UJona 1:1-2 Manje izwi likaJehova lafika kuJona indodana ka-Amithayi, lathi, Suka, uye eNineve, idolobha elikhulu, umemezele kulo; ngokuba ububi babo benyukele phambi Kwami.

UJona 3 Futhi izwi likaJehova lafika kuJona okwesibili, lathi, Suka, uye eNineve, idolobha elikhulu, ushumayele kulo intshumayelo engiyethula kuwe. Ngakho uJona wayesesuka, futhi waya eNineve, njengokwezwi likaJehova. Manje iNineve yayiyidolobha elikhulu lohambo lwezinsuku ezintathu. Futhi uJona waqala ukungena edolobheni ngohambo losuku, wamemeza wayesethi: Ezinsukwini ezingamashumi amane, liyakuchithwa iNineve. Ngakho abantu baseNineve bakholwa uNkulunkulu, futhi bamemezela ukuzila, base bembatha indwangu yamasaka, kusukela kwabadala babo kuya kwabancane kunabo bonke. Ngokuba izwi lafika enkosini yaseNineve, futhi yasukuma esihlalweni sayo sobukhosi, yabeka ingubo yayo, futhi yazimboza ngendwangu yamasaka, yase ihlala emlotheni. Yaze yamemezela futhi yatshela iNinive ngomthetho wenkosi nabakhulu bayo, yathi, makungabi bikho muntu noma isilwane, umhlambi wezinkomo noma owezimvu onambitha utho, mabangadli lutho futhi bangaphuzi manzi: Kepha abantu nezilwane mabambozwe ngendwangu yamasaka, futhi kukhalwe kakhulu kuNkulunkulu: yebo, kuphenduke wonke umuntu endleleni yakhe embi, nasebudloveni obusezandleni zabo. Ngubani owaziyo ukuthi uNkulunkulu engabuya futhi azisole, futhi adede ekufutheni kwentukuthelo Yakhe, ukuthi singabhubhi na? Lapho uNkulunkulu wase ebona izenzo zabo, ukuthi babuyile endleleni yabo embi; uNkulunkulu wase eguquka kokubi, ayesekushilo ukuthi uzokwenza kubo; futhi akabange esakwenza.

UJona 4 Kodwa kwaba kubi kakhulu kuJona, wase ethukuthela kakhulu. Wabe esethandaza kuJehova, futhi wathi, ngiyakhuleka, O Jehova, kwakungesikho yini engangikukhulumile, ngenkathi ngisezweni lami na? Ngalokho ngabalekela eTharishishi phambilini: ngokuba ngazi ukuthi unguNkulunkulu onomusa, nonesihe, owephuza ukuthukuthela, nomnene impela, futhi oguqukayo kokubi. Ngalokho manje, O Jehova, ngiyacela, ususe, ukuphila kwami kimi; ngokuba kungcono kimi ukuba ngife kunokuphila. Wayesethi uJehova, ingabe wenza kahle ukuba uthukuthele na? Ngakho uJona wayesephuma edolobheni, wahlala ngasempumalanga kwedolobha, wase ezenzela idokodo khona, futhi wahlala phansi kwalo emthunzini, ukuze abone isiphetho ngedolobha. UJehova uNkulunkulu wamlungisela umhlakuva, futhi yawukhulisa phezu kukaJona ukuba ube ngumthunzi phezu kwekhanda lakhe, ukumephula ekudabukeni kwakhe. Ngakho uJona wajabula kakhulu ngomhlakuva. Kepha ngakusasa ekuseni uNkulunkulu walungiselela isibungu, sase siwuphehla umhlakuva wase ubuna. Kwathi lapho, kuphuma ilanga, uNkulunkulu wase elungisa umoya onamandla wasempumalanga; ilanga lashaya ngqo ekhanda likaJona, wawa, futhi wazifisela yena uqobo ukufa, futhi wathi, kungcono ngife kunokuphila. Wayesethi uNkulunkulu kuJona, ingabe wenza kahle yini ukuba uthukuthele ngenxa yomhlakuva na? Wayesethi, ngenza kahle ngokuthukuthela, kuze kube ngisho nasekufeni. Wayesethi uJehova, Wena uhawukela umhlakuva, ongawusebenzelanga, futhi wawukhulisa; omile nje ngobusuku bunye, futhi ubhubhe ebusuku: Mina-ke bengingayikulihawukela yini iNinive, idolobha elikhulu, lapho kukhona kulo abantu abangaphezu kwezinkulungwane eziyikhulu namashumi amabili abangakwazi ukwahlukanisa isandla sokunene nesandla sokunxele; kanye nezinkomo eziningi na?

Amazwibela Endaba YaseNineve

Nakuba indaba yokusindiswa kweNineve nguNkulunkulu imfushane ngobude, isivumela ukuba sithi ukubona enye ingxenye yesimo esilungile sikaNkulunkulu. Ukuze uqonde nempela ukuthi lena enye ingxenye iquketheni, kufuneka sibuyele kuMbhalo bese sibheka emuva sibuke esinye sezenzo zikaNkulunkulu.

Masiqale sibuke ekuqaleni kwale ndaba: “Manje izwi likaJehova lafika kuJona indodana ka-Amithayi, lathi, Suka, uye eNineve, idolobha elikhulu, umemezele kulo; ngokuba ububi babo benyukele phambi Kwami” (UJona 1:1-2). Kule qephu yoMbhalo, siyazi ukuthi uNkulunkulu uJehova wayala uJona ukuba aye emzini waseNineve. Ingabe wamyalelani uJona ukuba ahambe aye kulo muzi? IBhayibheli licacisile kakhulu ngalokhu: ukukhohlakala kwabantu bakulo muzi kwase kufinyelele emehlweni kaNkulunkulu uJehova, ngakho-ke Wathumela uJona ukuba amemezele kubo lokho ayehlose ukukwenza. Lapho kungekho lutho olubhaliwe olusitshelayo ukuthi uJona wabe engubani, lokhu, empeleni, akuhlangene nokwazi uNkulunkulu. Ngakho, anidingi ukuqonda le ndoda. Nidinga ukwazi ukuthi yini uNkulunkulu amyala uJona ukuba ayenze nokuthi kungani enza into enje.

Isexwayiso SikaNkulunkulu Sifinyelela KuBantu BaseNineve

Masiqhubeke siye endimeni yesibili, isahluko sesithathu seNcwadi kaJona: “Futhi uJona waqala ukungena edolobheni ngohambo losuku, wamemeza wayesethi: Ezinsukwini ezingamashumi amane, liyakuchithwa iNineve.” Lawa ngamazwi uNkulunkulu awadlulisa kuJona ngqo ukuba awatshele abaseNineve. Futhi ngamazwi, ngokwemvelo, uJehova ayefisa ukuwatshela abantu baseNineve. La mazwi atshela abantu ukuthi uNkulunkulu waqala ukwenyanya nokuzonda abantu balo muzi ngenxa yokuthi ukukhohlakala kwabo kwase kufinyelele emehlweni Akhe, ngakho wayefisa ukuwubhubhisa lo muzi. Kepha, ngaphambili kokuthi uNkulunkulu abhubhise umuzi, wayezokwenza isimemezelo kubantu baseNineve, futhi ngesikhathi esisodwa, wayezobanika ithuba lokuphenduka ekukhohlakaleni kwabo futhi baqale kabusha. Leli thuba lalizoba khona izinsuku ezingamshumi amane. Ngamanye amazwi, uma abantu ngaphakathi kwalo muzi babengaphenduki, bavume izono zabo noma baziphonse phansi phambili kukaNkulunkulu uJehova zingakapheli izinsuku ezingamashumi amane, uNkulunkulu wayezowubhubhisa umuzi njengoba enza eSodoma. Yilokhu uNkulunkulu uJehova ayefisa ukukutshela abantu baseNineve. Ngokusobala, lokhu kwabe kungesona isimemezelo esilula. Asikhombisanga kuphela intukuthelo kaNkulunkulu uJehova kodwa, sakhombisa umbono Wakhe ngabantu baseNineve; ngaleso sikhathi futhi lesi simemezelo esilula saba isexwayiso esinzima kubantu. Lesi sixwayiso sabatshela ukuthi izenzo zabo zokukhohlakala zase zibaholise ngokuzondwa uNkulunkulu uJehova, futhi kwabatshela ukuthi izenzo zabo zokukhohlakala zazizobaletha engcupheni yokubhujiswa; ngakho-ke izimpilo zabo bonke eNineve zazizulelwa ngamanqe.

Kucashunwe embhalweni othi “UNkulunkulu Uqobo Lwakhe, Oyingqayizivele II” encwadini ethi Izwi Livela Lisenyameni