To The Word – Day 131

₁Wo kwabazinzileyo eSiyoni,

nabalondekile entabeni yaseSamariya,

abaqhamileyo besokuqala sezizwe,

efika kubo indlu yakwa-Israyeli!

₂Dlulelani eKaline, nibone;

nisuke lapho, niye eHamati elikhulu,

bese nehlela eGati lamaFilisti;

bahle kunale mibuso yini,

umkhawulo wabo mkhulu kunomkhawulo wenu na?

₃nina enidedisela kude usuku olubi,

kepha nisondezile isihlalo sobudlova.

₄Balele emibhedeni yophondo lwendlovu,

bacambalala ezinkukhweni zabo;

badla amawundlu omhlambi

namathole avela phakathi kwesibaya.

₅Bahaya ngomsindo wogubhu,

baziqambela izinto zokubethwa njengoDavide.

₆Baphuza imikhele yewayini,

bazigcoba ngamafutha amahle,

kepha abadabuki ngokuchithwa kukaJosefa.

₇Ngalokho sebeyakuthunjwa phakathi kwabokuqala abathunjwayo,

kusuke ukuxokozela kwabacambalalayo.

“Ngiyanengwa ngukuzidla kukaJakobe,

ngizonda izindlu zakhe zamakhosi;

ngiyakukhaphela umuzi nokugcwala kwawo.”

₁₁Ngokuba bhekani,

uJehova uyayaleza:

uyakushaya indlu enkulu ibe yizihlephu,

nendlu encane ibe yizingcezu.

₁₂Amahhashi ayagijima emadwaleni,

kulinywa elwandle ngezinkabi, na?

Ngokuba niphendulile ukwahlulela kwaba yisihlungu,

nezithelo zokulunga zaba ngumhlonyane,

₁₃nina enithokoza ngento engelutho,

nithi: “Asizithathelanga izimpondo ngamandla ethu na?”

₁₄“Ngokuba bhekani, ngiyakunivusela isizwe

nina ndlu ka-Israyeli,” usho uJehova uNkulunkulu Sebawoti;

“bayakunicindezela kusukela ekuyeni eHamati

kuze kube semfuleni wase-Araba.”

₉“Izindawo eziphakemeyo zika-Isaka ziyakuchithwa,

nezindlu ezingcwele zakwa-Israyeli ziyakuqothulwa,

ngivukele indlu kaJerobowamu ngenkemba.”

“UJerobowamu uyakufa ngenkemba,

u-Israyeli athunjwe nokuthunjwa ezweni lakhe.”

“ ‘Ungaprofethi ngo-Israyeli,

ungaconsisi izwi lakho phezu kwendlu ka-Isaka.’

“ ‘Umkakho uyakufeba emzini,

namadodana akho namadodakazi akho ayakuwa ngenkemba,

nezwe liyakudatshulwa ngentambo;

wena uyakufela ezweni elingcolileyo,

u-Israyeli athunjwe nokuthunjwa ezweni lakhe.’ ”

₄Yizwani lokhu nina enigwinya abampofu,

nenichitha abaswelayo bezwe,

₅nithi:

“Kuyakudlula nini ukwethwasa kwenyanga

ukuba sithengise ngamabele,

nesabatha ukuba sikhiphe ukolweni,

senze i-efa* libe lincane,

senze ishekeli* libe likhulu,

senze izilinganiso ukuba zikhohlise,

₆ukuze sithenge abampofu ngesiliva

nabaswelayo ngamabhangqa ezicathulo,

sithengise ngamahlunge kakolweni.”

₈“Umhlaba awuyikuqhaqhazela ngalokho,

balile bonke abakhileyo kuwo, na?

Yebo, uyakukhukhumala wonke njengeNayile,

unyakaze, ubuye ubohle njengomfula waseGibithe.

₉“Kuyakuthi ngalolo suku,” isho iNkosi uJehova,

“ngilishonise ilanga emini,

ngenze ukuba kube mnyama emhlabeni emini ekhanyayo.

₁₀Ngiyakuphendula imikhosi yenu ibe ngukukhala,

nezihlabelelo zenu zonke zibe yizililo,

ngibeke izindwangu zamasaka ezinkalweni zonke,

nobumpandla kuwo onke amakhanda,

ngikwenze kube njengokulilela indodana eyodwa,

ukuphela kwakho kube njengosuku olumunyu.”

₁₁“Bhekani, izinsuku ziyeza,” isho iNkosi uJehova,

“lapho ngiyakuthuma indlala ezweni,

kungabi yindlala yezinkwa,

kungabi ngukomela amanzi,

kepha kube ngeyokuzwa amazwi kaJehova.

₁₂Bayakuzulazula kusukela elwandle kuze kube selwandle,

kusukela enyakatho kuze kube sempumalanga,

bahambahambe ukufuna izwi likaJehova,

kepha abayikulifumana.

₁₃“Ngalolo suku izintombi ezinhle

nezinsizwa ziyakudangala ukoma.

₁₄Abafunga icala laseSamariya, bathi:

‘Kuphila kukankulunkulu wakho, Dani,’

nokuthi: ‘Kuphila kothandiweyo wakho, Beri Sheba,’

bayakuwa, bangabe besavuka.”

“Shaya izihloko zezinsika,

ukuze imigulugulu izamazame,

uzaphule phezu kwamakhanda abo bonke;

abaseleyo babo ngiyakubabulala ngenkemba;

obalekayo kubo akayikubaleka,

nophunyukayo kubo akayikuphunyuka.

₂Noma befohla endaweni yabafileyo,

isandla sami siyakubakhipha khona;

noma bekhuphukela ezulwini,

ngiyakubehlisa khona.

₃Noma becasha esiqongweni saseKarmeli,

ngiyakubafunisisa,

ngibakhiphe khona;

nakuba befihlekile emehlweni ami phakathi kolwandle,

ngiyakuyala inyoka ukuba iphume khona, ibalume.

₄Noma beya ekuthunjweni phambi kwezitha zabo,

ngiyakubiza inkemba ukuba iphume khona, ibabulale,

ngibeke amehlo ami kubo

kube kubi, kungabi kuhle.”

₅INkosi uNkulunkulu Sebawoti

yiyo ethinta umhlaba, uncibilike,

bakhale bonke abakhileyo kuwo;

uyakukhukhumala wonke njengeNayile,

ubuye ubohle njengomfula waseGibithe;

₆yiyona ewakhayo amakamelo ayo aphezulu ezulwini,

isekele igobela lawo emhlabeni;

yiyona ewabizayo amanzi olwandle,

iwathululele ebusweni bomhlaba;

nguJehova igama layo.

₇“Aninjengabantwana bakwaKushe kimi,

nina bantwana bakwa-Israyeli, na?” usho uJehova.

“Angikhuphulanga u-Israyeli ezweni laseGibithe,

namaFilisti eKafitori, nama-Aramu eKhiri, na?”

₈“Bhekani, amehlo eNkosi uJehova akuwo umbuso owonayo;

ngiyakuwuchitha ebusweni bomhlaba,

ngingachithi nokho ngokupheleleyo indlu kaJakobe,” usho uJehova.

₉“Ngokuba bheka, ngiyakuyaleza,

ngizulazulise indlu yakwa-Israyeli

phakathi kwabo bonke abezizwe,

njengalokhu kuhlungwa ngesihlungo,

kepha akuyikuwela nembewu eyodwa emhlabathini.

₁₀Zonke izoni zabantu bami ziyakufa ngenkemba,

zona ezithi: ‘Okubi akuyikusondela kithina, kusehlele.’ ”

₁₁“Ngalolo suku

ngiyakumisa idokodo likaDavide eliwileyo,

ngivale imifantu yalo;

ngiyakumisa izihlephu zalo,

ngilakhe njengasezinsukwini zasendulo,

₁₂ukuze badle ifa lensali yakwa-Edomi

nelezizwe zonke ezabizwa ngegama lami,”

usho uJehova okwenza lokhu.

₁₃“Bhekani, izinsuku ziyeza,” usho uJehova,

“lapho olimayo eyakufica ovunayo,

nonyathela izithelo zomvini ohlwanyela imbewu;

izintaba ziyakuconsa iwayini,

amagquma onke ancibilike.

₁₄Ngiyakubuyisa ukuthunjwa kwabantu bami u-Israyeli,

bakhe imizi echithekileyo,

bahlale kuyo;

bayakutshala izivini,

baphuze iwayini lazo;

bayakwenza nezivande,

badle izithelo zazo.

₁₅Ngiyakubatshala ezweni labo,

bangabe besasishulwa ezweni labo engibanike lona,” usho uJehova uNkulunkulu wakho.

Sizwile imibiko evela kuJehova,

kuthunyiwe isithunywa phakathi kwabezizwe ngokuthi:

“Vukani, simvukele ngokulwa.”

₂“Bheka, ngiyakukwenza ube mncane phakathi kwabezizwe;

udeleleke kakhulu.

₃Ukuzidla kwenhliziyo yakho kukukhohlisile

wena ohlezi emifantwini yamawa,

ondawo yakho yokuhlala iphakeme,

othi enhliziyweni yakho:

Ngubani ongangehlisela phansi na?

₄Noma uphakama njengokhozi,

kubekwe isidleke sakho phakathi kwezinkanyezi,

ngiyakukwehlisa khona,” usho uJehova.

₅“Uma amasela efika kuwe,

nabaphangi ebusuku yeka ukuchithwa kwakho

bebengayikweba baze baneliswe na?

Uma abavuna izithelo zomvini befika kuwe,

bebengayikushiya umkhothozo na?

₆Yeka ukufunisiswa kuka-Esawu,

yeka ukuphenywa kwamagugu akhe afihliweyo!

₇Bonke abantu besivumelwano sakho bayakukuxosha emkhawulweni;

abantu ababehlalisana nawe ngokuthula bayakukukhohlisa,

bakwahlule;

abadla isinkwa sakho bayakubeka ugibe phansi kwakho;

akakho oluqondayo.

₈“Angithi ngiyakuchitha abahlakaniphileyo kwa-Edomi

ngalolo suku,” usho uJehova,

“nokuqonda entabeni yakwa-Esawu, na?

₉Amaqhawe akho, Themani,

ayakuphela amandla,

ukuze yilowo nalowo anqunywe entabeni yakwa-Esawu ngokubulawa.

₁₀Ngenxa yendluzula eyenziwa kumfowenu uJakobe,

amahloni ayakukusibekela,

unqunywe kuze kube phakade.

₁₁Ngosuku owema kude ngalo,

ngosuku abafokazi abasusa ngalo imfuyo yakhe,

nabezizwe bangena ngamasango akhe,

benza inkatho ngeJerusalema,

nawe wawunjengomunye wabo.

₁₂Kepha ungabheki usuku lomfowenu ngosuku lobufokazi bakhe,

ungathokozi ngabantwana bakwaJuda ngosuku lokuchithwa kwabo,

ungaqhalazi ngosuku losizi.

₁₃Ungangeni ngesango labantu bami ngosuku lwesigemegeme sabo,

ungabheki ukuhlupheka kwabo ngosuku lwesigemegeme sabo,

ningabeki sandla emfuyweni yabo ngosuku lwesigemegeme sabo.

₁₄Ungemi enhlanganweni yezindlela ukunquma abaphunyukileyo bakhe,

ungakhapheli abaseleyo bakhe ngosuku losizi.

₁₅“Ngokuba usuku lukaJehova lusondele

ezizweni zonke;

njengokwenza kwakho kuyakwenziwa kanjalo kuwe;

izenzo zakho ziyakubuyela ekhanda lakho.

₁₆Ngokuba njengalokho niphuzile entabeni yami engcwele,

bayakuphuza kanjalo bonke abezizwe,

baphuze, bagwinye,

babe njengokungathi abazange babe khona.

₁₇Kepha entabeni yaseSiyoni kuyakuba khona abasindayo,

ibe ngcwele,

nendlu yakwaJakobe iyakudla ifa layo.

₁₈Indlu yakwaJakobe iyakuba ngumlilo,

indlu kaJosefa ibe yilangabi,

indlu ka-Esawu ibe ngamabibi,

bawashise, bawaqede;

akuyikubakho oseleyo endlini ka-Esawu,”

ngokuba uJehova ukhulumile.

₁₉Abaseningizimu bayakudla ifa lentaba yakwa-Esawu,

nabasehlanzeni ifa lamaFilisti,

badle ifa lezwe lakwa-Efrayimi nezwe laseSamariya,

uBenjamini adle iGileyadi.

₂₀Abathunjwa bale mpi yabantwana bakwa-Israyeli

abaphakathi kwamaKhanani kuze kube seSarefati

nabathunjwa baseJerusalema abaseSefaradi

bayakudla ifa lemizi yaseningizimu.

₂₁Abasindisi bayakukhuphukela entabeni yaseSiyoni

ukuyakwahlulela intaba yakwa-Esawu,

umbuso besewuba ngokaJehova.

Indodana ehlakaniphileyo ithokozisa uyise,

kepha indodana eyisiwula ilusizi kunina.

₂Ingcebo yobubi ayisizi lutho,

kepha ukulunga kophula ekufeni.

₃UJehova akavumi ukuba olungileyo alambe,

kepha isifiso somubi uyasihlohloloza.

₄Isandla esinobudenge siveza ubumpofu,

kepha isandla sokukhuthala siyacebisa.

₅Obutha ehlobo uyindodana ehlakaniphileyo;

olele ubuthongo ngesikhathi sokuvuna uyindodana ehlazisayo.

₆Izibusiso zisekhanda lolungileyo,

kepha umlomo wababi uyafihla ubudlwangudlwangu.

₇Ukukhunjulwa kolungileyo kubusisekile,

kepha igama lababi liyabola.

₈Ohlakaniphile ngenhliziyo uyakwamukela imiyalo,

kepha isiwula esiphoshozayo siyakuwiswa.

₉Ohamba ngobuqotho uhamba ngokulondeka,

kepha ohlanekezela izindlela zakhe uyakwaziwa.

₁₀Oqwayiza iso ubanga usizi,

kepha osola ubuso nobuso uveza ukuthula.

₁₁Umlomo wolungileyo ungumthombo wokuphila,

kepha umlomo wababi ufihla ubudlwangudlwangu.

₁₂Inzondo iyabanga ukuxabana,

kepha uthando luyasibekela iziphambeko zonke.

₁₃Ezindebeni zoqondileyo kufunyanwa ukuhlakanipha,

kepha uswazi lungolomhlane wongenangqondo.

₁₄Abahlakaniphileyo bayabekelela ukwazi,

kepha umlomo wesiwula uyincithakalo eseduze.

₁₅Imfuyo yesicebi ingumuzi waso onamandla;

incithakalo yabampofu ingubumpofu babo.

₁₆Umsebenzi wolungileyo ungowokuphila;

inzuzo yababi ingeyokona.

₁₇Onaka ukulaywa usendleleni yokuphila,

kepha owenqaba ukusolwa uyaduka.

₁₈Ofihla inzondo unezindebe zamanga;

ophumisa inhlebo uyisiwula.

₁₉Lapho amazwi emaningi khona,

akuphuthi ukuphambeka;

obamba umlomo wakhe uhlakaniphile.

₂₀Ulimi lolungileyo luyisiliva elikhethekileyo;

ingqondo yababi iyinto encane.

₂₁Izindebe zolungileyo ziyondla abaningi,

kepha iziwula ziyafa ngokuswela ingqondo.

₂₂Isibusiso sikaJehova siyacebisa;

akenezeli usizi kuso.

₂₃Ukwenza okubi kunjengokudlala kuso isiwula;

kunjalo ukuhlakanipha kumuntu onengqondo.

₂₄Akwesabayo omubi kuyamehlela,

nabakufisayo abalungileyo bayakuphiwa.

₂₅Lapho sidlula isivunguvungu,

akasekho omubi,

kepha olungileyo uyisisekelo esingunaphakade.

₂₆Njengoviniga emazinyweni nomusi emehlweni,

linjalo ivila kwabalithumileyo.

₂₇Ukumesaba uJehova kuyandisa izinsuku,

kepha iminyaka yababi iyancishiswa.

₂₈Ithemba labalungileyo liyakuba yintokozo,

kepha abakwethembayo ababi kuyakubhubha.

₂₉Indlela kaJehova iyinqaba kopheleleyo,

kepha incithakalo ikubenzi bokona.

₃₀Olungileyo akayikunyakaziswa kuze kube phakade,

kepha ababi abayikuhlala ezweni.

₃₁Umlomo wolungileyo uyathela ukuhlakanipha,

kepha ulimi oluphambeneyo luyakunqunywa.

₃₂Izindebe zolungileyo ziyakwazi okuhle,

kepha umlomo wababi okuphambeneyo.