Ukubhujiswa kwakaJuda
1Nakhu okwatjhiwo nguSomnini kimi: “Khamba ufese uthenge umkhungo wokuthekeleza welineni uwubophe edinini lakho, ungawenyi.” 2Yeke ngawuthenga umkhungo lowo njengombana bekuyale uSomnini, ngawubopha edinini lami.
3Ilizwi lakaSomnini leza kimi kwesibili, lathi: 4“Thatha umkhungo owuthengileko lowo owubophe edinini bese uya emlanjaneni wePerathi ufese uwufihle lapho empharwini wamadwala.” 5Yeke ngakhamba ngayowufihla ePerathi njengombana uSomnini angiyalile.
6Ngemva kwamalanga amanengi uSomnini wathi kimi: “Khamba khona nje uye ePerathi uyokuthatha umkhungo, lapha ngakuyala bona uwufihle khona.” 7Nje-ke ngaya ePerathi ngafese ngarhubha umkhungo, ngawukhupha lapha bengiwufihle khona. Qala besele uvithikile ungasenamsebenzi.
8Yeke ilizwi lakaSomnini lafika kimi, 9lathi: “Nakhu okutjhiwo nguSomnini, ‘Ngaleyondlela ngizakutjhabalalisa ubuphaziphazi bakwaJuda, ngitjho nobuphaziphazi obukhulu beJerusalema. 10Abantu abakhohlakelekwaba, ababhala ukulalela amezwami, balandela ukukhunyalala kweenhliziyo zabo bese badlhemadlhema ngemva kwabosingazimu kobana babalotjhe bebabakhothamele, bazakufana nomkhungo lo, iye bangabi namsebenzi! 11Njengombana umkhungo wokuthekeleza ubotjhwa edinini lomuntu, ngokunjalo ngabopha yoke ikumba yakwa-Israyeli neyakwaJuda kimi, kobana babe babantu bami, idumo lami, ukulongwa kanye nephazimulo yami. Kodwana azange balalele.’ ” Kutjho uSomnini.
Imijeka yewayini
12“Khuluma nabo ubatjele bona nakhu okutjhiwo nguSomnini uZimu wakwa-Israyeli, ‘Yoke imijeka kumele izaliswe ngewayini.’ Nje-ke bazakuthi, ‘Kghani asazi bonyana yoke imijeka kumele izaliswe ngewayini na?’ 13Wena batjele bonyana uSomnini uthi, ‘Qalani, sele ngizobazalisa ngobudakwa boke abahlala enarheni le, ngitjho namakhosi ahlezi esihlalweni sobukhosi bakaDavida, abaphristi, abaphorofidi kanye nabo boke abahlali beJerusalema. 14Ngizabaphahlaza omunye phezu komunye, aboyise nabantwana ngokufanako. Angeze ngabancenekela, ngibaqale ngesisa namkha ngibarhawukele kobana ngingabatjhabalalisi.’ ”Kutjho uSomnini.
Ukuthunjwa kuyeza
15Yizwani nilalelisise, ningacanasi
ngombana uSomnini ukhulumile.
16Nikelani uSomnini uZimenu idumo
ngaphambi kobana alethe ubumnyama,
iye, ngaphambi kobana nizithareje
emibundwini ebumnyameni.
Nizakulinda umkhanyo,
kodwana uzawenza ube lithunzi elesabekako
iye, ubumnyama obumabhombo.
17Kodwana naningalaleliko,
umphefumulwami uzokulilela ngemsitheleni
ngebanga lokuziphakamisa kwenu,
amehlwami azakurhahlawula,
awuluke iinyembezi,
ngombana umhlambi kaSomnini
uzabe uthunjiwe.
18Yithi ekosini nakunina lekosi:
“Hlalani phasiphasi
ngombana iinhlohlo zenu zephazimulo
zethuliwe eenhloko zenu.
19Amadorobho wangesewula anikelwe esitheni,
akakho ongawahlenga.
Woke uJuda usiwe ekuthunjweni,
iye, uthunjwe ngokupheleleko.”
20USomnini uthi:
“Wena Jerusalema,
phakamisa amehlwakho
ubone labo abavela ngetlhagwini.
Uphi umhlambi owaphiwa wona,
iye, umhlambakho omuhle na?
21Uzakuthini isitha nasibeka phezu kwakho
abakhozi bakho kobana babe makhosana
iye, abantu wena ngokwakho obafundisileko na?
Awuzukuphathwa ziinhlabi
njengomfazi obelethako na?
22Ngambala uzazibuza uthi,
‘Kubayini ngehlelwe ngilokhu na?’
Kungebanga lezonokazi zakho
kobana ugutjululwe iinthimba,
uhlukunyezwe iinkhondo.
23UmKutjhe angazitjhugulula umbala
nengwe amabala na?
Nakunjalo, nani ningakghona ukwenza okuhle,
nina enithuweleleko ekwenzeni okumbi.
24“Ngizanihlakaza njengamawunguwungu
aphetjhulwa mumoya werhalawumba.
25Lokhu yifumbe yakho, Jerusalema,
isabelo engikulinganisele sona
ngombana ungikhohliwe
wathembela kibozinyana bamanga.”
Kutjho uSomnini.
26“Ngimi okugubulule iinthimba zakho
ukuze ububhunubhunu bakho bube semtarini:
27iinkanuko zakho zokuhlobonga
nokurhuwelela kwakho njengengwadla,
iye, ubungwadla bakho obulihlazo
phezu kwemibundu yemmangweni.
Ngibone izenzo zakho ezinyenyisako!
Uzazizwa wena Jerusalema!
Kuzabe kube nini ulokhu usilaphele na?”
