UZefaniya 3 - Ndebele Contemporary Bible 2022

Ikusasa LeJerusalema

1Maye kulo idolobho labancindezeli,

elihlamukayo lelingcolileyo!

2Kalilaleli muntu,

kalivumi kukhuzwa.

Kalithembeli kuThixo,

kalisondeli kuNkulunkulu walo.

3Izikhulu zalo

ziyizilwane ezibhongayo, ababusi balo

bazimpisi zakusihlwa,

ezingatshiyi lutho lwekuseni.

4Abaphrofethi balo bayazazisa;

bangabantu bamacebo amabi.

Abaphristi balo bangcolisa indawo engcwele

bephule lomthetho.

5 UThixo phakathi kwalo ulungile;

kenzi okubi,

nsuku zonke ekuseni wenza ukulunga kwakhe

njalo kaphambanisi ukusa kwamalanga wonke,

ikanti abangalunganga kabalanhloni.

IJerusalema Yala Ukuphenduka

6“Ngizichithile izizwe;

izinqaba zazo zidiliziwe.

Ngitshiye imigwaqo yazo ideliwe

kungekho odlula khona.

Amadolobho azo adiliziwe;

kakho ozasala kakho lamunye.

7Ngathi kulo idolobho,

‘Impela uzangesaba

uvume ukukhuzwa!’

Lapho-ke indlu yalo yokuhlala yayingayikudilizwa

loba isijeziso sami sehlele phezu kwalo.

Kodwa babelokhu betshisekela izenzo zokuxhwala

kukho konke abakwenzayo.

8Ngakho ngilindela,” kutsho uThixo,

“lolusuku engizasukuma ngalo ngifakaze.

Sengimise ukubuthanisa izizwe,

ngiqoqe imibuso,

ngehlisele ulaka lwami phezu kwabo

konke ukuthukuthela kwami okukhulu.

Umhlaba wonke uzaqothulwa

ngomlilo womona wentukuthelo yami.”

Ukuvuselelwa Kwensalela Yako-Israyeli

9“Lapho-ke ngizahlambulula izindebe zezizwe,

ukuze zonke zikhuleke ebizweni likaThixo

zimkhonze zimanyane.

10Kusukela ngaphetsheya kwemifula yaseKhushi

abakhonzi bami, abantu bami abahlakazekileyo,

bazangilethela iminikelo.

11Ngalolosuku kaliyikuyangiswa

ngobubi bonke elabenza kimi,

ngoba ngizabasusa kulelidolobho

abathokoziswa yikuzigqaja kwabo.

Kaliyikuzikhukhumeza futhi

entabeni yami engcwele.

12Kodwa ngizatshiya phakathi kwenu

abathambileyo labathobekileyo,

abathembele ebizweni likaThixo.

13Kabayikwenza okubi;

kabayikuqamba amanga,

loba kube lenkohliso

emilonyeni yabo.

Bazakudla balale phansi,

kakho ozabenza besabe.”

14Hlabela wena Ndodakazi yeZiyoni,

klabalala kakhulu, wena Israyeli!

Thaba uthokoze ngenhliziyo yakho yonke

wena ndodakazi yaseJerusalema!

15 UThixo usesisusile isijeziso sakho,

usesixotshile isitha sakho.

UThixo, iNkosi ka-Israyeli, ulawe;

akulangozi ozaphinda uyesabe futhi.

16Ngalolosuku bazakuthi kulo iJerusalema,

“Ungesabi,

wena Ziyoni;

ungavumeli ukuba izandla zakho zibe buthakathaka.

17 UThixo uNkulunkulu wakho ulawe,

ulamandla okusindisa.

Uzathokoza kakhulu ngawe,

uzakududuza ngothando lwakhe,

uzakuthokozela ngokuhlabelela.”

18“Insizi zemikhosi emisiweyo

ngizazisusa kuwe;

zingumthwalo lehlazo kuwe.

19Ngalesosikhathi ngizababona

bonke abalincindezelayo;

ngizahlenga abaqhulayo

ngibuthe lalabo abahlakazwayo,

ngizabapha udumo lenhlonipho

kuwo wonke amazwe lapho abahlaziswa khona.

20Ngalesosikhathi ngizalibutha;

ngalesosikhathi ngizalisa ekhaya.

Ngizalipha inhlonipho lodumo

phakathi kwezizwe zonke zasemhlabeni

lapho sengiliphumelelisa futhi

phambi kwamehlo enu uqobo,”

kutsho uThixo.