Okthoba 9, 2013, Ukufunda

uJona 4: 1-11

4:1 Futhi uJona wehlelwa usizi olukhulu, wathukuthela.
4:2 Wakhuleka eNkosini, wathi, "Ngiyancenga, Nkosi, bekungelona izwi lami leli, lapho ngisezweni lami? Ngenxa yalokhu, Ngangazi ngaphambili ukubalekela eTharishishi. Ngoba ngiyazi ukuthi unguNkulunkulu omnene lolesihawu, unesineke futhi unesihawu esikhulu, futhi othethelelayo naphezu kokucasuka.
4:3 Futhi manje, Nkosi, Ngicela ungithathele impilo yami. Ngokuba kungcono kimi ukufa kunokuphila.”
4:4 Yathi iNkosi, “Ingabe ngempela ucabanga ukuthi ulungile ngokuthukuthela?”
4:5 UJona waphuma emzini, wahlala ngasempumalanga komuzi. Futhi wazenzela umpheme lapho, futhi wayehlezi ngaphansi kwalo ethunzini, aze abone okuzakwehlela umuzi.
4:6 INkosi uNkulunkulu yalungisa umvini, lenyukela phezu kwekhanda likaJona, libe ngumthunzi phezu kwekhanda lakhe, kanye nokumvikela (ngoba wayesebenze nzima). UJona wathokoza ngenxa yomvini, ngokuthokoza okukhulu.
4:7 Futhi uNkulunkulu walungisa isibungu, lapho sekusile ngakusasa, lwatshaya umvini, futhi yoma.
4:8 Kwathi seliphumile ilanga, uJehova wayala umoya oshisayo noshisayo. Ilanga lashaya ekhanda likaJona, washa. Futhi wanxusa umphefumulo wakhe ukuba afe, wathi, “Kungcono kimi ukufa kunokuphila.”
4:9 UJehova wathi kuJona, “Ucabanga ukuthi uqinisile yini ukucasuka ngenxa yomuthi?” Wathi, “Ngifanele ukuthukuthela kuze kube sekufeni.”
4:10 Yathi iNkosi, “Ubuhlungu nge-ivy, ongawusebenzelanga futhi ongawenzanga ukhule, lanxa yayizelwe ngobusuku obubodwa, kwathi ngobusuku obubodwa babhubha.
4:11 Futhi angiyikuhawukela iNineve, umuzi omkhulu, lapho kukhona amadoda angaphezu kwezinkulungwane eziyikhulu namashumi amabili, abangawazi umehluko phakathi kwesokunene sabo nesokhohlo, nezilo eziningi?”

Amazwana

shiya impendulo