Bible Reading Plan – Day 196

₁“Kuthiwa uma indoda ilahla umkayo,

abesemuka abe ngowenye indoda,

isayakubuyela kuye na?

Lelo zwe belingayikungcoliswa kakhulu na?

Kepha wena ofebile nezithandwa eziningi

ubuyela kimi,” usho uJehova.

₂“Phakamisela amehlo akho

emadulini angenalutho, ubone;

kuphi lapho ongalalwanga khona na?

Ngasezindleleni ubahlalele

njengomArabiya ehlane,

walingcolisa izwe ngobufebe

nangobubi bakho.

₃Ngalokho izihlambi zinqandiwe,

nemvula yamuva ayibangakho.

Nokho wawunebunzi lesifebe,

wala ukuba namahloni.

₄Awusand' ukukhala kimi ukuthi:

‘Baba, wena ungumngane wobusha bami, na?

₅Uyakuhlala enentukuthelo njalonjalo,

ayigcine kuze kube nini na?’

Bheka, ukhuluma kanjalo;

uyenza okubi, uyaphumelela.”

“ ‘Buya wena Israyeli ohlehlayo,’ usho uJehova;

‘angiyikuninyakamela,

ngokuba nginomusa,’ usho uJehova;

‘angiyakugcina intukuthelo kuze kube phakade.

₁₃Yazi kuphela ububi bakho

ukuthi uphambukile kuJehova uNkulunkulu wakho,

wazihlakaza izindlela zakho kubo abezizwe

phansi kwayo yonke imithi eluhlaza;

anililalelanga izwi lami,’ ” usho uJehova.

“ ‘Ngiyakukubeka kanjani phakathi kwabantwana,

ngikuphe izwe elinxanelekayo,

ifa elihle kakhulu ezizweni!’

Ngathi: Niyakungibiza ngokuthi ‘Baba’,

ningabuyi ekungilandeleni.

₂₀Impela njengomfazi emkhohlisa umyeni,

kanjalo ningikhohlisile

nina ndlu ka-Israyeli,” usho uJehova.

₂₁Izwi liyezwakala emadulini angenalutho,

ukukhala nokukhuleka kwabantwana bakwa-Israyeli,

ngokuba bayihlanekezele indlela yabo,

bakhohlwa uJehova uNkulunkulu wabo.

₂₂“Buyani nina bantwana abahlehlayo,

ngikuphulukise ukuhlehla kwenu.”

“Bheka, sesifikile kuwe,

ngokuba unguJehova uNkulunkulu wethu.

₂₃Impela amagquma ayize

kanye nomsindo wasezintabeni.

Ngokwempela ukusindiswa kuka-Israyeli

kukuJehova uNkulunkulu wethu.

₂₄UBosheti* uqedile umshikashika wawobaba kwasebusheni bethu,

izimvu zabo, nezinkomo zabo,

namadodana abo, namadodakazi abo.

₂₅Masilale phansi namahloni,

ihlazo lethu lisisibekele,

ngokuba sonile kuJehova uNkulunkulu wethu,

thina nawobaba,

kusukela ebusheni bethu kuze kube namuhla,

asililalelanga izwi likaJehova uNkulunkulu wethu.”

₁“Uma uphenduka, Israyeli,” usho uJehova,

“uyakuphendukela kimi;

uma ususa ebusweni bami izinengiso zakho,

awuyikuntengantenga.

₂Uyakufunga ngeqiniso,

nangokwahlulela, nangokulunga, ngokuthi:

‘Kuphila kukaJehova,’

izizwe ziyakuzibusisa kuye,

zizibonge kuye.”

“Qathani umqatho wenu,

ningatshali phakathi kwameva.

₄Zisokeleni kuJehova,

nisuse amajwabu ezinhliziyo zenu

nina bantu bakwaJuda nabakhileyo eJerusalema,

funa ukufutheka kwami kuphume njengomlilo,

kuvuthe, kungabikho ongakucima,

ngenxa yobubi bezenzo zenu.

₅“Khulumani kwaJuda,

nizwakalise eJerusalema, nithi:

‘Bethani amacilongo ezweni,’

nimemeze nithi:

‘Buthanani, singene emizini ebiyelweyo.’

₆Misani ibhanela* elibheka ngaseSiyoni,

nibaleke ningemi,

ngokuba ngiyakuletha okubi kuvele

ngasenyakatho

nokubhujiswa okukhulu.”

₇Ingonyama ikhuphukile esihlahleni sayo,

umchithi wezizwe uyeza;

uphumile endaweni yakhe

ukuba ulenze izwe lakho libe yincithakalo,

ichithwe imizi yakho,

kungabikho ohlala kuyo.

₈Ngalokho bhincani izindwangu zamasaka,

nikhale, nihewule,

ngokuba ulaka oluvuthayo lukaJehova alubuyanga kithi.

₉“Kuyakuthi ngalolo suku,” usho uJehova,

“inhliziyo yenkosi iphele

kanye nezinhliziyo zezikhulu;

abapristi bayakumangala,

abaprofethi bethuke.”

₁₃Bhekani, uyakhuphuka njengamafu,

izinqola zakhe zinjengesivunguvungu,

amahhashi akhe anejubane kunezinkozi.

Maye kithina, ngokuba sichithiwe!

₁₄Jerusalema, hlanza inhliziyo yakho,

kuphume ububi,

ukuze usindiswe.

Koze kube nini imicabango yakho

emibi ihlala phakathi kwakho na?

₁₅Ngokuba izwi liyamemezela liphuma kwaDani;

lizwakalisa okubi kuvela ezintabeni zakwa-Efrayimi.

₁₆“Khumbuzani izizwe;

bhekani, nizwakalise eJerusalema

ukuthi kufika abavimbezeli abaphuma ezweni elikude;

baliphakamisa izwi labo ngakuyo imizi yakwaJuda.

₁₇Njengabalinda insimu baphezu kwalo nxazonke,

ngokuba lingihlubukile,” usho uJehova.

₁₈“Ukuhamba kwakho nezenzo zakho kukwenzele lokhu;

lokhu kuyingozi yakho ngokuba imunyu;

ifinyelele enhliziyweni yakho.”

₁₉Zibilini zami, zibilini zami,

nginobuhlungu enhliziyweni yami;

inhliziyo yami ikhala phakathi kwami,

anginakuthula,

ngokuba ulizwile, mphefumulo wami,

izwi lecilongo,

ukuhlatshwa komkhosi wempi.

₂₀Kuyamenyezelwa ukubhujiswa phezu kokubhujiswa,

ngokuba izwe lonke liyachithwa.

Amatende ami ayachithwa masinyane,

nezilenge zami ngokuphazima kweso.

₂₁Koze kube nini ngibona ibhandela,*

ngizwe izwi lecilongo, na?

₂₂“Yebo, abantu bami bayiziwula, abangazi;

bangabantwana abayiziphukuphuku, abanakuqonda;

bahlakaniphele ukwenza okubi,

kepha ukwenza okuhle kabakwazi.”

₂₃Ngabuka umhlaba;

bheka, wawuyize, wawungenalutho,

nezulu lalingenakukhanya.

₂₄Ngabuka izintaba; bheka, zazamazama;

onke amagquma anyakaza.

₂₅Ngabuka;

bheka, kwakungekho muntu;

izinyoni zonke zezulu zazibalekile.

₂₆Ngabuka;

bheka, izwe elivundileyo laliyihlane,

nemizi yalo yonke yayidiliziwe ebusweni bukaJehova

naphambi kolaka lwakhe oluvuthayo.

₂₇Ngokuba uJehova usho kanje, uthi:

“Izwe lonke liyakuba yincithakalo,

kepha angiyikuliqeda ngokupheleleyo.

₂₈Umhlaba uyakhala ngalokhu,

izulu phezulu limnyama,

ngokuba ngikukhulumile,

ngikuhlosile, ngingazisolanga;

futhi angiyikubuya kukho.”

₂₉Umuzi wonke uyabaleka

ngenxa yomsindo wabamahhashi

nowabemicibisholo;

bayangena ezihlahleni,

bakhuphukele emadwaleni;

imizi yonke ishiyiwe,

akakho ohlala kuyo.

₃₀Lapho usuchithiwe, uyakwenzani na?

Noma wembatha okubomvu,

noma uzivunulisa ngezivunulo zegolide,

noma ugqaba amehlo akho ngomuthi,

uzenza muhle ngeze;

izithandwa zakho ziyakudelela,

zifuna ukukubulala.

₃₁Ngizwile izwi njengokungathi elonemihelo,

usizi lozibulayo,

izwi lendodakazi yaseSiyoni

eheheza, ezelula izandla zayo, ithi:

“Maye kimina!

Ngokuba umphefumulo wami

uphele amandla ngababulali.”