1Kwathi sekwenziwe konke lokho, izinduna zeza kimi zathi: AbakoIsrayeli labapristi lamaLevi kabazahlukanisanga labantu bezizwe lamanyala abo, amaKanani lamaHethi lamaPerizi lamaJebusi lamaAmoni lamaMowabi lamaGibithe lamaAmori.
2Bazithathele emadodakazini azo ukuba abe ngomkabo labamadodana abo, kwaze kwaxubana isizwe esingcwele labantu bezizwe. Kulobububi izinduna lezikhulu yizo eziphambili.
3Kwathi ngisizwa lokho ngadabula ingubo zami lesigqoko sami, ngangcothula inwele ekhanda lami lendevu zami, ngahlala phansi ngathithibala.
4Bonke abawesabayo amazwi kaNkulunkulu kaIsrayeli babuthana kimi ngenxa yobubi babathunjiweyo ababuyileyo, mina ngihlezi ngithithibele kwaze kwaba yisikhathi somnikelo wakusihlwa.
5Ngesikhathi somnikelo wakusihlwa ngasukuma ekuzileni kwami ukudla, ingubo yami lesigqoko sami kudabukile, ngaguqa ngamadolo ami, ngaphakamisela izandla zami eNkosini uNkulunkulu wami,
6ngathi: Wena Nkulunkulu wami, ngilenhloni, ngiyesaba ukukukhangela, Nkulunkulu wami, ngoba ububi bethu buphakeme ngaphezu kwamakhanda ethu lesono sethu sifinyelele ezulwini.
7Kusukela ensukwini zabokhokho kuze kube lamhla besiphakathi kwesono esikhulu, langenxa yobubi bethu thina lamakhosi ethu labapristi bethu sinikelwe ezandleni zamakhosi ezizwe lasekubhujisweni lasekuthunjweni lasekuphangweni lasehlazweni elibi njengalamhlanje.
8Kodwa okwesikhatshana esifitshane nje iNkosi uNkulunkulu wethu ibisenzele umusa ngokusitshiyela ingcosana lokusinika isikhundla endaweni yayo engcwele, ukuze uNkulunkulu wethu asithokozise asivuselele ebugqilini bethu.
9Ngoba siyizigqili, kanti uNkulunkulu wethu kasiyekelanga ebugqilini bethu, kodwa usenzele umusa emehlweni amakhosi asePerisiya, ukusivuselela ukuba sakhe indlu kaNkulunkulu wethu, silungise unxiwa lwayo lokusivikela koJuda laseJerusalema.
10Khathesike, Nkulunkulu wethu, sizakuthini ngemva kwalokho na? Ngoba siyidelile imilayo yakho,
11owasilaya yona ngezinceku zakho abaprofethi, wathi: Ilizwe elingena kulo ukuba libe ngelenu liyilizwe elingcoliswe ngamanyala abantu belizwe, baligcwalisile ngengcekeza yabo kusukela komunye umngcele kusiya komunye.
12Ngakhoke lingendiseli amadodana abo amadodakazi enu, futhi lingathatheli amadodana enu amadodakazi abo, lingabenzeli okuhle lempumelelo ukuba liqine lidle okuhle kwelizwe, lilitshiyele abantwana benu libe yilizwe labo kokuphela.Eks 34:11–16; Dute 7:1–5
13Ngemva kwakho konke okusehleleyo ngenxa yezenzo zethu ezimbi langenxa yesono sethu esikhulu, lanxa wena Nkulunkulu wethu usitshaye ngokungalingani lezono zethu, wasiyekela siyingcosana enje,
14sizakuyephula futhi yini imilayo yakho, sibuye sithathane labantu abenza lezizinto ezingcolileyo na? Kawuyikusithukuthelela ukuze usiqede kungasali lengcosana loba loyedwa ophunyukayo na?
15Nkosi, Nkulunkulu kaIsrayeli, wena ulungile, usitshiyile siyingcosana ephunyukileyo njengalamhlanje. Sesikhona phambi kwakho lezono zethu: ngenxa yazo kakho loyedwa ongema phambi kwakho.
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