Isiphorofido ngeGibhide
1Ilizwi lakaSomnini elafika kuJoromiya umphorofidi mayelana nezizwe.
2Mayelana neGibhide. Isiphorofidwesi sijamelene nebutho lakaFaro uNeko ikosi yeGibhide ebeliseKarikemitjhi ngemlanjeni iYufrathe. UNebukadiretsari ikosi yeBhabheli walihlula ngomnyaka wesine wokubusa kwakaJehoyakhimu umsa kaJosiya ikosi yakwaJuda.
3“Hlelani amakhande neenhlangu zenu
ukuze niphume ipi!
4Bophelani iinjomani,
nikhwele iinkarana zepi!
Zihleleni nithwale iinkupuru!
Lolani imikhontwenu
nembathe izambatho zepi!
5Ngibonani na?
Bayesaba, bayahlehla,
iingorho zabo zihlakaziwe.
Nakukubaleka, bayabaleka
abasaqali nemva,
kunokwesaba mahlangothi woke.”
Kutjho uSomnini.
6Abanebelo abakghoni ukubaleka
neengorho azikghoni ukuphunyurha.
Ngetlhagwini emlanjeni iYufrathe,
bayakhutjwa bebawe.
7“Ngubani lo okhuphuka njengeNayili,
iye, njengomlambokazi okhephuzela amanzawo na?
8IGibhide ikhuphuka njengeNayili
njengomlambokazi okhephuzela amanzawo.
Ithi, ‘Ngiyakhuphuka, ngizakuzala iphasi,
ngitjhabalalise amadorobho nabantu bakhona.’
9Gijimani nina njomani!
Futhekani bakhweli beenkarana!
Rhwantani nani ngorho,
nina maKutjhe namaPuthi aphethe amakhande
nani maLudi acuphe imisebe.
10Kodwana ilangelo lingelakaSomnini uMninimandlawoke
ilanga lokuzibuyiselela,
iye azibuyiselele phezu kwezitha zakhe.
Isabula izakurhayila beyaneliswe,
iye, beyikholwe ngeengazi
ngombana kunomhlabelo kaSomnini
uSomandla uMninimandlawoke
enarheni yangetlhagwini ngemlanjeni iYufrathe.
11“Khuphukela eGiliyadi ufunyane intatha
wena tlawu leGibhide.
Kodwana wandisa isihlahla ngelize,
angeze waphola.
12Izizwe zizakuzwa ngehlazo lakho;
isililo sakho sizakuzala iphasi loke
ngombana iingorho zizakutharejana,
ziwe zombili njalo.”
13Ilizwi uSomnini alikhuluma kuJoromiya umphorofidi mayelana nokwiza kwakaNebukadiretsari ikosi yeBhabheli nazokusahlela iGibhide:
14“Bikani lokhu eGibhide
nimemezele eMigidoli!
Iye, kumemezeleni eMemfisi neTarhipanirhesi
nithi, ‘Zihleleni nilunge
ngombana isabula irhayila abanibhodileko.’
15Zizakwehliselwani iintsitsirimba zakho na?
Azikwazi ukujama
ngombana uSomnini uzazisunduza.
16Wawisa abanengi;
omunye bewawela phezu komunye
bebathi, ‘Sikima, sibuyele
ebantwini bekhethu nenarheni yekhethu,
sisuke esabuleni yonelunya.’
17Bizani uFaro, ikosi yeGibhide ngokuthi,
‘Unetjhada kwaphela,
udlulwe sikhathi esifaneleko.’ ”
18USomnini oyiKosi, ibizo lakhe elinguMninimandlawoke uthi:
“Ngifunga ngokuphila kwami:
Kukhona ozako
onjengeTabori hlangana neentaba
nonjengeKarameli ngehla kwelwandle.
19Zilungiselele ukuthunjwa,
wena ndodakazi ehlala eGibhide
ngombana iMemfisi lizakuba libhudu,
libe lirubhi belitlhoge nomhlali.
20“IGibhide ilithole elihle khulu
kodwana iimbawu zetlhagwini ziyeza,
iye, ziyeza!
21Namajoni aqatjhwako aphakathi kwayo
afana namathole anonisiweko:
Nawo afulathela abaleke ndawonye,
angeze akghona ukujama
ngombana ilanga lehlekelele
liyeza phezu kwawo,
iye, isikhathi sokobana ahlunguphazwe.
22IGibhide itjhitjhiza njengenyoka ebalekako
ngombana isitha sisondela ngamandla,
siza kiyo ngamazembe,
njengamadoda agawula imithi.
23Sizokugawula ihlathi lakhona,
nanyana lingaminyana kangangani.
Sinengi ukwedlula isikhonyani, asibaleki.”
Kutjho uSomnini.
24“Itlawu leGibhide lizakuhlaziswa,
linikelwe ezandleni zabantu bangetlhagwini.”
25USomnini uMninimandlawoke, uZimu wakwa-Israyeli uthi: “Qalani, sele ngizokuletha isibetho phezu kwaka-Amuni usingazimu wamaThebe, phezu kwakaFaro, phezu kweGibhide, abosingazimu bakhona namakhosi wakhona; iye, phezu kwakaFaro nakilabo abathembele kuye. 26Ngizobanikela ezandleni zabazumana nepilwabo nezandleni zakaNebukadiretsari ikosi yeBhabheli neenduna zakhe. Ngemva kwalapho, nokho iGibhide izakuba nabahlali njengaphambilini.” Kutjho uSomnini.
27“Ungesabi wena Jakopo ncekwami,
ungethuki wena Israyeli.
Qalani, sele ngizokusindisa ukude,
iye, iinzukulwana zakho enarheni ezithunjwe kiyo.
UJakopo uzakubuya abe nokuthula nokuphepha,
akunamuntu ozamethusa.
28Ungesabi Jakopo ncekwami
ngombana nginawe.
Nanyana ngibhubhisa zoke izizwe
engikuhlakazela kizo,
wena angeze ngakubhubhisa.
Nokho angeze ngahlala ngingakubethi,
kodwana ngizakukhalima ngeswazi elincani.”
Kutjho uSomnini.
