Isiprofeto sokuchasa iBhabheli
1Ilizwi awalithethayo uYehova ngokusingisele kwiBhabheli, ngokusingisele kwilizwe lamaKaledi, ngoYeremiya umprofeti, lalisithi:
2Xelani ezintlangeni, nivakalise, niphakamise ibhanile.• Vakalisani, musani ukufihla; yithini, Ithinjiwe iBhabheli, uhlazekile uBhele,• uqhiphuke umbilini uMerodaki,• zihlazekile izithixo zabo, ziqhiphuke umbilini izigodo zabo. 3Ngokuba kunyuke kweza kubo uhlanga lwasentla, oluya kwenza ilizwe labo kube senkangala, lingabi nammi, kuthabathele emntwini kuse ezinkomeni, kubalekwe kumkiwe.
4Ngaloo mihla nangelo xesha, utsho uYehova, baya kuza oonyana bakaSirayeli kunye noonyana bakaYuda, behamba belila, baye bamquqele uYehova uThixo wabo. 5Baya kubuza iZiyon, babheke khona, besithi, Yizani, nithelele kuYehova ngomnqophiso ongunaphakade ongayi kulityalwa.
6Abantu bam bába ngumhlambi weegusha ezilahlekileyo; abalusi babo babandwendwisela ezintabeni eziphambanisayo, behamba besuka entabeni, baye endulini, bayilibale indawo yabo yokubutha kwabo. 7Bonke ababafumanáyo babadla; ababandezeli babo bathi, Asinatyala, ngethuba lokuba bonile kuYehova, ikriwa lobulungisa, ithemba loyise, uYehova.
8Balekani, niphume phakathi kweBhabheli; mabaphume ezweni lamaKaledi, babe njengeenkunzi zeebhokhwe ezikhokela umhlambi. 9Ngokuba, yabonani, ndixhoxha, ndinyuse, ndise eBhabheli isikhungu seentlanga ezinkulu, ziphuma ezweni lasentla, ziyakhéle uluhlu. Iya kuthinjwa apho, iintolo zaso zibe njengezegorha eliligcisa, elingabuyi lilambatha. 10Loba lixhoba elamaKaledi; bonke abalithimbayo baya kuhlútha; utsho uYehova.
11Nàkuba nivuya njalo, nàkuba nidlamkile, baphangi belifa lam, nàkuba nidloba njengethokazi elibhulayo, nilila njengeembalasane zamahashe: 12úya kudana kakhulu unyoko; úya kuba neentloni onizalayo. Yabonani, olokugqibela ezintlangeni luya kuba yintlango, umqwebedu, inkqantosi. 13Ngenxa yoburhalarhume bukaYehova ayisayi kumiwa; kuya kuba senkangala kuyo yonke iphela. Bonke abadlulayo eBhabheli baya kumangaliswa, benze umsondlo ngenxa yokubethwa kwayo konke.
14Yakheleni uluhlu iBhabheli ngeenxa zonke, nonke batyedi besaphetha; tolani kuyo, ningashiyi lutolo; ngokuba yonile kuYehova. 15Dumani ngayo ngeenxa zonke; iziníkele; ziwile iingqoqo zayo, zidilikile iindonga zayo; ngokuba yimpindezelo kaYehova. Phindezelani kuyo; njengokwenza kwayo, yenzani kuyo. 16Nqumlani umhlwayeli eBhabheli, nophethe irhengqa ngexesha lokuvuna. Ngenxa yekrele elidlavulayo elowo ubheka ebantwini bakowabo, elowo usabela ezweni lakowabo.
17Úyigusha elusali uSirayeli; ubhejethwe ziingonyama. Ngukumkani waseAsiriya owaqala wamdla; ngoku, owokugqibela umqobi wamathambo akhe nguNebhukadenetsare ukumkani waseBhabheli. 18Ngako oko, utsho uYehova wemikhosi, uThixo kaSirayeli, ukuthi, Yabonani, ndiyamvelela ukumkani waseBhabheli nelizwe lakhe, njengoko ndamvelelayo ukumkani waseAsiriya. 19Ndiya kumbuyisela uSirayeli ekriweni lakhe, adle eKarmele naseBhashan, uhluthe umphefumlo wakhe ezintabeni zakwaEfrayim nezaseGiliyadi. 20Ngaloo mihla nangelo xesha, utsho uYehova, buya kufunwa ubugwenxa bukaSirayeli, bungabikho; nezono zikaYuda zingafumaneki; ngokuba ndiya kubaxolela endibasalisileyo.
21Ilizwe lakwaNkani-ziphindwe-kabini, nyuka uye kulo kanye, kubemi belakwaKohlwaywa; bharhisa usingele phantsi emva kwabo, utsho uYehova; wenze ngako konke endakuwisela umthetho ngako.
22Isithonga semfazwe siselizweni, nokwaphuka okukhulu. 23Hayi, ukuxakaxwa, ukwaphulwa kwesando sehlabathi lonke! Hayi, ukwenziwa kweBhabheli ummangaliso phakathi kweentlanga! 24Ndikuthiyéle, wabanjiswa nokubanjiswa, Bhabheli, ungâzi ke wena; ùfunyenwe, wathinjwa nokuthinjwa, ngokuba ulwe noYehova.
25UYehova uyivulile indlu yezixhobo zakhe, wazikhupha iimpahla zokubhavuma kwakhe; ngokuba inomsebenzi iNkosi, uYehova wemikhosi, ezweni lamaKaledi. 26Yizani kulo, nivale ngeenxa zonke; vulani amaqonga alo; lifumbeni ngokwezidimbilili, nilisingele phantsi, kungasali nento kulo. 27Hlabani zonke iinkunzi zalo ezintsha zeenkomo; mazithotyelwe ekuxhelweni. Yeha ke bona! Ngokuba iyeza imini yabo, ixesha lokuvelelwa kwabo. 28Phulaphulani! Nabó abasabàyo, abasindàyo ezweni laseBhabheli, ukuba baxele eZiyon impindezelo kaYehova uThixo wethu, impindezelo yetempile yakhe.
29Bahlabeleni umkhosi abatoli, beze eBhabheli, bonke abatyedi besaphetha; yingqingeni ngeenxa zonke. Makungabikho usindayo; yivuzeni ngokomsebenzi wayo; ngako konke eyakwenzayo, yenzani ngako kuyo; ngokuba ikhukhumele kuYehova, koyiNgcwele kaSirayeli. 30Ngako oko aya kuwa ezitratweni zayo amadodana ayo, athi shwaka ngaloo mini onke amadoda ayo okulwa; utsho uYehova. 31Yabona, ndikuchasile, wena ukhukhumeleyo, itsho iNkosi uYehova wemikhosi; ngokuba ifikile imini yakho, ixesha lokukuvelela kwam. 32Wókhubeka okhukhumeleyo, awe, kungabikho umvusayo; ndiphèmbe umlilo emizini yakhe, utshe ngeenxa zonke kuye.
33Utsho uYehova wemikhosi ukuthi, Babecudiswa oonyana bakaSirayeli noonyana bakaYuda kunye; bonke ababathimbáyo bayagcinisa ukubabamba, àbavumi ukubandulula. 34UMkhululi wabo obamiselayo womelele, ugama lakhe linguYehova wemikhosi; uya kubambana abambane nobambana nabo, ukuze aliphumze ihlabathi, agungqise abemi baseBhabheli.
35Ikrele maliwafikele amaKaledi, nabemi baseBhabheli, nabathetheli bayo, nezilumko zayo; utsho uYehova. 36Ikrele malibafikele abaphololozi bento engeyiyo, babe zizimathane; ikrele maliwafikele amagorha, aqhiphuke umbilini. 37Ikrele maliwafikele amahashe ayo, neenqwelo zayo zokulwa, nomxukuxela wonke ophakathi kwayo, babe ngabafazi; ikrele malibufikele ubuncwane bayo, ukuba buphangwe. 38Ukubálela makuwafikele amanzi ayo, ukuba atshe.
Ngokuba lilizwe lemifanekiso eqingqiweyo; bazigezisé ngezinto ezothusayo. 39Ngako oko kuya kuhlala khona amarhamncwa omqwebedu neempungutye, kuhlale iinciniba khona, lingabi samiwa naphakade, lingabi sahlalwa izizukulwana ngezizukulwana. 40Njengoko wayibhukuqayo uThixo iSodom neGomora, nemimelwane yayo, utsho uYehova, akuyi kuhlala bani khona, akuyi kuphambukela nyana womntu khona.
41Yabonani, kuza abantu, bevela entla, uhlanga ke olukhulu; nookumkani abaninzi bayaxhoxhwa, bevela eziphelweni zehlabathi. 42Baphethe isaphetha nenkcula, bazizijorha, àbanamfesane; ilizwi labo liguguma njengolwandle, bakhwéle emahasheni, bekuxhobele njengendoda yokulwa, ntombi iyiBhabheli. 43Úvé iindaba zabo ukumkani waseBhabheli, zasuka zawa izandla zakhe; imbandezelo imbambile, uyazibhijabhija njengozalayo.
44Yabonani, utshaba luya kunyuka njengengonyama, luphume ekweneni kweYordan, luye ekhayeni eliyingxondorha; ngokuba ndiya kumgxotha ngephanyazo kulo, osukuba enyulwe, ndimenzele umveleli walo; ngokuba ngubani na onjengam? ngubani na oya kundimema? ngubani na loo malusi uya kuma phambi kwam? 45Ngako oko, liveni icebo likaYehova, alicebileyo ngeBhabheli, neengcinga zakhe, azicingileyo ngelizwe lamaKaledi; esithi, Inene, baya kuzikrwiqiliza ezincinane zomhlambi; inene, liya kumangaliswa zizo ikriwa lazo. 46Ngenxa yelizwi elithi, Ibanjiwe iBhabheli, liyanyikima ihlabathi; kuvakala isikhalo ezintlangeni.
