1 Le yincwadi yombono kaNahum wase-Elkoshe. Ludaba olundilisekileyo olumayela neNiniva.
2 *UNdikhoyo nguThixo onekhwele nophindezelayo.UNdikhoyo ngumbuyekezi; yena ngumalawul' inqumbo.Ewe, uyaziphindezela kwabamchasayo;ingqumbo yakhe ihlala ihleli kwiintshaba zakhe.
3 Umsindo kaNdikhoyo uza kade,kodwa ke yena ngumandla-makhulu.Umntu owonileyo akaphuncuki kwisohlwayo sakhe.Indlela yakhe sisivungu-vungu noqhwithela;amafu luthuli lweenyawo zakhe.
4 Ulwandle ulukhalimela lome qoko,imilambo itshe ikhotheke.IBhashan neKarmele iyatshaza;iintyatyambo zaseLebhanon ziyeketheke.
5 Phambi kwakhe iintaba ziyaqhaqhamba;ke zona iinduli zitsho zinyibilike.Akuvela umhlaba uyarhwaqela,ngokunjalo nehlabathi nabemi balo.
6 Ngubani onokumelana nengqumbo yakhe,ingubani onokujongana nomsindo wakhe ovuthayo?Ingqumbo yakhe iphokoka njengomlilo;phambi kwakhe namawa ayaqhaqheka.
7 Ewe, uNdikhoyo ulungile:ungumqolomba ngamaxesha eenkathazo;ubakhathalele abo bathembele kuye.
8 Ngeempuphuma ezikhukhulisayo uyayigubungela iNiniva,aye kuzitshonisa ebumnyameni iintshaba zakhe.
9 Nimjikeleza ngantoni uNdikhoyo?Wosuka yena anitshabalalise;inkathazo soze iphindelele.
10 Noba sebebhijeleke okobobo,noba sebemanzi ngokwamanxila,bofana nomququ owomileyo,bovutha baphele kuthi nya.
11 Apho kuwe kuthe gqi umfoowenzela uNdikhoyo ubugwenxa,umfo ofutha inkohlakalo.
12 Utsho uNdikhoyo ukuthi:“Nangona bomelele beyinyambalala,baya kunqanyulwa bathi shwaka.Nangona ndakubandezelayo, Juda,ngoku andiyi kuphinda.
13 Idyokhwe yabo ndiza kuyaphula;ewe, ndoyisusa entanyeni yakho,ndiziqhawule iimbophelelo zakho.”
14 UNdikhoyo umisele umyalelo ngawe, Niniva:“Wena akuyi kuba nasizukulwana;igama lakho aliyi kuhlwayeleka.Ndoyitshabalalisa imifanekiso eqingqiweyo netyhidiweyoapho kuloo ndlu yothixo wakho.Sendikumbela ingcwaba,kuba uphuthile.”
15 Khawukhangele phaya ezintabeni;nazo iinyawo zalowo uzisa iindaba ezimnandi,lowo uvakalisa uxolo.Xhamlani imibhiyozo yenu, maJuda;zifezekiseni izibhambathiso zenu.Anisayi kuphinda nihlaselwe sisikhohlakali;sona sitshatyalaliswe kwaphela.