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1. | Ilizwi i Nkosi eyalikhuluma ngeBhabhiloni, ngelizwe lamaKhaladiya, ngoJeremiya umprofethi, lisithi: |
2. | Memezani phakathi kwezizwe, litshumayele; misani uphawu, litshumayele, lingakufihli, lithi: IBhabhiloni inqotshiwe, uBhali uyangekile, loMerodaki uchithiwe. Izithombe zayo ziyangisiwe, lemifanekiso yayo emibi ichithekile. |
3. | Ngoba kuzile kuyo isizwe esivela enyakatho, esizachitha ilizwe layo, abantu lenyamazana kuzabaleka, kungabi khona ohlala kuyo. |
4. | Ngalezonsuku langalesosikhathi, kutsho i Nkosi, abantwana bakoIsrayeli labantwana bakoJuda bazabuthana ndawonye, bazahamba bekhala inyembezi, bedinga i Nkosi uNkulunkulu wabo. |
5. | Bazabuza indlela eya eZiyoni, bekhangele ngakuyo, bathi: Wozani, sizihlanganise le Nkosi ngesivumelwano esilaphakade esingayikukhohlakala. |
6. | Abantu bami bebeyizimvu ezilahlekileyo; abelusi babo babaduhisile, bebebelusela ezintabeni; besuka entabeni besiya eqaqeni, bakhohlwa isibaya sabo. |
7. | Bonke ababatholayo babadla, lezitha zabo zathi: Kasilacala ngoba bonile e Nkosi ni, i Nkosi elikhaya labo eliqotho lethemba laboyise. |
8. | Balekani liphume eBhabhiloni, liphume elizweni lamaKhaladiya, libe njengezintondolo phambi komhlambi. |
9. | Ngoba khangela, ngivusela iBhabhiloni ixuku lezizwe ezinkulu; zizavela elizweni lenyakatho, zehlele ngakuyo, ziyithathe khona. Imitshoko yazo injengeqhawe elihlakaniphileyo elingabuyi lingelalutho. |
10. | IKhaladiya izaphangwa, labayiphangayo bonke bazakweneliswa, kutsho i Nkosi. |
11. | Ngoba lithokoza, ngoba lijabula, lina baphangi belizwe lami, ngoba liqolotsha njengethokazi elisetshanini, likhale njengamabhiza amaduna, |
12. | unyoko uzakuba lenhloni, lowalizalayo ayangeke. Khangela, iBhabhiloni izakuba ngeyokucina phakathi kwezizwe, ibe yinkangala eyomileyo legwadule. |
13. | Ngenxa yolaka lwe Nkosi kayiyikuhlalwa muntu, kodwa izachitheka isibili; wonke umuntu odlula eBhabhiloni uzamangala, ancife ngenxa yazo zonke inhlupheko zayo. |
14. | Zihleleleni iBhabhiloni inhlangothi zonke, lina lonke eligobisa amadandili, liyitshoke, lingatshiyi mtshoko, ngoba yonile e Nkosi ni. |
15. | Memezani kuyo inhlangothi zonke; isizinikele, inqaba zayo sezidilikile, lemiduli yayo ibhidliziwe; ngoba lokho kuyimpindiselo ye Nkosi; phindiselani kuyo, lenze kuyo njengokwenza kwayo. |
16. | Qumani umhlanyeli asuke eBhabhiloni, kanye laye ophatha isikela ngesikhathi sokuvuna; ngenxa yenkemba ecindezelayo, wonke umuntu uzabuyela kwabakibo, wonke umuntu uzabalekela kwelakibo ilizwe. |
17. | UIsrayeli uyimvu ezingelwayo, exotshwa yizilwane. Kuqala wadliwa yinkosi yeAsiriya, emva kwalokho uNebukadinezari inkosi yeBhabhiloni uqhobile amathambo akhe. |
18. | Ngakho-ke i Nkosi yamabandla, uNkulunkulu kaIsrayeli, ithi: Khangela, ngizayitshaya inkosi yeBhabhiloni lelizwe layo, njengalokho ngayitshaya inkosi yeAsiriya. |
19. | Ngizabuyisela uIsrayeli edlelweni lakhe, uzakudla eKharmeli leBashani, lokufisa kwakhe kukholisiswe entabeni yakoEfrayimi leGileyadi. |
20. | Ngalezonsuku langalesosikhathi, kutsho i Nkosi, kuzadingwa ukona koIsrayeli, kodwa kungatholakali; kudingwe lesono koJuda, kodwa singatholwa; ngoba ngizabathethelela labo engibatshiyayo. |
21. | Hambani liye elizweni leMerathayimi lilwe lalo, lilwe labakhileyo ePekodi, libabulale, libatshabalalise, kutsho i Nkosi, lenze konke engililayele khona, |
22. | Kukhona umsindo wempi elizweni, lokuchitheka okukhulu. |
23. | Yeka ukufa lokwephuka kwesando somhlaba wonke! Yeka ukwenziwa kweBhabhiloni into eyesabekayo phakathi kwezizwe! |
24. | Ngakuthiya ngomjibila, wabanjwa, wena Bhabhiloni, ungakakwazi; watholwa, wabanjwa, ngoba walwa le Nkosi. |
25. | I Nkosi ivalile indlu yayo yezikhali, yakhupha izikhali zolaka lwayo, ngoba iNkosi uJehova wamabandla ilomsebenzi elizweni lamaKhaladiya. |
26. | Lifikeleni, livela inhlangothi zonke, livule iziphala zayo, liyibuthelele njengenqumbi yamabele, liyitshabalalise, kungasali lutho kuyo. |
27. | Bulalani amajongosi ayo wonke, kawasiwe ekuhlatshweni. Maye kuwo! Ngoba usuku lwawo lufikile, isikhathi sempindiselo yawo. |
28. | Zwanini-ke, ababalekayo labaphunyukayo bavela elizweni leBhabhiloni, ukuze bamemeze eZiyoni impindiselo ye Nkosi uNkulunkulu wethu, impindiselo yethempeli layo. |
29. | Bizani abaphatha imitshoko, balwe leBhabhiloni bonke abagobisa idandili; limise inkamba limelane layo liyihanqe, kungabi khona ophunyukayo, liyiphindisele njengezenzo zayo, lenze kuyo njengakho konke ekwenzileyo; ngoba iyidelele i Nkosi, oNgcwele kaIsrayeli. |
30. | Ngakho-ke amajaha ayo azakuwa emagumeni ayo, lawo wonke amabutho ayo azabhujiswa ngalolosuku, kutsho i Nkosi. |
31. | Khangela, ngilwa lawe, wena ozikhukhumezayo, kutsho iNkosi uJehova wamabandla; ngoba usuku lwakho selufikile, isikhathi sokuphindiselwa kwakho. |
32. | Ozikhukhumezayo uzakhubeka awe. kungabi khona omvusayo; ngizaphemba umlilo emizini yakhe ozatshisa konke okuseduze laye. |
33. | I Nkosi yamabandla ithi: Abantwana bakoIsrayeli bacindezelwe kanye labantwana bakoJuda; bonke ababathumbileyo bababambile, bayala ukubayekela. |
34. | Kanti umhlengi wabo ulamandla, ubizwa ngokuthi yi Nkosi yamabandla. Isibili uzamela udaba lwabo, ukuze anike umhlaba ukuthula, kodwa anyakazise abakhileyo eBhabhiloni. |
35. | Kayifike inkemba phezu kwamaKhaladiya, kutsho i Nkosi, laphezu kwabakhileyo eBhabhiloni, phezu kweziphathamandla zayo, labahlakaniphileyo bayo. |
36. | Kayifike inkemba phezu kwabavumisi ukuze baphenduke iziphukuphuku, laphezu kwamaqhawe ukuze abhujiswe. |
37. | Kayifike inkemba phezu kwamabhiza laphezu kwenqola zayo, laphezu kwawo wonke amabutho awezizwe aphakathi kwayo, ukuze baphenduke babe ngabesifazana; inkemba ifike phezu kwenotho yayo, ukuze iphangwe. |
38. | Kufike ukubalela kwelanga phezu kwamanzi ayo ukuze acitshe, ngoba iyilizwe lezithombe ezibaziweyo, lemifanekiso yabo iyabahlanyisa. |
39. | Ngakho-ke amakhanka lezimpisi lezintshe kuzahlala eBhabhiloni; kakusayikuhlala abantu khona kuze kube nininini, kakusayikwakhelwa kulo ezizukulwaneni zonke. |
40. | Njengoba uNkulunkulu wagenqula iSodoma leGomora lemizi eyakhelene layo, kutsho i Nkosi, ngokunjalo kakusayikusala muntu khona, kakusayikuhlala indodana yomuntu khona. |
41. | Khangela, kuvela abantu enyakatho, isizwe esikhulu lamakhosi amanengi avuka emikhawulweni yomhlaba. |
42. | Baphethe idandili lomkhonto, balesihluku, kabalasihawu. Umdumo wabo unjengowolwandle, bagade amabhiza, behleliwe njengabantu bempi lawe, Bhabhiloni. |
43. | Inkosi yeBhabhiloni yezwa umbiko ngabo, izandla zayo zaba buthakathaka; usizi lwayibamba, lobuhlungu obunjengowesifazana ohelelwayo. |
44. | Khangela, njengesilwane esiphuma ehlathini leJordani sisiya esibayeni sezimvu esiqinileyo, ngokucwayiza kwelihlo ngibaxotshe, basuke kuyo, ngilibekele lowo engimkhethileyo. Ngoba ngubani ofanana lami? Ngubani ozangibiza? Nguwuphi umelusi ongema phambi kwami? |
45. | Ngakho-ke zwanini icebo i Nkosi elenzayo ngeBhabhiloni, lemikhumbulo elayo ngelizwe lamaKhaladiya ukuthi: Abancinyane bomhlambi bazadonswa basuswe, lendawo yabo imangale ngokuphela kwabo. |
46. | Ngomsindo wokuthunjwa kweBhabhiloni umhlaba uzathuthumela, lelizwi lokukhala kwayo lizazwakala phakathi kwezizwe. |
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