Jona 1
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Jona ubalekela Simakadze
1 Ngalelinye lilanga livi laSimakadze lefika kuJona, umsa wa-Amithayi, latsi: 2 “Hamba uye eNineve, lidolobha lelikhulukati, ufike umemetele kubantfu balo utsi bubi babo sebenyukele kimi.” 3Kepha Jona wesuka wacondza eThashishi. Wehlela eJopha, lapho afike wakhokha imali yekwekhwela, wagibela umkhumbi, waya eThashishi, abalekela Simakadze.
4Kodvwa Simakadze watfumela umoya lomkhulu elwandle, kwaba nesivunguvungu lesikhulu kangangekutsi umkhumbi wabasengotini yekwephuka. 5 Onkhe ematilosi efikelwa kwesaba lokukhulu, kwaba ngulelo nalelo lakhala kunkulunkulu walo. Batijika elwandle timphahla letatisemkhunjini, batsi betama kuwuphungula umkhumbi. Kepha Jona abewukele ngaphansi ekhatsi nemkhumbi, akulobukhulu butfongo.
6Indvuna yemkhumbi yakhandzanisa Jona alele, yafike yatsi: “Wentani la? Uleleleni? Vuka uthandaze kuNkulunkulu wakho! Mhlawumbe yena utasivela asisindzise singabhubhi!”
7 Ematilosi emkhumbi akhuluma odvwana, atsi: “Wotani, sitekwenta inkatho sibone kutsi ngubani lona losidvonsele lomkhokha.” Ngako-ke base benta inkatho; inkatho yadla Jona. 8Base bayambuta batsi: “Ngubani yena lona losibangele yonkhe lenhlupheko? Utekwentani la? Ungewekukleza kuphi wena? Usive sini?”
9Wabaphendvula watsi: “NgingumHebheru; ngikhonta Simakadze, Nkulunkulu welizulu, lowadala umhlaba nelwandle.” 10Lamadvodza esaba kakhulukati, adzimate atsi kuye: “Yini-ke lena lose uyentile?” Phela lamadvodza abesati kutsi ubalekela Nkulunkulu, ngobe Jona abesawatjelile. 11Sivunguvungu sachubeka sahhusha ngemandla, aze lamatilosi atsi: “Sitakwenta njani-ke ngawe, kuze lesivunguvungu sibindze?”
12Jona wabaphendvula watsi: “Ngitsatseni ningijikijele elwandle, sitawube sesiyabindza lesivunguvungu; ngobe vele ngiyati kutsi ngimi lona lonidvonsele lomkhokha wesivunguvungu.”
13Esikhundleni saloko, lamatilosi etama kuwugwedla ngemandla awo onkhe lomkhumbi kutsi ubuyele elugwini, kodvwa ehluleka, ngobe lwandle lwachubeka lwahhusha kakhulu kunakucala. 14Ngako base bakhala kuSimakadze, batsi: “Awu, Simakadze waJona, siyakuncenga, ungasibhubhisi ngenca yalomuntfu! Ungalibeki etikwetfu licala lengati lengenacala! Nguwe, Simakadze waJona, lowente konkhe loku!” 15Ngako-ke base batsatsa Jona, bamjikijela elwandle, lwase luyathula lutsi nya. 16Loko kwenta lamatilosi esabe Simakadze kakhulu kangangekutsi adzimate amentela umhlatjelo; etsembisa nekumkhonta.
17Simakadze wahlinzeka Jona ngenhlanti lenkhulu, leyafike yammita. Jona wahlala esiswini sayo emalanga lamatsatfu nebusuku lobutsatfu.
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