Iziprofetho ngamakhosi akwaJuda
1Usho kanje uJehova, uthi: Yehlela endlini yenkosi yakwaJuda, ukhulume khona lelizwi,
2uthi: Yizwa izwi likaJehova, nkosi yakwaJuda, ohlezi esihlalweni sobukhosi sikaDavide, wena nezinceku zakho nabantu bakho abangena ngalawamasango.
3Usho kanje uJehova, uthi: Yenzani izahlulelo nokulunga, nophule ophangiweyo esandleni somcindezeli, ningoni, ningadluzuli abafokazi, nezintandane, nabafelokazi, ningachithi igazi elingenacala kulendawo.
4Ngokuba uma nenza lokhu impela, kuyakungena ngamasango alendlu amakhosi ahlezi esihlalweni sobukhosi sikaDavide, ekhwele izinqola namahashi, wona nezinceku zawo nabantu bawo.
5Kepha uma ningalaleli lawamazwi, ngiyazifunga, usho uJehova, ukuthi lendlu iyakuba-yincithakalo.
6Ngokuba usho kanje uJehova ngendlu yenkosi yakwaJuda, uthi:
UyiGileyadi kimi, nekhanda laseLebanoni;
impela ngiyakukwenza ube-yihlane
nemizi engahlalwa-muntu.
7Ngiyakukulungisela abachithi, yilowo nalowo abe-nezikhali zakhe,
bagawule imisedari* yakho ekhethekileyo,
bayiphonse emlilweni.
8Izizwe eziningi ziyakudlula kulomuzi, zisho, kube-yileso naleso kwesinye, ukuthi: UJehova wenzeleni okunje kulomuzi omkhulu na?
9Bayakuthi: Ngokuba basishiya isivumelwano sikaJehova uNkulunkulu wabo, bakhuleka kwabanye onkulunkulu, babakhonza.
10Ningakhaleli ofileyo,
ningamlileli,
kepha nimkhalele nokumkhalela omukayo,
ngokuba akasayikubuya,
kasayikubona izwe lokuzalwa kwakhe.
11Ngokuba usho kanje uJehova ngoShalumi indodana kaJosiya, inkosi yakwaJuda, owaba-yinkosi esikhundleni sikaJosiya uyise, waphuma kulendawo, ukuthi: Akasayikubuyela lapha,
12kepha uyakufela kuleyondawo lapho bemthumbele khona; nalelizwe kasayikulibona.
13Wo koyakha indlu yakhe ngokungalungi,
namakamelo akhe ngokungafanele,
osebenzisa umakhelwane wakhe engamholeli,
angamniki-lutho ngomsebenzi wakhe,
14othi: Ngiyakuzakhela indlu enkulu namakamelo abanzi,
ayibhobozele amafasitele,
beseyembeswa ngemisedari*, ibhecwe ngebomvu!
15Uyinkosi ngokuba ushisekela imisedari* na?
Angithi uyihlo wadla, waphuza,
wenza ukwahlulela nokulunga,
kwaba-kuhle kuye, na?
16Wahlulela abaswelayo nabampofu,
kwaba-kuhle;
angithi lokhu kungukungazi mina na? usho uJehova.
17Amehlo akho nenhliziyo yakho kusekuphangeni kuphela,
nasekuchitheni igazi elingenacala,
nasekucindezeleni, nasekudloveni ukuba ukwenze.
18Ngalokho usho kanje uJehova ngoJehoyakimi indodana kaJosiya,
inkosi yakwaJuda, uthi:
Abayikumkhalela ngokuthi:
Hawu, mfowethu, noma, hawu, dadewethu!
futhi bangamkhaleli ngokuthi:
Hawu, nkosi, noma, hawu, bukhosi bakhe!
19Uyakumbelwa ngokumbelwa kwembongolo,
ahudulwe alahlwe ngalé kwamasango aseJerusalema.
20Khuphukela eLebanoni, ukhale;
phakamisa izwi lakho eBashani, ukhale useAbarimi,
ngokuba zonke izithandwa zakho zibulewe.
21Ngakhuluma kuwe usenenhlanhla,
kepha wathi: Angizwa.
Lokhu kuyindlela yakho kwasebusheni bakho
ukuthi awulizwa izwi lami.
22Umoya uyakubalusa bonke abelusi bakho,
nezithandwa zakho ziyakuthunjwa;
impela uyakuba-namahloni,
ujabhe ngabo bonke ububi bakho.
23Wena ohlala eLebanoni, owakha isidleke sakho kuyo imisedari*, uyakuhawukelwa kangakanani ngokufikelwa kwakho yimihelo, imihelo enjengeyobelethayo!
24Kuphila kwami, usho uJehova, noma uKhoniya indodana kaJehoyakimi, inkosi yakwaJuda, ebeyindandatho esandleni sami sokunene, nokho bengiyakukuhluthula khona,
25ngikunikele esandleni sabafuna ukuphila kwakho nasesandleni salabo obesabayo, ngithi esandleni sikaNebukadiresari inkosi yaseBabele nasesandleni samaKaledi.
26Ngiyakukuzwibela kwelinye izwe, wena nonyoko owakuzalayo, lapho ningazalelwanga khona; niyakufela khona.
27Kepha abayikubuyela ezweni abalangazelela ukubuyela kulo.
28Lomuntu uKhoniya uyisitsha esidelelweyo nesaphukileyo na? Uyindebe okungekho kuyo intokozo na? Uzwitshelweni yena nenzalo yakhe, balahlelwa ezweni abangalaziyo, na?
29Lizwe, lizwe, lizwe, yizwa izwi likaJehova.
30Usho kanje uJehova, uthi: Lobani lomuntu ukuthi akanamntwana, umuntu ongayikuba-nampumelelo ezinsukwini zakhe, ngokuba umuntu ohlezi esihlalweni sobukhosi sikaDavide akayikubanampumelelo yokuba abe esabusa kwaJuda.
