UNahum ISAHLUKO 1 1 Isihlabo esisingisele kwiNineve. Incwadi yombono kaNahum waseElikoshe. 2 UYehova nguThixo onobukhwele, ophindezelayo; uYehova ngumphindezeli, noburhalarhume; uYehova ngumphindezeli kubachasi bakhe, ezigcinela iintshaba zakhe umsindo wakhe. 3 UYehova uzeka kade umsindo, mkhulu ngamandla, akakhe amenze msulwa ongendawo; uYehova indlela yakhe isesaqhwithini naseqhwithini, namafu luthuli lweenyawo zakhe. 4 Ukhalimela ulwandle, alutshise, ayomise nemilambo yonke; intshwenyile iKarmele neBhashan, intshwenyile intyantyambo yaseLebhanon. 5 Iintaba ziyanyikima phambi kwakhe, neenduli ziyanyibilika; liyafukuka ihlabathi ebusweni bakhe, elimiweyo nabemi bonke abakulo. 6 Ngubani na ongemayo phambi kobhavumo lwakhe? Ngubani na onokumelana nokuvutha komsindo wakhe? ubushushu bakhe buphalazeka njengomlilo, namawa ayadilizwa nguye. 7 UYehova ulungile, uligwiba ngemini yembandezelo; uyabazi abakholose ngaye. 8 Ke uyayiphelisa indawo yayo ngomkhukula ehamba phandle, azisukele iintshaba zakhe emnyameni. 9 Nicinga ntoni na ngoYehova? uya kuyiphelisa kuphele, imbandezelo ayiyi kuvuka okwesibini. 10 Kuba bofanelana bephinyelene ngokweziphingo, benxila yiwayini yabo emnandi: baya kudliwa kuphele, njengeendiza ezomileyo. 11 Kuphume kuwe ocinga okubi ngoYehova, oceba ubutshijolo. 12 Utsho uYehova ukuthi; Nokuba bathe cwaka, bebaninzi nokuba baninzi, baya kusikwa noko benjalo, xa athe wacanda. Ndikucinezele nje, andiyi kuphinda ndikucinezele. 13 Ngoku ke ndiya kuyaphula idyokhwe yakhe, ingabikho kuwe, ndiziqhawule izitropu zakho. 14 Ke uYehova uwise umthetho ngawe, wokuba akusayi kuba sahlwayelwa nto inegama lakho; endlwini yothixo wakho ndowunqumla umfanekiso oqingqiweyo notyhidiweyo; ndiya kulenza ingcwaba akho; ngokuba umbaxa. 15 Yabonani, zisezintabeni iinyawo zabashumayela iindaba ezilungileyo, abavakalisa usindiso. Yenza imithendeleko yakho, Yuda, zalisa izibhambathiso zakho; ngokuba akasayi kubuya acande kuwe ongendawo; unqunyulwe kwaphela. ISAHLUKO 2 1 Umkhahlisi unyuke weza phambi kobuso bakho; gcina ungqameko, khangela indlela, qinisa isinqe sakho, qinisa amandla akho. 2 Ngokuba uYehova ulijikile iqhayiya likaYakobi ngokweqhayiya lakwaSirayeli; ngokuba abathi qongqololo bathe qongqololo, bawonakalisile amasebe emidiliya yabo. 3 Ingweletshetshe yamagorha akhe yenziwe ingqombela, amadoda anobukroti athiwe wambu ngezibomvu; 4 Iinqwelo zokulwa ziyadlongozela ezitratweni, ziyagilana ezitratweni; ukubonakala kwazo kunjengezikhuni ezitshangaziswayo, zibaleka njengemibane. 5 Ukhankanya iingangamsha zakhe; ziya kukhubeka ekuhambeni kwazo; ziya kugxalathelana ukuya eludongeni lwayo, ukulumiswa ke ukhuselo; 6 Aya kuvulwa amasango emilambo, lichithakale ibhotwe; 7 Uya kuthinjwa uHuzabhi, anyuswe, abakhonzazana bakhe bamqhube njengezwi lamavukuthu, ebetha ezifubeni zabo. 8 INineve injengechibi lamanzi, kususela koko yabakhoyo; Baya kukhala; yimani, yimani; kodwa akukho bani ubheka ngasemva. 9 Thabathani isilivere, nihluthe igolide; kuba akukho kuphela ukutyeba, nozuko lweempahla zonke ezinqwenelekayo. 10 Kuthe qongqololo, kwathi qongqololo, kwaba senkangala; intliziyo inyibilika, amadolo ayagevezela; 11 Liphi na ikhaya leengonyama, nedlelo leengonyama ezintsha, apho yahamba khona ingonyama, nengonyama entsha, nethole lengonyama, kungekho bani ubothusayo?
12 Ingonyama le iqwenga okwanele amathole ayo, ikrwitshele iingonyamakazi zayo, izalise imingxuma yayo ngexhoba, nezikhundla zayo ngento eqwengiweyo. 13 Yabona, ndikuchasile, utsho uYehova wemikhosi; ndozitshisa zibe ngumsi iinqwelo zayo zokulwa, ikrele lizidle iingonyama zakho ezintsha, ndilinqumle emhlabeni ixhoba lakho, nelizwi labathunywa bakho. Akuyi kuba saviwa. ISAHLUKO 3 1 Yeha, mzindini unamagazi! Uzele bubuxoki nokuphanga; akumki amaxhoba; 2 Isithonga sesabhokhwe, nesithonga sokugoqoza kweevili, nokuphala kwamahashe, nokuxhuma kweenqwelo zokulwa. 3 abamahashe besenza amagqasi, ukubengezela kwekrele, nokubengezela kwezikhali; ukuba baninzi ababuleweyo, izigigaba zabafileyo; azinakuphela izidumbu zabo; bakhubeka phezu kwezidumbu; 4 ngenxa yobuninzi bezihenyuzo zehenyukazi elihle, elinesoya, umnikazi-kukhafula, othengisa iintlanga ngezihenyuzo zakhe, nemizalwane ngokukhafula kwakhe. 5 Yabona, ndikuchasile, utsho uYehova wemikhosi; ndozityhila iingubo zakho, ndiziphose phezu kobuso bakho, ndizibonise iintlanga ubuze bakho, ndizibonise izikumkani ukucukucezwa kwakho. 6 Ndiya kukugalela ngezinto ezinezothe, ndikwenze inqambi, ndikwenze ube njengento ebonelwayo. 7 Kuya kuthi, bonke abakubonayo bakubaleke, bathi, INineve ibhuqekile; ngubani na oya kuyikhuza? ndokufunela phi na abathuthuzeli? 8 Uyidlule ngokulunga yini na iNo ka-Amon, eyamisa emijelweni yoMnayile, amanzi engeenxa zonke kuyo; elungqameko lwayo ibilulwandle, udonga lwayo lululwandle? 9 Ayengamandla ayo amaKushi kwanamaYiputa, engenakuphela ndawo ke; amaPuti namaLubhi abengabancedi bakho. 10 Nayo ke leyo yafuduswa, yathinjwa, neentsana zayo zacunyuzwa ezimbonjeni zezitrato zonke; amadoda azukileyo kuyo bawenzela amaqashiso; 11 Nawe lo uya kunxila, uya kufihlakala; nawe lo uya kufuna igwiba ngenxa yotshaba. 12 Zonke iinqaba zakho zoba njengemikhiwane enantlahlela yamakhiwane; 13 Yabona, abantu bakho bangamankazana phakathi kwakho apho; avuleke amasango elizwe lakho, avulekela iintshaba zakho; umlilo utshisa imivalo yakho. 14 Zikhelele amanzi angqingo, qinisa iinqaba zakho; ngena eludakeni, uxovule udongwe; 15 Khona apho umlilo uya kukutshisa; ikrele liya kukunqumla, liya kukudla njengenkumbi ekhothululayo; 16 Ubandisile ke abarhwebi bakho ngaphezu kweenkwenkwezi zezulu; 17 Abaluluhle bakho banjengeenkumbi ezandayo, abathetheli bakho banjengemiqikela, ngemiqikela yeenkumbi, ezilalisa ezintangweni mhla ngengqele; lithi lingaphuma ilanga, zibaleke zimke, ingazeki indawo yazo, ukuba ziphi na. 18 Balele abalusi bakho, kumkani Asiriya; iingangamsha zakho zihleli eluthulini; bathe phangalala abantu bakho ezintabeni, akukho ubabuthayo. 19 Akukho kuphiliswa kokwaphuka kwakho; libuhlungu inxeba lakho; bonke abazivayo iindaba zakho bakubetha izandla ngawe; ngokuba ngubani na ezingadlulanga phezu kwakhe ububi bakho ngamaxesha onke?