To The Word – Day 209

₄*UNdikhoyo uThixo wam uthi: “Zaluse iigusha ezilungiselelwa ukuxhelwa. ₅Abathengi bazo bayazixhela bangohlwaywa noko. Abathengisi bazo bathi: ‘Makabongwe uNdikhoyo, ndisisityebi!’ Kwa-abelusi bazo abo abanalusini ngakuzo. ₆Ngoku sobe ndibe savelana nabantu beli lizwe,” nguwo lowo umlomo kaNdikhoyo. “Umntu ngamnye ndomnikezela esandleni sommelwane wakhe nokumkani wakhe. Bona bosuka balilawule ngengcinezelo ilizwe; ke mna andiyi kubahlangula esandleni sabo.”

₇Ngoko ke ndawalusa umhlambi oza kuxhelwa, ingakumbi ke lowa wawuphatheke kakubi. Ndathatha iinduku zambini, enye yazo ndathi nguThandekile, eyesibini ndathi nguManyano, ndawalusa ngazo umhlambi. ₈Ngenyanga enye ndabagxotha abelusi abathathu. Kaloku basuka bandicaphukela, nam ke ndasuka ndakruquka, ₉ndathi: “Andiyi kuphinda ndibe ngumalusi. Ezifayo mazife, zitshabalale ezo zitshabalalayo. Ke zona eziseleyo iyileyo naleyo mazitye inyama yenye.”

₁₀Ndasuka ke ndathatha laa nduku inguThandekile, ndayaphula nditshitshisa umnqophiso endawenzayo nazo zonke izizwe. ₁₁Ngaloo mini ke waphuthiswa, waza nomhlambi ophatheke kakubi owandibonayo waqonda ukuba lilizwi likaNdikhoyo elo.

₁₂Ke mna ndathi kubo: “Ukuba leyo yeyona nto ingcono kuni, ndinikeni intlawulo yam, kodwa ke, ukuba aniboni njalo, yigcineni.” Baza ke bandihlawula iingqekembe zesiliva ezimashumi mathathu.

₁₃UNdikhoyo ke wathi kum: “Yiphose kumbumbi – nditsho elo xabiso lingako abandithengise ngalo!” Ngoko ke ndazithatha ezo ngqekembe zesiliva ezimashumi mathathu, ndaziphosa kumbumbi endlwini kaNdikhoyo.

₁₄Ndayaphula ke nenduku yesibini ekuthiwa nguManyano; ndaba ngolo hlobo ndibuphelisile ubuzalwane phakathi kukaJuda noSirayeli.

₁₅Waza wathi ke uNdikhoyo kum: “Phinda uthathe izikrweqe zomalusi osisityhakala. ₁₆Kaloku kweli lizwe ndiza kuvelisa umalusi ongazikhathaleleyo ezilahlekileyo, ongawananzanga amatakane, engazibophi azinyange nezenzakeleyo; ongazondliyo nezo ziphilileyo; othe phithi kukutya inyama yezityebileyo, ade akhukhuze namanqina.

₁Nalu udaba olundilisekileyo, nditsho ilizwi *likaNdikhoyo elisingisele kumaSirayeli. UNdikhoyo ongumtwabululi wesibhakabhaka, ongumseki wehlabathi, ongumdali wobomi bomntu, uthi: ₂“IJerusalem ndoyenza ibe yindebe ehexisayo kuzo zonke izizwe eziyingqongileyo. IJerusalem iya kungqingwa kunye nazo zonke iidolophu zakwaJuda. ₃Ngaloo mihla iJerusalem ndoyenza ifane nelitye elinzima kunene, yaye ke nabani na ozama ukuliphakamisa losuka limgcimfize. Zonke izizwe zehlabathi zodibana ziyihlanganyele. ₄Ngaloo mini, utsho uNdikhoyo, ndowarhwaqelisa onke amahashe abo, batsho baphakuzele abaphezu kwawo. Indlu kaJuda yona ndiya kuyilondoloza; ke wona amahashe onke eentlanga ndowabetha ngobumfama. ₅Iinkokheli zakwaJuda zosuka zithi ezintliziyweni zazo: ‘Abantu baseJerusalem bomelele, kuba uThixo wabo nguNdikhoyo onamandla onke.’

₆“Ngaloo mini iinkokheli zakwaJuda ndozenza zibe njengomlilo ophenjwe ehlathini okanye isikhuni esintumeka izithungu zengqolowa. Ziya kuzitshabalalisa zonke izizwe ezimjikelezileyo, nditsho ekunene nangasekhohlo. Ke yona iJerusalem iya kuphinda imiwe kwasendaweni yayo.

₇“UNdikhoyo uya kuqala ngokuhlangula imizi yakwaJuda, ukuze isidima sendlu kaDavide neso siya kuzuzwa ngabemi baseJerusalem singasidluli esakwaJuda. ₈Ngaloo mini ke uNdikhoyo uya kubakhusela abemi beJerusalem, khon' ukuze nelona bhetyebhetye phakathi kwabo lomelele njengoDavide. Isizukulwana sendlu kaDavide siya kuba phambili, sifane nesithunywa sikaNdikhoyo, sibe njengoThixo ngenkqu. ₉Ngaloo mini ndiya kukulungela ukuzitshabalalisa zonke izizwe ezihlasela iJerusalem.”

₁₀“Indlu kaDavide ngokunjalo nabantu baseJerusalem ndiya kubathululela umoya wenceba nowokutarhuzisa. Baya kuthi besakujonga kum, mna lowo bamhlabileyo, basuke bangqukruleke ngesililo, babe ngathi bakhalela umntwana okuphela kwakhe; ewe, baya kutsho ngesofelweyo ngunyana olivela-tanci. ₁₁Ngaloo mini isililo esiseJerusalem soba sikhulu njengeso sokulilela uHadade-rimoni kumathafa aseMegido. ₁₂Ilizwe liya kuzila, umzi ngamnye uwodwa, nabafazi bawo bebodwa. Yoba yindlu kaDavide nabafazi bayo, ibe yindlu kaNatan nabafazi bayo, ₁₃ibe yindlu kaLevi nabafazi bayo, ibe yindlu kaShimeyi nabafazi bayo, ₁₄ize ibe zizindlu zonke eziseleyo, iyileyo iyodwa, nabafazi bebodwa.”

₁“Ngaloo mini indlu kaDavide nabemi baseJerusalem bovulelwa umthombo wokuhlambulula isono nokungcola.

₂“Ngaloo mini ndowasusa amagama ezithixo elizweni, angabi sakhunjulwa mpela,” utsho *uNdikhoyo onamandla onke. “Ndiya kubasusa elizweni abashumayeli ndawonye nomoya ongcolileyo. ₃Kothi ke, xa kukho nabani na osashumayelayo, uyise nonina abo bamzeleyo bothi kuye: ‘Ufanelwe kukufa, kuba uthetha ubuxoki egameni likaNdikhoyo.’ Ukuba ùthe washumayela ke wogwazwa ngunina noyise abamzeleyo.

₄“Ngaloo mini *umshumayeli ngamnye woba neentloni ngombono wakhe xa ashumayelayo, angabi sayambatha ingubo yoboya ekhohlisa abantu. ₅Ndaweni yaloo nto uya kusuka athi: ‘Andinguye umshumayeli; mna ndingumlimi. Lowo yaba ngumsebenzi wam oko ndabakho.’ ₆Xa omnye embuza esithi: ‘Ngawani loo manxeba asemzimbeni?’ Wophendula athi: ‘Ngamanxeba endiwafumene endlwini yabahlobo bam.’ ”

₇*UNdikhoyo onamandla onke uthi:

₁Ke kaloku iyeza imini *kaNdikhoyo apho amaxhoba athinjwe kuni aya kwabiwa nikhangele.

₂Ndiya kuzihlanganisa izizwe zonke zize kulwa neJerusalem. Isixeko siya kuthinjwa, imizi ikhuthuzwe, abafazi badlwengulwe. Isiqingatha sabemi besixeko siya kuthinjwa, baze abantu abaseleyo bayekwe apho esixekweni.

₃Ke uNdikhoyo uya kuphuma alwe nazo ezo zizwe njengoko wayesilwa ngemini yedabi. ₄Ngaloo mini iinyawo zakhe ziya kuma ngxishi phezu kweNtaba yemiNquma ephambi kweJerusalem ngasempuma. Ke yona iNtaba yemiNquma iya kucandeka kubini ukusuka empuma kuye entshona, kuthi zinzi intili enkulu ngokugqithisileyo. Isiqingatha sentaba siya kunyukela emantla, size ke sona esinye sihlele ngezantsi. ₅Ke nina niya kusaba ngenkalo yeentaba zam, kuba intili yezo ntaba iya kunaba iye kuthi xhaxhe ngeAzele. Nina niya kubhaca nixelise ngokuya ooyihlo-mkhulu babebaleka inyikima, ngemihla kaUziya ukumkani wakwaJuda. Uya kwandula abonakale ke yena uNdikhoyo uThixo wam, esiza ephahlwe zizo zonke iingcwele zakhe.

₆Ngaloo mini kobe kungekho kukhanya, kungekho ngqele naqabaka. ₇Koba yimini eyodwa, engenamini nabusuku – imini eyaziwa nguNdikhoyo. Kwakufika ukuhlwa kobakho ukukhanya.

₈Ngaloo mini ke kuya kumpompoza amanzi aphilisayo, ephuma eJerusalem, isiqingatha sawo sinkcenkcezele ulwandle lwasempuma, size ke esinye siye kungena kulwandle lwasentshona. Koba njalo ehlotyeni nasebusika. ₉Ke uNdikhoyo uya kuba ngukumkani wehlabathi jikelele. Ewe, ngaloo mini iya kuba nguNdikhoyo yedwa, igama lakhe libe kuphela kwagama elitshatsheleyo.

₁₀Wonke lo mhlaba, ukusuka eGebha ngasentla, kuthi xhaxhe ngeRimon ezantsi kweJerusalem, uya kuba sisithabazi sethafa. Ke yona iJerusalem iya kuwuvelela lo mhlaba isesikhundleni sayo. Isixeko siya kuqalela kwiSango lakwaBhenjamin, siye kuthi rhece kwiSango laMandulo, siye kutsho kwiSango leKona, siphume kwinqaba yakwaHananeli, sijonge kwizixovulelo zewayini zakomkhulu. ₁₁Abantu ke baya kuhlala kuyo, ingaze iphinde itshatyalaliswe, yona iJerusalem ihlale ikhuselekile.

₁₂UNdikhoyo uya kuzihlisela isibetho zonke izizwe ezilwe neJerusalem. Imizimba yabo iya konakala ibole lo gama besemi ngeenyawo zabo, ngokunjalo namehlo abo emakrolomeni, neelwimi zabo emilonyeni. ₁₃Ngaloo mini uNdikhoyo uya kubahlisela ukunkwantya okukhulu abantu, umntu ngamnye axhakamfule isandla somnye, bahlaselane. ₁₄Abemi bakwaJuda nabo baya kulwa eJerusalem. Baya kuxhaphaza amaxhoba kuzo zonke izizwe ezingabamelwane, bazenzele kubutyebi bazo – igolide, isiliva, nempahla yokunxiba, xa zizonke ke ngendlu yazo. ₁₅Kwaeso sibetho siya kufikela amahashe, iimeyile, iinkamela, needonki, nayo yonke imfuyo ekwezo kampu zeentshaba.

₁₆Ke kaloku amasalela azo zonke izizwe kwezo zazihlasela iJerusalem, minyaka le ngexesha letheko lamaphempe aya kuya kunqula akhahlele uKumkani, uNdikhoyo onamandla onke. ₁₇Xa kukho isizwe ehlabathini apha esingavumiyo ukuya kunqula uKumkani onguNdikhoyo onamandla onke eJerusalem yosuka ingani imvula kuso. ₁₈Nesizwe samaJiputa xa sithe sala ukuya, naso asiyi kuyifumana imvula – naso siya kuhlelwa sisibetho esihlela izizwe ezingavumiyo ukuya kubhiyozela itheko lamaphempe. ₁₉Eso ke iya kuba sisohlwayo kwiJiputa nazo zonke izizwe ezingathathi nxaxheba kwitheko lamaphempe.

₂₀Ngaloo mini neentsimbi zamahashe ziya kukrolwa umbhalo othi: “YekaNdikhoyo pheleleyo.” Iimbiza ezisendlwini zikaNdikhoyo nazo ziya kuba ngcwele kanye oku kwezitya zeqonga lamadini. ₂₁Yonke into eyimbiza eJerusalem nakwaJuda iya kuba ngcwele, isetyenziswe xa kunqulwa uNdikhoyo onamandla onke. Abantu abenza amadini baya kusebenzisa zona xa bepheka inyama yamadini. Ngaloo mini ke akusayi kubakho bantu bashishinayo kwindlu kaNdikhoyo onamandla onke.