Bible Reading Plan – Day 197

“Zityhutyheni izitalato zeJerusalem,

nikhangele nigqale,

nizigocagoce iindawo zembutho,

nibone ukuba ngaba kukho mntu na olilungisa nonyanisekileyo.

Ukuba ngaba ukho nokuba mnye ndoyixolela.

₂Nokuba bangade bafunge bathi: ‘Ndifung' uNdikhoyo,’

bafunga ubuxoki.”

₃Ngaba, Ndikhoyo, emntwini akukhangeli ntembeko na?

Wabohlwaya, abeva noko.

Wababetha kabuhlungu bayimangala ingqeqesho.

Bayinyengane ngeenkani; abavumi kuguquka.

₄Suka ndathi:

“Ngamahlwempu adengekileyo la.

Abayazi indlela kaNdikhoyo;

abakuqondi okufunwa nguThixo wabo.

₅Ndiza kuthetha nabakhulu.

Ngabo abayaziyo indlela kaNdikhoyo;

ngabo abakwaziyo okufunwa nguThixo wabo.”

Kodwa nabo xa bebonke bayaphule idyokhwe,

baziqhawula izitrophu.

₆Ngoko ke bohlaselwa yingonyama,

ingcuka ibatsho babe ngamaswili,

kuzula-zule ihlosi libalalele ngasezidolophini zabo.

Ukuba nje bakhe baphumela ngaphandle

lobathi qwenge-qwenge.

Kaloku benze uvukelo,

baphikela ukumfulathela uThixo.

₇“Ndingakuxolela njani kodwa,

abantwana bakho bendibukule nje?

Andithi bafunga bekhahlela oothixo abangento?

Ndabondla, suka bona bakrexeza, baquqela emzini wehenyukazi.

₈Bafana neenkunzi zamahashe ezondlekileyo –

banqwenela abafazi boogxa babo.

₉Mandingabohlwayi ke ngenxa yento enje;

ndingaziphindezeli kwisizwe esinjengesi?”

Lowo ngumlomo kaNdikhoyo.

₁₀“Ngena usivuthulule isidiliya sakhe,

kodwa ungasibhuqi sonke.

Wasuse amasebe aso,

kuba aba bantu abangabo abakaNdikhoyo.

₁₁Kaloku indlu kaSirayeli nekaJuda azikhange zithembeke kum mpela.”

Lowo ngumlomo kaNdikhoyo.

₁₇“Hayi sona isivuno nokutya kwenu: baza kukugqiba!

Koonyana neentombi zenu: ginyi qobo!

Iinkomo neegusha zenu: ginyi qobo!

Imidiliya namakhiwane: bimbilili!

Izixeko zenu ezinqatyisiweyo, bozitshayela ngekrele;

nditsho ezi kanye zilithemba lenu!

₁“Balekani nisabe,

bantu bakwaBhenjamin,

niyishiy' iJerusalem!

Vuthelani isigodlo eTekowa,

nenz' umqondiso phezu kweBhete-hakerem ngomlilo.

Kub' intlekele evela ngasentla igalelekile,

ngokunjalo nentshabalalo engathethekiyo.

₂Intombi eyiZiyon ndiyifanisa nedlelo elikhethekileyo.

₃Yokhatshelwa kulo imihlambi ngabelusi,

bafike bee thande, bagxumeke iintente,

elowo adlise kweyakhe indawo.

₄“Zigonyeni, niqulele imfazwe,

sihlasele esi sixeko ilanga lisahlab' umhlaba.

Hayi bo! Amathunz' awile, imini selisangene!

₅Phakamani, sihlasele ngobusuku,

sizidilize ezo nqaba.”

₆Utsho uNdikhoyo onamandla onke ukuthi:

“Gawulani imithi,

nifumbe iingqumba zomhlaba kwiindonga zeJerusalem.

Sisixeko esifanelwe kukohlwaywa,

intw' ezele yingcinezelo yodwa.

₇Njengoko ahlala empompoza amanz' omthombo,

buhlala bunjalo ukumpompoza ububi baseJerusalem.

Kuhlala kuvakala ugonyamelo nembuqe kuyo;

iimbandezelo neentlungu zihlala ziphambi kwam njalo.

₈Lumka, Jerusalem, hleze ndikulahle,

naloo mhlaba wakho ndiwutsho ufane nenkangala engahlalwa bani.”

₉Utsho uNdikhoyo onamandla onke ukuthi:

“Khwahlaza loo masalela akwaSirayeli,

uxele umntu okhwahlaza emdiliyeni,

ebhikica loo minqandandana isele emasebeni.”

₁₀Ndibhekise kubani?

Ngubani owondiphulaphula,

abamkele ubungqina bam?

NingamaSirayeli alukileyo,

ukanti iindlebe zenu zivalekile,

aniva tu!

Kubo ilizwi likaNdikhoyo lisisinyeliso;

abalikhathalele nganto.

₁₁Ndiyaphuphuma yingqumbo kaNdikhoyo ngenxa yabo.

Kudala ndizibambile, ngoku ndidiniwe.

“Yibhodlele kubantwana ezitalatweni,

nakubafana ezimbuthweni.

Kochatshazelwa bonke: amadoda nabafazi.

Ewe, kochatshazelwa nabagugileyo, nditsho iinkothovu zamaxhego.

₁₂Imizi yabo yothathwa bantu bambi,

ngokunjalo amasimi nabafazi babo,

xa ndibohlwaya abantu beli lizwe.”

Lowo ngumlomo kaNdikhoyo.

₁₃“Kususela koyena uphantsi umntu,

kuse kwabona baphakamileyo,

xa bebonke basemva kwenzuzo.

Kwanabashumayeli, nababingeleli ngabakhohlisi xa bebonke.

₁₄Amanxeba abantu bam banga bayawanyanga

ngokuthi: ‘Ngxe, ngxe, akukho ngozi!’

Ukanti alixolanga.

₁₅Zizinto ezingenazintloni naxa zenze amanyundululu;

azibi nalo nonyungu olu!

Ngoko ke baza kuwa nabawileyo;

bokhubeka mhla ndabavelela.”

Utsho uNdikhoyo.

₁₆Utsho *uNdikhoyo ukuthi:

“Yimani eziphambukeni nikhangele,

nibuzise ngomendo wamandulo,

niqonde ukuba yiyiphi na indlela eyiyona-yona,

nihambe ngayo ke,

ukuze nifumane inzolo emphefumlweni.

Ke nina nathi: ‘Asiyi kuhamba ngayo!’

₁₇Ndanimisela abalindi, ndathi: ‘Phulaphulani izwi lesigodlo!’

Kodwa nina nathi: ‘Asiyi kuphulaphula.’

₁₈“Bekani iindlebe ke ngoko, nina zintlanga,

niyiqonde, mabandlandini, into endiza kubenza yona.

₁₉Phulaphula, mhlaba,

ubone ishwangusha endiza kulithumela aba bantu.

Sisiphumo samayelenqe abo,

kuba kaloku abalinanzanga ilizwi lam –

andisathethi ke ngomyalelo wam abawubukuleyo.

₂₀Andiyihoyanga intlaka yesiqhumiso yaseSheba,

ndingawakhathalele namakha avela kwelasemzini.

Andinamdla kumadini enu;

andikholiswa nangala atshiswayo.”

₂₁Ngoko ke utsho uNdikhoyo ukuthi:

“Aba bantu ndiza kubabekela imiqobo abaya kukhubeka kuyo,

kuwe uyise nonyana kunye nabamelwana nezihlobo,

batshabalale xa bebonke.”

“Nâlo uhlanga oluvela ngasentla,

isizwe esinamandla esixhokonxwe lee emalandalahla.

₂₃Baxhobe ngeentolo nemikhonto;

izinto ezinolunya ezingenalusini.

Batsho ngesandi esinga kugquma ulwandle,

beza bekhwele amahashe

bengamabutho okuhlasela wena, Ziyon.”

₂₄Ewe, zifikile kuthi ezo ndaba,

zangenwa ngumkhinkqi iingalo,

lwangongoza uvalo oku komfazi olunywayo.

₂₅Musa ukuphumela ngaphandle,

ungakhe ubonwe ezindleleni,

kuba utshaba luxhobile;

lunxunguphalo macal' onke.

₂₆Zithini wambu ngerhonya, bantu bam,

nizibhuqa-bhuqe eluthuthwini,

nibe ngathi nizilele unyana okuphela kwakhe

ngesikrakra sona isililo,

kuba uza kusifikela ngequbuliso yena umtshabalalisi.

₂₇“Ndikwenze umgocagoci wabantu bam,

ukuze uziqonde uzivavanye kakuhle iindlela zabo.

₂₈Bangabakreqi abanenkani;

balukhuni okwesinyithi nentsimbi.

Zizinto ezihamba zisasaza ulwimi;

bonakele xa bebonke.

₂₉Imfutho ivuthela umlilo wokunyibilikisa ilothe.

Uyawenza umsebenzi wakhe umkhandi,

kodwa yonke loo nto lilize,

kuba zona izikhohlakali azipheli.

₃₀Kuthiwa abantu bayintlenge yesiliva,

kuba uNdikhoyo ubabukule.”