1 Isiprofetho ngeNineve, incwadi yombono kaNahume wase-Elikoshi.
2 UJehova unguNkulunkulu oshisekelayo nophindiselayo; uJehova uyaphindisela, ugcwele ukufutheka; uJehova uphindisela kwabamelene naye, ugcinela izitha zakhe intukuthelo.
3 UJehova wephuza ukuthukuthela, mkhulu ngamandla, akenzi onecala abe msulwa; uJehova unendlela yakhe esivunguvungwini nasesiphephweni, namafu ayibhuqu lezinyawo zakhe.
4 Uyakhuza ulwandle, alomise, ashise nemifula yonke; iBashani liyawuma kanye neKarmeli, nezimbali zaseLebanoni ziyabuna.
5 Izintaba ziyathuthumela phambi kwakhe, amagquma ayancibilika; umhlaba uyaphakama ebusweni bakhe, yebo, nakho konke okuhlala kuwo.
6 Ngubani ongema ebusweni bentukuthelo yakhe na? Ngubani ongema ekufuthekeni kolaka lwakhe na? Ukufutheka kwakhe kuthululiwe njengomlilo, namadwala ayaqhekezeka phambi kwakhe.
7 UJehova muhle, uyinqaba ngosuku lwenhlupheko, uyabazi abaphephela kuye.
8 Kepha ngesikhukhula esiphuphumayo uyakuqeda indawo yakhona, axoshele izitha zakhe ebumnyameni.
9 Enikucebayo ngoJehova uyakuqeda yena; ukuhlupheka akuyikuvela ngokwesibili.
10 Lapho bethandela njengameva, benjengabaminzileyo ophuzweni lwabo, bayakuqedwa nokuqedwa njengamabibi omileyo.
11 Kuphume kuwe owamcebela uJehova okubi, wanika isiluleko esibi.
12 Usho kanje uJehova, uthi: “Noma benamandla, futhi bebaningi, nokho bayakuqedwa, banyamalale; noma ngikuhluphile, angisayikukuhlupha.
13 Sengiyakulaphula ijoka eliphezu kwakho, ngigqabule izibopho zakho.”
14 Kepha uJehova uyalezile ngawe ukuthi akusayikuhlwanyelwa okwegama lakho; endlini yawonkulunkulu bakho ngiyakunquma izithombe ezibaziweyo nezibunjiweyo; ngiyakulungisa ithuna lakho, ngokuba awuyinto yalutho.
15 Bheka ezintabeni izinyawo zoletha izindaba ezinhle, omemezela ukuthula. Gubha imikhosi yakho, Juda, ugcwalise izithembiso zakho, ngokuba omubi akasayikudabula kuwe; unqunyiwe ngokupheleleyo.