Bible Reading Plan – Day 196

₁“Xa indoda imalile umkayo,

aze yena emke aye kwendela kwenye indoda,

ngaba ingaphinda ibuyele kuye?

Ngaba ilizwe lobe lingaxajelwanga ngokupheleleyo?

Hayi bo! Ubhatyaze nezithandwa zakho ezininzi, Sirayeli,

ukanti noko usafuna ukubuyela kum?”

Lowo ngumlomo *kaNdikhoyo.

₂“Phakamisela amehlo akho ezincotsheni zeenduli;

kuphi apho ungazanga wambathwe khona?

Ubufudula uhlala ecaleni lendlela,

ulindele izithandwa zakho,

oku komArabhu ohleli entlango.

Hayi bo, eli lizwe ulixabhele ngobubi bokuhenyuza kwakho.

₃Yiyo loo nto neemvula zanqanyulwayo nje;

yiyo loo nto neyasentlakohlaza ingasaniyo nje.

Akusenasazela oku kwehenyukazi;

sewaphelelwa naziintloni.

₄“Ukanti kwawena usathi kum:

‘Kaloku, tata, uyintandane yam kwasebutsheni bam.

₅Akunako ukuhlala unomsindo;

akuyi kundiqumbela kude kuye esiphelweni.’

Yintetho yakho ke leyo,

kodwa wenza amanyundululu kangangoko!”

“ ‘Guquka, mkreqikazindini Sirayeli!’

Lowo ngumlomo kaNdikhoyo.

‘Andizi kuba sakukhangela ngobuso obusangeneyo,

kuba ndinenceba.’

Lowo ngumlomo kaNdikhoyo.

Úthi: ‘Andiyi kuhlala ndiniqumbele.

₁₃Buvume nje kuphela wena ubugwenxa bakho,

ngokuba umvukele uNdikhoyo uThixo wakho,

wasuka wazandlalela abasemzini ngaphantsi kwemithi eyokozelayo,

awalithobela ilizwi lam.’

Lowo ngumlomo kaNdikhoyo.

₁₉“Ndandiba ndiza kukwenza unyana wam, Sirayeli,

ndikwabele umhlaba onqwenelekayo,

ilifa eliyokozelayo ukudlula eleentlanga zonke.

Ewe, ndandiba ùza kuthi kum: ‘Tata;’

ungaze ukutyeshele ukulandela ekhondweni lam.

₂₀Wena, Sirayeli, akukhange uthembeke kum

oku komfazi ongathembekanga kumyeni wakhe.”

Lowo ngumlomo *kaNdikhoyo.

₂₁Ewe, kuvakala ilizwi lihlokoma ezincotsheni zeenduli;

sisililo nezitarhuziso zoonyana bakaSirayeli,

kuba bâzenza gwenxa iindlela zabo,

bamlibala uNdikhoyo uThixo wabo.

₂₂“Buyelani kum, bantwanandini abakreqayo,

ndininyange luphele ukreqo lwenu.”

“Sesilapha; size kuwe.

Kaloku nguwe, Ndikhoyo, uThixo wethu.

₂₃Ngenene iingxokozelo ezindulini nasezintabeni bubuqhetseba;

ngenene kuphela nguNdikhoyo uThixo wethu omhlangulayo uSirayeli.

₂₄Ukususela ebutsheni bethu isithixo esilisikizi sizigqibile iziqhamo zokubulaleka koobawo,

nditsho iinkomo zabo neegusha zabo,

oonyana neentombi ngokunjalo.

₂₅Masizikhahlele phantsi ngenxa yeentloni,

lisigubungele ihlazo lethu,

kuba sinesono phambi koNdikhoyo uThixo wethu,

thina noobawo bethu.

Ukususela kwasebuntwaneni bethu, kude kube ngoku,

asizange siliphulaphule ilizwi likaNdikhoyo uThixo wethu.”

₅“Bhengezani kwelakwaJuda,

nihlokomise eJerusalem, nithi:

‘Vuthelani isigodlo elizweni lonke.’

Dandulukani ngamandla nisithi:

‘Hlanganani,

nisabele kwizixeko ezinqatyisiweyo!’

₆Yenzani umqondiso okhomba eZiyon,

nicele kwabasicatyana, ningabambezeli,

kuba mna ndiza nentlekele ngasentla –

ndinizisela intshabalalo enkulu.”

₇Yintw' ekunyalasa inge yingonyama ishiy' isikhundla

lo mtshabalalisi weentlanga uzayo.

Selephumile kowabo ukuza kubharhisa umhlaba wakho ube yinkangala,

azitsho izixeko zakho zibe ngamabhodlo,

kungasali nempunde le.

₈Ngoko ke zila, wambathe amarhonya,

ugixe, ulile,

kuba ingqumbo *kaNdikhoyo ayishenxanga kuthi.

₉Nguwo lo umlomo kaNdikhoyo:

“Ngaloo mini ukumkani neziphathamandla baya kungenwa yingevane.

Ababingeleli bothi khumnqa,

abashumayeli bona bathi makatha.”

₁₃Nalo lusiza utshaba, luziingqimba okwamafu,

iinqwelo kuqhum' uthuli ngathi yinkanyamba.

Asingomendu, amahashe adlul' ukhozi!

Kunyembelekile; izwe lifile!

₁₄Jerusalem, zihlambulule ububi obusentliziyweni,

khon' ukuze usinde!

Uya kuhlala ugaya ububi kude kube nini?

₁₅Kunkenteza ilizwi kwaDan nakwiintaba zakwaEfrayim,

lixela intlekele.

₁₆Nguwo lo umlomo *kaNdikhoyo:

“Zixeleleni iintlanga,

nibike naseJerusalem, nithi:

‘Utshaba lugalelekile;

lutsho ngentlaba-mkhosi yalo kwizixeko zakwaJuda.

₁₇Lungqinge iJerusalem okwabalindi belinde amasimi.’

Ewe, kuthetheni oku, kuba kaloku

iJerusalem indivukele.

₁₈Yimisebenzi yakho neendlela zakho ezi zikuzisele le ntlekele.

Sisohlwayo sakho eso.

Sikrakra kambe,

siye kuthi xhokro emxhelweni.”

₁₉Hayi bo! Ndithe qhiphu umbilini;

intliziyo yam iyabetha;

ndingenwe luvalo!

Andikwazi kuthi cwaka;

ndiva isandi sokuvuthelwa kwesigodlo

nokuhlokoma kwentlaba-mkhosi!

₂₀Kuvakala le ntlekele, kuvakale le;

ilizwe lonke lifile.

Ngequbuliso iintente zakowethu zibhuqiwe,

ngephanyazo imikhusane yethu ayisekho.

₂₁Koda kube nini ndibukelana namadabi?

Koda kube nini ndisiva isandi sesigodlo?

₂₂Ke yena *uNdikhoyo uthi:

“Baziziyatha kambe abantu bam; abade bandazi.

Bazizityhakala zabantwana abangenangqiqo.

Ngamachebesha okwenza okubi,

kodwa ngamaqhitala kokulungileyo.”

₂₃Ndathi ndakuwukhangela umhlaba,

ndafika ubharhile, kusempengezini;

ndakukhangela amazulu akwabikho kukhanya.

₂₄Ndakhangela iintaba, ndafika zigungqa, neenduli zinyikima.

₂₅Ndakhangela andabona mntu konke;

kwakubhace nkqu neentaka ezi.

₂₆Ndakhangela umhlaba otyebileyo, ndafika uyintlango,

izixeko zonke zingamabhodlo.

Oku kwenzeka emehlweni kaNdikhoyo

ngenxa yomsindo wakhe ovuthayo.

₂₇Kaloku utsho *uNdikhoyo ukuthi:

“Kuya kuba senkangala kumhlaba wonke,

kodwa ke ndingawubhangisi kuphele.

₂₈Ngenxa yoko umhlaba uya kwenza isijwili,

isibhakabhaka sisibekele kube mnyama,

kuba kutsho mna.

Ndigqibile, yaye andiyi kukuyekelela endikuthethileyo;

andiyi kujika.”

₂₉Kuya kuthi ukuvakala kwesandi sabakhwele amahashe nesandi sabatoli

kusabe zonke izixeko.

Abanye bobalekela ematyholweni,

abanye banyukele emaweni.

Zosala zilambatha iidolophu,

kungabi sahlala bani kuzo.

₃₀Wenza ntoni, Jerusalem, uselushwatyulelwe nje?

Kutheni watsho ngezivatho ezibomvu?

Yini, watsho ngamajikolo, waqaba amehlo?

Ufane wahombela ilize!

Zikulahlile izithandwa zakho;

sezifuna ukukubulala.

₃₁Kaloku ndive isikhalo ngathi sesomfazi esikwa yinimba,

ngathi sisingqala sozibulayo.

Sisikhalo seJerusalem iminxekile,

iphelelwa ngumoya,

ithe na izandla,

ikhala isithi: “Ndafa! Bayandigwinta!”