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Bible Reading Plan – Day 185

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UISAYA 33

Ukucela uncedo

1Kunyembelekile kuwe, mtshabalalisi;

wena ungatshatyalaliswanga!

Yeha ke, wena tshijolondini;

ke wena siqu awuqhathwa mntu!

Uya kuze upheze ukutshabalalisa,

ibe nguwe otshatyalaliswayo.

Boze bupheze ubuqhophololo bakho,

nawe ke ube lixhoba lokuqhathwa.

2*Ndikhoyo, khawube nenceba kuthi;

asisakulangazeleli ngako!

Ntsasa zonke yiba ngamandla ethu;

sihlangule sakungena enkathazweni.

3Lakuzongoma izwi lakho batsho basabe;

wakuphakama ziyasarhaka izizwe.

4Izizwe zojika zibe ngamaxhoba,

zixhatshazwe ngathi zingenelwe ziinkumbi.

5Mkhulu kambe uNdikhoyo,

yena umi kweliphezulu!

IJerusalem woyizalisa ngolungelelwano nobulungisa.

6Maxa onke uya kuba sisiseko esingahexiyo,

isisele sosindiso, ubulumko, nolwazi.

Umthombo wale ndyebo kukuhlonela uNdikhoyo.

7Nango amagorha abo ezibika;

oonozaku-zaku abaphath' uxolo nâbo besitsho ngesikrakra.

8Ngoku koohola sekuthe bhe;

abahambi abavakali ndawo konke.

Izivumelwano ziyakrotyozwa;

ke izixeko zideliwe,

akusekho mntu uhlonitshwayo.

9Umhlaba ulele, ngamafusi nje,

amahlathi aseLebhanon atshazile;

ngoku iSharon ifana nentili yasentlango,

imithi ibunile eBhashan naseKarmele.

Iintshaba zikaNdikhoyo ziyalumkiswa

10*UNdikhoyo uthi:

“Ngoku ke ndosuka ndiphakame;

niza kububona ubungangamsha bam;

ewe kaloku, ndiza kuzimaseka.

11Nikhawul' umququ, nizal' inkintshi-nkintshi;

kaloku nizitshabalalisa kwangokwenu.

12Izizwe ziya kutshiswa okwamatye ekalika;

ziya kufakwa umlilo okwezihlahla zameva.

13Nina bantu bakude, phulaphulani;

ewe, yiveni into endiyenzileyo;

nina bakufuphi, wavumeni amandla am.”

14Aboni baseZiyon bayagubha liphaphu,

abangakhathalele Thixo bayangcangcazela.

“Ngubani ke kuthi ongamelana nomlilo olenyayo?

Ngubani onganyamezela umlilo ongacimekiyo?”

15Ngondlela zithe ngqo nothetha kakuhle,

nongafuni kungenelwa ngengcinezelo,

noyingcathu ongazamkeliyo izicengo,

ongahambisaniyo nabafutha amayelenqe,

umntu ongafunaniyo nezinto ezimbi.

16Onjalo ke uza noloyiso;

ukhuseleke ngathi usemqolombeni

apho ukutya namanzi kuhlala kuhleli.

Ikamva eliqaqambileyo

17Ke amehlo enu oze ambone ukumkani

ethiwe jize ngesihomo nesithozela;

owakhe umhlaba uthe gabalala.

18Ngeenkumbulo nocamanga ngehambo-nzima yamandulo:

“Waya phi umphicothi-ncukacha;

ephi ke yena umvavanyi?

Kanti uphi yena umhloli weenqaba?”

19Ezo ntlanga zidelelayo zophel' emehlweni,

abantu abantetho ingacacanga,

abapitiliza ulwimi eningaluqondiyo.

20Khangelani iZiyon, isixeko samatheko amisiweyo;

zisuka nje nokhangwa yiJerusalem,

ikhaya lenzolo, umzi ongashukumiyo;

ezawo izikhonkwane soze zancothuka,

neentsontelo zawo soze ziqhawuke.

21Apho ke uNdikhoyo woba nguThixo wethu onamandla,

soba ngathi siphakathi kweentlambo nemilambo;

kodwa akukho sikhephe siya kuhamba khona,

kungekho nanqanawa ingangcambaza apho.

22Kaloku umgwebi wethu nguNdikhoyo;

ewe, uNdikhoyo yena uyasilawula.

Ikumkani yethu nguNdikhoyo;

nguye oya kusisindisa.

23Zona iintambo zenqanawa ziyeke-yeke;

azisenako ukuyibamba intsika yayo,

zingenako ukuyiqinisa neseyile.

Boxhaphaz' amaxhoba bazanelise;

kuya kuhlomla nesiqhwala esi sembala.

24EZiyon akusayi kubakho ugulayo;

zonke izono zabemi bayo ziya kuxolelwa.

UISAYA 34

Ukohlwaywa kwezizwe

1Sondelani, zizwe, niphulaphule;

inzwi kaloku nakuni, zintlanga.

Maliphulaphule ihlabathi nenzaliseko yalo;

ihlabathi nemveliso yalo yonke malimamele.

2Kalok' *uNdikhoyo ulwa nazo zonke izizwe,

uxabene nayo yonk' imikhosi yazo.

Wozibhubhisa xa zizonke,

zonke azixhaxhe kuphele.

3Izidumbu aziyi kungcwatywa;

zothi xakalala ziqungquluze – mh-mh-mh!

Iintaba zonyepha ligazi labo.

4Iinkwenkwezi nemikhosi yazo zonke zosuka zisumke zinyamalale;

isibhakabhaka sosongwa ngathi ngumqulu,

iinkwenkwezi zivuthuluke okwamagqabi,

zitshaze ngathi ngamagqab' omdiliya nomkhiwane.

5Emazulwini umkhonto wam uxhaphile;

nanko usihlela e-Edom,

abantu abagwetyw' intshabalalo.

6Umkhonto kaNdikhoyo wodad' egazini;

ewe, utsho waxhapha ngamanqatha

ngathi ligazi lamatakane neebhokhwe,

namanqatha ezintso zenkunz' egusha.

EBhozera uNdikhoyo uya kwenza idini;

ewe, yoba ngamatyadidi kwaEdom.

7Abantu baya kuwa njengenqu;

bafane neenkunzi ezindala nezingamathole.

Umhlaba uya kufuma ligazi,

nothuli lunyephe ngamafutha.

8Ngemini yakhe uNdikhoyo wophindezela,

unyaka wembuyekezo ngenxa yeZiyon.

9Imilamb' e-Edom yoba mnyama,

umhlaba ufane nesalfure;

umhlaba wofana netha evuthayo.

10Wodangazela imini nobusuku,

umsi utsho ngomlembelele othunquzayo,

kube zizizukulwana ngezizukulwana libharhile,

kungaze kunqumle mntu khona,

11ilizwe limiwe sisikhova nesihulu-hulu,

limiwe ngookhwalimanzi namahlungulu.

UThixo wolibharhisa kwakhona elakwaEdom,

libe njengelamandulo kungekadalwa nto.

12Sobe kubekho kumkani ulawulayo;

izinxiba-mxhaka zophel' emehlweni.

13Izakhiwo zomila ameva nobobo,

iinqaba zambathwe lutshungu nesinama.

Yoba sisikhululo soodyakalashe,

ibe likhaya lezikhova.

14Koba lapho angqungqa khona amarhamncwa,

zikhwazane khona neendimoni.

Yoxhwarha khona nerhorho yobusuku,

izula-zule iphathe kuphumla.

15Isikhova siya kwakha sizalele khona;

zofukama zide ziqandusele,

ziwakhulisele khona amathole azo.

Oontloyiya boqokelelana bonwabisane khona.

16Khangela encwadini kaNdikhoyo ufunde:

Kwezi zilo akukho singekhoyo,

kungekho nesingenaqabane laso,

kuba lowo ngumlomo kaNdikhoyo,

nguMoya wakhe oya kuziqokelela.

17Isekwanguye oya kuzabela

azinike inxaxheba ngazinye ngazinye.

Elo yoba likhaya lazo naphakade,

zime khona izizukulwana ngezizukulwana.

UISAYA 35

Ibuyambo

1Intlango nomqwebedu ziya kuchulumacha;

elibharhileyo loba nemihlali liqhakraze njengentyatyambo.

2Intlango yomemelela idlokove luvuyo;

yoba yinzwakazi enjengeentaba zaseLebhanon,

yochuma njengamasimi aseKarmele naseSharon.

Bonke bobubona ubungangamsha *bukaNdikhoyo,

bucace ubuhandiba nokomelela koThixo wethu.

3Izandla ezinomkhinkqi mazomelele,

namadolo anengevane atsho adlamke.

4Thetha namagwala, uthi:

“Qinani, ningabi nentaka!

Kaloku uyeza uThixo wenu;

uza epheth' impindezelo.

Nank' egush' imbuyekezo;

ewe, uza kunihlangula.”

5Kaloku ke kobona nemfama le yembala,

zitsho zivuleke neendlebe zesithulu,

6nesiqhwala sidlobe sitsiba-tsibe okwempunzi;

nezimumu zomemelela ngemihlali.

Kaloku kompompoza amanzi nasentlango,

kugqabhuke imilambo nakwelibharhileyo.

7Intlabathi evuthayo yojika ibe lichibi,

umhlab' okhothekileyo uphanjwe yimithombo.

Asisathethi ke ngeendawo zikadyakalashe,

kuba zona zoba yimigxobhozo yemizi neengcongolo.

8Apho ke kothi tyaba uhola;

leyo ke kothiwa yindlela yobungcwele

ekungekho namoni woze athi cakatha kuyo,

nasiyatha solahlekisa mntu kuyo.

9Kuyo soze kubekho ngonyama,

ingasoze ihanjwe narhamncwa;

kuphela ngabakhululwe nguNdikhoyo

abaya kudakasa kuloo ndlela.

10Abasindisiweyo nguNdikhoyo bobuyela eZiyon benemihlali,

bengqungqa bememelela ngochulumacho.

Soze babe sazana neentsizi nenkxwaleko;

boxhamla ulonwabo naphakade.

UISAYA 36

Ama-Asiriya ahlasela iJerusalem

1Ngonyaka weshumi elinesine wokulawula kukakumkani uHezekiya kwelakwaJuda, ukumkani waseAsiriya uSenakeribhe wazihlasela wazithimba zonke izixeko ezinqatyisiweyo zakwaJuda. 2Ke kaloku wandulula ingqwayi-ngqwayi yakhe eLakishe, eyithumela eJerusalem nomkhosi omkhulu. Ingqwayi-ngqwayi leyo ke yema kwindlela ebheka apho kusetyenzwa khona amalaphu, ngakumjelo otsala amanzi kwiqula elingentla. 3Yahlangatyezwa nguEliyakim unyana kaHilekiya umaqhuzu wakomkhulu, noShebhena unobhala wenkundla, ndawonye noJowa unyana ka-Asafu usiba-khulu. 4Ingqwayi-ngqwayi yathetha nabo yathi: “Xelelani uHezekiya nithi: ‘Ithethe ngolu hlobo ingangalala ukumkani waseAsiriya: Njengokuba uzithembe kangaka nje, Hezekiya, uqamele ngantoni kanye? 5Akuzilibali unamacebo nobuchule bomkhosi onamandla. Awu, waza walavuza kambe! Ukholose ngabani undivukela nje? 6Jonga, ndiyazi ukuba uthembele ngeJiputa. Xa ingubani yona, umsimelelo ofana nengcongolo entlekekileyo, ojika uhlabe izandla zomntu osimelela ngawo, umtsho abe namanxeba. Ewe, unjalo ukumkani waseJiputa; ubenjenjalo bonke abakholosa ngaye. 7Mhlawumbi ke uthi: “Hayi, thina sikholose *ngoNdikhoyo uThixo wethu.” Kanene lowo asingulo uHezekiya amdilizele iindawo eziphakamileyo zonqulo, wabhangisa namaqonga amadini akhe, esithi kuJuda neJerusalem: “Yizani kunqula kwiqonga eliseJerusalem kuphela”?

8“ ‘Hayi bo! Yiza kaloku, ukhe umiselane nenkosi yam, umhlekazi ukumkani waseAsiriya. Ndokunika amawaka amabini amahashe ukuba unganabo abakhweli. 9Kuxa ungubani wena? Akunakuthelekiswa naso nesiveke-veke kumajoni aseAsiriya, noba ungade ukholose ngeenqwelo namahashe aseJiputa. 10Kakade ke, uthi ndifane ndeza kuhlasela ukuze nditshabalalise ndibhuqe konke apha ndingayalelwanga nguNdikhoyo? Hayi, nguNdikhoyo ngokwakhe othe mandingene apha, ndilitshabalalise eli lizwe!’ ”

11Kwesi sithuba ke uEliyakim noShebhena noJowa babhekisa apho kwingqwayi-ngqwayi, bathi: “Khawuncede ukhumshe isiAram, mhlekazi; izicaka zakho ezi ziyasiqonda. Musa ukuthetha nathi ngesiHebhere, hleze kuve naba bantu baseludongeni.”

12Kambe ke loo ngqwayi-ngqwayi yaphendula yathi: “Yini le, nicinga ukuba la mazwi inkosi yam iwabhekisa enkosini yenu nakuni kuphela? Nithi ayiwabhekisi nakwaba bantu bahleli kolu donga? Andithi kaloku nabo kwanjengani baza kutya ilindle labo, basele umchamo wabo!”

13Yaphakama ke ingqwayi-ngqwayi leyo, yadanduluka ithetha ngesiHebhere, yathi: “Phulaphulani nive ekuthethayo ingangalala, ukumkani waseAsiriya! 14Ukumkani uthi: ‘Sanukukhohliswa nguHezekiya lo! Akanako ukunihlangula. 15Sanukumvumela aniwexulele ekukholoseni ngoNdikhoyo, esithi: “Ngenene uNdikhoyo uya kusihlangula, nesi sixeko asiyi kuba lixhoba lokumkani waseAsiriya.” ’

16“Musani ukumphulaphula uHezekiya lo! Ukumkani waseAsiriya uthi: ‘Phumani nize kuzinikezela kum, sivisisane. Ukuba niyayenza loo nto, nonke ngabanye niya konwaba, ibe ngulowo nalowo atye iziqhamo zesidiliya sakhe namakhiwane akhe, esela amanzi equla lakhe, 17ndide ndize kunithatha, ndinise kwilizwe elifana neli lenu, umhlaba onemveliso yeenkozo newayini, ilizwe lengqolowa neediliya.’

18“Sanukulahlekiswa nguHezekiya xa esithi: ‘UNdikhoyo uza kusihlangula.’ *Nguthixo wasiphi isizwe owakhe wasihlangula esandleni sokumkani waseAsiriya? 19Baphi oothixo baseHamati nabaseArpadi? Baphi oothixo baseSefarvayim? Ngaba bakha bayihlangula iSamariya esandleni sam? 20Nguwuphi kwaba thixo bezi zizwe xa bebonke owakha wanako ukuhlangula ilizwe esandleni sam? Ke, uNdikhoyo lowo yena angayihlangula njani iJerusalem esandleni sam?”

21Kodwa ke bona abantu abo bathula bathi cwaka, abaphendula, kuba kaloku ukumkani uHezekiya wayebayalile wathi: “Ze ningamphenduli.”

22Ke kaloku uEliyakim unyana kaHilekiya, umaqhuzu wakomkhulu, noShebhena unobhala wenkundla, kunye noJowa unyana ka-Asafu, usiba-khulu, bakhathazeka bazikrazula izambatho zabo, bahamba baya kuHezekiya, baza bamazisa loo mazwi athethwe yingqwayi-ngqwayi.

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