యోనా 3

1 ౧ యెహోవా వాక్కు రెండో సారి యోనాకు ప్రత్యక్షమై చెప్పినదేమిటంటే

൧യഹോവയുടെ അരുളപ്പാട് രണ്ടാം പ്രാവശ്യം യോനായ്ക്ക് ഉണ്ടായത് എന്തെന്നാൽ:

2 ౨ “నువ్వు లేచి, నీనెవె మహాపట్టణానికి వెళ్లి నేను నీకు ఆజ్ఞాపించిన సందేశాన్ని దానికి చాటించు.”

൨“നീ പുറപ്പെട്ട് മഹാനഗരമായ നീനെവേയിൽ ചെന്ന് ഞാൻ നിന്നോട് അരുളിച്ചെയ്യുന്ന സന്ദേശം അതിനോട് പ്രസംഗിക്കുക”.

3 ౩ కాబట్టి యోనా లేచి యెహోవా మాటకు లోబడి నీనెవె పట్టణానికి నడచుకుంటూ వెళ్ళాడు. నీనెవె నగరం చాలా పెద్దది. అది మూడు రోజుల ప్రయాణమంత పెద్దది.

൩അങ്ങനെ യോനാ പുറപ്പെട്ട്, യഹോവയുടെ കല്പനപ്രകാരം നീനെവേയിൽ ചെന്നു. ഒരറ്റത്തുനിന്ന് മറ്റേഅറ്റം വരെ എത്താൻ മൂന്നുദിവസം നടക്കേണ്ട മഹാനഗരമായിരുന്നു നീനെവേ.

4 ౪ యోనా ఆ పట్టణంలో ఒక రోజు ప్రయాణమంత దూరం వెళ్లి, యింకా 40 రోజుల్లో నీనెవె పట్టణం నాశనమవుతుందని ప్రకటన చేశాడు.

൪യോനാ നഗരത്തിൽ കടന്ന് ആദ്യ ദിവസം ഉച്ചത്തിൽ വിളിച്ചു പറഞ്ഞു. “നാല്പതു ദിവസം കഴിഞ്ഞാൽ നീനെവേക്ക് ഉന്മൂലനാശം സംഭവിക്കും.

5 ౫ నీనెవె పట్టణం వాళ్ళు దేవునిలో విశ్వాసం ఉంచి ఉపవాసం ప్రకటించారు. గొప్పవాళ్ళూ, సామాన్యులూ అందరూ గోనె పట్ట కట్టుకున్నారు.

൫എന്നാൽ നീനെവേക്കാർ ദൈവത്തിൽ വിശ്വസിച്ച് ഒരു ഉപവാസം പ്രസിദ്ധപ്പെടുത്തി. വലിയവരും ചെറിയവരും ഒരുപോലെ അനുതാപത്തോടെ രട്ടുടുത്തു.

6 ౬ ఆ సంగతి త్వరలోనే నీనెవె రాజుకు చేరింది. అతడు తన సింహాసనం దిగి, తన రాజవస్త్రాలను తీసివేసి, గోనెపట్ట కట్టుకుని బూడిదెలో కూర్చున్నాడు.

൬ഈ വാർത്ത നീനെവേരാജാവ് അറിഞ്ഞപ്പോൾ അവൻ സിംഹാസനത്തിൽനിന്ന് എഴുന്നേറ്റ് രാജവസ്ത്രം മാറ്റി രട്ടുടുത്ത് ചാരത്തിൽ ഇരുന്നു.

7 ౭ అతడు ఇలా ప్రకటన చేయించాడు “రాజూ ఆయన మంత్రులూ ఆజ్ఞాపించేదేమంటే, మనుషులు ఏమీ తినకూడదు. పశువులు మేత మేయకూడదు, నీళ్లు తాగకూడదు.”

൭അവൻ നീനെവേയിൽ എങ്ങും വിളംബരം ചെയ്തത് “നീനെവേ രാജാവും പ്രഭുക്കന്മാരും ആജ്ഞാപിക്കുന്നു: ‘മനുഷ്യനോ മൃഗമോ കന്നുകാലിയോ ആടോ ഒന്നും ഒരു വസ്തുവും ആസ്വദിക്കരുത്; മേയുകയും വെള്ളം കുടിക്കുകയും അരുത്.

8 ౮ “మనుషులు, పశువులు గోనెపట్ట కట్టుకుని దేవునికి బిగ్గరగా మొర్రపెట్టాలి. అందరూ తమ దుర్మార్గాన్ని విడిచిపెట్టి తాము చేస్తున్న దౌర్జన్యం మానాలి.

൮മനുഷ്യനും മൃഗവും രട്ടു പുതെച്ച് ഉച്ചത്തിൽ ദൈവത്തോട് നിലവിളിക്കേണം; ഓരോരുത്തൻ താന്താന്റെ ദുർമ്മാർഗ്ഗവും കൈക്കലുള്ള സാഹസവും വിട്ട് മനംതിരികയും വേണം.

9 ౯ ఒకవేళ దేవుడు తన మనస్సు మార్చుకుని తన కోపాగ్ని చల్లార్చుకుని మనం నాశనం కాకుండా చేస్తాడేమో ఎవరికి తెలుసు?”

൯ഒരുപക്ഷേ ദൈവം മനസ്സലിഞ്ഞ് നാം നശിച്ചുപോകാതെ അവന്റെ ഉഗ്രകോപം വിട്ടുമാറുമായിരിക്കും; ആർക്കറിയാം?”

10 ౧౦ నీనెవె వాళ్ళు తమ చెడు ప్రవర్తన వదిలిపెట్టడం దేవుడు చూసి తన మనస్సు మార్చుకుని వాళ్లకు వేస్తానన్న శిక్ష వెయ్యలేదు.

൧൦അവർ ദുർമ്മാർഗ്ഗം വിട്ടുതിരിഞ്ഞു എന്ന് ദൈവം അവരുടെ പ്രവൃത്തികളാൽ കണ്ടപ്പോൾ അവർക്ക് വരുത്തും എന്നു അരുളിച്ചെയ്തിരുന്ന അനർത്ഥത്തെക്കുറിച്ചു മനസ്സുമാറ്റി. അങ്ങനെ സംഭവിച്ചതുമില്ല.

Jonah Preaches to the Ninevites