Bible Reading Plan – Day 176

₂Ke kaloku ngemihla yokugqibela

intaba emi kuyo indlu *kaNdikhoyo

iya kuba yeyona ibalaseleyo,

izikrobele zonke iinduli;

nezizwe zonke ziya kugxalathelana ukuya kuyo.

₃Ewe, abantu abaninzi baya kuza, bathi:

“Yizani siye entabeni kaNdikhoyo,

endlwini kaThixo kaYakobi.

Yena wosifundisa iindlela zakhe,

ukuze thina sihambe ngazo.”

Kaloku umthetho wophuma eZiyon,

liphume eJerusalem ilizwi likaNdikhoyo.

₄Nguye oya kugweba phakathi kwezizwe,

abe ngumlamli phakathi kweentlanga ngeentlanga,

wona amakrele azo ziwenze amakhuba,

yona imikhonto ibe zizitshetshe zokuthena imithi.

Kaloku izizwe soze ziphinde ziqulelane ngamakrele,

zingasayi kuze ziphinde ziyiqeqeshelwe imfazwe.

₅Ngoko ke, nzala kaYakobi,

yizani sihambe ngokukhanya okuvela kuNdikhoyo!

₆Kambe ke wena, Thixo wethu,

ubalahlile abantu bakho,

nditsho indlu kaSirayeli!

Kaloku bathene nca nezangoma –

ezasempuma nezo zaseFilistiya –

bayavumisa batsho ngehlombe bekunye neentlanga.

₇Nelizwe labo liphuphum' isiliva negolide;

ubutyebi babo abunambaliso.

Nomhlaba wabo uzele ngamahashe;

yinyambalala iinqwelo zabo zemfazwe.

₈Awu! Asiyomifanekiso kwilizwe labo!

Kaloku bakhahlela kwaizinto ezenziwe kwangabo;

banqula umsebenzi wezandla zabo.

₉Ewe, uluntu luphuthile,

ngenene abantu bahlazekile.

Ngoko ke ungaze ubaxolele!

₁₀Ke bona baya kuzifaka emaweni,

bazimele baziqhusheke nasemhlabeni,

kuba besoyika ingqumbo *kaNdikhoyo,

bebaleka ukukhazimla kobungangamsha bakhe.

₁₁Ikratshi lomntu lihlalele ukuphuthiswa,

nokukhukhumala kwakhe kuthotywe.

Ngaloo mini ke nguNdikhoyo yedwa oya kubalasela.

₁₂Kaloku uNdikhoyo onamandla onke uwumisile umhla wembubho;

baya kuthi shuu abanekratshi nabaziphakamisayo,

nditsho abaqwanyileyo nabaqhoshayo.

₁₃Uya kuyincothula naloo misedare mide yaseLebhanon,

ayitoncule naloo mioki yaseBhashan.

₁₄Uya kuzibhukuqa neenkaba-nkaba zeentaba,

azilebele neencochoyi zeenduli.

₁₅Andisathethi ke ngeemboniselo eziziinkelekethe.

Koba njalo ke nakuzo zonke iinqaba.

₁₆Iinqanawa zokurhweba wozitshonisa,

ade antywilisele nezakhiwe ngobugcisa.

₁₇Ewe, ikratshi lomntu liya kuphuthiswa,

nokukhukhumala kwakhe kuthotywe,

ngaloo mini ibe nguNdikhoyo yedwa obalaseleyo.

₁₈Ngenene ke yona imifanekiso iya kubhujiswa!

₁₉Ke bona abantu baya kungena emiqolombeni,

baziqhusheke nditsho nasemingxunyeni,

bezimela ubuqaqawuli bobungangamsha bakhe

ekufikeni kwakhe eze kuwurhwaqelisa umhlaba.

₂₀Ngaloo mini abantu baya kuyilahla imifanekiso yabo yesiliva neyegolide,

nditsho leyo bayenzele ukuyinqula.

Ewe, yoba lixhoba leempuku namalulwane.

₂₁Ke bona baya kungena emiqolombeni,

bazifake ezimfanteni ezawaneni,

bebaleka ingqumbo kaNdikhoyo,

bezimela ubuqaqawuli bakhe

ekufikeni kwakhe eze kuwurhwaqelisa umhlaba.

₂₂Ngoko ke musa ukukholosa ngomntu;

kuxa engubani ekrobo-krobo nje!

₁Nanko ke *uNdikhoyo onamandla onke!

EJerusalem nakwaJuda ubhubhisa yonke into

okwakuyinkxaso nesixhaso.

Uza kutshayela kuthi tu

ukutya ngokunjalo namanzi.

₂Asisathethi ke ngamagorha namajoni,

abagwebi kwakunye *nabashumayeli,

oosangoma ngokunjalo neenkunkqela,

₃iingqwayi-ngqwayi zomkhosi noosomaqhuzu,

amaphakathi nawo onke amachule,

abakhafuli kanti nabemilingo.

₄UNdikhoyo uya kubayekela abantu balawulwe ngamakhwenkwe,

amagosa abo abe ngabantu abangenankathalo.

₅Kaloku abantu baya kuxhaphazana,

ibe nguwashiywa nowashiywa,

nakubamelwane kube kwanjalo,

nabantwana bangabahloneli abadala,

nabaphantsi bangazikhathaleli izihandiba.

₆Ewe, liyeza ixesha apho abendlu enye baya kunyanzelana bathi:

“Ngokuba wena unawo nomnweba

ngoko ke sikhokele kuwo lo mbodamo.”

₇Kambe ke lowo uya kuphendula athi:

“Hayi, ndiyekeni, andinako mpela mna.

Ndiyimpula kalujaca; andinakutya nazambatho;

ngoko ke andinako ukunikhokela.”

₈Kaloku iJerusalem iyafadalala

nelakwaJuda livuthulukile.

Kaloku ukuthetha nokwenza kwabo kusoloko kuchasene noNdikhoyo.

UThixo bamdelile; abamazele nto mpela.

₉Ubutyala babo abufihlakali;

kaloku banjengeSodom, badlisela ngokona.

Futhi ke abanazazela ngaloo nto;

ewe, kunyembelekile kubo!

Isikhuni sibuye nomkhwezeli.

₁₀Kambe ke, hayi inyhweba yâbo balungisayo!

Bona baya kuxhamla iziqhamo zemisebenzi yabo.

₁₁Kodwa ke kunyembelekile ngakwizikhohlakali,

kuba zojikelwa kwazizenzo zazo.

₁₂Abantu bam baxhatshazwa naziimveku,

bade balawulwe nangabafazi.

Ewe, lusapho lwam, iinkokheli zenu ziyanintlokothisa;

senide nadideka, anayazi nemaniyenze.

₁₃Ngoku *uNdikhoyo uzimisele ukuxoxa;

seleza kugweba iintlanga.

₁₄Ewe, uza kuwisa isigwebo kumadod' amakhulu nakumatshawe.

Nasi isityholo asimisayo:

“Nini abanqwamze isidiliya,

nemizi yenu iyaphuphuma zizinto eniziphange kubantu abahlelelekileyo.

₁₅Ngani ukuba nibaxushe abantu bam?

Ngani ukuba niwaxhaphaze amahlwempu?

Lumkani ke, kuba ndithethile mna Ndikhoyo onamandla onke.”

₁₆*UNdikhoyo uyathetha, uthi:

“Asikratshi kubafazi baseJerusalem!

Bafathula nje, beqhiwul' iintamo.

Ungafika belaqaza, becel' injezu.

Ewe, nâbo bechul' ukunyathela,

bekrocozisa loo miliza yabo.

₁₇Ewe, ndiza kubagugula iinwele,

ndibarhawule ngesikhakh' entloko,

batsho ngaloo mabunzi achengezelayo.”

₂₄Mh-mh-mh, kuthi khaphu!

Kaloku abasaziqholi!

Ngoku abasenabhanti; babhinqa ngeentsontela.

Neenwele zigugulwe; asiyonkqayi; yehaa!

Abasenalokhwe ngoku, bayadlakazela.

Ubunzwakazi babo sebukukuhlazeka.

₂₅Okwakungamadoda esixekweni apho,

nditsho namagorha la embala,

akayi kubuya emfazweni.

₂₆Ewe, namasango esixeko ngokwawo osuka ahlahlambe agixe,

nesixeko ngokwaso sofana nomfazi othe bhaxa phantsi ngengub' esele.