Isiphorofido ngeJerusalema
1Isimemezelo sakaZimu ngomrhoba wombono.
Ungenwe yini, wena Jerusalema
kobana noke nikhuphukele ephahleni?
2Usiphithiphithi sedorobho esizele itjhada
iye, wena umumuzi osiyaluyalu.
Kodwana abarhayiliweko bakho
abakarhayilwa ngesabula
begodu abakabulawelwa epini.
3Ababusi bakho babalekele ndawonye,
bathunjwa ngaphandle komsebe.
Boke bakho abasalako
bathunjwa ndawonye
nanyana bebabalekele kude.
4Ngalokho-ke ngithi:
“Ningazikhathazi ngami
lokha nangilila ngibibitheka.
Ningalingi ningiduduze
ngokurhayilwa kwebekhethu.”
5Mbala, liyeza ilanga levalo,
ukugadangana nokuhlangahlangana;
kulilanga lakaSomandla onguSomnini uMninimandlawoke.
Emrhobeni wombono
kuzakuba nokurhahlawula nokulilela isizo
entabeni yeZiyoni.
6I-Elamu sele ihlome ngesilanda
namajoni akhwele iinkarana zepi ezibotjhelweko;
iKhiri yembule iinhlangu.
7Wena Jerusalema,
imirhobakho yekhethelo sele izele iinkarana zepi
iye, iinkarana zepi ezibotjhelweko
sezijanyiswe emasangweni.
8USomnini ususe isiviko sakwaJuda.
Mhlokho nizakufuna iinkhali zeKumba yeHlathi, 9nizakukhathazeka ngemiphundluko emthangaleni womuzi kaDavida, nikhe amanzi wesiziba esisenzasi. 10Nizakukhetha iinkumba zeJerusalema, nigirize ezinye ukuze niqinise ngazo umthangala. 11Nizakwenzela amanzi womthombo wakade umphathamanzi hlangana namaboda amabili. Kodwana azange nifune owenza umthombo lowo namkha nikhathazeke ngowawudala kade.
12Mhlokho, uSomnini uSomandla onguMninimandlawoke
wamemezela bona kulilwe bekuzilwe.
Bekumele nigude iinhloko
benembathe neenzilo,
13kodwana esikhundleni salokho,
kwaba nethabo netokozo.
Nahlaba iinkomo, izimvu neembuzi
nagoma inyama, nasela newayini,
nathi: “Asigomeni, sisele
ngombana ngomuso sizokufa.”
14USomnini uMninimandlawoke ukhulume eendlebeni zami:
“Ngambala angeze nathethelelwa amacala la
kufikela beniyokufa.”
Watjho njalo uSomandla onguSomnini uMninimandlawoke.
Isiphorofido ngoTjhebhina no-Eliyakhimu
15Nakhu okutjhiwo nguSomnini uSomandla, onguMninimandlawoke: “Khamba uye enduneni uTjhebhina, omphathi wesigodlo bese uthi kuye,
16“ ‘Ufunani lapha?
Unesihlobo lapha
bonyana ungabe uzicozele ithuna na?
(Nguye owazicozela ithuna endaweni ephakamileko, wazenzela indawakhe yokugcina edwaleni.)
17“ ‘Sekusele kancani bona mina Somnini ngikufuthele ngaphandle wena ozigqajako! Ngambala ngizakutantela; 18iye, ubuthane njengendulungu yoboya ngikujikijele emajukujukwini. Uzakufela lapho neenkarana zakho zedumo nazo zizakusala khonapho, wena olihlazo ekumbeni yomphathakho! 19Ngizakusunduza endawenakho, ngikghurhurumeje esikhundleni sakho.’
20“Mhlokho ngizakubiza incekwami u-Eliyakhimu umsa kaRhilikhiya, 21ngiyembathise ingubakho, ngiyibophelele edinini ngomkhungo wakho. Ngizakubeka igunya lakho esandleni sayo, ibe nguyise wezakhamuzi zeJerusalema nowekumba yakwaJuda. 22Emahlombayo ngizakubeka isilodlhelo sekumba kaDavida. Izakuvula kungabi nomuntu ovalako; ivale kungabi novulako. 23-24Ngizayibethela njengesikhonkhwani endaweni efaneleko, ibe sihlalo esihlonitjhwako emndenini wakwabo, iye eenzukulwaneni zoke. Kodwana woke umthwalo womndeni wakwabo uzakuphanyekwa esikhonkhwanenapho, ngitjho nazo zoke izitja zomkhaya, ukusukela kezincani ukuya kezikulu.
25“ ‘Mhlokho,’ kutjho uSomnini uMninimandlawoke, ‘isikhonkhwani esasibethelwe endaweni efaneleko sizakugobana, sephuke, siwe bese koke ebegade kukiso kutjhabalale.’ ”
Mbala, uSomnini uMninimandlawoke ukhulumile.
