UZEFANIYA 1

₂“Ndosuka nditshayele konke nje,

ndikhucule konke ehlabathini.”

Nguwo lowo umlomo *kaNdikhoyo.

₃“Ndotshayela nje umntu nesilwanyana.

Ewe, ndozitshabalalisa iintaka esibhakabhakeni,

ndenjenjalo nasezintlanzini zolwandle.

Ndobasusa abakhohlakeleyo bezizikhubekiso,

ndimnqamle kuphele umntu ehlabathini.”

Nguwo lowo umlomo kaNdikhoyo.

₄“Isandla sam ndosolulela kuJuda

nakubo bonke abemi beJerusalem,

ndiwanqamle kule ndawo amasalela kaBhali,

ndiwacime amagama abanquli-zithixo kunye nababingeleli bazo –

₅nditsho bona abo baguqa phezu kwezindlu benqula iinkwenkwezi,

abo baguqayo bafunge uNdikhoyo,

ukanti ke bakwafunga noMalkam,

₆abo bakreqileyo ekulandeleni uNdikhoyo,

abo bangasamfuni nganto uNdikhoyo,

kungekho nanto bayibuzayo kuye.

₇Ewe, yithini cwaka phambi kweNkosi uNdikhoyo;

kaloku imini kaNdikhoyo isemnyango.

Yena ulilungisile idini,

ubangcwalisile abo abamemileyo.

₈Ngaloo mini yedini likaNdikhoyo

ndiya kuwohlwaya amatshawe,

ndibabethe oonyana bokumkani

nâbo bavatha impahla yasemzini.

₉Ngaloo mini ndiya kubohlwaya bonke abatsiba umgubasi womnyango,

abazalisa indlu yothixo wabo ngogonyamelo kunye nenkohliso.

₁₀“Ngaloo mini,” nguwo lowo umlomo kaNdikhoyo,

“kovakala isikhalo ngakwiSango leeNtlanzi,

ibe sisijwili ngakuMzi oMtsha,

kuvakale isithonga ngasezindulini.

₁₁Yenzani isijwili, nina bahlala esigingqini.

Bonke abarhwebi botshatyalaliswa,

bavuthululwe abashishina ngesiliva.

₁₂Ngelo xesha ndophath' izibane ndiphicothe iJerusalem,

ndibohlwaye abo bangakhathalele nto,

abo bafana newayini enentlenge,

abathi: ‘UNdikhoyo soze enze nto,

nditsho nokuba intle okanye imbi.’

₁₃Ubutyebi babo buya kuxhatshazwa,

izindlu zabo zona zibhodlozwe.

Boba ngazakha ke izindlu,

kodwa bangaze bahlale kuzo.

Ewe, bozilima izidiliya,

kodwa bangaze basele wayini yazo.”

₁₄Isondele imini enkulu *kaNdikhoyo;

ewe, isondele, yaye iza ngokukhawuleza.

Yivani! Isikhalo soba krakra ngemini kaNdikhoyo –

nditsho imikhwazo yamagorha ngaloo mini.

₁₅Leyo yoba yimini yengqumbo,

imini yokuxhwaleka nosizi,

umhla wentshabalalo nembubho,

umhla wobumnyama nesithokothoko,

imini yamafu nomnyam' ombonde-mbonde,

₁₆umhla wesigodlo nentlaba-mkhosi

ebhekisa kwizixeko ezinqatyisiweyo

nakwezo nqaba ziphakamileyo.

₁₇Abantu ndobazisela inkxwaleko;

bosuka bafathule ngathi ziimfama.

Kaloku bamonile uNdikhoyo.

Igazi labo lophalala njengothuli,

imizimba yabo ivuthuluke njengobulongwe.

₁₈Soze yabasindisa igolide nesiliva yabo

ngaloo mini yengqumbo kaNdikhoyo.

Umhlaba wotshiswa wonke ngumlilo wekhwele lakhe.

Uya kubenzela isiphelo esipheleleyo nesikhawulezileyo bonke abemi behlabathi.