bedakwe liwayini labo;

\par }{\QB bazaqothulwa njengenhlanga ezomileyo.


\par }{\Q \VS{11}Wena Nineve, kuwe sekufike lowo

\par }{\QB oceba okubi
{\ND{ngoThixo}},

\par }{\QB eluleke okubi.


\par }{\PP \VS{12}Nanku okutshiwo
{\ND{nguThixo}}:

\par }{\Q “Lanxa belababambene labo njalo bebanengi,

\par }{\QB bazaqothulwa banyamalale.

\par }{\Q Lanxa ngikuhluphile, wena Juda,

\par }{\QB kangisayikukuhlupha futhi.


\par }{\Q \VS{13}Khathesi ngizakwephula ijogwe labo elisentanyeni yakho,

\par }{\QB ngiqamule lamaketane akho.”


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{\Q \VS{14}{\ND{UThixo}} usekhuphe ilizwi ngawe Nineve elithi,

\par }{\QB “Kawuyikuba lezizukulwane ezibizwa ngebizo lakho.

\par }{\Q Ngizachitha izifanekiso ezibaziweyo lezithombe ezibunjiweyo

\par }{\QB ezisethempelini labonkulunkulu bakho.

\par }{\Q Ngizalungisa ingcwaba lakho,

\par }{\QB ngoba ungcolile.”


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{\Q \VS{15}Khangela ezintabeni le,

\par }{\QB inyawo zalowo oletha izindaba ezinhle,

\par }{\QB omemezela ukuthula!

\par }{\Q Thakazelela imikhosi yakho we Juda,

\par }{\QB ugcwalise lezifungo zakho.

\par }{\Q Ababi kabasayikukuhlasela futhi;

\par }{\QB bazachithwa ngokupheleleyo.




\par }\Chap{2}{\SH INiniva Izachitheka
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{\Q \VerseOne{1}Umhlaseli uyasondela kuwe, Nineve.

\par }{\QB Vikela inqaba,

\par }{\QB linda umgwaqo,

\par }{\QB zilungiselele,

\par }{\QB qoqa wonke amandla akho!


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{\Q \VS{2}{\ND{UThixo}} uzabuyisela ubuhle bukaJakhobe

\par }{\QB njengobuhle buka-Israyeli,

\par }{\Q lanxa abachithi bebaqothule

\par }{\QB batshabalalisa lezivini zabo.


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{\Q \VS{3}Amahawu amabutho akhe abomvu,

\par }{\QB amabutho agqoke okubomvu gebhu.

\par }{\Q Insimbi ezinqoleni zempi iyaphazima

\par }{\QB ngosuku ezilungiselwe ngalo;

\par }{\QB imikhonto yesihlahla sephayini iyazunguzwa.


\par }{\Q \VS{4}Izinqola zempi zihlasela ngesiqubu emigwaqweni,

\par }{\QB zisiya emuva laphambili ezigcawini.

\par }{\Q Zinjengezibane ezikhanyisiweyo;

\par }{\QB ziyaphaziphazima njengombane.


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{\Q \VS{5}Ubiza amabutho akhe akhethiweyo

\par }{\QB kodwa ayakhubeka endleleni yawo.

\par }{\Q Agijimela emdulini wedolobho;

\par }{\QB isivikelo silungiswe.


\par }{\Q \VS{6}Amasango omfula ayavulwa,

\par }{\QB indlu yobukhosi ibhidlike.


\par }{\Q \VS{7}Kumiswe ukuthi idolobho lizathunjwa,

\par }{\QB abantu balo basiwe ebugqilini.

\par }{\Q Izintombi zalo eziyizigqili zikhala njengamajuba

\par }{\QB zizitshaya amabele azo.


\par }{\Q \VS{8}INiniva injengesiziba,

\par }{\QB njalo amanzi aso ageleza ehamba.

\par }{\Q Bayaklabalala besithi, “Mana! Mana!”

\par }{\QB Kodwa kakho onyemukulayo.


\par }{\Q \VS{9}Phangani isiliva!

\par }{\QB Phangani igolide!

\par }{\Q Umthapho kawupheli,

\par }{\QB inotho evela eziphaleni zayo zonke!


\par }{\Q \VS{10}Ibhuqiwe, iphangiwe, iphundliwe!

\par }{\QB Inhliziyo ziphela amandla, amadolo ayaxega,

\par }{\QB imizimba iyaqhaqhazela, ubuso bonke bunyukubele.


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{\Q \VS{11}Khathesi-ke ungaphi umhome wezilwane,

\par }{\QB lapho ezinikela khona abantwana bazo ukudla,

\par }{\Q lapho okwaya khona isilwane lesilwanekazi,

\par }{\QB kanye lemidlwane, kungekho lutho olwesatshwayo na?


\par }{\Q \VS{12}Isilwane sibulalele imidlwane yaso okwaneleyo

\par }{\QB sabambela lesilwanekazi saso okwenyama yokudliwa,

\par }{\Q sagcwalisa isikhundla saso ngesikujimbileyo

\par }{\QB lomhome waso ngenyama.


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{\Q \VS{13}“Ngimelane lawe,”

\par }{\QB kutsho
{\ND{uThixo}} uSomandla.

\par }{\Q “Ngizazitshisa izinqola zakho zempi zibe yintuthu;

\par }{\QB lenkemba izakudla izilwane zakho ezisakhulayo.

\par }{\QB Kangiyikukutshiyela ongakubamba ukudle njengenyama emhlabeni.

\par }{\Q Amazwi ezithunywa zakho

\par }{\QB kawasayikuzwakala futhi.”




\par }\Chap{3}{\SH Maye Kuyo INiniva
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{\Q \VerseOne{1}Maye kulo idolobho legazi,

\par }{\QB ligcwele amanga,

\par }{\Q ligcwele ukuphanga,

\par }{\QB kasweleki ohlutshwayo lanini!


\par }{\Q \VS{2}Ukukhala kwezaswebhu,

\par }{\QB ukugodlozela kwamavili,

\par }{\Q ukumatha kwamabhiza

\par }{\QB lokugedlezela kwezinqola zempi!


\par }{\Q \VS{3}Ukuhlasela kwabagadi bamabhiza

\par }{\QB ukuphazima kwezinkemba

\par }{\QB lokubenyezela kwemikhonto.

\par }{\Q Zinengi izinkubela,

\par }{\QB izinqwaba zabafileyo,

\par }{\Q izidumbu ezingabalwayo,

\par }{\QB abantu abakhubeka ezidunjini,


\par }{\Q \VS{4}konke ngenxa yenkanuko embi yesifebe,

\par }{\QB siyakhanga, siyinkosikazi ephethe ubuthakathi,

\par }{\Q esifaka izizwe ebugqilini ngobufebe baso

\par }{\QB labantu ngobuthakathi baso.


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{\Q \VS{5}“Ngimelana lawe,” kutsho
{\ND{uThixo}} uSomandla.

\par }{\QB “Ngizakwembulela izidwaba zakho ebusweni bakho.

\par }{\Q Ngizatshengisa izizwe ubunqunu bakho,

\par }{\QB lemibuso ihlazo lakho.


\par }{\Q \VS{6}Ngizakujikijela ngamanyala,

\par }{\QB ngizakweyisa,

\par }{\QB njalo ngikwenze ube ngumbukiso.


\par }{\Q \VS{7}Bonke abakubonayo bazakubalekela bathi,

\par }{\QB ‘iNiniva isichithekile, ngubani ozayililela na?’

\par }{\QB Ngingamthola ngaphi ongakududuza na?”


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{\Q \VS{8}Wena ungcono na kuleThebesi

\par }{\QB engaseNayili,

\par }{\QB ehonqolozelwe ngamanzi?

\par }{\Q Umfula wawuyisivikelo sayo,

\par }{\QB amanzi engumduli wayo.


\par }{\Q \VS{9}IKhushi leGibhithe kwakungamandla ayo angapheliyo.

\par }{\QB IPhuthi leLibhiya kwakungabanye abancedisi bayo.


\par }{\Q \VS{10}Kodwa yathunjwa

\par }{\QB yaya ebugqilini.

\par }{\Q Izingane zayo zapaklazwa zaba yizicucu

\par }{\QB ekuqaliseni kwemigwaqo yonke.

\par }{\Q Kwenziwa inkatho ngezikhulu zayo,

\par }{\QB wonke amadoda aphakemeyo abotshwa ngamaketane.


\par }{\Q \VS{11}Lawe futhi uzadakwa;

\par }{\QB uzakuyacatsha

\par }{\QB udinge ukuphephela esitheni sakho.


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{\Q \VS{12}Zonke izinqola zakho zinjengezihlahla zemikhiwa

\par }{\QB ezilezithelo zazo zakuqala ezivuthiweyo;

\par }{\Q lapho zinyikinywa,

\par }{\QB imikhiwa iwela emlonyeni womudli.


\par }{\Q \VS{13}Khangela amabutho akho wonke,

\par }{\QB ngawesifazane!

\par }{\Q Amasango elizwe lakho

\par }{\QB avulekele izitha zakho aba banzi;

\par }{\QB umlilo uyiqedile imigoqo yawo.


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{\Q \VS{14}Donsa amanzi ulungele ukuvimbezela,

\par }{\QB qinisa inqaba zakho.

\par }{\Q Voxa udaka,

\par }{\QB nyathela ibumba,

\par }{\QB lungisa okwakhiwe ngezitina.


\par }{\Q \VS{15}Khonapho umlilo uzakuqeda;

\par }{\QB inkemba izakucakazela phansi,

\par }{\QB ikudle njengesikhongwane.

\par }{\Q Zandise njengesikhongwane,

\par }{\QB uzandise njengentethe.


\par }{\Q \VS{16}Usulandisile inani labathengisi bakho.

\par }{\QB Baze bedlula izinkanyezi zasemkhathini,

\par }{\Q kodwa njengentethe baphundla ilizwe

\par }{\QB basuke bahambe.


\par }{\Q \VS{17}Abalindi bakho banjengentethe,

\par }{\QB izikhulu zakho zinjengemitshitshi yentethe

\par }{\QB ezihlala emidulini mhla kuqanda

\par }{\Q kodwa ilanga lingaphuma ziyaphapha zihambe,

\par }{\QB njalo kakho okwaziyo ukuthi ngaphi.


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{\Q \VS{18}Wena nkosi yase-Asiriya, abelusi bakho bayawozela,

\par }{\QB izikhulu zakho zilala phansi ziphumule.

\par }{\Q Abantu bakho bahlakazekile ezintabeni

\par }{\QB kungekho obaqoqayo.


\par }{\Q \VS{19}Akukho okungapholisa amanxeba akho;

\par }{\QB ukulimala kwakho ngokokufa.

\par }{\Q Bonke abezwa izindaba ngawe

\par }{\QB batshaya izandla ngokuwa kwakho,

\par }{\Q ngoba ngubani ongafuthelwanga

\par }{\QB yisihluku sakho esingapheliyo na?

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