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Ilizwe lichithwa zintethe

1Ilizwi leNkosi elafika kuJoweli indodana kaPethuweli.

2 Zwanini lokhua, badalab, libeke indlebe, lonke bahlali belizwec. Kwake kwenzeka lokhu yini ensukwini zenu, kumbe lensukwini zaboyihlod?

3 Landiselani abantwana benu ngakho, labantwana benu abantwana babo, labantwana babo esinye isizukulwanae.

4 Okutshiywe zintothoviyanef isikhonyane sikudlileg; lokutshiywe yisikhonyaneh iqhwagi likudlilei; lokutshiywe liqhwagi inswabanda ikudlile.

5 Phaphamani, zidakwa, likhale inyembezi, liqhinqe isililoj, lonke banathi bewayini, ngenxa yewayini elitshak, ngoba liqunyiwe lasuka emlonyeni wenul.

6 Ngoba isizwe senyukele elizweni lamim, esilamandla, esingelananin; amazinyo aso angamazinyo esilwaneo, silamazinyo emihlathip esilwane esisikaziq.

7 Senze ivini lami laba yincithakalo, lesihlahla sami somkhiwa saba zimvavar; sakwebula lokukwebula, sakuphosela phansi, ingatsha zakho zaba mhlophes.

8 Qhinqani isililo njengentombi emsulwa ebhinciswe isakat ngenxa yomyeni wobutsha bayou.

9 Umnikelo wokudla lomnikelo wokunathwayo uqunyiwe wasuka endlini yeNkosiv. Abapristiw, izikhonzi zeNkosi, bayalilax.

10 Insimu ichithiwe, umhlabathi uyalilay; ngoba amabele achithiwez, iwayini elitshaab lomilec, amafuthad aphela amandlae.

11 Banini lenhloni, balimi, qhinqani isililo, baphathizivinif, ngenxa yengqoloyi langenxa yebhali*; ngoba isivuno sensimu sichithekile.

12 Ivini libunileg, lomkhiwa uphele amandlah; ipomegranati*, lesihlahla selalai, lesihlahla se-aphulaj, zonke izihlahla zeganga zomile, ngoba intokozok ibunile yasuka ebantwaneni babantul.

13 Bhincanimn, lilile, bapristio, qhinqani isililo, zikhonzi zelathip. Wozani, lilale ebusuku emasakeniq, zikhonzi zikaNkulunkulu wamir; ngoba umnikelo wokudla lomnikelo wokunathwayo kugodliwe endlini kaNkulunkulu wenus.

14 Yehlukanisani ukuzila ukudlat, libize umhlangano onzuluu, libuthanisev abadalaw, labo bonke abahlali belizwe, endlini yeNkosi uNkulunkulu wenux, likhale eNkosini.

15 Maye ngalolosuku! Ngoba usuku lweNkosi luseduzey, luzafika njengencithakaloz evela kuSomandlaa.

16 Ukudla kakuqunywanga yini phambi kwamehlo ethub, ukuthaba lentokozoc kusuka endlini kaNkulunkulu wethud?

17 Inhlanyelo iyabola ngaphansi kwamagade ayo; izibuya zingamanxiwa, iziphala zidilizelwe phansie, ngoba amabele abunilef.

18 Yeka ukububula kwezifuyog! Imihlambi yenkomo ididekile, ngoba kayilalo idleloh; lemihlambi yezimvu iyahluphekai.

19 Ngiyakhala kuwej, Nkosi, ngoba umlilo uqedilek amadlelo enkangalal, lelangabi lilumathise zonke izihlahla zegangam.

20 Lenyamazana zegangan ziyakhala kuweo, ngoba izifudlana zamanzip zitshileq, lomlilo uqede amadlelo enkangalar.

Usuku lweNkosi

2Vuthelani uphondoa eZiyonib, lihlabe umkhosic entabeni yami engcweled; kabathuthumele bonke abahlali belizwe, ngoba usuku lweNkosi luyeza, ngoba luseduzee.

2 Usuku lomnyamafgh lobumnyamaij, usuku lwamayezikl lomnyama onzimamn, njengemadabukakusa lembese phezu kwezintabao; isizwe esikhulu lesilamandlap, kakuzanga kube khona esinjengaso kusukela endulo, futhi kakusayikuba khona emva kwaso kuze kube yiminyaka yezizukulwana lezizukulwanaq.

3 Umlilo uyaqeda phambi kwasor, langemva kwaso kuvutha ilangabis. Phambi kwaso ilizwe lifanana lesivande seEdenit, kodwa ngemva kwasou liyinkangala yencithakalov; yebo kakulakuphunyuka kuso.

4 Isimo saso sinjengesimo samabhiza, lanjengabagadi bamabhiza ngokunjalo bazagijimaw.

5 Bazakweqax njengomsindo wezinqola ezingqongeni zezintabay, njengomsindo welangabi lomlilo oqeda izidindiz, njengabantu abalamandla abahlelelwe impia.

6 Phambi kobuso babo abantu bazakuba lobuhlungu; bonke ubusob buzanyukumalac.

7 Bazagijima njengamaqhawe, bakhwele imiduli njengamadoda empi, bahambe ngulowo lalowo ngezindlela zakhe, kabayikuphambuka emikhondweni yabo.

8 Kabasunduzani omunye lomunyed; bazahamba ngulowo lalowo ngomgwaqo wakhe omkhulu; lapho bewela phezu kwesikhali, kabayikulimalae.

9 Bazahaluzela bedabula umuzifg, bagijime phezu komdulih, bakhwele bangene ezindlini, bangene ngamawindii njengesela.

10 Umhlaba uzanyikinyeka phambi kwaboj, amazulu athuthumelek; ilanga lenyanga kube mnyamal, lezinkanyezi zigodle ukukhanya kwazom.

11 Njalo iNkosi izakhupha ilizwi layon phambi kwebutho layoo, ngoba inkamba yayop yinkulu kakhuluq; ngoba ilamandla eyenza ilizwi layor; ngoba usuku lweNkosi lukhulu, luyesabeka kakhulu; ngubani-ke ongalumelas?

Abantu bacelwa ukuphenduka

12 Ngakho lakhathesi, itsho iNkosi, phendukelani kimi ngenhliziyo yenu yonket, langokuzila ukudla, langokukhala inyembezi, langokulilau.

13 Lidabule inhliziyo yenuv, hatshi izembatho zenuw, liphendukele eNkosini, uNkulunkulu wenux, ngoba ilesisayz lesihawuab, iphuza ukuthukuthelacd, njalo inkulu ngomusaefg, iyazisola ngobubih.

14 Ngubani owaziyo, ingaphenduka izisolei, itshiye isibusiso ngemva kwayoj, umnikelo wokudla lomnikelo wokunathwayo eNkosini, uNkulunkulu wenuk.

15 Vuthelani uphondo eZiyonil, yehlukanisani ukuzila ukudlam, libize umhlangano onzulu,

16 libuthanise abantu, lingcwelise ibandlan, lihlanganise abadala, libuthanise abantwana, labamunya amabeleo; umyeni kaphume ekamelweni lakhep, lomakoti exhibeni lakheq.

17 Kakuthi abapristi, izikhonzi zeNkosir, bakhale inyembezi phakathis kwekhulusit lelathiu, bathi: Yekela abantu bakho, Nkosi; unganikeli ilifa lakho ehlazweni, ukuthi abahedeni bababuse. Bazatsholoni phakathi kwezizwe ukuthi: Ungaphi uNkulunkulu wabov?

Isihawu seNkosi

18 Khona iNkosi izatshisekela ilizwe layow, ihawukele abantu bayox.

19 Yebo iNkosi izaphendula ithi ebantwini bayo: Khangelani, ngizalithumela amabeleyz lewayini elitshaa lamafuthab, ukuthi lisuthe ngakho; kangisayikulenza inhlamba phakathi kwezizwe.

20 Kodwa ngizasusela khatshana lanic okuvela enyakathod, ngikuxotshele elizweni elomileyo leliyinkangala, ubuso bakho bungaselwandle lwempumalangae, lokucina kwakho ngaselwandle olungemuvaf; njalo kwenyuke ivumba lakho, kwenyuke iphunga lakho elibi, ngoba kwenze izinto ezinkulug.

21 Ungesabi, lizwe, jabula uthokoze, ngoba iNkosi yenze izinto ezinkulu.

22 Lingesabi, zinyamazana zegangah, ngoba amadlelo enkangala asehlumilei; ngoba isihlahla sithela isithelo sasoj, umkhiwa levini kunike amandla akhok.

23 Lani bantwana beZiyoni, thabanil lithokoze eNkosinim, uNkulunkulu wenu; ngoba ilinikile izulu lensewula ngokulungan, yalinisela izuluo, izulu lensewulap lezulu lamuva njengakuqalaq.

24 Lamabala okubhulela azagcwala amabeler, lezikhamelo zewayini ziphuphumes ngewayini elitshat lamafuthau.

25 Njalo ngizabuyisela kini iminyaka eyadliwa yintothoviyanev, yisikhonyanew, leqhwagix, lenswabanday, ibutho lami elikhulu engalithumela phakathi kwenuz.

26 Njalo lizakudla lokudla, lisuthe, lidumise ibizo leNkosi, uNkulunkulu wenu, oliphethe ngokumangalisayoab. Njalo abantu bami kabayikuyangiswa laninininic.

27 Njalo lizakwazi ukuthi ngiphakathid kukaIsrayelie, lokuthi ngiyiNkosi uNkulunkulu wenu, njalo kakho omunyef. Njalo abantu bami kabayikuyangiswa laninininig.

Ukuthelwa koMoya kaNkulunkulu

28 Kuzakuthi emva kwalokhoh ngithele uMoya wami phezu kwayo yonke inyamai; njalo amadodana enujk lamadodakazi enulm azaprofetha; abadala benu baphuphen amaphuphoo, amajaha enup abone imibonoq.

29 Yebo, laphezur kwenceku laphezu kwencekukazis ngizathela uMoya wami ngalezonsuku.

30 Njalo ngizaveza izimangaliso emazulwini lemhlabenit, igazi, lomlilo, lezinsika zentuthuu.

31 Ilanga lizaphenduka libe ngumnyamav, lenyanga ibe ligaziwx, lungakafikiy usuku lweNkosi olukhuluz lolwesabekayoab.

32 Kuzakuthi-ke loba ngubani ozabiza ibizo leNkosi asindiswec; ngoba entabeni yeZiyoni leJerusalemade kuzakuba khona ukukhululwafg, njengokutsho kweNkosi, laphakathi kwabaseleyo iNkosi ezababizah.

Ukugwetshwa kwezizwe

3Ngoba khangela, ngalezonsuku langalesosikhathia laphob ngibuyisa ukuthunjwa kukaJuda leJerusalemac,

2 ngizabutha zonke izizwed, ngizehlisele esigodini sikaJehoshafathie, ngizigwebe khona ngenxa yabantu bamif lelifa lami uIsrayelig, ezibahlakaze phakathi kwezizwe, zalaba ilizwe lami,

3 zenza inkatho yokuphosa ngabantu bamih, zanika umfana ngewule, zathengisa inkazana ngewayini, ukuze zinathe.

4 Yebo-ke, lilani kimi, Tireij leSidonik, lani lonke mingcelel yeFilistimn? Lizangibuyisela umvuzo yini? Uba-ke lingibuyisela, masinyane ngokuphangisao ngizabuyisela umvuzo wenu ekhanda lenup.

5 Ngoba lithethe isiliva sami legolide lami, laletha izinto zami eziloyisekayo ezinhle emathempelini enuq.

6 Lathengisar abantwana bakoJuda labantwana beJerusalemas ebantwaneni bamaGriki, ukuze libasusele khatshana lomngcele wabot.

7 Khangelani, ngizabavusa endaweni elabathengisa kiyo, ngibuyisele umvuzo wenu ekhanda lenuu.

8 Njalo ngizathengisa amadodana enu lamadodakazi enu esandleni sabantwana bakoJudav, abazabathengisa kumaSabeya esizweniwx esikhatshanay; ngoba iNkosi ikhulumile.

9 Memezelani lokhu phakathi kwezizwe; lingcwelise impi; livuse amaqhawe; kawasondele enyuke wonke amadoda empi.

10 Khandani amakhuba enu abe yizinkembaz, lengqamu zenu zokuthena zibe yimikhontoa; obuthakathaka athi: Ngiliqhaweb.

11 Phangisani lize, lina zizwecd zonke ezizingelezeleyo, libuthaneef; Nkosi, yehlisa amaqhawe akho kuleyondawog.

12 Kazizivuse izizwe zenyukele esihotsheni sikaJehoshafathih; ngoba kulapho engizahlala khona ukugweba zonke izizwe inhlangothi zonkei.

13 Fakanij isikelak, ngobal isivuno sivuthiwem; wozani lehlele phansi, ngoba isikhamelo sewayini sigcwelen, amafatshi ewayini ayaphuphumao, ngoba ububi babo bukhulu.

14 Amaxuku, amaxukup esihotsheniq sesinqumor; ngoba usuku lweNkosi luseduzes esihotsheni sesinqumot.

15 Ilanga lenyanga kuzakuba mnyamau, lezinkanyezi zigodle ukukhanya kwazov.

16 INkosi izabhonga-ke iseZiyoniw, ikhuphex ilizwi layo iseJerusalemay, kunyikinyeke amazulu lomhlabaz. Kodwa iNkosi ibe yisiphephelo sabantu bayo, lamandla abantwana bakoIsrayelia.

17 Ngalokho lizakwazi ukuthi ngiyiNkosi, uNkulunkulu wenub, ohlalac eZiyonid, intaba yobungcwele bamief. Njalo iJerusalema izakuba yibungcwele, labezizwe kabasayikudlula phakathi kwayog.

18 Kuzakuthi-ke ngalolosukuh izintaba zithontiseij iwayini elimnandik, lamaqaqal ageleze uchago, lazo zonke izifula zakoJuda zigeleze amanzim, lomthombo uphume endlini yeNkosin, uthelele isihotsha seShithimio.

19 IGibhithe izakuba lunxiwap, leEdoma ibeq yinkangala elunxiwar, ngenxa yodlakela olumelene labantwana bakoJuda, ngoba bachithe igazi elingelacalas elizweni labo.

20 Kodwa uJuda uzahlala kuze kube ninininit, leJerusalema kuze kube yisizukulwana lesizukulwana.

21 Ngoba ngizahlanza igazi labo, engangingalihlanzangau; ngoba iNkosi ihlala eZiyoniv.