UJoweli 3:1-21
3 “Zwanini! Ngalezonsuku langalesosikhathi,Lapho sengibuyisela abathunjiweyo bakoJuda labaseJerusalema,+
2 Ngizaqoqela izizwe zonke ndawonyeNgizise esigodini sikaJehoshafathi.*
Ngizazahlulela khona+Ngenxa yabantu bami bako-Israyeli, abalilifa lami,Ngoba zabahlakazela ezizweni,Zabelana ilizwe lami.+
3 Zazisenza inkatho ngabantu bami,+Zithengisa umntwana ongumfana ukuze zithenge isifebeZithengisa loyinkazana ukuze zithole iwayini.
4 Kanti lingibangisaniWena Thire leSidoni lezabelo zonke zamaFilisti?
Kukhona yini elikuphindiselayo kimi?
Nxa kuyikuthi liyaphindisela,Masinyane nje, ngizaphanga ngibuyisele ukuphindisela kwenu phezu kwamakhanda enu.+
5 Ngoba lithethe isiliva legolide lami,+Lathatha amagugu ami amahle kakhulu lawasa emathempelini enu,
6 Lithethe abantu bakoJuda labeJerusalema labathengisela amaGrikhi,+Ukuze libaxotshele khatshana lelizwe labo,
7 Khathesi sengibenza basukume, basuke endaweni elabathengisela kuyo,+Ngizabuyisela ukuphindisela kwenu phezu kwamakhanda enu.
8 Amadodana lamadodakazi enu ngizawathengisela abantu bakoJuda,*+Bona bazawathengisela amadoda aseShebha, isizwe esikhatshana kakhulu,UJehova yena ngokwakhe usekhulumile.
9 Memezelani lokhu ezizweni:+
‘Lungiselelani impi! Wafakeni idlabuzane amadoda alamandla.
Wonke amasotsha kawasondele ahlasele!+
10 Khandani amakhuba enu abe zinkemba, lengqamu zenu zokuthena izihlahla zibe yimikhonto.
Lowo ongelamandla kathi: “Ngilamandla.”
11 Buyani lizoncedisa lina lonke zizwe eziseduze, buthanani ndawonye!’”+
Awu Jehova, thumela amabutho akho endaweni leyo.
12 “Izizwe kaziphakame zize esigodini sikaJehoshafathi,Ngoba ngizahlala khona ukuze ngahlulele zonke izizwe eziseduze.+
13 Thelani isikela ngoba sezilungele ukuvunwa.
Wozani lizovoxa amagilebisi ngoba asegcwele esikhamelweni sewayini.*+
Iwayini seligcwele emagodini eligelezela kuwo ngoba ububi bezizwe bukhulu kakhulu.
14 Amaxuku abuthene esigodini sesinqumo,Ngoba usuku lukaJehova seluzafika esigodini sesinqumo.+
15 Ilanga lenyanga kuzakuba mnyama,Lokukhanya kwezinkanyezi kuzafiphala.
16 UJehova uzabhonga eseZiyoni,Uzaliphakamisa ilizwi lakhe eseJerusalema.
Izulu lomhlaba kuzazamazama,Kodwa uJehova uzakuba yisiphephelo sabantu bakhe,+Abe yinqaba yabantu bako-Israyeli.
17 Lizakwazi ukuthi nginguJehova uNkulunkulu wenu, ngihlala entabeni yami engcwele iZiyoni.+
IJerusalema izakuba yindawo engcwele,+Labantu bezinye izizwe abasoze baphinde balugxobe kuyo.+
18 Ngalelolanga iwayini elimnandi lizageleza ezintabeni,+Uchago lugeleze emaqaqeni,Amanzi azageleza kuzo zonke izifula zakoJuda.
Umthombo uzampompoza endlini kaJehova amanzi ageleze,+Athelele isigodi sezihlahla zesinga.
19 Kodwa iGibhithe izakuba lunxiwa,+Le-Edomi izakuba yinkangala,+Ngenxa yodlakela olwenziwe ebantwini bakoJuda,+Langenxa yokubulawa kwabantu abangelacala okwenziwe elizweni labo.+
20 Kodwa koJuda kuzahlala kulabantu,Kanye laseJerusalema kuzo zonke izizukulwane ezizayo.+
21 Ngizakuthi abalacala* lanxa ekuqaliseni ngangibethese icala,+UJehova uzahlala eZiyoni.”+
Amabala angaphansi
^ Ibizo leli litsho ukuthi, “UJehova unguMahluleli.”
^ NgesiHebheru, “esandleni sabantu bakoJuda.”
^ Lapha kutshiwo indawo okuvoxelwa kuyo amagilebisi.
^ NgesiHebheru, “Ngizakuthi igazi labo alilacala.”
