UJeremiya 50

₂“Memezelani, nihlabe umkhosi phakathi kwezizwe,

niphakamise ibhanela,

nikumemezele lokhu ningakufihli,

nithi: ‘IBhabhele liyakunqotshwa,

uBheli athelwe ngehlazo,

uMerodakhi abhujiswe,

izithombe zalo zithelwe ngehlazo,

imifanekiso yalo ibhujiswe.’

₃Ngokuba liyakuhlaselwa yisizwe

esivela enyakatho,

esiyakwenza izwe lalo libe yincithakalo,

kungabi bikho ohlala kulo;

abantu nezilwane kuyakubaleka, kuhambe.”

₄“Ngalezo zinsuku nangaleso sikhathi,” kusho uSimakade,

“abakwa-Israyeli, nabakwaJuda

bayakuza behamba kanyekanye,

bayakuhamba bekhala,

befuna uSimakade uNkulunkulu wabo.

₅Bayakubuza indlela eya eZiyoni,

bebhekise amabombo abo kulo, bethi:

wozani nizihlanganise noSimakade

ngesivumelwano saphakade esingenakulibaleka.

₆“Abantu bami babe yizimvu ezilahlekileyo;

baphambukiswe ngabelusi babo,

babazulazulisa ezintabeni,

basuka entabeni, baya egqumeni,

bayikhohlwa indawo yabo yokuphumula.

₇Bonke ababafumanayo babashwabadela;

abamelene nabo bathi:

‘Asinacala,

ngokuba yibo abonile kuSimakade;

ikhaya labo lokulunga,

uSimakade, ithemba lokhokho babo.’

₈“Balekani eBhabhele,

niphume ezweni lamaKhaledi,

hambani, nifane nezimpongo zihola umhlambi.

₉Ngokuba bheka, ngiyakuvusa,

ngiwukhuphule umfelandawonye

wezizwe ezinamandla,

zivela ezweni enyakatho,

ngizilethe eBhabhele;

ziyakuzihlela kahle,

zilinqobe,

lapho imicibisholo yalo iyofana

neyengwazi engabuyi ilambatha.

₁₀IKhalideya liyakuba yimpango;

bonke abaliphangayo bayokweneliswa,” kusho uSimakade.

₁₁“Noma ningathokoza,

niqhoshe, nina baphangi befa lami;

noma ningagxumagxuma

njengesithokazi otshanini obuluhlaza,

nikhalise okwamahhashi anamandla;

₁₂kodwa unyoko owakuzalayo uyakujabha kakhulu,

ayangaze.

Bheka, uyakuba yisizwe sokugcina,

ihlane, umhlabathi owomileyo, nogwadule.

₁₃Ngenxa yentukuthelo kaSimakade

aliyukuhlalwa muntu,

kodwa lonke liyakuba yincithakalo.

Bonke abadlula eBhabhele bayakumangala,

banximfe ngenxa yazo zonke izinhlekelele zalo.

₁₄“Nina nonke eninsala imicibisholo,

manini ngomumo,

nimelane neBhabhele,

nilicibe, ningayigodli imicibisholo,

ngokuba lonile kuSimakade.

₁₅Khuzani iziqubulo zempi nxazonke;

lize liphakamise izandla lithi: maluju!

Imibhoshongo yalo iyakuwa,

izingange zalo ziyakudilizwa,

ngokuba lokho kuyimpindiselo kaSimakade;

phindiselani kulo, njengokuba lenzile,

yenzani kanjalo kulo.

₁₆Nqumani umhlwanyeli eBhabhele

nophethe isikela ngesikhathi sokuvuna;

ngenxa yenkemba yomcindezeli,

yilowo nalowo abuyele kubantu bakubo,

abalekele ezweni lakubo.

₁₇“U-Israyeli ungumhlambi ohlakazekile;

izingonyama zimxoshile.

Eyokuqala emudlile, yinkosi yase-Asiriya,

eyokugcina eqhoboze amathambo akhe,

yinkosi yaseBhabhele.”

“Bheka, ngiyakuyijezisa inkosi yaseBhabhele nezwe layo,

njengalokhu ngayijezisa inkosi yase-Asiriya.

₁₉Ngiyakumbuyisela u-Israyeli emadlelweni akhe,

aklabe eKharmeli naseBhashani,

adle, asuthe ezintabeni zakwa-Efrayimi nezakwaGileyadi.

₂₀Ngalezo zinsuku nangaleso sikhathi,” kusho uSimakade,

“kuyakuphenywa ngecala lika-Israyeli,

kodwa aliyukutholakala,

nangezono zakwaJuda,

kepha aziyukufunyanwa,

ngokuba ngiyakubathethelela

engiyakubashiya ukuba babe yinsali.

₂₁“Hlasela izwe eMerathayimi,

nalabo abakhileyo ePhekodi,

babulale, ubaqede nya,

ungashiyi lutho,

ukwenze konke engikuyale ngakho,” kusho uSimakade.

₂₂Kuzwakala iziqubulo zempi ezweni

nezembumbiso enkulu.

₂₃Yeka ukunqunywa nokwephulwa kwesando

somhlaba wonke,

yeka ukwenziwa kweBhabhele

incithakalo ezizweni!

₂₄Ngakucupha, wabanjwa, Bhabhele,

ungakazi ngalokho;

wafunyanwa, wabanjwa,

ngokuba ulwile noNkulunkulu.

₂₅USimakade uyivulile indlu yakhe yezikhali,

uzikhiphile izikhali zentukuthelo yakhe,

ngokuba iNkosi uSimakade Wamabandla

inomsebenzi ezweni lamaKhaledi.

₂₆Lithelekeleni nilihlasele;

niqhamuka emingceleni,

nivule izinqolobane zalo,

nilinqwabele libe njengezindunduma,

niliqede nya, kungasali lutho kulo.

₂₇Hlabani zonke izinkunzi zalo;

mazehle ziyohlatshwa.

Maye kuzo!

Ngokuba usuku lwazo selufikile;

isikhathi sokujeziswa kwazo.

₂₈Ngumsindo wababalekayo

nabaphunyuka eBhabhele,

bamemezela eZiyoni

impindiselo kaSimakade uNkulunkulu wethu,

impindiselo ngethempeli lakhe!

₂₉“Bizani abemicibisholo,

balwe neBhabhele;

bonke abansala umnsalo,

nikanise nxazonke zalo,

kungaphunyuki namunye;

niliphindisele njengezenzo zalo,

nenze kulo njengoba nalo lenzile,

ngokuba lizikhukhumezile,

ladelela uSimakade

oNgcwele ka-Israyeli.

₃₀Ngalokho izinsizwa zalo

ziyakuwa emigwaqweni yalo,

nawo wonke amabutho alo

ayakubhujiswa ngalolo lusuku,” kusho uSimakade.

₃₁“Bheka, ngimelene nawe ozikhukhumezileyo,

ngokuba usuku lwakho selufikile,

isikhathi sokujeziswa kwakho,”

kusho iNkosi uSimakade Wamabandla.

₃₂“Ozikhukhumezayo uyakukhubeka, awe,

angabi naye omvusayo.

Ngiyakuphemba umlilo emizini yakhe,

udle konke okumzungezayo.”

“Abantu bakwa-Israyeli nabakwaJuda

bacindezelwe kanyekanye;

bonke ababathumbileyo bababamba;

ababavumeli ukuba bahambe.

₃₄Kepha umkhululi wabo unamandla,

nguSimakade Wamabandla igama lakhe;

uyakuyimela nokuyimela indaba yabo,

ukuba aphumuze umhlaba,

kodwa bangabi nakuthula abakhileyo eBhabhele.

₃₅“Mawadliwe yinkemba amaKhaledi,

abakhileyo eBhabhele,

izikhulu zalo, nezihlakaniphi zalo.

₃₆Inkemba ifike phezu kwabaphrofethi bamanga,

babe yiziwula;

inkemba ifike phezu kwamaqhawe alo,

aphele amandla.

₃₇Inkemba ifike phezu kwamahhashi alo,

izinqola zalo,

naphezu kwayo yonke ingxubevange yabantu ekulo,

babe njengabesifazane;

inkemba ifike phezu kwengcebo yalo,

ize iphangwe.

₃₈Makufike isomiso emanzini alo,

aze ashe,

ngokuba yizwe elinezithombe ezibaziweyo,

bahlanyiswa yizithombe zabo

ezibaziweyo, ezesabekayo.

₃₉“Ngalokho izilwane zasehlane

ziyakuhlala nezimpungushe,

kuhlale khona nezintshe;

alisayukuhlalwa kuze kube phakade,

lingabe lisakhiwa izizukulwane ngezizukulwane.

₄₀Njengalokho uNkulunkulu wabhubhisa iSodoma neGomora,

nemizi yawo eyakhelene,

kanjalo akuyukuhlala muntu khona,

kungagogobali lapho indodana yomuntu,” kusho uSimakade.

₄₁“Bheka, kuqhamuka abantu enyakatho,

isizwe esikhulu namakhosi amaningi,

kuvuswe ekugcineni komhlaba.

₄₂Babamba umnsalo nomkhonto;

banonya, abanamusa;

umsindo wabo uzwakala

njengokuduma kolwandle;

bagibele amahhashi,

bahlelwe njengamabutho

eyohlasela indodakazi yaseBhabhele.

₄₃Inkosi yaseBhabhele izwile ngodumo lwabo,

izandla zayo zaba buthakathaka;

usizi luyibambile,

nemihelo njengeyobelethayo.

₄₄Bheka, njengengonyama ephuma ehlozini eJordani,

iya emadlelweni aluhlaza;

ngiyakubazuma kanjalo abaseBhabhele,

ngibaxoshe ezweni labo.

Noma ngubani okhethiweyo, ngiyombeka ababuse.

Ngokuba ngubani onjengami na?

Ngubani ongangiphosela inselelo na?

Yimuphi umelusi ongamelana nami na?”

₄₅Ngakho-ke yizwani amasu

uSimakade awacebele iBhabhele

nakuhlose ngezwe lamaKhaledi:

impela abancinyane emhlanjini

bayohudulwa, basuswe,

indawo abakuyo ayenze

ibe yincithakalo ngenxa yabo.

₄₆Ngomsindo wokuthunjwa kweBhabhele,

umhlaba uyakuthuthumela,

umsindo wokukhala kwabo kalusizi,

uyozwakala ezizweni.