uYoweli uYoweli 3 - Contemporary Xhosa Bible 2024

Iintlanga ziya kwahlulwa

1Kuba, yabonani, ngelo xesha nangelo xesha, ekubabuyiseni kwam abantu bakwaYuda nabaseYerusalem ekuthinjweni;

2Ndiya kuzihlanganisa zonke iintlanga ndize ndizihlisele entlanjeni yakwaYehoshafati ndize ndilwele nazo apho ngenxa yabantu bam nelifa lam likaSirayeli, owazichithachitha phakathi kweentlanga nowabelahlulayo ilizwe.

3Benza amaqashiso ngabantu bam; Unyana wamnika ihenyukazi, wathengisa ngentombazana ngewayini, ukuba isele.

4Yintoni na enam nawe, Tire, nawe, Tsidon, nani mazwe onke asePalestina? uzondinika impindezelo? ukuba uthe wazikhulula, ngokukhawuleza, kamsinya, ndokuphalaza ukuphatha kwakho entlokweni yakho;

5Ekubeni nithabathe isilivere yam negolide yam, nazisa izinto zam ezinqwenelekayo ezitempileni zenu.

6Kananjalo oonyana bakaYuda noonyana baseYerusalem bathengise ngani kumaGrike, ukuze bawagxothe ezweni lawo;

7yabonani, ndiya kubavusa kuloo ndawo nathengisa ngayo ngabo, ndiwenze umvuzo wenu entlokweni yenu.

8Ndothengisa ngoonyana benu nangeentombi zenu esandleni soonyana bakaYuda, bathengise ngabo kumaShebha, uhlanga olukude, ngokuba uYehova ethethile.

9Memezani oku phakathi kweentlanga; Zilungiseleleni imfazwe, phakamisani amagorha, mawasondele onke amagorha; mabanyuke.

10Lahlani amakrele enu amakhulu nezikere zokuthena imithi; oswele amandla makathi, Ndomelele.

11Buthani nize, zonke iintlanga, nibuthelane ezindaweni zonke; ehle amagorha akho, Yehova.

12Mazivuke zinyuke iintlanga, ziye entilini yakwaYoshafati; ngokuba ndiya kuhlala phantsi khona, ukuze ndizigwebe zonke iintlanga ngeenxa zonke.

13Hlalani nerhengqa, ngokuba ukuvuna kuvuthiwe; yiza, yihla; ngokuba isixovulelo sizele, siyaphuphuma ioli; ngokuba ububi babo bukhulu.

14Izihlwele zisentilini yogwebo, ngokuba isondele imini kaYehova entilini yogwebo.

15Ilanga nenyanga ziya kuba mnyama, neenkwenkwezi zibe mnyama ekuqaqambeni kwazo;

16uYehova uya kubharhula eZiyon, akhuphe ilizwi lakhe eYerusalem; amazulu nomhlaba ngokuqinisekileyo uya kunyikima, yaye uYehova uya kuba lithemba labantu bakhe namandla oonyana bakaSirayeli.

17Nazi ukuba mna Yehova ndinguThixo wenu, ohleli eZiyon, entabeni yam engcwele; iYerusalem yoba ngcwele, abasemzini bangabi sacanda kuyo.

18Ngaloo mini iintaba ngokuqinisekileyo ziya kuvuza ubulembu, neenduli ziphalale ubisi, nemilambo yonke yakwaYuda iphalale amanzi, nequla liya kuphuma endlwini kaYehova kwaye iya kunkcenkceshela intlambo yaseSitime.

19iYiputa iya kuba yinkangala ephanzileyo, iEdom ibe yintlango nenkangala, ngenxa yogonyamelo olwenziwa koonyana bakaYuda, ngenxa yokuba bephalaze igazi elimsulwa ezweni labo.

20Ke yena uYuda uya kuphila ngonaphakade, neYerusalem kuse kwizizukulwana ngezizukulwana.

21Ndiya kulisula igazi labo endandingalicocanga, ngenxa yokuba uYehova ehleli eZiyon.