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1. | Laselifika kimi ilizwi le Nkosi lisithi: |
2. | Hamba uyememezela eJerusalema uthi: I Nkosi ithi: Ngiyakhumbula uthembeko lwakho usemutsha, lothando lwakho usengumakoti, lokungilandela kwakho enkangala, elizweni elingahlanyelwanga. |
3. | UIsrayeli wayengcwele e Nkosi ni, eyizithelo zokuqala zesivuno sayo. Bonke abazidlayo baba lecala, behlelwa ngokubi, kutsho i Nkosi. |
4. | Zwanini ilizwi le Nkosi, lina ndlu kaJakobe, lani lonke sendo lwendlu yakoIsrayeli. |
5. | I Nkosi ithi: Yibubi bani oyihlo ababuthola kimi ukuze basuke baye khatshana lami, balandele lokho okuyize, babe yize? |
6. | Kabatshongo ukuthi: Ingaphi i Nkosi eyasikhupha elizweni leGibhithe, yasikhokhela enkangala, elizweni eliligwadule lelilemigodi, elizweni elomileyo elimnyama kakhulu, elizweni elingahanjwa muntu, lalapho okungahlali muntu khona? |
7. | Ngalingenisa elizweni elivundileyo ukuze lidle izithelo zalo lokuhle kwalo. Kodwa lapho selingenile lalingcolisa ilizwe lami, lenza ilizwe engalinika lona laba ngamanyala. |
8. | Abapristi kabatshongo ukuthi: Ingaphi i Nkosi? Lalabo abaphatha umlayo kabangazanga. Ababusi baphambuka kimi, labaprofethi baprofetha ngoBhali, balandela izithombe ezingasizi lutho. |
9. | Ngakho-ke ngilibeka icala, kutsho i Nkosi, ngizabeka icala labantwana babantwana benu. |
10. | Hambani liye ezihlengeni zeKuprosi libone, lithume abantu eKedari lihlolisise, libone ukuthi yake yaba khona into enjengale yini? |
11. | Isizwe sake santshintsha onkulunkulu baso, loba bengesibo onkulunkulu balutho yini? Kodwa abantu bami bangintshintshile mina enginguNkulunkulu wabo obalethela udumo ngonkulunkulu ongasizi lutho. |
12. | Mangalani ngalokho, lina mazulu, lithuthumele, lidane kakhulu, kutsho i Nkosi. |
13. | Ngoba abantu bami benzile izinto ezimbi ezimbili; bangihlamukele, mina mthombo wamanzi aphilayo, bazigebhela imithombo etshayo, engabambi manzi. |
14. | UIsrayeli uyisigqili, wazalwa eyisigqili yini? Pho, waba yimpango njani? |
15. | Amabhongo ezilwane asembhongele, zakhonya kakhulu. Zenza ilizwe lakhe laba yinkangala, lemizi yakhe ingamanxiwa, kayiselamuntu. |
16. | Futhi labantu baseMemfisi leTahafanesi baphucile ikhanda lakho. |
17. | Wena Israyeli, kawuzehliseli lokhu ngokuhlamuka i Nkosi uNkulunkulu wakho lapho ikukhokhela endleleni yini? |
18. | Ngakho uzuzani ngokuya eGibhithe, ukuthi unathe amanzi eNile? Futhi uzuzani ngokuya eAsiriya, ukuthi unathe amanzi eYufrathi? |
19. | Ububi bakho buzakutshaya, lokuhlehlela kwakho emuva kuzakukhuza. Yazi, ubone ukuthi kuyinto embi lebabayo ukuyihlamukela i Nkosi uNkulunkulu wakho, lokuthi ukungesaba kakukho kuwe, kutsho iNkosi uJehova wamabandla. |
20. | Wephula ijogwe lakho endulo, waziqamula izibopho zakho, wathi wena: Kangiyikukukhonza. Kodwa phezu kwalo lonke uqaqa oluphakemeyo, langaphansi kwezihlahla zonke eziluhlaza, walala njengesifebe. |
21. | Kukanti mina ngakuhlanyela ulivini elihle, uyinhlanyelo elungileyo kuphela. Pho-ke, usuphenduke njani waba mubi, waba livini elibi? |
22. | Ngoba uba ugeza ngesoda, usebenzise isepa enengi, ububi bakho busekhona phambi kwami, kutsho iNkosi uJehova. |
23. | Ungatsho njani ukuthi: Kangingcolanga, kangilandelanga oBhali? Khangela ukuziphatha kwakho esigodini, wazi ukuthi wenzeni. Unjengekamela elisikazi elizulazulayo emzileni yalo, |
24. | lanjengobabhemi weganga owejwayele inkangala, ophembela umoya ekukhanukeni kwakhe. Ngubani ongavimbela inkanuko yakhe? Bonke abamdingayo kabangazikhathazi, bazamthola ngesikhathi sokukhwelwa. |
25. | Ungazidinisi ngokuhambahamba ulandela abanye onkulunkulu, loba uzibulale ngomhawu. Kodwa wena wathi: Hatshi, kangiyekeli, ngoba ngithandile abezizweni, ngizabalandela. |
26. | Njengoba isela lilenhloni lapho selibanjiwe, kunjalo indlu kaIsrayeli izakuba lenhloni, bona kanye lamakhosi abo, leziphathamandla zabo, labapristi babo, labaprofethi babo, |
27. | abathi esihlahleni: Wena ungubaba; abathi lelitsheni: Wena wasizala. Ngoba bangifulathela, kabangikhangelanga. Kodwa ngesikhathi sokuhlupheka kwabo bathi: Vuka, usikhulule! |
28. | Kanti bangaphi onkulunkulu bakho ozenzele bona? Kabavuke bona uba bengakukhulula ngesikhathi sokuhlupheka kwakho; ngoba onkulunkulu bakho banengi njengemizi yakho, wena Juda. |
29. | Lingisolelani? Lingihlamukele lonke, kutsho i Nkosi. |
30. | Kwaba yize ukubatshaya kwami abantwana benu, kabakwemukelanga ukulaywa. Inkemba yenu ibadlile abaprofethi bakho njengesilwane esichithayo. |
31. | Wena sizukulwana, lalela ilizwi le Nkosi. Benginjengenkangala kuIsrayeli, lelizwe elilomnyama omkhulu yini? Pho-ke, batsholoni abantu bami ukuthi: Sesikhululekile, kasisayikuza kuwe futhi? |
32. | Intombi emsulwa ingazikhohlwa yini iziceco zayo lomakoti izembatho zakhe? Kanti abantu bami bangikhohliwe insuku ezingelakubalwa. |
33. | Uyazi kuhle indlela yokudinga amakhwa, uze wafundisa abesifazana ababi indlela zakho. |
34. | Lezigqokweni zakho kutholakala igazi labayanga abangelacala; kawubatholanga befohlela. Kanti kukho konke lokho uthi: |
35. | Kangilacala; ngakho intukuthelo yakhe isukile kimi. Khangela, ngizakugweba ngoba uthi: Kangonanga. |
36. | Kulula kuwe kangaka ukuntshintsha indlela yakho. Uzayangiswa yiGibhithe, njengoba wayangiswa yiAsiriya. |
37. | Uzaphuma lalapho uthwele imikhono yakho ekhanda, ngoba i Nkosi ibalahlile labo obathembayo, kawuyikuphumelela ngabo. |
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