UJeremiya 48

“Wo kulo iNebo,

ngokuba lichithekile,

iKiriyatayimi lijabhile, linqotshiwe;

iMisigabi lijabhile, liphelile amandla.

₂Udumo lukaMowabi alusekho;

eHeshiboni bacebe okubi ngaye ngokuthi:

Wozani simnqume, angabe esaba yisizwe.

Nawe Madimeni uyakuthuliswa,

inkemba ikulandele.

₃Izwi lokukhala livela eHoranayimi,

ukuchithwa nokuqothulwa okukhulu.

₄UMowabi uchithekile;

abancane bakhe bezwakalisa ukukhala.

₅Ngokuba bakhuphuka egqumeni laseLuthite,

bekhala njalo,

nasekwehleni ukuya eHoronayimi

bezwile usizi lokukhala kwencithakalo.

₆Balekani, nisindise ukuphila kwenu,

nibe njengesihlahla esiyize ehlane.

₇Ngokuba ngenxa yokwethemba

kwakho imisebenzi yakho

nengcebo yakho nawe uyakubanjwa,

uKemoshi aye ekuthunjweni,

abapristi bakhe nezikhulu zakhe kanyekanye.

₈Umchithi uyakufikela yonke imizi,

akuyikuphunyuka muzi;

isigodi siyakuchithwa,

ithafa liqothulwe,

njengalokho uJehova eshilo.

₉Nikani uMowabi amaphiko,

ngokuba uyakundiza, aphume;

imizi yakhe iyakuba yincithakalo,

kungabikho osahlala kuyo.

₁₀“Makaqalekiswe owenza umsebenzi

kaJehova ngokunganakekeli,

aqalekiswe naye ogodla inkemba yakhe egazini.

₁₁“UMowabi ugciniwe kwasebusheni bakhe,

uphumulile enhleseni yakhe,

kathululwanga ezitsheni ngezitsha,

akayanga ekuthunjweni;

ngalokho ukuzwakala kwakhe kuhlala kuye,

nephunga lakhe aliguquki.

₁₂Ngalokho bheka, izinsuku ziyeza,” usho uJehova,

“engiyakuthuma ngazo kuye abathambekayo

abayakumthambeka,

bazithulule izitsha zakhe,

baziphohloze izimvaba zakhe.

₁₃UMowabi uyakujabha ngoKemoshi,

njengalokhu indlu ka-Israyeli yajabha ngeBethele,

ithemba labo.

₁₄“Ningasho kanjani ukuthi:

‘Singamaqhawe

namadoda anamandla okulwa’ na?

₁₅Umchithi kaMowabi nemizi yakhe bakhuphukile,

izinsizwa zakhe ezikhethekileyo zehlele ukuyobulawa,”

isho iNkosi egama layo linguJehova Sebawoti.

₁₆“Ingozi kaMowabi iseduze ukufika,

usizi lwakhe lushesha kakhulu.

₁₇Nina nonke enimzungezayo manimkhalele;

nani nonke enilaziyo igama lakhe anothi:

‘Yeka ukwaphuka kwenduku enamandla,

udondolo oluhle!’

₁₈“Yehla ebukhosini bakho,

uhlale womile,

ndodakazi, ohlala eDiboni,

ngokuba umchithi kaMowabi ukhuphukela kuwe,

achithe izinqaba zakho.

₁₉Yima endleleni,

uqaphele wena ohlezi e-Aroweri,

ubuze obalekayo nowesifazane ophunyukayo ukuthi:

‘Kwenze njani na?’

₂₀UMowabi ujabhile, uphelile amandla;

hhewulani, nikhale,

nikwazise e-Arinoni

ukuthi uMowabi uchithiwe.

₂₁Ukwahlulela kwehlele izwe lethafa:

iHoloni, neJahasi, neMefahati,

₂₂neDiboni, neNebo,

neBeti Dibilatayimi,

₂₃neKiriyatayimi, neBeti Gamuli,

neBeti Mehoni,

₂₄neKeriyote, neBosira,

nemizi yonke yezwe lakwaMowabi

ekude noma eseduze.

₂₅Uphondo lukaMowabi lunqunyiwe,

ingalo yakhe yaphukile,” usho uJehova.

₂₆“Mdakiseni, ngokuba uzikhukhumezile kuJehova;

uMowabi makahuquzele ebuhlanzweni bakhe, abe ngohlekwayo naye.

₂₇U-Israyeli wayengahlekwa nguwe na?

Wafunyanwa phakathi kwamasela,

njengokuba, lapho ukhuluma ngaye,

unikina ikhanda, na?

₂₈Shiyani imizi,

nihlale esiweni nina enakhileyo kwaMowabi,

nibe njengejuba elakha emaceleni omlomo wesiwa.

₂₉Sizwile ngokuzidla kukaMowabi okukhulu kakhulu,

ukuziphakamisa kwakhe,

nokuzidla kwakhe,

nokuziqhenya kwakhe,

nokuzikhukhumeza kwenhliziyo yakhe.

₃₀Ngiyazi intukuthelo yakhe,” usho uJehova;

“amacebo akhe ayinkohliso,

nalokhu akwenzayo kuyinkohliso.

₃₁Ngalokho ngiyakuhhewula ngoMowabi,

ngikhale ngaye wonke uMowabi,

balilisele amadoda aseKhiri Heresi.

₃₂Ngiyakukhalela wena mvini waseSibima kunokukhala kukaJazeri;

amagatsha akho adlulile ulwandle,

afinyelela elwandle lwakwaJazeri;

umchithi uthelekele phezu kwezithelo zenu namavini enu.

₃₃Ukuthokoza nokujabula kususiwe

ensimini nasezweni lakwaMowabi;

ngenze ukuba kuphele iwayini ezikhamweni;

akusayikunyathelwa ngokujabula,

ukumemeza akuseyikho ukumemeza.

₃₄“Kusukela eHeshiboni elikhalayo

liyezwakalisa ukukhala kwalo

kuze kube se-Elehale naseJahasi,

kusukela eSowari kuze kube seHoronayimi

nase-Egilati Shelishiya,

ngokuba namanzi aseNimrimi ayakuba yincithakalo.

₃₅Ngiyakwenza ukuba kuphele kwaMowabi,” usho uJehova,

“yena onikela ezindaweni eziphakemeyo

noshisela onkulunkulu bakhe impepho.

₃₆“Ngalokho inhliziyo yami

ikhalela uMowabi njengemitshingo,

futhi inhliziyo yami

ikhalela amadoda aseKhiri Heresi njengemitshingo,

ngokuba okuseleyo abakuzuzileyo kuyachitheka.

₃₇Ngokuba onke amakhanda ayizimpandla,

nazo zonke izilevu zigundiwe;

zonke izandla zisikiwe,

nasezinkalweni zonke kukhona indwangu yamasaka.

₃₈Phezu kwazo zonke izindlu zakwaMowabi

nasezitaladini zakhe kukhona isililo kuphela,

ngokuba ngimaphulile uMowabi

njengesitsha okungathokozi muntu ngaso,” usho uJehova.

₃₉“Yeka ukuphela kwakhe amandla.

Hhewulani!

Yeka ukufulathela kukaMowabi ngamahloni,

uMowabi abe ngohlekwayo noqeda amandla

kubo bonke abamzungezayo.”

“Bheka, uyandiza njengokhozi,

elulele amaphiko akhe kuMowabi.

₄₁Imizi inqotshiwe,

nezinqaba zithathiwe;

izinhliziyo zamaqhawe akwaMowabi

ziyakuba njengenhliziyo yowesifazane onemihelo.

₄₂UMowabi uyakuchithwa,

angabe esaba yisizwe,

ngokuba uzikhukhumezile kuJehova.

₄₃Ukwesaba, nomgodi, nogibe

kuphezu kwabakhileyo kwaMowabi,” usho uJehova.

₄₄“Obalekela ukwesaba uyakuwela emgodini,

okhuphuka emgodini uyakubanjwa ogibeni,

ngokuba ngiyakwehlisela phezu kwabo,

phezu kukaMowabi,

umnyaka wokujeziswa kwabo,” usho uJehova.

₄₅“Emthunzini waseHeshiboni

ababalekileyo bayema bephelile amandla,

ngokuba umlilo uphumile eHeshiboni,

nelangabi phakathi kweSihoni;

udlile amacele akwaMowabi,

nokhakhayi lwamadoda omsindo okulwa.

₄₆Maye kuwena Mowabi!

Abantu bakaKemoshi baphelile,

ngokuba amadodana akho athunjiwe,

namadodakazi akho ayiswe ekuthunjweni.

₄₇Kepha ngiyakubuyisa ukuthunjwa kukaMowabi

ngezinsuku ezizayo,” usho uJehova.