UZEKHARIYA

Abantu balaywa ukuphenduka ezonweni zabo

1Ngenyanga yesificaminwembilia, ngomnyaka wesibili kaDariyusi, kwafika ilizwi leNkosi kuZekhariyab, indodana kaBerekiyac, indodanad kaIdo umprofethie, lisithi:

2 INkosi yabathukuthelela oyihlo ngentukuthelo.

3 Ngakho wothi kubo: Itsho njalo iNkosi yamabandla: Phendukelani kimifg, itsho iNkosi yamabandla, lami ngizaphendukela kinihi, itsho iNkosi yamabandla.

4 Lingabi njengaboyihloj, abaprofethi bakuqala abamemeza kibok, besithi: Itsho njalo iNkosi yamabandla: Ake liphenduke ezindleleni zenu ezimbi lezenzweni zenu ezimbilm; kodwa kabezwanga, kabangilalelangan, itsho iNkosi.

5 Oyihloop, bangaphiq? Labaprofethir, baphila laphakade yini?

6 Kodwa amazwi ami lezimiso zami, engakulayas izinceku zami abaprofethit, kakubaficanga oyihlo yini? Basebephenduka bathi: Njengalokhu iNkosi yamabandla yayinakana ukukukwenza kithiu, njengokwezindlela zethuv lanjengokwezenzo zethuw, ngokunjalo yenze kithi.

Umbono womprofethi ngamabhiza

7 Ngosuku lwamatshumi amabili lane lwenyanga yetshumi lanye, okuyinyanga uShebati, ngomnyaka wesibili kaDariyusix, lafika ilizwi leNkosi kuZekhariya, indodana kaBerekiyay, indodana kaIdo umprofethiz, lisithi:

8 Ngabona ebusuku, khangela-ke umuntua owayegade ibhiza elibomvub, njalo wayemi phakathi kwezihlahla zamamiteli eziseliwenic, lemva kwakhe kwakulamabhiza abomvud, alibhidi, lamhlophe.

9 Ngasengisithi: Bayini laba, nkosi yami? Ingilosi eyayikhuluma lami yasisithi kimi: Mina ngizakutshengisa ukuthi laba bayinie.

10 Umuntu owayemi phakathif kwezihlahla zamamiteli wasephendula wathig: Laba yibo iNkosi ebathumileyoh ukuhamba besiya le lale emhlabenii.

11 Basebephendula ingilosi yeNkosi eyayimi phakathij kwezihlahla zamamitelik, bathi: Sihambile, saya le lale emhlabenil, khangela-ke, wonke umhlaba uhlezi uthulem.

12 Ingilosi yeNkosi yasiphendula yathin: Nkosi yamabandlao, koze kube ninip wena ungabi lesihawu phezu kweJerusalema laphezu kwemizi yakoJudaq, osuyithukutheleler okweminyaka le engamatshumi ayisikhombisas?

13 INkosi yasiphendula ingilosi eyayikhuluma lami ngamazwi amahlet, amazwi aduduzayo.

14 Ngakho ingilosi eyayikhuluma lami yathi kimi: Memeza, usithi: Itsho njalo iNkosi yamabandla: Ngilobukhwele ngeJerusalema langeZiyoni ngobukhwele obukhuluu.

15 Njalo ngiyathukuthela ngentukuthelo enkulu ngezizwev ezonwabileyow; ngoba mina ngizondile kancinyanex, kodwa zona zancedisa ngasebubiniy.

16 Ngalokho, itsho njalo iNkosi: Ngibuyele eJerusalemaz ngilezihawua; indlu yami izakwakhiwa kuyob, itsho iNkosi yamabandla, lentambo yokulinganisa izakwelulwa phezu kweJerusalemac.

17 Phinda umemeze, usithi: Itsho njalo iNkosi yamabandla: Imizi yami isezasatshalaliswad ngokuhlee; njalo iNkosif isezaduduza iZiyonig, isezayikhetha iJerusalemah.

Umbono womprofethi ngezimpondo ezine labakhandi

18 Ngasengiphakamisa amehlo ami, ngabona, khangela-ke, impondo ezinei.

19 Ngasengisithi kuyo ingilosi eyayikhuluma lami: Kuyini lokhuj? Yasisithi kimi: Lezi zimpondo ezichithachithe uJuda, uIsrayeli, leJerusalemak.

20 INkosi yasingitshengisa ababazi abanel.

21 Ngasengisithi: Laba bazekwenzani? Yasikhuluma isithi: Lezi zimpondo ezihlakaze uJudam, kwaze kwangabi lomuntu ophakamisa ikhanda lakhen; kodwa laba beze ukuzethusa, ukulahla izimpondo zabezizwe, ezaphakamisa uphondo phezu kwelizwe lakoJuda ukulihlakazao.

Umbono womprofethi ngentambo yokulinganisa

2Ngaphakamisa amehlo ami futhi, ngabona, khangela-ke umuntua, olentambo yokulinganisabc esandleni sakhed.

2 Ngasengisithi: Uya ngaphi? Wasesithi kimi: Ukuyalinganisa iJerusalema, ukubona ukuthi bungakanani ububanzi bayo, lokuthi bungakanani ubude bayoe.

3 Khangela-ke, ingilosi eyayikhuluma lami yaphumaf, lenye ingilosi yaphuma ukuyihlangabeza.

4 Yathi kuyo: Gijima, ukhulume lalelijaha usithig: IJerusalema izahlalwah njengemizii engelamidulij ngenxa yobunengi babantu lezifuyo okuphakathi kwayok.

5 Ngoba mina, itsho iNkosi, ngizakuba kuyo ngumduli womlilolm inhlangothi zonken, ngibe yinkazimuloo phakathi kwayop.

Abantu abathunjiweyo bayabizwa

6 Heyi, heyi! Balekaniq-ke lisuke elizweni lenyakathor, itsho iNkosi; ngoba ngilihlakazilest njengemimoyau yomine yamazuluv, itsho iNkosi.

7 Heyi, Ziyoni, phunyuka, wena ohlala lendodakazi yeBhabhiloniwx!

8 Ngoba itsho njalo iNkosi yamabandla: Emva kwenkazimulo yangithuma ezizweni ezaliphangayoy; ngoba olithintayoz uthintaa inhlamvu yelihlo layob.

9 Ngoba, khangela, ngizanyikinya isandla sami phezu kwazoc, njalo zizakuba yimpango kuzo izinceku zabo; ng'khona lizakwazi ukuthi iNkosi yamabandla ingithumiled.

10 Hlabelela uthokozee, ndodakazi yeZiyonif; ngoba, khangela ngiyezag, njalo ngizahlala phakathi kwakhoh, itsho iNkosi.

11 Lezizwe ezinengii zizahlanganiswa leNkosij ngalolosukuk, zibe ngabantu bami; njalo ngizahlala phakathi kwakhol, njalo uzakwazi ukuthi iNkosi yamabandla ingithumile kuwem.

12 Ng'khona iNkosi izakudla ilifa lakoJudano isabelo sayo, elizweni elingcwelep, ikhethe iJerusalema futhiq.

13 Thula, nyama yonke, phambi kweNkosir; ngoba ivusiwe endaweni yayo yokuhlala engcweles.

Umbono womprofethi ngoJoshuwa umpristi omkhulu

3Yasingitshengisa uJoshuwaa umpristi omkhulub emi phambi kwengilosi yeNkosic; loSathane emi esandleni sakhe sokunene ukumelana layed.

2 INkosi yasisithi kuSathane: INkosi kayikukhuze, wena Sathane, yebo kayikukhuze iNkosie, eyikhethileyo iJerusalemaf. Lo kayisiso isikhuni yini esophulwe emlilwenig?

3 UJoshuwa-keh wayembethe izigqoko ezingcolileyo; njalo emi phambi kwengilosii.

4 Yasiphendula yakhulumaj kulabo ababemi phambi kwayo isithik: Susanil izigqoko ezingcolileyo kuyem. Yasisithi kuye: Bona, ngenzile isiphambeko sakho sedlule kuwen, ngikugqokiseo izembatho zomkhosip.

5 Ngasengisithi: Kababeke iqhiye ehlambulukileyo ekhanda lakheq. Basebebeka iqhiye ehlambulukileyo ekhanda lakhe, bamgqokisa izembatho; njalo ingilosi yeNkosi yayimi khona.

6 Ingilosi yeNkosi yasifakaza kuJoshuwa isithir:

7 Itsho njalo iNkosi yamabandla: Uba uzahamba ezindleleni zami, njalo uba uzagcina umlindo wamis, ng'khona lawe uzakwahlulela indlu yami, ugcine lamaguma amit; njalo ngizakunika ilungelo lokuhambau phakathi kwalaba abemi khonav.

8 Zwana khathesi, Joshuwa mpristi omkhulu, wena labangane bakho abahlezi phambi kwakhow, ngoba bangabantu besibonakalisox. Ngoba, khangela, ngizaveza inceku yamiy, iHlumelaz.

9 Ngoba khangela ilitshe engilibeke phambi kukaJoshuwaa; phezu kwelitshe elilodwa kuzakubab lamehlo ayisikhombisac. Khangela, ngizabhalad ngokugubha okugujiweyo kwaloe, itsho iNkosi yamabandla, njalo ngizasusa isiphambeko salelolizwef ngosuku olulodwag.

10 Ngalolosuku, itsho iNkosi yamabandla, lizabiza, ngulowo lalowo umngane wakheh ngaphansi kwesivini langaphansi komkhiwai.

Uluthi lwesibane lezihlahla zemihlwathi

4Ingilosi eyayikhuluma lami yabuya futhi, yangivusaa, njengomuntu ovuswa ebuthongweni bakheb.

2 Yathi kimi: Ubonani? Ngasengisithi: Ngibonile, khangela-ke uluthi lwesibane lwegolide lonkec, lomganu phezu kwesihloko salod, lezibane zalo eziyisikhombisa phezu kwaloe; kulezimpompi eziyisikhombisa leziyisikhombisa eziya ezibaneni, eziphezu kwesihloko salo.

3 Lezihlahla zomhlwathi ezimbili eceleni kwalo, esinye ngakwesokunenef komganu, lesinye ngakwesokhohlo kwawog.

4 Ngasengiphendula ngikhuluma kuyo ingilosi eyayikhuluma lami, ngisithi: Lezizinto ziyini, nkosi yamih?

5 Ingilosi eyayikhuluma lami yasiphendula yathi kimii: Kawazi yini ukuthi lezizinto ziyini? Ngasengisithi: Hatshi, nkosi yamij.

6 Yasiphendula yakhuluma lami isithi: Leli yilizwi leNkosi kuZerubhabheli, lisithik: Hatshi ngamandla, hatshi-ke ngengalol, kodwa ngomoya wami, itsho iNkosi yamabandla.

7 Ungubani wena, ntaba enkulum? Phambi kukaZerubhabhelin uzakuba ligcekeo. Yena uzaveza ilitshe eliyinhlokop ngokumemeza okukhuluq: Umusa, umusa kulor!

8 Ilizwi leNkosi lafika kimi futhi lisithi:

9 Izandla zikaZerubhabhelis zibekile isisekelo salindlut; futhi izandla zakhe zizayiqedau. Ng'khona uzakwazi ukuthi iNkosi yamabandla ingithumile kiniv.

10 Ngoba ngubani odelele usuku lwezinto ezincinyanew? Ngoba bazathokoza, babone ilitshe lomthofu esandlenix sikaZerubhabheli lalawo ayisikhombisay; angamehlo eNkosiz, agijima aye le lale emhlabeni wonkea.

11 Ngasengiphendula ngathi kuyo: Ziyini lezizihlahla zomhlwathi ezimbili ngakwesokunene soluthi lwesibane langakwesokhohlo kwalob?

12 Ngasengiphendula ngokwesibili, ngathi kuyo: Ziyini lezizingatsha ezimbili zezihlahla zomhlwathi ezithi ngempompi ezimbili zegolide zithulule igolide liphume kizo?

13 Yasikhuluma lami isithi: Kawazi yini ukuthi lezi ziyini? Ngathi: Hatshi, nkosi yamic.

14 Yasisithi: Laba bangabagcotshiweyo ababili abemad ngaseNkosini yomhlaba wonkee.

Umqulu wencwadi ondizayo

5Ngasengiphenduka, ngaphakamisa amehlo ami, ngabona, khangela-ke, umqulu ondizayoa.

2 Yasisithi kimi: Ubonani? Ngasengisithi: Ngibona umqulu ondizayo; ubude bawo buzingalo ezingamatshumi amabili, lobubanzi bawo izingalo ezilitshumi.

3 Yasisithi kimi: Lesi yisiqalekiso esiphumela ebusweni bomhlaba wonkeb. Ngoba wonke owebayoc uzaqunywad nganeno mayelana lasoe, laye wonke ofungayof uzaqunywag ngale mayelana lasoh.

4 Ngizasikhupha, itsho iNkosi yamabandla, ukuthi singene endlini yesela lasendlini yalowo ofungaij amanga ngebizo lamik; sihlale phakathi kwendlu yakhel, siyiqede kanye lezigodo zayo lamatshe ayom.

Owesifazana phakathi kwe-efa

5 Ingilosi eyayikhuluma lami yasiphuman, yathi kimi: Phakamisa amehlo akho khathesi, ubone ukuthi kuyini lokhu okuphumayo.

6 Ngasengisithi: Kuyini? Yasisithi: Lokhu kuyi-efa ephumayoo. Yathi futhi: Lesi yisimo sabo elizweni lonkep.

7 Khangela-ke, kwaphakanyiswa isisibekelo somnuso; njalo lo wayengowesifazana owayehlezi phakathi kwe-efa*q.

8 Yasisithi: Lokhu kuyibubi; yasimphosa ngaphakathi kwe-efa; yasiphosa isisindo somnuso emlonyeni walor.

9 Ngasengiphakamisa amehlo ami, ngabona, khangela-ke, kwaphuma abesifazana ababili, lomoya wawusempikweni zabo; ngoba babelezimpikos njengezimpiko zengabuzanet. Basebephakamisa i-efa phakathi komhlaba lamazulu.

10 Ngasengisithi kuyou ingilosi eyayikhuluma lami: Balithwalela ngaphi i-efav?

11 Yasisithi kimi: Ukumakhela indlu elizweni leShinariw; njalo izamiswa ibekwe lapho phezu kwesisekelo sakhe.

Izinqola ezine

6Ngasengibuya ngaphakamisa amehlo ami, ngabona, khangela-ke, kwaphuma inqola ezine phakathi kwezintaba ezimbili; lezintaba zazizintaba zethusia.

2 Enqoleni yokuqala kwakulamabhiza abomvubc, lenqoleni yesibili amabhiza amnyamad,

3 lenqoleni yesithathu amabhiza amhlopheef, lenqoleni yesine amabhiza alamabalag alamandlah.

4 Ngasengiphendula ngathii kuyo ingilosi eyayikhuluma lami: Ayini lawo, nkosi yamij?

5 Ingilosi yasiphendula yathi kimi: Lawo ayimimoya emine yamazulu, ephumak ekumenil phambi kweNkosi yomhlaba wonkem.

6 Amabhiza amnyama akhonapho aphuma esiyan elizweni lenyakathoo; lamhlophe aphuma ewalandelap; lalamabala aphuma esiyaq elizweni leningizimur.

7 Alamandla asephuma, adingas ukuhamba ukuze aye le lale emhlabenit. Yasisithi: Hambani liye le lale emhlabeniu. Asesiya le lale emhlabeniv.

8 Yasingimemeza, yakhuluma kimi, isithiw: Khangela, la aphuma aya elizweni lenyakatho awuphumuzilex umoya wamiy elizweni lenyakathoz.

Ukugcotshwa kukaJoshuwa umpristi omkhulu

9 Ilizwi leNkosi laselifika kimi lisithi:

10 Thatha kwabathunjiweyo, kuHelidayi, lakuTobiya, lakuJedaya, abavele eBhabhiloni, ubuye wena ngalolosuku, uye endlini kaJosiya indodana kaZefaniyaa,

11 ubusuthatha isiliva legolide, wenze imiqheleb, uyibeke phezu kwekhanda likaJoshuwa indodana kaJehozadaki, umpristi omkhuluc;

12 ubusukhuluma kuye, usithi: Itsho njalo iNkosi yamabandla, isithi: Khangela, umuntu obizo lakhed nguHlumela, uzahluma-ke ephuma endaweni yakhee, akhe ithempeli leNkosif.

13 Yena-ke uzakwakha ithempeli leNkosig; yena athwaleh ubukhosii, ahlale abuse phezu kwesihlalo sakhe sobukhosij. Futhi uzakuba ngumpristi phezu kwesihlalo sakhe sobukhosik; leseluleko sokuthula sizakuba phakathi kwabo bobabili.

14 Lemiqhele izakuba kuHelemil, lakuThobhiyam, lakuJedayan, lakuHeni indodana kaZefaniyao, kube yisikhumbuzo ethempelini leNkosip.

15 Labakhatshanaq bazafika bakhe ethempelini leNkosir, beselisazi ukuthi iNkosi yamabandla ingithumile kinis. Lokhu kuzakwenzeka, uba lilalela lokulalela ilizwi leNkosi uNkulunkulu wenu.

Ukuzila okuyikho

7Kwasekusithi ngomnyaka wesine kaDariyusi inkosi, ilizwi leNkosi lafika kuZekhariya ngolwesine lwenyanga yesificamunwemunyea, kuKisilevib.

2 Sebethume endlini kaNkulunkulu oSharezeri loRegem-Meleki lamadoda akhec, ukuyacela ubuso beNkosi,

3 ukukhuluma kubapristid ababesendlini yeNkosi yamabandlae, lakubaprofethi, besithi: Ngikhale inyembezi yinif ngenyanga yesihlanugh, ngokuzehlukanisa, njengoba ngenzilei okweminyaka le engakaj?

4 Laselifika kimi ilizwi leNkosi yamabandla, lisithi:

5 Khuluma ebantwini bonke belizwe, lakubapristi, usithi: Lapho lazila ukudla lalilak ngenyanga yesihlanulm leyesikhombisano, ngitsho leyominyaka engamatshumi ayisikhombisa, lazila lokuzilap kimi, ngitsho kimi yiniq?

6 Lalapho lisidla, lalapho linatha, bekungayisini yini elidlayor, lina-ke elinathayos?

7 Kakusiwo amazwi iNkosi eyawamemeza ngesandla sabaprofethi bokuqala yini, lapho iJerusalema yahlalwa iphumelelat, lemizi yayo inhlangothi zonke zayo, lapho ihlalwau iningizimuv legcekew?

Abantu bathunjwa ngenxa yokungalaleli kwabo

8 Ilizwi leNkosi laselifika kuZekhariya, lisithi:

9 Itsho njalo iNkosi yamabandla, isithi: Yahlulelani isahlulelo esiqothoxy, lenze umusa lezihawu, ngulowo lalowo kumfowaboz.

10 Lingacindizeli umfelokazia, lentandaneb, owemzinic, lomyangad; linganakani okubi enhliziyweni yenu ngulowo emelene lomfowaboe.

11 Kodwa bala ukulalelaf, banika ihlombe elenkani, benza indlebe zabo zaba nzima, ukuze bangezwa.

12 Yebo, benza inhliziyo yabog yaba njengelitshe elilukhuni, ukuze bangawuzwa umlayoh, lamazwi iNkosi yamabandla eyayiwathumeze ngomoya wayoi ngesandla sabaprofethi bokuqalaj. Ngakho kwaba khona intukuthelo enkulu ivela eNkosini yamabandlak.

13 Ngakho sekwenzakele, njengoba yamemeza, kabaze bezwal; ngokunjalo bazamemeza, ngingaze ngezwa, itsho iNkosi yamabandlam.

14 Kodwa ngabahlakaza ngesivunguzanen phakathi kwezizwe zonkeo ababengazazip. Ngakho ilizwe lachithakalaq emva kwabor, ukuze kungabi khona odlulayo lophendukayos; ngoba benza ilizwe eliloyisekayo laba yincithakalot.

Kuthenjiswa ukuthi iJerusalema izahlalwa futhi

8Laselifika ilizwi leNkosi yamabandla lisithi:

2 Itsho njalo iNkosi yamabandla: Ngilobukhwele ngeZiyoni ngobukhwele obukhulua, yebo, ngilobukhwele ngayo ngokuvutha okukhulub.

3 Itsho njalo iNkosi: Ngibuyele eZiyonic, njalo ngizahlala phakathi kweJerusalemad; leJerusalema izakuthiwa ngumuzi weqinisoe, lentaba yeNkosi yamabandlaf, intaba engcweleg.

4 Itsho njalo iNkosi yamabandla: Kusezakuhlala amaxhegu lezalukazih ezitaladeni zeJerusalemai, ngulowo lalowo elodondolo esandleni sakhe ngenxa yobunengi bezinsuku.

5 Lezitalada zomuzi zizagcwala abafana lamankazana bedlala ezitaladeni zawo.

6 Itsho njalo iNkosi yamabandla: Uba kumangalisa emehlweni ensali yalababantu ngalezozinsukuj, kungamangalisa lemehlweni ami yinik? itsho iNkosi yamabandla.

7 Itsho njalo iNkosi yamabandla: Khangela, ngizasindisa abantu bamil elizweni lempumalangam, lelizweni lokutshona kwelangan;

8 ngibalethe, bahlale phakathi kweJerusalema; njalo bazakuba ngabantu bami, lami ngibe nguNkulunkulu waboo, ngeqiniso langokulungap.

9 Itsho njalo iNkosi yamabandla: Izandla zenu kaziqineq, lina elizwayo ngalezinsuku amazwi la ngomlomo wabaprofethir, ababekhona mhla isisekelo sendlu yeNkosi yamabandla sibekwas, ukuze ithempeli lakhiwe.

10 Ngoba ngaphambi kwalezonsukut kwakungelaholo lomuntu, kwakungekho iholo lenyamazanau; futhi kungekho ukuthula kulowo owayephuma kumbe angene ngenxa yenhluphekov; ngoba ngathuma wonke umuntu ngulowo emelene lomakhelwane wakhe.

11 Kodwa khathesi kangiyikuba kunsali yalababantu njengensukwini zakuqalaw, itsho iNkosi yamabandla.

12 Ngoba inhlanyelox izaphumelelay, ivini lithelez izithelo zaloa, lomhlabathi uphe isivuno sawob, lamazulu aphe amazolo awoc; njalo ngizakwenza insali yalababantu ukuthi idle ilifa lazo zonke lezizintod.

13 Kuzakuthi-ke njengoba laliyisiqalekiso phakathi kwabezizwee, wena ndlu kaJuda, lawe ndlu kaIsrayeli, ngokunjalo ngizalisindisaf, libe yisibusisog. Lingesabih, izandla zenu kaziqinei.

14 Ngoba itsho njalo iNkosi yamabandla: Njengoba nganginakane ukwenza okubi kinij, lapho oyihlo bengithukuthelisak, itsho iNkosi yamabandla, njalo kangizisolangal;

15 ngokunjalo ngibuye ngacabanga kulezinsuku ukwenza okuhle kuyo iJerusalema lakuyo indlu kaJudam; lingesabin.

16 Lezi yizinto elizazenza: Khulumani iqiniso, ngulowo lalowo kumakhelwane wakheo; yehlulelani iqinisop lesahlulelo sokuthulaq emasangweni enur.

17 Lingacabangi ububi enhliziyweni yenus ngulowo lalowo emelene lomakhelwanet; lingathandi isifungo samangau; ngoba zonke lezizinto yilezo engizizondayo, itsho iNkosi.

18 Ilizwi leNkosi yamabandla laselifika kimi, lisithi:

19 Itsho njalo iNkosi yamabandla: Ukuzila ukudla kwenyanga yesine, lokuzila ukudlav kweyesihlanu, lokuzila ukudlaw kweyesikhombisa, lokuzila ukudlax kweyetshumi, kuzakuba yintokozo, lokuthabay, lezikhathi ezimisiweyoz zezinjabulo kuyo indlu yakoJuda. Ngakho thandani iqinisoa lokuthulab.

20 Itsho njalo iNkosi yamabandla: Kusezakwenzeka ukuthi kufike abantu labahlali bemizi eminengi.

21 Labahlali bomunye umuzi bazakuya komunye, besithi: Kasihambeni ngokuphangisac ukuyancenga phambi kweNkosi, lokudinga iNkosi yamabandla; lami ngizahamba.

22 Yebo, kuzakuza abantu abanengi lezizwe ezilamandla ukuzadinga iNkosi yamabandla eJerusalemad, lokuncenga phambi kweNkosi.

23 Itsho njalo iNkosi yamabandla: Ngalezonsuku kuzakuthi abambee amadoda alitshumif ezindimini zonke zezizweg, yebo abambeh umphetho wesembatho somuntu ongumJudai, athi: Sizahamba lani; ngoba sizwile ukuthi uNkulunkulu ulanij.

Ukuchithwa kwezitha zakoIsrayeli

9Umthwalo welizwi leNkosi elizwenia leHadirakib, leDamaseko indawo yayo yokuphumulac, lapho ilihlo lomuntu lelazo zonke izizwe zakoIsrayeli lizakuba seNkosinid.

2 LeHamathi layo izakhawula kiyoe; iTirefg leSidonihi, lanxa ihlakaniphile kakhuluj.

3 LeTire yazakhela inqabak, yabuthelela isiliva njengothulil, legolidem njengodaka lwezitaladan.

4 Khangela, iNkosi izayixotshao, itshaye amandla ayo elwandlep; yona idliwe ngumliloq.

5 IAshikeloni izabona, yesaber; leGaza, ibe lusizi kakhulus; leEkhironit; ngoba ebikulindele kuzayangisau; njalo inkosi yeGaza izabhubha, leAshikeloni kayiyikuhlalwa.

6 Njalo ozelwe ngobufebe uzahlalav eAshidodiw; njalo ngizaquma ukuzigqaja kwamaFilistix.

7 Ngizasusa igazi lakhe emlonyeni wakhey, lezinengiso zakhe phakathi kwamazinyo akhe; kodwa oseleyo, ngitsho yena, uzakuba ngokaNkulunkulu wethu, abe njengenduna koJudaz, leEkhironi njengomJebusia.

8 Besengimisa inkamba ngasendlini yami ngenxa yebuthob, ngenxa yowedlulayoc, langenxa yophendukayod, njalo kakusayikudlulae umcindezeli kubof; ngoba khathesi sengibonile ngamehlo amig.

INkosi yeZiyoni

9 Thokoza kakhuluh, wena ndodakazi yeZiyonii! Memeza wena ndodakazi yeJerusalemaj! Khangelak, iNkosi yakho iyeza kuwel, ilungile, njalo ilosindisom; ithobekileno, igade ubabhemip, lethole, inkonyana kababhemikaziq.

10 Njalo ngizaquma inqola isuke koEfrayimir, lebhiza eJerusalemast; ledandili lempi lizaqunywa; njalo izakhulumau ukuthula kwabezizwev; lombuso wayow uzasukela elwandle usiya elwandle, njalo kusukela emfulenix kuze kube semikhawulweni yomhlaba.

11 Lawe, ngegazi lesivumelwanoy sakho ngikhuphilez izibotshwa zakhoab emgodini ongelamanzic.

12 Phendukelani enqabeni, lina zibotshwad ezilethembae; lalamuhla ngiyamemezela ukuthi ngizabuyiselaf kuwe ngokuphindwe kabilig;

13 lapho sengizigobisele uJudah, ngagcwalisa idandili ngoEfrayimii, ngavusa amadodana akhoj, wena Ziyoni, amelana lamadodana akho, wena Griki, ngakwenza ube njengenkemba yeqhawek.

14 Njalo iNkosi izabonakala phezu kwabo, lomtshoko wayo uzaphumal njengombanem; iNkosi uJehova izavuthela uphondon, ihambe lezivunguzaneo zeningizimup.

15 INkosi yamabandla izabavikelaq; njalo bazakudla, behlisele phansi amatshe esavuthar; banathe, benze umsindo njengewayinis; bagcwale njengomganut, njengamagumbi elathi.

16 Njalo iNkosi uNkulunkulu wabo izabasindisa ngalolosukuu njengomhlambi wabantu bayov; ngoba bazakuba ngamatshe omqhelew, bephakanyisiwe phezu kwelizwe lakhex.

17 Ngoba kungakananiy ukulunga kwakhez, njalo bungakanani ubuhle bakhea! Amabele azathokozisa amajahabc, lewayini elitsha izintombide.

INkosi izahlenga abantu bayo

10Celani eNkosini izulu ngesikhathi sezulua langemuvab; iNkosi yenza imibane, ibanike izihlambo zezuluc, kulowo lalowo utshani egangeni.

2 Ngoba izithombe zikhulume ized, labavumisi babone amangae, balandisaf amaphupho ayinkohlisog, baduduzah ngokuyizei. Ngakho-ke bazihambela njengezimvu, badubeka, ngoba kungelamelusij.

3 Intukuthelo yami yavutha imelene labelusi, ngajezisa izimpongok; ngoba iNkosi yamabandla izawuhambela umhlambi wayo, indlu kaJudal; ibenze babe njengebhiza layo elihlekazi empinim.

4 Kwaphuma kuye igumbin, kuye isikhonkwaneo, kuye idandili lempip, kuye wonke umcindezeli ndawonyeq.

5 Futhi bazakuba njengamaqhawer anyathela odakenis lwezitalada empinit; njalo bazakulwa, ngoba iNkosi ilabou, bayangisev abagadi bamabhizaw.

6 Njalo ngizaqinisa indlu kaJudax, ngisindise indlu kaJosefayz, ngibabuyiseab, ngoba ngilesihawu kiboc. Njalo bazakuba njengokungathi kangizanga ngibalahle; ngoba ngiyiNkosi uNkulunkulu wabo, ngibezwed.

7 Njalo amaEfrayimi azakuba njengeqhawee, lenhliziyo yawo ithokoze njengangewayinif. Yebo abantwana bawo bazakubona, bathokozeg; inhliziyo yawo izathokoza eNkosinih.

8 Ngizabatshayela ukhweloi, ngibabuthej; ngoba ngibahlengilek; njalo bazakwandal njengoba sebandilem.

9 Njalo ngizabahlanyela phakathi kwezizwen, bangikhumbule endaweni ezikhatshanao; baphile labantwana babo, baphenduke.

10 Ngibabuyise bevela elizweni leGibhithep, ngibaqoqe baphume eAsiriyaq; ngibalethe elizweni leGileyadirs leLebhanonitu, kodwa kabayikutholelwa ndawov.

11 Njalo uzadabula olwandle lenhluphekow, atshaye amagagasi olwandle, lazo zonke izinziki zomfula zizakomax; lokuzigqaja kweAsiriya kwehliswe, lentonga yobukhosi yeGibhithe isukey.

12 Njalo ngizabaqinisa eNkosiniz; bahambe besiya le lale ebizweni layo, itsho iNkosia.

11Vula iminyango yakho, wena Lebhanonia, ukuze umlilo udle imisedari yakhob.

2 Qhinqa isililo, wena sihlahla sefiric; ngoba umsedari usuwile, ngoba izihlahla zobukhosi ziyachithwad. Qhinqani isililoe lina ma-okhi* eBashanif, ngoba igusug elingangenekiyo seliwilehi.

3 Kulelizwi lokuqhinqa isililo kwabelusi, ngoba udumo lwabo luyachithwaj; ilizwi lokubhonga kwamabhongo ezilwanek, ngoba ubuhle beJodani buyachithwal.

Abelusi ababili

4 Itsho njalo iNkosi uNkulunkulu wami: Yelusa izimvum zokuhlatshwan;

5 obathengi bazoo bayazibulalap, bathi kabalacalaq; labazithengisayo bathi: Kayibusiswe iNkosi; ngoba nginothiler; labelusi bazo kabalasihawu ngazo.

6 Ngoba kangisayikuyekela abahlali belizwes, itsho iNkosi; kodwa khangela, ngizanikela abantu, ngulowo lalowo esandleni sikamakhelwane wakhe, lesandleni senkosi yakhe; njalo bazaliphahlaza ilizwe, njalo kangiyikubophula esandleni sabo.

7 Njalo ngizakwelusa izimvu zokuhlatshwat, isibili, eziyangekileyo zezimvuu. Njalo ngazithathela intonga ezimbili; enye ngayibiza ngokuthi nguBuhle, lenye ngayibiza ngokuthi nguZibophov; ngazelusa izimvuwx.

8 Ngasengiquma abelusi abathathu ngenyanga eyodwa; lomphefumulo wami wadabuka ngabo, lomphefumulo wabo lawo wangenyanyay.

9 Ngasengisithi: Kangisayikulelusa; ofayo kafez, loqunywayoa kaqunyweb; kakuthi-ke abaseleyo badle, ngulowo lalowo inyama yomunyec.

10 Ngasengithatha intonga yami, uBuhle, ngayiqamula, ukuze ngephule isivumelwano sami engangisenze labantu bonked.

11 Sephulwa-ke ngalolosuku; ngakho-ke eziyangekileyo zezimvue ezazilindele kimi zakwazi ukuthi yilizwi leNkosif.

12 Ngasengisithi kizo: Uba kulungile emehlweni enu, nikani inkokhelo yami; kodwa uba kungenjalo, yekelanig. Basebelinganisela inkokhelo yamih, inhlamvu ezingamatshumi amathathu zesilivai.

13 INkosi yasisithi kimi: Ziphosele kumbumbij; intengok enkulu ebengiyilinganiselwe yibol! Ngasengithatha inhlamvu ezingamatshumi amathathu zesiliva, ngaziphosela kumbumbi endlini yeNkosim.

14 Ngasengiqamula intonga yami yesibili, uZibopho, ukuze ngephule ubuzalwane phakathi kukaJuda loIsrayeli.

15 INkosi yasisithi kimi: Zithathele futhi izikhali zomelusi oyisithutha.

16 Ngoba khangela, ngizavusa umelusi elizweni; ongayikuhambela eziqunyiweyon, ongayikudinga ezintshao, ongayikwelaphap ezephukileyoq, ongayikusekela ezizimeleyor; kodwa adle inyama yezinonileyos, adabule iziqa amasondo azo.

17 Maye kumelusi ongasizi luthot otshiya izimvuuv! Inkemba izakuba phezu kwengalo yakhe, laphezu kwelihlo lakhe lokunenew. Ingalo yakhe izatshwabhana isibili, lelihlo lakhe lokunene lifiphale ngokupheleleyox.

Ukukhululwa kweJerusalema

12Umthwalo welizwi leNkosi ngoIsrayelia, itsho INkosi, eyelula amazulub, yabeka isisekelo somhlabac, yadala umoya womuntu ngaphakathi kwakhede:

2 Khangela, ngizakwenza iJerusalemaf ibe yinkezog yokudengezelisa kibo bonke abantu abazingelezeleyoh; yebo, izakuba laphezu kukaJuda ekuvinjezelweni kumelene leJerusalema.

3 Kuzakuthi-ke ngalolosuku ngenze iJerusalemai ibe yilitshe elingumthwalo kubo bonke abantu; bonke abazithwalisa ngalo bazaqunywa lokuqunywaj; labo bonke abantu bomhlaba bazabuthana bemelene layok.

4 Ngalolosuku, itsho iNkosil, ngizatshaya lonke ibhiza ngokudidekam, lomgadi walo ngobuhlanyan, ngivule amehlo ami phezu kwendlu kaJudao, ngitshaye lonke ibhiza lezizwep ngobuphofuq.

5 Khona ababusi bakoJuda bazakutsho enhliziyweni yabor: Abahlali beJerusalema bangamandla ami eNkosini yamabandla uNkulunkulu wabo.

6 Ngalolosuku ngizakwenzas ababusi bakoJudat babe njengembawula yomlilo phakathi kwezigodou, lanjengesihlanti somlilo esithungweni; njalo bazaqeda ngakwesokunene langakwesokhohlo bonke abantu inhlangothi zonkev; iJerusalema-ke izahlalwa futhiw endaweni yayo eJerusalemax.

7 Futhi iNkosi izasindisa amathente akoJuda kuqala, ukuze udumo lwendlu kaDavida lodumo lwabakhileyo beJerusalema lungazikhulisi lumelene loJuda.

8 Ngalolosuku iNkosiy izavikela abakhileyo beJerusalemaz; lalowo obuthakathaka phakathi kwaboa ngalolosukub abe njengoDavida; lendlu kaDavida ibe njengoNkulunkulu, njengengilosi yeNkosi phambi kwaboc.

9 Kuzakuthi-ke ngalolosukud ngidinge ukuchitha zonke izizwe eziza ukumelana leJerusalemae.

10 Njalo ngizathululela phezu kwendlu kaDavida laphezu kwabahlali beJerusalema umoya womusaf lowokuncengag, njalo bazangikhangela minah abamgwazayoi, bamlilelej, njengokulilelak indodana eyodwal, abe lobuhlungu ngayo, njengobuhlungu ngezibulom.

11 Ngalolosukun kuzakuba kukhulu ukulila eJerusalemao, njengokulila kukaHadadirimonip esigodini seMegidoniq.

12 Futhi ilizwe lizalilar, usapho ngosapho lulodwas, usapho lwendlu kaDavida lulodwa, labafazi babo bebodwatu; usapho lwendlu kaNathani lulodwa, labafazi babo bebodwav;

13 usapho lwendlu kaLevi lulodwa, labafazi babo bebodwa; usapho lukaShimeyi lulodwa, labafazi babo bebodwaw;

14 zonke izinsapho eziseleyo, usapho ngosapho lulodwa, labafazi babo bebodwa.

13Ngalolosuku kuzakubaa lomthombo ovulelwe indlu kaDavida labahlali beJerusalemab, ngenxa yesono langenxa yokungcolac.

2 Kuzakuthi-ke ngalolosukud, itsho iNkosi yamabandla, ngiqumee amabizo ezithombe asuke elizwenif, kazisayikukhunjulwag; ngenze labaprofethih lomoya ongcolileyo bedlule basuke elizwenii.

3 Kuzakuthi-ke, loba ngubani esaprofetha, uyise lonina abamzalayoj bathi kuye: Kawuyikuphila, ngoba ukhuluma amanga ebizweni leNkosi. Uyise lonina abamzalayo babesebemgwaza lapho eprofethak.

4 Kuzakuthi-ke ngalolosukul abaprofethi bazakuba lenhlonim, ngulowo lalowo ngombono wakhe ekuprofetheni kwakhen; futhi kabayikugqoka izigqoko zoboya ukuze bakhohliseo;

5 kodwa uzakuthi: Kangisuye mprofethi, ngingumlimi womhlabathip; ngoba umuntu wangithenga kusukela ebutsheni bami.

6 Lomunye uzakuthi kuye: Ayini lamanxeba asezandleni zakhoq? Yena uzakuthi: Engatshaywa ngawo endlini yabangane bami.

Umelusi wamanga uzabulawa

7 Vuka, nkemba, umelane lomelusi wamir, umelane lomuntus ongumngane wamit, itsho iNkosi yamabandla. Tshaya umelusi, izimvu zihlakazekeuv; besengiphendulela isandla sami kwezincinyanew.

8 Kuzakuthi-ke elizweni lonke, itsho iNkosi, ingxenye ezimbili kulo zizaqunywa ziphelex; kodwa eyesithathu izasala kuloy.

9 Njalo eyesithathu ngizayidabulisa emlilweniz, ngibacwengisisea njengoba isiliva sicwengisiswab, ngibalingec njengoba igolide lilingwad. Bona bazabiza ibizo lamie, mina-ke ngizabaphendulaf. Ngizakuthi: Bangabantu bamig; bona-ke bazakuthi: INkosi inguNkulunkulu wamih.

Usuku lokwehlulela kweNkosi

14Khangela, usuku lweNkosi luyeza, lempango yakho izakwehlukaniswa phakathi kwakhoa.

2 Ngoba ngizabuthanisa zonke izizwe zimelane leJerusalema empinib; njalo umuzi uzathunjwac, lezindlu ziphangwed, labesifazana badlwengulweef; lengxenye yomuzi izaphuma iye ekuthunjwenig, kodwa insali yabantu kayiyikuqunywa isuke emzinih.

3 Khona iNkosi izaphuma, ilwe imelene lalezozizwe, njengamhla isilwa ngosuku lwempii.

4 Langalolosuku inyawo zayo zizakumaj entabeni yeMihlwathi, emaqondana leJerusalema ngasempumalangak; lentaba yeMihlwathi izaqhekezeka phakathi kwayo ngasempumalanga langasentshonalanga, kube lesihotsha esikhulukazil; lengxenye yentaba izatshedela ngasenyakatho, lengxenye yayo ngaseningizimum.

5 Lizabaleka-ke ngesihotsha sezintaba zami; ngoba isihotsha sezintaba sizafinyelela eAzalin. Yebo, lizabaleka njengokubaleka kwenu phambi kokuzamazama komhlaba ngezinsuku zikaUziya inkosi yakoJudao. Khona iNkosi uNkulunkulu wami izafikapq, labo bonke abangcwele belawers.

6 Kuzakuthi-ke ngalolosuku kungabi khona ukukhanya, kube mnyamat.

7 Kodwa kuzakuba lusuku olulodwa oluzakwaziwa eNkosiniu, kungabi yimini, kungabi yibusuku; kodwa kuzakuthi ngesikhathi sakusihlwa kube khona ukukhanyav.

8 Kuzakuthi-ke ngalolosukuw, amanzi aphilayo aphume eJerusalema; ingxenye yawo iye ngaselwandle lwasempumalangax, lengxenye yawo iye ngaselwandle lwentshonalangay; kuzakuba khona ehlobo lebusikaz.

9 Njalo uJehova uzakuba yiNkosi phezu komhlaba wonkea; ngalolosuku kuzakubab leNkosi eyodwac, lebizo layo libe linyed.

10 Ilizwe lonke lizaphendulwa libe njengegcekee kusukela eGebaf kuze kube seRimoni eningizimu kweJerusalemag; liphakanyisweh, lihlale endaweni yaloi, kusukela esangweni lakoBhenjamini kuze kube sendaweni yesango lokuqalaj, kuze kube sesangweni lengonsikl, njalo kusukela emphotshongweni kaHananeli kuze kubemn sezikhamelweni zewayini zenkosio.

11 Njalo bazahlala kilo, kungabe kusaba khonap ukutshabalalaq; kodwa iJerusalema izahlala ivikelekiler.

12 Lalokhu kuzakuba yinhlupheko iNkosi ezatshaya ngayo zonke izizwes ezilwe zimelene leJerusalemat: Izabolisa inyama yazo zisemi ngenyawo zazo, lamehlo azo abolele ezikhoxweni zawo, lolimi lwazo lubolele emlonyeni wazou.

13 Kuzakuthi-ke ngalolosukuv, isiphithiphithiw esikhulu seNkosi sibe phakathi kwabox; babambe ngulowo lalowo isandla sikamakhelwane wakhe, futhi isandla sakhe siphakamele ukumelana lesandla sikamakhelwane wakhey.

14 LoJuda laye uzakulwa eJerusalema; lenotho yazo zonke izizwe ezizingelezeleyo izabuthwaz, igolide lesilivaa lezembatho ngobunengi obukhulub.

15 Izakuba njalo-ke inhluphekoc yebhizad, eyembongolo, eyekamela, lekababhemi, leyazo zonke inyamazana ezizakuba kulezizinkamba, njengaleyonhlupheko.

16 Kuzakuthi-ke, bonke abaseleyo ezizweni zonke ezeza ukumelana leJerusalemae benyukef iminyaka ngeminyakag ukuyakhonza iNkosi, uJehova wamabandlah, lokugcinai umkhosi wamadumbaj.

17 Kuzakuthi-ke loba ngubani ongayikwenyuka kuzo insapho zomhlaba aye eJerusalemak ukukhonza iNkosi, uJehova wamabandlal, kakuyikuba khona izulu phezu kwabom.

18 Futhi uba usapho lweGibhithe lungenyuki luze, kakuyikuba lezulu phezu kwalon, kuzakuba lenhlupheko iNkosi ezatshaya ngayo izizweo ezingenyukeli ukuyagcina umkhosi wamadumbap.

19 Lokhu kuzakuba yisijeziso sesono seGibhitheq, lesijezisor sesono sazo zonke izizwes ezingenyukeli ukugcina umkhosi wamadumbat.

20 Ngalolosuku kuzakuba semabhereni amabhizau: UBUNGCWELE KUJEHOVAv; lezimbiza endlini yeNkosi zizakubaw njengemiganu yokufafaza phambi kwelathix.

21 Yebo, yileyo laleyo imbiza eJerusalema lakoJuda izakuba yibungcwele eNkosini yamabandlay, njalo bonke abenza umhlatshelo bazakuza bathathe kuzo, bapheke kuzoz. Njalo kakusayikuba khonaa umKhanani endlini yeNkosi yamabandlab ngalolosukuc.