← Joel (3/3) |
1. | Ngoba khangela, ngalezonsuku langalesosikhathi lapho ngibuyisa impumelelo yamaJuda labeJerusalema, |
2. | ngizabutha zonke izizwe, ngizilethe esihotsheni sikaJehoshafathi, ngizigwebe khona ngenxa yabantu bami lesizwe sami uIsrayeli, ngoba zabachithachitha phakathi kwezizwe, zabelana ilizwe lami, |
3. | zenza inkatho yokuphosa ngabantu bami, zenanisa abafana ngamawule, zathengisa amankazana ngewayini, zalinatha. |
4. | Liyini kimi, lina Tire leSidoni, lani lonke zabelo zeFilisti? Liyangiphindisela ngolutho yini? Uba lingiphindisela ngolutho, ngizaphangisa ukulibuyisela ngezenzo zenu. |
5. | Ngoba lithethe isiliva sami legolide lami, lathwalela inotho yami eligugu emathempelini enu. |
6. | Lathengisa abantu bakoJuda labeJerusalema kumaGriki, labasusela khatshana lelizwe labo. |
7. | Khangela, ngizabavusa endaweni elabathengisa kiyo, ngilibuyisele ngezenzo zenu. |
8. | Ngizathengisa amadodana lamadodakazi enu ebantwini bakoJuda, bona bazabathengisa ebantwini beShebha esizweni esikhatshana; ngoba i Nkosi ikhulumile. |
9. | Memezelani lokhu phakathi kwezizwe lithi: Lungiselani impi, livuse amaqhawe. Kawasondele wonke amadoda empi, azilungisele impi. |
10. | Khandani amakhuba enu abe yizinkemba, lengqamu zenu zokuthena izihlahla zibe yimikhonto, lobuthakathaka athi: Ngiliqhawe |
11. | Phangisani lize, lina zizwe zonke elizingelezeleyo, libuthane esihotsheni sikaJehoshafathi. Thuma amaqhawe akho, Nkosi. |
12. | Kazizivuse izizwe, zizwe esihotsheni sikaJehoshafathi; ngoba kulapho engizahlala khona ukugweba zonke izizwe ezizingelezeleyo. |
13. | Fakani isikela, ngoba okuvunwayo sekuvuthiwe. Ngenani linyathele izithelo zevini, ngoba isikhamelo sewayini sesigcwele, lamafatshi asephuphuma, sebubukhulu kangaka ububi bezizwe. |
14. | Amaxuku ngamaxuku akhona esihotsheni sokugweba. Ngoba usuku lwe Nkosi selusondele esihotsheni sokugweba. |
15. | Ilanga lenyanga kuzaphenduka kube mnyama, lezinkanyezi kucitshe ukukhanya kwazo. |
16. | I Nkosi iyavungama iseZiyoni, izwakalisa ilizwi layo iseJerusalema, kunyikinyeke amazulu lomhlaba. Kodwa i Nkosi iyisiphephelo sabantu bayo, lenqaba yabantwana bakoIsrayeli. |
17. | Ngalokho-ke lizakwazi ukuthi ngiyi Nkosi, uNkulunkulu wenu ohlala eZiyoni, intaba yami engcwele. IJerusalema izakuba ngcwele, abezizwe kabasayikuphinda badlule phakathi kwayo futhi. |
18. | Kuzakuthi ngalolosuku intaba zigobhoze iwayini elitsha, lamaqaqa ageleze uchago, layo yonke imifula yakoJuda igeleze amanzi, kuzabhoboka umthombo endlini ye Nkosi, uthelele isihotsha seShithimi. |
19. | IGibhithe lizakuba yinkangala, leEdoma libe yinkangala engelalutho, ngenxa yesihluku esenziwa kwabakoJuda, langenxa yegazi elingelacala abalichitha elizweni labo. |
20. | Kodwa koJuda kuzakwakhiwa kuze kube nininini, leJerusalema kuze kube sezizukulwaneni zonke. |
21. | Ngizaphindisela igazi labo, kangiyikumyekela olecala, ngoba i Nkosi ihlala eZiyoni. |
← Joel (3/3) |