UJEREMIYA 51

Ngiyakuvusela iBabele nabakhileyo eLebi-Khamayi

umoya womchithi.

₂Ngiyakuthuma abelayo eBabele,

balele, balithulule,

ngokuba ngosuku lobubi bayakubakulo nxazonke.

₃Ocibishelayo uyakunsala umnsalo kogoba umnsalo khona,

nakuye oziphakamisa ngebhantshi lakhe lensimbi;

ningasindisi izinsizwa zalo,

niqede nya impi yalo yonke.

₄Bayakuwa bebulewe ezweni lamaKaledi,

begwaziwe ezitaladini zalo.

₆Balekani eBabele, yilowo nalowo akhulule ukuphila kwakhe,

ninganqunywa ngokona kwalo,

ngokuba kuyisikhathi sempindiselo kaJehova,

uyakuliphindisela.

₇IBabele beliyindebe yegolide esandleni sikaJehova

eyadakisa umhlaba wonke;

izizwe zaliphuza iwayini lalo,

ngalokho izizwe ziyahlanya.

₈IBabele seliwile ngokuzumayo, lachithwa;

hewulani ngalo, nithathele ubuhlungu balo ibhalisamu*;

mhlawumbe lingaphiliswa.

₉Besiyakuliphilisa iBabele, kepha aliphiliswanga;

lishiyeni, masihambe siye, kube-yilowo nalowo ezweni lakubo,

ngokuba ukwahlulelwa kwalo kufinyelela ezulwini,

kuphakanyisiwe nasemafwini.

₁₀UJehova uvezile imfanelo yethu;

wozani silande eSiyoni umsebenzi kaJehova uNkulunkulu wethu.

₁₁Lolani imicibisholo, nibambe izihlangu.

UJehova uvusile umoya wamakhosi aseMediya,

ngokuba icebo lakhe ngeBabele lingukuba alichithe,

ngokuba lokhu kuyimpindiselo kaJehova,

impindiselo ngethempeli lakhe.

₁₂Misani ibhanela* ngasezingangeni zaseBabele,

niqinise umlindo, nimise abalindi, nihlele abaqamekeli,

ngokuba uJehova ukuhlosile, futhi wakwenza

lokho owakukhuluma kwabakhileyo eBabele.

₁₃Wena ohlala ngasemanzini amakhulu, nonengcebo eningi,

sekufikile ukugcina kwakho, isilinganiso sokuhaha kwakho.

Noma ngikugcwalisile ngabantu njengangezinkumbi,

bayakuhalalisa nokho ngawe.

₁₅Wawenza umhlaba ngamandla akhe,

walimisa izwe ngokuhlakanipha kwakhe,

ngokuqonda kwakhe waleneka izulu.

₁₆Lapho elizwakalisa izwi lakhe, kungukuhlokoma kwamanzi ezulwini;

uzikhuphula izinkungu emikhawulweni yomhlaba,

enzele imvula unyazi,

awukhiphe umoya endlini yengcebo.

₁₇Bonke abantu bayiziphukuphuku, abanakwazi,

bonke abakhandi bajabhiswa nezithombe zabo ezibaziweyo,

ngokuba izithombe zabo ezibunjiweyo zingamanga,

nomoya awukho kuzo.

₁₈Ziyize, zingumsebenzi wenkohliso;

ngesikhathi sokuhanjelwa kwabo ziyakubhubha.

₁₉Oyisabelo sikaJakobe akanjengalezo,

ngokuba nguye obumbile konke,

yebo, nesizwe sefa lakhe;

nguJehova-Sebawoti igama lakhe.

₂₀Uyizembe lami nezikhali zokulwa;

ngiyaphahlaza izizwe ngawe,

ngawe ngiyachitha imibuso,

₂₁ngiphahlaze ngawe ihashi nenkweli yalo,

ngiphahlaze ngawe inqola nohamba ngayo;

₂₂ngiphahlaze ngawe abesilisa nabesifazane,

ngiphahlaze ngawe abadala nabasha,

ngiphahlaze ngawe izinsizwa nezintombi;

₂₃ngiphahlaze ngawe umalusi nomhlambi wakhe,

ngiphahlaze ngawe umlimi namabhangqa akhe,

ngiphahlaze ngawe izinduna nababusi.

₂₅Bheka, ngimelene nawe-ntaba echithayo, usho uJehova,

wena ochitha wonke umhlaba;

ngiyakwelulela isandla sami kuwe,

ngikugingqe emadwaleni,

ngikwenze intaba eshisiweyo.

₂₆Abayikuthatha kuwe itshe legumbi netshe lesisekelo,

ngokuba uyakuba-yincithakalo kuze kube-phakade, usho uJehova.

₂₇Misani ibhanela* ezweni,

nibethe amacilongo phakathi kwezizwe,

ningcwelise izizwe ukuba zilwe nalo,

nilibizele imibuso yaseArarati, naseMini, naseAshikenaze,

nibeke phezu kwalo umphathi wempi,

nikhuphuke namahashi anjengezinkumbi ezimahaye.

₂₈Lingcweliseleni izizwe,

amakhosi aseMediya, nezinduna zalo, nababusi balo,

nalo lonke izwe elibuswa yibo.

₂₉Umhlaba uyathuthumela, uqhaqhazele,

ngokuba amacebo kaJehova ngeBabele emi

okuba enze izwe laseBabele libeyincithakalo,

kuze kungabikho ohlala khona.

₃₀Amaqhawe aseBabele ayekile ukulwa,

ahlala ezinqabeni zawo;

amandla awo aphelile, anjengabesifazane;

izindlu zalo zishisiwe, imigoqo yalo yaphuliwe.

₃₁Isigijimi siyagijima, sihlangane nesinye,

umbiki uhlangana nombiki

ukutshela inkosi yaseBabele

ukuthi umuzi wayo unqotshiwe nxazonke.

₃₂Amazibuko avinjiwe, umhlanga ushisiwe ngomlilo,

amadoda empi ayesaba.

Indodakazi yaseBabele injengesibuya

ngesikhathi sokunyathelwa kwaso;

kuseyisikhashana, sizakufika kuyo isikhathi sokuvuna.

₃₄UNebukadiresari inkosi yaseBabele ungidlile

wangiqeda;

ungenzé isitsha esingenalutho,

wangigwinya njengodrako*;

ugcwalisile isisu sakhe ngokumnandi kwami,

wangixosha.

₃₅Ubudlova engenzelwe bona mina nabayinyama yami mabube-phezu kweBabele;

makasho njalo owakhileyo eSiyoni.

Igazi lami malibe-phezu kwabakhileyo eKalideya;

malisho njalo iJerusalema.

₃₆Ngalokho usho kanje uJehova, uthi:

Bheka, ngiyakumela indaba yakho,

ngikuphindisele,

ngishise ulwandle lwalo,

ngomise umthombo walo.

₃₇IBabele liyakuba-yizinqwaba,

nendawo yokuhlala kwamakhanka,

nencithakalo, nento encimfelwayo,

kungabikho ohlala khona.

₃₈Bayabhonga kanyekanye njengezingonyama,

bakhale njengamabhongo ezingonyama.

₃₉Sebevuthile, ngiyakubenzela idili,

ngibadakise ukuze baquleke,

balale ubuthongo obuphakade, bangavuki, usho uJehova.

₄₀Ngiyakubehlisela ekuhlatshweni njengamawundlu,

njengezinqama nezimpongo.

₄₁Yeka ukunqotshwa kweSheshaki

nokubanjwa kwelaliludumo lwawo wonke umhlaba!

Yeka ukwenziwa kweBabele

isimangaliso phakathi kwezizwe!

₄₂Ulwandle lukhuphukele iBabele,

lisibekelwe ngamaza alo ahlokomayo.

₄₃Imizi yalo ichithekile;

yizwe elomileyo, nehlane,

izwe elingahlalwa-muntu,

kungadluli kulo indodana yomuntu.

₄₄Ngiyakuhambela uBeli eBabele,

ngikhiphe emlonyeni wakhe lokhu akugwinyileyo;

izizwe azisayikugobhozela kuye,

ugange lwaseBabele luyakuwa.

₄₅Phumani phakathi kwalo, bantu bami,

nizikhulule, kube-yilowo nalowo

ekufuthekeni kwentukuthelo kaJehova.

₄₆Izinhliziyo zenu mazingadangali,

ningesabi imibiko ezwakalayo ezweni,

lapho kufika umbiko othile ngomunye umnyaka,

besekufika emva kwawo omunye ngomnyaka olandelayo,

kube-ngubudlova ezweni, umbusi avukele umbusi.

₄₇Ngalokho bheka, izinsuku ziyeza,

lapho ngiyakujezisa izithombe ezibaziweyo zaseBabele,

izwe lonke lalo lijabhe,

bonke ababuleweyo balo bawe phakathi kwalo.

₄₈Besekuqhumuka izulu nomhlaba, nakho konke okukukho,

ngokuhlabelela ngeBabele,

ngokuba abachithi bayakumfikela

bevela enyakatho, usho uJehova.

₄₉Yebo, neBabele limelwe ukuwa, nina-babuleweyo bakwaIsrayeli,

njengalokho iBabele laliwelwa ngababuleweyo bomhlaba wonke.

₅₀Nina eniphunyukile enkembeni

hambani, ningemi;

khumbulani uJehova nisekude,

iJerusalema lingene ezinhliziyweni zenu.

₅₁Sijabhile, ngokuba sizwé inhlamba;

amahloni asibekela ubuso bethu,

ngokuba abafokazi bangenile

ezindaweni ezingcwele endlini kaJehova.

₅₂Ngalokho bheka, izinsuku ziyeza, usho uJehova,

lapho ngiyakuzihambela izithombe zalo ezibaziweyo,

ababulawayo babubule ezweni lonke lalo.

₅₃Noma iBabele likhuphukela ezulwini,

yebo, noma liqinisa inqaba yalo enamandla,

kuyakuvela nokho kimi abachithi, balehlele,

usho uJehova.

₅₄Ngumsindo wokukhala ovela eBabele,

nowencithakalo enkulu ophuma ezweni lamaKaledi,

₅₅ngokuba uJehova uyalichitha iBabele,

aqede phakathi kwalo umsindo omkhulu;

amaza alo ayahlokoma njengamanzi amakhulu,

nomsindo wokuhlokoma kwawo uyezwakala,

₅₆ngokuba umchithi uyalehlela, alehlele iBabele,

amaqhawe alo ayabanjwa,

neminsalo yawo iyaphulwa,

ngokuba uJehova unguNkulunkulu wemivuzo,

uyakhokha nokukhokha.

₅₇Ngiyakudakisa izikhulu zalo nezihlakaniphi zalo,

nezinduna zalo, nababusi balo, namaqhawe alo;

bayakulala ubuthongo obuphakade, bangavuki,

isho iNkosi egama layo linguJehova-Sebawoti.

₅₈Usho kanje uJehova-Sebawoti, uthi:

Ugange olubanzi lwaseBabele luyakubhidlizwa nokubhidlizwa,

namasango alo aphakemeyo ayakushiswa ngomlilo;

abantu bakhandlekela ize

nezizwe okomlilo, zikhathale.