Bible Reading Plan – Day 227

₁Ndaliva ilizwi *likaNdikhoyo lisithi: ₂“Mntundini, bakhalimele abelusi bakwaSirayeli; ewe, bakhalimele uthi kubo: Itsho iNgangalala uNdikhoyo ukuthi: Yehaa, abelusi bakwaSirayeli abakhathalele iziqu zabo kuphela! Ngaba abelusi àbafanele kwalusa umhlambi na? ₃Nidla ingqaka, nenze izinxibo ngoboya, nixhele ezona zityebileyo, kodwa aninankathalo ngomhlambi. ₄Anizomelezi ezibuthathaka, okanye nizinyange ezigulayo, kungenjalo nizibophe ezenzakeleyo. Anizinqandi eziphambukayo, okanye nizifune ezilahlekileyo. Ndaweni yaloo nto niziphethe gadalala nangenkohlakalo. ₅Ke ngoko zithe saa, kuba zingenaye umalusi, zaba ke njalo zilixhoba lamarhamncwa. ₆Iigusha zam zaya kutsho ezintabeni, zathi xakalala ezindulini zonke. Zathi saa kulo lonke ilizwe, akwabikho mntu ubuzisayo uzifunayo.

₇“Nina ke, belusi, yivani ilizwi likaNdikhoyo: ₈Ndikho nje ndiyafunga, itsho iNgangalala uNdikhoyo, ngenxa yokuba umhlambi wam ungenamalusi, suka wahlaselwa waba lixhoba lawo onke amarhamncwa, nasekubeni abelusi bengazifunanga ezilahlekileyo, kodwa basuke bakhathalela iziqu zabo endaweni yomhlambi wam, ₉ngoko ke, liveni ilizwi likaNdikhoyo, nina belusi: ₁₀Itsho iNgangalala uNdikhoyo ukuthi: Ndiyalwa nabelusi, kwaye ndiya kuwubiza kubo owam umhlambi. Ndiza kubagxotha bangabi sawalusa umhlambi wam, ukuze bayeke ukwalusela iziqu zabo. Ndiza kuwuhlangula umhlambi wam, ungabi kukudla kwabo.

₁₁“Utsho uMhlekazi uNdikhoyo ukuthi: Uyabona, iigusha zam ndiya kuzifuna ngokwam, ndize ndizilondoloze. ₁₂Njengomalusi olondoloza umhlambi wakhe othe saa, nam ndiya kuzilondoloza iigusha zam. Ndiya kuzihlangula kuzo zonke iindawo ezathi saa kuzo ngomhla wamafu nobumnyama. ₁₃Ndiya kuzikhupha ezizweni, ndizibuthe emazweni, ndizifake kwelazo ilizwe. Ndiya kuzalusela ezintabeni eziphakamileyo zakwaSirayeli, ezingxingweni, nakuzo zonke izithanga zelizwe. ₁₄Ndiya kuzalusela emadlelweni aluhlaza; ziya kudla ezintabeni zakwaSirayeli. Ziya kubutha emadlelweni amahle, zidle eyona-yona ngca ezintabeni zakwaSirayeli. ₁₅Iigusha zam ndiya kuzalusa mna ngokwam, ndiziyeke zetyise, itsho iNkosi uNdikhoyo. ₁₆Ndiya kuzifuna ezilahlekileyo, ndiziphuthume ezidukileyo. Ndiya kuzibopha ezenzakeleyo, ndizomeleze ezibuthathaka; kodwa ndiya kuzinqamla ezityebileyo nezomeleleyo. Umhlambi ndiya kuwalusa ngobulungisa.

₁₇“Ke kuni, mhlambi wam, itsho iNgangalala uNdikhoyo: Ndiya kwahlula phakathi kwegusha negusha, ngokunjalo naphakathi kweenkunzi zeegusha nezeebhokhwe. ₁₈Akwanele na kuni ukudla kumadlelo amahle? Kuyimfuneko na ukuba idlelo eliseleyo nilinyhashe ngeenyawo zenu? Ananeli na kukusela emanzini angcwengileyo? Kungani ukuba amanye niwagxobha-gxobhe ngeenyawo zenu? ₁₉Nithi umhlambi wam mawutye loo ngca beniyinyhasha, usele loo manzi beniwagxobha-gxobha ngeenyawo zenu?

₂₀“Ke ngoko itsho iNgangalala uNdikhoyo ukuthi: Jongani, ndim oya kukhetha igusha etyebileyo kwebhityileyo. ₂₁Kaloku benityhala ngamacala nangamagxa nizingquzula iigusha ezibuthathaka ngeempondo zenu zada zakhwelela. ₂₂Ke ngoko ndiya kuwuhlangula umhlambi wam, ukuze ungabuye ube lixhoba. Ndiya kwahlula phakathi kwegusha nenye. ₂₃Ndiya kuzimisela umalusi omnye, isicaka sam uDavide, oya kuzalusa kakuhle. ₂₄Mna Ndikhoyo ndiya kuba nguThixo wazo; sona isicaka sam uDavide soba yinkosi yazo. Nditshilo nje mna Ndikhoyo, nditshilo.

₂₅“Ndiya kwenza umnqophiso woxolo nomhlambi wam, ndiwagxothe amarhamncwa ezweni, khon' ukuze iigusha zam zihlale entlango, zilale nasemahlathini, ngaphandle koloyiko. ₂₆Ndiya kuzithamsanqelisa kunye nako konke okujikeleze induli yam. Ndiya kunisa imvula ngexesha layo; kuya kuna iimvula zentsikelelo. ₂₇Imithi emasimini iya kuba neziqhamo; amasimi aya kuvelisa isivuno; bona abantu bakuziva bengenalo uloyiko elizweni labo. Baya kuqonda ukuba ndinguNdikhoyo, mhlenikwezeni ndayophula idyokhwe abayithweleyo, ndabahlangula kwabo bebengamakhoboka abo. ₂₈Abayi kuphinda babe lixhoba lezizwe nesisulu sokuqwengwa ngamarhamncwa. Baya kuhlala bekhuselekile, bengoyikiswa mntu. ₂₉Ndiya kubanika umhlaba odume ngokuchuma, bayeke ukuba lixhoba lendlala kwelakowabo nokudelwa zezinye izizwe. ₃₀Baya kutsho baqonde ukuba mna Ndikhoyo Thixo wabo, ndingakubo, baqonde ukuba nabo ndlu kaSirayeli bangabantu bam, itsho iNkosi uNdikhoyo. ₃₁Nina zigusha zam, zigusha zedlelo lam, ningabantu; nam ndinguThixo wenu; itsho iNgangalala uNdikhoyo.”

₁Ndeva ilizwi *likaNdikhoyo lisithi: ₂“Mntundini, bhekisa kwintaba iSeyire, uyikhalimele, ₃uthi: Itsho iNkosi uNdikhoyo ukuthi: Ndiyalwa nawe, ntaba yaseSeyire, ndaye ndiza kukufika ngesandla, ndikutsho ube yinkangala yentlango. ₄Ndiya kuzidiliza izixeko zakho, kutsho kube senxuweni. Uya kuqonda ke ukuba ndinguNdikhoyo.

₅“Ngenxa yokuba ubambe ubutshaba obudala, amaSirayeli wawayekela atyakatywa ngekrele ngexesha lawo lentlekele, apho isohlwayo sawo sasifikelele encotsheni, ₆ndikho nje ndiyafunga, itsho iNkosi uNdikhoyo, ndiza kukunikezela kwabakusukelayo bazingise ukuliphalaza igazi lakho. Kaloku wena awukuthiyanga ukuphalazwa kwegazi, ke ngoko impalalo-gazi iya kuhlala ikusukela. ₇Ndiya kuyenza intaba yaseSeyire ibe yinkangala, ndibathintele abo bafuna ukuma kuyo. ₈Iintaba zakho ndiya kuzenza zizale zizidumbu zabagwintiweyo; izidumbu zabatyakatywe ngekrele ziya kuzalisa iinduli zakho, neentlambo zakho, neengxingwa zakho. ₉Ndiya kukwenza ube yinkangala ngonaphakade; izixeko zakho zilil' ibhungane. Uya kuqonda ke ukuba mna ndinguNdikhoyo.

₁₀“Kaloku uthe: ‘Zozibini ezi zizwe, nawo omabini la mazwe, siza kuwathatha abe ngawethu.’ Loo nto uyithethe nakuba mna Ndikhoyo ndandikho. ₁₁Ngako oko, ndikho nje ndiyafunga, mna Nkosi Ndikhoyo, ndiza kukohlwaya ngokomsindo nobukhwele bakho, kuba wakhuphela intiyo yakho kumaSirayeli. Xa kunjalo aya kuqonda ukuba ndingakuwo. ₁₂Uya kuqonda ke ukuba mna Ndikhoyo ndizivile zonke izinyeliso zakho kwiintaba zakwaSirayeli. Uthe wena: ‘Zibhujisiwe zaza zanikelwa kuthi ukuba siziqwenge.’ ₁₃Wandiqhayisela wathetha wadlulisa, mna ke ndakuva. ₁₄Itsho ke iNgangalala uNdikhoyo ukuthi: Xa umhlaba wonke uchulumanca, wena ndiya kukutshabalalisa. ₁₅Ngenxa yokuba wena wazala luvuyo mhla litshabalala ilifa lendlu kaSirayeli, nawe ndiza kukuvisa loo nto. Uza kutshabalala, ntaba yaseSeyire, wena ne-Edom iphela. Niya kutsho niqonde ukuba ndinguNdikhoyo.”

₁“Mntundini, shumayela ubhekise kwiintaba zakwaSirayeli, uthi: Zintaba zakwaSirayeli, yivani ilizwi *likaNdikhoyo. ₂Itsho iNgangalala uNdikhoyo ukuthi: Iintshaba zathi ngani: ‘Yehaa, iintaba zamandulo zezethu ngoku!’ ₃Ke ngoko shumayela uthi: Itsho iNgangalala uNdikhoyo ukuthi: Kuba benidlakaze banizingela ndaweni zonke, naza ke ngoko naba phantsi kwamasalela eentlanga, nayinto yokungcikivwa nondaba-mlonyeni, ₄ngoko, zintaba zakwaSirayeli, liveni ilizwi leNkosi uNdikhoyo: Itsho iNkosi uNdikhoyo kwiintaba neenduli, kwiingxingwa neentlambo, kumabhodlo asebugxwayibeni nezixeko ezingamanxuwa ngenxa yokutyhuthulwa nokuba yintlekisa yamasalela eentlanga ezingabamelwane – ₅itsho iNgangalala uNdikhoyo ukuthi: Ngenxa yekhwele suka ndawakhalimela amasalela ezinye iintlanga kwane-Edom, kuba bathe bechulumanca, iintliziyo zabo zizele mome yinkohlakalo, bawuthatha umhlaba wam, bawenza owabo, ukuze bawathimbe amadlelo. ₆Ngoko ke shumayela ubhekise kwilizwe lakwaSirayeli, kwiintaba neenduli neengxingwa neentili, uthi: Itsho iNgangalala uNdikhoyo ukuthi: Ndithethe ngekhwele ndisemsindweni, kuba ziningcikivile iintlanga. ₇Itsho ke ngoko iNgangalala uNdikhoyo ukuthi: Ndimisa isibhozo ndisithi iintlanga ezimelene nani nazo ziya kungcikivwa.

₈“Kodwa nina, zintaba zakwaSirayeli, niza kuvelisa amasebe neziqhamo zibe zezabantu bam amaSirayeli, kuba sebeza kugoduka. ₉Ndiyavelana nani, ndaye ndiza kunibonelela; niza kulinywa nihlwayelwe. ₁₀Ndiya kunandisela abemi, nditsho nkqu yonke indlu kaSirayeli. Ziya kuba nabantu izixeko, avuswe amabhodlo. ₁₁Ndiya kulandisa inani labantu nemfuyo; ziya kuchuma zande. Ndiya kumisa abantu kuni, kube ngcono kuni kunangaphambili. Niya kuqonda ngoko ukuba ndinguNdikhoyo. ₁₂Ndiya kubenza abantu bam, amaSirayeli, banyathele phezu kwenu. Niya kuba ziintaba zabo, nibe lilifa labo. Anisoze niphinde nibahluthe abantwana babo.

₁₃“Itsho iNgangalala uNdikhoyo kwilizwe lakwaSirayeli ukuthi: Njengoko abantu besithi: ‘Uyabaqwenga abantu, isizwe usihluthe abantwana,’ ₁₄ngoku ke akuyi kuphinda uqwenge abantu, uhluthe nesizwe abantwana, itsho iNgangalala uNdikhoyo. ₁₅Andiyi kuphinda ndikwenze unyamezele ukugxwalwa zizizwe, ube yintlekisa yabantu, nokuba siwe isizwe sakho, itsho iNkosi uNdikhoyo.”

₁₆Kwakhona ndeva ilizwi *likaNdikhoyo lisithi: ₁₇“Mntundini, amaSirayeli aligqwalisile ilizwe ngesimo nangezenzo zawo ngexesha ayehlala kulo. Isimo sawo emehlweni am nqwa nomfazi ohlambayo. ₁₈Ndayikhuphela kuwo ke ingqumbo yam, kuba ayeliphalazile igazi elizweni, alixabhela ngezithixo. ₁₉Ndawasarhaza ezizweni aziimbacu emazweni, ndabohlwaya ngokwesimo nezenzo zawo. ₂₀Naphi na apho ahamba khona ezizweni alinyelisa igama lam elingcwele, kuba kwakusithiwa: ‘Aba ngabantu bakaNdikhoyo, kodwa kwanyanzeleka balishiye ilizwe lakhe.’ ₂₁Ndakhathazeka ngenxa yegama lam elingcwele elalinyeliswa yindlu kaSirayeli ezizweni ayebhacele kuzo.

₂₂“Ngoko ke, yithi kwindlu kaSirayeli: Itsho iNkosi uNdikhoyo ukuthi: Into endiyenzayo andiyenzi ngenxa yenu, maSirayeli, kodwa kungenxa yegama lam elingcwele enilenze ladelwa ezizweni enihamba kuzo. ₂₃Ndiza kwenza bubonwe ubungcwele begama lam elilodwa eniligqwalisileyo ezizweni. Izizwe ke ziya kuqonda ukuba ndinguNdikhoyo, itsho iNgangalala uNdikhoyo, xa zindibona ndingoyedwa ngento endinenzela yona.

₂₄“Ndiya kunilanda ezizweni, ndinibuthe kuwo onke amazwe, ndinibuyisele kwelakowenu. ₂₅Ndiya kunitshiza ngamanzi acocekileyo ukuze nicoceke; ndiya kukukhupha ukungcola kuni, ndinenze nahlukane nezithixo. ₂₆Ndiya kuninika intliziyo entsha, ndiniphe nomoya omtsha; ndiya kuyikhupha kuni intliziyo eqaqadeke okwelitye, ndininike intliziyo yentobeko. ₂₇Ndiya kufaka uMoya wam kuni, nitsho nilulamele imimiselo yam, niyigcine ngononelelo imithetho yam. ₂₈Niya kuhlala elizweni endandilabele ookhokho benu; niya kuba ngabantu bam, mna ndibe nguThixo wenu. ₂₉Ndiya kunihlangula ekungcoleni kwenu, ndigunyazise isivuno esikhulu sengqolowa, nize nahlukane nendlala. ₃₀Ndiya kuyenza iqhame imithi, sichume nesivuno emasimini, ukuze ningabuye nihlazeke ezintlangeni ngenxa yendlala. ₃₁Niya kuzikhumbula ke iindlela zenu ezigwenxa, nezenzo zenu ezikhohlakeleyo, nize nizisole ngezono nangezenzo zenu ezilizothe. ₃₂Qondani ukuba oku andikwenzi ngenxa yenu, itsho iNkosi uNdikhoyo. Yibani neentloni, nizive nihlazekile ngenxa yesimo senu, ndlu kaSirayeli.

₃₃“Itsho iNgangalala uNdikhoyo ukuthi: Mhla ndanihlambulula ezonweni zenu ndiya kubabuyisela abantu ezixekweni, avuswe amabhodlo. ₃₄Umhlaba oyinkangala uya kulinywa, uze ungalali ube yinkangala kubantu abacanda kuwo. ₃₅Baya kuthetha bathi: ‘Lo mhlaba ubufudula uyinkangala, ngoku unjengomyezo waseIdeni; izixeko ebekufudula kusenxuweni zidilikile, ngoku zinqatyisiwe zimiwe.’ ₃₆Ngoko ke amasalela eentlanga ezimelene nani aya kuqonda ukuba mna Ndikhoyo ndiyivusile into ebidiliziwe, ndatyala apho bekusenkangala. Ndithethile mna Ndikhoyo, ndiya kuyenza loo nto.

₃₇“Itsho iNgangalala uNdikhoyo ukuthi: Kwakhona ndiza kukuphulaphula ukubongoza kwendlu kaSirayeli, ndibenzele oku: Ndiya kubenza abantu bayo bande okweegusha, ₃₈babe baninzi okwemihlambi yedini eJerusalem ngomhla wesidlo esimiselweyo. Izixeko ebezidilikile ziya kuzala yintlaninge yabantu, ngathi yimihlambi yeegusha. Baya kuqonda ukuba ndinguNdikhoyo.”