Isiprofetho ngabelusi bakwa-Israyeli
1Izwi likaJehova lafika kimi, lathi: 2“Ndodana yomuntu, profetha ngabelusi bakwa-Israyeli; profetha uthi kubo, kubelusi: ‘Isho kanje iNkosi uJehova, ithi: Wo kubelusi bakwa-Israyeli abazibonelela bona! Abelusi bebengayikuzalusa izimvu na? 3Niyadla amanoni, nembatha uboya, nihlaba ezikhulupheleyo, kepha izimvu anizalusi. 4Ezibuthakathaka aniziqinisanga, negulayo aniyiphilisanga, neyaphukileyo aniyibophanga, nexoshiweyo aniyibuyisanga, nelahlekileyo aniyifunanga, kepha nizibusile ngamandla alukhuni. 5Zazihlakazekile, ngokuba umalusi wayengekho; zaba ngukudla kwazo zonke izilwane zasendle, zahlakazeka. 6Izimvu zami zazulazula kuzo zonke izintaba nakuwo onke amagquma aphakemeyo, yebo, izimvu zami zazihlakazekele ebusweni bonke bomhlaba, akwabakho ozifunayo nozicingayo.
7“ ‘Ngalokho, belusi, zwanini izwi likaJehova lokuthi: 8Kuphila kwami, isho iNkosi uJehova, impela ngenxa yokuba izimvu zami zaba yimpango, nangokuba izimvu zami zaba ngukudla kwazo zonke izilwane zasendle, lokhu umalusi engekho, nangokuba abelusi bami bengafunanga izimvu zami, abelusi bezibonelela bona, bengazalusi izimvu zami, 9ngalokho, belusi, zwanini izwi likaJehova lokuthi: 10Isho kanje iNkosi uJehova, ithi: Bhekani, ngimelene nabelusi, ngiyakuzibiza izimvu zami esandleni sabo, ngenze ukuba bangabe besazalusa izimvu, abelusi bangabe besazibonelela bona, ngophule izimvu zami emlonyeni wabo, zingabi ngukudla kwabo.
11“ ‘Ngokuba isho kanje iNkosi uJehova, ithi: Bhekani, mina ngiyakuzifuna izimvu zami, ngizicinge. 12Njengomalusi efuna umhlambi wakhe mhla ephakathi kwezimvu zakhe ezilahlekileyo, kanjalo ngiyakufuna izimvu zami, ngizophule kuzo zonke izindawo ezihlakazekele kuzo ngosuku lwamafu nolobumnyama. 13Ngiyakuzikhipha kubantu, ngiziqoqe emazweni, ngiziyise ezweni lazo, ngizaluse ezintabeni zakwa-Israyeli, ngasemifuleni, nasezindaweni zonke ezakhiweyo zezwe. 14Ngiyakuzalusela emadlelweni amahle, isibaya sazo sibe sezintabeni zempakama yakwa-Israyeli; ziyakubuthisa khona esibayeni esihle, ziklabe emadlelweni aluhlaza ezintabeni zakwa-Israyeli. 15Mina ngiyakuzalusa izimvu zami, ngenze ukuba zibuthise, isho iNkosi uJehova. 16Ngiyakufuna ezilahlekileyo, ngibuyise ezixoshiweyo, ngibophe ezaphukileyo, ngiqinise ezigulayo; kepha ezikhulupheleyo nezinamandla ngiyakuzichitha, ngizaluse ngokwahlulela.
17“ ‘Nina-ke, zimvu zami, isho iNkosi uJehova, ithi: Bheka, ngiyakwahlulela phakathi kwemvu nemvu naphakathi kwezimpongo. 18Kuncane kini yini ukuklaba edlelweni elihle nize ninyathele ngezinyawo zenu okuseleyo kwedlelo lenu, nokuphuza amanzi acwebileyo nize nidunge aseleyo ngezinyawo zenu na? 19Izimvu zami ziyadla okunyathelwe ngezinyawo zenu, ziphuza okudungiwe ngezinyawo zenu.
20“ ‘Ngalokho isho kanje iNkosi uJehova kuzo, ithi: Bhekani, mina ngiyakwahlulela phakathi kwezimvu ezikhulupheleyo nezimvu ezondileyo. 21Ngokuba nisunduza ngohlangothi nangehlombe, niqhubukusha zonke ezigulayo ngezimpondo zenu, nize nizihlakazele ngaphandle, 22ngiyakusindisa izimvu zami, azisayikuba yimpango, ngahlulele phakathi kwezimvu nezimvu. 23Ngiyakumisa umalusi phezu kwazo, azaluse: inceku yami uDavide; uyakuzalusa, abe ngumalusi wazo. 24Mina Jehova ngiyakuba nguNkulunkulu wazo, inceku yami uDavide ibe yisikhulu phakathi kwazo; mina Jehova ngikhulumile.
25“ ‘Ngiyakwenza nazo isivumelwano sokuthula, ngiqede izilwane ezimbi ezweni, zihlale zilondekile ehlane, zilale emahlathini. 26Ngiyakuzenza zona nezindawo ezizungeza intaba yami zibe yisibusiso, ngehlise imvula ngesikhathi sayo, ibe yizihlambi zesibusiso. 27Umuthi osendle uyakuthela izithelo zawo, umhlabathi uthele ukudla kwawo, zihlale zilondekile ezweni lazo, zazi ukuthi nginguJehova, lapho sengaphulile izikeyi* zejoka lazo, ngazophula esandleni salabo ezenziwa izikhonzi yibo. 28Azisayikuba yimpango yabezizwe, nesilwane somhlaba asiyikuzidla, kepha ziyakuhlala zilondekile, zingesatshiswa muntu. 29Ngiyakuzivusela insimu edumileyo; azisayikususwa yindlala ezweni, zingasalithwali ihlazo labezizwe. 30Ziyakwazi ukuthi mina Jehova uNkulunkulu wazo nginazo nokuthi zona, indlu yakwa-Israyeli, zingabantu bami, isho iNkosi uJehova. 31Nina niyizimvu zami, niyizimvu zedlelo lami; ningabantu, mina nginguNkulunkulu wenu, isho iNkosi uJehova.’ ”
