Bible Reading Plan – Day 240

“Ndaba ngazibonakalisa kwathi nya.

Kanti ndilindele abangandifuni nganto.

Ndandisithi bokhala kum;

kwathi kanti bona abakhw' apho.

Ndandikulungele ukuthi: ‘Yizani, ndim lo.’

Gxebe kanti sisizwe esingandinquliyo.

₂Imini yonke ndahlala ndikhongozele.

Phi ke, ingunkanishe wesizwe nje,

esiphikelene neendlela ezigwenxa,

silandelana neengcamango zaso;

₃uhlanga olungandihoye nganto,

olwasoloko luphikelene nokundicaphukisa

ngokwenza amadini *ezithixo emiyezweni,

lusenz' iziqhumiso kumaqonga ezitena;

₄abantu ungafika behlel' emangcwabeni,

ebusuku bejikelezana nabangasekhoyo;

zizintw' ezity' inyam' ehagu,

ezithebeni lizothe lodwa;

₅baze ke bathi:

‘Bhekelani, sanukusondela kuthi;

musan' ukusichukumisa; singcwele.’

Abantu abanjalo ke bayanditsarha;

ngumlilo ondiqhumisela imini yonke.”

“Uyabona ke, sendigqibe konke,

ibe ke andiyi kuthi cwaka;

isohlwayo sabo sesijinga phezu kwabo;

ngoko ndiya kubabuyekeza

₇ngenxa yezabo nezono zooyise.

Kaloku bênza iziqhumiso ezindulini,

baza ke mna bandingcikiva.

Ngoko ke ndobabuyekeza kangangoko,

ndibohlwaye ngezono zabo.”

“Idiliya entle ayitshatyalaliswa kunye naleyo yonakeleyo, koko ngayo kwenziwa iwayini.

Nam ke ngenxa yazo izicaka zam andiyi kubatshabalalisa bonke.

₉Ndosuka ndimvelisele inzala uYakobi;

abakwaJuda baya kuma kwilizwe lam,

iintaba zalo zibe lilifa labanyulwa bam –

ziya kuma kuzo izicaka zam.

₁₀ISharon yoba lidlelo lempahla,

iinkomo ziphumle kwintili yeAkore;

ezo ke zezabantu abalangazelela intando yam.

₁₁“Ke nina bamfulathelayo uNdikhoyo,

abangayikhathaleleyo intaba yam eyodwa iZiyon –

nina banqula uGadi noMeni, *izithixo zelaka nekamva –

₁₂nina nimiselwe ikrele;

ewe, xa ninonke niya kutshatyalaliswa.

Kaloku anisabelanga ndakunibiza,

aniphulaphulanga naxa ndithetha;

suka nakhetha ukwenza ububi

ndaweni yokwenza oko ndikuthandayo.”

₁₃Ngoko ke uMhlekazi uNdikhoyo uthi:

“Izicaka zam zona zothi zisitya zihlutha,

nibe ke nina nithe nca yindlala.

Izicaka zam aziyi kuswela manzi,

nibe ke nina nikhothekile lunxano.

Zothi zona zichulumacha yimincili,

nibe nina ninyoshoza ngamahlazo.

₁₄Izicaka zam zomemelela zinemihlali,

ukanti nina nobhomboloza yintlungu,

nincwine nikhwiniswa yinkxwaleko.

₁₅Ke lona igama lenu loba sisigculelo kubantu bam;

uMhlekazi uNdikhoyo uya kunitshabalalisa,

zona izicaka zakhe azinike igama elitsha.

₁₆Kweli lizwe ke othamsanqelayo

uya kwenjenjalo ngegama likaThixo onguThembekile,

nofungayo uya kubiza uThixo onguThembekile.

Kaloku iinkathazo zamandulo zoba sezalityalwa;

ngenene, zoba zifihlakele ndingasazikhumbuli.”

“Ewe, ndiza kudala amazulu amatsha,

ngokunjalo nehlabathi elitsha.

Ke yona indalo yamandulo iya kulityalwa ingabi sakhunjulwa.

₁₈Ngoko ke vuyani niqakathe ngenxa yale ndalo yam intsha;

iJerusalem ndoyitsho ibe liqhayiya,

nabantu bayo bavelise uchulumacho.

₁₉Nam ndoba nemincili ngenxa yeJerusalem,

ndithatheke ndidlokove ngabantu bam.

Khona soze sibe saviwa isijwili;

ukufixiza nesilokozi ziya kuphela tu.

₂₀“Nokufa kweentsana kuya kunqamka;

abantu bokhula bade bakhokhobe.

Umntu ofe enekhulu leminyaka

uya kunconywa ngokuf' emncinci;

kanti ke ongafikelelanga ekhulwini

yena kothiwa wambethwe lishwangusha.

₂₁Imizi abayakhayo abantu boyima;

baya kutyala izidiliya, bazitye iziqhamo zazo.

₂₂Imizi abayakhayo ayiyi kumiwa ngabanye,

nezinto abazilimileyo zingaxhatshazwa ngabanye.

Kwanjengobude bobomi bemithi yoba njalo nemihla yabantu bam;

ewe, abanyulwa bam baya kuwuxhamla ngenene umsebenzi wezandla zabo.

₂₃Bona abasayi kusebenzela ilize,

bengasayi kuzalela isithwakumbe;

koko boba ngabantu abathamsanqelweyo nguNdikhoyo,

ngokunjalo nezizukulwana zabo.

₂₄Mna ndosabela bengekakhali nokukhala;

ndobeva besathetha nje kuphela.

₂₅Ingcuka netakane ziya kutya ndawonye,

ingonyama igramze ingca njengenkomo,

yona inyoka itye uthuli.

Inene akusayi kubakho owonayo notshabalalisayo

eZiyon intaba yam eyodwa.”

Lowo ke ngumlomo kaNdikhoyo.

₁*UNdikhoyo ke uthethe wenjenje:

“Izulu lona likomkhulu lam;

ihlabathi ke lona ngamathânga am.

Ndluni ke leyo ningandakhela yona?

Yiyiphi indawo endingade ndiphumle kuyo?

₂Kaloku zidalwe ndim zonke ezi zinto;

zikho nje ziphuma kwezi zandla.”

Ewe, utsho uNdikhoyo.

“Ke yena umntu ondikholisayo

ngulo uzithobayo nozohlwayayo –

nditsho ondihlonela ngentobeko.

₃Kambe owenza intando yakhe,

noba uxhel' inkomo yedini,

nqwa nesibulala mntu;

noba wenza umnikelo ngegusha,

umatwa nowenz' idini ngenja;

noba wenza umnikelo weenkozo,

nqwa nobingelela ngegazi lehagu;

ewe, noba undenzela isiqhumiso,

ufana nonqula *umfanekiso.

Izinto ezimanyumnyezi zizo azilangazelelayo.

₄Ke abenjenjalo ndiza kubazisela ishwangusha,

ndibathobele ezi zinto bazoyika gqitha,

kuba ndibe ngakhwaza abasabela,

ndaba ngathetha bona abaphulaphula,

suka benza izinto ezingamanyondololo,

bakhetha ezo zinto ndingazithandiyo.”

₅Ke nina balihlonelayo ilizwi lakhe,

uNdikhoyo uthethe ngolu hlobo:

“Ngenxa yokunyaniseka kwenu kum

abanye kumawenu banithiyile.

Abasanifuni nganto;

ungafika beningcikiva besithi:

‘UNdikhoyo makabonakalise ubukhulu bakhe;

ewe, makanisindise sibone kaloku,

nathi khe sinibukele nonwabile.’

Kambe ke ngabo abaza kungena ehlazweni.

₆Niyayiva loo ngxokolo esixekweni phaya,

loo ngxolo ivakala endlwini kaThixo?

NguNdikhoyo ngenkqu ke lowo,

iintshaba zakhe uziphakela impindezelo.

₇“Suka isixeko sam safana nomfazi

osuke wabeleka engekalunywa;

ewe, engakhange eve nenimba le,

suka yena watsho ngenkwenkwe.

₈Wakha wayiva phi ke into enjalo?

Sakhe sabonwa phi isimanga esinjalo?

Sisizwe saphi esivela ngamini-nye?

Sizwe sini esiqingqwa ngomzuzwana nje?

Ewe, akuyi kuba kudala iZiyon ilunywa,

ingasivelisanga isizwe,

ingambelekanga lo mntwana.

₉Njengoko indim umseki wenimba,

ikwandim umbelekisi.”

Lowo ke ngumlomo kaNdikhoyo.

₁₀Vuyisanani nigcobe neJerusalem,

nonke nina basithandayo esi sixeko.

Qakathani nivuyisane naso kaloku,

nonke nina bebekade besililela.

₁₁Kaloku niza kuncanca nimfimfithe nanele;

nozifikisela ngolonwabo kwindyebo yaso,

nifane nosana luthuthuzelekile esifubeni sikanina.

₁₂Kaloku yena uNdikhoyo uthi:

“Mna ndiza kunithululela inkqubela nenzolo

impompoze njengomlambo,

ubutyebi bezizwe buphuphume njengentlambo.

Noba njengosana luncanca lusingathiwe;

ewe, niya kuthuthuzelwa ngemfobe.

₁₃Njengonina embambazela usana lwakhe

ndiya kwenjenjalo ukunithuthuzela,

nitsho nithuthuzeleke eJerusalem.”

₁₄Notsho nivuye xa isenzeka le nto;

nosuka nihlume nihlaziyeke njengengca.

Ngenene niya kutsho niqonde ukuba uNdikhoyo uyabanceda abamthobelayo,

nokuba ingqumbo yakhe iphezu kweentshaba zakhe.

₁₅Nanko uNdikhoyo esiza, edangazela njengomlilo;

iinqwelo zakhe zilatyuza njengesaqhwithi.

Umsindo wakhe uza kwenza iziqwenga,

akhalime ngamalangatye omlilo.

₁₆UNdikhoyo uza kugweba ngomlilo olenyayo,

uluntu aluhlasele ngomkhonto wakhe;

ewe, baninzi aya kubatshabalalisa.

₂₂“Kwanjengokuba amazulu amatsha nehlabathi elitsha –

nditsho la ndiza kuwadala –

aya kuhlala ehleli phambi kwam,

koba njalo kwigama lakho nakwizizukulwana zakho.

₂₃Ngayo yonke imibhiyozo yokuthwasa kwenyanga –

nditsho nangaleyo *yoMhla woPhumlo –

izizwe zonke ziya kuza zigxalathelana,

zize kundinqula.”

Lowo ke ngumlomo kaNdikhoyo.