UJEREMIYA 48

“Kunyembelekile!

INebho ibhukuqiwe!

Yona iKiriyatayim ihlazekile, ithinjiwe;

inqaba idiliziwe yahlazeka.

₂Luphele nya udumo lwakwaMowabhi.

EHeshbhon baceba ububi ngoMowabhi,

bathi: ‘Yizani simphanzise, angabi saba luhlanga.’

Nawe Mademena, uza kucinyw' igama;

ikrele liza kukusukela.

₃Yivani, naso isililo sivela eHoronayim:

‘Lubhukuqo nogonyamelo!’

₄UMowabhi ubhukuqiwe!

Iimveku zakhe zivakala zikhala.

₅Amadoda anyuka induli yaseLuhiti ehamba elila engaphezi.

Endleleni ehlayo eya eHoronayim ayambambazela;

atsho ngesimbonono ngenxa yobhukuqo lukaMowabhi.

₆Balekani nizisindise, oku kweqwarha lasentlango.

₇Ngenxa yokuba uthembele ngamandla nobutyebi bakho nawe uza kubanjwa,

aze uthixo wakho uKemoshe athinjwe,

yena kunye nababingeleli namagosa akhe.

₈Umtshabalalisi uza kuzifikela zonke iidolophu,

kungasindi nanye.

Intili yoba ngumqwebedu,

ithafa lona lonakaliswe,

njengoko watshoyo uNdikhoyo.

₉Lumkisani uMowabhi,

nithi uza kudilizwa.

Makasabe uMowabhi;

makaphume abaleke.

Iidolophu zakhe ziza kuba ngamabhodlo,

kungabikho mntu uhlala kuzo.

₁₀“Uqalekisiwe owenza ngobuvila umsebenzi awuphathiswe nguNdikhoyo.

Uqalekisiwe lowo unqenayo ukuphalaza igazi ngekrele lakhe.

₁₁“Kwamhla-mnene uMowabhi ebehlala onwabile;

ebezolile njengewayini ecwengileyo, ezibi zayo zisezantsi.

Ewe, njengewayini engathululwanga ikhutshelwa kwenye ingqayi,

naye akazange asiwe ekuthinjweni.

Ngoko ke usenalaa ncasa yamandulo,

nevumba lakhe alizange liguquke.”

₁₂Nguwo ke lo umlomo kaNdikhoyo:

“Kuza imihla apho ndiya kuthumela iinjoli eziya kumthulula.

Ziya kuziqwela iibhekile, zizaphule iingqayi.

₁₃UMowabhi uza kuhlazeka ngenxa kaKemoshe

kanye njengoSirayeli owahlazeka ngenxa yokuthembela kwiBhetele.

₁₄“Ningatsho njani ukuthi: ‘Singamagorha;

sizizigantsontso zokulwa’?

₁₅Ufikile umtshabalalisi wakwaMowabhi;

uza kuzibhukuqa iidolophu zakhe,

awubhubhise edabini owona mlisela mhle womkhosi wakhe,”

utsho uKumkani ogama linguNdikhoyo, uThixo onamandla onke.

₁₆“Intlekele imfikele uMowabhi;

ishwangusha limgubungele ngephanyazo.

₁₇Yibani novelwano nguye, nina bamngqongileyo;

nina bangqina udumo lwegama lakhe,

yithini: ‘Yehaa, yaphukile ingwanyalala yomsimelelo;

waphukile umsimbithi wodumo!’

₁₈“Yihlani ewongeni, nina bemi baseDibhon,

nihlale phantsi kwelibharhileyo.

Unifikele umtshabalalisi weMowabhi,

wazidiliza iinqaba zenu.

₁₉Yimani ngasendleleni, nina bemi baseArure, nikhangele.

Buzani kwindoda esabileyo nakumfazi osindileyo, nithi: ‘Ingaba kwenzekeni na?’

₂₀UMowabhi uhlazekile kuba ubhukuqiwe.

Yenzani isijwili nikhale,

nazise abahlala ngaseArnon,

nithi: ‘UMowabhi ubhuqiwe.’

₂₁Yithini isigwebo sifikile kuloo mathafa:

eHoloni, eJaza, naseMefati;

₂₂eDibhon, eNebho, naseBhete-diblatayim;

₂₃eKiriyatayim, eBhete-gamuli, naseBhete-mewon;

₂₄eKeriyoti naseBhozera,

nakuzo zonke iidolophu zakwaMowabhi,

ezikude nezikufuphi.

₂₅Waphulw' iimpondo uMowabhi;

amandla akhe aphanzisiwe.”

Lowo ngumlomo kaNdikhoyo.

₂₆“Mtshoni ayobe uMowabhi, kuba eziphakamisile phambi koNdikhoyo;

makazityikile emhlanzweni wakhe, abe sisigculelo.

₂₇Kanene uSirayeli wayengesosigculelo senu na?

Wakha wabanjwa namasela na uSirayeli

sele nihlunguzela iintloko nje xa nithetha ngaye?

₂₈Phumani ezidolophini zenu, nina bemi bakwaMowabhi,

niye kuhlala ezingxondorheni,

nixele ivukuthu elakhela indlwana phezulu emlonyeni womqolomba.”

₂₉Sivile ngokukratsha kukaMowabhi.

Asilokratshi, kukuzidla nokuzingca;

ngenene, kukuzigwagwisa

nokuziqenya nokukhukhumala kwentliziyo!

₃₀Nguwo ke lo umlomo kaNdikhoyo:

“Ndiyakwazi ukuzidla kukaMowabhi, kodwa kungamampunge;

ukuzigwagwisa kwakhe kulilize.

₃₁Ndiza kwenza isimbonono ngenxa kaMowabhi,

ndikhale ngenxa kaMowabhi ephela,

kuncwinwe ngenxa yamadoda aseKiriheresi.

₃₂Wena mdiliya waseSibhema,

ndiza kukulilela ngaphezu kokulilela iYazere.

Amasebe akho anabe aya kutsho elwandle,

ada afikelela kulwandle lwaseYazere.

Umtshabalalisi uzifikele iidiliya zakho neziqhamo zakho zasehlotyeni.

₃₃Uvuyo nolonwabo lumkile kumasimi nezitiya zeziqhamo zakwaMowabi,

newayini ndiyinqamle esixovulelweni.

Akusavakali nantswahla yabaxovuli;

naxa kukho intswahla asiyontswahla yamivuyo.

₃₄“Isijwili saseHeshbhon sivakele nase-Elale;

siye kufikelela eYahazi.

Loo ntsholo inabele eZoware;

iye kutsho eHoronayim nase-Egelati-shelishiya;

kuba kaloku namanzi eNimrim sele atsha qoko.

₃₅Ndiza kumnqumla kwaMowabhi osondeza amadini ezindaweni eziphakamileyo,

nalowo uqhumisela oothixo bakhe.”

Lowo ngumlomo kaNdikhoyo.

₃₆“Yiyo loo nto nditsho ngesililo ngathi ngumrhubhe wengcongolo,

ndililela iMowabhi, nditsho amadoda aseKiriheresi.

Buphelile ubutyebi bawo ababebuqwebile.

₃₇Intloko nganye ichetyiwe,

ngokunjalo neendevu zisusiwe;

isandla ngasinye sicentiwe,

esinqeni ngasinye kwabhinqwa irhonya.

₃₈Emaphahleni ezindlu zonke zakwaMowabhi

nasezindaweni zembutho

kusisijwili nje sodwa,

kuba uMowabhi ndimkrobozile

oku kwengqayi engafunwa bani.”

Lowo ngumlomo kaNdikhoyo.

₃₉“Hayi ukuhlazeka kwakhe;

hayi ukubhombholoza kwabo!

Hayi ukunikela kukaMowabhi ikhosi ngenxa yeentloni.

Usuke waba sisigculelo nesothuso kwabo bamngqongileyo uMowabhi.”

₄₀Utsho uNdikhoyo ukuthi:

“Khangela ukhozi luyandanda,

lutweze amaphiko phezu koMowabhi.

₄₁Iidolophu ziza kuthinjwa,

iinqaba zakhona zihluthwe.

Ngaloo mini intliziyo yamagorha akwaMowabhi

iya kuba njengentliziyo yomfazi ophethwe yinimba.

₄₂UMowabhi uza kuphanziswa angabi saba sisizwe,

kuba eziphakamisile phambi koNdikhoyo.

₄₃Ufikelwe kukunkwantya nomhadi nomgibe, wena mmi waseMowabhi.”

Lowo ngumlomo kaNdikhoyo.

₄₄“Obaleka ngenxa yokunkwantya weyela emhadini;

ophuma emhadini, ubanjiswa ngumgibe.

Konke oko ndiza kukuhlisela uMowabhi ngonyaka wokumohlwaya kwam.”

Lowo ngumlomo kaNdikhoyo.

₄₅“Iimbacu zema emathunzini eHeshbhon zityhafile,

kuba kusuke kwaqhambuka umlilo kuloo Heshbhon.

Kulenya amadangatye kwaSihon;

atshisa ibunzi labakwaMowabhi,

nokhakayi lwabaqhankqalazi abenza ingxolo.

₄₆Yehaa kuwe, Mowabhi!

Batshabalele abantu bakaKemoshe,

kuba umlisela nomthinjana wakho usiwe ekuthinjweni.

₄₇“Kambe ke, kwimihla ezayo ndombuyisela kundalashe uMowabi,

adle ngendebe endala.”

Lowo ngumlomo kaNdikhoyo.