Ukuqhayisa kweAsiriya nokohlwaywa kwayo
1Yeha, abamisi bemimiselo yobutshinga, ababhali ababhala uxhamlo; 2ukuze bazisunduze izisweli, zingafiki ematyaleni, bazihluthe ibango lazo iintsizana zabantu bam, ukuba abahlolokazi babe lixhoba labo, baphange iinkedama! 3Niya kuthini na ke ngemini yovelelo, nasesithongeni esivela kude? Niya kusabela kubani na ukuba anincede, nilushiye phi na uzuko lwenu? 4Akukho kumbi, sekukukuguqa phakathi kwabakhonkwixeyo, bawe phakathi kwababuleweyo. Kuko konke oko, awubuyi umsindo wakhe, sisolukile isandla sakhe.
5Yeha, uAsiriya, ntonga yomsindo wam; luswazi olusesandleni sabo ukubhavuma kwam! 6Ndiya kumthumela kuhlanga oluyintshembenxa, ndimwisele umthetho ngabantu bokuphuphuma komsindo wam, ukuba athimbe amaxhoba, aphange okuphangiweyo, abenze into yokunyathelwa njengodaka lwezitrato. 7Ke yena akabi kunjalo; intliziyo yakhe ayiyicingi loo nto; ngokuba okusentliziyweni yakhe kukutshabalalisa nokunqumla iintlanga ezingembalwa.
8Kuba úthi, Abathetheli bam asingookumkani bonke na? IKaleno ayinjengeKarkemishe na, 9iHamati ayinjengeArpadi na, owakwaSamari awunjengeDamasko na? 10Njengokuba isandla sam sazifumanayo izikumkani zezithixo ezingení; ukanti imifanekiso yazo eqingqiweyo ingaphezulu kweyaseYerusalem neyakwaSamari: 11andiyi kuthi na, njengoko ndenza ngako kowakwaSamari nezithixo zawo ezingení, ndenjenjalo kwiYerusalem nezithixo zayo?
12Kuya kuthi, xa ithe iNkosi yazifeza izenzo zayo zonke entabeni yaseZiyon naseYerusalem, ndizivelele iziqhamo zobukhulu bentliziyo yokumkani waseAsiriya, nokuqhayisa ngokuqwayinga kwamehlo akhe.
13Kuba úthe, Ndenzé ngamandla esandla sam nangobulumko bam; ngokuba ndinengqondo, ndayishenxisa imida yezizwe, ndaziphanga iimpahla zazo, ndabahlisa njengenkunzi eyimbalasane abahleli ezitroneni; 14isandla sam sabufumana ubutyebi bezizwe njengendlu yentaka, ndalibutha mna lonke ihlabathi, njengokubutha amaqanda; akwabakho nanye ishukumisa iphiko, neyakhamayo, netswinayo.
15Izembe lingámqhayisela na ogawula ngalo? isarha ingázikhulisa na ngaphezu koyitsalayo? ngathi intonga ingábajingisa abaphakamisi bayo, ngathi uswazi lungámphakamisa ongenguwo umthi! 16Ngako oko iNkosi, iNkosi yemikhosi, iya kubathumela ukungcumbeka kwabatyebileyo bakhe, nangaphantsi kobuqaqawuli baseAsiriya kutshe ukutsha, njengokutsha komlilo. 17Ukhanyiso lukaSirayeli luya kuba ngumlilo, oyiNgcwele wakhe abe lilangatye, litshise lidle amakhakakhaka akhe nobobo lwakhe ngamini-nye. 18Uya kubuphelisa ubuqaqawuli behlathi lakhe, nobentsimi yakhe echumayo, ethabathela emphefumlweni ase enyameni, kube njengokungcungcutheka komntu ofayo; 19abe mbalwa amasalela emithi yehlathi lakhe, ibhalwe nangumntwana.
20Kuya kuthi ngaloo mini, angabi saphinda amasalela akwaSirayeli, nabasindileyo bendlu kaYakobi, bayame ngobabethayo; baya kwayama ngoYehova oyiNgcwele kaSirayeli, benyanisile. 21Amasalela aya kubuya, amasalela akwaYakobi, eze kuThixo oligorha. 22Kuba nangona bathe baba ngangentlabathi yaselwandle abantu bakho, Sirayeli, kobuya amasalela odwa kubo; ukupheliswa kumisiwe kwagqitywa, kukhukula ubulungisa. 23Ngokuba iNkosi uYehova wemikhosi iza kwenza phakathi kwehlabathi lonke impeliso, iyemisiweyo ke yagqitywa.
24Ngako oko, itsho iNkosi, uYehova wemikhosi, ukuthi, Musani ukumoyika uAsiriya, bantu bam bahleliyo eZiyon, akunibetha ngentonga, aniphakamisele uswazi lwakhe ngohlobo lwamaYiputa. 25Kuba kusaya kuba mzuzwana mncinane, kuphele ukubhavuma kwam, nomsindo wam uye kumonakalisa; 26ajiwule phezu kwakhe uYehova wemikhosi iziniya, njengoko wabetha amaMidiyan eweni likaOrebhe; intonga yakhe ibe phezu kolwandle, ayiphakamise ngohlobo lwamaYiputa. 27Kuya kuthi ngaloo mini, usuke umthwalo wakhe esixhantini sakho, nedyokhwe yakhe entanyeni yakho, idyokhwe yonakale kukutyeba.
28Úfikile eAyati, ucandé eMigron, uyibeke eMikimashe impahla yakhe. 29Baqabéle enkalweni, bathi, Masilalise eGebha. Iyagubha iRama, isabile iGibheha yakwaSawule. 30Khala ngezwi lakho, ntombi yaseGalim! Baza iindlebe, Layisha! Uha, Anatoti! 31IMadema ibalekile; abemi baseGebhim bazisabisile iintsapho zabo. 32Umisa eNobhe kwanamhlanje, ulingisa ngesandla sakhe entabeni yentombi enguZiyon, endulini yaseYerusalem.
33Yabona, iNkosi uYehova wemikhosi, iyawathi tyhobotyhobo amahlamvu ngokungcangcazelisayo, namade aphezulu axakaxwe, naphakamileyo athotywe; 34ihlàhla neentshinyela zehlathi ngesixengxe, iwiswe iLebhanon ngonamandla.
