UJeremiya 49

“U-Israyeli kanamadodana,

kanandlalifa, na?

UMilkomu udleleni ifa likaGadi,

abantu bakhe bahlale emizini yakhe, na?

₂Ngalokho bheka, izinsuku ziyeza,” usho uJehova,

“lapho ngiyakwenza ukuba kuhlatshwe umkhosi wempi

ngeRaba labantwana bakwa-Amoni;

liyakuba yincithakalo,

imizi yalo ishiswe ngomlilo,

u-Israyeli abeselidla ifa lowalidla elakhe,” usho uJehova.

₃“Hhewula, Heshiboni,

ngokuba i-Ayi lichithekile,

nikhale, madodakazi aseRaba,

nibhince izindwangu zamasaka,

nilile, nigijime phakathi kwezintango,

ngokuba uMilikomu uyakuya ekuthunjweni,

abapristi bakhe nezikhulu zakhe kanyekanye.

₄Uzidumiselani ngezigodi,

isigodi sakho esichichimayo,

wena ndodakazi ehlubukayo,

othemba engcebeni yakho ngokuthi:

‘Ngubani ongehlela mina, na?’

₅Bheka, ngiyakwehlisela phezu kwakho uvalo,” isho iNkosi uJehova Sebawoti,

“luvela kubo bonke abakuzungezayo,

nixoshwe, kube yilowo nalowo ngendlela yakhe,

kungabikho obutha ababalekileyo.

₆“Kepha ngasemuva ngiyakubuyisa

ukuthunjwa kwabantwana bakwa-Amoni,” usho uJehova.

₇Ngo-Edomi.

Usho kanje uJehova Sebawoti, uthi:

“Akusekho ukuhlakanipha eThemani na?

Amasu aphelile kwabaqondileyo,

ukuhlakanipha kwabo kunyamalele, na?

₈Balekani, nibuye,

nihlale ezigoxini nina bakhileyo eDedani,

ngokuba ngiyakwehlisela phezu kwakhe ingozi ka-Esawu

ngesikhathi sokumhambela kwami.

₉Uma bekufika kuwe abavuna izithelo zomvini,

abayikushiya umkhothozo;

namasela ebusuku

abeyakuchitha aze aneliswe.

₁₀Kepha mina ngiyakumhlubula u-Esawu,

ngambule izindawo zakhe ezichithekileyo, kanakucasha;

inzalo yakhe ichithekile,

nabafowabo, nabakhelwane bakhe,

yena abe engasekho.

₁₁Shiya izintandane zakho,

mina ngiyakuziphilisa,

abafelokazi bakho bethembe kimi.”

₁₄Ngizwile imibiko evela kuJehova;

kuthunyiwe isithunywa phakathi kwezizwe ngokuthi:

“Buthanani, nilihlasele,

nisukele ukulwa.”

₁₅“Ngokuba bheka,

ngiyakukwenza ube mncane phakathi kwezizwe,

udelelwe phakathi kwabantu.

₁₆Ukwesabeka kwakho kukudukisile,

ukuziqhenya kwenhliziyo yakho,

wena ohlezi emifantwini yamawa

ubambe isiqongo sentaba;

noma wakha isidleke sakho njengokhozi,

ngiyakukwehlisa khona,” usho uJehova.

₁₇“U-Edomi uyakuba yisimangaliso,

kumangale yilowo nalowo odlula kuye,

ancimfe ngenxa yezinhlupheko zakhe.

₁₈Njengasekuchithweni kweSodoma neGomora

nemizi yangakhona,” usho uJehova,

“akuyikuhlala muntu khona,

nendodana yomuntu ayiyikugogobala khona.

₁₉“Bheka,

njengengonyama ekhuphuka ezihlahleni zaseJordani,

iye endaweni eyinqaba,

ngiyakubazuma, ngibagijimise, basuke kuyo;

nobani okhethwayo ngiyakumbeka phezu kwabo,

ngokuba ngubani onjengami,

ngubani onginqumelayo,

ngumuphi umalusi oyakuma phambi kwami, na?”

₂₀Ngalokho yizwani isiluleko sikaJehova

asinike ngo-Edomi namacebo

awacebile ngabakhileyo eThemani ukuthi:

Abancinyane bomhlambi bayakudonswa,

basuswe, ikhaya labo limangale ngabo.

₂₁Ngomsindo wokuwa kwabo

umhlaba uyazamazama;

ngukukhala okumsindo wakho

uzwakele ngaseLwandle Olubomvu.

₂₂Bheka,

onjengokhozi uyakhuphuka, andize,

elulele amaphiko akhe kulo iBosira;

izinhliziyo zamaqhawe akwa-Edomi

ziyakuba njengenhliziyo yowesifazane onemihelo.

₂₃NgeDamaseku.

“IHamati ne-Aripadi kujabhile,

ngokuba kuzwile imibiko emibi,

kuphela amandla.

Kuyahlupheka njengolwandle,

akunakuthula.

₂₄IDamaseku selibuthakathaka,

liyaphenduka ukuba libaleke;

ingebhe ilibambile,

ukudabuka nosizi kulibambile

njengowesifazane obelethayo.

₂₅Yeka ukushiywa komuzi wodumo,

umuzi wokuthokoza kwami!

₂₆Ngalokho izinsizwa zawo

ziyakuwa ezitaladini zalo,

nawo onke amadoda empi

ayakuthuliswa ngalolo suku,” usho uJehova Sebawoti.

₂₇“Ngiyakuphemba umlilo ogangeni lwaseDamaseku,

uqede izindlu zobukhosi zikaBeni Hadadi.”

Usho kanje uJehova, uthi:

“Sukani, nikhuphukele eKedari,

nichithe abantwana basempumalanga.

₂₉Amatende abo nemihlambi yabo niyakukuthatha,

bazithuthele izilenge zabo,

nazo zonke izimpahla zabo,

namakamela abo,

bamemeze kubo, bathi:

‘Luvalo nxazonke.’

₃₀“Balekani, nizulazulele kude,

nihlale ezigoxini

nina bakhileyo eHasori,” usho uJehova,

“ngokuba uNebukadinesari,

inkosi yaseBabele

wenze amasu ngani,

waceba amacebo ngani.

₃₁“Sukani,

nikhuphukele kuso isizwe esizinzileyo,

esihlala ngokulondeka,” usho uJehova,

“esingenazicabha nemigoqo,

sakhe sodwa.

₃₂Amakamela aso ayakuba yimpango,

nezinkomo zaso eziningi ziyakuphangwa.

Ngiyakubahlakazela emimoyeni yonke,

bonke abadilingiwe emaceleni amakhanda abo,

ngehlisele phezu kwabo

izingozi ezivela nxazonke,” usho uJehova.

₃₃“IHasori liyakuba yindawo yokuhlala kwamakhanka

nencithakalo kuze kube phakade;

akuyikuhlala muntu khona,

nendodana yomuntu ayiyikugogobala khona.”

“Bheka,

ngiyakwaphula umnsalo we-Elamu,

okokuqala kwamandla abo.

₃₆Ngiyakwehlisela phezu kwe-Elamu

imimoya emine emikhawulweni yomine yezulu,

ngibahlakazele kuyo yonke leyo mimoya,

kungabe kusabakho sizwe

lapho abaxoshiweyo base-Elamu bengayikufika khona.

₃₇Ngiyakwenza ukuba i-Elamu liphele amandla

ngaphambi kwezitha zalo

naphambi kwabafuna ukuphila kwabo,

ngibehlisele okubi,

ukufutheka kwentukuthelo yami,” usho uJehova,

“ngithume inkemba emva kwabo,

ngize ngibaqede.

₃₈Ngiyakubeka isihlalo sami sobukhosi e-Elamu,

ngichithe khona inkosi nezikhulu,” usho uJehova.

₃₉“Kepha kuyakuthi ezinsukwini zokugcina

ngibuyise ukuthunjwa kwe-Elamu,” usho uJehova.