Jeremiya 48

“Maye kuyo iNebo, ngobe itawubhidlitwa.

IKhiriyathayimu iyawuhlazeka itfunjwe,

inqaba iyawuhlazeka ihhihlitelwe phansi.

₂IMowabi ayisayiwuphindza idvunyiswe;

eHeshboni emadvodza ayawuyakhela

emasu ekuyiwisa atsi:

‘Buyani sitewusicedza lesive, singaphindzi sibe sive.’

Nawe futsi wena Madmeni,

uyawubindziswa,

uyawuvalwa umlomo,

uyawube ucoshwa yinkemba.

₃Lalelani kukhala lokuvela eHoronayimu,

kukhala kwemonakalo lomkhulu nekwembhubhiso.

₄IMowabi iyawubhidlitwa,

tinswane tiyawukhala kabuhlungu.

₅Bayakwenyuka ngendlela leya eLuhithi bahambe

bakhihlita sililo lesibuhlungu;

emgwacweni lobheke entansi eHoronayimu

kuvakala kukhala kamunyu ngenca yalembhubhiso.

₆Balekani niphephise imphilo yenu,

banini njengesihlahla lesisehlane.

₇Njengobe netsembele etentweni tenu

nasebunjingeni benu,

nani niyawutsatfwa niyiswe ekutfunjweni,

naKhemoshi, sithico senu, uyawuyiswa ekudzingisweni

kanye nebaphristi bakhe netindvuna takhe.

₈Umbhubhisi uyawusukela onkhe emadolobha,

kute nalinye lidolobha leliyawuphunyula.

Sigodzi siyawuhhihlitwa nelitsafa libhujiswe,

ngobe Simakadze sewukhulumile.

₉Fakani luswayi kaMowabi,

ngobe uyawuba yincitsakalo,

emadolobha akhona ayawusala akhala libhungane,

sekute muntfu longahlala kuwo.

₁₀“Akacalekiswe umuntfu loyeketsisako

ekwenteni umsebenti waSimakadze!

Akacalekiswe umuntfu lokhweshisa inkemba

yakhe ekucitseni ingati!

₁₁“Mowabi abesaphumulile kusukela kwasebusheni bakhe,

njengeliwayini lelisele emashiceni,

lingakatfululwa kuloludziwo lafakwa kulolwa;

akakayi ekudzingisweni.

Ngako usanambitseka njengobe abenjalo,

neliphunga lakhe alikagucuki.”

“Kodvwa ayeta emalanga,

lapho ngiyawutfumela emadvodza

latfululanako etindziweni,

naye ayakumcitsa,

ayawutfulula tindziwo takhe

abhidlite letimbita takhe phansi.

₁₃Ngako Mowabi uyawuba nemahloni ngaKhemoshi,

sithico sakhe,

njengobe nendlu yaka-Israyeli

yaba nemahloni nase betsembela eBetheli.

₁₄“Ningasho kanjani kutsi:

‘Sitingwazi tsine,

emadvodza labokadzebona bemphi’?

₁₅Mowabi uyawubhujiswa,

nemadolobha akhe ayawuvinjetelwa,

emajaha akhona elikhetselo lamahle

ayakwehliselwa ekuhlatjweni abulawe,

kusho iNkhosi, lelibito layo

kunguSimakadze longuSomandla.

₁₆Kuwa kwaMowabi sekusedvute,

sigameko sakhe sesitawufika masinyane.

₁₇Mdvudvuteni nine nonkhe labahlala edvute naye,

nonkhe nine lenati ludvumo lwakhe, tsanini:

‘Yephuke njani lendvuku lenemandla kangaka;

yephuke kanjani lendvuku yebukhosi!’

₁₈“Yehlani ekubabatekeni kwenu

nihlale emhlabatsini logagadzekile,

awu, nine takhamiti taseDiboni,

ngobe lowo lobhubhisa Mowabi

utanisukela nani, atewubhidlita

emadolobha enu labiyelwe.

₁₉Manini emigwacweni nibukele,

nine lenihlala e-Aroyeri.

Butani kulamadvodza lasubatsako

nakulabafati lababalekako nitsi:

‘Kwenteke njani?’

₂₀IMowabi seyitseleke ngelihlazo,

ngobe seyihhihlitiwe.

Lilani nikhale kakhulu!

Memetelani ngase-Anoni kutsi

iMowabi seyibhujisiwe.

₂₁Sijeziso sehlele emadolobha lasetsafeni:

iHoloni, neJahasi, neMefathi,

₂₂neDiboni, neNebo,

neBhethi Diblathayimu,

₂₃neKhiriyathayimu, neBhethi Gamuli,

neBhethi Meyoni,

₂₄neKheriyothi, neBhosra,

nawo onkhe emadolobha akaMowabi

lasedvute nakhashane.

₂₅Luphondvo lwaMowabi lujubekile, luganyuliwe,

nemkhono wakhe uganyuliwe,” kusho Simakadze.

₂₆“Mdzakiseni,

ngobe wedzelele Simakadze.

Mowabi akabhucute emahlanteni akhe,

akabe yintfo yekuhlekisa.

₂₇Israyeli abengasiyo yini

intfo yakho yekuhlekisa?

Abebanjwe emkhatsini wemasela yini

kwekutsi ungaze unikine inhloko

uhlekise ngaye njalo nje,

nawuphatsa libito lakhe?

₂₈Shiyani emadolobha enu

niyewuhlala emkhatsini wemadvwala,

nine lenihlala kaMowabi.

Lingisani lituba,

lona lakha sidleke salo ekungeneni kwemgedze.

₂₉Sivile ngekutigabatisa kwaMowabi,

kutigcabha kwakhe lokukhulu,

nangelicholo lakhe, ligcabho lakhe, nekutiphakamisa

kanye nekutikhukhumeta kwenhlitiyo yakhe.

₃₀Ngiyakwati kuchosha kwakhe,

kodvwa kulite,

nekutishaya sifuba kwakhe akumsiti ngalutfo,

konkhe lakwentako kulite,” kusho Simakadze.

₃₁Ngako-ke ngiyamkhalela Mowabi,

ngililela bonkhe bakaMowabi.

Ngiyawakhalela emadvodza aseKhiri Heresi.

₃₂Nginikhalela kwendlula kuyikhalela kwami iJazeri,

awu, nine tivini taseSibima.

Emagala enu endlaleka aze efika elwandle,

enaba aze efika elwandle lwakaJazeri.

Umbhubhisi sewutselekele titselo tenu,

nemagelebisi enu lavutsiwe.

₃₃Kutsakasa nenjabulo sekusukile

emahlatsini etitselo nasemasimini akaMowabi.

Ngikumisile kugeleta kweliwayini

ematjeni ekuhlutela,

kute nalosawagcobagcoba

ngekumemeta kwenjabulo.

Nome-ke kukhona lokumemeta,

kodvwa akusiko kwenjabulo.

₃₄“Umsindvo wekukhala kwabo uyenyuka

usuka eHeshboni uye e-Eleyale naseJahasi,

kusukela eSowari kuze kuyewufika eHoronayimu

nase-Eglathi Shelishiya,

ngobe ngisho nemanti aseNimrimu asomile.

₃₅Ngiyawubacedza kaMowabi

labo labashisa iminikelo etindzaweni letiphakeme,

batfuncise nemphepho etithicweni tabo,”

kusho Simakadze.

₃₆“Ngako inhlitiyo yami ikhala njengemntjingozi,

ikhalela iMowabi,

intjilota njengemntjingozi

ngenca yemadvodza aseKhiri Heresi.

Umcebo labewutfola awusekho.

₃₇Tonkhe tinhloko tawo titimphandla,

nato tonkhe tilevu tihhuliwe,

tonkhe tandla tijutjiwe,

nato tonkhe tinkhalo tembeswe emasaka.

₃₈Kulo lonkhe luphahla lwakaMowabi

nasetinkhundleni tesive

kute lokunye ngaphandle kwesililo,

ngobe sengiyephulile iMowabi

njengeludziwo lolungafunwa ngumuntfu,”

kusho Simakadze.

₃₉“Maye kufabaka kwayo!

Maye, bayalila bo!

Hhawu, kushwebheta kwaMowabi

sekuyindlisamahloni kuyo;

Mowabi sewugucuke waba yintfo yekuhlekisa,

waba yintfo nje yekwesabisa

kubo bonkhe labakhelene naye.”

“Bukani lusweti luntjweza lwehla,

lwendlala emaphiko alo etikweMowabi.

₄₁Emadolobha atawutfunjwa,

kudliwe netinqaba tawo.

Ngalelo langa tinhlitiyo tetihlabani

takaMowabi tiyawufanana nenhlitiyo

yemfati nasaphetfwe ngumhelo.

₄₂Mowabi uyawubhujiswa angabe asaba sive,

ngobe wedzelela Simakadze.

₄₃Sesabiso, nemgodzi, nelugibe kunihlalele,

awu, nine bantfu bakaMowabi,” kusho Simakadze.

₄₄“Wonkhe lobalekela sesabiso

uyawuhholokoshela emgodzini.

Wonkhe lokhuphukako emgodzini

uyawubhajwa elugibeni;

ngobe ngiyawehlisela etikwaMowabi

umnyaka wakhe wesijeziso,” kusho Simakadze.

₄₅“Esitfuntini saseHeshboni

lababalekako bayema nje bangasitakali,

ngobe kubhedvuke umlilo eHeshboni,

lilangabi lelikhulu ligqamuke ekhatsi eSihoni,

lashisa emabunti akaMowabi,

netinkhakhayi talabatigabatisako

babange umsindvo.

₄₆Maye kuwe, wena Mowabi!

Bantfu bakaKhemoshi babhujisiwe;

emadvodzana akakho adzingisiwe,

nemadvodzakati akho ayiswa ekutfunjweni.

₄₇“Noko ngiyawubuyisela tibusiso

takaMowabi ngemalanga letako,” kusho Simakadze.