UJoweli 2

₁Bethani icilongo eSiyoni,

nihlabe umkhosi entabeni yami engcwele;

mabathuthumele bonke abakhe ezweni,

ngokuba luyeza usuku lukaJehova,

ngokuba lusondele;

₂usuku lobumnyama nolwesigayegaye,

usuku lwamafu nolobumnyama obukhulu,

njengokusa kwenekwe ezintabeni,

abantu abaningi abanamandla

abangazange babe ngabanjalo kwasendulo,

nabangasoze baba ngabanjalo emva kwabo

kuze kube naseminyakeni yezizukulwane ngezizukulwane.

₃Phambi kwabo kuyadla umlilo,

nasemva kwabo kushisa ilangabi;

izwe liphambi kwabo njengensimu yase-Edene,

nangasemva kwabo kuyihlane lencithakalo,

akukho okubabalekelayo.

₄Isimo sabo sinjengesimo samahhashi,

bagijima njengabamahhashi.

₅Bangqabashiya ngomsindo wezinqola eziqongweni zezintaba,

njengokuchochoza kwelangabi lomlilo elidla amabibi

nanjengabantu abanamandla, abahlelelwe ukulwa.

₆Phambi kwabo abantu bayathuthumela,

bonke ubuso buyaphaphatheka.

₇Bagijima njengamaqhawe,

bakhwela ezingangeni njengamadoda empi;

bahamba,

kube yilowo nalowo ngendlela yakhe,

abaphambanisi izindlela zabo.

₈Abahlohlolozani omunye nomunye;

bahamba,

kube yilowo nalowo ngendlela yakhe;

baziphonsa phakathi kwezikhali,

abakhawuli.

₉Batheleka emzini,

bagijima ogangeni;

bakhuphukela ezindlini,

bangena ngamafasitele njengesela.

₁₀Umhlaba uyazamazama phambi kwabo,

amazulu ayathuthumela;

ilanga nenyanga kuphenduka ubumnyama,

nezinkanyezi zisusa ukukhanya kwazo.

₁₁UJehova uzwakalisa izwi lakhe phambi kwempi yakhe,

ngokuba ibandla lakhe likhulu kakhulu,

nowenza izwi lakhe unamandla;

yebo, usuku lukaJehova lukhulu,

luyesabeka kakhulu;

ngubani ongaluthwala na?

₁₂“Kepha manje,” usho uJehova,

“phendukelani kimi ngenhliziyo yenu yonke,

nangokuzila ukudla, nangokukhala,

nangokulila.”

₁₃Niklebhule inhliziyo yenu,

hhayi izingubo zenu,

niphendukele kuJehova uNkulunkulu wenu,

ngokuba yena unomusa,

unobumnene,

wephuza ukuthukuthela,

unesihe esikhulu,

uhawukela nomubi.

₁₄Ngubani owaziyo uma engayikubuya,

ahawukele,

ashiye isibusiso emva kwakhe,

kube ngumnikelo wempuphu nomnikelo wokuphuzwa

kuJehova uNkulunkulu wenu, na?

₁₅Bethani icilongo eSiyoni,

ningcwelise ukuzila ukudla,

nibize umhlangano;

₁₆buthani abantu, ningcwelise ibandla,

niqoqe abadala, nibuthe izingane nabancelayo;

umyeni makaphume ekamelweni lakhe,

nomakoti emgonqweni wakhe.

₁₇Abapristi, izikhonzi zikaJehova,

mabakhale phakathi kompheme ne-altare, bathi:

“Hawukela abantu bakho, Jehova,

unganikeli isabelo sakho sibe yinhlamba,

ukuze abezizwe bababhinqe;

yini ukuba basho phakathi kwabantu, bathi:

‘Uphi uNkulunkulu wabo na?’ ”

₁₈UJehova wayesehawukela izwe lakhe,

wabahawukela abantu bakhe.

₁₉UJehova waphendula,

wathi kubantu bakhe:

“Bhekani, ngiyakunithumela amabele, newayini, namafutha,

nisuthe ngakho,

ngingabe ngisanenza inhlamba phakathi kwabezizwe.

₂₀“Ngiyakudedisela kude nani owasenyakatho,

ngimxoshele ezweni elomileyo nelichithakeleyo,

ubuso bakhe bube ngaselwandle lwasempumalanga,

umuva wakhe ube ngaselwandle lwasentshonalanga,

kukhuphuke ukunuka kwakhe,

kwenyuke iphunga lakhe elibi;”

ngokuba wenzile izinto ezinkulu.

₂₁Ungesabi, lizwe;

jabula, uthokoze,

ngokuba uJehova wenzile izinto ezinkulu.

₂₂Ningesabi, zilwane zasendle,

ngokuba amadlelo asehlane ayahluma,

nemithi ithela izithelo,

umkhiwane nomvini kuveza amandla akho.

₂₃Jabulani, bantwana baseSiyoni,

nithokoze kuJehova uNkulunkulu wenu,

ngokuba uninika imvula yokuqala ngokulunga,

unehlisela imvula,

eyokuqala neyamuva,

njengasekuqaleni.

₂₄Izibuya ziyakugcwala amabele,

nezikhongozelo ziyakuchichima iwayini namafutha.

₂₅“Ngiyakubuyisela kini iminyaka eyadliwa yisikhonyane,

nezinkumbi, nenkasa, nesibotho,

impi yami enkulu engayithuma phakathi kwenu.

₂₆Niyakudla nokudla, nisuthe,

nilidumise igama likaJehova uNkulunkulu wenu

oniphathe ngokumangalisayo;

abantu bami abayikujabha kuze kube phakade.

₂₇Niyakwazi ukuthi ngiphakathi kuka-Israyeli

nokuthi nginguJehova uNkulunkulu wenu,

akakho omunye;

abantu bami abayikujabha kuze kube phakade.

₂₈“Kuyakuthi ngasemuva ngithulule uMoya wami phezu kwayo yonke inyama;

amadodana enu namadodakazi enu ayakuprofetha,

abadala benu baphuphe amaphupho,

izinsizwa zenu zibone imibono;

₂₉naphezu kwezinceku nezincekukazi ngalezo zinsuku

ngiyakuthulula uMoya wami.

₃₀Ngiyakuveza izimangaliso ezulwini nasemhlabeni,

igazi, nomlilo, nezinsika zomusi.

₃₁Ilanga liyakuphenduka ubumnyama,

inyanga ibe yigazi,

lungakafiki usuku olukhulu nolwesabekayo lukaJehova.

₃₂Kuyakuthi bonke ababiza igama likaJehova

bakhululwe,

ngokuba entabeni yaseSiyoni naseJerusalema

kuyakuba ngabasindileyo,

njengalokho eshilo uJehova,

naphakathi kwabaseleyo kube ngababizwa nguJehova.