Isiphorofido ngeBhabheli
1Ilizwi uSomnini alikhuluma ngoJoromiya umphorofidi mayelana neBhabheli kanye nenarha yamaKasidi lithi:
2“Bikani benimemezele hlangana nezizwe,
phakamisani iphawu bese niyalimemezela,
ningagodli litho, kodwana khulumani,
nithi, ‘IBhabheli lithunjiwe!
UBhele uzokuhlaziswa,
uMerodaki abe nokwesaba.
Iinthombembunjwa zalo zizokwesaba.’
3Lizakusahlelwa sisizwe sangetlhagwini
senze isifunda salo sibe libhudu.
Akunamuntu ozakuhlala kiso,
abantu neenlwana zalo bazakuzulazula.”
4USomnini uthi: “Emihleni leyo ngesikhatheso abantu bakwa-Israyeli; iye, bona nabakwaJuda bazakuza ndawonye. Bazakuza balila, bafune uSomnini uZimabo. 5Bazakubuza indlela eya eZiyoni baphendukele nganeno bathi, ‘Yizani sizihlanganiseni noSomnini ngesivumelwano sanini nanini esingeze sakhohlweka.’
6“Abantu bami babe zizimvu ezilahlekileko. Abelusi bazo bazidurhisile, bazibangela bona zehle zenyuke eentabeni. Zazulazula hlangana neentaba nemibundu, zakhohlwa indawazo yokuphumula. 7Nanyana ngubani ozifunyanako uzidlela zona. Izitha zazo zathi, ‘Asinamlandu ngombana bonile kuSomnini olidlelo lamambala, iye, uSomnini olithemba laboyise.’
8“Balekani niphume eBhabheli,
phumani enarheni yamaKasidi,
nibe njengeempongo ezirhola umhlambi
9ngombana sele ngizokuvusa
umfelandawonye wezizwe ezinamandla.
Ngizaziletha zivela enarheni yangetlhagwini.
Zizazihlela zijamelane nalo,
zilithumbe kusukela ngetlhagwini.
Imisubelazo injengeyengorho enekghono
engabuyi imkhonoze.
10Inarha yamaKasidi izakuba yipango,
boke abayiphangako bazakusutha.”
Kutjho uSomnini.
11Ngebanga lokobana nina maKasidi
niyajekezela benithabile,
nina baphangi belifa lami,
nituna njengethole nalibhula ikoroyi,
nilile njengeenjomani eziduna,
12unyoko uzakuhlaziswa khulu,
owanibelethako uzakurhubutjhwa.
Qalani, uzakuba ngomncani ezizweni,
abe libhudu, igagadu nerhalawumba.
13Ngebanga letukuthelo kaSomnini
iBhabheli alizukuba nabahlali,
lizakuba libhudu lakobhudu.
Woke odlula kilo uzakumangala,
abe akhuze ngebanga lazo zoke
iingemegeme zalo.
14Zihleleni nijamelane neBhabheli
mahlangothi woke
nina noke enicuphe umsebe.
Lidumuzeni! Ningababaleli imisubela
ngombana lonile kuSomnini.
15Hlokomani kuzwakale
ngehla kwalo ncazoke nithi:
“Lizinikele, imibhotjhongwalo iwile,
amabodalo agiriziwe.”
Lokhu kukuzibuyiselela kwakaSomnini.
Ngalokho zibuyiseleleni kilo,
nenze kilo lokho elakwenza kabanye.
16Susani otjalako eBhabheli
kanye nophethe isegere ngesikhathi sokuvuna.
Ngebanga lesabula yonelunya
ngiloyo naloyo uzakuphendukela ebantwini bekhabo,
omunye nomunye abalekele enarheni yekhabo.
17U-Israyeli bekayimvu ebalekako
egijinyiswe mabhubezi.
Owathoma ukuyirhiribidela
kwaba yikosi ye-Asiriya,
wokugcina owaphohloza amathambayo
nguNebukadiretsari ikosi yeBhabheli.
18Ngalokho-ke nakhu okutjhiwo nguSomnini uMninimandlawoke, uZimu wakwa-Israyeli: “Ngizokuhlunguphaza ikosi yeBhabheli nenarhayo njengombana ngihlunguphaze ikosi ye-Asiriya. 19Kodwana ngizokubuyisela u-Israyeli emadlelwenakhe; yeke uzakukarula eKarameli neBhatjhani, iphango lakhe lizakwaneliseka eentatjaneni zakwa-Efrayimu neGiliyadi. 20Emihleni leyo ngesikhatheso, kuzakwenziwa iphenyo ngomlandu ka-Israyeli, kodwana akuzukufunyanwa litho, lenziwe ngezono zakwaJuda, kodwana kungafunyanwa litho ngombana ngizabe ngicolele imisalela engayibabalelako.” Kutjho uSomnini.
21“Nina zitha,
sahlelani inarha yeMeratayimu
nalabo abahlala ePekodi!
Bagijimiseni ngesabula nangokurhayila kokupheleleko!
Yenzani koke enginiyale ngakho.”
Kutjho uSomnini.
22Itjhada lepi sele lisenarheni,
itjhada lokutjhabalaliswa okukhulu!
23Maye, yephuke beyafahlaka kangangani
inondo edule iphasi loke!
Maye, libe yiququ kangangani iBhabheli
hlangana nezizwe!
24Ngakubekela isiqupho wena Bhabheli,
wabanjwa ungakatjheji,
wafunyanwa esiquphweni bewathunjwa
ngombana utjhijile uSomnini.
25USomnini uvule ikumbakhe yeenkhali
wakhupha iinkhali zobukhali bakhe
ngombana uSomandla, uSomnini uMninimandlawoke,
kunomsebenzi ekumele awenze
enarheni yamaKasidi.
26Ngenani eBhabheli nina noke!
Vulani iinlulu zalo!
Buthelelani abantu balo njengamaqubi wamabele.
Batjhabalaliseni nya
ningalitjhiyeli namunye umsalela.
27Hlabani zoke iinkunzi zalo;
zehliseleni ebuhlabelweni!
Maye kiwo amaKasidi!
Ilanga lawo lifikile,
iye, isikhathi sokuhlunguphazwa kwawo.
28Lalelani!
Ababaleke nabaphunyurhe enarheni yeBhabheli
bayeza kobana bamemezele eZiyoni
ukuzibuyiselela kwakaSomnini uZimethu,
iye, ukuzibuyiselela kwakhe ngethempeli lakhe.
29“Bizelani abosomsebe eBhabheli,
iye, boke abacupha umsebe!
Livimbezeleni mahlangothi woke,
akungabikho namunye ophunyurhako!
Libuyiseleleni ngezenzo zalo,
nenze kilo lokho elakwenza kabanye
ngombana lazikhukhumezela uSomnini,
oCwengileko ka-Israyeli.
30Ngalokho amasokanalo azakufela ematatawinalo,
woke amajonalo azakuthuliswa mhlokho.”
Kutjho uSomnini.
31“Qala, ngijamelene nawe,
wena ozikhukhumezako!”
Kutjho uSomnini oyiKosi uMninimandlawoke.
“Ngambala ilanga lakho lifikile,
ilanga lokobana ngikuhlunguphaze.
32Ozikhukhumezako uzakukhutjwa bekawe
angabi nomuntu omvusako;
ngizakuthungelela umlilo emizinakhe
ozakuqothula koke okumzombileko.”
33Nakhu okutjhiwo nguSomnini uMninimandlawoke:
“Abantu bakwa-Israyeli bagandelelwe
nabantu bakwaJuda ngokunjalo.
Boke abathumbi babo babakakarele,
bayala ukubatjhaphulula.
34Kodwana umhlengabo unamandla,
ibizo lakhe nguSomnini uMninimandlawoke.
Uzakujamela indababo ngamandla
ukuze alethe ukuphumula enarheni,
kodwana kubahlali beBhabheli alethe umguruguru.
35“Isabula phezu kwamaKasidi!”
Kutjho uSomnini.
“Iye, phezu kwabahlali beBhabheli
naphezu kweenkhulu zalo
kanye nabahlakaniphileko balo!
36Isabula phezu kwabaphorofidi bamala
ukuze babe ziindlhadlha.
Isabula phezu kweengorho zalo
ukuze zirhayilwe!
37Isabula phezu kweenjomani
neenkarana zalo!
Isabula phezu kwabo boke abantu
abayicubevange abaphakathi kwalo
ukuze babe njengabafazi.
Isabula phezu kwamagugwalo
ukuze aphangwe!
38Ibutho phezu kwamanzalo
ukuze ome kere.
Mbala, kuyindawo yeenthombembazwa;
bazigqaja ngeenthombe ezisabekako.
39Nje-ke abothurhu berhalawumba
bazakuhlala lapho kanye neempisi.
Iinciliba nazo zizakuhlala lapho.
IBhabheli angeze belisahlalwa godu babantu
namkha lakhiwe iinzukulwana ngeenzukulwana.
40Njengombana iSodoma neGomora zaketulwa
kanye nemizana yakhona,
ngokunjalo akakho ozakuhlala eBhabhelapho,
akunamuntu ozakhonza kilo.”
Kutjho uSomnini.
41“Qalani, kuza abantu
bavela ngetlhagwini!
Iye, kuqubuka isizwe esikhulu
namakhosi amanengi
emajukujukwini wephasi.
42Bahlome ngemisebe nangemikhonto,
banesihluku begodu abanasirhawu.
Bazwakala inga lilwandle elibhodlako
nabakhwele iinjomani zabo;
beza njengamadoda ahlelekele ipi
kobana bakusahlele, wena ndodakazi yeBhabheli.
43Lokha ikosi yeBhabheli
nayizwa ngemibiko yabo,
yangenwa mamanzi emadolweni,
isizi liyibambile;
iye, iinhlungu njengomfazi obelethako.
44Njengebhubezi livela
ehlathini eliminyeneko elihlanu kweJordani
liya edlelweni esebeni lomlanjana,
qalani ngizakugijimisa iBhabheli
endawenalo msinyana.
Nanyana ngubani engimkhethako
ngizambeka kilo.
Ngubani onjengami?
Ngubani ongangitjhijila na?
Ngimuphi umelusi ongajama
phambi kwami na?”
45Ngalokho, yizwani lokho uSomnini
akuhlele phezu kweBhabheli,
lokho akuhlose ngenarha yamaKasidi:
“Kwamambala abesana abelusa imihlambi
bazazithathela imihlambi leyo.
Iye, uSomnini uzakubangela
bonyana amadlelo atjhiywe.
46Ngetjhada lokuthunjwa kweBhabheli,
inarha izakuthuthumela;
isililo salo sizakuzwakala hlangana nezizwe.”
