Yoweli 2:1-32
2 “Vuthelani uphondo eZiyon!+
Hlabani umkhosi entabeni yam engcwele.
Maboyike kakhulu bonke abemi belizwe,*Kuba imini kaYehova iyeza!+ Ayifikanga igalelekile!
2 Yimini yobumnyama nesithokothoko,+Imini yamafu nesithokothoko,+Njengokukhanya kwesifingo okunabileyo ezintabeni.
Kukho isizwana esikhulu nesinamandla,+Zange yabakho imini enjengayo,Yaye soze ibekho enye efana nayoKwiminyaka yazo zonke izizukulwana.
3 Phambi kwaso umlilo uyaqwenga,Nasemva kwaso idangatye liyadla.+
Ilizwe phambi kwaso linjengomyezo wase-Eden,+Kodwa emva kwaso yintlango nje,Yaye akukho nto inokusinda kuso.
4 Sifana nqwa namahashe,Ibe siphala oku kwamahashe emfazwe.+
5 Sitsho ngesandi esifana neseenqwelo ezihamba phezulu ezintabeni,+Nesandi somlilo odangazelayo odla iindiza.
Sinjengesizwana esinamandla esilungele idabi.+
6 Ziza kuba sentlungwini zonke izizwana ngenxa yaso.
Bonke abantu baza kuphatsha ebusweni.
7 Sihlasela njengamakroti emfazwe,Sinyuka eludongeni njengamajoni,Ngamnye uhamba ngendlela yakhe,Ungqala phambili angajiki.
8 Asityhalani,Ngamnye uhamba ngendlela yakhe.
Xa omnye ehlaselwa ngezixhobo* aze awe,Abanye abasuki endaweni yabo.
9 Siyagxalathelana ukungena esixekweni, sibaleka eludongeni.
Sikhwela ezindlini, singene ngeefestile njengesela.
10 Phambi kwaso ilizwe liyangcangcazela namazulu ayanyikima.
Ilanga nenyanga zijike zaba mnyama,+Kwafiphala nokukhanya kweenkwenkwezi.
11 UYehova uza kuthetha ngelizwi elikhulu phambi komkhosi wakhe wemfazwe,+ kuba inkampu yakhe inkulu kakhulu.+
Kuba lowo uphumeza ilizwi lakhe unamandla;Imini kaYehova inkulu yaye iyoyikeka kakhulu.+
Ngubani na onokumelana nayo?”+
12 “Kodwa nangoku,” utsho uYehova, “buyelani kum ngeentliziyo zenu zonke,+Ngokuzila ukutya,+ ngokulila nangokwenza isijwili.
13 Krazulani iintliziyo zenu,+ ningakrazuli iimpahla zenu,+Nibuyele kuYehova uThixo wenu,Kuba unosizi nenceba, akakhawulezi ukucaphuka+ yaye unothando oluninzi olungagungqiyo,+Kwaye uza kuyirhoxisa intlekele yenu.*
14 Ngubani na owaziyo ukuba angajika abe nosizi*+Aze anishiyele intsikelelo,Ukuze nenze umnikelo wokutya okuziinkozo nomnikelo othululwayo kuYehova uThixo wenu?
15 Vuthelani uphondo eZiyon!
Bhengezani* ixesha lokuzila ukutya, bizani abantu nibe nendibano engcwele.+
16 Qokelelani abantu, lenzeni ngcwele ibandla.+
Qokelelani amadoda amadala,* qokelelani abantwana neentsana ezincancayo.+
Umyeni makaphume kwigumbi lakhe elingaphakathi, nomtshakazi egumbini lakhe.
17 Phakathi kweveranda nesibingelelo+Mabalile ababingeleli, abasebenzela uYehova, bathi:
‘Khawube nosizi ngabantu bakho, yhini Yehova,Sukubenza into yokuhlekisa abantu abalilifa lakho,Ubayeke balawulwe ziintlanga.
Ungathini ukuziyeka izizwana zithi, “Uphi uThixo wabo?”’+
18 UYehova uza kuba nekhwele ngelizwe lakheAze abasizele abantu bakhe.+
19 UYehova uza kubaphendula abantu bakhe athi:
‘Ndiza kuninika ukutya okuziinkozo newayini entsha neoli,Ibe niza kwanela kuko,+Andizukuphinda ndinenze nibe yintlekisa ezintlangeni.+
20 Ndiza kumgxothela kude kuni lowo uvela ngasemntla,Ndiza kumdudulela kwilizwe elingahlali bantu,Amajoni akhe aphambili ndiwase kulwandle* lwasempuma*Ndize lawo angasemva ndiwase kulwandle lwasentshona.*
Ukunuka kwakhe kakubi kuza kunyuka,Nevumba lakhe elibi liza kunyuka,+Kuba yena uza kwenza izinto ezinkulu.’
21 Sukoyika mhlaba.
Vuya ube nemihlali, kuba uYehova uza kwenza izinto ezinkulu.
22 Sanukoyika nani zilwanyana zasendle,Kuba amadlelo asentlango aza kuba luhlaza,+Nemithi iza kuthwala iziqhamo,+Imithi yamafiya neyeediliya iza kuchuma.+
23 Vuyani nibe nemihlali ngoYehova uThixo wenu, nina bonyana baseZiyon,+Kuba uza kuninika imvula eyaneleyo ngexesha lasekwindla,Aninike izantyalantyala,Imvula yasekwindla nemvula yasentwasahlobo, njengakuqala.+
24 Amabala okubhula aza kugcwala ukutya okuziinkozo,Neefatyi zesixovulelo ziza kuphuphuma yiwayini entsha neoli.+
25 Ndiza kunibuyekeza ngelahleko yeminyakaEbangelwe libubu leenkumbi, umqikela, iinkumbi ezitshabalalisayo neenkumbi ezibhuqayo,Ezingumkhosi wam omkhulu wamajoni endanithumela ngawo.+
26 Ngokuqinisekileyo niza kutya nanele,+Nitsho nilidumise igama likaYehova uThixo wenu,+Onenzele yonke le mimangaliso,Soze baphinde bahlazeke abantu bam.+
27 Niza kutsho nazi ukuba ndiphakathi kukaSirayeli+Nokuba ndinguYehova uThixo wenu,+ akakho omnye!
Soze baphinde bahlazeke abantu bam.
28 Emva koko ndiza kuthulula umoya wam+ phezu kwalo lonke uhlobo lwabantu,*Yaye baza kuprofeta oonyana benu neentombi zenu,Amaxhego enu aza kuphupha amaphupha,Abafana benu babone imibono.+
29 Nkqu naphezu kwezicaka nezicakakazi zamNdiza kuthulula umoya wam ngaloo mihla.
30 Ndiza kwenza imimangaliso* emazulwini nasemhlabeni,Igazi nomlilo nomsi omkhulu.+
31 Ilanga liza kujika libe mnyama nenyanga ibe ligazi+Ngaphambi kokuba ifike imini enkulu neyoyikekayo kaYehova.+
32 Wonke umntu othembela egameni likaYehova uza kusindiswa,+Kuba eNtabeni YaseZiyon naseYerusalem kuza kubakho abasindileyo,+ kanye njengoko watshoyo uYehova,Abasindileyo ababiziweyo nguYehova.”
Umbhalo osemazantsi
^ Okanye “bomhlaba.”
^ Okanye “ngemijukujelwa.”
^ Okanye “kuzisola ngentlekele yenu.”
^ Okanye “azisole.”
^ Ngokoqobo, “Lenzeni ngcwele.”
^ Okanye “abadala.”
^ Ngokoqobo, “Ubuso bakhe bungakulwandle.”
^ Oko kukuthi, uLwandle Olufileyo.
^ Oko kukuthi, uLwandle LweMeditera.
^ Ngokoqobo, “lwenyama.”
^ Okanye “imihlola.”
