Isithembiso sokubuyiswa
1Izwi likaJehova Sebawoti lafika lathi: 2Usho kanje uJehova Sebawoti, uthi: “Ngihawukela iJerusalema ngokuhawukela okukhulu, yebo, ngilihawukela ngokufutheka okukhulu.”
3Usho kanje uJehova, uthi: “Ngiyakubuyela eSiyoni, ngihlale phakathi kweJerusalema; iJerusalema liyakuthiwa uMuzi Weqiniso nentaba kaJehova Sebawoti iNtaba Engcwele.”
4Usho kanje uJehova Sebawoti, uthi: “Kusazakuhlala amaxhegu nezalukazi ezitaladini zaseJerusalema, yilowo nalowo abe nodondolo esandleni sakhe ngenxa yobuningi bezinsuku zakhe. 5Izitaladi zasemzini ziyakugcwala abafana namantombazana bedlala ezitaladini zawo.”
6Usho kanje uJehova Sebawoti, uthi: “Uma kuyisimangaliso emehlweni ensali yalaba bantu ngalezo zinsuku, kuyakuba yisimangaliso emehlweni ami na?” usho uJehova Sebawoti.
7Usho kanje uJehova Sebawoti, uthi: “Bhekani, ngiyakusindisa abantu bami ezweni lasempumalanga nasezweni lasentshonalanga, 8ngibahambise, bakhe phakathi kweJerusalema, babe ngabantu bami, mina ngibe nguNkulunkulu wabo ngeqiniso nangokulunga.”
9Usho kanje uJehova Sebawoti, uthi: “Maziqine izandla zenu nina enizwa kulezi zinsuku lawa mazwi avela emlonyeni wabaprofethi ababe khona mhla sibekwa isisekelo sendlu kaJehova Sebawoti, ithempeli, ukuba yakhiwe. 10Ngokuba ngaphambi kwalezo zinsuku kwakungekho nkokhelo yomuntu nanzuzo yenkomo, nakophumayo nakongenayo kwakungekho ukuthula ngenxa yesitha, ngokuba ngakhulula bonke abantu, kwaba yilowo nalowo wamelana nomfowabo. 11Kepha angisayikuba njalo kuyo insali yalaba bantu njengasezinsukwini zakuqala,” usho uJehova Sebawoti.
12“Ngokuba kuyakuba khona imbewu yokuthula; umvini uyakuthela izithelo zawo, umhlabathi uveze ukudla kwawo, amazulu anike amazolo awo, ngenze ukuba insali yalaba bantu idle ifa lazo zonke lezi zinto. 13Kuyakuthi, njengalokho wawuyisiqalekiso phakathi kwabezizwe wena ndlu yakwaJuda nawe ndlu yakwa-Israyeli, kanjalo nginisindise, nibe yisibusiso; ningesabi, kepha maziqine izandla zenu.”
14Ngokuba usho kanje uJehova Sebawoti, uthi: “Njengalokho ngahlosa ukwenza okubi kini, lapho oyihlo babengithukuthelisa,” usho uJehova Sebawoti, “ngingazisolanga, 15kanjalo ngibuye ngahlosa kulezi zinsuku ukwenzela iJerusalema nendlu yakwaJuda okuhle; ningesabi. 16Yilezi zinto eniyakuzenza: khulumani iqiniso, kube yilowo nalowo nomfowabo, nahlulele izahlulelo zeqiniso nezokuthula emasangweni enu, 17ningacebi okubi ezinhliziyweni zenu, kube yilowo nalowo ngomakhelwane wakhe, ningathandi izifungo zamanga, ngokuba lezo zinto yilezo engizizondayo,” usho uJehova.
18Izwi likaJehova Sebawoti lafika kimi, lathi: 19Usho kanje uJehova Sebawoti, uthi: “Ukuzila kwenyanga yesine, nokuzila kweyesihlanu, nokuzila kweyesikhombisa, nokuzila kweyeshumi kuyakuba ngukujabula nokuthokoza nemikhosi emihle kuyo indlu yakwaJuda; thandani iqiniso nokuthula.”
20Usho kanje uJehova Sebawoti, uthi: “Kusazakufika izizwe nabakhe emizini eminingi, 21bahambe abakhileyo komunye, baye komunye, bathi: ‘Masiye impela ukunxusa ebusweni bukaJehova, simfune uJehova Sebawoti; nami ngiyakuhamba.’ 22Kuyakufika abantu abaningi nezizwe ezinamandla ukufuna uJehova Sebawoti eJerusalema nokunxusa ebusweni bukaJehova.”
23Usho kanje uJehova Sebawoti, uthi: “Ngalezo zinsuku amadoda ayishumi azo zonke izilimi zabezizwe ayakubamba umphetho womuntu wakwaJuda ngokuthi: ‘Siyakuhamba nani, ngokuba sizwile ukuthi uNkulunkulu unani.’ ”
