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Isililo ngeSamariya leJerusalema

1Ilizwi leNkosi elafika kuMikaa umMorashethib ensukwini zikaJothamu, uAhazi, loHezekhiya, amakhosi akoJudac, alibona mayelanad leSamariya leJerusalemae.

2 Zwanini, lina zizwe lonkef; ulalele, wena mhlaba, lokugcwala kwawog; kakuthi iNkosi uJehova ibe ngumfakazi omelene lanih, iNkosii isethempelini layo elingcwelej.

3 Ngoba khangela, iNkosi iyaphumak endaweni yayolm, yehle inyatheleno endaweni eziphakemeyo zomhlabap.

4 Lezintaba zizancibilika ngaphansi kwayo, lezihotsha ziqhekezekeq, njengengcino phambi komlilor, njengamanzi athululwa emthezukwenis.

5 Konke lokhu kungenxa yesiphambeko sikaJakobet, langenxa yezono zendlu kaIsrayeliu. Siyini isiphambeko sikaJakobe? KakusiSamariya yiniv? Njalo ziyini izindawo eziphakemeyo zikaJuda? KakusiJerusalema yiniw?

6 Ngakho ngizakwenza iSamariyax ibe yinqumbi yensimu, ibe zindawo zokuhlanyelwa kwesiviniy; njalo ngizathululela amatshe ayoz esihotshenia, ngembule izisekelo zayob.

7 Lazo zonke izithombe zayo ezibaziweyo zizaphahlazwac, layo yonke imivuzo yayo izatshiswa ngomlilod, lazo zonke izithombe zayo ngizazenza zibe yincithakalo. Ngoba izibuthelele ngenhlawulo yewule, njalo zizabuyela kunhlawulo yewulee.

8 Ngenxa yalokhuf ngizalila ngiqhinqe isililog, ngizahamba ngihlutshulweh nginqunui; ngenze isililo njengamakhankajk, ngikhale njengamadodakazi ezintshelm.

9 Ngoba inxeba layo kalelaphekin; ngoba sekufikile koJuda; kufinyelele esangweni labantu bami, eJerusalemao.

10 Lingakukhulumip eGathiq, lingalili lokulila; lizibhuqe othulinir endlini kaAferas.

11 Dlula wena, mhlalikazi weShafiri, ohlazo lakho linqunuliwet; umhlalikazi weZawanani kaphumanga; isililo siseBhethi-Ezeli; uzakwemukela ukuma kwakhe kini.

12 Ngoba umhlalikazi weMarothiu ulomhelo ngokuhlev, ngoba okubi kwehla kuvela eNkosini, kwaze kwaba sesangweni leJerusalemaw.

13 Bophela inqola ebhizeni elilejubanex, wena mhlalikazi weLakishiy; lona liyikuqala kwesono kundodakazi yeZiyoni; ngoba iziphambeko zakoIsrayeli zatholakala kuwez.

14 Ngakho uzakupha uMorashethi-Gathia iziphob zokuvalelisana; izindlu zeAkizibic zizakuba yinkohliso emakhosini akoIsrayeli.

15 Ngisezakulethela indlalifad, wena mhlalikazi weMareshae; uzakuza eAdulamu udumo lukaIsrayelif.

16 Zenze ube lempabangag uziphuceh, ngenxa yabantwana bothando lwakhoi; khulisa impabanga yakhoj njengokhozik, ngoba bathunjiwe besuka kuwel.

Ukuxwayiswa kwabacindezeli

2Maye kwabaceba ububi, benze okubia emibhedeni yabob! Ekukhanyeni kokusa bayakwenza, ngoba kusemandleni esandla saboc.

2 Njalo bahawukela amasimu, bawaphanged; lezindlu, bazithathee; ngokunjalo bayacindezela indoda lendlu yayo, yebo, umuntu lelifa lakhe.

3 Ngakho itsho njalo iNkosi: Khangela, ngiyacabanga okubif ngimelene lalolusendog, elingayikukhupha intamo zenu kukhoh, futhi kaliyikuhamba ngokuzikhukhumeza, ngoba kuyisikhathi esibii.

4 Ngalolosuku kuzaphakanyiswaj umzekeliso nganik, bakhale isililo esilosizi, bathi: Sichithiwe ngokupheleleyo; uguqulile isabelo sabantu bamil; usisuse kangakanani kimim! uwabile amasimu ethu kuye ohlehlela muvan.

5 Ngakho kawuyikuba lophosela intamboo ngenkatho ebandleni leNkosip.

6 Lingaprofethi, bayaprofethaq; uba bengayikuprofetha lezizinto, amahlazor kawayikusuka.

7 Wena obizwa ngokuthi uyindlu kaJakobe, umoya weNkosi ufinyeziwe yini? Lezi yizenzo zayo yinis? Amazwi ami kawenzi okuhle yini kohamba ngobuqotho?

8 Kodwa mandulo abantu bami basukume baba yisithat; maqondana lesigqoko lihlubula isembathouv kulabo abedlulayo bevikelekile befulathele ukulwaw.

9 Abesifazana babantu bami libaxotshilex, ngulowo lalowo endlini yentokozo yakhey; lisuse ebantwaneni bakhez udumo lwami kuze kube phakadea.

10 Sukumani, lihambe, ngoba le kayisiyo indawo yokuphumulab; ngoba ingcolilec, izalichithad, ngitsho ngencithakalo ebuhlungue.

11 Uba umuntu ohamba ngomoya lenkohliso eqamba amangaf esithig: Ngizaprofetha kuwe ngewayini langokunathwayo okulamandlah; yena uzakubai ngumprofethi walababantuj.

12 Isibili ngizakubuthanisa, Jakobe, wena wonkek; isibilil ngizaqoqam insali yakoIsrayelin; ngizababeka ndawonye njengezimvu zeBhozirao, njengomhlambi phakathip kwedlelo lawoq; bazabanga umsindo ngenxa yobunengir babantus.

13 Umfohli ukhuphukile phambi kwabot; bafohlile, bedlula esangweni, baphuma ngalo. Njalo inkosi yabo izadlula phambi kwabou, leNkosi esihlokweni sabov.

Ukusolwa kwabakhokheli ababi

3Ngasengisithi: Ake lizwe, lina zinhloko zakoJakobea, lanib zinhloko zendlu yakoIsrayelic. Kakuyisikho okwenu yinid ukwazi isahluleloe?

2 Elizonda okuhle, lithande okubi, elebula isikhumba lisisusa kubof, lenyama yabo emathanjeni abo;

3 futhi elidla inyama yabantu bamig, lihlinze isikhumba sabo lisisusa kuboh; lephule amathambo aboi, liwaqobaqobe njengawembizaj, lanjengenyama phakathik kwebhodol.

4 Khona bezakhala eNkosini, kodwa kayiyikubaphendulam; njalo izabafihlela ubuso bayo ngalesosikhathin, njengalokho benze izenzo zabo zaba zimbi.

5 Itsho njalo iNkosi mayelana labaprofethi abaduhisa abantu bamiop, abaluma ngamazinyo aboq, abamemeza: Ukuthulars; kodwa ongabeki lutho emlonyeni wabot, balungisa impi bemelene layeu.

6 Ngakho kuzakuba yibusukuv kini, lingabi lombonow; kube mnyamax kini, lingabiy lokuvumisaz; lelanga lizabatshonela abaprofethia, losuku lube mnyama phezu kwabo.

7 Khona ababoni bezayangekab, labavumisicd babe lenhlonie. Yebo bonke bazambomboza izindebe zangaphezuluf; ngoba kungelampendulo kaNkulunkulug.

8 Kodwa isibili mina ngigcwele amandla ngomoya weNkosi, lesahlulelo, lengaloh, ukumemezela kuJakobe isiphambeko sakhei, lakuIsrayeli isono sakhej.

9 Ake lizwe lokhu, lina zinhloko zendlu kaJakobek, lani babusi bendlu kaIsrayelil, elenyanya isahlulelo, lihlanekele konke ukuqondam.

10 Elakha iZiyonin ngecala legazio, leJerusalema ngobubi.

11 Inhloko zayo zahlulelela isiphop, labapristi bayoq bafundisela inkokhelor, labaprofethi bayost bavumisela imaliu; kanti beyame eNkosiniv, besithi: INkosi kayikho phakathi kwethu yiniw? Ububi kabuyikusehlelax.

12 Ngakho ngenxa yenu iZiyoniy izalinywa njengensimuz, leJerusalema ibe zinqumbiab, lentaba yendlucd njengezindawo eziphakemeyo zehlathie.

Isithembiso sokuthula

4Kodwa kuzakuthi ekupheleni kwezinsuku, intaba yendlu yeNkosi iqiniswe phezu kwengqonga yezintabaa, njalo iphakanyiswe ngaphezu kwamaqaqa; labantu bazagelezela kuyo.

2 Lezizwe ezinengi zizahamba, zithi: Wozani, senyukele entabeni yeNkosi, lendlini kaNkulunkulu kaJakobe, njalo uzasifundisa ngezindlela zakhe, sihambe emikhondweni yakhe. Ngoba umlayo uzaphuma eZiyoni, lelizwi leNkosi eJerusalema.

3 Njalo izakwahlulela phakathi kwezizwe ezinengib, ikhuze izizwe ezilamandla ezikhatshanac; njalo zizakhanda inkemba zazo zibe yizikali zamakhuba, lemikhonto yazo ibe zingqamu zokuthena izihlahla; isizwe kasiyikuphakamisela isizwe inkemba, kazisayikufunda impi futhi.

4 Kodwa bazahlala ngulowo lalowo ngaphansi kwesihlahla sakhe sevini, langaphansi kwesihlahla sakhe somkhiwad; njalo kakho ozabesabisae; ngoba umlomo weNkosi yamabandla ukhulumilef.

5 Ngoba bonke abantu bazahamba ngulowo lalowo ebizweni likankulunkulu wakheg, kodwa thina sizahamba ebizweni leNkosi uNkulunkulu wethu kuze kube phakade laphakadeh.

Ukukhululwa kukaIsrayeli ekuthunjweni

6 Ngalolosuku, itsho iNkosii, ngizabuthanisaj lowo oqhulayokl, ngiqoqemn lowo oxotshiweyo, lalowo engimhluphileyoo.

7 Ngizakwenza oqhulayopq abe yinsalir, loxotshelwe khatshana abe yisizwe esilamandlas; njalo iNkosi izabusa phezu kwabotu entabeni yeZiyoniv kusukela khathesi kuze kube ninininiw.

8 Ngakho wena, mphotshongo weEderix, uqaqa lwendodakazi yeZiyoniy, kuzafika kuwe, yebo, kuzafika ukubusa kwakuqalaz, umbuso kundodakazi yeJerusalema.

9 Khathesi ukhalelani kakhulua? Inkosi kayikho kuwe yinib? Umeluleki wakho usebhubhile yinic? Ngoba umhelo ukubambile njengowesifazana obelethayod.

10 Bana lobuhlungue, uhelelwe ukuze ubelethef, wena ndodakazi yeZiyoni, njengowesifazana obelethayog; ngoba khathesi uzaphuma emzini, uhlale egangeni, ubusufika eBhabhilonih; khona uzakhululwai; khona iNkosi izakuhlenga esandleni sezitha zakhoj.

11 Khathesi-ke izizwe ezinengi zibuthene zimelene lawek, ezithi: Kangcoliswel, lelihlo lethu kalikhangele eZiyonim.

12 Kodwa bona kabayazi imicabango yeNkosin, kabaliqedisisi icebo layo; ngoba uzababuthelela njengezithungo ebaleni lokubhulelao.

13 Sukuma ubhulepq, wena ndodakazi yeZiyoni; ngoba ngizakwenza uphondo lwakho lube yinsimbi, ngenze amasondo akho abe lithusir. Njalo uzachoboza abantu abanengist; njalo ngizakwehlukaniselau iNkosi inzuzo yabov, lenotho yabow kuyo iNkosi yomhlaba wonkex.

5Khathesi buthana ube ngamaviyo, wena ndodakazi yeviyoa; yena ubekile ukuvimbezela ngakithib; ngenduku bazatshaya umahluleli wakoIsrayelic esihlathinid.

2 Kodwa wenae, Bhethelehema Efrathaf, lanxa umncinyane phakathi kwezinkulungwaneg zakoJudah, uzaphuma kuwe eze kimi lowo ozakuba ngumbusi koIsrayelii; okuphuma kwakhej ngokwasendulok, ezinsukwini zaphakadel.

3 Ngakho uzabanikela, kuze kube yisikhathi sokuthi lowo ohelelwayo azalem; khona insali yabafowabon izabuyela ebantwaneni bakoIsrayelio.

4 Njalo uzakumap eluse emandleni eNkosiq, ekuphakameni kwebizo leNkosi uNkulunkulu wakhe; njalo bazahlala; ngoba khathesi uzakuba mkhulurs kuze kube semikhawulweni yomhlabat.

5 Njalo lumuntu uzakuba yikuthulauv; lapho umAsiriya engena elizweni lakithiw, lalapho enyathela ezigodlweni zethu, kulapho sizamvuselax abelusiy abayisikhombisaz, leziphathamandla zabantua eziyisificaminwembilib.

6 Njalo bazalidla ilizwe leAsiriya ngenkemba, lelizwe likaNimrodic ezintubeni zalo. Ngalokho uzasophula kumAsiriyad lapho engena elizweni lakithie, lalapho enyathela phakathi komngcele wethuf.

7 Lensali kaJakobe izakuba phakathi kwabantu abanengig njengamazolo avela eNkosinihi, njengemikhizo phezu kotshanijk, okungalindeli muntu, lokungameleli bantwana babantu.

8 Lensali kaJakobe izakuba phakathi kwabezizwe, phakathi kwabantu abanengil, njengesilwane phakathi kwezinyamazana zegangam, njengebhongo lesilwane phakathi kwemihlambi yezimvun; elithi lapho lisedlula, linyathelele phansi lidabudabule, kungekho ongophulao.

9 Isandla sakho sizaphakama phezu kwabamelana lawe, njalo zonke izitha zakho zizaqunywap.

10 Kuzakuthi-ke ngalolosuku, itsho iNkosiq, ngiqume amabhiza akho aphume phakathi kwakhor, ngichithe izinqola zakhos.

11 Njalo ngizaquma imizi yelizwe lakhot, ngidilizele phansi zonke izinqaba zakhou.

12 Njalo ngizaquma ubuthakathi esandleni sakhov; kawusayikuba lezanusew.

13 Njalo ngizaqumax izithombe zakho ezibaziweyo lezinsika zakho eziyizithombe zisuke phakathi kwakhoy; kawusayikuphindaz ukhothamele umsebenzi wezandla zakhoa.

14 Njalo ngizasiphuna izixuku zakho ziphume phakathi kwakhob, ngichithec imizi yakhod.

15 Njalo ngizakwenza impindiselo ngentukuthelo langolaka kuzo izizwe ezingalalelangae.

INkosi iphikisana lamaIsrayeli

6Ake lizwe lokhu iNkosi ekutshoyoa: Sukuma, ulwe lezintaba, lamaqaqa kawalizwe ilizwi lakho.

2 Zwanini, lina zintababc, impikisano leNkosi, lani zisekelo zomhlaba ezihlezi zikhonad; ngoba iNkosi ilempikisano labantu bayoe, njalo izalungisana loIsrayeli.

3 Wena sizwe sami, ngenzeni kuwef? Njalo kuyini engikudinise kukhog? Fakaza umelene lami.

4 Ngoba ngakukhuphula elizweni leGibhitheh, ngakuhlengaij endlini yobugqilikl; ngathuma phambi kwakho oMozisi, uAroni, loMiriyamum.

5 Sizwe sami, ake ukhumbule lokho uBalaki inkosi yakoMowabi eyakucebayon, lalokho uBalami indodana kaBeyori owakuphendula kuye, kusukela eShitimio kwaze kwaba seGiligalip; ukuze wazi ukulunga kweNkosiq.

Okubizwa yiNkosi emuntwini

6 Ngizakuza lanir phambi kweNkosis, ngikhothame phambit kukaNkulunkulu ophakemeyou? Ngizakuza phambi kwayo ngileminikelo yokutshiswa, ngilamathole alomnyaka owodwa yini?

7 INkosi izathokoza yini ngezinkulungwane zezinqamav, ngezinkulungwane ezilitshumi zemifula yamafuthaw? Ngizanikela izibulo lami yini ngenxa yesiphambeko sami, isithelo sesisu sami ngenxa yesono somphefumulo wamix?

8 Ikutshengisiley, wena muntu, lokho okuhlez; njalo iNkosi ifunani kuwea, ngaphandle kokwenzab isahlulelo, lokuthandac umusad, lokuhamba ngokuzithoba loNkulunkulu wakhoe?

9 Ilizwi likaJehova liyamemeza kuwo umuzi, lenhlakanipho izabonaf ibizo lakho; zwanini uswazig, lolumisileyoh.

10 Kusekhona inotho yenkohlakalo yini endlini yokhohlakeleyo, le-efa* elinciphayoi elinengekayoj?

11 Bengingaba ngohlanzekileyo ngesikali sobubik yini, langesikhwamal sezilinganiso zenkohlisom?

12 Ngoba abanothileyo bayo bagcwele udlakelan, labakhileyo bayo bakhuluma amangao, lolimi lwabopq lulenkohliso emlonyeni wabo.

13 Ngakho lami ngizakugulisa ngokukutshayar, ngikwenze incithakalo ngenxa yezono zakho.

14 Wena uzakudla, kodwa ungasuthis; njalo ukuphelelwa ngamandla kwakho kuzakuba ngaphakathi kwakho; futhi uzasusat, kodwa ungakhululiu; lalokhu okukhululayo ngizakunikela enkembeni.

15 Wenav uzahlanyela, kodwa ungavuniw; wena uzanyathela izithelo zemihlwathix, kodwa ungazigcobi wena ngamafuthay; lewayiniza elitshab, kodwa unganathi iwayini.

16 Ngoba izimiso zikaOmri ziyagcinwac, lawo wonke umsebenzi wendlu kaAhabid, futhi lihamba ngamacebo abo; ukuze ngikwenze ube yincithakaloe, labakhileyo bayo babe ngokuncifelwayof; ngokunjalo lizathwala ihlazo labantu bamig.

Izono zikaIsrayeli

7Maye kimia! ngoba nginjengokuvunwa kwezithelo zasehlobob, njengokukhothozwa kwesivinic; kakulahlukuzo lokudliwad; umphefumulo wami uloyisa isithelo sokuqala somkhiwa esivuthiweyoe.

2 Olungileyof ubhubhile esuka emhlabenig; njalo kakho oqotho phakathi kwabantuh; bonke bacathamele igazii, bayazingelaj ngulowo lalowo umfowabok ngembulel.

3 Ukuze benze okubi ngezandla zombili ngokutshiseka, isiphathamandla siyacelam, lomahluleli uyacela umvuzono; lomkhulu ukhuluma inkanuko yomphefumulo wakhe, bayakwelukanisap.

4 Ongcono wabo unjengamevaq; oqotho kibo mubi kulothangors; usuku lwabalindi bakhot, ukuhanjelwa kwakho sekufikileu; khathesi kuzakuba khona ukudideka kwabov.

5 Lingabeki ithemba kumnganew, lingakholwa umhlobox; gcina iminyango yomlomo wakho kuye umfazi olala esifubeni sakhoy.

6 Ngoba indodanazab idelela uyisec, indodakazi ivukela uninad, umalokazana avukele uninazalae; izitha zomuntu ngabantu bendlu yakhefg.

7 Ngakho mina ngizakhangela eNkosinih, ngilindele uNkulunkulu wosindiso lwamii; uNkulunkulu wami uzangizwaj.

8 Ungathokozi ngamikl, sithakazi samim; lapho ngisiwa, ngizavukano; lapho ngihlezi emnyamenip, iNkosi izakuba yikukhanya kimiq.

9 Ngizaluthwala ulaka lweNkosir, ngoba ngonile kuyos, ize imele udaba lwami, ingenzele isahlulelot. Izangikhuphela ekukhanyeni, ngibone ukulunga kwayou.

10 Ngakho isithakazi sami sizabonav, lehlazo limembese yenaw owathi kimi: Ingaphi iNkosi uNkulunkulu wakhox? Amehlo ami azambonay; khathesi uzanyathelelwa phansi njengodaka lwezitaladaz.

11 Ngosukua imiduli yakhob ezakwakhiwa ngaloc, ngalolosuku isimiso sizakuba khatshanad.

12 Ngalolosuku kuzafika lakuwee kuvela eAsiriyaf, lemizinig ebiyelweyoh; njalo kusukela ezinqabenii kuze kube semfulenij, kusukela elwandle kusiya elwandlek, kusukela entabeni kusiya entabeni.

13 Lanxa kunjalo ilizwe lizakuba yincithakalo ngenxa yabahlali balol, ngenxam yesithelo sezenzo zabon.

Isihawu seNkosi kuIsrayeli

14 Yelusa abantu bakho ngentonga yakho, umhlambi welifa lakhoo, ohlala wodwap ehlathiniq, phakathi kweKharmelirs. Kabadle eBashanitu leGileyadivw, njengensukwini zasendulox.

15 Njengezinsukwini zokuphuma kwakho elizweni leGibhithey, ngizamtshengisa izimangalisoz.

16 Izizwe zizabona ziyangeke ngamandla azo wonkea; zizabeka isandla phezu komlomo; indlebe zazo zibe yizacutheb.

17 Zizakhotha uthulic njengenyokad, njengezihuquzelayo zomhlabae zizathuthumela ekuvalekeni kwazof, zizamesaba uJehova uNkulunkulu wethug, zesabe ngenxa yakho.

18 Ngubani onguNkulunkulu njengaweh, othethelela isonoi, adlule esiphambekwenijk sensali yelifa lakhelm? Kagcini ulaka lwakhe kuze kube phakaden, ngoba ethokoza emusenio.

19 Uzaphendukap, asihawukeleq; uzanyathelela phansi iziphambeko zethur; wena uzaphosela zonke izono zabos ezinzikini zolwandlet.

20 Uzanika iqiniso kuJakobeu, umusa kuAbrahamav, owakufungela obaba bethuwx kusukela ensukwini zenduloy.