Ukufika kwenkosi elungileyo
1“Wo kubo abelusi abachitha, bazihlakaze izimvu zedlelo lami!” usho uJehova. 2Ngalokho usho kanje uJehova uNkulunkulu ka-Israyeli ngabelusi abelusa abantu bami, uthi: “Nihlakazile izimvu zami, nazixosha, anizihambelanga. Bhekani, ngiyakuhambela ububi bezenzo zenu kini,” usho uJehova. 3“Ngiyakubutha insali yezimvu zami emazweni onke, lapho ngiyixoshele khona, ngiyibuyisele ezibayeni zayo; iyakuchuma, yande. 4Ngiyakumisa phezu kwayo abelusi abayakuyalusa; ayisayikwesaba, ayiyikuphela amandla, ayisayikujeziswa,” usho uJehova.
5“Bheka, izinsuku ziyeza,” usho uJehova, “lapho ngiyakumisela uDavide iHlumela elilungileyo; liyakubusa njengenkosi, libe nokuhlakanipha, lenze ukwahlulela nokulunga ezweni. 6Ezinsukwini zalo uJuda uyakusindiswa, u-Israyeli ahlale elondekile; nanti igama eliyakubizwa ngalo lokuthi: UJEHOVA UNGUKULUNGA KWETHU.
7“Ngalokho bheka, izinsuku ziyeza,” usho uJehova, “abangasayikusho ngazo ukuthi: ‘Kuphila kukaJehova owabakhuphula abantwana bakwa-Israyeli ezweni laseGibithe,’ 8kepha ukuthi: ‘Kuphila kukaJehova owayikhuphula, wayihola inzalo yendlu ka-Israyeli ezweni lasenyakatho nasemazweni onke lapho ngangibaxoshele khona.’ Iyakwakha ezweni lakubo.”
Abaprofethi bamanga
9Ngabaprofethi.
Inhliziyo yami yaphukile phakathi kwami,
amathambo onke ami ayathuthumela;
nginjengomuntu odakiweyo,
njengomuntu owahlulwe yiwayini
ngenxa kaJehova
nangenxa yamazwi akhe angcwele.
10Ngokuba izwe ligcwele iziphingi;
izwe liyadabuka ngenxa yesiqalekiso;
amadlelo asehlane omile.
Ukuhamba kwabo kubi,
namandla abo awalungile.
11“Ngokuba nabaprofethi nabapristi abanaNkulunkulu;
nasendlini ngifumene okubi kwabo,” usho uJehova.
12“Ngalokho indlela yabo
iyakuba yizindawo ezibushelelezi;
bayakusunduzwa ebumnyameni,
bawe kubo,
ngokuba ngiyakubehlisela okubi
ngomnyaka wokuhanjelwa kwabo,” usho uJehova.
13“Kubaprofethi baseSamariya ngibonile ubuwula:
baprofetha ngoBali,
bedukisa abantu bami u-Israyeli.
14Nakubaprofethi baseJerusalema
ngibonile okwesabekayo:
bayaphinga, bahamba ngamanga,
baqinisa izandla zababi,
ukuze kungabuyi muntu ebubini bakhe;
bonke banjengeSodoma kimi,
nabakhileyo kulo banjengeGomora.”
15Ngalokho usho kanje uJehova Sebawoti ngabaprofethi, uthi:
“Bheka, ngiyakubanika ukuba badle umhlonyane,
baphuze amanzi enyongo,
ngokuba ukungabi naNkulunkulu
kuphume kubaprofethi,
kwaya ezweni lonke.”
16Usho kanje uJehova Sebawoti, uthi:
“Ningawalaleli amazwi abaprofethi
abaprofetha kini;
banifundisa okuyize,
bakhuluma umbono wenhliziyo yabo,
kungengokuvela emlonyeni kaJehova.
17Bazinge bethi kwabangidelelayo:
UJehova ukhulumile uthi:
‘Niyakuba nokuthula.’
Kubo bonke abahamba ngenkani
yenhliziyo yabo bathi:
‘Aniyikwehlelwa ngokubi.’
18Ngokuba ngubani owake wema
emkhandlwini kaJehova ukuba abone,
ezwe izwi lakhe na?
Ngubani oqaphele izwi lakhe,
walizwa, na?
19Bheka,
isivunguvungu sikaJehova
esinokufutheka siphumile;
isivunguvungu esiyisikhwishikhwishi
sehlele phezu kwamakhanda ababi.
20Intukuthelo kaJehova ayiyikubuya
aze enze,
aze afeze umgomo wenhliziyo yakhe;
ezinsukwini ezizayo niyakukuqonda nokukuqonda.
21Mina angibathumanga abaprofethi,
nokho bagijima;
bengingakhulumile kubo,
nokho baprofetha.
22Uma bebemi emkhandlwini wami,
nga bezwisile abantu bami amazwi ami,
bababuyise endleleni yabo embi,
nasebubini bezenzo zabo.
23“NginguNkulunkulu eduze yini,” usho uJehova,
“ngingesiye uNkulunkulu kude na?
24Ukhona ongacasha ezindaweni ezisithekileyo
ukuze ngingamboni na?” usho uJehova.
“Angithi ngiyagcwalisa izulu nomhlaba na?” usho uJehova.
25“Ngizwile ukuthi bathini abaprofethi abaprofetha amanga egameni lami, bethi: ‘Ngiphuphile, ngiphuphile.’ 26Lokhu koze kube nini ezinhliziyweni zabaprofethi abaprofetha amanga, bengabaprofethi benkohliso yenhliziyo yabo, 27abacabanga ukwenza ukuba abantu bami bakhohlwe igama lami ngamaphupho abo abawalandisa, kube yilowo nalowo kumakhelwane wakhe, njengalokho oyise bakhohlwa igama lami ngenxa kaBali, na? 28Umprofethi onephupho makalilandise iphupho, kepha onezwi lami makalikhulume izwi lami ngeqiniso. Amakhoba ayini kukolweni na?” usho uJehova. 29“Izwi lami alinjengomlilo yini,” usho uJehova, “nanjengesando esaphula itshe na?
30“Ngalokho bheka, ngimelene nabaprofethi,” usho uJehova, “abeba amazwi ami, kube yilowo nalowo kumakhelwane wakhe. 31Bheka, ngimelene nabaprofethi,” usho uJehova, “abasebenzisa izilimi zabo, bathi: ‘Uthi yena.’ 32Bheka, ngimelene nabaprofetha amaphupho amanga,” usho uJehova, “bawalandise, badukise abantu bami ngamanga abo nangokuwawaza kwabo; mina-ke angibathumanga nokho, angibayalanga, futhi abasizanga laba bantu,” usho uJehova.
33“Nxa laba bantu, noma umprofethi, noma umpristi, bekubuza bethi: ‘Iyini indaba kaJehova?’ uyakubatshela ukuthi: ‘Yinina eniyindaba,’ nokuthi: ‘Ngiyakunilahla, usho uJehova.’ 34Nomprofethi-ke, nompristi, nabantu abayakusho ukuthi: ‘Indaba kaJehova,’ ngiyakuhambela lowo muntu nendlu yakhe. 35Niyakusho kanje, kube yilowo nalowo kumakhelwane wakhe, kube yilowo nalowo kumfowabo, nithi: ‘UJehova uphendule wathini?’ nokuthi: ‘UJehova ukhulumeni?’ 36Indaba kaJehova anisayikuyikhumbula, ngokuba izwi lalowo nalowo muntu liyakuba yindaba yakhe, lokhu niwahlanekezele amazwi kaNkulunkulu ophilayo, uJehova Sebawoti, uNkulunkulu wethu. 37Uyakusho kanje kumprofethi, uthi: ‘UJehova ukuphendule wathini?’ nokuthi: ‘UJehova ukhulumeni?’ 38Kepha uma nithi: ‘Indaba kaJehova,’ khona uJehova usho kanje, uthi: Ngenxa yokuba nithi leli zwi lokuthi ‘indaba kaJehova,’ noma mina ngathumela kini, ngathi: Aniyikuthi: ‘Indaba kaJehova,’ 39ngalokho ngiyakuniphakamisa nokuniphakamisa, nginilahle ebusweni bami, nina nomuzi enganinika wona, nina nawoyihlo, 40nginehlisele ihlazo eliphakade namahloni emiyo njalo okungayikukhohlakala.”
