Bible Reading Plan – Day 181

Nank' *uNdikhoyo esiza eJiputa;

uza etshebeleza ngelifukazi.

*Oothixo abanqulwa apho batsho bankwantya,

namaJiputa ngokwawo atsho anengevane.

₂UNdikhoyo ke uthethe wathi:

“Ndiza kuxhokonxa umJiputa avukele umJiputa;

elowo nalowo uza kuvukelana nomntakwabo,

ummelwane avukelane nommelwane.

Ngokunjalo isixeko sovukelana nesixeko;

ewe, uburhulumente bovukelana noburhulumente.

₃AmaJiputa aza kudideka atyhafe;

amacebo awo osuka aphunze.

Aya kunkinkq' uncedo koothixo abaqingqiweyo;

osuka abhenele kwabo bafileyo;

obhenela kwabaneshologu nabambululayo.

₄AmaJiputa ndowanikela aphathwe gadalala:

oba sezandleni zorhulumente okhohlakeleyo;

aya kulawulwa ngukumkani osisikhohlakali.”

Utsho ke uNdikhoyo uSomandla-onke.

₅Umlambo iNayile uya kutsha khonkqo,

amanzi awo aphele kuthi tu!

₆Asivumba eliya kubakho kwimijelo yawo!

Iintlambo zeNayile zowutha zitshe;

iingcongolo nemikhanzi ziya kutshaza.

₇Ngasemlanjeni apho utyani bosuka buyobe;

namasimi apho kuloo ntilindini osuka atshaze, avuthuluke aphele.

₈Sovakala isikhalo nencwina yabalobi.

Baya kukhala abaphosa umnatha emanzini;

amaqhogi abalobi aya kubuya ze.

₉Abasebenzisa umqhaphu baya kutyhafa,

nabo basontayo bophelelwa ngamandla.

₁₀Ewe, kuya kuba nzima kubenzi belaphu,

ibe lusizi lodwa kubaqeshwa.

₁₁Amaphakathi aseZowan wona zizityhakala;

loo matshawe alumkileyo ayalahlekisa!

Ngani ukuba ade athi kukumkani:

“Thina siziingcaphephe zeengqondi,

amahlakani ezikumkani zamandulo”?

₁₂Phendula, kumkanindini waseJiputa:

Aphi loo maphakathi akho aziingqondi?

Ngani ke ukuba angakucebisi

akuxelele oko kuza kuhlela iJiputa?

Nditsho isicwangciso sikaNdikhoyo uSomandla-onke.

₁₃Hayi bo! Amaphakathi aseZowan ziziyatha,

iinkokheli zaseMemfisi zididekile;

amathenjwa aseJiputa ngabalahlekisi.

₁₄UNdikhoyo ubayekele ngomoya wolahlekiso.

Kungokunje iJiputa iyaphithizela,

ityibilika emhlanzweni njengenxila.

₁₅Kulo lonke ke elaseJiputa,

kwizityebi ngokunjalo nakumahlwempu,

abo baziwayo nabangazelwe nto,

akukho namnye ungalivezayo icebo.

“Nithamsanqelekile, bantu bam maJiputa!

Nani msebenzi wezandla zam, ma-Asiriya, ndiyanithamsanqela!

Nditsho nakuni, lifa lam elingamaSirayeli,

ndithi nisikelelekile!”

Njengesaqhwithi sivuthuza entlango

uya kwenjenjalo xa ezayo umhlaseli:

uya kuza ephuma ezweni eloyikekayo.

₂Ndiwalamile umbono wezehlo zenkohlakalo:

ungcothoza nomxhaphazi bayazenzela.

Phakathi, maElam; hlaselani!

Nani, maMedi, zirhawuleni izixeko!

Ngoku uThixo uya kuphelisa ukungcungcutheka;

nditsho ingcinezelo eze neBhabheli.

₃Ke ngoko nditsho ndahlasimla;

nditsho ndapena-pena ziintlungu,

ndangathi ngumfazi kunkqonkqoza inimba.

Izintw' endizivayo ziyandikhamnqisa;

Kambe ke endikuvileyo ndiyanazisa,

izintw' endizibonayo ziyandimangalisa.

₄Ewe, ingqondo yam imile;

suke ndangenwa bubuphaku-phaku;

kukade ndilangazelela urhatya,

nalu ke lunditsho ndangcangcazela.

₅Naso ke isidlo sesilungile;

kungokunje sebesophula.

Phantsi sebandlele iingubo;

ewe, kuyatyiwa kuyaselwa.

Hayi bo, phakamani, matshawe;

kubi, thambisan' amakhaka.

₆INkosi indiyalele yenjenje:

“Hamba umisele intlola;

yona maze ikuthethe ekubonileyo.

₇Yakubona iinqwelo zamahashe,

mhlawumbi abaqabele iidonki noba ziinkamela,

maze ibaqwalasele ngononophelo.”

₈Ke idindala lidanduluke lathi:

“Imini nobusuku, mnumzana, ndimile,

ndithe bhuxe emboniselweni.

₉Ngephanyazo nje gqi inqwelo itsalwa ngamahashe.

Umqhubi udanduluka esithi:

‘Hi-i-i! Yaw' iBhabheli!

Imifanekiso yezithixo zakhona nantso ibubusaza emhlabeni.’ ”

₁₀Nina ke, maSirayeli, mawethu,

senifana nengqolowa exushwe ziinyawo esandeni.

Kambe ke endikuvileyo ndiyanazisa,

ndibhengeza endikuxelelwe *nguNdikhoyo uSomandla-onke,

nditsho uThixo kaSirayeli.

Kukho obiza eSeyire:

“Khawutsho, mlindi, buntangani obu busuku?

Khawundixelele, kuxesha liphi ebusuku?”

₁₂Umlindi uphendula athi:

“Sekumbovu kuse, kodwa ubusuku buyeza kwakhona.

Xa usenomkro ungabuza;

ewe, uze ubuye ubuze kwakhona.”

Nina barhwebi baseDedan

abaxhwarhe kumahlathi elama-Arabhu,

₁₄abo banxaniweyo baphen' amanzi;

nina bantundini baseTema,

ziphen' ukutya iimbacu.

₁₅Kaloku zizisindisa kuloo mikhonto,

leyo seyirholwe yada yajoliswa,

ngokunjalo nezo ntolo zingxashiweyo,

ewe, zipheph' ifuthe lemfazwe.

Khanitsho! Kwenzeka ntoni kanye?

Ngani niphezu kwezindlu nje?

₂Kutheni kuyimikhwazo nje esixekweni?

Uthetha ntoni lo mbhiyozo wenu?

Sesani isiphithi-phithi nengxokozelo?

Ewe, amagorha enu ahambile,

kambe ke akafelanga dabini.

₃Kaloku iindwalutho zenu zasik' umoya;

ngenene zibaleke zingakhange zaxhathalaza.

Nithinjwe ningalekuzanga noku kukanye;

suka nafulathela ningenawo nomkrwelo.

₄Yiyo loo nto ndisuke ndathi:

“Bhekelani phaya; mkani kum!

Ndiyekeni nditshw' esikrakra ngenxa yabam abahambileyo.

Sukani kum; kahleni ngentuthuzelo!”

₅Liyeza ithuba leNkosi *uNdikhoyo onamandla onke,

ithuba lokuphakuzela nokujokwa;

umhla wesiphithi-phithi.

Kuya kuba njalo ke kwiNtili yeMibono.

Suka yangugiqe-giqe esixekweni,

iindonga zenz' ubutyobo, gcimfi-gcimfi!

Zatsho kwahlahlamba izikhalo zabazibikayo;

ewe, neentaba zivile zatsho zaphendula!

₆Atsho abophelela amafa-nankosi ase-Elam,

eza selegqabadula ephalisa;

ingezontolo, ef' amacala zizixhobo!

Kaloku namaKiri awabambil' amakhaka;

ewe, selechophile elindel' uphakathi.

₇Ke yona loo ntili entle kunene kaJuda,

kanye le yendyebo, ibizama-zama,

kungeyonqwelo, kuyinto nje!

Amajoni amahashe selengxangile

ethe xhonkxosholo kumasango eJerusalem.

₈Suka ke yangufohle-fohle novithe-vithe;

kaloku amaxhadi kaJuda afadalele!

Kuthe ke kwakuba nje

suka nina naya kulanda izixhobo

phaya eBhete-yahare.

₉Nasibona isixeko sikaDavide,

nâso siphanjwe ziintanda.

Nagcina amanzi kwiqula elingezantsi,

₁₀nazijonga izakhiwo zaseJerusalem,

suka nazichitha ezinye zazo

ukuze nilungise ngazo udonga lwesixeko.

₁₁Apha ngaphakathi esixekweni

nakha iqula elinguvimba,

nisenzela ukulondoloza amanzi

lawo aphuma kweliya lidala.

Kambe ke kuyo yonke loo nto

tu ukuziduba ngalowo ungumcwangcisi –

animkhathalelanga lowo wayisekayo kwamandulo.

₁₂Ngelo thuba iNkosi uNdikhoyo onamandla onke

uthe efuna nihlahlambe nitshw' esikrakra,

xa ebesithi niza kugugula nitsho ngezokuzila.

₁₃Suka nina naguya nabhiyoza,

naxhela zigusha zinkomo kwanjeya;

natya nenyama, nalebela ngotywala, nisithi:

“Masonwabe sitye sisele;

ikakade siyafa ngomso!”

₁₄UNdikhoyo uSomandla-onke uthethe nam wathi:

“Ngenene obu bubi abuyi kuxolelwa.”

Ewe, ufunge wathi kode kufiwe kunjalo.

Utshilo ke uMhlekazi uNdikhoyo uSomandla-onke!