Isabula kaZimu irhwatjhiwe
1Ilizwi lakaSomnini lafika kimi lathi: 2“Ndodana yomuntu, qalisa ubuso bakho ngeJeruselema utjhumayele ngeendawo ezicwengileko. Phorofida ngenarha yakwa-Israyeli, 3uthi kiyo, ‘Nakhu okutjhiwo nguSomnini: Qala, ngijamelene nawe, ngizokurhwatjha isabulami esilandeni sayo, ngirhayile kuwe abalungileko nabakhohlakeleko. 4Njengombana ngizokususa kini abalungileko nabakhohlakeleko, ngalokho isabulami izakurhwatjhwa esilandeni sayo ngokujamelana nabantu boke ukusuka esewula ukuya etlhagwini. 5Abantu boke bazakwazi bonyana mina Somnini ngirhwatjhe isabulami esilandeni sayo begodu angeze isabuyela emuva.’ 6Ngalokho bubula wena ndodana yomuntu, bubula phambi kwabo ngesililo esimunyu njengomuntu otshinyeke idini. 7Kuzakuthi lokha bathi kuwe, ‘Kubayini ububula?’ uzakuthi, ‘Kungebanga lombiko. Iye, lokha nawuzako, zoke iinhliziyo zizakudana, izandla zoke zizakuba buthakathaka, woke ummoya utsirimezeke namadolo woke angenwe mamanzi. Yelelani, kuyeza lokho begodu kuzakuzaliseka.’ Kutjho uSomnini uSomandla.”
8Godu ilizwi lakaSomnini lafika kimi lathi: 9“Ndodana yomuntu, phorofida bona nakhu okutjhiwo nguSomandla,
“iye, yewuthi, ‘Isabula, isabula, iloliwe
begodu ilolongiwe.
10Ilolelwe ukubulala,
ilolongiwe kobana ibenye njengombani!
Nina nithatjiswa yikulumo ethi:
Intonga yendodanami!
Kodwana isabula inyaza yoke imihlobo yesigodo.
11Nje-ke, isabula yakhutjhwa
kobana ilolongwe ukuze iphatheke;
iye, iloliwe beyalolongwa
kobana inikelwe esandleni sombulali.’
12“Rhahlawula, ulile ndodana yomuntu,
ngombana isabula ijamelene nabantu bami;
iye, ijamelene nawo woke amakhosana wakwa-Israyeli.
Anikelelwa esabuleni kanye nabantu bami;
ngalokho thwala imikhono ehloko.
13“Abantu bathi,
“ ‘Kodwana kukhona ilitje elizizinyiweko!
Alo, kwenzekani nakube isabula
inyaza intonga na?’
USomnini uSomandla uthi,
‘Ilitje elizizinyiweko angeze laba khona!’
14Ngalokho ndodana yomuntu, phorofida!
Wahla izandla
ukuze isabula yehle kathathu.
Kuyisabula yalabo ekufuze babulawe,
isabula yokubulala ikulwazo.
Iye, okwabo yisabula engenelelako
15ukuze iinhliziyo ziphele amandla
nabanengi bakhutjhwe.
Kiwo woke amasangwabo
ngibeke isabula ebulalako.
Maye, kuyisabula ebenyezela njengombani,
ilolongelwe ukubulala.
16Hlaba ngesidleni
uhlahlele ngesinceleni,
koke lapha itlobakho ithunyelwa khona!
17Nami ngizakuwahla izandla,
ngizanelise ngelaka lami;
mina Somnini ngikhulumile.”
IJerusalema izakusahlelwa
18Ilizwi lakaSomnini lafika kimi lathi: 19“Wena ndodana yomuntu, thala iindlela ezimbili zokuza kwesabula yekosi yeBhabheli. Zombili iindlelezo kufuze zisuke enarheni yinye. Godu jamisa isibekiso, iye, sijamise ekuthomeni kwenye nenye indlela eya ngedorobheni: 20Thala indlela yesabula eya eRabha lama-Amoni, enye iye kwaJuda ngeJerusalema elizombelezwe ngomthangala. 21Mbala, ikosi yeBhabheli yajama ekwahlukaneni kweendlela, iye, ekuthomeni kweendlela ezimbili kobana iphengule: Iphosa imisubela, ibuze indlela emihlalandlinini, ilawule nangokuhlola isibindi somhlabelo. 22Ngesidleni sayo bekunefumbe yeJerusalema yokubeka imigqala yokwephula umthangala, ukuvula imilomo ngomkhosi nokuphakamisa ilizwi ngokurhuwelela; iye, kunefumbe yokubeka imigqala yokwephula umthangala ukujamelana namasango, ukwakha iinqabo eziqhube emthangaleni nokwakha umbhotjhongo wepi. 23Ebantwini beJerusalema kuzakubonakala njengokuthukula okumamanga; kodwana ngoba bafunge ngesifungo, uNebukadinetsari uzakukhumbula icala labo ukuze bathunjwe.
24“Ngalokho nakhu okutjhiwo nguSomnini uSomandla, ‘Njengombana nenze bonyana icala lenu lazeke ngokuhlubuka kwenu okusemtarini, nembula izono zenu ngazo zoke izenzo zenu; iye ngombana nenze kwazeka lokho, nizakuthunjwa. 25Nje-ke wena kosana esilapheleko nekhohlakeleko yakwa-Israyeli, ilanga lakho sele lifikile, iye, isikhathi sesibetho samaphelelo. 26Nakhu okutjhiwo nguSomnini uSomandla: Yethula ingwani, ususe nesihlohlo; izinto engeze zisaba sebujameni egade zikibo. Phakamisa okuphasi bese wehlisa okuphakamileko. 27Iqubi leququ! Iqubi leququ! Iye, ngizokwenza idorobheli iqubi leququ! Lokho angeze kwenzeka kungakafiki onelungelo; yena-ke ngizamnikela lona.’ ”
Isabula kaSomnini ijamelana nama-Amoni
28“Nje-ke wena ndodana yomuntu, phorofida uthi, ‘Nakhu okutjhiwo nguSomnini uSomandla mayelana nama-Amoni nesiphoqo sawo:
“ ‘Isabula, isabula irhwatjhiwe kobana ibhubhise,
ilolongelwe kobana ibambelele
beyibenyezele njengombani.
29Nanyana kunombono wamanga ngawe sabula,
iye, nokuthukula kwekohliso ngawe,
uzakubekwa eentanyeni zeenkhohlakali ezisilapheleko;
ilanga lazo sele lifikile,
iye, isikhathi sesibetho samaphelelo.
Ibutho lakaNebukadinetsari lizakubhujiswa
30Buyisela isabula ngesilandeni sayo.
Wena siphanda sesabula,
ngizokugwebela lapha wadalwa khona
enarheni owadabuka kiyo.
31Ngizokuthululela ilaka lami phezu kwakho,
iye, ngivuthele phezu kwakho umlilo wobukhali bami.
Ngizokunikela ezandleni zeendlova
okubabantu abanelwazi ekubhubhiseni.
32Uzakuba kukudla komlilo,
iingazi zakho zizakuphalakela enarheni,
angekhe ubuye ukhunjulwe;
ngombana mina Somnini ngikhulumile.’ ”
