UJEREMIYA 48

Wo kulo iNebo, ngokuba lichithekile,

iKiriyatayimi lijabhile, linqotshiwe;

iMisigabi lijabhile, liphelile amandla.

₂Udumo lukaMowabi alusekho;

eHeshiboni bacebé okubi ngaye ngokuthi:

Wozani simnqume, angabe esabayisizwe.

Nawe-Madimeni uyakuthuliswa, inkemba ikulandele.

₃Izwi lokukhala livela eHoronayimi,

ukuchithwa nokuqothulwa okukhulu.

₄UMowabi uchithekile;

abancane bakhe bezwakalisa ukukhala.

₅Ngokuba bakhuphuka egqumeni laseLuhithe, bekhala njalo,

nasekwehleni ukuya eHoronayimi

bezwile usizi lokukhala kwencithakalo.

₆Balekani, nisindise ukuphila kwenu,

nibe-njengesihlahla esiyize ehlane.

₇Ngokuba ngenxa yokwethemba kwakho imisebenzi yakho

nengcebo yakho nawe uyakubanjwa,

uKemoshi aye ekuthunjweni,

abapristi bakhe nezikhulu zakhe kanyekanye.

₈Umchithi uyakufikela yonke imizi,

akuyikuphunyuka-muzi;

isigodi siyakuchithwa, ithafa liqothulwe,

njengalokho uJehova eshilo.

₉Nikani uMowabi amaphiko, ngokuba uyakundiza, aphume;

imizi yakhe iyakuba-yincithakalo,

kungabikho osahlala kuyo.

₁₀Makaqalekiswe owenza umsebenzi kaJehova ngokunganakekeli,

aqalekiswe naye ogodla inkemba yakhe egazini.

₁₁UMowabi ugciniwe kwasebusheni bakhe,

uphumulile enhleseni yakhe,

kathululwanga ezitsheni ngezitsha,

akayanga ekuthunjweni;

ngalokho ukuzwakala kwakhe kuhlala kuye,

nephunga lakhe aliguquki.

₁₂Ngalokho bheka, izinsuku ziyeza, usho uJehova,

engiyakuthuma ngazo kuye abathambekayo

abayakumthambeka, bazithulule izitsha zakhe,

baziphohloze izimvaba zakhe.

₁₃UMowabi uyakujabha ngoKemoshi,

njengalokhu indlu kaIsrayeli yajabha ngeBethele, ithemba labo.

₁₄Ningasho kanjani ukuthi: Singamaqhawe

namadoda anamandla okulwa na?

₁₅Umchithi kaMowabi nemizi yakhe bakhuphukile,

izinsizwa zakhe ezikhethekileyo zehlele ukuyobulawa,

isho iNkosi egama layo linguJehova-Sebawoti.

₁₆Ingozi kaMowabi iseduze ukufika,

usizi lwakhe lushesha kakhulu.

₁₇Nina nonke enimzungezayo manimkhalele;

nani nonke enilaziyo igama lakhe anothi:

Yeka ukwaphuka kwenduku enamandla,

udondolo oluhle!

₁₈Yehla ebukhosini bakho, uhlale womile,

ndodakazi, ohlala eDiboni,

ngokuba umchithi kaMowabi ukhuphukela kuwe,

achithe izinqaba zakho.

₁₉Yima endleleni, uqaphele wena ohlezi eAroweri,

ubuze obalekayo nowesifazane ophunyukayo ukuthi:

Kwenze-njani na?

₂₀UMowabi ujabhile, uphelile amandla;

hewulani, nikhale, nikwazise eArinoni

ukuthi uMowabi uchithiwe.

₂₁Ukwahlulela kwehlele izwe lethafa: iHoloni, neJahasi, naMefahati,

₂₂neDiboni, neNebo, neBeti-Dibilatayimi,

₂₃neKiriyatayimi, neBeti-Gamuli, neBeti-Mehoni,

₂₄neKeriyote, neBosira, nemizi yonke yezwe lakwaMowabi

ekude noma eseduze.

₂₅Uphondo lukaMowabi lunqunyiwe,

ingalo yakhe yaphukile, usho uJehova.

₂₆Mdakiseni, ngokuba uzikhukhumezile kuJehova;

uMowabi makahuquzele ebuhlanzweni bakhe,

abe-ngohlekwayo naye.

₂₇UIsrayeli wayengahlekwa nguwe na?

Wafunyanwa phakathi kwamasela,

njengokuba, lapho ukhuluma ngaye, unikina ikhanda, na?

₂₈Shiyani imizi, nihlale esiweni nina enakhileyo kwaMowabi,

nibe-njengejuba elakha emaceleni omlomo wesiwa.

₂₉Sizwile ngokuzidla kukaMowabi okukhulu kakhulu,

ukuziphakamisa kwakhe, nokuzidla kwakhe, nokuziqhenya kwakhe,

nokuzikhukhumeza kwenhliziyo yakhe.

₃₀Ngiyazi intukuthelo yakhe, usho uJehova;

amacebo akhe ayinkohliso, nalokhu akwenzayo kuyinkohliso.

₃₁Ngalokho ngiyakuhewula ngoMowabi,

ngikhale ngaye wonke uMowabi,

balilisele amadoda aseKhiri-Heresi.

₃₂Ngiyakukhalela wena-mvini waseSibima kunokukhala kukaJazeri;

amagatsha akho adlulile ulwandle,

afinyelela elwandle lwakwaJazeri;

umchithi uthelekele phezu kwezithelo zenu namavini enu.

₃₃Ukuthokoza nokujabula kususiwe ensimini nasezweni lakwaMowabi;

ngenzé ukuba kuphele iwayini ezikhamweni;

akusayikunyathelwa ngokujabula,

ukumemeza akuseyikho ukumemeza.

₃₄Kusukela eHeshiboni elikhalayo

liyezwakalisa ukukhala kwalo

kuze kube-se-Elehale naseJahasi,

kusukela eSowari kuze kube-seHoronayimi

nase-Egilati-Shelishiya,

ngokuba namanzi aseNimrimi ayakuba-yincithakalo.

₃₅Ngiyakwenza ukuba kuphele kwaMowabi, usho uJehova,

yena onikela ezindaweni eziphakemeyo

noshisela onkulunkulu bakhe impepho.

₄₀Ngokuba usho kanje uJehova, uthi:

Bheka, uyandiza njengokhozi,

elulele amaphiko akhe kuMowabi.

₄₁Imizi inqotshiwe,

nezinqaba zithathiwe;

izinhliziyo zamaqhawe akwaMowabi

ziyakuba-njengenhliziyo yowesifazane onemihelo.

₄₂UMowabi uyakuchithwa, angabe esaba-yisizwe,

ngokuba uzikhukhumezile kuJehova.

₄₃Ukwesaba, nomgodi, nogibe

kuphezu kwabakhileyo kwaMowabi, usho uJehova.

₄₄Obalekela ukwesaba uyakuwela emgodini,

okhuphuka emgodini uyakubanjwa ogibeni,

ngokuba ngiyakwehlisela phezu kwabo, phezu kukaMowabi,

umnyaka wokujeziswa kwabo, usho uJehova.

₄₅Emthunzini waseHeshiboni ababalekileyo bayema bephelile amandla,

ngokuba umlilo uphumile eHeshiboni,

nelangabi phakathi kweSihoni;

udlile amacele akwaMowabi,

nokhakhayi lwamadoda omsindo okulwa.

₄₆Maye kuwena-Mowabi!

Abantu bakaKemoshi baphelile,

ngokuba amadodana akho athunjiwe,

namadodakazi akho ayiswé ekuthunjweni.

₄₇Kepha ngiyakubuyisa ukuthunjwa kukaMowabi

ngezinsuku ezizayo, usho uJehova.