Bible Reading Plan – Day 188

₂“Kambe ke nawe, Bhetelehem yase-Efrata,

udeleke unjalo kwizindlu zakwaJuda,

kanti ke kwalapha kuwe ndiza kuvelisa

lowo uya kuba ngumlawuli kaSirayeli,

omveli yakhe isukela kwamandulo,

kwimihla yasephakadeni.”

₃Ke uSirayeli yena uya kulahlwa

ade ke lowo ulunywayo abeleke,

ke bona abantakwabo babuye

beze bazibandakanye namaSirayeli.

₄Uya kumiselwa ukwalusa umhlambi,

enamandla *kaNdikhoyo,

enobungangamsha begama likaNdikhoyo uThixo wakhe.

Ewe, bona bohlala bekhuselekile

kuba kaloku ubungangalala bakhe

bofikelela nakwiziphelo zehlabathi.

₅Kaloku yena uya kuzisa uxolo.

Xa ama-Asiriya elihlasela ilizwe lethu,

egaleleka kwiinqaba zethu,

sowakhuphela isixhenxe sabelusi –

hayi, yoba sisibhozo samatshawe.

₆Ilizwe laseAsiriya aya kulilawula ngekrele,

elakwaNimrode alilawule ngamakrele angxashiweyo.

Yena uya kusihlangula kuma-Asiriya

xa wona ehlasela ilizwe lethu,

xa wona engqisha kwimida yethu.

₇Amasalela kaYakobi oba phakathi kwezizwe ezininzi;

oku kombethe ovela kuNdikhoyo,

oku komvimbi engceni;

kaloku wona awujongi mntu,

wona awubalindi oonyana babantu.

₈Amasalela kaYakobi oba phakathi kweentlanga –

ewe, wona aya kuhlala phakathi kwezizwe ezininzi –

oku kwengonyama phakathi kwamarhamncwa ehlathini,

oku kwethole lengonyama phakathi kwemihlambi yeegusha –

nditsho elihamba linyhasha,

liqwenga-qwenga kungekho mhlanguli.

₉Isandla sakho siya kuboyisa ababandezeli bakho,

uzitshabalalise zonke iintshaba zakho.

₁₀Umlomo kaNdikhoyo uthi:

“Ngaloo mini ndowatshabalalisa amahashe akho,

neenqwelo zakho ndizifohloze.

₁₁Ndiya kuzivuthulula izixeko zelizwe lakho,

ke zona iinqaba ndizibhodloze.

₁₂Ndiya kuziphuthisa izixhobo zemilingo ezisesandleni sakho,

ungabi saba nabo abantu abavumisayo.

₁₃Ndoyitshabalalisa imifanekiso eqingqiweyo neentsika zonqulo eziphakathi kwenu.

Akuyi kuba saguqa kumsebenzi wezandla zakho.

₁₄Ndozincothula neentsika zika-Ashera phakathi kwenu;

izixeko zakho zona ndizibhodloze.

₁₅Ndiya kuziphindezela ndinomsindo nengqumbo

kwezo zizwe zingandithobelanga.”

“Phakama uxoxe, zive neentaba;

neenduli mazilive ilizwi lakho.

₂Kuveni ukubambana kukaNdikhoyo, zintaba.

Phulaphulani, ziseko ezingatshitshiyo zehlabathi.

UNdikhoyo ubabeka ityala abantu bakhe;

ewe, ubeka isityholo kuSirayeli.

₃“Ngaba ndinenze ntoni, bantu bam?

Kodwa-kodwa ndinidinise ngantoni?

Hayi kaloku, ndiphenduleni!

₄Andithi ndanikhupha kwelaseJiputa;

ndanikhulula kwilizwe lobukhoboka;

ndaninika uMosis ukuba anikhokele,

enoAron noMiriyam?

₅Bantu bam, senikulibele na ukucetyiswa kukaBhalaki ukumkani waseMowabhi?

Aniyikhumbuli na impendulo kaBhalam unyana kaBhehore?

Zona izigigaba zaseShitim naseGiligali?

Yiqiqeni imisebenzi elungileyo kaNdikhoyo.”

₆Ndoya nantoni kodwa phambi *koNdikhoyo?

Ndokhahlela ndinantoni kuThixo uPhezukonke?

Ngaba ndoya namadini atshiswayo,

ndiye namathole anyaka mnye?

₇Ngaba uNdikhoyo wokholiswa na ngamawaka-waka eenkunzi zeegusha,

nangawo amawaka alishumi emilambo yamafutha omnquma?

Ubugwenxa bam ndingabungxengxezela na ngezibulo lam,

isono sam ngesiqhamo somzimba wam?

₈Ukuxelelwe, mntundini, oko kulungileyo –

nditsho oko uNdikhoyo akufunayo kuwe:

kukwenza ngobulungisa, uthande ububele,

uhambe ngokuthobileyo kunye noThixo wakho.

₉UNdikhoyo ubhekisa ilizwi lakhe esixekweni.

Bubulumko ukuthobela igama lakhe.

Yigqaleni intonga yakhe nalowo wayimiselayo.

₁₀“Soze ndibulibale, ndlundini yenkohlakalo,

ubutyebi obuzuze ngobuqhophololo.

Ziqalekisiwe izilinganiso zakho zobuqhetseba.

₁₁Andimxoleli umntu osikali sinexanasi,

osebenzisa amatye okuveyisha anenkohliso.

₁₂Izinhanha zakho zizibhoja,

kanti abantu bakho bayaxoka,

batsho ngolwimi olukhohlisayo.

₁₃Ngoko ke ndiqalile ukukutshabalalisa;

ndokutshitshisa ngenxa yezono zakho.

₁₄Uya kuba ngatya, unganeliseki;

isisu sakho sosala sithe nca.

Uya kuba ngabeka, kungagcinakali nto;

oovimba bakho bochithwa yimfazwe.

₁₅Uya kuba ngalima, tu isivuno.

Uya kuwukhama wona umnquma

kodwa ungaze ube nawo amafutha.

Uya kuyixovula yona idiliya,

kodwa soze usele wayini.

₁₆Kaloku ulandele imikhuba kaOmri,

uhamba ngezenzo zendlu ka-Ahabhi.

Ewe, uthene nca nezithethe zabo.

Ngoko ke ndosuka ndikutshabalalise,

abantu bakho bona babe yintlekisa.

Uya kukuthwala ukungcikivwa kwabantu bam.”

₁Mawoo! Hayi ubugxwayiba endikubo!

Sendifana nokhwahlaza iziqhamo,

obhikica esidiliyeni ehlotyeni.

Phi ke? Akukho nesihloko esi seediliya sokuba nditye!

Akusekho neli lolibo ikhiwane!

₂Akasekho amadoda anyanisekileyo emhlabeni;

amadoda athe ngqo suka athi shwaka.

Akhoyo alalela ukuphalaza igazi;

elowo uzingela umntakwabo ngomnatha.

₃Izandla zabo zozibini zinobuchule ekwenzeni ububi.

Ooziphathamandla bafunana nezicengo.

Abalawuli bathe thwanga kukunyotywa.

Izikhulu zifezekisa iminqweno yazo.

Ewe, badibene ngokufutha amayelenqe.

₄Noyena ubalaseleyo kubo nqwa nokhula;

kunoyena uthembekileyo kubhetele kwabobo.

Ngoku igalelekile imini yesohlwayo;

yiphaphele oku komlindi.

Eli ngoku lixesha lokudideka kwabo.

₅Musa ukuthembela ngommelwane.

Hayi, sukubambelela kumhlobo.

Ewe ngenene, wabale amazwi akho,

nditsho nkqu nakulowo ulele esifubeni sakho.

₆Kaloku noonyana bayabadela ooyise;

iintombi zivukelana nabo noonina;

umolokazana uvukelana nonina-zala;

iintshaba zomntu zoba ngabendlu yakhe.

₇Kambe ke mna ndijonge *kuNdikhoyo;

ewe, ndikholosa ngoThixo olusindiso lwam.

UThixo wam yena uya kundiva.

₈Nina zintshaba, sanukundivuyelela.

Nakuba ndiwile nje ndobuya ndivuke.

Ndingade ndibe ngathi ndisebumnyameni

kodwa yena *uNdikhoyo kukukhanya kwam.

₉Kaloku ndimonile uNdikhoyo.

Ngoko ke ndoyithwala ingqumbo yakhe,

ade ke abuye andithethelele,

abuye andilungisele.

Yena wondibeka ekukhanyeni,

nditsho ndibubone ubulungisa bakhe.

₁₀Notshaba lwam lotsho lubone;

luya kwambathiswa lihlazo.

Nditsho olo belufudula lusithi kum:

“Ude abe phi na lo Ndikhoyo unguThixo wakho?”

Ewe, amehlo am aya kukubona ukuwa kwalo,

lunyhashwe ngeenyawo okodaka ezitalatweni.

₁₁Iyeza imini yokwakhiwa kweendonga zakho.

Ngaloo mini iya kwandiswa imida yakho.

₁₂Ngaloo mini baya kufika bevela eAsiriya nakwizixeko zaseJiputa,

bethabathela eJiputa, bade baye kutsho kumlambo iEfrati,

bephuma elwandle, bee xhaxhe ngolunye ulwandle,

bethabathela entabeni, baye kuthi gaa ngenye intaba.

₁₃Lo mhlaba wona woba yinkangala;

ewe, ngenxa yabemi bawo,

nangenxa yezinto abazenzileyo.

₁₄Ewe, *Ndikhoyo, baluse abantu bakho;

ngaloo ntonga yalusa ilifa lakho,

elo ke lizihlalela emahlathini

kuloo madlelo mahle kunene.

Mabatye eBhashan naseGiliyadi;

ewe, mabadle ngendeb' endala.

₁₅“Njengakwimihla yokuphuma kwenu eJiputa

ndobabonisa imimangaliso yam.”

₁₆Izizwe zothi zingabona zinyoshoze

nakuba bezisakuba namandla.

Zosuka ke zibamb' ongezantsi,

zithi ti, zivingcek' iindlebe.

₁₇Zosuka zity' uthuli njengeenyoka;

zofana nezidalwa ezirhubuluzayo,

eziphuma emingxunyeni zingcangcazela.

Ziya kunkwantya phambi koNdikhoyo uThixo wakho,

zitsho zoyike ngenxa yakho.

₁₈Kodwa nguwuphi uThixo onjengawe?

Nguwuphi oxolela ubugwenxa,

angazihoyi iziphoso zamasalela elifa lakhe?

Wena akuhlali uqumbile ngonaphakade;

kaloku uyimvuze-mvuze bububele.

₁₉Nangoku wobuya uvelane nathi,

izono zethu uzinyathele ngeenyawo,

uzilahle lee iziphoso zethu,

uzintywilisele enzulwini yolwandle.

₂₀Wena uya kunyaniseka kuYakobi,

uya kubuya ngenceba kuAbraham,

njengoko wabhambathisayo ngesifungo koobawo,

kudala-dala ngemihla yamandulo.