UZimu uzakugweba izizwe
1USomnini uthi:
“Iye, emalangeni lawo nesikhathineso,
lokha nangitjhugulula ubujamo bakwaJuda neJerusalema,
2ngizakubutha izizwe zoke,
ngizilethe emrhobeni kaJehotjhafathi.
Lapho-ke ngizazimangalela ngebanga labantu bami,
abalilifa lami, u-Israyeli
ngombana zibasabalalise hlangana nezizwe,
zabahlukanisa nenarhami.
3Zaphosa ifumbe ngabantu bami,
zathenga ukulala neengwadla ngabesana;
zathenga umrhamulo wewayini ngabentazana.
4“Alo-ke, wena Tirosi neTsidoni,
nani noke mfunda zeFilista:
Ningifunani na?
Nifuna ukuzibuyiselela na?
Nangabe nifuna ukuzibuyiselela
ngizakurhaba, nginibethe ngeentonga zenu.
5Nithethe igolide nesiliva lami,
benathatha namagugwami wakanokutjho
nawasa emathempelinenu.
6Nithengise abantu bakwaJuda
nebeJerusalema emaGirigini
ukuze nibathumele kude nenarhekhabo.
7Ngalokho yelelani la:
Ngizobaphaphamisa eendaweni enibathengise kizwezo,
nginibethe ngeentonga zenu.
8Ngizokuthengisa amadodana namadodakazenu
ebantwini bakwaJuda;
bona bawathengisele amaTjheba isizwe esikude.”
Kutjho uSomnini.
9“Tjelani izizwe into le,
nithi, ‘Zilungiseleleni ipi!
Vusani iintsitsirimba!
Amabutho woke akahlome asahlele!
10Kghadlhani amalembenu wokulima
nenze iinsabula,
nenze imikhwa yokuqopha isidiribe
ibe mikhonto.
Obogabogako akazitjho athi: Ngiyitsitsirimba!
11Nina zizwe,
yizani msinyana noke,
nibuthane mazombe emrhobeni kaJehotjhafathi.’ ”
Somnini, kwanga ungehlisa amabuthwakho!
Ikusasa lezizwe nesibusiso sakaJuda
12USomnini uthi:
“Izizwe azivuke,
zehlele ngemrhobeni kaJehotjhafathi
ngombana lapho ngizokuhlala,
ngigwebe izizwe zoke mazombe.
13Fakani isegere
ngombana isivuno sivuthiwe!
Yizani nizokugaya abantwaba njengamabele.
Ngibasuthi ngobukhohlakali babo,
obuphuphuma njengotjwala emarhabheni!”
14Iinqubuthu ngeenqubuthu zisemrhobeni
wokugwebela
ngombana ilanga lakaSomnini litjhidele
ngemrhobeni lowo.
15Ilanga nenyezi zizakufiphala,
iinkwekwezi zingasakhanyi.
16USomnini uzakubhodla aseZiyoni,
athuthumbise ngombani aseJerusalema;
izulu nephasi zizakuthuthumela.
Nokho uSomnini uzakuba lirholo labantu bakhe,
abe siphephelo sabantu bakwa-Israyeli.
17USomnini uthi:
“Nizabe seniyazi-ke bona nginguSomnini, uZimenu,
ohlala eZiyoni, entabenami ecwengileko.
IJerusalema izakuba ngecwengileko;
abatjhili angeze basalibeka kiyo.
18Mhlokho iintaba zizakuthonta
isitjhidela sewayini,
imibundu itleleze ibisi;
yoke imilanjana yakwaJuda igeleze amanzi.
Umthombo uzakuvinyilika endlini kaSomnini,
usezele umrhoba weTjhithimu.
19IGibhide izakuba ligagadu,
i-Edomu ibe libhudu lerhalawumba
ngebanga lomguruguru owenziwe ebantwini
bakwaJuda,
enarheni abaphalaza kiyo iingazi ezinganamlandu.
20Kodwana inarha yakwaJuda
izakuhlalwa nini nanini,
iJerusalema ihlalwe ziinzukulwana ngeenzukulwana.
21Ngingahlala ngingabagwebi abaphalaze iingazi
zakaJuda na?
Awa, angeze bengithome.”
USomnini uzakuhlala eZiyoni!
