Isivumelwano esingancediyo
1*UNdikhoyo uthethe wenjenje:
“Libhek' umoya kusapho olunenkani,
abo benza izigqibo ngaphandle kwam,
abenza izivumelwano ngaphandle kwam;
izono zabo ziyelekelana.
2Bona basuka babhenela eJiputa;
abanaxesha lokubuzisa kum.
Nto bayifunayo kukukhuselwa yiJiputa;
nto bayingxameleyo liphiko lokumkani walapho.
3Ukhuselo lweJiputa yimpoxo yodwa;
nto ningayizuzayo kukuhlazeka kuphela.
4Bona banawo amagosa eZowan,
banabo noonozaku-zaku eHanes,
5kambe ke wonk' umntu uya kuphoxeka
ngenxa yesi sizwe singento yanto,
isizwe esingenaluncedo nacebo
ngaphandle kwamahlazo namanyondololo.”
6Nalu ke udaba olundilisekileyo mayela nezilo zentlango yasezantsi:
Oonozaku-zaku bacanda kweleembandezelo neengozi,
kwilizwe abakrotywa ziingonyama,
apho kuphithizel' iinyok' ezinobuhlungu,
zikwalapho nezitshu zamagongqongqo.
Iidonki neenkamela zabo ziyasuntsubala
yimithwalo ezizipho ezixabisekileyo,
ziphiwa isizwe esingento yanto.
7Kaloku iJiputa ize, ayinaluncedo mpela;
yiyo loo nto ndiyibiza ngokuthi nguRahabhi ongenamsebenzi,
nditsho ikhwang' elinqunyulwe neempondo.
Isizwe esingevayo
8UThixo wandiyalela wathi:
“Krola ecwecweni, ubhale encwadini,
obo ibe bubungqina obuhlala buhleli.
9Aba ngabantu abangalawulekiyo,
sisizukulwana esinenkohliso,
abantu abangazimisele kuphulaphula,
abayichasayo ingqeqesho *kaNdikhoyo.
10Kubashumayeli bathi:
‘Yithini cwaka ngemibono!
Sanukusifundekela ngeemfanelo zethu!
Sithuthuzeleni sihlale sinje;
siboneleni okungamampunge.
11Sudukani, sanukuxaba endleleni;
asifuni nokuva ngoYedwa uThixo kaSirayeli.’ ”
12Ngoko ke uYedwa kaSirayeli uthi:
“Ngokuba ningaluvumanga olu daba,
koko nisuke naqamela ngenkohliso nengcinezelo,
13ngoko ke anikho lityala,
nifana nqwa nodonga oluphakamileyo
olunenkenkewula yethanda;
ewe, sekulindeleke isithonga nanini na.
14Losuka lupharhake ngathi yingqayi entlekeke yaba ziingceba
ezingenakukha malahle eziko namanzi equleni.”
15Utsho uMhlekazi uNdikhoyo, nditsho uYedwa kaSirayeli, uthi:
“Nosinda ngenguquko nokuzinikezela kum;
amandla enu kukuzola nokuthembela kum.
Phi ke, nisala nje!
16Ndaweni yaloo nto nithi:
‘Sosuka sisabe ngamahashe.’
Ewe, kungaba njalo.
Nithi: ‘Amahashe ethu angaphala gqitha.’
Ewe, amahashe enu angaphala nakangako
kodwa nofunyanwa ngabanisukelayo.
17Iwaka losukeliswa lijoni elinye;
xa ninonke niya kugxothwa ngamajoni amahlanu qha,
nibaleke nisabe nibe njengendwe emi yodwa entabeni phaya,
nayo ke iyeyentlaba-mkhosi.”
18Kambe ke uNdikhoyo usanilindele,
usazungula ukunibabala ngesisa.
Kaloku yena nguThixo ongajika-jikiyo;
hayi ithamsanqa labo bakholosa ngaye!
UThixo wobasikelela abantu bakhe
19Ewe, nina bemi baseJerusalem, anisayi kuphinda nilile. Kaloku *uNdikhoyo unenceba; ngoko ke nothi nakuzibika kuye asabele. 20Nangona uMhlekazi eya kuniyekela ngamaxesha enkxwaleko, kodwa nguye ngokwakhe oya kunithundeza; niya kumqonda lowo uya kunifundisa. 21Niya kuthi nakuphambuka abe selekhona; nimve esithi: “Yizani, nants' indlela.” 22Ke yona loo *mifanekiso yenu niyinqulayo ityatyekwe ngesiliva, naleyo ityatyekwe ngegolide, iya *kugqwaliseka oku kwesishuba somfazi, niyithathe niyilahle kude, niyichile nithi: “EMbo-o-o!”
23Ngexesha lokulima uNdikhoyo uya kuyivulela imvula, iphume imbewu eniyityalileyo, nezityalo zikhule zitsho ngesingayiwayo isivuno. Ngelo thuba ke neenkomo zenu ziya kudla kumadlelo abanzi ayokozelayo. 24Ke zona iinkabi needonki enilima ngazo ziya kondliwa ngomxube wezidlo zodidi. 25Kogqabhuka imithombo yamanzi ezintabeni nasezindulini ngaloo mini inkulu yokuhlaselwa nokuwa kweenqaba zeentshaba zenu, nazo ngokwazo zibulawe. 26Inyanga yoqaqamba njengelanga, ke lona ilanga liqaqambe ngokuphindwe kasixhenxe, kube ngathi kubandakanywa ukukhanya kweentsuku ezisixhenxe ndawonye. Koba njalo ke mhla uNdikhoyo wawabopha amanxeba awenze kubantu bakhe, azihlambe neenduma zabo.
Ukohlwaywa kweAsiriya
27Nango amandla nobungangamsha,
*obukaNdikhoyo buthi gqi kwelikude;
intshinyela yomsi idiza ingqumbo yakhe,
ubebezelis' imilebe ngumsindo,
ulwimi lulatyuzelis' amalangatye.
28Umphefumlo wakhe ukhukulisa njengomlambo,
ngathi ngumlamb' ozele wada watyekeza,
uhluz' izizwe ngentshabalalo,
uzirhintyela ngomkhala wolahlekiso.
29Ke nina niya kuchulumacha,
nintyiloze nimemelele ngathi kungobusuku bamatheko amiselweyo.
Niya konwaba ngathi ningabantu abaya endlwini kaNdikhoyo,
bevuma bekhatshwa ngamaxilongo:
uNdikhoyo ixhadi likaSirayeli.
30Wonke umntu uya kukuva ukuhlokoma kwelizwi likaNdikhoyo,
ngokunjalo azive nezabhokhwe zengqumbo yakhe.
Kuya kubakho amadangatye nogqabhuko-mafu,
isichotho nezandyondyo zemvula.
31Ilizwi likaNdikhoyo liya kumrhwaqelisa uAsiriya,
intonga yakhe imkhahlele phantsi.
32Wothi ephindelela nje uNdikhoyo ukuwohlwaya ama-Asiriya
ngaloo nduku yakhe yesohlwayo,
babe bona abantu bakhe bentyiloza
bengqungqa ngamagubu neekatala,
abe yena esilwa nawo.
33Kambe ke kudala lalungiswayo labaswa iziko,
iziko ekuya kutshiswa kulo ukumkani waseAsiriya.
Yinzongo-nzongo yomngxuma obanzi,
iinkuni zifunjwe zayintaba.
Ke yena uNdikhoyo wosuka avuthele
atsho ngomlambo wedangatye,
unqanqaze umlilo.
