UZEFANIYA 3

₁Lizazizwa idorobho eliphika ikani,

elisilapheleko neligandelelako!

₂Alilaleli muntu, alivumi ukusolwa;

alithembeli kuSomnini,

alitjhideli hlanu koZimalo.

₃Iinkhulu zalo zimabhubezi abhodlako,

abagwebi balo baziimpisi ezikhwabitha ebusuku

zirhiribidela zingalisi nanyana sele kusile.

₄Abaphorofidi balo abazisi,

bababantu abangathembekiko.

Abaphristi balo basilaphaza okucwengileko

begodu bephula umyalo.

₅Nanyana uSomnini olungileko angaphakathi kwedorobheli;

kunganabumbi abenzako,

ngamasa angahluleki,

abonakalisa ukulunga kwakhe imihla ngemihla;

kodwana khonapho iinkhohlakali abe azinanhloni.

“Ngirhayile izizwe;

imibhotjhongwazo ibhidliziwe.

Ngitjhiye iindledlana zazo zithe nghwayi,

kwangaba namuntu okhambakhamba kizo.

Amadorobhazo arhayiliwe,

akukho noyedwa ozakusala,

ngitjho noyedwa tere.

₇Bengidlumbana bona:

Idorobheli lizangesaba,

livume ukusolwa

beliyelele koke engikulindele kilo.

Kodwana khonapho belisaphikelele

ngobukhohlakali kikho koke elikwenzako.

“Yeke yewungilindele,

ulindele ilanga engizakujama ngalo ngifakaze,

lokha mina mgwebi ngihlanganisa izizwe nemibuso

bona ngiyimadlhe ngamanikelelami,

iye ngetukuthelwami evuthako.

Lindelani ilanga mhlana iphasi loke lizakuqothulwa

ngomlilo welaka lami.”

₉“Yeke ngizakuhlambulula iimbhena zabantu

ukuze boke babize ibizo lakaSomnini,

bamlotjhe, babambisene.

₁₀Kusukela ngaphetjheya kwemilambo yeKutjhe

abalotjhi bami,

abantu bami abasabaleleko bazangilethela iminikelo.

₁₁Mhlokho, wena Jerusalema,

angekhe usasoleka ngemitjhapho ongone ngayo

ngombana ngizabe ngisuse kuwe

boke abantu abathokoza ngokuzitjhaya kwabo.

Nje-ke angeze usazigqaja entabenami ecwengileko.

₁₂Kodwana ngizakutjhiya phakathi kwenu

ababubodlhana nabathobekileko,

bazakufunyana isiphephelo kuSomnini.

₁₃“Imisalela yakwa-Israyeli

angeze isenza ubumbi

nanyana ileye amala

nekulumo ekhohlisako

angeze yafunyanwa emilonyenayo.

Ngambala izakukarula yetjise

begodu kungabi nomuntu ozayethusa.”

₁₄Kwakwazela, wena ndodakazi yeZiyoni!

Betha umkhulungwana, wena Israyeli!

Jabula uthokoze ngehliziywakho yoke,

ndodakazi yeJerusalema!

₁₅USomnini usisusile isigwebo sakho,

waqotjha nesitha sakho.

INgwenyama yakwa-Israyeli,

uSomnini ungesirhodlweni sakho,

akusenabumbi obuzakwehlela godu.

₁₆Mhlokho bazakuthi eJerusalema:

“Ungesabi, wena Ziyoni,

unganyefisi izandla zakho.

₁₇USomnini uZimakho ungesirhodlweni sakho,

unamandla wokusindisa.

USomnini uzakukarekela ngethabo elikhulu;

akuthande ngesirhawu,

akuthakasele ₁₈ngokuthamba.”

“Ngizakubuthelela abantu bakwa-Israyeli

ebe bathotjisiwe begodu baphadlhalajiwe,

labo abasuka enarhenabo ngamatlhuwo.

₁₉Sekuseduze bona bangibone kuhle

abagandeleli bakho, wena Jerusalema.

Ngizakwenyela abarholopheleko bakwa-Israyeli,

bengibuthelele nalabo egade baphadlhalele.

Esikhundleni sokunyazwa kwabo

ngizabaphakamisa babe nedumo nesithunzi

kilo loke iphasi.

₂₀Ngesikhatheso ngizanibutha;

ngesikhatheso ngizaniletha ekhaya.

Ngizanipha idumo nesithunzi

hlangana nabantu boke bephasi

lokha nangitjhugulula ubujamo benu niqalile.”

Kutjho uSomnini.